Caspius and SiliconNooB celebrate the 25th anniversary of the North American launch of Final Fantasy VII with a look at both the original release and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII spin-offs, including prequels, sequels, and so-called remakes.
Category: Podcasts
Our most recent podcasts. Older episodes are deleted and archived off-site.
TSM Episode 700: Brevity Is the Soul of Wit
After thirteen and a half years, The Starlight Megaphone ends weekly newscasts in favour of monthly podcast specials–but, there is still time for Caspius, SiliconNooB, Ethos, Mel, Reetin, and Durga to deliver a final, savage beating to Square Enix.
TSM Episode 699: Against Randomness
In the penultimate weekly newscast from The Starlight Megaphone, and bringing to end thirteen and a half years of regular news updates, Caspius and SiliconNooB inveigh against randomness in video games: gacha mechanics, loot boxes, boss drops, and more.
TSM Episode 698: Team Asano
Caspius and SiliconNooB examine Naoki Yoshida’s insistent claim that young people do not play turn-based, menu-driven RPGs, with a look at the most popular JRPG on the planet–Pokemon–and the creative JRPG output of Square Enix’s Team Asano.
TSM Episode 697: Focus
Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss the first of the Caspius Commandments, Focus, instructing developers to pare away extraneous and distracting material from their games. Say goodbye to sphere grid, blitzball, tetra master, and 3D mech battle arenas!
TSM Episode 696: Can Spam
Caspius and SiliconNooB struggle to pad out a news-light week with talk of Cricket, Cans, and Kangaroos, and some discussion about padding is in order after Caspius’ seventy-hour-long progress-free addition to his Xenoblade Chronicles 2 playthrough.
The Starlight Megaphone! 