No way. I have it on good authority that that guy is a weakling.

Hey, don’t bash that guy’s review! He might kick your ass!

MUCH better than the first tard of a FFXIII-2 review!

Near constant checkpoint-style autosaves are actually a product of this generation. There were many PS2 JRPGs, not to mention PS1 (cough), that required frequent saves. Maybe some of those had retry options for major battles, but I can’t think of many that did at the moment.

I do recall, however, going back to play some RPG on the PS2. Then it got late, I yawned a bit and simply turned off the system. Then stared at it in disbelief that I had done such a stupid thing.

XIII-2 is amazing.

Stop reminding me that I have to finish this game!

@RBK: It’s definitely built on the principle of SNES JRPGs. Remember when we used to have to SAVE ALL THE TIME? Things today are far more forgiving.

This isn’t From Dust, Dan!

@Slab I can be anyone I want to be!!

A fairly serious scene, followed by a dungeon-crawl with little motivation, followed by a fake wedding. The plot in this game is a wreck.

Embedded hyperlinks…what devilry is this!?

Here’s a link to the Sonic 2006 Let’s Play mentioned in the podcast.

@SN – Good point about JRPG battle systems. I mean, I kinda like it in Wild Arms because it gives a challenge in a game that I’m otherwise finding pretty easy (where are you dying, RBK?), but the system is definitely not what it is supposed to be when it’s just one character.

You’re not Gandalf, Blitz. Stop it.

I agree with Beowulf! He’s ripped himself from ancient pages and jumped across centuries to bring us this important message!

@Beowulf: I agree, Pierson’s outtakes were terrible!

Thanks a lot @Beowulf, now @Lusipurr thinks I’m you.

@Beowulf You don’t like my outtakes?!?!?!?

@SN You won’t fight me though!

@Lusipurr NO!

There should be more outtakes in the new podcast.

Pierson, you put the ‘tardy’ in retardy!

@Blitzmage: IS THERE NO END TO YOUR EXCUSES!?

You didn’t have to add me to the podcast. I even told you I wasn’t going to be there.

@Blitzmage: Which is apparently when it is too late to be of any use to anyone.

I only arrive precisely when I mean to!