S.P.C.A.C. (Seriously Pointless Conversations About Culture)

It's Titan Juice Time , Batman Arkham Asylum

Vito (Not Your Father's Movies podcast) joins me in this week's episode to reminisce about one of our favorite Batman games, Rocksteady Studios initial foray into the Batman universe, Batman: Arkham Asylum.  
In this episode Vito and I discuss the many reasons why this game set the industry standard for open world games and really helped thrust Batman from the big screen onto home consoles everywhere. You'll hear us talk why this isn't necessarily just a Batman game, this is a Batman's Rogues Gallery game that has Batman in it. We go head long into this world that Rocksteady created with fervor and zeal, and hopefully do it a bit of justice critiquing it in the process. 
Please enjoy this week's episode.
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KnockOut! Cuphead

James and I discuss his slight distaste for the smash hit from Studio MDHR, Cuphead. This fast paced side scrolling shooter has won the love and respect of many who have played it, but it has also earned their ire. This was the game that the Moldenhauer brothers took a chance on and won big, pouring their love and passion into this game that took them around seven years to complete.  
 
Why does James poopoo this game and why does this one give me the dopamine hit that crave so much? Find out this in this week's episode. Please enjoy. 
#Cuphead #StudioMDHR #runandgun #Knockout #podcast
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Dobby is a Free Elf!!! Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Jackie joins me in reminiscing about one of our favorite franchises ever, the Harry Potter series. In this episode we continue the series by discussing the second book of the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We discuss what made this book such an excellent sequel to the first book, and what made it stand out in the series.  We also talk about what it would be like to have a redneck Salazar Slytherin.....awkward.  
Enjoy.
#HarryPotter #ChamberofSecrets #podcast #HPfans #parseltongue
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Get Excited!!! We talk Dr. Stone

James and I talk about the smash hit from writer Riichiro Inagaki and artist Boichi. If you enjoy anime that starches that itch for being a little bit zany, and a whole lot of fun, we think this might be the anime for you. James and I enjoy ourselves as we talk about what makes this an excellent anime with decent shelf life ahead of itself. We also briefly talk about the Steam Summer Sale.
Please enjoy.
#DrStone #Inagaki #Boichi #anime #Japanese
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You want me to grow rice? Sakuna of Rice and Ruin

James and I talk about one of his top games of Spring 2021 so far Sakuna of Rice and Ruin. This delightfully fun rice grower simulator mixed with action platforming areas, truly makes for a fun and interesting take on a coming of age story for a Japanese Goddess. 
James highly suggests you buy this one, as it is an independent studio two developers that made this one all by themselves. 
#Sakuna #orRice&Ruin #EdelweissStudios #indiedeveloper #videogame 
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A Boomer game, get off my lawn. Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings

James and I contemplate how old we've gotten along with mentioning an oldie, but a goodie, Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings.  
We discuss how this real time strategy pc game pushed the RTS genre into what it looks like today. It showed us a nice blend of history along with fun RTS multiplayer games. It also allowed James to build a DeathStar in the Galaxy at War rip off of AoE 2.  
We hope you enjoy this episode. 
#AgeofEmpires2HD #AOE2 #Microsoft #EnsembleStudios #RTS #pcgames
 
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The Law of Equivalent Trade: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Kelly, James, and I talk about the hit anime series, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. We talk about the beginnings and growth of this incredibly heartfelt anime that starts when two brothers, Alphonse and Edward, make a terrible mistake trying to bring their mother back from the dead using alchemy. 
This anime sits near the top of our anime lists, as it has brought us much joy and thoughtful evenings as we watched it with friends.  We hope you enjoy this roundtable of discussion as much as we did.
#FMA #FullmetalAlchemist #anime #shonen #HiromuArakawa
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Do you like Emo Chaos Gods? Dishonored

Vito from NYFM joins me again to converse about the wonderful Arkane Studios video game, Dishonored. Dishonored was released in 2012 and is much loved by fans throughout the world. Its blending of action and stealth, meld well with the chaos system that the studio developed for the game.  This is truly Arkane's standout performance, before a somewhat decline in critical success. Even with this Vito and I talk about what has made us come back to this game more than once, on more than one console. 
Please join as we talk Dishonored. 
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I would like a catsquirrel, please. Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind

We go into the proto Studio Ghilbi film Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind, created by the founder of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki. In this episode Jackie and I discuss our love for this wonderfully beautiful and thought out film, that strives towards authentic storytelling that is coupled with the breathtaking art of the Studio Ghibli crew. 
Come and enjoy with us the glorious masterpiece which is Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind.
#Nausicaa #ValleyoftheWind #StudioGhibli #HayaoMiyazaki #film #anime 
 
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I will give you Worms! We talk Earwig and the Witch.

What makes a good Studio Ghibli film? Is it art direction, or maybe a heartfelt story?  Well if that's what makes a good film, Jackie and I agree that this film doesn't have it. Earwig and the Witch is a mess of half hearted movements and small tentative steps from a director trying to exit his father's shadow. Although the movie isn't a complete waste of time to watch, I can say we will not be making this a regular family watch.
Now come and listen as Jackie and I talk about Earwig and the Witch from Studio Ghibli and Gorō Miyazaki.
#StudioGhibli #EarwigandTheWitch #anime #film
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