State of the Arc Podcast

In this first episode of our Xenosaga deep-dive, we talk about the entire series' development history! We're joined by TJTheEmperor, who has made one of the best Xenosaga Retrospectives on YouTube! Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WYst0j9ac&ab_channel=TJTheEmperor Symfonikev's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puUjEp04Gg0&ab_channel=symfonikev

I know most of you were expecting Xenosaga Ep.1 this week. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish editing it in time. I'm going through a very difficult time in my life right now, and it has been tough to do the preparation and work necessary for these podcasts. I'm doing my best to get back on track. That said, until next week, please enjoy this early release of our exclusive podcast on Undertale. Part 2 will be available later today on patreon and SubscribeStar. Time Codes: 1. Intro (0:00) 2. Toriel Arc (8:08) 3. Sans and Papyrus Arc (32:08)

On this episode of the State of the Arc Podcast, we finally finish Metal Gear Solid. The Snakes fight, we learn a lot about Liquid, then Naomi Hunter gives us a very direct and lengthy moral message about herself instead of telling Snake when he's going to die. There might even be an after-credits scene or two! Also, wanna find out what Liquid's tattoo means...? 1 . Intro (0:00) 2. The Snakes Fight (00:14) 3. Symbolism of Liquid Snake (13:59) 4. The Fight Continues (31:57) 5. The End (45:05)

Welcome back! On this episode of the State of the Arc Podcast, we check out how much of a liar Roy Campbell is. Also, we see if Naomi Hunter isn't a huge liar or not. Then, after that, we get lied to by some more people. Luckily for us, the enemies we fight tend to be very honest and give us some valuable and helpful information, unlike the people we report to on our team. We daringly escape from jail and fight Liquid Snake, Sniper Wolf, and Vulcan Raven. 1. Intro (0:00) 2. Escaping the Cell (0:14) 3. His Only Friends (22:08) 4. Fight With Liquid (39:56) 5. Fight With Sniper Wolf (49:21) 6. Fight With Vulcan Raven (1:01:58) 7. Eavesdropping on Liquid and Ocelot (1:16:47)

In today's episode, Meryl's years of psychotherapy fail miserably after 10 minutes, Psycho Mantis completely misdiagnoses Snake, and we get into a shoot-out with Sniper Wolf. Time Codes: 1. Intro (0:00) 2. Finding Meryl (1:54) 3. Psycho Mantis (16:19) 4. Metal Gear Solid's "Uniqueness" (57:17) 5. Sniper Wolf (1:06:53) 6. Snake Captured And Tortured (1:27:51)

Welcome back! On this episode of the State of the Arc Podcast, we finally play the game! We get to flirt with all the girls, sneak past a few guards and destroy a tank all by ourselves. The story is paced with silly moments and serious themes as we try to solve the mystery of Shadow Moses Island; very reminiscent of a 90's game. Timecodes: 1. Intro (0:00) 2. Beginning of the game (0:33) 3. DARPA Chief (21:12) 4. Revolver Ocelot (34:00) 5. Deepthroat (55:12) 6. Cyborg Ninja (1:05:02)

Welcome back! On this episode of the State of the Arc Podcast, we look into the briefing section of Metal Gear Solid. This covers characters like Naomi, Campbell, Solid Snake and a few others. Snake is very excited to get to know Naomi better. Maybe they'll go out sometime. Unless, of course, he meets another woman. And all bets are off if yet another one shows up.

Let's take a close look at the development of Metal Gear Solid. In this episode, we look into the past of Hideo Kojima, the auteur who created the Metal Gear series. We also study some of the unique tactics employed by the developers.

We analyze Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, which we both consider to be Miyazaki's highest achievement in film.

Time Codes: 1. Intro (0:00) 2. Reevaluating The Intro Scene (1:51) 3. Explaining The Besaid Mandala (22:21) 4. Responding To Questions And Comments (50:03)