Hero With 1000 Potions
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Join Nate & Tyler as they discuss the storytelling and gameplay of popular and niche RPGs in serial and one-off formats. The 2026 season explores Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and prior seasons featured Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and the Final Fantasy VII Remake series. Join the adventure by playing these games alongside these episodes as we explore games one chapter at a time. Hero with 1000 Potions also features video game travelogue audio essays including Romancing SaGa 3, Nier Replicant, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Hylics 2, and EarthBound Beginnings.
Episodes
Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
1hr 17 min
WELCOME TO SEASON 3 FEATURING CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33. Tyler and Nate embark on Sandfall Interactive's irresistible character-driven quest that reinvented the turn-based RPG in 2025, beginning with developer history and staff, critical acclaim, and progression into most of the game's Prologue.
This episode begins the game and progresses the Prologue until the gommage cutscene.
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#108
Dec 23, 2025
Dec 23, 2025
1hr 22 min
As Sandfall Studios sweeps The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33 toasts to a successful campaign and sails to The Continent. When we make landfall, all expectations are off, and Lune reminds Gustave of the expedition's fearless motto.
This episode completes the Prologue and progresses through Chapter 1 to the end of Spring Meadows.
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#109
Jan 13, 2026
Jan 13, 2026
1hr 29 min
A suspicious note about Maelle leads Gustave and Lune to a beautiful and treacherous underwater environment. Tyler reports on Clair Obscur's Steam Deck-verified patch, and Nate has a close encounter with an arachnid.
This episode completes the story between leaving Spring Meadows and the campsite after crossing Falling Waters.
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#110
Feb 9, 2026
Feb 9, 2026
1hr 19 min
The expedition discovers a village of combat-prone creatures, a card-playing stranger competes in a tournament, a nightmarish vision issues a deadly warning, and a jolly bag of air leaves no stone unturned.
This episode begins at the start of the Ancient Sanctuary and ends at completing Esquie's Nest.
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#111
Mar 2, 2026
Mar 2, 2026
1hr 35 min
As forces clash over stony cliffs to bring us Act 1's thrilling conclusion, Tyler and Nate draw storytelling parallels between Clair Obcur and Final Fantasy VIII, a favorite of Sandfall Interactive's creative director.
This episode completes the events of Stone Wave Cliffs and explores other newly accessible areas beforehand.
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#112
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
1hr 20 min
The Expedition explores the Paintress' continent by sea, memorializes the fallen at The Forgotten Battlefield, and meets an ally that keeps a collection of very unusual collection of trophies.
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#113
May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
1hr 18 min
The expedition searches nightmarish Old Lumiere for the Paintress' Heart and finds a familiar manor, and then explores the sea north of the barrier reefs.Discord | YouTube | Twitch | Email | Show your appreciation
#114
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
1hr 31 min
The expedition carves their way through the two islands near the Monolith. Named Visage and Sirene, they are each home to a creature whose heart is a necessary component to building a weapon that can pierce The Paintress' protective curtain of chroma.
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#115