Final Fantasy Adventure and the Meaning of Retro
"Palm trees.... and 8."
This week, Dean refuses to stop saying "Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden," Tom wants everyone to feel sad, and the guys record a 3-hour podcast after deleting the first 2 hours of aimless conversation. Calculated.
We discuss what it means to be a "retro" game, the "right" way to release content over time, and the difference between series reboots that try to "remake" their franchise versus "re-imagining" them (and which one the new Battletoads game will be).
Later, we trash Final Fantasy Adventure before ultimately admitting we both loved it, 80-page manual…
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