South Figaro Podcast

Look, videogames! Lots of great new videogames! Cute games! Violent games! Violently Cute Games!
 

No, don't look outside the window! Stay inside, where everything's fine! Shut-ins and NEETs had it right the whole time! Stay inside, play videogames! Everything is fine!

The official launch may have been pushed back a bit, but we've still been given the opportunity to touch a small part of the most anticpated remake of all time. Joining me and Uzuki are two fresh faces from the Penny Arcade forum to dive deep into the FFVII R demo, sharing all of our hopes, fears, predictions and our pathetic need to stock up on crappy chocolate for a couple of DLC goodies.

But hey, I'd do far worse for Tifa.

Be sure to also give the following links a lookie-loo:

https://www.twitch.tv/koopahtroopah

https://tifazine.tumblr.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V68GCZ61Rc

A new work schedule means fewer episodes may be on the pipeline this year. Fortunately, I managed to wrangle in Uzuki so we can have a one-on-one on semi-current events that interested us. After all, time stands still for me until FFVII Remake comes out (speaking of which....).

Also listen in to our opinions about not one but TWO videogame movies (one of them is actually good!) as well as a spoilercast for the Kingdom Hearts III DLC, ReMind.

Not three days into 2020 and we've already got an ominous hashtag, big game leaks, and the dearly departing (but still very much alive) of one of Giant Bomb's finest. But if a winter cold won't bring Blue Map down, then neither should the recent news. It's a new year with a lot of new things to look forward to.

Well, one new thing.

Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Nothing else matters.

......okay the Resident Evil 3 Remake looks rad too.

2020 is a year I'm very much looking forward to, for many reasons (FFVII FFVII FFVII FFVII FFVII....), but before we can kill the past, we must honor it by discussing our favorite moments, characters, music and other self-made GOTY categories for the year 2019.

It's a nearly full house with myself, Beeb, Shadowfire and Uzuki as we cover the first half of our yearly reminiscence.

This year's awards show wasn't the worst, but it was pretty forgettable. So forgettable, in fact, that I forgot to put this episode up for a week!

Oh well, Beeb is here and we talk about stuff. He has his Pokemon, I have my FFVII.

Dat Nemesis tho.

That Simpsons "New Hat" meme has never been more appropriate than now, where Blizzard's attempts of sweeping their latest ugliness under the rug is thoroughly discussed (and with disgust) by Blue Map and me. Once we're done ragging on the big Western companies, we get to talking about the good stuff like The Outer Worlds. Listen to the end for a spoiler discussion about the game's first story quest!

There's no way we could possibly catch up to the last few weeks of news, especially when companies find new ways to shoot themselves in the foot (repeatedly!). It's equal parts praise and crticism in this week's episode. Any excuse to yell about Konami some more.

Nintendo just casually dropped a Direct that ran circles over their E3 presentation, and Blue Map and Uzuki join me in the game-by-game breakdown. Also that Steven Universe movie was pretty rad.

I've barely pulled myself away from Shadowbringers' meaty claws long enough to add another massive RPG to my plate, one that Beeb is all too happy to talk about despite a few hours of play. The usual Fire Emblem discussions about waifus, impractical outfits and face-touching are in play here, as well as a whole new set of mechanics and features that invigorate the series to new Totally-Not-Persona heights.