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Hey Podtimists,

Somehow this is episode 199, woah. That's so many episodes. To celebrate the almost 200th episode we played some video games. Video games like: Balatro, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Front Mission and Abiotic Factor!

We also took a deeper look at the very strange 2010 game Alpha Protocol. This game was suggested to us by listener Sergio. Thanks Sergio!
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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(2:03) - What David has been playing

(2:15) - Dave the Diver

(7:54) - Balatro

(12:21) - Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

(15:59) - Resistance: Retribution

(25:43) - What Chase has been playing

(25:54) - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

(36:32) - Kingdom Hearts 2 again??

(38:05) - Front Mission 5: Scars of the War

(48:01) - Abiotic Factor

(58:07) - Chase's podtimistic thing of the week

(1:04:53) - David's podtimistic thing of the week

(1:10:21) - Good Games! Featuring Alpha Protocol

(1:37:51) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Dave the Diver

Balatro

Resistance Retribution

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Kingdom Hearts 2

Front Missions 5: Scars of the War

Abiotic Factor

Alpha Protocol

Hey Podtimists,

After a rejuvenating vacation we're back and better than ever. David played a BUNCH of video games. It's zombies and poker baby.

Chase also rediscovered his love for arcade games in Japan. There's a lot of good games in arcades!
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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(2:52) - Hey, what is this show?

(5:19) - What David has been playing

(5:26) - Resident Evil 4

(13:04) - Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways

(17:07) - Minit

(23:29) - Dave the Diver

(32:21) - Diablo 4

(41:01) - Balatro

(46:04) - Chase went to Japan

(48:13) - Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

(50:49) - The arcade games chase played

(51:09) - Armored Warriors

(52:38) - Initial D: The Arcade

(59:07) - The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

(1:04:36) - Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Overboost

(1:13:35) - Digital AND physical card games??

(1:23:57) - Anime??

(1:29:14) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:30:04) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:32:34) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways

Minit

Dave the Diver

Balatro

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Armored Warriors

Initial D: The Arcade

Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Overboost

Fate Grand Order

Hey Good Time Hat Enthusiasts,

It's time to talk about the next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, this time it's Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories! This time we were joined by AJ Fillari and it was a total joy to be able to talk in depth about this very good video game.

Thanks to everyone who sent in questions. We appreciate you!

Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(2:06) - Our histories with Kingdom Hearts

(2:14) - AJ's History

(9:42) - Chase's history

(12:10) - David's history

(13:31) - Some hot stats

(17:01) - What is the video game though?

(25:50) - Comparisons between the different versions

(31:30) - Why cards??

(35:25) - Sora's story (SPOILERS)

(1:18:17) - Riku's story (Also SPOILERS)

(1:47:07) - Themes!

(2:02:35) - Questions!

(2:02:52) - Eric B || What if this was your first KH game?

(2:04:39) - The Rufus Question Zone

(2:04:44) - Is this a good deckbuilding roguelike??

(2:06:13) - Were you lost in KH2 if you didn't play this one?

(2:09:23) - What worked and didn't about the GBA adaptation?

(2:10:53) - Did you notice Axel as the best boy?

(2:12:05) - What did we think of Riku's story?

(2:12:43) - Is this a proto-roguelike??

(2:15:08) - Thematic connections to the other games

(2:17:14) - TK || Why does this crossover stuff work?

(2:22:43) - FullMetalSteve || how about that intro cutscene??

(2:24:01) - FullMetalSteve || impressions of Org13

(2:29:46) - Wrapping Up
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Games mentioned:

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Hey Podtimists,

This David has time for one game and one game only. Can you guess what it is? I'll give you a hint, it's got Leon Kennedy, zombies, and is Resident Evil 4.

Then Chase talks about a very charming new farming game and the most video game ass video game he's played in awhile.

Finally, we took a deeper look at Square's Legend of Mana. This game was suggested to us by listener Creed, thank you for this suggestion Scott Stapp!
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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(3:18) - Programming Note!

(4:54) - What David has been playing

(4:55) - Resident Evil 4

(10:21) - What Chase has been playing

(10:26) - Some video games

(13:16) - Lightyear Frontier

(28:26) - Dead Island 2

(49:23) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(51:05) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(54:14) - Good Games! Featuring Legend of Mana

(1:28:08) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Resident Evil 4

Lightyear Frontier

Dead Island 2

Legend of Mana

Hey Podtimists,

This week David continues his Resident Evil 4 journey and ends his NK24 journey. Somehow an unchecked email is the reason why. It's nuts.

Then, Chase dives into the wild world of the handheld console called the Playdate. There are so absolute killer games on that thing.

Finally, we took a deeper look at the 2015 game Titan Souls. This one was suggested to us by listener Donnie W. Thanks Donnie!
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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(3:20) - What David has been playing

(3:25) - Hi-Fi Rush

(3:56) - Resident Evil 4

(8:38) - NBA 2k24

(14:48) - Super Mario Wonder

(15:43) - Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

(23:47) - What Chase has been playing

(23:51) - The Playdate! What is this thing?

(33:39) - Under the Castle

(39:56) - Block Buster

(43:44) - Resonant Tale

(50:28) - Mars After Midnight

(1:03:54) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:06:00) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:08:20) - Good Games! Featuring Titan Souls

(1:28:25) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Hi-Fi Rush

Resident Evil 4

NBA NK24

Super Mario Wonder

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

Under the Castle

Block Buster

Resonant Tale

Mars After Midnight

Titan Souls

Playdate

Hey Podtimists,

This week David is on a Resident Evil roll! He both finished 3 and started 4. That's a lotta zombies! Chase also finished Persona 3 Reload and started Dragon's Dogma 2. That's NOT a lotta zombies.



We also took a deeper look into 2014's Hatoful Boyfriend. This was suggested to us anonymously, so thank you whoever you are for suggesting this game!
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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(3:19) - What David has been playing

(3:31) - Resident Evil 3

(9:04) - Resident Evil 4

(14:15) - Infinite Guitars

(20:46) - NBA2k24

(28:40) - Super Mario Wonder

(30:49) - What Chase has been playing

(30:56) - Persona 3 Reload

(50:38) - Dragons Dogma 2

(1:12:05) - Chase's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:15:18) - David's Podtimistic thing of the week

(1:17:09) - Good Games! Featuring Hatoful Boyfriend

(1:37:21) - Outro

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Games mentioned:

Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 4

Infinite Guitars

NBA2k24

Super Mario Wonder

Persona 3 Reload

Dragon's Dogma 2

Hatoful Boyfriend