Hero With 1000 Potions
Join Nate & Tyler as they discuss the storytelling and gameplay of popular and niche RPGs in serial and one-off formats. Season 2 analyzes Final Final Fantasy VII Remake against its equivalent content in the original release, and Season 1 features 29 episodes through a blind playthrough of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Join the adventure by playing these games alongside these episodes as we explore games one chapter at a time. We also have semi-regular video game travelogue audio essays too feat. Resident Evil 2 Remake, Hylics 2, EarthBound Beginnings. Grow with us on Discord here: https://discord.com/invite/7khXT8hdUJ Show your appreciation with a tip here: https://ko-fi.com/gunbladeguys
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 22: The Apocrypha Generator & Mechonis Core
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Egil turns the 2nd Battle of Sword Valley upside-down, Mechonis gets Junks in the trunk, and Dickson blows away the competition.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 23: God is a Fury Warrior
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
In the game's penultimate chapter, the Monado Boy becomes a Monado Man, Zanza's got plan-zas, and Lorithia feeds the Mogwais after midnight.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 24: Heart Attack in the Bionis Interior
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Dickson leads the second siege of Colony 6, the gang embarks on a Fantastic Voyage, and Lorithia shows us the meaning of pain. Also Nate gets fired.
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Top 5 Reasons to Play Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Nate takes a few moments to discuss why RPG fans should take a look at the newly remade classic masterpiece Tactics Ogre Reborn. Available 11/11/2022 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 25: A Bionis Bonanza of Optional End Game Content
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
We decide that rebuilding Colony 6, catching up with Tyrea, investigating new areas, unlocking Heart-to-Heart events, and running other peoples' errands are more important than saving the world, but you knew that already.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Brief update: We’re sick!
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Nate and Tyler have the flu, so we're running some non-Xenoblade content that's ready to publish while we recover. Relevant links mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/@gunbladeguys https://www.twitch.tv/nate_grey_
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Beyond the Moondreams of Madness: A Hylics 2 Travelogue (1 of 2)
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Hylics 2 in a blind playthrough. Hylics 2 is a psychedelic, posthuman turn-based RPG where we plunge into a mesmerizing world of surreal monsters and likeable weirdos. Released in 2020, Hylics 2 is an altogether fascinating and very original gaming experience whose unforgettable creatures are brought to life by stop-motion animation, 3D-scanned clay models, and pixel art. Hylics 2 is developed and published by Mason Lindroth with original music by Mason Lindroth and Chuck Salamone.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Beyond the Moondreams of Madness: A Hylics 2 Travelogue (2 of 2)
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Hylics 2 in a blind playthrough. Hylics 2 is a psychedelic, posthuman turn-based RPG where we plunge into a mesmerizing world of surreal monsters and likeable weirdos. Released in 2020, Hylics 2 is an altogether fascinating and very original gaming experience whose unforgettable creatures are brought to life by stop-motion animation, 3D-scanned clay models, and pixel art. Hylics 2 is developed and published by Mason Lindroth with original music by Mason Lindroth and Chuck Salamone.
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
DON’T SKIP THIS! Top 5 Reasons to Try Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Nate gives his top reasons to play this Final Fantasy 7 prequel story, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Originally released on the Playstation Portable in 2007, this game is being re-released for most modern devices - Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. This action RPG follows the exploits of Zack Fair in his journey to rise the ranks to SOLDIER 1ST CLASS. With ties to many elements introduced in Final Fantasy VII Remake, this entry is more important than ever to check out.
Backing music from ocremix.org / Voices From The Lifestream:
Crystal Sermon (The Prelude) [Trenthian]
Hydrophone Breakdown (Secret of the Deep Sea) [JJT]
Midnight at Club Corel (Mining Town) [Red Tailed Fox, Shnabubula]
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 26: Master of Two Worlds (1 of 2)
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Dickson gets swole, the gang breaks orbit, and Zanza loses his divine providence.