Fine Time – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Devil May Cry has been an institution for what is now decades, and the original is the zeitgeist of what is now known as the character action game. Andre is joined by Matt of the "Fun" and Games Podcast to talk about their memories and give a overarching view of the PlayStation 2 trilogy of DMC: the good, the bad, and the badass!

Find all of Matt's various projects at https://djstormageddon.com/

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[00:00] Intro

[01:35] Matt and Their Projects

[06:25] Our Beginnings As Capcom Fans and DMC Fans

[16:03] Our Tastes In The Early 2000s

[22:42] Dante

[29:32] The New Standard In Action

[33:51] Devil May Cry

[57:30] Devil May Cry 2

[01:17:19] Devil May Cry 3

[01:38:08] Would Hideki Kamiya Come Back to DMC?

[01:42:30] Bye!

Andre is joined by Thrak again to polish off the BioShock trilogy with the final entry, BioShock Infinite. A source of controversy upon its release, but has time changed its message? We dive into the characters, events, and the depictions of racism presented to us in this wile ride. Thanks for listening!

This episode contains discussion of racial slurs that were said and not said in the dialogue. Don't say we didn't warn you!

This is part of a three-part series covering the BioShock trilogy. If you haven't heard the first two parts yet, you can hear our discussion on BioShock here, and our discussion on BioShock 2 here.

Hear Thrak on The 3DO Experience right here

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[00:00] Spoiler Warning and Content Warning

[01:43] Intro and Production History

[06:22] Overall Thoughts and What We Knew Beforehand

[12:18] Beginning and Early Moments

[27:22] The Common Gamer's Perspective

[31:52] Action, Gunplay, and Level Design

[39:54] More Racism!

[49:48] Elizabeth

[54:13] Even More Racism!

[01:06:51] The Racism Exhibit

[01:10:50] The Resistance

[01:23:34] Later Moments and Overall Thoughts

[01:32:59] Ending

[01:42:47] Burial At Sea DLC

[01:52:39] Bye!

On our final episode of Cinematic Platformer Paradise, Andre and Steve take a trip to the PlayStation era and play one of the last games of its kind, Heart of Darkness. Does this late-era cinematic platformer impress, or is it a dud? Listen and find out!

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Forspoken, Diablo 4 beta, Redfall and Microsoft's current strategy, our thoughts on launch lineups of the past are all in this new Big Deal. Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[03:57] Andre beat Forspoken

[18:27] Steve played through Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

[26:13] Kevin on the Diablo 4 Beta

[39:15] Kevin's gripes with Everybody's Golf

[42:19] Break #1

[44:00] The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Did We Like It?

[01:02:51] Did Miyamoto hint at a new Mario game coming soon?

[01:05:54] Is Sony working on a new handheld called Q Lite?

[01:09:47] Redfall at 30fps and Starfield speculation

[01:14:42] Kevin's quick thoughts on E3 dying

[01:15:41] Break #2

[01:17:15] Place Your Bets!

[01:29:17] Launch Lineup Hot Takes

[01:49:21] Outro

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In 1995, for unknown reasons, Capcom licensed out Darkstalkers to an Amercian animation studio to produce 13 episodes of complete trash. Let us regale you with tales of the horrors contained within so you don't have to watch it yourself!

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Steve and Andre talk about Forspoken, Exoprimal, MultiVersus, E3, and more on this fresh All American Edition of Fine Time. John Wick 4 is at the end for easy spoiler avoidance! Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[03:51] Steve played Toem

[8:44] Andre is closing in on Octopath Traveler II

[12:01] Andre played the early moments of Forspoken

[23:24] Exoprimal Beta: Was it good?

[33:40] Break #1

[37:11] Did MultiVersus focus on the wrong audience?

[51:23] E3 is dead, right?

[01:00:03] Tears of the Kingdom gameplay impressions

[01:09:31] Break #2

[01:10:48] John Wick 4 (WARNING: FULL SPOILERS)

[01:38:10] Outro

Steve and Andre do a deep dive into what they've been playing recently on Nintendo Switch Online, including their likes, their dislikes, and plenty of debate on what they agree and disagree on.

[00:00] Intro

[04:50] Games We've Been Playing (Dig Dug 2, Contra Hard Corps, Castlevania Bloodlines, Fire n' Ice, Earthbound Beginnings, Shinobi 3, Mega Man: The Wily Wars, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)

[30:01] Break #1

[31:05] Import Report (StarFox 64, Rushing Beat [Rival Turf], Puyo Puyo [Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine], Wave Race 64, Umihara Kawase, Harvest Moon, Custom Robo, Sin and Punishment)

[49:32] Recommended Games (Psycho Dream, Operation Logic Bomb, Spanky's Quest, Sword of Vermillion, Nightshade, Gargoyle's Quest, Demon's Crest, MUSHA)

[01:11:11] Break #2

[01:02:30] Sorry, But I Don't Get It (Dynamite Headdy, Alien Soldier, Joe & Mac 2, Congo's Caper, Altered Beast, Alone In the Dark: The New Nightmare)

[01:17:11] In Defense of Yoshi's Story

[01:24:02] In Defense of Banjo-Kazooie

[01:29:06] What do we want to see on the service next?

[01:35:30] Outro

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Metroid Prime Remastered, Starfield and Suicide Squad delays, 'JRPG' as a loaded term, and so much more in our new Big Deal. Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[02:17] Kevin played Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

[16:39] Metroid Prime Remastered : Does it hold up?

[36:33] Break #1

[37:37] Were Starfield and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League afraid of Tears of the Kingdom?

[43:20] Sony vs. Microsoft and the battle for Call of Duty, Pt. 68

[49:55] Yoshi-P's dislike of the term 'JRPG' and the era that derided them

[01:10:45] Break #2

[01:11:35] Name As Many Things As You Can In 45 Seconds (Working Title)

[01:22:54] Nintendo Switch Online Breaking News!!!!

[01:24:03] Favorite PS1 game?

[01:26:07] Old technology and the Toys To Life market

[01:33:24] They can't kill Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Remake... right?

[01:38:16] Kevin's spoiler-free thoughts on HBO's The Last of Us

[01:40:52] Outro

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The PokéPals are back! Steve, Vin, and Ampy chat about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's initial hype, what they liked and didn't like, and their hopes for the franchise's future. Spoilers abound!

[00:00] Intro

[01:30] The initial reveal

[05:00] Pre-release announcements

[10:30] Ed Sheeran ...?!

[13:55] Terastallization -- Great for marketing?

[16:15] Customization -- Everybody is going to school

[20:30] Expectations?

[21:55] We dodged the leaks

[23:55] How did we start our Treasure Hunt?

[28:40] What did this game do well?

[31:15] Favorite story arcs?

[38:45] Quality of life improvements

[40:15] We (mostly) like how these raids got amped up

[46:15] What did it not do so well?

[49:00] Oh boy, that graphical performance

[52:10] Oh boy, those menus

[55:30] The pacing: could we really play how we wanted to?

[59:00] Oh no, the end game

[1:06:35] They tossed out some options

[1:11:11] Is it interesting going to school in-game?

[1:15:20] Are these towns exciting?

[1:20:15] Those bangin' tunes

[1:25:00] Which Pokemon did we like?

[1:30:50] Which Pokemon did we NOT like?

[1:35:55] Paldea sure has a lot of these kinds/types of Pokemon

[1:37:45] Which Pokemon teams did we settle on?

[1:43:55] How about those Paldean forms?

[1:47:55] Did we experience any insane glitches?

[1:54:20] Would we still have preferred this over the usual Pokémon experience?

[1:56:55] Do you think this game gives us any idea what to expect for future generations?

[1:59:45] Why play this if you've done other Pokémon games?

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Ampy: @ampyluxe

Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe, Minit, Hogwarts Legacy, State of Play, Nintendo quarterly sales figures, a game of Pokemon: Real or Fake?, what we want to see in a Switch successor and more are all in this new episode! Here's the rundown:

[00:00] Intro

[04:45] Andre played Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

[13:41] Steve and Andre played Minit

[20:34] Kevin finishes Hogwarts Legacy

[27:06] Break #1

[29:20] Nintendo is skipping E3 2023. Should Microsoft take advantage?

[36:35] Latest Nintendo software sales figures

[44:20] State of Play Recap (PSVR 2, Tchia, Humanity, Baldur's Gate 3, Viewfinder, Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League)

[58:24] Pokemon Presents Recap (Pokemon Sleep is real!!)

[01:01:21] Break #2

[01:02:24] Pokemon: Real or Fake? (Bear Edition)

[01:11:48] What do you want to see or not see in a successor to Switch? (Twitter Mailbag)

[01:35:55] Outro

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