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It's time to meet the villain on this week's episode of the Talkthrough. What will he be like? Will we survive the encounter? Maybe this whole thing is just a big misunderstanding? Join us to find out, plus: Wilson gets stuck, Jordan reminisces on his MMO days, and we close out the first round of the Tournament of Champions.

This episode covers the chapters "The Masamune!" and "The Fiendlord's Keep"

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The adventure continues to continue! This week, we're discussing games that borrow from other games, advanced technology from 65 million years ago, and a frog who is sad. Plus, more results from the Tournament of Champions, and Wilson totally nails the exit. 

This episode covers the chapters "Tata and the Frog", "The Rare Red Rock", "Footsteps! Follow!" and "The Masamune!"

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The Chrono-cle continues! In this episode, we discuss the merits of various post-apocalyptic wastelands, Jordan gets stumped by some jerky, and Wilson gets mad at some robots. Plus, more Tournament of Champions results!

We cover the chapters "Beyond the Ruins", "The Factory Ruins", "The End of Time", "The Village of Magic", and "The Hero Appears"

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It's time to jump into one of the most beloved JRPGs of all time. Cruise through time with us as we head to the fair, lose a princess, find a princess, and try to keep our heads on.

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Welcome to Season 11! This season we're time travelling back to 1995 to check out the landmark JRPG Chrono Trigger. As always, we'll begin our journey by diving into the history and development of the game, teasing out what juicy morsels we can before we start our playthrough. 

Join us as we discuss one of the most famous entries in the JRPG genre, learn about the "Dream Team" that created it, and get our sausages nice and greasy.

We also have a couple of announcements and we kick off the Talkthrough Tournament of Champions.

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Hey there, sassy detectives! This week we have another edition of Talkthrough Tries, where we try out a game for a few hours and see how we like it. This time, we're finally checking out a game we've had ceaselessly requested: Nancy Drew-The Curse of Blackmoor Manor. It's a tall order, so to help us tackle this momentus occasion we've brought on Talkthrough superfan Katie Halter! She'll line us out on what the deal is with these Nancy Drew games and answer some of our burning questions before we dive in. Also, Jordan illuminates some of the fascinating history of Her Interactive and Wilson gets frustrated. 

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Jordan's research references:

https://kotaku.com/the-case-of-the-disappearing-nancy-drew-video-games-1830256040 

Wrapup time! We've talked through God of War and now it's time to talk even more about it. In this episode, Jordan and Wilson get into what we thought of the game as a whole (spoilers: we liked it), and break it down in terms of visuals, sound, story and gameplay. Plus, we share our favorite moments from the game and look forward to the year ahead.

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Next week we'll be trying out Nancy Drew #11: The Curse of Blackmoor Manor. It's been highly requested and highly anticipated, but will we like it? Join us as we step into the shoes of the most famous teen detective in the world (suck it, Hardy Boys). Plus, a special guest!

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Huzzah! Jordan and Wilson have beaten another game! On this episode of The Talkthrough we run through our final gameplay section and wrap up the saga of Kratos and Atreus...for now. Join us as we discuss god farts, bumblebees, and how snakes move without legs. Also we talk about the game.

In this episode we cover the chapters "Jotunheim in Reach" and "Mother's Ashes"

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We're getting close! This week on the Talkthrough we continue our journey through God of War and we can smell the ending. Will we make it to Jotunheim? Will we bring absolute catastrophe upon the Giants when we do? Who cares!? We have ashes to spread. Join us as we discuss what Kratos should wear, Wilson gets stomped out, and Jordan outs an undead in the middle of town.

In this episode we cover the chapters "A Path to Jotunheim"and "Between the Realms"

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Welcome to 2024, and welcome back to God of War! After a delightful holiday break we're back at it with Kratos and Co. On this week's episode we journey back to the top of the Mountain, Jordan pines for the good ol' days of sweet sweet baby boy Atreus, and Wilson can't figure out how to dodge. Join us as we continue our adventures through the realms and maybe even learn something about ourselves along the way.

In this episode we cover the cahpters "Return to the Summit" and "Escape from Helheim"

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