Tactics Enjoyers are Eating Well - Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave | Destiny is back | More Kojima

Despite swearing off the Fire Emblem series following Fire Emblem: Fates, Carrie has returned to the tactical RPG franchise and is really enjoying her very early experience with Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. She shares what's drawing her back after her previous frustrations with the series. Brad is thirteen years late to the party but has finally finished The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, discussing why the game serves as a fantastic love letter to A Link to the Past. He reflects on why it's already ranked among his favorite video games ever and what makes the remake so special. Brad has been working through the older Sid Meier's Civilization games including IV, V, and VI, finding the journey informative about how the Civ series is uniquely designed to allow each iteration to stand on its own merits. Playing through the classics has deepened his appreciation for Civilization VII and the franchise's evolution. Bungie shockingly announces a dramatic reversal of their current strategy, revealing plans to return focus to Destiny while making significant changes to Marathon to help broaden the extraction shooter's appeal. The course correction surprises players expecting continued commitment to Marathon as Bungie's flagship live service title. Carrie provides a thorough primer on a brewing copyright situation in the video game music scene between indie labels Materia and GameChops, explaining the complex licensing disputes and what they mean for game music creators and fans. A new report examines why Japanese game studios aren't experiencing the same level of contraction and labor disruptions affecting their Western counterparts, revealing that the key difference is Japanese studios aren't lavishing executives with extravagant bonuses and are instead investing substantially in their workers and talent retention. Hideo Kojima announces that Bill Skarsgard will star in Physint, and the legendary director feigns confusion about why PlayStation decided to dump his latest project. The announcement adds star power to the stealth action game after its surprise acquisition by Microsoft. Final Fantasy VII Revelation introduces a quality-of-life feature allowing players to level up to meet main story content requirements without engaging side quests. The hosts discuss how while this is a progressive feature for a game likely to be bloated with optional content, there may have been better implementation approaches for similar functionality. Dense Pixels is a weekly video game podcast covering gaming news, game reviews, and industry analysis. From AAA blockbusters to indie gems, we break down the latest game releases, PlayStation and Xbox news, Nintendo Switch, PC gaming, Steam, Game Pass, fighting games, RPGs, esports, retro gaming, and the business side of the gaming industry. Hosted by Brad, Micah, Carrie, and Terrence. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. Join our Discord at densepixels.com/fans. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Look Forward (progressive politics).