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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review Discussion
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Episode Notes Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Auri & Mike traversed the sands of time a…
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Alan Wake II Review Discussion (Spoilers!)
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Episode Notes Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Auri & Mike bring their detective caps an…
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Resident Evil 4 (2023) Review Discussion
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Episode Notes Alex O'Neill is joined by Raccoon City Radio Cohost Andrew Taylor to discuss their thoughts and feelings on Resident Evil 4 Remake. 1:11:10 - Spoiler Conversation Begins 1:37:56 - Spoiler Conversation Ends (Still some boss video playing though!)
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Shovel Knight Dig Review Discussion
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Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Jarrett & Alex sit down to get into the successes and p…
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Elden Ring Review Discussion
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Elden Ring Review Discussion It's time! FromSoftware's hotly anticipated, massively open, and hugely explorative Elden Ring is upon us. After spending some time with it, Alex finishing it twice, Scott about halfway through, we dive into our thoughts on Elden Ring.Alex's Thoughts:I obviously cover most of it in our discussion, but Elden Ring is defi…
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Episode Notes Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Tunic is finally here and Alex and Mike a…
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Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Review Discussion
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Episode Notes Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. The Witch Queen expansion has been out …
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Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. For this review discussion, Quin Hoffman is joined by…
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Patch Notes 2.01 - New Year, New Games, Same Fantasy League
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Episode Notes Its a new year! And so with it a new season of Patch Notes! Alex and Nabeshin sit down to discuss various topics across the video games space, their favorite games, or just whatever they want to talk about at the time.This time, to kick of the beginning of the year (and we recorded this pretty obviously BEFORE Microsoft bought ABK [al…
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Nobody Saves the World - Review Discussion
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Hello and welcome back to another Review Discussion, a feature we're hoping to do much more of in the future! For the uninitiated, a couple of our Irrational Passions hosts and folks sit down and review a game together, either by interview-style or by discussing their time with it!This time I, Alex O'Neill, am joined by the wonderful Quin Hoffman a…
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Patch Notes 1.05: Alex & Nabeshin's 2021 Recap
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Episode Notes As per tradition, Alex and Nabeshin have sat down to discuss their favorite games from the very weird year of 2021, reflect on the changing of the podcast, end of IPP, and the very very weird year it was, even after 2020. Follow Alex: @ALFighter27Follow Nabeshin: @Nabeshin186
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Episode Notes Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Follow Quin on Twitter - https://twitte…
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Patch Notes 1.04: Returning to Samus
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Alex, myself, decided that in lead up to Metroid Dread, I'd play every single Metroid Game, again, and boy was it a trip! I got to sit and chat with my good buddy Nabeshin through the ups and downs of the series, where Metroid Other M is today in 2021, and also how Metroid Dread stacks up (spoilers: it's the best one).If you haven't already, check …
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Metroid Dread Review Discussion (feat. Moises Taveras)
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Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Alex's Thoughts In Review: It's hard to make any buts…
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Warning, this review discussion does include some spoiler discussions. Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may com…
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits Review Discussion
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Episode Notes Review Discussions are an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out for a game, in others it may complement a review. Follow Quin on Twitter - https://twitte…
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Final Fantasy VIIR "Episode Intermission" Review Discussion
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ShowNotes It’s here! The next two chapters of Final Fantasy VII Remake are here, and even if they’re just DLC expansion that comes along with the PS5 upgrade of FF7R, it’s absolutely still worth talking about.Join myself, Alex O’Neill, and Professor RPG Himself Scott White to give our review and thoughts on the $19.99 DLC “Episode Intermission”, wh…
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Patch Notes 1.03: Revisiting Mass Effect
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Episode Notes It’s another rendition of Patch Notes! A one on one show featuring myself, Alex O’Neill, and my best buddy Brian “Nabeshin” Jackson! This week we are joined by Jess & Andrew Cogswell of UpperCutCrit.com to talk all about Mass Effect!With the Legendary Edition just a few days away, we discuss the aged issues of military politics, great…
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Patch Notes 1.02: The Best & Worst of 2020 Pt. 2
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Episode Notes We're back, myself, Alex O'Neill, and Brian Nabeshin Jackson, to sit down and talk about video games and whatever we'd like to talk about! Today we are continuing our conversation from last time, discussing new consoles, games we need to say something on, and also round out July - December of video games in 2020 and talk about the bes…
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Patch Notes 1.01: The Best & Worst of 2020 Pt. 1
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Episode Notes Hello we're back! Yes, it's just Fireside, or one on one, or whatever you want to call it, but we finally have a name for myself, Alex O'Neill, and my good friend Brian 'Nabeshin' Jackson, and our sit down chats. The name fits the idea, periodically we still plan on sitting down and giving updates on what we think of things going on o…
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Episode Notes Jarrett and Scott sit down to talk about Zachtronic's latest game, the military tactical title, Mobius Front '83. For fans of RTS and other tactic-heavy games, this game should be on your radar!
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Bugsnax Review Discussion feat. Andrew Cogswell
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Review Discussions are an initiative to talk past or beyond a review or in place of a written/video review in a more timely manner. They’re an interview-style discussion hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases the discussion will be the only critical conversatio…
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Next Gen Check In, Just Before Launch w/ Alex & Nabeshin
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Welcome back to Irrational Passions Presents. This time, two of your favorite Irrational Passions Podcasts hosts Alex O'Neill & Brian Nabeshin Jackson once again sit down one on one to discuss what's coming in this next generation. With the purchase of Bethesda, Microsoft has poised themselves to take a whole new array of games as exclusives. PlayS…
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With everyone being horny for the Gods in Hades, Quin Hoffman holds an official panel with two esteemed guests to determine which God is the most attractive and who also provides the best abilities in the game. He is joined by Ash Parrish from Kotaku & Jess Cogswell from UpperCut. Join them for a wild ride to determine the Top God in Hades. Follow …
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Quin Hoffman is joined by Monti Velez, Editor-at-large of UpperCut Crit, to discuss the puzzle game A Fold Apart. A Fold Apart is a puzzle game which is centered around the long-distance relationship between a teacher living in the country and an architect in the city. Follow Quin on Twitter! - Follow Monti on Twitter - Follow IrrationalPassions! -…
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This Generation's Approach to Exclusives
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Alex and Nabeshin are back together to chat about a new topic: exclusives. Specifically the turmoil of how they've both found themselves feeling about many of Sony's first party offerings this generation. The two discuss and breakdown the complaints, feelings, and frustrations, namely Alex, from God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, and especi…
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The Alto Collection Review Discussion
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Quin Hoffman is joined by Mike Burgess, Video Producer, & Alex O'Neill, Editor-in-Chief, to discuss the recent mobile port by the Alto Team & Serenity Forge, The Alto Collection. The Alto Collection is comprised of two games, Alto's Adventure & Alto's Odyssey. Both are endless runners with dynamic weather effects and take place on a beautiful mount…
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All Our Concerns About The Last of Us Part II
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Alex and Nabeshin try and have an open and difficult conversation about where Alex feels about The Last of Us in 2020. Alex reflects on where he was at and being a strong advocate for The Last of Us as well as what he feels like after the limited advertising of The Last of Us Part 2. Apologies for any overstepping in the conversations, but please f…
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Fireside Chats: Games That Speak to Our Soul
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Once again it's time to join two friends by the fireside, this time to discuss those special games that speak to our very soul. Alex and Nabeshin pick apart that most recent experience with The Wonderful 101 and beyond!
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Liberated Review Discussion with Chris Compendio of Uppercut
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Quin Hoffman is joined by Chris Compendio of Uppercut to discuss the dystopian action-adventure game, Liberated. Liberated takes place in the backdrop of a near-future dystopia on the brink of revolution, some pretty weighty themes, but does it deliver? How does its depiction of revolution hold up when compared to the real world and even the moment…
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To The 1969 Datsun Fairlady Z Article Read
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This is a spoken article read for Quin Hoffman's piece titled "To The 1969 Fairlady Z". Read the piece here Follow IrrationalPassions on Twitter Follow Quin Hoffman on Twitter
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Fireside Chats: Persona 5 The Royal Spoiler Conversation feat. Barrett Courtney
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Alex & Nabeshin are joined by good friend and confidant, Barrett Courtney, to discuss all the ins and outs of how Royal improves Persona 5. The conversation starts non-spoilery, spoiler timestamp below.35:20 - Spoiler Zone Starts Thank you to Barrett for joining us follow him @SadBoyBarrett & see his work with Kinda Funny on YouTube.…
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Treachery in Beatdown City Proves That Urban Games Are Better When Written by Urban People - Article Read
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This is a spoken article read for Editor Jarrett Green's piece on Treachery in Beatdown city! Rate Irrational Passions Presents on iTunes! Read it on the site Intro by Editor Jurge Cruz Follow Jarrett on Twitter
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Fireside Chats: What Next Gen Looks Like Now
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It's been a many few weird months since January and the prospect of Next Gen first came together. Alex and Nabeshin sit down again, this time in a post Coronavirus, post spec reveal, we talk about what could be coming with PS5 and Series X.
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Animal Crossing Offered Me a Nice Temporary Replacement for Community Work - Read & Discussion
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For this Article Read and Discussion, Quin Hoffman reads his piece "Animal Crossing Offered Me a Nice Temporary Replacement of Community Work" and is joined by Jurge Cruz-Alavarez to discuss his piece. Follow Jurge, Quin & IrrationalPassions! Jurge Cruz Alvarez Quin HoffmanIrrational Passions
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Interview With Greg Haynes of AbleGamers - PAX East 2020
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Quin Hoffman, Editor at Irrational Passions, was able to sit down with Greg Haynes of AbleGamers, they were able to chat about the mission of AbleGamers and how they are trying to make games accessible for everyone. Follow Quin - Irrational Passions - Greg - AbleGamers
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Ori & The Will of the Wisps Review Discussion
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It's time for another Review Discussion, this time on Moon Studios' follow up to a beloved Metroidvania, Ori & The Will of the Wisps. Editor Quinten Hoffman sits down with Alex O'Neill to discuss what Will of the Wisps has changed, evolved, where combat goes, how it sounds, and the beauty of 2D movement. Alex also mentions the patch situation on co…
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Fireside Chats: Everything Leading into Final Fantasy VII Remake
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Alex and Nabeshin convene, one month before its release, to discuss every worry, theory, hope, and dream with Final Fantasy VII Remake. If you liked this, don’t forget to let us know and leave us a review! Follow Nabeshin | Follow Alex
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Coffee Talk Co-Writer Interview - A PAX East Discussion with Kris Antoni
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At PAX East 2020, Editor Jurge Cruz got to sit down and chat with Kris Antoni, Co-Writer on the narrative driven game Coffee Talk. In Coffee Talk you play as a barista in a fantastical Seattle filled with civilized monsters and creatures. Jurge wrote about his time with the game in his piece, "Coffee Talk and How Service Work Can Be Meaningful." Gi…
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Greak: Memories of Azur Preview Discussion - Pax East 2020
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The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Alex O Neill chats about the visually stunning Greak with Scott White! Follow the Editors here…
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The Pathless Preview Discussion - Pax East 2020
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The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Video Producer Mike Burgess chats about his game of the show The Pathless with Alex O Neill! F…
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Genshin Impact Preview Discussion - Pax East 2020
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The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Video Producer Mike Burgess chats about his time with an upcoming action RPG Genshin Impact wi…
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Shovel Knight Dig Preview Discussion - Pax East 2020
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The editors of Irrational Passions once again descend on Boston for Pax East! This time around the editors chose to highlight or have a deeper dive into a particular game they felt spoke to them after having played it on the show floor! In this Discussion Editor At Large Jarrett Green chats with Professor RPG Scott White about Yacht Clubs Games upc…
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Animal Crossing & Destroy All Humans - Mike & Jurge Walk Around PAX East
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Jurge and Mike got restless before the start of the IP PAX East panel, so they decided to grab a microphone, walk around, and casually chat about some of the games they played! So apologies for the mid tier audio! Including: Animal Crossing: New Horizons & Destroy All Humans (2020) Follow Mike on Twitter Follow Jurge on Twitter Visit the site for m…
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Coffee Talk and How Service Work Can Be Meaningful - Article Read
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Service work is not very glamorous. It's hard, tedious, and can even be demeaning. Editor Jurge Cruz has experience working on the side of a line, he also has experience making coffee. In this article read of his piece, "Coffee Talk and How Service Work Can Be Meaningful" Jurge discusses how the game Coffee Talk has made him recall his time as a ba…
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I Was Wrong About Bayonetta - Article Read
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it turns out that Bayonetta is Very Good Actually, and that 2010 Jarrett was a fool and a sham. This audio read is from Jarrett Green's article, "I Was Wrong About Bayonetta." Give it a read here if you would like! Follow Jarrett on Twitter and tell him you liked this! Follow Irrational Passions…
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Hello and welcome to the Irrational Passions Review Discussion for Kunai. A 2D Metroidvania game partied with a fun personality and interesting platforming mechanics. For this discussion, our editor and reviewer Mike Burgess chats with Alex O’Neill to discuss his time with the game and both of our overall thoughts on the influx of Metroidvania styl…
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Who is the President of Video Games?
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This Presidents Day, Jarrett (@jarrettjawn) wants to know: Who is the President of Video Games? Alex (@ALFighter27), Jurge (@jcruzalvarez26), and Quin (@Quantum_Arbiter) have answers. If you also have answers, tweet them to us @Irrationalpod.
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Fireside Chats: Our 2020 Predictions
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Join your favorite Fireside Chatters: Alex and Nabeshin, as they discuss the boldest of predictions for 2020 and the Next Generation. If you liked this, don’t forget to let us know and leave us a review! Follow Nabeshin | Follow Alex
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Fireside Chats Presents: The Ranking of Kingdom Hearts
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Alex and Nabeshin, in a classic Fireside chat, invite some friends: Mick Abrahamson and Cam Hawkins, to discuss and rank all of the Kingdom Hearts games, from the first, to ReMind! Follow our guests:Mick - @TheNanoBiologist - see his work on MyXboxAndMe.com, see his streams on Twitch!Cam - @TheCinephileGuy - see his work on DualShockers.com Don't f…
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