Nate, Sebastian, Ryan, and Jordan gather to discuss BUSHIDO BLADE, Light Weight's 1997 samurai fighting game in which a single strike of the katana can be deadly. We consider how pace can change the feel of a fighting game, discuss our favorite samurai movies, and consider how many swords a guy can own before becoming a "Sword Guy." Sebastian discusses a narrative format he wishes more games would embrace, and Nate makes a plea for everyone to petition SEGA to localize Yakuza Ishin.
Nate, Sebastian, and David convene to discuss FINAL FANTASY VII, a blockbuster RPG that took the gaming world by storm and introduced America to spiky-haired, sword-wielding, amnesiac protagonists. Come for the discussion of the game's cinematic techniques and environmentalist themes, stay to hear the plot point David refers to as "the JFK assassination of '90s videogames." Nate has an awkward movie trailer voice, Sebastian admires the game's ending, and David imagines Marlon Brando as Sephiroth.
SHOW NOTES:
Polygon’s “Final Fantasy 7: An Oral History”