Retronauts Micro Episode 7 - early access
Added 2015-02-18 20:15:39 +0000 UTCHi everyone, sorry for the tardiness with this one... and for the iffy sound quality. Both issues can be chalked up to the fact that I temporarily find myself out of my normal recording environment, which made it difficult for me to trouble-shoot the recording setup and get in some recording time. This episode of Retronauts Micro is another small experiment — an audio adaptation of an essay I wrote a few years ago for GameSpite Journal 11, in which I gave a number of games with which I'd had rocky relationships a second chance. Including Xenogears! I came away with newfound respect for the game, but also a clearer understanding of why I found it so frustrating at the time. I doubt I'll take this approach very often, but it seemed worth a shot. Hopefully you'll enjoy the episode regardless... and if not, well, Bob will be back next week. — Jeremy
Comments
This was incredibly insightful to a game I had no hope of comprehending when it first came out. I rented it due to the giant robot RPG aspect, but am kinda glad I never got that far if the story goes that far into the realm of Evangelion. Great episode!
Tom Fornander
2015-02-19 17:05:42 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this episode. I wouldn't say that I would like all of them to be that way, but it felt kind of like attending an academic lecture... a nice change of pace. It's funny, because I actually really like Xenogears, despite pretty much agreeing with all of the flaws you pointed out. It certainly represents the excess of the late '90s, but I always have felt that Final Fantasy VIII is even more representative of that excess than Xenogears. It was a better paced game, though. Still, I'd rather play an ambitious failure like either of those titles than a conservative outing any day. I'd argue Takahashi finally got it right with Xenoblade Chronicles, and if Xenogears and Xenosaga are what it took for him to get there, all the better. And you're right: The less said about Chu-Chu, the better...
Eric King
2015-02-19 01:24:15 +0000 UTCThat artwork is hilarious and perfect. Can't wait to hear the episode! I'm really excited, as I really enjoyed Xenogears at the time and was always bummed that the Retronauts crew generally seemed down on it... but it's also understandable, given some of its glaring flaws.
J.R. Raith
2015-02-18 23:17:09 +0000 UTCSo that's what Xenogears was about? Huh.
John Learned
2015-02-18 21:30:42 +0000 UTCAwesome...I was thinking my money didn't go through for a minute LOL.
Normallyretro
2015-02-18 20:39:25 +0000 UTC
