Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on October 23, 2009, 11:05:03 PM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/podcastArt.cfm?artid=20187
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Episode 60: Looney Melodies
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Did you like the second, third, and fourth games? Let your fellow listeners know in TalkBack! Think you've got a better choice? Send it my way and your request may be the third game next Radio Trivia: Podcast Edition! Heck, throw in a question and specific songs if you want. Just remember, it has to be a game found on a Nintendo system in North America (unless we say otherwise)!
Credits: This podcast was edited by Michael Cole.
Music for this episode of Radio Trivia: Podcast Edition is used with permission from Jason Ricci & New Blood. You can purchase their newest album, Done with the Devil, directly from the record label, Amazon.com, or iTunes, or call your local record store and ask for it!
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Post by: yoshi1001 on October 26, 2009, 08:02:13 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on October 27, 2009, 03:38:31 AM
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warship (NES)
Soul Blazer (SNES)
Little King's Story (Wii)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (SNES)
Post by: Crimm on October 28, 2009, 01:42:59 PM
Post by: noname2200 on October 28, 2009, 03:21:13 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on October 29, 2009, 01:59:11 AM
Post by: noname2200 on October 29, 2009, 07:58:40 PM
Post by: noname2200 on November 02, 2009, 09:17:49 PM
III is the bastard child for a reason. While I still like it, I think that's mostly because of its awesome soundtrack, and because it's my first Ys game. Comparisons with Zelda II are warranted: the game is hard as hell, and for much of the same reasons, i.e. strong enemies and very limited attack range. You only ever get the sword though, and the one ring that could be useful on the masochistic boss fights (the time ring) doesn't do jack against bosses. And the bosses tend to be something else. Going from full health to death in roughly a second is not uncommon. Strangely, the early game tends to be the hardest, so if you can ride that part out you should be okay for the rest of the game.
The levels are not linear; there's a fair amount of branching in all but the final level. Indeed, you have to revisit a portion of the first level later in the game, after you unlock a portion that you couldn't get far into before. That said, the exploration is pretty limited. The branches tend to be fairly short (although there's invariably loot at the end), and the ones that are lengthier stop you a short ways in until you do something to unlock the later portion.
What I suggest is skipping Ys III and ordering the remake (Oath in Felghana) from Falcom or eBay, and then applying the translation patch. Falcom's actually the better choice. They love their overseas fans, and they often give us extra goodies for ordering directly from them. I'm talking full official OSTs and bits of official artwork here, which for this series is a nice bonus indeed!
At the very least, make sure you find a way to listen to Felghana's soundtrack. It's possibly my favorite video game soundtrack ever.
Oh, and play Little King's Story! :-P
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 03, 2009, 01:26:39 PM
Soul Blazer is usually considered the precursor to Illusion of Gaia, while Terranigma is the final game in this loose quasi-trilogy.
Post by: Sundoulos on November 05, 2009, 09:14:32 AM
Listening again, I was awful. I did nail a dev, so that's something.
You did pick an awesome game to showcase, though.
Guys, keep up the good work! This is absolutely one of my favorite podcasts, even though it's the "3rd pillar" podcast of NWR (just kidding, TYP.)
Jeremy Parrish recently wrote an interesting blog entry about the music of game 1 (http://www.1up.com/1upblogs/9/chiptuned_1ups_game_music_blog). It focuses on the differences in sounds between the battle themes featuring the bros. vs. the ones featuring Bowser.
I remember renting the SNES YsIII ever so long ago; I remember very little of it, but I agree with noname's assessment of its difficulty.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 05, 2009, 04:24:40 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 06, 2009, 08:31:10 PM
Post by: vudu on November 07, 2009, 06:26:36 PM
Also, hurray for putting one of the game titles as the album title.
Post by: MegaByte on November 07, 2009, 06:31:50 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 08, 2009, 01:51:40 AM
Also, hurray for putting one of the game titles as the album title.
What? Ugh, that's an Audacity artifiact. It likes to "help" me sometimes.
