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8-4 Play: 3/6/2020: TWERK FROM HOME

The gang takes a break from scouring Tokyo for toilet paper to talk about the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, Playstation VR, and reflect on the PS2’s legacy.

Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about video games, Japan, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo. Hosted by 1UP Japan's own Mark MacDonald, John Ricciardi, and Hiroko Minamoto.

Mar. 6 2020

Posted by: Brad

Episode Notes:

Time – Topic Discussed:

2:33 – Nicknames

13:31 – Final Fantasy VII Remake demo

45:04 – Dreams

55:59 – Pokémon Sword and Shield

1:00:00 – Dragon Quest of the Stars

1:01:38 – Dragon Quest Tact

1:04:51 – Graeme’s PS PV experiences (Resident Evil 7, Déraciné, Space Channel 5, and more)

1:15:18 – Yakuza: Like a Dragon

1:17:45 – Final Fantasy XIV

1:21:03 – A Very Special 8-4 PSA (Please listen)

1:24:40 – News: Corona wrecks GDC, Animal Crossing Direct, Stadia gets a studio, and more!

1:50:14 – Playstation 2’s 20th Anniversary

2:00:43 – Graeme’s 9 games to define Graeme

2:07:01 – Movie and TV ramblings

1:53:58 – Closing comments

And now, here’s the music we used in THIS episode!

***SPOILER WARNING***

Intro: Bombing Mission – Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy 7 Remake)

Break: The Dreamiverse – Ian Livingstone (Dreams)

Ending: Scarborough Fair – Yuka Kitamura (Déraciné)