Speaking of the Smog with Dominick Nero and Joshua Rivera (feat. Gravity Rush, Final Fantasy IX, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, UFO50)

Speaking of the Smog with Dominick Nero and Joshua Rivera (feat. Gravity Rush, Final Fantasy IX, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, UFO50)

Author: Stephen Hilger + Brendon Bigley May 28, 2025 Duration: 2:08:35

Gravity Rush and Silent Hill are smog-likes.

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Discussed: Gotenks, the Gravity Rush series, ⁠Silent Hill Creator Keiichiro Toyama Reacts to Shock Closure of The Evil Within Developer Tango Gameworks⁠ by Ryan Dinsdale for IGN, Final Fantasy IX, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Street Fighter naming conventions and history lesson, ⁠The Need For GTA 6's Success Is A Symptom Of A Broken Industry⁠ by Joshua Rivera for Aftermath, ⁠Deus Ex: Human Revolution is FINE, And Here's Why⁠ by hbomberguy on YouTube, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, ⁠POST-HYPE: Dangonronpa v3 Pt 1⁠ by No Cartridge Audio, Pilot Quest on UFO50, ⁠Oh No, I Am Way Too Into UFO 50's Idle Zelda⁠ by Chris Person for Aftermath  

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Intro with Dom and Joshua
  • (01:58) - Gravity Rush | Gohan and Trunks make a choice
  • (24:22) - Smog
  • (24:28) - Final Fantasy IX | Smog check
  • (32:31) - FINAL FANTASY IX SPOILERS
  • (33:07) - Final Fantasy IX | Smog check
  • (51:44) - Break
  • (51:47) - Capcom Fighting Collection 2 | Too much good fighting
  • (01:15:17) - The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- | It's not the best game and Joshua doesn't care!!!
  • (01:37:19) - Break
  • (01:37:21) - UFO50 | DOM01
  • (02:04:24) - Wrapping up

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