Episode 117. We’re joined by Shane Bettenhausen of Ignition (formerly of 1UP) and Sam Houston of GamerDNA to talk a little bit about the PAX Pox, switching from reviewing games to developing them, the magic of Skype and dropped calls, and Ryan buying a PS3. We spend a good amount of time talking about Muramasa and Nostalgia, and how games inspired by classic experiences still matter. At least to a few of us.

If you like RPGs as much as I do (especially of the turn-based ilk) then you’ll understand why I was thrilled to visit the Ignition booth this past E3. The company is known for bringing sweet, sweet Japanese-developed games over to the US under their brand. Recently they released Blue Dragon Plus stateside, and have taken over the releases of King of Fighters XII and Muramasa.

While the booth was smaller (compared to those of the ginormous publishers) it was packed with games I was anticipating to see and experience.