We discuss the best way to pronounce this game (and the game itself) on this episode of Talk Nintendo Podcast, but that's not all! We got Once Upon a Katamari impressions and some deeper thoughts on Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Nothing like the silent ennui of a Lumiose resident to know you're alive!
Casey had to drop at the last minute (WoW Raid#) so Alex and Perry convene to discuss, iunno, Pokemon and stuff!
We start the show hyping up Pokemon Legends: Z-A before going into this week’s game lineup. The boys played more Yooka-Replaylee on Switch 2 and offer some final thoughts, Alex explored the slot machine underworld in CloverPit (out now on Steam), and Perry reviews the first year of Pokemon TCG Pocket. We also chat about some other stuff in the margins, like Switch 2’s mixed performance in the power department + how weird Pokemon cards have gotten in the last 12 months.
Perry’s out being a new father (again!) and Casey caught wind of a new WoW raid (he’s taking care of his family) so Alex and Jordan got together to cover an unbelievable number of games.
Silksong! Everybody’s Golf! Baby Steps (guess who played that one LOL)! Hades II! The new Final Fantasy Tactics remaster! And that’s not even all of them. We also checked in on the rest of the year and which games we’re still excited about.
Sorry for a short, late show this week. Perry has a new baby….whaaaaaaaa! We love him and wish his family all the best, and we forgive him for inflicting the cruelty of forcing another host to edit (even if it was that host’s turn in the first place…).
But hey, pretty good one even still! We chat Baki Hanma: Blood Arena, the VERY well reviewed Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake, weird internet gambling, and more. Cheers!
At the front of the show, we dink(um) around a bit and chat about Hollow Knight: Silksong, plus Casey grants us a fun ol' Mystery History. But stick around for the end, because there was a HUGE new Nintendo Direct. 60 minutes or something! We chat about all the hits including Fire Emblem, Metroid, Mario Galaxy, Virtual Boy, Yoshi, Ditto, and who knows what else. That new Hyrule Warriors looks pretty good, no?
We're going to try to do emails next week if we can, so send 'em in, fools.
No Casey, so Perry and Bulafski are here to pick up some slack!
At the top, we discuss some random stuff like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Yooka-Replayee (which is coming in about a month, w00t!!). We then chat Gears of War: Reloaded and the Adventures of Elliot demo. Other stuff in there too. Justified? Pokemon cards? Favorite Mega Evolutions? Huh?
Didn't think this week was going to be so busy, did ya?
Actually, this week was pretty fun. There was that Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct (as well as that other news), plus some chat about Donkey Kong Bananza, Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 1/2, Lumines Remastered, $400 Pokemon cards, and moooooooooooooooooooore!!!!! Oh hey, send us mail, will ya?
On the docket: Games like Ocarina of Time, Toree Saturn, Expedition 33, and more! Perry opens Pokemon cards! Alex shares the most expensive pack of cards he’s ever seen! We debate the merits of the new King of the Hill season! Has Bobby gone TOO FAR?
We got an OG cast fellers. And you know what that means? Well, it means two things. One, we're talking more Donkey Kong and two, this article's gone b shrt.
Three fellas talkin' bout games. What's betta dan dis?
Pretty chill ep this week. We start things out with some food talk before rolling straight into talking about Donkey Kong Bananza and No Sleep for Kaname Date: From AI The Somnium FIles. Also some King of the Hill chat in there, maybe?
I was not here this week and was not given any info. I can only assume Donkey Kong takes up majority of the talk, but you'll have to listen to find out!
We're talking Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4 and Dynasty Warriors as we counted down the time for DK. Plus Jerruh pops in after missing the first segment with a good ol' fashioned Mystery History!
This week, No Perry No Problems (♫ I don't know what, they want from me; It's like the less Perry we come across, the more game show segments we seeEEEee ♫)!
Which of course is a roundabout, awkward way of saying it’s just Alex and Casey this week. Except wait, now that I think about it, Perry is on this week’s show too! Whaaaaaaaaaaaa???
At the front of the show, Alex and Casey got us some Snack Wrap chat plus thoughts on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 on Switch 2 & Dynasty Warriors: Origins on PS5. Then we pass things over to Perr-berr, who Mystery History-s it up with Ryne and Josh. Woo!
We're talking Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 and 4 and Dynasty Warriors as we counted down the time for DK. Plus Jerruh pops in after missing the first segment with a good ol' fashioned Mystery History!https://t.co/hNyrCcbuDPpic.twitter.com/XcIVRRgjg3
— Talk Nintendo Podcast (@TalkNintendoPod) July 19, 2025
We've been keeping busy, Balex of course picked up and polished off Death Stranding 2 real quick, no biggie no biggie. Plus Jerruh playing his Switch 2?! Then we get into all the goodness coming out the rest of the year and give our hype levels for each!
Down a Balex, but spirits are up xD. We got everyone's favorite, Food Talk, and its a hefty one to boot! We do get to some Fast Fusion, which kicks butt and we wrap it with Number Trivia!
Everyone is back and we got ourselves a normie show! Three Switch 2 games including EVERY new Switch 2 game from last week.
You asked for food talk, so hey! We start the show with 10 minutes of it. Then we talk Monster Train 2, Cyberpunk, Raidou Remastered, and Kunitsu-Gami. We also got Perry’s pack battle segment “I Can Quit Anytime That I Want” in there. Nice lil ep!
Balex is MIA, but the OG bois are here to take care of you. We're having a blast with the Switch 2 as we continue our romps through Night City and Mario Kart World!
It's so darn close! But we got a juicy episode to help pass the time. We're talking Fantasy Life I and Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance. Plus Jerruh got himself into another Pokemon pickle.
Anyone else getting tired of looking at the clock?! So darn close, but in the meantime we got a good one for you guys. We're talking Fantasy Life I and SMTVV. Then ol' Jerruh really dropped the ball, as he tends to do. Won't wanna miss what happened on the latest Pokemon Pickel. Plus another installment of the Game Show Club!!
Just think, this time next week, we'll have those Switch 2's in hand!
Earlier this month, I finally played through Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake on my Switch. Having never played the original, I had two main takeaways. One, this is some of the best looking sprite work I’ve ever seen. Two, like many games from that era, it gets extremely grindy and your choices are to either stick it out or switch to the can’t-die “Dracky Mode” difficulty (I did the latter).
I did this in the wake of a 25-minute demo of Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake on PlayStation 5 at PAX East 2025 earlier this month, as I wanted a frame of reference before finally writing this preview. This is going to be a bit of a different sort of writeup as, mechanically, there’s not a ton to say. To me, what they’re conceptually going for here is a lot more interesting.
Let me explain. In the Dragon Quest I portion of the demo, I went from the starting town into the open field into a cave. I did some battles, walked around, and didn't see much of the new stuff. Hey, it looks amazing. The little tweaks that I could see, such as the ability to fight multiple monsters, seem like a good way to add mechanical complexity to the original title.
II was similarly gorgeous, and it played a lot more like the Dragon Quest III remake – low camera overworld and voiced cutscenes in kind – which is good because, if you’ve played II originally, it’s a fairly polarizing game. II, while not entirely a black sheep on the series, is unforgiving and an awkward halfway between the addictingly grindy Dragon Quest and the more expansive Dragon Quest III.
There’s little you can tell from a few minutes with a game, but if Square Enix gave II the same treatment they gave III which they absolutely seemed to have (increased battle speed, multiple difficulty options, and generally a more comfortable experience overall), then it seems like an ideal way to experience a game many Dragon Quest fans have a complicated relationship with.
Now conceptually, what stood out to me was how the remake’s developers took pains to make I & II feel like a sequel to the III remake that came out last year. III stars Erdrick and acts as a prequel to I & 2, which are led by his descendents. Outside of visual/stylistic parity with III, I & 2 will have new content (both story and gameplay) to tie this remake trilogy together and make the III -> I -> II playthrough feel natural.
A Square Enix representative told me that playing the two upcoming remakes together is roughly equivalent to the length of the Dragon Quest III remake last year (which, if you played on default difficulty, would have taken about 30-40 hours). That same rep got excited when I said the new remake seemed like an opportunity to make Dragon Quest II into an easier hang; to paraphrase, they said the II upgrades/additions were specifically a point of focus for the team.
Today, on Dragon Quest Day, Square Enix announced Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake would come out (including on Switch 2!) on October 30. My surface takeaway of this remake is, “Hey, seems like they did a great job with this one like they did III!” But a bit below the surface, it’s clear Square Enix has grand ambitions for this remake, ambitions that will be worth paying attention to.
As the countdown continues, the boys have been wrapping things up in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Plus Alex has a slew of games he's bringing to the table, as per the ushhh.
The title of this episode was almost “Casey Made Me Edit This Episode” but I’m not feeling so vindictive so we’ll play this one diplomatic, up the middle, something from the stinger.
Pretty good episode again this time, if I remember right? A lil loosey goosey, spinning our wheels a bit as we get closer to Switch 2 time. We talk about Xenoblade Chronicles X, $80 games, Listener Mail (send us more pls), Doom: The Dark Ages, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, and other stuff in the margins like breaking Peppa Pig news.
As the countdown continues, the boys have been wrapping things up in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Plus Alex has a slew of games he's bringing to the table, as per the ushhh.https://t.co/GoARgPfLTvpic.twitter.com/a0kdn1psH2
— Talk Nintendo Podcast (@TalkNintendoPod) May 24, 2025
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