Abnormal Mapping

We’re joined by Dia Lacina once again as Ryo continues the next leg of his quest to track down Lan Di, his father’s killer. What strange challenges will he find in China? How does Yu Suzuki follow up one of the most ambitious, incredible games of all time? We find ourselves surprised at almost every turn as Shenmue II goes big and goes small and goes adventuring! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Stalker 2, watch Dia and Em play Gabriel Knight 3 on Dia's YouTube channel, Vanishing Point, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, Super Mega Baseball 4, Streets of Rage, Some Sonic Games, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Mother, Ninja Baseball Bat Man, Arctic Eggs, Shenmue, Shenmue II, Shenmue 3 predictions, the most a game has ever made us laughNext Month’s Game Club: Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the Legacy of Solaris mod (install tutorial video)Music this EpisodeJoy by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro, Ryuji Iuchi, et al.Queen’s Street by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro, Ryuji Iuchi, et al.Campfire Discussion by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro, Ryuji Iuchi, et al.The Path to Destiny by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro, Ryuji Iuchi, et al.

One of the hot new releases of … wait, 1999? That can’t be right. Oh, it’s a fan translation. One of the hot new fan translations hitting the inter-oh I’m being informed the fan translation is from three years ago! How embarrassing. Well, we’ve been meaning to play this one for a hot minute, and when Em finally tried it they were so instantly in love with it they insisted we cover it for the podcast. So we did! Turns out, we had a great time! Please join us as we try to discover what is beyond speed!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Lollipop Chainsaw, Akiba's Trip, Oneechanbara,Oneechanbara 2, Ys IX Monstrum Nox, Etrian Odyssey, Ratchet and Clank 4 and 5 PS2, Air Comabat, Ace Combat 2, Ace Combat 3, Ace Combat 4, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Racing Lagoon, Racing Lagoon plot summary from Dungeon Chill, Ashita no Joe, Final Fantasy, Initial D, the lost generation and the bubble economy, fan translations, gallery of all the loading screens in Racing Lagoon Next Month’s Game Club: Shenmue IIMusic this EpisodeLoop Demo by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaTaiman Battle by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaYuka Suzuki by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaForgethill by Takahito Eguchi & Noriko MatsuedaTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: We’re Gaming!(00:54:20) - Segment 2: Racing Lagoon(02:00:45) - Segment 3: Questions

Sometimes you decide to finally pick up one of those games you’ve always heard of but never got around to, the curiosities that you are pretty sure aren’t must plays, but stick in your brain anyway. Some might argue this has been the history of Abnormal Mapping at large! But this month we do one of the epitomes of this style of game as Em chose one of the big PS2 curiosities from the era of “I can’t believe they localized that!”Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: PlayStation 5 Pro, Ratchet & Clank PS2 trilogy, Harmful Park, Ranger X, Haunted Castle Revisited, Castlevania Judgment, CybeRRRevolution, Phantasy Star Online, Astro Bot, Mister Mosquito, quirky gamesNext Month’s Game Club: Racing LagoonMusic this EpisodePit of Peril by Kenneth C M YoungBossa 1 by Akihito Okawa and Houzou OkazakiJazz 1 by Akihito Okawa and Houzou OkazakiFunk 1 by Akihito Okawa and Houzou OkazakiTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Gaming Catchup(01:03:00) - Segment 2: Cassette Beasts(01:43:20) - Segment 3: Questions

Jackson is joined today by official Final Fantasy Correspondant Austin Walker to talk about Final Fantasy XI - specifically the base game and Rise of the Zilart. It’s been a busy MMO summer and we simply needed to get it out of our systems and into microphones somewhere. Please enjoy this three hour tribute to a game that’s still around and still good as hell.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIV, all the other Final Fantasies a little too, World of Warcraft and MMOs. It’s mostly just FF11 though.This Month’s Second Game Club: Mister MosquitoMusic this EpisodeOne Last Time by Nobuo UematsuThe Grand Duchy of Jueno by Naoshi MizutaVoyager by Naoshi Mizuta

Em is back from the month off to talk about the joy of a kind of cheesy mystery with a great sci-fi premise as we get to live out our Star Trek: The Original Series dreams by lecturing ancient peoples about how our modern world view is clearly the best one. This sounds like it’s selling The Forgotten City short, but I promise it isn’t, we really liked this game. Sometimes good things are also kind of silly things, is all, and we delight in the silliness in this episode.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Dwarf Fortress, Neon White, Jackson's MMO Summer, The Forgotten City, Immortals of AveumNext Month’s Game Club: A Bonus Final Fantasy XI episode, and then Mister Mosquito at the end of the month!Music this EpisodeThe Forgotten City by Michael AllenThe Die is Cast by Michael AllenThe Voice of the People by Michael AllenLife's Greatest Blessings by Michael Allen

This month it’s just me, Jackson, being joined by Crystal to play Citizen Sleeper. Em is currently in Hospital after major surgery and so I’m taking over and organizing the podcasts while they recover! Please send them well wishes. It’s time to talk about RPG systems, and the strange act of critiquing leftist video games that you mostly agree with. I think this is a good discussion about a fun game and I hope everyone enjoys it!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Pokemon NetBattle, Dragon Age, Final Fantasy XI, Citizen Sleeper, Skyrim, Fallout New Vegas, DragonstomperNext Month’s Game Club: ??? Possibly The Forgotten City, we shall seeMusic this EpisodePossible Futures by Amos RoddyEmber’s Wake by Amos RoddyA Window to the Sun by Amos RoddyTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Dragon Age/FFXI(00:31:21) - Segment 2: Citizen Sleeper

We enjoy one of the major modern attempts at making a Pokemon-style monster collecting and battling RPG with Cassette Beasts. We talk about surprising scope of the world, the intense battle system, what your numbers say about your priorities, the weirdness of dating mechanics, and much more! This game was a great surprise and a huge delight, so please check it out!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Doom 4, Summer Games Fest, baffling Square Enix decisions, Cassette Beasts, Pokemon, rpg battle mechanics, open world design, dating mechanicsNext Month’s Game Club: The Forgotten CityMusic this EpisodeCross Your Heart by Joel BaylisLike Chimeras by Joel BaylisWherever We Are Now by Joel BaylisSame Old Story by Joel BaylisTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Summer Games Fest chat(00:16:40) - Segment 2: Cassette Beasts(01:21:20) - Segment 3: Questions

We find ourselves doing grunt work for Atrus once more as our favorite self-published author and god of his own realms begins reaping what he’s sown over the last two games. We solve some puzzles, enjoy Brad Dourif, and talk about the kind of guy who keeps going around birthing entire worlds. Exile was good fun, happy to dip back into the world of Myst once again. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Balatro, Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Panzer Dragoon, Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, The Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, The Cyber Shinobi, The G.G. Shinobi, The G.G. Shinobi 2, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Shinobi Legions, Nightshade, Shinobi 3D, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Alex Kidd: High-Tech World, F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch, Animal Well, Little Kitty Big City, Crow Country, Broken Reality, Ace Combat 2, Myst, Riven, Myst III: Exile, The RoomNext Month’s Game Club: Cassette BeastsMusic this EpisodeMain Theme by Jack WallLibra's Lever by Jack WallSaavedro's Theme by Jack WallExile (Bonus Track) by Jack WallTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:43:40) - Segment 2: Myst III: Exile(01:18:04) - Segment 3: Questions

We leap back in time to the Mega Drive to talk about two action classics back when action games meant jumping and avoiding and not perfect parries. Not exactly divisive that we enjoy these types of games, but the generational split is very real as we talk about these two classics of game. Join us, for a walk down memory lane (Sega edition).Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Roboquest, NiER: Reincarnation, Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide, Needy Streamer Overload, Blazing Lazers, Felvidek, Binding of Isaac, Dynamite Headdy, Ristar, Gunstar Heroes, Beyond Oasis, Zelda, Angry Video Game NerdNext Month’s Game Club: Myst III: ExileMusic this EpisodeOpening Theme by Katsuhiko Suzuki, Yasuko, et alYou're Izayoi by Katsuhiko Suzuki, Yasuko, et alIndication by Yuzo KoshiroEnding by Yuzo KoshiroTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:33:30) - Segment 2: Dynamite Headdy and Beyond Oasis(01:32:10) - Segment 3: Questions

We finish our long Final Fantasy adventure by playing Square’s largest single player Final Fantasy yet. But does size equal quality? Does it equal ambition? We have many thoughts about this and about where the entire Final Fantasy VII Remake Project has gone and is heading in this enormous podcast about an equally enormous game. After dozens of hours, we are left with one simple question: why do we do this to ourselves? 1. Because we were ready to game2. Because we were sure of quality3. Because we were cluelessTrick question. The correct answer was: because it’s our job.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Balatro, Cosmo Cheats at Poker, Rise of the Ronin, Jackson's piece on the ending of FF7 Rebirth, Jackson's Rise of the Ronin review, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, every other Final Fantasy on earth but ones with specific spoilers include: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Intergrade, and Crisis Core, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy XVINext Month’s Game Club: Beyond Oasis and Dynamite HeaddyMusic this EpisodeThe Fight for Naming Rights by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersLet's Go, Mt. Corel! by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersQueen's Blood by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersCrazy Chocobo by Mitsuto Suzuki, Masashi Hamauzu, and othersTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:30:00) - Segment 2: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth(01:57:34) - Segment 3: Questions

We’re joined by Molly for the return of one of the classics, a guy who just needs to jump over every spike in all the world, conveniently located in a beautiful palace. That’s right, we’re here to talk about the return of Prince of Persia, and the surprising ways Ubisoft have melded the last ten years of exceptional platforming games into something with its own identity. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Granblue Fantasy: Relink and Granblue Fantasy, Pseudoregalia, Iconoclasts, Monster World IV, Prince of Persia, Immortality, Another Code: Recollection, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a bunch of Metroidvania stuff broadlyNext Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy VII RebirthMusic this EpisodeManagarmr, Sequestrian Primal by Tsutomu NaritaHanging Gardens of Mont Qaf by MentrixFrozen as it Falls by MentrixEnd Credits by MentrixTimestamps(00:03:30) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:37:10) - Segment 2: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown(01:33:15) - Segment 3: Questions

We interrupt your regularly scheduled coverage with a special announcement: Jackson has played the Final Fantasy XIII games, at last. Despite the frankly illegal amount of Final Fantasy content lately they were not going to let that go to waste. They are joined by Erin (@Woodabris, Woodaba on Youtube) to discuss the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, with a little Type 0 in there. It’s time to get remember: Fabula Nova Crystallis.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy Type-0, Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy XII, Mass Effect (lol).Next Month’s Game Club: Prince of Persia: The Lost CrownMusic this EpisodeThe Promise by Masashi HamauzuCaius’ Theme by Naoshi MizutaZero by Bump of ChickenTimestamps(00:00:00) - Intro(00:10:30) - Final Fantasy XIII(00:51:00) - Final Fantasy XIII-2(01:30:00) - Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII(02:27:10) - Questions

We’re going back to the heady days of licensed multi-platform games in the early 00s this month as we play 007: Everything or Nothing and talk about the era of arcane save processes, weird genre mashups, awful final missions, and the ways in which the whole medium could turn on a relatively short dime to become something new. Was this game an unheralded prelude to the next-gen era? Maybe! We talk about it. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy Type-0, Final Fantasy XIV, GoldenEye, The Binding of Isaac, Star Ocean The Second Story R, Octopath Traveler II, 007: Everything or Nothing, 007: NightFireNext Month’s Game Club: Prince of Persia: The Lost CrownMusic this EpisodeGun Barrel by Sean Callery and Jeff TymoschukEverything or Nothing by MyaTheme of RENA by Motoi SakurabaThe Leaflands (Day) by Yasunori NishikiNearly Civilized by EstheroTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:32:00) - Segment 2: 007: Everything or Nothing(01:58:10) - Segment 3: Questions

We close out the year with a podcast years in the making, as Molly joins us and we take a road trip with the king to be and his homies and play the much maligned but beloved by us Final Fantasy XV! This podcast will cover the main game and the first three episode DLCs (Gladio, Prompto, Ignis), and there’ll be a follow up podcast on the patreon (free for everyone) in about a week covering the movie, the anime, Episode Ardyn, and the Awful Book. Please look forward to it!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Coral Island, Granblue Fantasy Versus, The 3rd Birthday, Oboeshoesgames video on The 3rd Birthday, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Air Combat, The Binding of Isaac, Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy broadlyNext Month’s Game Club: James Bond 007: Everything or NothingMusic this EpisodeAPOCALYPSIS NOCTIS by Yoko ShimomuraValse di Fantastica by Yoko ShimomuraSomnus by Yoko ShimomuraMain Theme from FINAL FANTASY by Yoko ShimomuraTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:29:10) - Segment 2: Final Fantasy XV(01:58:10) - Segment 3: Questions

We keep gaming as we tackle a bunch of small games in a classic grab bag and talk through a whole mess of games that are interesting and worthwhile but often have one or two extremely obvious parts that hold it back. Some of them are reasonable critiques, some of them are just the unfortunate realities of game production, some are just The Times. I think the array of responses and games really makes for a solid episode however, and I hope you’ll agree!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Here’s Where To Get All Four Games This Month:BETON BRUTAL The Red Lantern Inertial Drift (+ DLC) Silent BomberThings Discussed: Signalis, Heretic, Jusant, Valis III, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros Wonder, The Red Lantern, Firewatch, Beton Brutal, Getting Over It, Inertial Drift, production values in video games, Silent Bomber, the PSX aesthetic, Sean Seanson's video on Silent Bomber, TheGamingBritShow's video on Silent Bomber, petting the dog, Oboe Shoes Games a guy we like a lot, watch Em and Dia play The Dagger of Amon Ra Next Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy XV and the four Episode DLCsMusic this EpisodePractice by MicfrogMission 03 by Chikayo FukudaComing Home by Hrishikesh HirwayShooting Star Overdrive by TurboTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:32:00) - Segment 2: Grab Bag 2023(01:48:59) - Segment 3: Questions

It’s Jackson here with a surprise episode of Abnormal Mapping! This was meant to be a bonus anniversary surprise but scheduling woes got it pushed back a week, but that’s not important: I finally played Majora’s Mask. And I’m joined by my good friend Crystal to talk about it. Things Discussed: Majora’s Mask, most Zeldas, some Resident Evil.Next Month’s Game Club: Grab Bag! 2023BETON BRUTAL The Red Lantern Inertial Drift (+ DLC) Silent Bomber Music this EpisodeOpening by Koji Kondo, Toru MinegishiEnd Credits by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi

We’ve been doing this for ten years! Damn, that’s a long time to be doing a monthly game club. But we’ll keep trucking into our second decade as we start a series that neither of us have played before. We’re joined by a guest, Shenmue superfan Dia Lacina, to talk about Ryo and his ridiculous quest for vengeance. Please enjoy this supersized episode, and thank you for however long you’ve been listening!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: a decade of excellence!, Retro Mystery Club Vol 1: The Ise-Shima Case, Shadow the Hedgehog: Reloaded, Half-Life, Journal Updated's episode on Half-Life, Digital Eclipse's new Wizardry remaster, The Lamplighters League, The Secret History of Mac Gaming book, Letterforms & Illusions, Drakmyth Castle, Forza Motorsport (2023), Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special, Jet Set Radio Future, Ys VIII, Shenmue, arcade games vs computer games, a history of being too online in gamesNext Month’s Game Club: Grab Bag! 2023BETON BRUTAL The Red Lantern Inertial Drift (+ DLC) Silent Bomber Music this EpisodeShenmue by Ryuji IuchiWorking Man by Ryuji IuchiNightfall by Ryuji IuchiWish... (Vocal Version) by Yumiko YamamotoTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:47:45) - Segment 2: Shenmue(01:40:50) - Segment 3: Questions

We celebrate a century and a half of excellence this month as we talk about 3D platforming as we take a thorough look at Demon Turf and talk about platforming for sickos, designing games around the expectations of Nintendo Polish, and what that means in terms of expectations and the war within ourselves to appraise a thing. Demon Turf is really good, if you like 3D platformers, absolutely check it out, it’s something really special! Ambitious in a way few other games in this space are.Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Paradise Killer, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, El Viento, Top Gear 2, Donkey Kong 94, getting into the weeds about Donkey Kong, Demon Turf, 3D Mario games, Spark 3, 3D Sonic games, Lunistice Next Month’s Game Club: ShenmueMusic this EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodLets Get Porked Up by Fat BardHot N Cold Beats by Fat BardDamps Sea Dog Shanty by Fat BardTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:33:30) - Segment 2: Demon Turf(01:24:45) - Segment 3: Questions

We’re back with one of the obvious classics of all time, a game neither of us had played before this month but came like a lighting strike into our lives with its charm and brevity and interesting vision of early 3D RPG design. That’s right, it’s time to servbot up some exploration, with a dash of adventure, you dig? Okay, okay, I’ll stop. Please enjoy!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Deathsmiles, Prehistoric Isle II, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Thronefall, Bowser's Fury, Duke Nukem 3D, Holocure, Venba, En Garde!, go check out Em and Dia playing Gabriel Knight 2 and Flower Sun and Rain!, Mega Man Legends, Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid, Tomb Raider, Metroid Prime, the Mega Man franchise at large, making 3D games from 2D franchises, the reviews of yesteryearNext Month’s Game Club: Demon TurfMusic this EpisodeAnother Sun by Makoto TomozawaThe Main Gate by Makoto TomozawaThe Apple Market by Makoto TomozawaAnata no Kaze ga Fuku Kara by Morishita ReikaTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:38:39) - Segment 2: Mega Man Legends(01:16:16) - Segment 3: Questions

Em is joined by anime gaming expert Olivia today to talk about a classic of Visual Novels, the Muv Luv trilogy of games! We have a brief RPG checkin first, nothing especially spoiler-heavy so don’t worry if you’re not also 7 games into Kiseki, but the Muv Luv sequence is, of course, exceedingly spoiler heavy by nature. Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: Kiseki, Persona, Donkey Kong Country 3, Octopath Traveler 2, Muv Luv Extra, Muv Luv Unlimited, Muv Luv AlternativeThis Month’s Game Club: Mega Man LegendsMusic This EpisodeMuv-Luv by Taku Iwasaki, Hikaru Nanase, Hijiri Anze, et alCampus Life by Taku Iwasaki, Hikaru Nanase, Hijiri Anze, et alCreeping Anxiety by Taku Iwasaki, Hikaru Nanase, Hijiri Anze, et alAsu he no Houkou by JAM Project(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:30:30) - Segment 2: Muv Luv(02:13:00) - Segment 3: Questions