Richmond and Shawn are sheltering at home and used our time to deep-dive into the FFVII Remake Demo. We talk exhaustively about the well-crafted lighting, interface, sound design and the beautiful blending of nostalgia with over 20 years of gaming technology.

We talk extensively on Baldur's Gate: from impressions of the PAX Baldur's Gate 3 demo, past titles, the history of BioWare and Larian Studios to troll cook and the influence of campfires while Andy digs deep into the history of D&D and how the game has changed over the years.

Part 2 of our last episode, we discuss Vanquish, another modern classic by Platinum Games that added new mechanics and language to games, redefined cover shooters and made smoking a main gameplay element. From Cliffy B's inspirations to the bullet hell genre, quick-time events and Splatoon. Rocket slide with us into another fun Art Eater discussion.

Recently remastered, we discuss Platinum Games' breakout stylish action game, Bayonetta from Hideki Kamiya, the influential director behind Devil May Cry, Okami and Viewtiful Joe. We explore one of the most striking character designs of modern games from empowering feminist themes to the story of the moon goddess and sky-father. Activating Witch Time we go deep discussing psychology, Buddhist and Hindu imagery plus witch-hunts, early Christianity and Zanshin.

This week, we dive into a masterful PSOne classic, Vagrant Story. From the kindred spirits of Yasumi Matsuno and Hideo Kojima to the artistic mastery of Akihiko Yoshida including butt-based design philosophies and a lineage of creators that spans much of the Final Fantasy series. We cover technical achievements, influences, the golden age of SquareSoft and more!

We are back with our picks for most influential games in the last decade along with some personal favorites. We go to dark places in our souls, we explore rims of the sky, monsters and the hunting thereof, as well as our odyssey with Mario and even the epic sphere of Odin along with many other tangents. Listen to find out our picks for our top games of the 2010s...

Introducing a new bonus episode series - Professor Andy! We've cut together post-episode chatter where Andy regales us with tidbits & thoughts about Final Fantasy, Bruce Lee, the greatness of Digimon, fashion in Pokemon, Dragon Quest and more.

For the end of the year...and the decade -- we talk about how the industry and games have changed. Go back in time with us as we discuss the rise of AAA, interesting trends, mobile, CCG & optimism for the next decade of gaming.

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane and sprinkle on heavy amounts of nostalgia as we recount some of our favorite PlayStation One games including obvious classics, Japanese-only gems and fun asides...

Our inaugural episode! We kick off The Art Eater Podcast with a discussion with our first impressions of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding. We discuss influences like the Hindu 'last and first man' god Manu (means 'human', and became Manus 'hand' in Latin), Mario's great bidepal controls, cave people and so on...