There’s no accounting for taste, but that doesn’t stop Angela, Robert, and Zack from taking turns trying to express and explain our love for our favorite video game characters, heroes and villains and little oddballs alike. Fair warning that due to its nature this podcast will potentially contain spoilers for every character discussed, with the exception of Final Fantasy XIV’s Emet-Selch, who is discussed only vaguely.

Timestamps

0:00 - Introductions and what we've been playing (Hotline Miami, Murder By Numbers, Great Ace Attorney, Silver Case).
13:53 - Heroes!
14:28 - Samus (Metroid series) (Robert).
19:11 - Majima (Yakuza series) (Angela).
26:58 - Squall (Final Fantasy VIII) (Zack).
30:45 - Solid Snake (Metal Gear series) (Robert).
35:58 - Link (Zelda series) (whole group).
38:18 - Geralt (Witcher series) (Angela).
44:30 - Connor Kenway (Assassin’s Creed III) (Zack).
48:30 - Soap & Price (Modern Warfare series) (Robert).
50:31 - Robert just starts listing miscellaneous Nintendo characters.
56:25 - Cloud (Final Fantasy VII) (Angela).
59:05 - Leon (Resident Evil 4) (Angela).
1:04:14 - Kiryu (Yakuza series) (Zack).
1:07:09 - Villains!
1:07:09 - Nishiki (Yakuza Series) (Zack).
1:09:47 - Olgierd & Gaunter (Witcher III) (Angela).
1:13:00 - Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear series) (Robert).
1:14:58 - Ganon[dorf] (group).
1:19:37 - King of All Cosmos (Katamari Damacy) (Zack).
1:20:49 - Yotsuyu (Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood) (Angela).
1:23:52 - Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Country series( (Robert).
1:26:06 - Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes series) (Robert).
1:29:14 - Emet-Selch (Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers) (Zack).
1:31:18 - Her (Ruiner) (Angela).
1:34:32 - Odds & Ends!
1:34:32 - Shy Guy (Mario series) (Robert).
1:37:26 - What’s up with Nintendo’s big fat comic villains?
1:39:25 - Ser Aymeric (Final Fantasy XIV) (Angela).
1:40:06 - Lucas (Mother 3) (Robert).
1:41:34 - The Merchant (Resident Evil 4) (Zack).
1:42:04 - Rydia (Final Fantasy IV) (Zack).
1:44:12 - Estinien(Final Fantasy XIV) (Angela).
1:46:27 - Missile (Ghost Trick) (Zack).
1:49:51 - Snake & Kid Kat (Animal Crossing series) (Angela).

#12: The Old Ways: Reconsidering Supposedly Bad Game Design Tropes

7 MinutesBy Podbert PodskerJul 27, 2021