If all else fails, at least you can always count on Square Enix to have the best titles imaginable. This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill delve into the world of Final Fantasy soundtracks and discuss the delicate art of making modern metroidvanias.
Campbell kicks things off with a review of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, the delightfully titled latest entry in the ongoing Theatrhythm franchise. Strange name aside, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is a triumphant celebration of the iconic soundtracks that make Final Fantasy so legendary. This rhythm game is about as simple as they come, but with an enormous tracklist spanning hundreds of songs, campaigns for each mainline Final Fantasy title, and an adorable Chibi-esque visual style, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line delivers a resounding crescendo!
Next up, Marc and Cameron review the latest title from metroidvania specialists Inti Creates, Grim Guardians: Demon Purge. Safe to say, this is no Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. Marc and Cameron exchange notes on the game’s bizarre setting, uneven pacing, and half-baked gameplay ideas, before musing on the many other excellent metroidvanias currently available on Swich that are far worthier of your time.
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Playlist:
LFXIV – NXpress Intro
0:39 – Talking Point: Pokemon Day Predictions
“The Prelude” – Final Fantasy X
17:00 – Main Event: Game Boy and Game Boy Advance Impressions
“Beginning [Level 1]” – Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: Mortal Kombat Special
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 214: Next Level Games, Predictions For 2021, and Anticipated Indies
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 213: Tales from the Backlog, Super Meat Boy Forever, and More
Awesome Mix Tape: Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2020
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 212: Best Games of the Year and a Toast to the Indies of 2020
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 211: Fire Emblem, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, Indie World Showcase, and More
Nintendo Podcast 210: The Greatest Nintendo Game You’ve Never Played…
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 209: Game & Watch, Immortals Fenyx Rising, PHOGS!, and More
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 208: Games To Gift, Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity And More
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 207: Pikmin 3: Deluxe And The Next-Gen Of Hosts
Best Of The NXpress Nintendo Podcast: Super Mario World Review
Best Of The NXpress Nintendo Podcast: Remembering Satoru Iwata
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: ‘No More Heroes’
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 206: ‘Hades,’ ‘Spiritfarer’ and ‘Short Hike’
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: Ranking Nintendo’s Console
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: A Celebration of the Super Mario Bros. NES Games
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: Talking with 1990 Nintendo World Champion Jeff Hansen
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: ‘Earthbound’ Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 205: Remembering the 3DS, StreetPass and My Nintendo Rewards
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 204: ‘Super Mario 3D All-Stars’ and ‘Circuit Dude’
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