Current Gen

We take a deep dive into the world, characters, and story of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We even re-watch "that moment" together and breakdown the details and explore our theories.

Oh, and in case the title wasn't enough of a spoiler warning... FULL SPOILERS for the entire game in this video. Do not watch or listen unless you've completed the game or don't care about spoilers :)

This week, we review how our Game Award nominee predictions stacked up against the actual nominees that were announced this week, as well as share our reactions to some of the games that got the nod or got snubbed. Then we turn our attention to two of the major games released this week: Super Mario RPG and Persona 5 Tactica. Also in this episode: more Cyberpunk 2077 talk, Nintendo Indie World reaction, and a few new TV shows and movies.

We took some time to talk through the story and characters of Spider-Man 2 in this SPOILER-FILLED bonus episode of the Current Gen Podcast. Full spoilers for Spider-Man 2 concerning everything including the plot, character reveals, gameplay mechanics, etc. Enjoy, and check out our regular show every Monday!

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Changed His Name is a lengthy title. It’s also a great game, and we have thoughts on it! We also discuss a number of new Marvel things like the Loki final and the new movie, The Marvels. Other games and shows we discuss this week: Dungeons 4, Celeste, Attack on Titan, and more!

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In this episode, we make our predictions for what the Game Award nominees will be for a variety of categories. We also talk about a number of new releases including Jusant, Talos Principle 2, Star Ocean: Second Story R, Song of Nunu, CoD MWIII, and a lot more thoughts on Mario Wonder, Spider-Man 2, and more!

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In this episode we play a little game of “Name that Tune” where we hear a clip from a game score and see if we recognize it. Also, we discuss the latest souls-like game, Lords of the Fallen, as well as a number of demos we tried during Steam’s Next Fest event. There are also some more thoughts shared about Forza Motorsport, The Crew Motorfest, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, and a lot more.

0:19 Intros 1:34 Lords of the Fallen 17:45 Forza Motorsport 27:00 Steam Next Fest - demo roundup 48:40 Other new games: Long Gone Days, Wild Card Football, Haunted House, River City Rival Showdown, The Front, Star Trek Infinite 50:33 The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix series) 57:04 Headlines: Activision & Microsoft 57:32 Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce (and our predicted song titles she will use when they break up) 1:01:40 Headlines: New Mario voice actor, PS5 Slim, Unity boss steps down, CDPR uses AI to replace deceased voice actor, Disney might want EA 1:15:07 Name that Tune - Video game score clips 1:40:45 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Honkai Star Rail, Baldur’s Gate 3, Gangs of London (Season 2) 1:47:47 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Cyberpunk merch, Crew Motorfest, Forza Motorsport, More Phantom Liberty, Stand-up specials: Beth Stelling and Joe Perra, Big Vape (docuseries) 2:03:24 Derek’s Quick Hits: Forza Motorsport, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Cyberpunk 2077 2:11:55 Dan’s Quick Hits: Vacation recap, Spider-man Across the Spider-verse, Dead Island 2, Starfield, Mineko’s Night Market, Pizza Possum 2:20:20 Tim’s Quick Hits: LoZ Tears of the Kingdom, Assassin’s Creed Mirage

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In an unprecedented information leak from FTC court documents, we got a full view behind the curtain of Xbox plans & conversations over the past few years. Console redesigns, acquisition plans, thoughts on the competition, and major game sequels were among the most notable items. We talk about a bunch of it this episode along with our thoughts on Payday 3 having a rough launch, early access for Witchfire, Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update, and more thoughts on Lies of P, Mortal Kombat 1, Starfield, Sea of Stars, and more!

0:19 Intros 1:44 Payday 3 12:18 Witchfire 20:19 Cyberpunk 2077 (Update 2.0) 30:28 Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC 32:14 (a little more Cyberpunk 2077 chatter) 33:03 Lies of P 48:08 Mortal Kombat 1 (including the Switch version debacle) 54:44 The Expanse - Episode 5 59:22 Other games out this week and quick preview for next week 1:01:56 Xbox is so leaky - biggest video game news leak ever? 1:18:05 Game Pass updates | Glen Schofield departure 1:19:20 Tokyo Game Show new highlights & other headlines 1:39:08 Guy’s Ritchie’s The Covenant 1:42:11 Starfield 2:03:25 Sea of Stars 2:06:44 (and a little more Cyberpunk 2077 talk) 2:08:44 Dumb Money (Game Stop movie) 2:15:30 The Creator (movie) hype

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We have some early access thoughts on Mortal Kombat 1 and Lies of P as well as a few other recent games such as Gunbrella and The Wandering Sword. We also talk about our favorite “comfort food” video games as well as the recent Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play shows - including a trailer breakdown for Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth from our birthday boy, Dan.

0:19 Intros 1:33 “Comfort Food” video games 14:35 Mortal Kombat 1 38:46 Lies of P 49:58 Other New Releases: Mythforce, Baten Kaitos Remasters, The Crew Motofest, Gunbrella, Ugly, Wandering Sword, Pokemon DLC 59:34 Headlines 1:19:45 Nintendo Direct 1:40:37 Sony State of Play 1:53:10 Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth trailer breakdown 2:08:03 Quick Hits: Sea of Stars, Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, lots more

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We have a lot more to say about two of the biggest games of the year: Starfield and Baldur’s Gate 3. We also talk about Sea of Stars, Many Pieces of Mr. Coo, Chants of Sennaar, FFVII Ever Crisis, Elden Ring, Immortals of Aveum, and more. Also in this episode: Gaming Grievances, where Tim has a bone to pick with a certain type of gamer.

0:19 Intros 3:22 Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis 9:42 Chants of Sennaar 15:10 Many Pieces of Mr. Coo 18:48 Starfield 55:38 Baldur’s Gate 3 1:22:39 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Sea of Stars, Telltale’s The Expanse, Shane Gillis stand-up 1:30:23 Derek’s Quick Hits: Immortals of Aveum, Sea of Stars 1:34:30 Tim’s Quick Hits: Tears of the Kingdom, Elden Ring: Convergence Mod 1:37:13 Gaming Grievances: Gamers weaponizing review scores to attack other gamers 1:53:04 Headlines: Game delays, Switch 2 at Gamescom, Jedi Survivor update and more

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For the first time in 25 years, Bethesda has developed and launched a brand new IP. We spend some time sharing our impressions of our first several hours with Starfield, and then we take a closer look at Sea of Stars. Also, we discuss Under the Waves, Trine 5, Jusant, PS+ price increases, Super Mario Bros. Wonder preview, and more!

0:19 Intros 1:20 Starfield 52:45 Starfield Collector’s Watch & Spidey 2 controller 56:11 Sea of Stars 1:24:35 Under the Waves 1:30:22 Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy | TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge DLC 1:41:00 Imagine Dragons made a Starfield song 1:46:38 Super Mario Bros. Wonder preview | Mario Red OLED Switch 1:50:34 Playstation Plus subscription prices increasing 2:00:00 Volition studio shut down | Rumors & game delays 2:09:35 Kyle’s Quick Hits 2:14:07 Jeff’s Quick Hits 2:25:30 Dan’s Quick Hits 2:30:21 Tim’s Quick Hits

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A couple big new games to discuss this week: Armored Core 6 and Immortals of Aveum. Also: Blasphemous 2, Fort Solis, Ahsoka, Gran Turismo, and more Baldur’s Gate 3. We also talk about the biggest moments from Gamescom ONL including Starfield, Black Myth: Wokung, Crimson Desert, Mortal Kombat 1, and more!

0:19 Intros 1:00 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 18:00 Immortals of Aveum 32:13 Fort Solis | Wrestlequest | Smurfs Kart 41:28 Blasphemous 2 45:14 Gran Turismo movie 51:14 Ahsoka show (Disney+) 59:42 Gamesom ONL recap 1:29:40 Xbox Series S roadblock for Baldur’s Gate 3 1:39:00 Mario voice change | Game Awards date cutoff 1:44:15 Cancelled Immortals sequel | More Headlines 1:55:55 Playstation Portal 2:04:25 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Mostly Bad Games 2:11:52 Jeff’s Quick Hits: GT7, Streets of Rage 4, BlazBlue Entropy Effect, demos 2:27:42 Derek’s Quick Hits: Baldur’s Gate 3 2:42:18 Dan’s Quick Hits: Super Mario 64 2:49:39 Tim’s Quick Hits: Valheim update, Baldur’s Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom

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We have more thoughts about Baldur’s Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom, Chained Echoes, and more this week - as we also talk about the recently released game, Atlas Fallen. We also hold a “Who Would Win” Tournament featuring protagonists with magic/supernatural abilities, and we use ONLY the best logic to determine the champion.

0:19 Intros 5:00 Wrestlequest | Kinda Funny fellas 10:02 Sengoku Dynasty | 30XX 13:30 Atlas Fallen (and a little Forspoken for some reason) 28:50 Dan’s Quick Hits: Chained Echoes | One Piece 37:37 Tim’s Quick Hits: Only Murders in the Building | Bad Movie Nights | DKC Tropical Freeze | LoZ Tears of the Kingdom 44:45 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Telltale’s Expanse | Dark Side of the Ring | Painkiller 59:04 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Baldur’s Gate III | Pokemon Violet | How To with John Wilson | Warrior 1:09:18 more Baldur’s Gate III | Derek’s Quick Hits: Telltale’s Expanse 1:27:08 Headlines 1:56:05 Who Would Win? (Super-powered protagonists facing off)

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We talk about a lot of games in this episode, but a bulk of our time is spent gushing about Baldur’s Gate III. Also this week: Tryhard Tracker, Sea of Thieves: Legend of Monkey Island, and tons of smaller games we are diddling.

0:18 Intros 1:25 Baldur’s Gate III 42:47 Paper Trail | Sclash | Venba | Oceanhorn 2 | Adore 47:30 Tim’s Quick Hits: Thronefall | Heat Signature | Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood 53:30 Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island 58:30 Tim finally finished Final Fantasy XVI while binging Attack on Titan 1:06:52 Kyle’s Quick Hits: The Expanse, Remnant II, Cyberpunk 2077, L.A. Noire, Halo Infinite, Kung Fu Jungle 1:24:41 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Mr. Coo, Trepang 2, Scott Pilgrim VS The World, Hijack, Twisted Metal, Talk to Me 1:38:35 More Twisted Metal (Peacock series) impressions 1:44:00 Derek’s Quick Hits: The Expanse, United 1:47:24 Headlines 2:11:20 Tryhard Tracker: Kotaku Headlines

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This week, we take a Kahoot! Quiz about turn-based games, and then we talk about the latest Telltale game, The Expanse. We also talk about Disney Illusion Island, the new TMNT movie, Henry Cavill’s final episodes as Geralt in the Witcher show, Twisted Metal series, and a preview of gaming for the month of August.

3:38 Kahoot! Quiz - “Is it turn-based?” 14:22 The Expanse: A Telltale Series 33:00 Disney Illusion Island 40:38 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem (movie) 52:23 The Witcher (Netflix) season 3 - part 2 1:02:41 Twisted Metal (Peacock) season 1 1:12:43 Resident Evil: Death Island (movie) 1:16:15 August Gaming Preview 1:38:17 Headlines 1:52:38 Remnant II - more impressions 2:00:44 Derek’s Quick Hits - Ratchet & Clank on PC, Scarlet Nexus 2:06:48 Dan’s Quick Hits - Chained Echoes, Xenogears, Dapper_Chocobo streaming anniversary 2:12:48 Jeff’s Quick Hits - More 4K Blu-ray movies, Geoffrey Asmus and other new stand-up specials 2:24:30 Tim’s Quick Hits - Bramble: The Mountain King, Dredge, Mr. Run and Jump, Barbie, Dead Reckoning Part 1

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The entire crew is back to discuss the latest gaming releases, including Remnant II, Ember Knights, and Oxenfree II. We also talk about a number of recent summer movies including Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One, Barbie, and Oppenheimer.

0:19 Birthdays and hats and intros 5:33 Pikmin 4 14:20 Remnant II 28:01 Baldur’s Gate 3 hype 32:30 Exoprimal 37:55 Oxenfree II: Lost Signals 47:03 Viewfinder | Ember Knights 51:15 New content for Sea of Thieves, Diablo IV, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 1:05:10 Current Cinema Corner: MI Dead Reckoning Part One 1:17:20 Current Cinema Corner: Barbie 1:27:40 Current Cinema Corner: Oppenheimer 1:35:43 Favorite Nolan movies 1:43:55 Headlines 2:04:31 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Theatrhythm, The Flash, They Cloned Tyrone 2:09:43 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Devil May Cry V, Veep, Apes Trilogy 2:20:17 Derek’s Quick Hits: Bladerunner 2049, Heat, Alita, more Apes Trilogy, Star Wars, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Scarlett Nexus 2:31:38 Dan’s Quick Hits: John Wick 4, Demonslayer, Rick & Morty, Only Up, Chained Echoes 2:43:40 Tim’s Quick Hits: Wonderputt Forever, Atone, Clash of Heroes, Bramble: The Mountain King, Dredge

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The crew reveals their current Game of the Year candidates at this halfway point of the year, and they talk about which remaining games are likely to push their way onto the list. Before that we also talk about Gylt, Tom Segura’s new comedy special, and more Final Fantasy XVI thoughts.

4:39 Headlines 26:30 Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie 28:46 Gylt 34:00 Tom Segura: Sledgehammer (and other comedy specials) 42:51 Tim’s unplayed games in his Steam library 53:10 Dave the Diver 57:25 Derek’s Quick Hits: Atomic Heart | Final Fantasy VII Intergrade | Diablo IV | Twisted Metal (PS3) | Full Auto | Dragon Age Origins | The Witcher (Netflix) | The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) | Jesus Revolution 1:08:32 Jeff’s Quick Hits: AEW Fight Forever | Pikmin 4 demo | Skull Island (Netflix) 1:17:20 Kyle’s Quick Hits: Aliens Dark Descent | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | The Warrior (HBO) 1:31:14 Final Fantasy XVI - more thoughts after finishing the game 1:51:32 Game of the Year Watch - Favorite games of 2023 (so far)

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We have a LOT more to say about Final Fantasy XVI, but before we get to that, we talk about a few new releases from this past week: AEW Fight Forever, Dave the Diver, Pikmin 4 demo, new season of The Witcher (Netflix), and the new Indiana Jones movie. We also preview the upcoming games for the month of July and talk about a lot of recent gaming headlines.

1:30 AEW Fight Forever 23:00 Everybody 1-2-Switch! | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life 25:52 Pikmin 4 demo 29:00 Steam Summer Sale 30:37 Crime O’Clock | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 34:15 Dave the Diver 40:20 The Witcher season 3 - part 1 (Netflix) 51:30 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (movie) 1:01:28 July Gaming Preview 1:17:30 Headlines: Microsoft & Sony drama continues 1:35:27 Nintendo’s next console chatter 1:41:23 Atomic Heart DLC | AC Black Flag remake rumor | Other headlines 1:53:30 Quick Hits 2:11:40 Final Fantasy XVI - more impressions

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One of the biggest games of an already crowded 2023 is here, and we are ready to talk about it: Final Fantasy XVI. Also, we talk about Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation, Marvel’s Secret Invasion, The Bear on Hulu, and a ton of Steam Next Fest Demos. 1:25 Final Fantasy XVI 1:16:35 Crash Team Rumble 1:18:15 Headlines 1:27:45 MORE Microsoft & Sony drama 1:38:20 Metal Gear Solid Collection info & rumors 1:42:05 Nintendo Direct Reactions 2:13:13 Marvel’s Secret Invasion premiere 2:15:09 The Bear season 2 2:22:12 Quick Hits

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We have a lighter crew this week, but that doesn’t mean we have less to say! Lots of thoughts to share on the Final Fantasy 16 demo, the newest superhero movie The Flash, and the remaining news and game reveals of the Not-E3 week - including one of our favorites: Star Wars Outlaws from Ubisoft. 2:00 Final Fantasy XVI demo impressions 37:07 Layers of Fear 40:03 Jeff got a Xbox Series X 42:50 Other Smaller Games Out This Week 46:00 The Flash (new DC movie) 56:38 Best Trilogies in Gaming 1:09:35 Gaming News Headlines 1:14:23 Xbox Showcase Extended 1:24:48 Capcom Showcase 1:26:42 Ubisoft Forward 1:43:55 Black Mirror season 6 (Netflix) 1:48:39 Extraction 2 (Netflix movie) 1:55:11 Elemental (new Pixar movie) 2:01:33 Dan’s Quick Hits: Diablo IV, Zelda: TOTK, Barry (HBO) 2:04:40 Tim’s Quick Hits: Better Call Saul, Game Dev Tycoon 2:08:44 Jeff’s Quick Hits: Forza Horizon 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Ebenezer and the Invisible World, Diablo IV We are on YouTube! Check out the video version of the podcast (including more specific time stamps) along with other videos on our Current Gen Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CurrentGenPodcast Each week, the Current Gen Podcast will cover everything you need to know about Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo. We’d love your feedback & support! Head on over to https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/currentgen to leave us a message (which we may even include in an upcoming episode!) or support & share the show.