Persona 5 Royal (Ep 8) - a podcast by Icel Media

In this episode of THE BURN, hosts Aviv Icel Manoach and Omer Timetwister Kaplan talk about the amazing JRPG/life simulator Persona 5, a must have game for PS4 players; and Venn.tv, a new traditional TV channel centred around gaming.

Original recording date - August 12th, 2020.

Game of the Show: Persona 5 Royal

Published by Atlus, MSRP $60, Buy on PlayStation Store.

It took me two months to finish the game - but boy, what a game! Goes directly into my "most favorite games of all time list." I've become a Persona fanboy.

The Persona series has a unique mix of life simulator and JRPG combat mechanics that have been deconstructed to fit into the sim part of the game. For example, features like switching between party members during combat or inactive party members gaining experience are locked behind social connection you need to level up.

This soundtrack is one of the best there is, including fully vocal tracks that interweave with the combat and other activities. Royal added even more amazing music that does not fall from the quality of the original.

In general, the expanded Royal edition did only good to the game - more QoL features, better pacing, better explanations of some of the mechanics, and full systems that got overhauled and are now actually useful.

Not everything about the game is perfect, of course. Despite the mature topics and depth of the story, the game still has a big sexism problem that probably stems from it's cultural roots. The game has several women characters. All of them, beside the new addition in Royal, are magic users with some healing. Unlike the men in the group which are physical damage dealers. And this is just one example.

News: Venn.tv

Venn.TV (link) a new, venture-backed tv network that focuses on video games launched last week. I gave it a good couple of days of watching and was expecting a cringe-fest - it’s pretty casual and fun!

Shows are kind of entertaining (while doing something else) and range from casual gaming to fitness to esports to...late night things?. Cast includes some veteran figures like Dash and...wait for it….Sasha Grey. Everyone is very laid back and production is super polished.

Sooooo how do you feel about “traditional” produced TV model alongside all the community-generated content? Especially in the gaming world.

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