191: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (with Kate & Emily

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Tales from the Backlog

Dave Jackson

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A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.

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191: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (with Kate & Emily - No Small Games)

Tales from the Backlog

2 hours 44 minutes 15 seconds

1 week ago

191: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (with Kate & Emily - No Small Games)

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Modern Pokémon games are divisive, but rarely due to technical performance. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Game Freak, 2022) released in an embarrassing state, and are hoping for a comeback with their recent Switch 2 editions. So now that the bugs are squashed and the framerate is stable, what kind of game was lurking under all of those issues? Listen in to find out.

Guest info: Kate Hunter (she/any) and Emily Merritt (she/her)

Check out the No Small Games podcast and website https://nosmallgames.com/
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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card
0:16 Intros
5:53 Our Personal Histories with Pokémon
12:52 Opening Thoughts About Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
21:44 World and Story Setup
36:07 Nonlinear Design
42:50 Is the Story Actually Good, or Are We Grading On a Curve?
54:25 Visuals/Presentation
1:01:37 Open World Design
1:17:28 New Quick Battle System
1:22:28 Combat, Team Building and Challenge?
1:41:08 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
1:47:16 No Small Games
1:54:07 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous
1:56:55 Spoiler Section- Our Teams, Area Zero, Ending
2:28:06 Spoiler Section- DLCs

Music used in the episode:

Title Screen (Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose)
Home (Junichi Masuda)
Poco Path (Junichi Masuda)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) (Junichi Masuda)
Area Zero (GAME FREAK)
Pokémon Center (Junichi Masuda)
Welcome to the Paldea Region! (Minako Adachi, Toby Fox)

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