Scanline Talks

The Investigation Team digs deeper into Persona 4! On part 2 of our podcast on the PS2/Vita JRPG, Six and Jen talk about the cast of characters, from party members to villains to side characters. In a game all about connections between people, there’s a lot to say about the ones it asks you to connect with.

A new podcast feed dawns, and with it, the launch of our new podcast! Welcome to Investigation Team, where Six and Jen dive deep into games well known and loved, taking a long look at what makes them tick. In our first episode, we begin our investigation of Persona 4, the PS2 JRPG that took the world by storm. Part 1 investigates the themes, setting, and general mechanics. Join us!

This podcast comes in three flavors: Bond, Bourne, or Bauer. If you got that joke, congratulations, and I’m sorry. Six has been playing Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and Alpha Protocol, Jennifer’s been playing all sorts of games about AI and loneliness, and in the middle of it all we discuss the legacy of Chris Metzen, why so few games treat human relationships with any real depth, and how bad Six is at intros.

On this episode of Scanline Status, we celebrate the anniversary of the Dreamcast, and discuss the legacy it left for our industry. Then we keep the old games train running as we discuss Terraria, Shadow Complex, X-Men: Mutant Apocalpyse, and WoW (again). What is it like when you revisit an old game, and you feel differently. Sometimes, the game's been patched or expanded, but usually, you're the one who's changed.

Sorry. Forgot to knock. Jennifer has been checking back in with 2010’s hottest Bond game, Goldeneye Reloaded, while Six’s been a super ineffectual mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. We still find time for modern releases, though- the newest Myst followup Obduction and the latest with the Metal Gear Solid series are hot on our minds. We’re still figuring out the structure of this now-weekly cast, so send any ideas to @SixTwoSixFour on Twitter, and thanks for listening!