The mitochondria do all the talking this week on Still Loading. To wrap up Backlog Month I am joined by friend of the show Michael Berger from the Bits of Time podcast to talk about Squaresoft's foray into horror, Parasite Eve.
Based off a book on the same name, Parasite Eve is a horror JRPG that came out in 1998 and has become a bit of a cult hit from that time. Michael and I had a ton of fun discussing the ins and outs of the game along with all the wild turns the story takes.
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Shout-out Song: Charred and Cauterized
Artist: Hemophiliac, Siolfor the Jackal
Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04603
End Song: PMS
Artist: ktriton
Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01543
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We're gonna be gonna be golden! This week on the show I am joined by Aaron Klaassen from Super Ghost and Chris Dominguez from Consoles and Stuff to talk about the GBA JRPG Golden Sun!
I first got Golden Sun back in the early 2010s from a Game Stop near me and never touched it until my patrons voted for it for Backlog Month this year and I am so happy they did. Aaron, Chris and I had a ton of fun discussing the game's mechanics, visuals, music and much more! Does this game have a really fun and interesting battle system? Yes! Does it teach it to you at all? Barely! Find out all about it in this episode.
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Shout-out Song: Angarian Vigil
Artist: TSori, GuitarSVD
Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04091
End Song: Streets of Tolbi
Artist: TSori, thebitterroost, Alex Hill, dannymusic, Deedubs, JohnStacy, SirCorn
Original Composer: Motoi Sakuraba
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04125
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Episode 2 of this year's Backlog Month features a game very different from last week's. Backlog month this year is RPG heavy and one of those RPGs we are looking at is Live A Live. Live A Live is an RPG from Square Enix that originally released back in 1994 for the Super Famicom but was later given a remake and published world wide in 2023.
Joining to chat about the may lives experienced in this game is the Twitch streamer Happy Bear! Happy and I had a great conversation about our experiences with this game, why the battle system is pretty awesome, why the end of the game probably sucks and also the logisitics of farting in imperial China.
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Shout-out Song: Live-ALive
Composer: Yoko Shimomura
Album: Liva A Live OST
https://www.zophar.net/music/nintendo-snes-spc/live-a-live
End Song: MEGALOMANIA (Techno Remix)
Artist: Michael Solski
Album: N/A
https://michaelsolski.bandcamp.com/track/live-a-live-megalomania-techno-remix
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Backlog month 2025 kicks off with a big one!
It's Castlevania.
I covered Castlevania a LONG time ago on the show but that was before I had beaten it and it was very early in my podcasting career. So I figured putting it on my backlog month poll earlier this year was a perfect way to take another crack at this iconic NES game.
But... A special game requires and even more special guest. Joining me on this episode is author, YouTuber, podcaster and Castlevania expert, Jeremy Parish.
Jeremy has created so much Castlevania content I couldn't think of anyone better to join me on this episode. We discuss what makes this game so special, why it's an important game in the annals of game history, how much it's soundtrack slaps and so much more.
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Shout-out Song: Hallway to Hell
Artist: Joshua Morse
Album: VLAD II
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End Song: Vampire Snap 2
Artist: Joshua Morse
Album: VLAD
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