Menu Combat 023 - Persona 4 Golden Opening and Discourse Affecting the Experience of Games

Menu Combat 026 - Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave Trailer Discussion

Jeremiah returns for us to dive deep into our Fire Emblem origin stories and do a trailer analysis for Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave. It's an exciting time to be a Tactical RPG fan!

Menu Combat 025 - Everything about items in JRPGS (Feat. Jeremiah)

Last episode I mentioned my item hoarding tendencies. On todays episode Jeremiah gets to correct my narrow casting of items! We talk about potions, buff items, law cards etc. Coverings the categories and functions of items

Menu Combat 024 - The Genius of Yukiko's Dungeon & What Does it Mean to Play Within the Spirit of a Game

On this week’s episode of Menu Combat I recount my time with Yukiko’s dungeon in Persona 4 Golden . Remarking on how thoughtful the boss design is, as well getting into the humor of the game. In addition, I talk about what it means to play within the spirit of a videogame.

Menu Combat 023 - Persona 4 Golden Opening and Discourse Affecting the Experience of Games

I talk about the opening hours of Person 4, how sometimes expectations affect the way I consume or think about a game. I end with debating the openings of Shadow World and Pursuing My True Self.

Menu Combat 022 - JRPGs Have Bad Combat? (Featuring. Ziad)

On this week’s episode I have the Sephiroth of JRPGs on : Ziad. We unpack whether or not JRPG combat bad. We discuss if encounters are repetitive and dull. We discuss his background with character action and arcade games and how that affects how he perceives combat design.  Ziad’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ziaddd.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/ziaddd.bsky.social]Ziad’s Twitter:  https://x.com/wondermagenta [https://x.com/wondermagenta]Ziad’s Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@ziadbruh [https://www.youtube.com/@ziadbruh] Beach Gen Game Club Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vgbookclub/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@vgbookclub/videos]