In this tangent-filled episode of the Daydreamcast, we talk shop on competitive digital board games, the recent Sony PS5 presser, the Paper Mario series, and the wonderful treasure trove that is the recent itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. We barely have time to mourn Animal Crossing Minute (2020–2020) as we dive right into Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, our feature title. A GBA launch game and the template (based on a previous template!) for the numerous portable entries going forward, we honour it with an in-depth discussion of the game’s systems, and try to understand its place in the long-running, household favourite Konami series.
Timestamps:
Whatcha Playing
0:00 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (2020)
06:08 itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality; Death and Taxes (2020); The Real Texas (2012)
15:08 PS5 Reveal & Games
30:15 Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (2019); Paper Mario series
Featured Game
39:01 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon