Episode 033 What We Learned From Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3

2019-03-07

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Episode 033 What We Learned from Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3 In which we hit over 1000 total downloads of all show episodes, and we mess up the intro again. We also deep dive into what we liked and learned from Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3. Games discussed this Episode: Fallout 76 for contemporary consoles Fortnite for contemporary consoles Pinball, an actual arcade game, it’s in the shape of an elevated table. Final Fantasy Tactics for Playstation Final Fant...

Episode 033 What We Learned from Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3

In which we hit over 1000 total downloads of all show episodes, and we mess up the intro again. We also deep dive into what we liked and learned from Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3.

Games discussed this Episode:

Fallout 76 for contemporary consoles

Fortnite for contemporary consoles
Pinball, an actual arcade game, it’s in the shape of an elevated table.

Final Fantasy Tactics for Playstation

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for Gameboy Advance

Final Fantasy Tactics A2 for Gameboy Advance

Bushido Blade for Playstation

Legend of Man for Playstation

Parasite Eve 1 and 2 for Playstation

Disgea originally for Playstation 2 but now on almost everything.

Space Quest 3 for DOS/PC

The Room 3 for PC

Slay the Spire for PC

Return of the Obra Dinn for PC

Demon’s Crest for Super Nintendo

Pokemon Let’s Go!: Pikachu for Nintendo Switch

Items discussed in What we Learned this Month:

Stu brings up the abysmal launch of Fallout 76, and how it is consistently having issues reported about it, as well as just the state of the game at launch.

Local media pulls from Bloomberg and vilification of video games: https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/living-story/9062120-fortnite-addiction-is-forcing-kids-into-video-game-rehab/?fbclid=iwar1vvshpw4qj8l9lmp0y6yi2l67iw8j1mjmf-0t3eb58mn63thw3bwynxjo

Comparison of community response to Fortnite compared to Pinball’s reception over the last century: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/popularity-fortnite-common-20th-century-pinball-craze-180970721/?fbclid=IwAR0cRoU6WJSPYVKH4sH_PYH0BP8OPxGS_H9dGDrNNGQlIlhkyBe1O94xqMg

Shoutouts:

Thanks to Joe Gottli for doing our art!

Thanks to Dmitry for doing our intro/outro music!

Shoutouts to Geek Therapy for having such a great community and always being a great source for information and stories on nerd culture and how technology impacts us.

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