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: Revisiting ‘The Wizard’
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: ‘Super Mario 64’
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: ‘Super Mario Galaxy’
Best of the NXpress Nintendo Podcast: ‘Super Mario Sunshine’ Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast: How the Pandemic is Shaping the Future of Nintendo
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #202: ‘Carrion’ and The Nintendo Gigaleak
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #201: ‘CrossCode’ and ‘Bloodstained: Curse of The Moon 2’
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #200: ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #199: ‘Journey to the Savage Planet’ and Games Never Ported
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #198: ‘Xenoblade Chronicles, ‘Shantae and the Seven Sirens’ and ‘Bug Fables’
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #197: ‘Animal Crossing’ Wrapup, ‘Super Mega Baseball 3’ Review
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #196: The Great Nintendo Baseball Draft
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #195: We Just Can’t Get Enough of ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #194: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ After 60 Hours
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #193: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Impressions
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #192: Drafting Nintendo Basketball Teams
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #191: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #190: The Mount Rushmore of Nintendo
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #189: Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Games of 2020
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #188: The Game Awards and the Best Games of 2019
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