Name: 88: Fresh Impressions - On Gaku: Our Sound (Spoilers) by Art Eater Podcast
Duration: 1 h 21 min 46 s
Description: SPOILERS - On Gaku will be discussed at length and spoiled. Go watch it first! (or not)... Richmond and James have an impromptu discussion after immediately after rolling the credits on the 2019 film On Gaku: Our Sound(音楽) written, directed and animated by Kenji Iwaisawa and based on the 2005 self-published manga - Ongaku to Manga by Hiroyuki Oohashi.

Richmond, Shawn and James have been playing the remake but WE CAN'T talk about said remake without talking about the original, genre-defining Resident Evil 4. We discuss our intro to RE4, industry context all the way to Leon's glow up and THE KICK. Join us as we gush about and revisit the original Resident Evil 4.

79: The OG Resident Evil 4

Richmond, AJ and Professor Andy gather for a session to dive deep into Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This is a analysis of the Tears of the Kingdom trailers but we discuss the design philosophy, themes, lore, connection to Breathe of the Wild and more! This discussion was so extensive that we split it into two episodes.&nbsp;

80: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Deep Trailer Analysis (Part 1)

Richmond, Shawn and Professor Andy gather for some undirected initial impressions of Larian Studios' latest CRPG, Baldur's Gate 3 as well as some discussion of older Baldur's gate titles, glowing cats, the game design philosophy, XCOM, turn-based Metal Gear and some storied encounters, fun gameplay tips and more. More Baldur's Gate 3 episodes to come!

83: Baldur's Gate 3: Initial Impressions

Join Richmond live from Germany chatting with Shawn and Thomas for a bit of a pre-game to discuss games we are excited to see more from at Gamescom 2023. We talk Mortal Kombat 1, Model kits, Persona 3 to Web vs. Game UI as well as Akira Toriyama's love of military hardware and the cultural artistry of Black Myth: Wukong.

84: Gamescom Pregame (MK1, Persona 3 Reload, Sand Land, Black Myth: Wukong)

Thomas welcomes Zeno and Federico, the two talented developers from Tmesis Studios () working on the upcoming European comics inspired game "". They dive into what makes Italian and French comics unique, how it influenced the game, and share references of (very) local artists and publications that defined their childhood and sensibilities.

85: Creator Interview: Zeno and Federico from Tmesis Studio

The Art Eater Crew catches up, Richmond discusses his Gamescom and Devcom trip plus a casual postgame discussion of 2023's Gamescom focusing on the smaller upcoming games that we are excited about with plenty of tangents.

86: Crew Catch Up & Gamescom Postgame

We return to being fans rather than creators. A year of renewal and rebirth. Richmond, Thomas and AJ take some time to talk about the things they legitimately enjoyed as a fan in 2023.&nbsp;

87: A Year of Renewal (2023 Year End)

SPOILERS - On Gaku will be discussed at length and spoiled. Go watch it first! (or not)... Richmond and James have an impromptu discussion after immediately after rolling the credits on the 2019 film On Gaku: Our Sound(音楽) written, directed and animated by Kenji Iwaisawa and based on the 2005 self-published manga - Ongaku to Manga by Hiroyuki Oohashi.

88: Fresh Impressions - On Gaku: Our Sound (Spoilers)

**SPOILERS - The Boy and The Heron will be discussed at length and spoiled. Go watch it first! (or not)...** Richmond, James and Mike Judge(@goro_toro) have an impromptu podcast immediately after coming out of the latest Hayao Miyazaki film, The Boy and The Heron. The crew explores the film's artistry, structure and Miyazaki's influences and development as a director coming into possibly his actual last film.

89: Hot-Take - The Boy and The Heron

Richmond, Shawn and AJ offer a tribute Akira Toriyama(鳥山明) likely one of the most influential artists and creators of our lifetimes. After his tragic passing in March of 2024 - we discuss his life and work and how it has penetrated and enriched our lives. Rest in Peace, 鳥山明.

88: Fresh Impressions - On Gaku: Our Sound (Spoilers)

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