Nathan Lamb

Choice Media Pod

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This is podcast dedicated to the great stories, the ones that really mattered. You know, comic books, literature, movies, video games, and everything in between. Your host, Nathan, is a writer/media professional who earned a degree in literature a billion years ago, and loves examining great stories through that lens. I'll also have guests sometimes too! This is also the home of the Amazing Gamers podcast, my original show that was focused on video games (but constantly went off topic, hence the change)...

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Nathan Lamb

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Final Fantasy 7: catching up on the lore; misunderstandings, and mixed media surrounding this beloved game. 30.04.2025 1:32:40

For this episode of Amazing Gamers we assembled a crack team of Final Fantasy 7 experts to discuss the sprawling lore of that world, how that impacts the Remake trilogy so far, and why it matters so much to us. Nathan discusses his strange journey with FF7 and meeting Gwent Champ through a goofy engagement post. FACTS/@damn-the-writer.bsky.social digs into the interesting development history of FF...

The Joy of Talking Games; Loving Persona, exploring the Kingdom Hearts to Persona pipeline (which may extend to Trails someday). 22.04.2025 47:32

The Amazing Gamers podcast welcomes a true master builder of good takes: Sophie (@Jxnkis on Bluesky). We compared notes on how we discovered the Persona series, and touched on my Moments of Truth series that takes deep dives into the social links of Persona 4. We also discussed how Persona games never really become obsolete (they’re all worth playing, even if it means digging out the PS3). Sophie...

Persona 3 is Focused on Mortality, but Completely Life Affirming; How Writing from the Heart led to an Impactful Connection 07.04.2025 25:03

Adam from What Could Be Gaming joins the Amazing Gamers podcast to discuss Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Nathan discusses writing from the heart and impactful connections. Nathan marks two years of writing about video games-- and how it all started with being completely destroyed by the ending of Persona 3 (thank you Atlus!). That first essay submits that Persona 3 is focused on death, yet completel...

Theories on why Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth > Remake, Identifying with Persona 4 07.04.2025 45:18

Nathan finally meets longtime social friend Aly AKA HighlyGinger IRL! We discuss which Persona 4 characters we identify with, why we enjoyed Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth much more than Remake, recent wins in our life, and the evolutionary roots of friendship.

Going next level on the convention scene, family bonding through Octopath Traveler 2, and Trails from Zero 07.04.2025 35:55

Nintendo Force Staff Writer Maggie Jones Lutey (AKA AvengerMags) joins host Nathan Lamb for the debut episode of the Amazing Gamers. We look ahead to Pax East and plan awesome cospays. Maggie discusses what it's like to go next level with the con scene through volunteering and more. We also share our recent wins: Nathan bonding with his son over Octopath Traveler 2, and Maggie learning more about...