Some games just stand out from the pack, and with its episodic anime structure, QTE-heavy cutscenes and South Asian religious inspirations, there is nothing quite like Asura's Wrath (CyberConnect2, Capcom, 2012). A quintessential flawed game that everyone should try, Asura's Wrath overcomes its bad combat and dated approach to player engagement by just simply being cooler and more hype than basically every other game. Listen in to find out more!

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TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 Title Card
• 0:27 Introductions
• 5:17 Our Histories with Asura's Wrath
• 11:16 Top-Level Thoughts
• 19:44 Story Setup and Worldbuilding
• 28:47 Episodic Anime Structure
• 37:03 Presentation and Spectacle
• 43:48 More QTEs Than You Can Shake a Stick At
• 51:33 Action Gameplay
• 1:14:00 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
• 1:17:26 Friday Night Gamecast
• 1:20:28 Spoiler Wall & Patron Thank-Yous
• 1:22:32 Spoiler Section- Hype Moments, The Gohma and the Demigods
• 1:46:55 Spoiler Section- Asura's Revenge & Epilogue

Music used in the episode is credited to Chikayo Fukuda. Tracks used: Main Theme, Furious, Orphan Wolf Legend - Fang, One Who Spins Ideas, Option, Asura's Wrath, In Your Belief, Trembling Belief

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