Tokyo Game Show, Fire Emblem, Control Resonant, and appreciating the N64's tiny launch lineup | Respec Ramblings

We're back with more gaming rambling - with Alex talking about adventures in Japan after returning from Tokyo Game Show, joined by Tom Orry, Mikhail Madnani, and Dave Breens.

Beyond the TGS chatter, the group also discuss review impressions of Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave and Control Resonant, Xbox's continued devastating restructure, indie shump Birdcage, and appreciate the effectiveness of the truly tiny Nintendo 64 launch line-up.

Useful Timestamps:

• 2:06 - Alex on Tokyo Game Show and the Japanese Market
• 16:35 - Xbox layoffs & Studio Reshuffling
• 35:45 - Control Resonant review chatter
• 48:50 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review chatter
• 1:12:50 - Retrorespective feat. Dark Souls, Castlevania, and the N64 launch line-up

Remember, Patreon subscribers also get The Lock In, an exclusive after-hours casual hangout podcast, every week. Over there this week, Alex shows off some of the tat he wasted money on in Japan, and Tom talks about his new shower head.

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