Ep. 240 - Get On The Centaur, with The Night Sky Prince
Ep. 240

Ep. 240 - Get On The Centaur, with The Night Sky Prince

Episode description

Final Fantasy and JRPG streamer The Night Sky Prince pals around with the panel for an RPG-focused episode covering wily game mavens, Bush doing 9/11, and the Lynchian madness of Kingdom Hearts.

Questions this week:

  1. Brandon Sheffield asks: What is the “Play it again, Sam” of video games? (05:46)
  2. What would make Final Fantasy XVI not just the best game in the series, but a game that even Frank and Brandon would want to play immediately? (12:44)
  3. What are some RPG mechanics from a bygone age you’d like to see make a comeback? (20:54)
  4. Rename Creative Business Units 1 through 4 (26:24)
  5. MoxBagel asks: If Chunsoft continued to make all eleven main Dragon Quests, how would they be different? (37:21)
  6. Is the practice of grinding a fundamental flaw in RPGs, or can it be additive to the experience? (43:38)
  7. What are the qualities of a party member you’ll always keep in your party? (50:44)
  8. Establish a canon of worthy 2D successors to Final Fantasies IV-VI (56:32)

LIGHTNING ROUND: RPGeography (01:03:07)

Recommendations & Outro (01:09:29)

Use Discussion on the forums! It’s super effective!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: Wishlist Necrosoft’s new game Demonschool on Steam, check out the website

Frank: Our Flag Means Death

Tim: Buy a nice pair of shoes

The Night Sky Prince: The Night Sky Prince on Youtube, Twitch and Twitter

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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and The Night Sky Prince. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.