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Caspius and SiliconNooB wrap up the Mystic Quest playthrough with a series of Australian excuses, before looking ahead to the charming prospect of Lunar: Silver Star Story—and asking what happened to Gaijinworks and the legendary Victor Ireland.Continue reading

Caspius and Imitanis inaugurate the final week of the Mystic Quest playthrough, complete with the awarding of the first star (to Caspius), before announcing the truly legendary JRPG title that will be the focus of the next site-wide playthrough.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB review the ongoing Final Fantasy (USA) Mystic Quest (Legend) playthrough, before diverting into a discussion of replayability in games: whether it is in decline, what makes it possible at all, and whether it even matters.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB set aside their discussion of replayability for another week in order to look instead at how 'the grind' in video games has shifted from countless repetitive battles in the 1990s to endless repetitive dialogue in the 2020s.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB table the discussion of replayability in order both to wrap up the Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door playthrough and to announce the next site-wide playthrough (and Summer Contest)—and find that there is still time left for The Plop!Continue reading

Caspius and Imitanis discuss the concluding chapters of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the protection racket being run by notorious 'sensitivity consultants' in the video game industry, and the recent release of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss the huge content in the latest Nintendo Direct—including Dragon Quest 1+2+3 HD-2D, Fantasian, Mario Party, Mario and Luigi, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Metroid Prime 4—and what it means for the release of the Switch U.Continue reading

Caspius and Imitanis discuss the ongoing Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door playthrough amidst a bevy of game announcements, and the imminent release of an expansion for the world's premiere massively multiplayer online game program container framework.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss a week of memorable events, including USA Cricket triumphing over Canada and Pakistan, the release of good Game Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online, the excellence of Paper Mario, and an in-game Final Fantasy XIV wedding.Continue reading

Caspius and Imitanis discuss the excellence of Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, the blandness of Sony's State of Play, and the rumours, speculation, and facts which are circulating around Square Enix's sole remaining unsullied game series: Dragon Quest.Continue reading