Hero With 1000 Potions

With Season 2 around the corner, Nate and Tyler discuss the additional post-game chapter of Xenoblade Chronicles, available only on Xenoblade's Definitive Edition release. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #039

Alvis blows our minds, Shulk answers the ultimate question, and we glimpse into the lives of our heroes in a post-Zanza reality. After, Nate & Tyler reveal plans for the podcast's second season. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #038

Dickson gets swole, the gang breaks orbit, and Zanza loses his divine providence. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #037

Nate gives his top reasons to play this Final Fantasy 7 prequel story, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Originally released on the Playstation Portable in 2007, this game is being re-released for most modern devices - Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. This action RPG follows the exploits of Zack Fair in his journey to rise the ranks to SOLDIER 1ST CLA...

Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Hylics 2 in a blind playthrough. Hylics 2 is a psychedelic, posthuman turn-based RPG where we plunge into a mesmerizing world of surreal monsters and likeable weirdos. Released in 2020, Hylics 2 is an altogether fascinating and very original gaming experience whose unforgettable creatures are brought to life by stop-motion animation, 3D-scanne...

Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Hylics 2 in a blind playthrough. Hylics 2 is a psychedelic, posthuman turn-based RPG where we plunge into a mesmerizing world of surreal monsters and likeable weirdos. Released in 2020, Hylics 2 is an altogether fascinating and very original gaming experience whose unforgettable creatures are brought to life by stop-motion animation, 3D-scanne...

Nate and Tyler have the flu, so we're running some non-Xenoblade content that's ready to publish while we recover. Relevant links mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/@gunbladeguys   https://www.twitch.tv/nate_grey_  

We decide that rebuilding Colony 6, catching up with Tyrea, investigating new areas, unlocking Heart-to-Heart events, and running other peoples' errands are more important than saving the world, but you knew that already. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #033

Nate takes a few moments to discuss why RPG fans should take a look at the newly remade classic masterpiece Tactics Ogre Reborn. Available 11/11/2022 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #032

Dickson leads the second siege of Colony 6, the gang embarks on a Fantastic Voyage, and Lorithia shows us the meaning of pain. Also Nate gets fired. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #031

In the game's penultimate chapter, the Monado Boy becomes a Monado Man, Zanza's got plan-zas, and Lorithia feeds the Mogwais after midnight. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #030

Egil turns the 2nd Battle of Sword Valley upside-down, Mechonis gets Junks in the trunk, and Dickson blows away the competition. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #029

What's it like to work in video games? Join us as we get to know the professional life and perspectives of an Activision software engineer who has worked on several AAA titles including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, and more. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #028

Fiora'Neth unlocks titanic history, Egil lives rent-free in Mechonis' head, and Reyn steals 'ya girl for good. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #027

We witness some of the most head-scratching cutscenes yet, meet Egil's sister, and climb Mechonis' cavernous torso. Meanwhile the second Battle of Sword Valley has begun. This episode is dedicated to Olive. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #026

Part 2! As Bionis forces plan their assault, Nate & Tyler endure a volley of Fallen Arm cutscenes and quests. Next we gain a "foothold" into Mechonis' robotic interior via a towering clockwork facility inside its leg. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #025

As Bionis forces plan their assault, Nate & Tyler endure a volley of Fallen Arm cutscenes and quests. Next we gain a "foothold" into Mechonis' robotic interior via a towering clockwork facility inside its leg. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #024

After a cryptic flashback, our characters awake in a foreign land and share tender moments with one another before discovering a secret village of strange yet familiar creatures. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #023

Ether goes in, but what comes out? Shulk and the gang discover the purpose of Galahad Fortress and make a desperate, final attempt to recover Fiora Face from Egil's control. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #022

The gang crosses the land bridge linking Bionis to Mechonis in search of Galahad Fortress where Gold Face has taken Face Nemesis and discovers a secret ether operation along the way. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #021

Title says it all. We'll be back with our Sword Valley episode soon!

We descend Valak Mountain by slope, slide, and ice bridge to investigate a familiar temple and brave a standoff in the snow at the gateway to Sword Valley. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #020

Nate and Tyler break down the cutscenes that play out before the group departs the Imperial Capital. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #019

As a mechon assault besieges the High Entia homeland, Emperor Sorean sets out to awaken the secret captive of Prison Island. This grim oubliette floating above the Eryth Sea becomes the setting for an ominous and fateful showdown. Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation #018

Is it an audio book? A travel journal? … For a video game!? In this special episode Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of EarthBound Beginnings (aka Mother), a quirky and postmodern RPG released on the Nintendo Famicom in 1989. Join us for moment-by-moment descriptions, commentary, jokes, in-game music, and some surprises along the way. Fans of the Mother series, Undertale, or ret...