Episode 824: I Dare You to Play Eye of Judgment – Radio Free Nintendo

This week, we’re extremely excited to sit down with the host of Radio Free Nintendo, James Jones, to tell us about Episode 824.

James Jones – Nintendo World Report: James, thanks for joining us today.

James Jones – Radio Free Nintendo: It’s my pleasure; thanks for having me.

NWR: Everyone wants to know, what did you all talk about this week? I assume a lot of Tears of the Kingdom.

JJ: (laughs) I’m sure they do. This week we do talk quite extensively about Tears, but that’s not how we started.

NWR: Oh? That’s a surprise.

JJ: We thought about it, and realized that people who are trying to stay as pure as possible might appreciate us including some non-Tears content. We decided to front-load it, starting with a riff on Sony’s Project Q and Konami’s naming decisions. We then asked Gui and Jon do their New Business. Editor’s Note: co-hosts Guillaume Veillette and Jon Lindemann.

NWR: Project Q is so weird.

JJ: And Metal Gear Solid 3 is now Delta? Stupid.

NWR: So what did Guillaume talk about?

JJ: You will not believe it, but he’s been playing Guilty Gear -Strive- on Xbox and Guilty Gear on Switch.

NWR: No!

JJ: I told you!

NWR: And Jon?

JJ: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, specifically the first game.

NWR: That’s a bit more believable.

JJ: What’s less so is he listened to Jonny’s appearance a few weeks ago to make sure he offered new insights.

NWR:JJ: I’m stunned!

JJ: It’s true though. After that we pulled a couple of emails from the inbox that are somewhat Tears-adjacent. Greg and I used those emails to talk about Tears, rather than doing a traditional New Business. Editor’s Note: Co-host Greg Leahy.

NWR: Adjacent? What questions were asked?

JJ: The first asked if Monolith Soft was the best JRPG developer in the game, and if they’d be better served with a more grounded style of storytelling.

NWR: More grounded than a sentient, petty, world full of King Kongs?

JJ: Seems grounded to me. The second email asked where the Zelda series can go from here. Are we beyond “bigger is better?”

NWR: It’s what you do with it.

JJ: It’s like Jon is in the room with us.

NWR: Speaking of, what’s up with that title [“I Dare You to Play Eye of Judgment”]? It had to be Jon, right?

JJ: Very perceptive of you. We’re drafting Jon to become THE Eye of Judgment streamer on Twitch.

NWR: That sounds like the worst idea I’ve ever heard. I hope it happens.

JJ: Me too.

NWR: Well then, I can’t wait to listen. Thank you for joining us!

JJ: My pleasure. And remember, send your emails.