Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross lambast Sword of Mana.
It’s a veritable cornucopia of JRPG cliches: evil empire, plucky children, godlike powers… And a bunch of extraneous systems. It’s a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, which was a perfectly good game, but it got spoiled. Listen and learn exactly how.
LINKS OF NOTE:
Mystic Quest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_AdventureOne winged Angel: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneWingedAngelJurassic Park: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QMue9j_RKgPol Pot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJAFirefly, Star Trek, Arrested Development and Twin Peaks: www.avclub.com/articles/avqa-mos…ed-tv-shows,2485/Pogrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PogromGolbez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbT0M4rVJIEd Wood tombstone thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-pQ8q2sGIoThe Pagemaster: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63IXsl1FXMTales from the Crypt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5x3zhmDQ7QAbbot and Costello meet the dracula: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5s3_XV1rkAThe Cat in Paris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7e07c52VWgGhost Trick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ied7wFCFMImage of Cibba: www.spriters-resource.com/gameboy_adva…bba_icon.pngSambo: i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/10/06…8-55_468x353.jpgChocobo breeding: shrines.rpgclassics.com/psx/ff7/chocobos.shtmlFresh Books.com: www.freshbooks.com/FF4: The after years: finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fa…e_After_YearsShort Circuit 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfODTw6h6rENever Ending Story Rock Biter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0VxGRWPh28Disc One Dungeon: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/…iscOneFinalDungeonLyre bird video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4YTappa tappa tappa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5julb5Fg51wChell fall damage: half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Long_Fall_BootSan Dimas HS Football Rules: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b6Ff9Qm2FUZemus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXzyI8AUAwNope! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQkxJ4WcXjASword of Mana final speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRCajYYGZQQSperglord: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sperglordScaramanga: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXsTPiK844ASupport Watch Out for Fireballs!