Still Loading #312: Grand Soul Story w/ Chris Coplien

Episode two of Toriyama month is here and this week I am joined by Marc "Try4ce" Duddleston to talk about the second Dragon Quest game. Coming out less than a year after the original, Dragon Quest 2 was an insanely ambitious game that tried some cool new things and some not so cool new things. Try and I talk a lot about how the game plays and feels, it's story and it's vast open world Does this game hold up all these years later? Try and I do our best to answer that. Follow My Life in Gaming on Twitter! https://twitter.com/MyLifeInGaming Check out the Backloggery! https://backloggery.com/ Shout-out Song: Joyous Song Artist: Koichi Sugiyama Album: Dragon Quest 2 OST https://youtu.be/9yaNd6O5AfA?si=helAXMyy-nxUHypc End Song: A Lonley Youth Remix Artist: Broomietunes Album: N/A https://youtu.be/6eiHsgfJRcA?si=02wxFsqugVZOdanB Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

In honor of Akira Toriyama passing away this year I am dedicating a whole month of the show in his honor. The next 4 episodes of the podcast (including this one) will be dedicated to the legendary mangaka who helped shape so many childhoods all throught he lens of the games he worked on. I'm joined by Andre from Fine Time to kick it all off grand fashion by exploring the OG of all JRPGs, Dragon Quest. Does this game hold up all these years later? Is it a good entry point for those uninitated with the series? Check out this first episode for Toriyama Month to find out! Check out Fine Time over on Twitter! https://twitter.com/FineTimePodcast Shout-out Song: Alefgardian Ambience Artist: Vurez Album: N/A https://www.vurez.com/ End Song: Dragon Warrior (Overworld Remix) Artist: Kail200x Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5HlDfzXcx0 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Ganon is at it again in this new Zelda episode and this time is evil dasardly plan is to distract Link and Zelda with castle cleaning while he steals the Triforce. Will he suceed? Dexter Morrill is back to talk some more Zelda cartoon and boyyyy is this one something. Shout-out Song: Ballad of the Goddess Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/ End Song: Legend of Zelda Artist: Mikel Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

You're a guard for the kingdom of Herana, a bloody coup is happening and you narrowly escape through the sewers. You now need to meet up with your family by travleing west to a place called Yerdan. This is Grand Soul Story, a new indie RPG from solo developer Jeremy Reineck, and to break this whole thing down I am joined by my good friend Chris Coplien from the Retro Hangover podcast. For full disclosure we did recieve review copies of this game for review and overall? We had a good time! We talk about the battle mechanics, the visuals, the music, what it was like playing a game in early access and much more. There is a spoiler section in this episode which begins at 1:29:19. Check out Retro Hangover! https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Follow Moon Soul Studios who published Grand Soul Story! https://www.instagram.com/moonsoulgames/ Shout-out Song: The Southern Jungles Artist: Jeremy Reineck Album: Grand Soul Story OST https://youtu.be/WWI566bDgdE?si=z4ttNNx87dyu6O1C End Song: Madame Felix Artist: Jeremy Reineck Album: Grand Soul Story OST https://youtu.be/H2LphSP4nvs?si=0UFF0KGscGE8oLIz Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

What happens when you design a whole game around secrets? How do you make those secrets accessible but fair and challenging to discover? How to you pace out those discoveries to keep the player interested the whole way through? This week on the show I am joined by games journalist Jill Grodt of the Indie Informer to talk about a game that not only answers these questions but sets the standard for how to answer them. We are discussing the indie game Tunic, a wonderful action adventure game from solo game developer Andrew Shouldice and the Tunic Team. Jill and I break down this incredible game over 2 hours and still barely scratch the surface of what it has to offer. I don't normally say this in the episode description but this game is VERY much worth playing before you listen to this episode. Follow Jill on Twitter! https://twitter.com/finruin Check out the Indie Informer! https://twitter.com/Indie_Informer https://the-indie-in-former.com/ Shout-out Song: Memories of Memories Artist: Lifeformed x Janice Kwan Album: Tunic Soundtrack https://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/album/tunic-original-game-soundtrack End Song: Cheese Brickwall Artist: Malmen Album: Fakebit World https://malmenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fakebit-world Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Welcome to Cramalot! This month's look at the Super Mario Super Show features a sad eyed orphan, golden plungers and some wizard named Mervin. My co-host with the mo-host, Dexter Morrill, joins me to talk about the 2nd episode of the super show and it is a wild one. Follow Dexter on Twitter! https://twitter.com/DexterMorrill Shout-out Song: Underwater (Super Mario Bros) Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 2 https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/ End Song: Mushroom Bounce (Super Mario Bros) Artist: bLiNd Album: NESteryears https://gamechops.com/nesteryears/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Some games you play because they make your heart race in excitement, others are played to scare you out of your pants, but there are also a ton that are played because they relax you. I like wearing pants so I prefer the last one. This week on the show I am joined by author and games journalist Ryan Janes to discuss his recently released book "The Most Relaxing Video Games". We talk about his inspiration for the book, his selection process and also what his preferred medium to color with is! Make sure you go check out Ryan and his book in the links below. Follow Ryan on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ryryjanes Buy Ryan's book! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Most-Relaxing-Video-Games-Hardback/p/49034 Shout-out Song: Azalea Town Artist: Helynt Album: Super Lofi World 3 https://gamechops.com/slw3/ End Song: Welcome to KremKroc Industries Artist: Joshua Morse Album: Chip Funk https://gamechops.com/chip-funk/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

The Sega Genesis is a special console. It was one of the first video game consoles I ever played and so I have a lot of fond memories surrounding it. Joining me today is my friend G to the Next Level to talk all about a current project he's working on called "Growing Up Genesis" which is a look at the entire North American Sega Genesis library. We talk about his inspiration for the series, the struggles of being a Sega content creator and much more. If you are a Sega fan make sure you check this one out! Follow G on Twitter! https://twitter.com/GtoTheNextLevel Check out his YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@GtotheNextLevel Watch his Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/gtothenextlevel Shout-out Song: Special Stage (from Sonic 3) Artist: Player 2 Album: Spindash 3 https://gamechops.com/spindash-3/ End Song: Tropical Resort (from Sonic Colors) Artist: Hyper Potions Album: Spindash 2 https://gamechops.com/spindash2/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

It's another Patreon poll episode! For this episode my patrons had me play Zillion for the Sega Master System and boy howdy it's a game. I'm joined by Coury from My Life in Gaming and Tiger Chainsaw (check out his YouTube channel!) to talk about Sega's version of Metroid/Impossible Mission. It's a game that had a lot of promise but we were mixed on it's execution. We also take some time to talk about the anime the game is based on. If you would like to help choose future topics for the show as well, join the Still Loading Podcast Patreon and vote in the quaterly polls! Check out everyone's YouTubes/Podcasts below! Heres My Question for You Podcast https://linktr.ee/heresmypodcast My Life in Gaming https://www.youtube.com/@mylifeingaming TigerChainsaw https://www.youtube.com/@TigerChainsawVideoGames Shout-out Song: Zillion Theme Sega Master System Artist: Tokuhiko Uwabo / Yoshiaki Kiuchi / Shingo Kobayashi / Jun Irie Album: Zillion SMS Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsE42YRtws End Song: Zillion Theme (Pure Stone) Artist: Yoshiaki Kiuchi Album: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6zdonhQSEk Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Not ONLY are Dexter Morrill and I covering the Super Mario Super Show but we are also doing the Legend of Zelda cartoon! This was my (Josh's) first time watching the cartoon in earnest and man..... I got opinions. But since the Zelda cartoon aired right after Super Show it felt right to cover it. Join Dex and I's foray into animated Hyrule and all that it entails. How much will Zelda need to excuse Link!? Why is Link so a creep!? Listen and find out! Shout-out Song: Fairy Fountain Artist: Mikel Album: Zelda & Chill https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/ End Song: Hyrule Palace Artist: Dj Jo Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed/ Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod