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
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Episodes
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
We draw comparisons to Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children as we pass through The Singularity, the Whisper Harbinger blows our minds, a showdown with Sephiroth takes us into outer space, and Square Enix rapidly completes its checklist of obligatory series-defining moments.
This episode begins at passing through The Singularity and ends after the scene at the Edge of Creation.
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
We realize the extraordinary consequences of breaking with fate, Aerith's melancholic farewell gets patched out,, and Tyler and Nate give their final thoughts on Final Fantasy VII: Remake before the unknown journey continues to INTERMISSION and beyond.
This episode completes Chapter 18.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Nier Replicant ver.122474487139... in a blind playthrough. Nier Replicant is a genre-shifting action RPG produced by Toylogic and published by Square Enix in 2020. It is an upgraded version of the original release that published in 2010 under the name Nier Gestalt.
Music by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi Nishimura.
Sound effects by youtube.com/justsoundfx
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Nier Replicant ver.122474487139... in a blind playthrough. Nier Replicant is a genre-shifting action RPG produced by Toylogic and published by Square Enix in 2020. It is an upgraded version of the original release that published in 2010 under the name Nier Gestalt.
Music by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi Nishimura.
Sound effects by youtube.com/justsoundfx
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Tyler narrates and reacts to the story and gameplay of Nier Replicant ver.122474487139... in a blind playthrough. Nier Replicant is a genre-shifting action RPG produced by Toylogic and published by Square Enix in 2020. It is an upgraded version of the original release that published in 2010 under the name Nier Gestalt.
Music by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi Nishimura.
Sound effects by youtube.com/justsoundfx and www.youtube.com/@AudioLibrary69.
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
YUFFIE QUEST! Nate & Tyler conclude their coverage of Final Fantasy VII Remake by playing through the downloadable extra mission featuring Yuffie's mission to infiltrate the Shinra building and steal its top secret materia. We also announce the game we will be covering next season.
This episode begins and ends INTERmission chapter 1: Wutai's Finest.
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
YUFFIE QUEST! Nate & Tyler conclude their coverage of Final Fantasy VII Remake by playing through the downloadable extra mission featuring Yuffie's mission to infiltrate the Shinra building and steal its top secret materia. We also announce the game we will be covering next season.
This episode begins and ends INTERmission chapter 2: Covert Ops.
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
SEASON 2.5 BEGINS! Nate & Tyler kick off a spoiler-rich review of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with a look at Chapter 1: Fall of a Hero, covering Zack arriving at Midgar, Cloud's account of the Nibelheim incident, and a conspiracy about Tifa.
Thank you Youtube.com/SoundBiter for a sound effect.
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
From Queensblood to World Intel, the city of Kalm and the Grasslands beyond introduce the gameplay loops that will set the tone for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's open world segments. This episode covers Chapter 2: A New Journey Begins.
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
We see how Mithril Mines expanded from a four-screen dungeon, feel the maritime wonder of the greater Junon Region, and go underneath the anchovy pizza at Lower Junon.
This episode covers Chapter 3: Deeper into Darkness and half of Chapter 4: Dawn of a New Era.