Stray Pixels

This week, the Pixels try taking a look back at the history and legacy of the first three titles in one of the most landmark franchises in gaming history, discuss their personal experiences with the games, and present verdicts on whether they're worth revisiting now that the full Pixel Remaster series is available!

Games talked about: Final Fantasy 1/2/3 Pixel Remaster, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy VII, Bravely Default, Dissidia Final Fantasy

Times:
00:00 Intro
03:40 What Made Motivated you to play Final Fantasy 1?
08:53 History of Final Fantasy 1
15:12 First Playthroughs of Final Fantasy 1
19:50 Final Fantasy 2 and Characters
22:22 The leveling System
24:55 Final Fantasy 2 beyond the original game
32:47 Final Thoughts on FF1&2
35:00 Final Fantasy 3 Lost in Translation
38:00 Growing up with the DS remake
43:10 What 3 Inspired
47:02 Memories of Final Fantasy 3
56:34 Original Reception
01:05:49 Final Thoughts

This week, the Pixels recap and react to two curiously scheduled presentations from long-rivaling franchises, and discuss what these announcements (or lack thereof) could mean for their futures!

Games talked about: Digimon Cyber Sleuth, Digimon World Next Order, Digimon Survive, Digimon World, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon Sword/Shield, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet

Times:
00:00 Intro
01:40 Digicon Could have been an Email
30:40 Pokemon Announcements?!
50:57 Improving the Pokemon Formula
1:04:58 Dream Features to Add to Pokemon

This week, the Pixels react to the news of the impending eShop closure by highlighting (many of) their favorite Virtual Console games that will soon be much harder to get! Plus, a discussion about Nintendo's recent about-face on the topic of game preservation, and what companies can do to stop catalog titles from being lost forever.

Games talked about: Harvest Moon, Donkey Kong Country, Pokemon, Legend of the River King, WarioWare Inc., Kingdom Hearts, Nintendo Virtual Console

Times:
00:00 Intro
03:19 The games lost with the eShops 
35:16 Kamen Rider?! Digital Ownership in the Corporate Age
57:01 Lost Media Throughout the Years
1:03:56 Final Thoughts

Following the streaming of the direct, the Strays decide to talk about what games they are looking forward to the most, as well as reminiscing about Nintendo Directs of the past.

Games talked about: Xenoblade Chronicles, Earthbound, Earthbound Beginnings, Front Mission, Mario Strikers, Chrono Cross, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Live A Live, Klonoa.

Times:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Some Direct Talk 
34:30 Directs of the past 
1:03:00 What Makes a good direct

Description: This week, the Strays tackle the divisive issue of game delays, and the evolution of how the public handles them in the time of the pandemic. Plus, we discuss games that were absolutely not helped by the extra development time! Get ready for the salt.

Games talked about: Duke Nukem Forever, Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, Sands of Time, Mass Effect Andromeda, Kingdom Hearts 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Mighty Number 9

 The stray pixels have assembled under the banner of cloud gaming and how the Switch stacks up to it. We also answer the most important question there is. Will the Steam Deck be the Switch Killer.

Games talked about: Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza, Mass Effect, Trails, Ys

Description: The stray pixels have assembled once again to talk about the biggest acquisition of our time. What could be in store for the future of gaming and for Microsoft? 

Games talked about: Spyro, Crash, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Warcraft, Elder Scrolls

Times:
Intro 00:00
Blizzard Acquired Topic 00:40
Game Pass and Sustainability 24:55

A new show

Here it is, the forty-fourth episode of Unqualified Game Chat! This is where two friends, Azario and Spencer, talk about the games they’re playing and the most requested gaming news.

This week, the two talk about game popularity and the Nintendo Indie World showcase.

Games talked about this week:

Final Fantasy XIV,
Halo Infinite,
Nintendo Indie World titles

Unqualified Game Chat is posted across podcast services for your entertainment.

00:00 intro
06:05 Sora is in Kingdom Hearts, but who cares.
13:25 What is Squid Game?
19:00 Resident Evil Movie talk.