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Dragon Quest IX: The Gortress, the Gittish Empire, and Beyond
This is the final week for me to talk about Dragon Quest IX, which is a game I've thoroughly enjoyed. You can check out my first post on the game here, and my second post here. This week, I wanted to discuss a lot of the endgame story, areas, and characters. For me,...
Why I’m excited for Ring Fit Adventure
Fitness games have a reputation. They start out quirky and fun for a few days, maybe a week or even a month, but for many people they end up as expensive pieces of hardware collecting dust under the ottoman or in the closest. I stuck with Wii Fit U for a while last...
DQFM 17 – Dragon Quest Monsters+ Manga – “This is our spiteful manga episode!”
Just in time for the new release of Dragon Quest Monsters + Volume 4, which releases in English on September 17th, we’re bringing you an episode all about DQ Manga! We’ve been talking about it for a while, and now it’s finally here! For today, we’re mostly just...
S4E36 – The Age of Subscription Models – “I’m drinking subscription water right now”
We discuss the craziness that is subscription models. They’re everywhere now from Netflix to tooth brushes to cat food. We went in thinking about subscription services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime.
Dragon Quest IX: Quester’s Rest, Krak Pot, and the Starflight Express
Last week, I mostly talked about the Dragon Quest IX's Vocation system, the story set-up, and how themes and locations remind me so much of Dragon Quest VII. This week, I'd like to talk about some of the mechanics that make IX feel unique and different from other...
Be kind, please rewind (your SNES games on Switch)
Link stumbles into final room of the Dark Palace. A familiar for dominates the room: a large orange beast with a spiked, whippy tail and a large helmet. Having just a acquired a hammer, Link pounds on the beast's . A small piece chips off the helmet a a few strikes...
G2G S4E35 – Staying With a Game Long Term – “Dragon Quest is bland on purpose”
In This Episode: We discuss what makes us decide to stick with a game long term and what can push us away from those games after we’ve committed to them. This might be in terms of an MMO and how it draws us in with the end-game gear grind, or it might be something...
DQFM 16 – DQ Builders 2, Part 3: Austin Goes to Hell (Moonbrooke) – “I hate you, and you’re gonna live in the snow.”
This will be our final episode (for now) on the wonderful Dragon Quest Builders 2! If you haven’t listened to our previous two episodes about the game, be sure to check those out (episodes (9 and 10).
G2G S4E34 – Star Wars Sizzle Reel reactions, Fire Emblem Three Houses, MCU Updates, and More – “Like two lightsabers duct taped together”
We catch up on our geekery with a wide variety of topics this week! We talk about the Star Wars Sizzle reel from D23, thoughts on rewatching the MCU with kids, more Fire Emblem 3 Houses discussion now that we’ve both beaten it, and lots of other games and movies.
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