Super Ghost Radio

WE'RE BACK BAYBAY! This week the gang regroup after a short summer hiatus to attempt selling each other on games to play. Will Gerry play Greg's suggestion? Will Beth finally play something Gerry asked her to play? Who knows! Come join us as we get back in the groove and flex our sales skills.

This Week Gerry and Beth are joined by Aaron of SuperPod Saga (And Retro Rehab) to talk about video game characters we have a personal beef with. Turns out...Theres a lot.

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Episode Chapters:

0:01:43 - Intro (Greg's Not Dead)

0:04:02 - Gerry's Dungeon

0:05:38 - Aaron Has Measles - Let's Break Down The Symptoms

0:07:24 - Topic! BEEF With Game Characters

0:11:08 - Aaron Vs. Blissey

0:15:13 - Gerry Vs. Wakka

0:20:03 - Aaron & Gerry & Beth Vs. Seymour

0:23:39 - Beth Vs. ??? - Aaron and Gerry Guess

0:29:09 - Beth Vs. Lydia from Skyrim

0:41:58 - Gerry Vs. Varshan from FFXIV

0:47:18 - Aaron Vs. Sephiroth

0:56:16 - Gerry Vs. Patches from Souls Series

1:01:55 - Beth Vs. Tifa & Jill

1:12:08 - Good Final Fantasy Games

1:15:59 - Aaron Vs. Pokey from Earthbound

1:27:53 - Beth Is Absolutely Comfortable

1:39:11 - Outro

This week the gang hop in their jalopy to talk about the Sony State of Play before kicking into a spoiler free review of Stellar Blade. We highlight our favorite games from the showcase, talk about an old addiction of Beth's coming to light again - then during the spoiler free Stellar Blade review we discuss gameplay mechanics, environments, and characters (while Gerry has several epiphanies).

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Episode Chapters:

0:00:00:10 - Buckling Up

0:01:05:23 - Intro

0:02:57:20 - The Sony State of Play

0:05:17:10 - Monster Hunter Wilds

0:10:37:22 - Infinity Nikki

0:17:42:04 - Concord

0:20:27:04 - Dynasty Warriors Origins

0:26:44:16 - Souls-Like Fatigue

0:29:26:04 - Silent Hill 2 Remake

0:32:50:08 - PSVR2 Segment

0:33:01:15 - Alien: Rogue VR

0:34:14:15 - Behemoth

0:35:47:10 - PSVR Starter Pack

0:36:35:12 - AstroBot

0:39:48:02 - Beth's Nikki Addiction

0:44:47:06 - Until Dawn Remake

0:45:24:19 - Stellar Blade (Spoiler Free) Breakdown

0:45:51:15 - The "Sexiness" of Stellarblade

0:51:47:03 - Gameplay and Mechanics

0:56:26:11 - How Hard Is Stellar Blade?

0:59:38:06 - Combat Perfected

1:03:34:17 - The Voice Acting

1:05:02:00 - Greg's Pros

1:09:33:18 - Types of Areas

1:13:16:00 - Hacking Systems

1:15:27:29 - Stellar Blade 2?

1:18:02:00 - Invasive Tutorials

1:19:25:29 - Difficulty Revisited

1:20:55:29 - Are The Story and Characters Good? (No Spoilers)

1:21:38:11 - SPOILER WARNING (Spoilers Up To Half Way Through The Game)

1:23:27:27 - That 3rd Area

1:26:59:05 - That 4th Area

1:27:58:12 - First REALLY Hard Boss

1:28:35:29 - That One Earth Friend

1:33:55:29 - That OTHER Friend

1:35:29:19 - Some Story Beats

1:37:27:29 - Environmental Spoilers

1:38:55:02 - THAT Boss Fight

1:40:40:18 - An Old But Familiar Mechanic

1:41:33:29 - Dumb Names? (Or Clever?)

1:44:03:29 - Gerry's Understanding of the Game World...So Far

1:46:59:29 - Eve's Character

1:49:07:22 - Soaking Up The Games Content

1:51:43:29 - Missable Area

1:53:18:16 - Greg's Final Thought

1:55:34:18 - Greg's Real Gripe

1:56:17:29 - Will Beth Play Stellar Blade?

1:56:54:09 - Gerry's Final Thought

1:58:27:11 - Summer Games Fest Predictions

2:02:08:10 - Closing Out The Show

2:03:53:29 - After Credits Easter Egg (L.A Noire)

This week we are shooting the breeze about games we are playing, simping for corporations that don't love us, and of course...The Rez Trance Vibrator. From food blogs and Dark Souls death-sounds, to simple games for people with no stamina - we got it.

This week Gerry and Greg breakdown some of gaming's finest copycat games that actually manage to pull an already good formula off better than its original. From Devil May Cry and Harvest Moon copycats, to slammin down jars of mayo - We got it.

This week Aaron and Gerry plead to the gaming gods to throw some Phoenix Downs on some of gaming's most forgotten or neglected games and franchises. From Power Stone and Demon's Crest - to speaking directly with Capcom on how to break the internet and print money - It's time for some Rehab.

Show Notes

2:06 Analogue Pockets

12:09 linda cubed again

16:29 Custom Robo

20:43 Goemon

25:12 Breath of Fire

29:46 Demon's Crest

34:46 Power Stone

37:47 CAPCOM CROSS OVER RANT

45:44 FZero (Specifically GX)

55:03 Anbernic Talk

56:50 Ad Break - Edible Batteries

1:01:56 Recomendated Games of the Week

1:02:52 BEACH SPIKERS

1:05:16 Defenders of Oasis

1:07:20 Ending plugs and rehab

This week the gang break down everything they love - and hate - about Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. No spoilers until the end! Before jumping into the review, we touch base with games we are playing with some takes on Elden Ring, F1 2023, Unicorn Overlord, and Metal Gear Solid - then its into the juicy part - what are final thoughts are on a series held near and dear to many hearts. Spoiler tag in the notes below!

8:00 - What is Greg Playing - elden ring / f1 2023

13:30 - What is Beth Playing - unicorn overlord

21:10 What is Gerry Playing - elden ring / MGS/MGS2

30:00 - The review

31:10 - Gameplay

48:30 - The World

1:07:30 - The Style

1:15:22 - Soundtrack

1:19:45 - Biggest Pros and Cons

1:23:20 - SPOILER ALERT

2:18:25 - END OF SPOILERS

This week we kick off with some retro news in the MiSter FPGA world and the N64 Core, followed by the YUZU drama - then we jump into our topic as we highlight some hidden gems and compare them to similar well known games in the 16 Bit era of RPGs. From Secret of Mana and Earthbound - to Arcana and Twisted Tales of Spike McFang - This is Retro Rehab.

This week Gerry and Greg (Beth is in the Shadowzone) list off 6 video game remakes they consider to be among the cream of the crop.

From Yakuza and Secret of Mana, to Double Dragon and Resident Evil - there are plenty to talk about in the realm of remakes and reboots. We also go over some of the remakes that will be coming out in the near future as well like Silent Hill 2 Remake, Clock Tower, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Delta.

Episode Timestaps:

Intro - Banishing Beth to the Shadow Zone and Borat Impressions

0:0:49

Catching Up On What We Have Been Playing / Consuming

0:5:06

Helldivers 2 Update

0:5:20

Elden Ring - Seamless Coop Mod

0:7:55

Berserk

0:10:15

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

0:13:30

Topic: The Best Video Game Remakes / Reboots

0:14:32

Double Dragon Neon

0:16:39

Trials of Mana

0:20:07

Tomb Raider (2013)

0:24:23

Super Mario RPG

0:30:12

Yakuza Kiwami

0:35:24

Resident Evil Remake (GameCube)

0:48:10

Remakes That Negate The Original

0:55:20

New Remakes Coming Out

58:46

Outro

1:04:34

This week we touch on some pokemon news, Switch 2 and Metroid Prime 4 before jumping into getting hype for the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Then after debating whether or not Gerry would be Cloud or Johnny to Tifa, Greg and Gerry get into their gush over the most non-predatory live service game ever - HELLDIVERS 2! For liberty and democracy!