South Figaro Podcast

Locked-On Target and Beeb are finally available to join me in a spoiler-talk for Kingdom Hearts III. But before that, we talk about the newly announced Pokemon game and why the new favorite among the starters has never been made so clear. We're also baffled by THQ Nordic's PR, Tetris 99 dropping out of nowhere like an L-shape out of hell, Police Stands, and somewhere along the line we talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake because that's pretty much mandatory at this point.

It's time to talk about some post-game Resident Evil 2 Remake. Blue Map and I are eager to munch into the itchy tasty morsel of the Remake.But also I need to scream about some anime before we start.It's a symbol of my devotion to you.

Superbowl got you down? No worries, this January has seen two of the biggest videogame hits of the year, and with fellow fan Beeb available, we dive into the goodness that is Kingdom Hearts III for a quick spell.Minor story spoilers for the first four worlds.

Blue Map and I temporarily pry ourselves from the greatness that is Resident Evil 2 Remake to talk about how great Resident Evil 2 Remake is. A lot.I also talk about Kingdom Hearts III a little. Couldn't help myself and spoil what might be its most elaborate easter egg too (you'll get a spoiler warning ahead of time, no worries).

There were a few days left until the Resident Evil 2 Remake, but I simply couldn't contain my hype. Blue Map joins me as we share our excitement for the return of Survival Horror's greatest, while I unleash my equally-spread hype for Kingdom Hearts III, which is also nearly out. January has also had a heck of an Anime month, as I shill some of the newest shows like Dororo, Mob Psycho 100 and the best Dragon Ball movie of all time.

In order to kill the past, I must finish our 2018 talks with Blue Map. The new year is off to a bummer start with news like Klonoa's cancellation, the growing toxicity both inside Blizzard and out, the squandering of cyberpunk settings and more. But things do take an optimistic turn as we look toward the horizon of 2019, with a plethora of awesome games we already know about and many more to come.

Before we can start 2019 proper, we need to finish the fight and give 2018 a proper sendoff. We may be one man short, but the rest of us are ready to talk about our favorite trends, most disappointing games, our long-awaited top games of the year and what we're looking forward to in the new year.

The South Figaro Podcast brings a Christmas Gift for y'all: the first of our two-part GOTY 2018 deliberations. Featuring a returning fifth member!

This week is a celebration of videogames, from The Game Awards to Super Smash Bros Ultimate. There's a whole lot to talk about, both good and bad (but mostly good), from Netflix's major anime aquisitions, the latest (and hardly final) major surprise Smash Bros guest, Devil May Cry 5's demo, awesome soundtracks that got snubbed in the awards, it's all here!

Welcome to a special "We're Bored On A Tuesday Night So We Talk About Things"-cast (thanks for the name, Blue Map). We talk about a few new things (such as Hitman 2), reiterate on a few older things (Playstation 5 rumors), and we also rag on Square Enix some more (being real stingy about Smash Bros there). Fill up on turkey and give us a listen.

Is the newest Pokemon Let's Go for babies, or the perfect streamlining of the long-running series? Resident Pokemon fanatic-er, master Beeb weighs in on the game, while I talk about my first Distant Worlds concert and how it renewed my love and faith for the Final Fantasy series....for the brief moment until the bad news kicked in. Also, my iron-clad 100% accurate predictions for the Playstation 5!

I just finished Castlevania Season 2 and couldn't gush about it fast enough to Blue Map, while Beeb joins in partway to talk Red Dead Redemption 2....and not entirely in a positive way. After engaging in the latest Smash Bros shenanigans, we do spend some time to dive into Deltarune with a spoilercast at the end of this episode.

Blue and Shadow are here to talk up all sorts of stuff this week. Netflix has a staggering amount of quality stuff, including House on Haunted Hill and Castlevania, Red Dead Redemption 2 looms in the horizon, and what's this? A live reading of the proposed leaked character list from Super Smash Bros Ultimate? Listen in on my real-time reactions. That's bullshit, but I believe it. (?)

Bowsette? That's old and tired, I'm all about Bullet Jill. Once we get that nonsense out of the way, Beeb and I hunker down to talk about heroes in this (mostly) spoilercast for My Hero Academia season 3 and the latest movie, Two Heroes.

September still isn't over, and the insanity just keeps coming. It's a four man party today as we talk Telltale Games closing down, the latest Devil May Cry 5 footage, Kingdom Hearts III, Final Fantasy XIV, Dishonored, Nintendo Direct and the newest Nintendo lore of Peachette (note that this was recorded before the Bowsette storm washed across social media). Oh yeah, Spider-Man came out, didn't it? Let's talk about that too. 

It feels like forever ago when Simon Belmont was announced for Smash, but Blue Map and I are big Castlevania nerds who will still gush about it weeks later. I also gush lots about my return into Final Fantasy XIV, and gush some more (albeit reservedly) about the new Madoka Magica TV series announcement. There are also puddles of gush here and there about other series, and speaking about puddles....seriously, what is wrong with you people?

It's a four-man recording this week...well, three and a half, Shadowfire isn't feeling too hot. But he did have just enough stamina to sing the priases of Octopath Traveler with me, while Blue Map and Beeb give me a startling revelation of just how big the game is. Also on topic is No Man's Sky (is it good yet?), Mega Man X Legacy Collection, EVO 2018, and the most patroitic hero of the United States...from Japan.

Anime never dies, it only grows more powerful by the day! Stickguy is back, and we're here to talk about our favorite shows this year (spoilers: it's the same shows from last year). Also on topic is Western shows like Steven Universe and the upcoming She-Ra, and the horrible, horrible people who buzz around these properties like disease-ridden moths. From tonal dissonance to inspiring heroes, edgelords and criminal dads, it's a full-featured discussion this time around!

Beeb and I loved the Octo Expansion so much that we just had to dedicate a special episode discussing one of the best DLCs ever made, and my personal favorite singleplayer campaign of the year so far. We dive deep into the twisted lore of Splatoon's world as well as the shockingly (and often uncomfortable) timing of its topics about racism, immigration and the like. Who knew Nintendo would be the ones to knock out a story about such a hot-button issue with less than a third of the budget of David Cage's latest game (and about a thousand percent more subtlety)?

Soul crushing disappointment aside over yet another FFVII no-show, this year's E3 was....alright. Blue Map and Beeb concur, which is why we go through the guantlet with our personal picks (RE2!), our low points (EA. All of EA), and everything else inbetween. Sony, seriously, don't get cocky.