06 - Invisible Televisions

Wow, we're back! We've gone to Summer Game Fest, gotten sick (unrelated), gotten better (related), and played some video games in the meantime! This week, Imran is joined by Natalie, Nerium, and Michael Higham to talk about going to Los Angeles for what used to be E3 and now isn't, the return of the Xenoblade Minute Brought to you by Natalie, and discussion of Final Fantasy XVI from GameSpot's reviewer himself.

We're back because we were really busy playing Tears of the Kingdom! Considering that really all we've been doing the last few weeks is playing the new Legend of Zelda game, it makes sense this week's episode will be primarily focused on that. GameSpot's Michael Higham, Fanbyte's Mike Williams, and If Your Driving's John Warren join me to talk all about what I start the conversation with calling "maybe the best game I've ever played." Minimal story spoilers, but lots of stories about things we've seen and done in the game. If you're not big on Zelda or want to save it for later, there's a small bit of PlayStation Showcase discussion starting at 1:05:15. It's like Princess Zelda says, "Link, come find me, on your favorite podcast RSS feed or app."

*rolls* You got a 5-star podcast! Thanks to your generous contribution of Materia Possessions Bucks (MPB), you have won a podcast of the highest SSRR rarity. In this podcast, Imran, Michael, Andrea, and Mike talk about the latest gacha game from Hoyoverse, Honkai Star Rail. Andrea then talks about Roots of Pacha, which can be reductively boiled down "Stardew with cavemen." Imran and Mike also talk about Jedi Survivor and the struggle between delineating between a great game with several pain points. Now roll again for even better podcasts!

Heh heh heh, got a selection of great gaming discussion for you here, stranger. What's that? You're not in the mood for simply running down what John, Mike, Imran, and Nere have been playing this week? Well, you're in luck! We've got diversions on sale, stranger! Ever wanted to here the group talk about the moral and ethical implications of piracy in a modern era? What about the actual end results of owning your own games? Heh heh heh. If that doesn't do it for you, we've also got talk about Resident Evil 4, Jedi Fallen Order, Baldur's Gate, and more. We got a selection of nice games to talk about, stranger.

This week, a slightly smaller crew gets together because the universe has decided that Andrea and Natalie can never be on the same podcast. Natalie soldiers on despite this, though, and joins Imran and Michael Higham to talk hands-on impressions of Tekken 8 (in a segment we like to call Talkin' 8), Octopath Traveler II (in a segment we like to call Talktopath Traveler II), BugSnax, Vampire Survivors, Bear & Breakfast, Powerwash Simulator, and more. Of course, we also talk for a bit about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, ironically forget entirely about the Recall power, and ask the bravest question possible: is it weird to just like all the Zelda games?

This week, John, Andrea, and Nerium listen to Imran recount his food crimes in pursuit of a Diablo IV beta code. We also talk about Sons of the Forest, Final Fantasy Theatrhythm, Octopath Traveler II, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Is it a very easy Soulslike or a very difficult one? Or does the game itself have no idea what it actually wants to be? Also, where are all the Arby's? Go to ProseKhans.com to help contribute to keeping this podcast alive.

Materia Possessions is back after a short hiatus for people to do things like research books and play Final Fantasy XVI. In this episode, Imran, Michael Higham, Nerium Strom, and Mike Williams get together to talk about playing the newest Final Fantasy game. We also get a little choked up talking about Space for the Unbound, get fired up about Like a Dragon: Ishin, and pontificate on what Monster Hunter could learn from Wild Hearts. Go to ProseKhans.com to help contribute to keeping this podcast alive.

Welcome to Materia Possessions! This week, Nerium, Andrea, and Imran talk about finishing Fire Emblem Engage, the Simon's Quest-ness of Infernax, Hi-Fi Rush, Magic the Gathering, Persona 3 Portable, and even a weird digression into Big Bang Theory. Why? I assure you that none of us know. The crew also covers this week's Nintendo Direct and talks a bit about how the $70 video game price is coming for us no matter what we do about it.

It's Materia Possessions time, maybe the most popular gaming podcast in New Zealand! This week, John, Natalie, Mike Williams, and Imran get together to speak about Forspoken, engage about Fire Emblem Engage, and....season about Season. Is the clowning on Forspoken's dialogue justified? Does Fire Emblem Engage have what it takes to stand among the series' best? Could Season genuinely be a transformative experience? Listen to the podcast this week and find out! Remember, you keep this podcast going with your contributions to the Prose & Khans patreon on http://www.prosekhans.com.

It's the first Materia Possessions of the year! New year, new you, and hopefully one of your resolutions is to listen to your favorite gaming pals talk about what games they have been playing over the holiday break. Before that, though, we have a report about the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas. Smart lawnmowers are the future, apparently!