With the end of the year comes the patented FTL Wrapped Episode, where we cover our 5 favourite things we did this year.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:16 Round The Lounge
07:31 Number FIVE + Arcane Spoilers
26:37 Number FOUR
34:55 Number THREE
43:49 Number TWO
57:28 Honourable Mentions
1:14:09 Number ONE
1:32:23 Ending Introspections
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
This episode was scuff city, we had calls dropping and audio stopping their recording for no apparent reasons! But there's always a back up to deliver to our audience.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:32 Round The Lounge
06:43 Saif - Metaphor: ReFantazio
27:35 Steven - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
41:32 Patrick - Alan Wake 2
1:13:09 The News
1:56:17 The Game Awards Nominations
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
After taking a week off, we're back, and we have a lot to yap about, so much so that we immediately get side tracked right at the start of the episode!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
11:14 Round The Lounge
15:41 Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Impressions
40:50 Steven - Digimon Survive
1:03:25 Pokemon TCG Pocket
1:25:41 Saif - Shadow Generations
1:33:57 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
Good lord, this episode was scuffed in many ways. Saif's obsession with Sonic games kicked in hard and Steven's audio went through a wood chipper at points. Enjoy the trainwreck!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:19 Patrick's Question
05:32 Steamcharts - Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
06:57 Round The Lounge
09:30 Steven's Wine Tasting Story
10:57 Patrick - Space Marines 2 Update
25:16 Steven - Kabuto
38:45 Saif - Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
56:57 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
This week on Fast Travel Lounge... Bad bits. Bad bits EVERYWHERE.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:53 Round The Lounge
06:11 Patrick - Space Marine 2
33:20 Saif - Tekken 8 DLC
40:36 Steven - No More Heroes 3
57:21 Saif - NEO: The World Ends With You
1:14:05 Patrick - Borderlands Movie
1:35:00 The News
2:24:28 The Absolute State of Play
2:29:23 Monster Hunter Wilds Corner
2:44:50 Xbox at TGS
2:59:31 Steamcharts
3:01:02 Audience Question
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
Saif took an insane gambit and watched a terrible movie, hoping Patrick would do the same so they could have an earnest discussion, but unfortunately, he must solo the Borderlands Movie Talk. Astro Bot gets a chunky follow up discussion and Steven talks about Yakuza: Like A Dragon!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:17 Steamcharts - FFXV vs FFXVI
06:34 Round The Lounge
10:29 Astro Bot Follow Up
29:38 Steven - Yakuza: Like A Dragon
52:22 Saif - Borderlands: The Movie
1:08:35 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
It's time to celebrate, the Playstation 5 FINALLY has a video game and both Saif and Patrick have played big chunks of it. Steven also checks out a game off the recommendation from "Super-Fan Dan"
00:00 Intro
02:29 Steamcharts - Concord vs Space Marine 2
08:55 Round The Lounge
12:53 Saif - Kunitsu-Gami Update
14:00 Patrick - The International
15:28 Steven - Lost In Random
27:29 Saif & Patrick - Astro Bot (Spoilers)
1:04:24 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
Saif's brought back the "Final Fantasy Crew" to discuss this years massive "super game" Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, so sit back and relax as we take you through what to expect and how we felt playing the game.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Our History With FF7
07:38 Gameplay and World Discussion
1:12:05 Side Quests Discussion
1:26:08 Main Story Discussion
3:35:05 Final Thoughts and Scores
Somehow, we did it, we got through multiple game stream events and didn't spend 3 hours on the episode this week! In other exciting news, we talk about a few new games and continue punching down on steam charts numbers.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:01 Steamcharts
08:29 Round The Lounge
10:50 Steven - Dungeons of Hinterburg
23:13 Saif - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
32:07 Steven - Cocoon
37:02 The News
1:10:10 The List - THQ Nordic Showcase
1:12:47 The List - Gamescom Opening Night Live
1:30:25 The List - Nintendo Direct
1:40:16 Outro
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
The title gives it away, we all say Deadpool and Wolverine and decided to have a lengthy discussion about how much we loved the movie! Pat also gushes about how much he loves Remnant 2.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:31 Steven's Half Marathon
06:14 Steamcharts
11:50 Round The Lounge
14:07 Deadpool and Wolverine (Spoilers)
46:31 Remnant 2
1:06:23 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita EDITOR'S NOTE: The next couple of episodes are going to be lightly edited, which means a lot more vocal ticks and long gaps will be present. Apologies for this, but I've got my hands full with a lot of tasks this month, so the podcast is going to have to take a minor hit until things clear up.
Saif is sick, and with his sick time, he sat down and binged all 3 seasons of The Bear. While Saif and Pat have a huge gush session over the show, Steven zones out to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:16 Steven Storytime
05:02 Steamcharts Double Feature: Palworld vs Elden Ring and Exoprimal Check-In
09:18 Patrick Storytime
12:43 Round the Lounge
20:43 Steven - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
42:02 Saif - The Bear
01:16:31 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
EDITOR'S NOTE: The next couple of episodes are going to be lightly edited, which means a lot more vocal ticks and long gaps will be present. Apologies for this, but I've got my hands full with a lot of tasks this month, so the podcast is going to have to take a minor hit until things clear up.
Nintendo got a late memo for Summer Games Fest and has attacked us with a Nintendo Direct this week.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:11 Steamcharts - Double Feature
06:41 Steven's Story Time
10:10 Round The Lounge
14:09 Steven - Sekiro: Shadow's Die Twice
30:03 Pat - The Bear Season 3 (Minor Spoilers)
44:08 Steven's Second Story Time
45:08 Saif - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Patch Quests
56:18 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
EDITOR'S NOTE: The next couple of episodes are going to be lightly edited, which means a lot more vocal ticks and long gaps will be present. Apologies for this, but I've got my hands full with a lot of tasks this month, so the podcast is going to have to take a minor hit until things clear up.
Geoff Keighley is back to take us through our annual Summer game announcements, which means we have a long news docket to get through!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:51 Steamcharts - KH Collections
06:00 Round The Lounge
08:47 Patrick - Neon White Storytime
13:25 Patrick - Monster Hunter Now Update
28:21 Saif - Mega Man X
42:24 Steven - Chicory
1:01:56 The News
1:37:33 Summer Games Fest
2:11:48 Devolver Digital
2:18:28 Xbox Games Showcase
2:40:10 PC Games Show
2:44:19 Ubisoft Forward
2:54:12 Outro
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
It's everyone's favourite time of year, the ABSOLUTE STATE OF PLAY has returned, blessing our lives with more Playstation goodness. Also Multiversus released for real this time and Patrick finally watched the Fallout show.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:05 Round The Lounge
09:44 Steamcharts (Multiversus Beta vs Release)
11:37 Multiversus Discussion
32:08 Roadhouse Tangent
34:43 Fallout Impressions
40:34 Fallout Spoiler Chat
1:08:40 News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
It's been a long few weeks and the big game companies are making stupid decisions again. To cope with the bad news, Steven finally plays and reviews Tem Tem, after begging to get that game on Xbox ever since Episode 1.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Steamcharts
05:17 Round The Lounge
13:04 Saif - Granblue Fantasy: Relink
31:05 Steven - Temtem56:55 Small Pat Tangent
58:09 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
With 2 weeks between recording sessions, Saif has learnt what it's like to have time to do things, and throws a grenade at Patrick to decide what topics will be talked about this week.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:43 Steamcharts - Fallout and Halo
10:13 Round The Lounge
13:04 Saif - Knuckles (Paramount+)
24:49 Steven - Prey
42:24 Saif - Dragon's Dogma 2 (Spoilers)
51:40 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
The BIGGEST Wrestlemania in history wrapped up which has Saif, and only Saif excited, while Steven and Patrick talk about some Netflix adaptation of an ok Nickelodeon Cartoon.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:41 Steamcharts - Double Feature
06:52 Suicide Squad Leaked DLC Spoilers
09:00 Round The Lounge
11:14 Pat's Quick Monster Hunter Update
15:21 Saif - Wrestlemania XL
33:09 Steven - Forza Horizon 5
56:38 Saif - Dragon's Dogma 2
1:14:58 Patrick & Steven - Avatar: The Last Airbender Netflix
1:37:41 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno
Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
In the cards for this weeks FTL is the rare occurrence of multiple discussions revolving a specific theme, as Patrick and Saif both check out separate card related games to share with the Lounge.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
06:49 Steamcharts - Japan's Top 5 PS5 Games
10:13 Round The Lounge
14:15 Saif - FF7 Rebirth
33:47 Steven - Earthbound
52:34 Pat - Balatro
1:16:57 Saif - DBS TCG: Fusion World
1:33:53 The News
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
Seriously, with friends like ours, it's a big risk to open Steam Gifts in the middle of a recording session.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:25 Steamcharts
05:43 Round The Lounge
09:08 Patrick's Segment - Last Epoch
21:24 Patrick's Segment - Remnant 2
34:45 Steven's Segment - Baldur's Gate 3
1:03:33 Saif's Segment - Horizon: Zero Dawn
1:25:46 The News
2:28:59 Capcom Showcase
2:48:54 MAR10 Day
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
The Games Industry has cursed us with knowledge and updates, deciding to give us three big events to cover! Patrick also finally decides it's time to talk about The Last of Us 2: No Return, Saif badly advertises a kickstart project and Steven is wrong.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:09 Patrick's Asus Rog Storytime
17:24 Steamcharts - Palworld vs Helldivers 2
26:10 Round The Lounge
29:17 Saif - Rollin' Rascal
38:37 Steven - Shadow of the Colossus
1:09:29 Patrick - TLOU2 No Return
1:43:08 The News
2:26:40 Is Xbox Dead?
2:46:12 Nintendo Direct and Switch 2 Updates
3:21:38 Pokemon Presents New Products
Intro Music: Dragon Ball FighterZ Character Select - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh Reno Outro Music: Theme of Seliana - Akihiko Narita
