#077 - "A Lynx to the Past" (Radical Dreamers)
A chronological interpretation of the Chrono series in earnest pursuit of Magus and Schala, a deep dive into the lore of Cross and Trigger, and how the direct cause and effect of Radical Dreamers stil...
25 Apr 20221h 17min
#076 - "Ted Sephiroth" (Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin)
Nomura's Big Reveal, a Final Fantasy multiverse, how to hijack a creative project with bad marketing, how to love an experience whilst acknowledging its flaws, and *sigh* Anakin Skywalker... I'm the W...
11 Apr 20222h 16min
#075 - "Abzulutely not a Swimulator" (Abzu)
What is a game? What is play? Join me as we explore these questions, discovering the myths of Abzu, the identity of the Diver, walking simulators and environmental storytelling, plus the Hawaiian stat...
28 Mar 20222h 2min
#074 - "Games On Consoles Deader Than Uncle Ben" (Spider-Man)
The uniqueness of Spider-Man as a character, the difficulty adapting him to games, the Uncle Ben storytelling trope, an overview of more Spidey games than you can shake a web cartridge at, choosing be...
22 Mar 20222h 14min
#073 - "Hell March Madness" (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
War as entertainment, time travel in video games, winking at the camera, love for the underappreciated RTS genre, and the lost or maybe not so lost art of the FMV... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is ...
7 Mar 20221h 28min
#072 - "The Divine Absurdity" (Final Fantasy VI)
The cinematic language of 16-bit RPGs, the lost art of character development, Nobuo Uematsu's favorite works, and why Jaws doesn't need a backstory... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat....
21 Feb 20222h 17min
#071 - "Cry Me To The Moon" (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
The illusion of simplicity and Shigeru Miyamoto fighting the fat cats, the Super FX2 chip, the bookends of the SNES, creating an emotional connection between characters that do not speak, and the perf...
14 Feb 20222h 15min
#070 - "The Fateful Eight" (Octopath Traveler)
Pixel art style vs substance and those iconic HD-2D visuals, nostalgia as an economy, the strongest and weakest vignettes in Octopath, and a whole lot of perspectives on the prerequisites for enjoying...
7 Feb 20222h 4min
