Yeah, there are definitely exceptions such as the Zelda series. I think that's why MM and WW are such popular entries. And don't even get me started with EA Sports

I just did a google image search for "Kratos and Dante"

Yeah, Dewprism 2. Threads of Fate, in case you didn't know, was called Dewprism in Japan and earned itself a sequel that never got released state-side.

I'm used to JRPGs where the instruction manuals are usually full of minor spoilers.

Thanks for the suggestion! I agree, difficulty in games would be a very interesting topic for a discussion. Hell, I could argue with myself the entire podcast (As in, I don't really have a clue where I stand on the topic).

Dear lord, why couldn't this have been the podcast that never saw the light of day? I sound like I'm eating my microphone, I show off my lack of Dreamcast knowledge, etc. etc.

If you noticed, I was pretty much alone in that sentiment. I like my games to be ridiculously long, so take what I say about game length with a grain of salt. However, I do feel the story could've developed a little slower, and there could have been more dungeons.

Come to think of it, I'm not sure why I didn't mind that Majora's Mask only had 4 dungeons. I guess the uniqueness of it helped me not to think of it in that sense.

I'll need to think about my entry, if I find time to come up with one. I'm sure you guys don't want me to go on for 500 words about how I believe the Dragon Quest overture should play every time I enter a room.

I'd consider tower defense to be more of a sub-genre of RTS games than puzzle games.

I don't mind this format. I mean, your narration sounds like you're reading off a teleprompter and you can't believe you have to say this shit, but in general it works just fine.

Next time I'll try not to start every sentence with "I agree..." or make that the whole sentence.