Materia Possessions Imran Khan

Wow, we're back! We've gone to Summer Game Fest, gotten sick (unrelated), gotten better (related), and played some video games in the meantime! This week, Imran is joined by Natalie, Nerium, and Michael Higham to talk about going to Los Angeles for what used to be E3 and now isn't, the return of the Xenoblade Minute Brought to you by Natalie, and discussion of Final Fantasy XVI from GameSpot's reviewer himself.

We're back because we were really busy playing Tears of the Kingdom!

Considering that really all we've been doing the last few weeks is playing the new Legend of Zelda game, it makes sense this week's episode will be primarily focused on that. GameSpot's Michael Higham, Fanbyte's Mike Williams, and If Your Driving's John Warren join me to talk all about what I start the conversation with calling "maybe the best game I've ever played."

Minimal story spoilers, but lots of stories about things we've seen and done in the game.

If you're not big on Zelda or want to save it for later, there's a small bit of PlayStation Showcase discussion starting at 1:05:15.

It's like Princess Zelda says, "Link, come find me, on your favorite podcast RSS feed or app."

*rolls*



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Heh heh heh, got a selection of great gaming discussion for you here, stranger. What's that? You're not in the mood for simply running down what John, Mike, Imran, and Nere have been playing this week? Well, you're in luck! We've got diversions on sale, stranger! Ever wanted to here the group talk about the moral and ethical implications of piracy in a modern era? What about the actual end results of owning your own games? Heh heh heh.



If that doesn't do it for you, we've also got talk about Resident Evil 4, Jedi Fallen Order, Baldur's Gate, and more. We got a selection of nice games to talk about, stranger.

This week, a slightly smaller crew gets together because the universe has decided that Andrea and Natalie can never be on the same podcast. Natalie soldiers on despite this, though, and joins Imran and Michael Higham to talk hands-on impressions of Tekken 8 (in a segment we like to call Talkin' 8), Octopath Traveler II (in a segment we like to call Talktopath Traveler II), BugSnax, Vampire Survivors, Bear & Breakfast, Powerwash Simulator, and more. Of course, we also talk for a bit about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, ironically forget entirely about the Recall power, and ask the bravest question possible: is it weird to just like all the Zelda games?

This week, John, Andrea, and Nerium listen to Imran recount his food crimes in pursuit of a Diablo IV beta code. We also talk about Sons of the Forest, Final Fantasy Theatrhythm, Octopath Traveler II, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Is it a very easy Soulslike or a very difficult one? Or does the game itself have no idea what it actually wants to be? Also, where are all the Arby's?



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