Half-Minute Hero & Final Fantasy XVI

Drill Dozer & Cabernet

Everyone knows that the only two real genres are mechs and vampires, and we explore both this week with Drill Dozer and Cabernet. What We're Playing 00:56 Mark: Galak-Z: The Dimensional (17bit, 2015) 11:18 Caitln: Palworld (Pocketpair, 2026) 23:03 GOOF: Drill Dozer (GBA, Game Freak, 2005) 38:10 Feature Game: Cabernet (Party for Introverts, 2025) SHOUT 1:01:13 Mark: Fatekeeper (Paraglacial) 1:02:55 Caitlin: Capy Castaway (Kitten Cup Studios) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core & Replaced

Mark manages to stop talking about Guilty Gear long enough for the pair to discuss Replaced. What We're Playing 01:05 Caitln: Palworld (Pocketpair, 2026) 15:49 Mark: Rogue Flight (Truant Pixel, 2024) 23:03 GOOF: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (PS2, Arc System Works, 2009) 42:16 Feature Game: Replaced (Sad Cat Studios, 2026) SHOUT 1:13:27 Caitlin: Every Wednesday (Pixel Chest Storyworks) 1:17:22 Mark: Wild Blue Skies (Chuhei Labs & VITEI BACKROOM) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

LocoRoco & Star Renegades

Flawed genius is the accidental theme of this week, with the delightful gibberish of LocoRoco and the incomprehensible strategy of Star Renegades. What We're Playing 01:00 Mark: Code RAPID (HitBreak) 15:27 Caitlin: The Séance of Blake Manor (Spooky Doorway, 2025) 25:14 GOOF: LocoRoco (PSP, Japan Studio, 2006) 42:16 Feature Game: Star Renegades (Massive Damage, 2020) SHOUT 1:12:52 Mark: Beitong Pangu 1:15:03 Caitlin: Valheim 1.0 (Iron Gate AB) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Lufia II & Deathloop

Note: even though we are discussing "Rise of the Sinistrals" and "Deathloop" we are not entering a goth phase. What We're Playing 01:07 Caitlin: Ravenswatch (Passtech Games, 2023) 05:52 Caitlin: Final Fantasy IX (Square, 2000) 13:58 Mark: Minishoot' Adventures (SoulGame Studio, 2024) 21:59 GOOF: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistals (SNES, Neverland, 1996) 38:22 Feature Game: Deathloop (Arkane Lyon, 2021) SHOUT 1:01:17 Caitlin: Fields of Mistria (NPC Studio) 1:02:00 Mark: The Takeover 2 (Pelikan13) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Half-Minute Hero & Final Fantasy XVI

WE ARE BACK and thirstier than ever! We debate issues of male beauty across Half-Minute Hero and Final Fantasy XVI--the former showing JRPGs distilled to their essence, the latter showing JRPGs evolved past recognition. What We're Playing 01:28 Mark: Sakura Wars--Saturn (Sega S2 R&D, 1996) 16:45 Caitlin: Abiotic Factor (Deep Field Games, 2025) 28:06 GOOF: Half-Minute Hero (Opus, 2009) 40:47 Feature Game: Artis Impact (Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, 2023) SHOUT 1:03:06 Mark: Virtua Fighter Crossroads (RGG Studio) 1:04:24 Caitlin: God of War Laufey (Santa Monica Studio) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]