Stray Pixels

 This week, the Pixels decide on who will disappear next week by allowing you the viewers to vote. They also spend some time talking about Spartacus before the service officially launches on June 13.

Games we talked about: AI the Somnium Files, AI Nirvana Initiative, Knack bayybeee, Patapon, Patapon 2

Times:

0:00 Intro

3:33 HiddenBats

15:09 Is this ARG effective?

35:24 Spartacus is Playstation Plus?!

46:33 Is Playstation Plus Premium Worth It?

1:00:51 Closing Thoughts/Outro

This week, the Pixels welcome a very special guest to the podcast to talk about blockchain. Specifically, how Square has sold most of their western studios to finance their latest schemes.

 

Games we talked about: Guardians of the Galaxy, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain, 

 

Times:

0:00 Intro

4:48 Square Sells the West

8:36 Experience with the Most Recent Western Square Games

18:43 A Letter From Square

33:11 NFTs + VideoGames = ?

52:27 Should have saved it for later

1:02:33 Final Thoughts

 

Extended Reading:

Spencer’s Guardians Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOJ_wq_sFd4&t=439s

Munecat’s Web 3.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-sNSjS8cq0

Dan Olson Line Goes Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g&t=4220s

This week, the Pixels take as deep a dive as they can into the Yuji Naka v. Square Enix lawsuit and what it means for the legacy of Balan Wonderworld and Naka himself, and then dive into their individual aspirations as live streamers and what they hope their platform can evolve towards.

Games we talked about: Balan Wonderworld, Avengers, Neptunia

Times:

0:00 Intro

2:08 #BalanGate

6:02 Would a delay have helped Balan?

14:53 The SquareEnix Trend

19:02 Final Thoughts on BalanGate

24:01 Now for something Completely Different

26:18 What do you get out of streaming?

33:21 The Advantages of Live Streaming

38:46 Where would you like to see your streams go?

53:08 Outro

This week, the Pixels introduce a new co-host and take a look back at one of the most legendary games of all time, and the messy franchise that spawned from it.

Games we talked about: Final Fantasy 7, Advent Children, Crisis Core, Before Crisis, Dirge of Cerberus

Times:

0:00 Intro

1:10 A New Face

4:03 A History of FFVII

9:41 First Experiences with FFVII

14:36 The Legacy of FFVII

21:29 FFVII Trivia

27:15 The Road to Remake

31:00 Final Thoughts on the Original

33:38 The FFVII Expanded Universe

36:51 Crisis Core

48:27 Dirge of Cerberus

56:25 Advent Children

1:00:53 A Spoiler Warning

1:04:16 Spoiler-Time Over

1:05:15 The Other Side Content

1:10:48 Outro

This week, the Pixels talk about anime and the impending monopoly that has been created by Sony buying Crunchyroll. They also run through as many topics as possible to try and catch up on the news. This one is going to be a bumpy ride.

Games we talked about: Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, Starcraft Ghost, Warcraft 3 Reforged

Times:

0:00 Intro

4:12 Past Experiences with Funimation and Crunchyroll
9:09 A history of Anime Streaming

16:49 Predictions for what the Merger could mean

23:06 No more Free Tier
30:51 Anime Final Thoughts

34:35 Rapid Fire News

35:16 Cyberpunk 2077 Updates Finished

43:00 Witcher 3 PS5/Series X Delayed Indefinitely

49:56 Sony Invests in $1B in Epic

56:25 Vicarious Visions Merged into Blizzard

1:03:20 Sad about Blizzard

1:05:33 Outro

This week, the Pixels talk about the recent Kingdom Hearts anniversary event and the announcements that came from them. Find out what they think as they dive deep to find the hearts connected to their own.

Games we talked about: Kingdom Hearts 3, Missing Link, 4

Times:

0:00 Intro

3:10 A Quick Disclaimer and a quick recap

7:10 Kh Anniversary Event

35:12 What could the KH4 Launch Trailer be hinting at (Wild Speculation)

This week, the Pixels examine the history of E3 in the wake of its 2022 cancellation and reminisce about the glory days of the biggest week in gaming. Plus, we follow up on the rebrand of PlayStation Plus, and talk about what we got right and what we want to see in the future!
  

Games we talked about: Ratchet and Clank, Disgaea

 

Times:

0:00 Intro

2:00 E3 Cancelled by liberals?!

6:00 The History of E3

16:05 Stray Memories: E3 Part 1

21:07 Stray Memories: E3 Part 2

35:12 The Project Spartacus Reveal

This week, the Pixels decide to celebrate one of the most confusing series. Does the original Kingdom Hearts still stand up? Grab a partner and a paopu fruit and find out!

 

Games we talked about: Kingdom Hearts 1,2,3,358 days/2, Birth By Sleep, Chain of Memories, The Bouncer

 

Times:

0:00 Intro

2:01 March Capriche? What’s that?

5:27 First Time With Kingdom Hearts

9:28 The Design and Flow of Kingdom Hearts

15:00 Deep Jungle Retrospective

19:36 The three original versions of KH

24:00 Ship Talk

32:38 The Music of Yoko Shimomura

47:21 The Community

50:40 Sora’s Design

1:05:05 What Element of KH should be brought back?

1:09:50 Outro

This week, the Stays have gathered together to talk about sequels that never should have been, and those that saved their franchise. Prepare for some takes that may surprise you.

Games we talked about: Jak and Daxter, Jak 2, Daxter, Deadly Premonition, Deadly Premonition 2, Dark Dreams Don’t Die, The Last of Us, The Last of Us 2, Conception, Kingdom Hearts, Dead Space, Titan Fall 2, Tony Hawk’s Underground, Pokemon Black/White/Gold/SilverTales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World

Times:
0:00 Intro
3:38 Games that Got a Sequel that Shouldn’t have
16:40 A Game we Shouldn’t have Wanted
26:00 The Final Sequel that shouldn’t have existed
35:53 Games that Sequels surprised us
47:59 The perfect Segue
1:11:47 Final Thoughts

This week, the Pixels discuss the origins of the modern era of Final Fantasy, which truly began in the trilogy of titles on the SNES, and what all of them inspire in Final Fantasy games to this very day.

Games we talked about: Final Fantasy 4/5/6, Bravely Default

 

Times:

00:00 Intro

05:40 A Brief History

06:46 First Experience with Final Fantasy 4

14:30 Final Fantasy 4 Deep Dive

21:02 Final Fantasy 5

32:14 Favorite Thing about Final Fantasy 5

37:32 Final Fantasy 6 A brief History

40:08 First Experience with 6

46:21 Final Fantasy 6 Themes and Romance

54:00 What wasn’t liked about 6

58:02 Final Fantasy Remakes

01:05:00 Expanding Scope and the Jump to Sony

01:11:53 Closing Thoughts