State of the Arc Podcast

Casen discusses some of his disappointment with Kingdom Hearts III, and Mike chirps in with a few jokes along the way. TIME CODES: 1. Witcher author lawsuit update (2:18) 2. Monster Hunter movie update (13:04) 3. Casen's issues with Kingdom Hearts III (18:36) 4. Community Stories (1:43:40) LINKS WE REFERENCED: Witcher Author Lawsuit Update: https://www.trueachievements.com/n36375/the-witcher-autho...

We discuss whether storytelling in video games is limited, the PS5’s rumored backwards compatibility, and much more! Time Codes: 1. PS Classic Now $50 On Amazon (0:48) 2. PS5 To Be Backwards Compatible With ALL Previous PS Consoles? (1:51) 3. Yasunori Mitsuda Doing A Chrono Cross 20th Anniversary Tour (5:27) 4. Another Eden - New Game From Chrono Writer (6:15) 5. Is Video Game Storytelling Limited...

We discuss Metroid Prime 4’s development trouble, how to properly adapt a video game to film, and our philosophy on what makes a good localization! Time Codes: 1. Cross Code Coming To Switch (1:30) 2. Metroid 4 Rebotting (4:10) 3. How To Adapt A Video Game To Film (20:17) 4. How Much Should Localization Change From Original Japanese? (1:36:27) Links We Referenced: Cross Code Coming To Switch: http...

We discuss the utility of silent protagonists and whether or not they "suck", narrative vs. world building and which is more important for RPGs, and how to become more social and gain confidence! Time Codes: 1. Why do silent protagonists suck? (9:01) 2. Narrative vs. world building (27:01) 3. How to become more social (49:19)

We discuss our thoughts on Kingdom Hearts as we prepare for a YouTube collaboration on Riconius’ YouTube channel. Subscribe to him if you’d like to see the discourse! https://www.youtube.com/user/ricardoantonioart Time Codes: 1. Bravely Default Announcement Coming In 2019? (2:53) 2. Bungie Leaves Activision (6:17) 3. Kingdom Hearts Discourse Preparatory Thoughts (13:03) 4. Community Stories (1:14:...

Today Mike discusses why it's so hard to understand the perspectives of other people, and why it leads so often to bitter debates over non-consequential issues like video games. Time Codes: 1. Nintendo President On The Future Of The Company - 6:20 2. Suikoden Review Progress/Discussion - 20:36 3. Why Do We Fight Over Video Games? - 40:03 4. Community Stories - 1:47:20 LINKS WE REFERENCED: Nintendo...

Today we're discussing the elements that go into designing a good tutorial! Time Codes: 1. Playstation Classic Price Drop (0:46) 2. What Makes A Good Tutorial? (7:50) 3. Community Stories (1:01:35) LINKS WE REFERENCED: Playstation Classic Price Cut: http://www.siliconera.com/2018/12/25/playstation-classic-price-drops-to-60-at-2-stores/ Extra Credits Tutorial Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Title Says It All

We discuss the challenges of non-linear storytelling, especially in games, as well as which stories we feel explore morality in interesting ways. Time Codes: 1. Kingdom Hearts III Leaked (1:03) 2. Monster Hunter World/Witcher 3 Collaboration (9:03) 3. Episode Ardyn Prologue Teaser Trailer (11:07) 4. Live Action Sonic Film Looks Wack (14:50) 5. The Challenges Of Non-Linear Storytelling In Games (24...

We discuss early thoughts on Smash Ultimate, and how much we hate the dismissive (and lazy) "you're blinded by nostalgia" argument. Time Codes: 1. Smash Ultimate Thoughts - 3:32 2. Are You Really Blinded By Nostalgia? - 24:43 3. Community Questions - 1:17:55

We discuss the “spirit” of the Lord of the Rings, how perfectly it was captured in The Fellowship Of The Ring, and whether it was successfully maintained in the sequels. TIME CODES: 1. Kingdom Hearts III Is Gold! - 1:09 2. Nintendo Updates Usage Guidelines - 16:10 3. When Does Narrative Become Necessary For Health? - 27:18 4. Why Fellowship Of The Ring Is The Best - 56:22 5. Community Stories - 1:...

Podcast Cancelled For This Week by Resonant Arc

We discuss character building--in particular what makes a 3-dimensional character and whether it is important to ALWAYS make your main character 3-dimensional. Is there ever a time when making your main character 2-dimensional is the right choice? Time Codes: 1. Playstation Skipping E3 2019 (1:16) 2. Devil May Cry Animated Series Coming To Netflix (10:25) 3. George R.R. Martin Explains Why Winds O...

We discuss the abundance of amnesia as a plot device in Asian media, and what makes good dialogue--in particular why dialogue in anime and JRPGs is often considered so 'cringey' to western ears. Timecodes: 1. Smash Ultimate Nintendo Direct (3:00) 2. End of the road for game consoles? (10:15) 3. MediEvil Remake (14:30) 4. FFXV 2nd Anniversary Debacle (18:41) 5. PS Classic Using Open Source Emulator...

Just some updates on the podcast. We've moved our hosting over to soundcloud and I'm trying to get all of our podcast apps updated with the new RSS. Some of them require that we have at least one upload so this is it!