Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross drill deep into Bioshock.

Somewhere under the sea, all hell has broken loose. In this first episode of our “Watch Out for Lens Flare!” series, we explore one of the most beloved games of this generation. A choice-based first-person shooter obscures a brilliant survival horror game, with some of the best political commentary and indirect storytelling ever found in a game.

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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Sam Anderson read your responses about Kirby Super Star.

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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Sam Anderson fully absorb Kirby Super Star.

We’re rectifying a pretty big blind spot in our Nintendo pantheon here by addressing Kirby Super Star. Usually this text expounds on a pithy overview of a game’s plot and premise. How do you do that when you’re playing a literal Fun Pak of games? You suck it up and do a whole episode, that’s how.

A very special thanks goes out to Sam Anderson, who backed our Kickstarter, for both suggesting this delightful game and guest-hosting with us.

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross are joined by Ron Gilbert to talk about Monkey Island 2. Also, your responses and our deleted scenes.

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross determine how dry dem bones actually are in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.

If Guybrush is so hapless... then what does it say about LeChuck? I mean, dread pirate keeps getting all defeated and shit. No matter how big the adventure gets, LeChuck doesn't stand much of a chance. Come along with us on a monacle-stealing caper that will bury you alive.

Be sure to stay tuned for next week, when we interview Ron Gilbert about Monkey Island 2. It's bound to be a good time.

Sketch Music Credit: ["Monkey Brain Soup for the Soul" by Trapezzoid](ocremix.org/remix/OCR00799/) on OCREMIX.org

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross go supernova on the final third of Final Fantasy VII.

Thus concludes our longest saga ever: Final Fantasy VII. We hope you enjoyed it, because we likely don’t have another one in us (at least for a year). Cloud is lost to the world, WEAPON is on the loose, and everyone is looking for answers (and themselves).

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross plunge into their second episode about Final Fantasy VII.

The chase continues as Sephiroth flees ever northward. As we follow him, we reveal more of his past… but mostly uncover more mysteries about What Exactly is Going On Here. Also, we spend a great deal of time talking about… you guessed it… Aeris’s death. Get your tissues ready, the waifu goes down.

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take their discussion of the first part of Final Fantasy VII to the limit.

This is the beginning of a long saga. Not just for one of the most popular games ever, but for our discussion of it. Final Fantasy VII is kind of controversial, which is probably why we love it so goddamned much. We dedicate these three hours to talking about the first portion of the game in depth.

This begins our first three-part episode. This week’s show talks about everything up through Corel Prison. Episodes will come out weekly thereafter, culminating in an Extrasode to tie everything up.

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross respond to your discussion prompts from our Kickstarter campaign. Thanks so much to everyone who donated!

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