Menu Combat
@menucombat.bsky.social
A seasonal JRPG podcast for those who love the options in JRPG combat, hosted by @TheWolvesDen25.bsky.social.
New episode of Menu Combat today . I have
@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on to do a trailer breakdown of #FireEmblemFortunesWeave . I guarantee you it's the only podcast where you hear release date speculation that considers GTA's impact on Fire Emblem.
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@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on to do a trailer breakdown of #FireEmblemFortunesWeave . I guarantee you it's the only podcast where you hear release date speculation that considers GTA's impact on Fire Emblem.
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Menu Combat 026 - Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave Trailer Discussion
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
New episode of Menu Combat today . I have
@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on to do a trailer breakdown of #FireEmblemFortunesWeave . I guarantee you it's the only podcast where you hear release date speculation that considers GTA's impact on Fire Emblem.
open.spotify.com/episode/5IFt...
@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on to do a trailer breakdown of #FireEmblemFortunesWeave . I guarantee you it's the only podcast where you hear release date speculation that considers GTA's impact on Fire Emblem.
open.spotify.com/episode/5IFt...
Which game developer has stayed with their IP the longest
Hint, hint it involves a jrpg .
Hint, hint it involves a jrpg .
September 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Which game developer has stayed with their IP the longest
Hint, hint it involves a jrpg .
Hint, hint it involves a jrpg .
Part of what @jaymuhammad.bsky.social was trying to share with me is that in playing #RPG games I need to embrace the help that items give, cause that’s what you do as the main character. Help others.
August 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Part of what @jaymuhammad.bsky.social was trying to share with me is that in playing #RPG games I need to embrace the help that items give, cause that’s what you do as the main character. Help others.
Do you consider a weapon an item in a RPG? @jaymuhammad.bsky.social discuss if the general permanence of weapons are enough for them a different category of thing than “item”
August 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Do you consider a weapon an item in a RPG? @jaymuhammad.bsky.social discuss if the general permanence of weapons are enough for them a different category of thing than “item”
New episode of Menu Combat out today. We got on
@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on this week to do a more thorough talk on items in JRPGs!
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@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on this week to do a more thorough talk on items in JRPGs!
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Menu Combat 025 - Everything about items in JRPGS (Feat. Jeremiah)
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August 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New episode of Menu Combat out today. We got on
@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on this week to do a more thorough talk on items in JRPGs!
open.spotify.com/episode/0YEH...
@jaymuhammad.bsky.social on this week to do a more thorough talk on items in JRPGs!
open.spotify.com/episode/0YEH...
I took a listen to the #Persona5ThePhantomX OST, and clearly they just decided to run it back turbo with Lyn. Fatal Desire is HEAT.
July 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I took a listen to the #Persona5ThePhantomX OST, and clearly they just decided to run it back turbo with Lyn. Fatal Desire is HEAT.
What does it mean to play in the spirit of the game? Sometimes I feel if I use too many items in an rpg I am cheating the expected experience and solution of a player. #Talesof and #Persona are games where I don’t feel that. But for other #JRPG games, I feel like I am betraying the game designers
July 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What has been your fave episode from this season so far?
July 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What has been your fave episode from this season so far?
The design of the Shadow Yukiko boss in #Persona4Golden truly encapsulates the issues she is facing. It’s so well designed!
July 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The design of the Shadow Yukiko boss in #Persona4Golden truly encapsulates the issues she is facing. It’s so well designed!
On this week’s episode of Menu Combat I recount my time with Yukiko’s dungeon in #Persona4Golden . In addition, I talk about what it means to play within the spirit of a videogame.
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Menu Combat 024 - The Genius of Yukiko's Dungeon & What Does it Mean to Play Within the Spirit of a Game
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July 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
On this week’s episode of Menu Combat I recount my time with Yukiko’s dungeon in #Persona4Golden . In addition, I talk about what it means to play within the spirit of a videogame.
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Seeing Shadow Yosuke and Shadow Chie claim to be the true self, got me reflecting on my therapy sessions. I am excited to continue to connect the #Persona4Golden shadows to lessons from my therapy sessions.
July 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Seeing Shadow Yosuke and Shadow Chie claim to be the true self, got me reflecting on my therapy sessions. I am excited to continue to connect the #Persona4Golden shadows to lessons from my therapy sessions.
#Persona4Golden has an omniscient narrator who tries to suggest how to feel and act, and coming from #Persona5Royal I find that a little odd. Is that something you think helps you feel the emotions of the player character more?
June 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#Persona4Golden has an omniscient narrator who tries to suggest how to feel and act, and coming from #Persona5Royal I find that a little odd. Is that something you think helps you feel the emotions of the player character more?
New Episode of Menu Combat this week
I talk about the opening hours of Persona 4 Golden and how sometimes expectations affect the way I consume or think about a game. I end with debating the merits of the Shadow World & Pursuing My True Self openings.?
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I talk about the opening hours of Persona 4 Golden and how sometimes expectations affect the way I consume or think about a game. I end with debating the merits of the Shadow World & Pursuing My True Self openings.?
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Menu Combat 023 - Persona 4 Golden Opening and Discourse Affecting the Experience of Games by Menu Combat
I talk about the opening hours of Person 4, how sometimes expectations affect the way I consume or think about a game. I end with debating the openings of Shadow World and Pursuing My True Self.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New Episode of Menu Combat this week
I talk about the opening hours of Persona 4 Golden and how sometimes expectations affect the way I consume or think about a game. I end with debating the merits of the Shadow World & Pursuing My True Self openings.?
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/oSihagAzCUb
I talk about the opening hours of Persona 4 Golden and how sometimes expectations affect the way I consume or think about a game. I end with debating the merits of the Shadow World & Pursuing My True Self openings.?
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/oSihagAzCUb
You can guess we would take even more Fire Emblem fighters in Smash Bros.
In another universe , this is what I was gonna name @menucombat.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
You can guess we would take even more Fire Emblem fighters in Smash Bros.
With Sephiroth vanquished in #FinalFantasyVII we say goodbye to the unholy math equations
June 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
With Sephiroth vanquished in #FinalFantasyVII we say goodbye to the unholy math equations
One thing @ziaddd.bsky.social and I agreed on is that progression design can be insidious for the player. Games that aren’t RPGs that use progression stats are so weird . #HorizonZeroDawn having RPG leveling was an odd decision.
June 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
One thing @ziaddd.bsky.social and I agreed on is that progression design can be insidious for the player. Games that aren’t RPGs that use progression stats are so weird . #HorizonZeroDawn having RPG leveling was an odd decision.
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I brought up #YS as a series that I hear doesn’t waste your time to @ziaddd.bsky.social . Let’s just say that doesn’t go as planned 😅
June 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I brought up #YS as a series that I hear doesn’t waste your time to @ziaddd.bsky.social . Let’s just say that doesn’t go as planned 😅
The progression of #TalesofVesperia to your combat arsenal is magnificent. But the time convey that growth is 65 hours. Could you make that sense of growth occur in a shorter time span?
June 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The progression of #TalesofVesperia to your combat arsenal is magnificent. But the time convey that growth is 65 hours. Could you make that sense of growth occur in a shorter time span?
I am planning to get back to my Symphonia playthrough soon, this might really be the information I need to get me to really play with the exspheres more!
Had a lot of thoughts while listening, but something I found interesting re: Vesperia is that Symphonia doesn't have AD skills, so the characters are more versatile from the start. Progression is gained more from finding and experimenting with Exspheres than grinding. I'll comment on YT after work
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I am planning to get back to my Symphonia playthrough soon, this might really be the information I need to get me to really play with the exspheres more!
Here @ziaddd.bsky.social describes that #JRPG combat tend not only to waste time but literally take advantage of your real world time.
June 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Here @ziaddd.bsky.social describes that #JRPG combat tend not only to waste time but literally take advantage of your real world time.
New episode out this week! On this week’s episode I have the Sephiroth of JRPGs on : @ziaddd.bsky.social . We unpack whether or not JRPG combat bad. We discuss if encounters are repetitive and dull .
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Menu Combat 022 - JRPGs Have Bad Combat? (Featuring. Ziad)
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June 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New episode out this week! On this week’s episode I have the Sephiroth of JRPGs on : @ziaddd.bsky.social . We unpack whether or not JRPG combat bad. We discuss if encounters are repetitive and dull .
open.spotify.com/episode/1rVM...
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I am not a #JRPG completionist! I don’t want to do all the sidequests or get all the ultimate weapons. The game should be fine as is. The only thing I get FOMO on is characters!
June 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I am not a #JRPG completionist! I don’t want to do all the sidequests or get all the ultimate weapons. The game should be fine as is. The only thing I get FOMO on is characters!
It’s clear why some fans of the original #FinalFantasy7 became anti-turnbased combat. The sense of grandeur is so key to its experience .
June 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It’s clear why some fans of the original #FinalFantasy7 became anti-turnbased combat. The sense of grandeur is so key to its experience .