8-4 Play 6/14/2024: VANIA MANIA

All killa no filla: Metaphor, Monster Hunter Wilds, Nintendo Music app, Vampire Survivors' Castlevania DLC, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Switch 2 news and more! 00:57 – Nicknames 04:32 – Pokémon TCG Pocket 17:56 – Monster Hunter Wilds 44:38 – Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania 49:58 – Metaphor: ReFantazio 56:10 – News: Switch 2 backwards compatibility, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and more!

Rise and shine, kids—Halloween’s on the way, but not before we dabble in first impressions of Silent Hill 2, last (?) impressions of Echoes of Wisdom, and the start of our ongoing coverage of Nintendo’s hot new hardware! (Alarmo, duh.) Time — Topic Discussed 01:06 – Nicknames 14:46 – Silent Hill 2 remake 24:12 – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 42:10 – Lunar: Silver Star Story 49:42 – World of Warcraft 56:30 – Nintendo Alarmo 1:20:37 – News: Sakurai’s Creating Games concludes, an EGM Kickstarter, and more!

The TGS dust has settled and it's back to normal over here—normal as in, Nintendo announcing stuff mere hours after we record. We'll have to hit snooze on the alarm clock chatter, but we can try and keep you awake with thoughts on Echoes of Wisdom, Until Dawn, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and some news instead??   Time — Topic Discussed 00:52 — Nicknames 12:16 — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 26:12 — Metaphor ReFantazio impressions 28:18 — Until Dawn impressions 35:03 — News: Halo, UBISOFT, 8-4's birthday and more!

Tokyo Game Show! State of Play! Monster Hunter Wilds! Pirates in Hawaii! Metal Gear Delta! Tons of special guests! Exclamation Points! Time — Topic Discussed 01:49 — Nicknames 06:05 — Show Floor Impressions 12:38 — Neva 15:56 — Demonschool 20:23 — Love Eternal & Nightmare Operator 24:16 — Professor Layton & Inazuma Eleven 29:30 — Monster Hunter Wilds 41:21 — Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Space Marine 2, Dome-King Cabbage & Sonic Rumble 59:22 — Clock Tower: Rewind 1:01:37 — Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake & Monster Hunter Wilds 1:15:03 — Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 1:23:54 — News: State of Play, Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed, and more! 2:04:53 — TGS Merch Hauls

You take the old (Dragon Slayer, Aria of Sorrow), you take the new (Astro Bot, UFO 50), you speculate and talk some news (PS5 Pro, Palworld litigation, new Switch rumors, etc.)--the podcast life. (repeat) The podcast life~ ♪ 01:11 — Nicknames 06:00 — Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 16:20 — ASTRO BOT 26:36 — The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ 35:04 — UFO 50 38:38 — Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 41:56 — News: PS5 Pro, Switch 2 rumors, Nintendo sues Pocket Pair, and more!

Castlevanias! Eldens Rings! Some random Dragon Ball game! Nintendo stuff, oh yes! Concord stoppage, oh no! Hey! Listen!! Time — Topic Discussed 01:46 — Nicknames 10:57 — Castlevania Dominus Collection 20:14 — Elden Ring 32:50 — DRAGON BALL PROJECT: Multi 34:19 — News: Nintendo Indie World/Partner Direct recap, Sony price hike, and more!

A news-heavy episode on all the happenings out of Gamescom (ok mostly just Monster Hunter Wilds, 'cause hey, it's us) and extended thoughts on the Nintendo Museum (again, what did you expect?).   01:15 – Nicknames 08:47 – News: Gamescom, the Nintendo Museum, and more!  

Pour a tall glass of lemonade and join us on the porch for lazy summer ramblings re: Monster Hunter Wilds, the new season of Apex Legends, and various other bits of "trash talk."   Time — Topic Discussed 01:06 – Nicknames 16:46 – Apex Legends 26:55 – Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 35:00 – Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked 50:03 – News: Bungie, Game Informer, and some Monster Hunter Wilds

A bit of BitSummit, more Erdtree gab, Power Pros baseball banter, Nintendo World Championships chat, and (most importantly!) Garigari-kun and other tips on how to beat the Tokyo summer heat. Time — Topic Discussed 00:46 — Nicknames 17:10 — Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 34:10 — Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 38:12 — News: EVO, Emio revealed, Halo TV show cancelled, and more! 53:07 — Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (and more news!)

More of our (mostly spoiler-free) ongoing Elden Ring DLC discussion, including difficulty (or lack thereof?), vertically-challenged maps, and messaging etiquette — served up with a side of news. Time — Topic Discussed 09:04 — Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 1:08:30 — Zenless Zone Zero 1:11:04 — Pikmin 4 1:14:00 — News: GamePass price hike, Nintendo teases Emio, and more!