Defining 'roguelike' more broadly

When the calendar is bare, and a game can fit in there?
That's Fire Emblem: Three Houses!
When you don't know what to play, but you gotta kill the day?
That's Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

Discussed: PAX East, C2E2, new patreon episodes, the 2010 era of roguelikes, Spelunky, FTL, different styles of motivation, Fire Emblem Three Houses, the beauty of barks, Mega Man Star Force, the worst dressage music 

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:23) - PAX and C2E2
• (12:34) - Break
• (12:35) - Tidings from Jake to Rick!
• (13:10) - Talking about Roguelike/lites
• (45:53) - Break
• (45:55) - Fire Emblem: Three House | Somehow, Byleth returned (it was Divine Pulse)
• (01:15:57) - Break
• (01:15:58) - Megaman Star Force Legacy Collection | There is nothing that could prepare you for how complex this lore is
• (01:49:01) - AJ is very cool and has good podcasts and definitely is not writing this chapter text
• (01:49:35) - Wrapping up

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