Last Time on Video Games!: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Theme Track

If you like our theme song, you can now find it on SoundCloud.

I'm trying a slightly new format with addenda on the blog since I think more people subscribe to our RSS than follow our G+ page. I might set up a new RSS on just this stuff if anyone likes that idea.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Episode 138: Archduke of Brawlers [King of Fighers '94]

How do you prove who the best fighter in the world is? Arbitrarily group them by country and make them compete in teams of three! Arguably, team "Terry and Andy are brothers and stuff" is probably going to win, but team "Ryu clones" has a fighting chance. Sadly, King might have been better off tending bar. Charge your super moves and punch your way to enlightenment with us!

QCB-FCF-HP = Buster... DOWNLOAD!

Show Notes

(01:30) C'thulhumon!

(03:30) Cowboy Bebop is great! And from the late 90s! Doesn't explain their laser discs, though. Outlaw Star is pretty good, too.

(06:45) Bravely Second in April, kids!

(09:30) Speaking of Metal Gears.

(17:00) XCOM 2! These assholes...

(29:00) MASSIVE CHALICE.

(32:30) Who says you can't use a potato masher as a melee weapon?

(34:00) Which of us is the megalomaniac?

(35:30) Post-war economic miracles are great.

(38:00) Venom review! All caps? You decide!

(40:30) Heavy D! and friends.

(44:45) KoF XIV is, sadly, no longer gorgeous pixel art.

(51:00) Power RANKING!

(55:00) POWER STONE! It's reminiscent of Ehrgeiz.

Next time on Last Time, Final Fantasy 6!

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Episode 137: Puffball Fashion Show [Kirby Super Star]

Gluttony never looked so eldritch! Join us on another of the Pink Puff's adventures, conveniently segmented into increasingly difficult chapters. Smack a tree in the face (repeatedly!), race against an anthropomorphic penguin, bring down a giant airship, play Dragon Quest, and punch the planet in half! Also, you should practice your sweet yo-yo skills.

The download had lets you take bytes out of your enemies.

Show Notes

(01:40) Deductive reasoning! Also, penguin explosion proximity can be a problem.

(05:00) Amazing wigs.

(09:30) Oh, Mr. Bowie.

(22:00) I'd read Batfellow.

(26:00) Kirbys of systems past.

(29:00) Like a mother bird.

(39:30) The ranking hat gives you the power of decimals.

(41:00) Dragon Quest!

Next time on Last Time, King of Fighters '94!

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Episode 136: かげふみ (Kagefumi) [Thief]

A far better thief than our hapless Windfish hero, Garrett finds his way through the shadows with peerless skill. Somehow, though, zombies can still hear you. Thankfully, standard zombie avoidance strategies apply. Those Hammerites still manage to muck things up, but the power of quicksave shall see you through!

Now featuring infinitely more Kevins.

You can douse the download with water arrows.

Show Notes

(01:30) Introducing Kevin.

(09:30) Geremy recounts a heroic snack trip while waiting to see Lazer Team.

(14:40) Freedom Planet is pretty fun and fixes a few of the problems old Sonic games had.

(15:20) Pony Island is... weird. We highly recommend that you go in blind. Not the weirdest game ever, but it defies some expectations. Games like that are starting to get popular again, it seems.

(21:00) Andre Felipe Felipe's novel boxing strategy.

(25:00) If you like atmospheric platformers, try Ori. If you like punching stuff while exploring, Guacamelee!

(30:00) Need more TBS? Consider Pox Nora; just don't play online without practice.

(41:00) Shadows and water. 9/10.

(52:00) A better light/dark side mechanic.

(1:02:00) Speaking of steampunk fantasy. Also, Mark of the Ninja is still great, guys!

(1:04:30) Which spot will this game steal?

Next time on Last Time, Kirby Super Star!

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Episode 135: Weaponized Evangelion [Sin And Punishment]

Never before have ruffians been so... rough. Inhuman, even. That's, alright, though, because this horrible dystopia featuring livestock (‽) become a hivemind of rampaging monsters, paramilitary groups oppressing the citizens they're protecting from the hordes, and a city literally filling with an ocean of blood is all just a training exercise for our protagonist. What I've just described, though, sounds like some cross of Silent Hill and Metal Gear, which sounds great. Do a barrel dodge!

Division of labor: one person downloads, but the other person navigates.

Show Notes

(01:30) Turns out Tyler's Japanese is terrible.

(12:00) Apparently we're not the only ones who like Absol.

(19:30) In case you, too, cannot pronounce Russian names correctly.

(20:00) Controller breakdown.

(26:30) Melee time!

(27:30) Japan, home of impractical weapon ideas.

(30:00) Speaking of blood oceans: I took some time to do some quick math based on the following assumptions: all of Tokyo is covered in blood, and since we can't see any buildings during the fight, that it covers the tallest building. This results in 2.8e14 humans worth of blood. Of course, there might be more than blood, so assuming a largish human average size, that's 1.7e13 full humans in Tokyo. These are both orders of magnitude greater than the population of earth (~7e9. You're welcome.

(31:00) Battle Cattle meets The Cowboys of Moo Mesa.

(38:00) On the up n' down.

Next time on Last Time, Thief!

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