Happy Friday, listeners! We missed you guys last week, and we're back with a new episode for you. This time we yacked it up about the modern RPG and how the games of the mid-90's turned the genre into what it is today, for better or for worse.
- I'm still sick, and it sounds like it. Sorry.
- Gravy Sweat. Ew.
- I'm still calling him RobotFart
- PlayStation Home should go home
- Grinding: too much ice cream makes us puke
- Look out world, here comes Chad Concelmo
- The good, the bad and the ugly of the modern RPG
- Screw you, Japan
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here. It's a long one this time, because we missed a week, and also because we launched into a long rant on how much we hate
PlayStation Home. Enjoy, and we'll catch you again next week!
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Speak for yourself.
(Don't hate me, Topher.) :)
So's AIDS.
YAY More RetroforceGO! I haven't been able to listen in 2 weeks.
But not as fun as secound life when all I have to do in stand in the wrong spot to do it.
I had trouble listening to the podcast, but if retro-limbo means old school for the worse, the Persona 3 is archaic. Massively devoid of content outside of the dungeon, and inside the dungeon you have a horribly simplistic, anemically designed piece of garbage that you have to go to over and over for the whole game. Most over-rated game of last year.
I like that half this episode was devoted to Lost Odyssey. That's such a great game. Dexter and I played through that game at the exact same time on XBox LIve. I'd be playing at midnight and I'd look on my friends list and go, "Wow! Dexter and I both just hit level 60 at the same time!" But then Dexter scolded me for not finishing all the side quests. :(
-I agree with you guys on Playstation Home, but I think it has potential still.
-Elder Scrolls: Arena, look it up before you call that style RPG game "new". It's been around for a while.
-@Chad:
I think you may have gotten Grandia 2 mixed up with another game. Grandia 2 was an amazing 3D JRPG on the Dreamcast(that was later ported to the PS2 w/o the(surprisingly good)voice acting). If you can track it down, GET IT, it's AMAAAAZZIIIIINGGG.
Frankly, I think the complicated synthesis and item creation aspects comes from a hidden and dark dark place.
MMOs have gained popularity, and THEY have the most convoluted ways to do simple shit. But wait, what's this? MMOs have roots in PC gaming where that kind of excessively complex construction is very, very, very common. In fact, even the Ultima series had this problem. And it's not like SNES RPGs were immune either. In fact.. Secret of Evermore's alchemy system was a pain in the ass. As was the cooking system in the original Star Ocean.
I mean, normally I hate to say "things weren't that good back then" but I didn't see THAT huge of a leap forward for RPGs in terms of complexity unless you're aiming for the really complex ones. Example? What was hard and convoluted about Dragon Quest VIII or Rogue Galaxy? Have you guys even PLAYED Okage? The main difference is in the old days the really complex RPGs were stuck on PCs. But they were still there.
Also, SHAME! Grandia 2 was a Dreamcast game. The original Grandia was the Playstation title.
So glad you made time for my question! You dont understand how happy I was hearing that you understand my Aeris love :P.
And I completely agree with you how everything she did made her feel so real....from the way she flirted with Cloud at the Gold Saucer, to the way she felt that only she could save the planet and went by herself to the Forgotten City (as to try and keep the rest of the party safe).
And to Topher, I'm currently playing Persona 3, so I'm actually really excited now to get to meet Fuuka now.
Great show as always, and I cant wait until part 2 :D :D
Wait, Persona 3 is in this episode? It's not a retro limbo game, it only came out last year :I
Last week I was sick and stayed home from work. One of my friends recomended your podcast and let me say that you totally got a new fan ^_^ Your shows (think I'm like 15 shows in deep), tea and a runthrough of Magic Knight Rayearth (for SS) was pretty much the highlights of my week. It's pretty dark and cold in Denmark (where I'm from btw) this time of the year, so with you guys keeping me company while playing an ol'school action rpg, it kind of felt like childhood for while - THANKS!
BIGG Lunar and Grandia fan here to!
Well I blatantly have more spare time than any man should rightfully have so I thought "meh" why not.
I've just finished it so if someone clever can tell me how to upload the mp3 that would be awesome.
Another one: Stella Wong = Wet so long. (dyslexic, but doesn't it somehow make sense?)
Personally, I loved it, but I've never even seen a review on it. So, I'm just really curious.
Also sorry I don't have any little icons yet, your website apparently hates me and won't let me add anything.