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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s funny this Final Fantasy 7 Revelation discourse is popping because next week’s podcast episode is about the time in the summer where I indulged in the excess that is Rebirth. Can’t wait for you all to tap in

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F. こうぼう Ω @aceoftheuniverse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@thewolvesden25.bsky.social Yo fam, I wanted to thank you because with your latest @menucombat.bsky.social episode you ignited the sparkle that finally made me start a whole re-play of the Kingdom Hearts saga. ♥️

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F. こうぼう Ω @aceoftheuniverse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Loved this episode! Among the rest, you made me recall how hit detection during boss battles - and mostly only in boss battles - was always MEH in KH.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you! It really is the thing that I struggle with the bigger bosses. I think it's telling the bosses I adore are the smaller ones

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hollow Bastion is probably in my top 5 locations in all of JRPGs. It does so many things well, impeccable level design, puzzle design and elite storytelling. You can't ask more from a JRPG location #KingdomHearts

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New episode today about the fun times with #KingdomHearts . Spend some time talking about action RPG progression that’s not focused on new moves but properties open.spotify.com/episode/16qU...

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Menu Combat 028 - Kingdom Hearts 1 & Action RPG Progression

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TheWolvesDen25🐌 @thewolvesden25.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The next episode of @menucombat.bsky.social goes up tomorrow, I talk about my playthrough of Kingdom Hearts. Can't wait for you all to hear about it

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orangegels.bsky.social @orangegels.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Haha his sound a double edged sword. You KNOW when a song is composed by him within like 5 seconds...but I think its cool that he atleast has his distinction You saying that hes worked on a lot is similar to a producer with a notable sound working with a lot of artists

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Oh thats a perfect comparison. It's like like the Neptunes in the early 2000s are distinctive but if you like the B artist, the leftovers feel generic rather as iconic!

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I underrate #MotoiSakuraba sometimes. The fact that he uses the same techniques across franchises like #StarOcean and #GoldenSun makes his work blend together. However here I fawn over the flute in Isaac's Theme

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

You know what I loved about the old #MonsterRancher joints is how you can use CDs in game to create monsters. Using an RnB joint or a Reggae joint to make a monster felt so novel

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Season 3 of Menu Combat has launched. Hear me talk about monster recruitment and the end of Persona 4 Golden! open.spotify.com/episode/052f...

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Menu Combat 027- Persona 4 Golden & IRL Monster Recruitment in JRPGs

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I am excited for you to hear Monday's Episode!

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

So.... we just saw a spike of listeners from Vietnam this last month? Shoutout to yall. Any of you all can tell us how you found us?!

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It means a lot, it was a joy to have this kind of nuts and bolts view on design !

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It was a messy year here at Menu Combat, it means a lot that you all listened this year despte that. Special thanks for @ziaddd.bsky.social for ushering this seasons most listened to episode. Heres to another year of JRPG conversations! Tell me your fave moment this year

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

What is the best #JRPG puzzle dungeon/ design since 2010?

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I think the Youtube is better because we have the tailer footage there! youtu.be/xbx7vudYkRM?...

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Menu Combat 026 - Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave Trailer Analysis

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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...

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Menu Combat 026 - Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave Trailer Discussion

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Which game developer has stayed with their IP the longest Hint, hint it involves a jrpg .

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

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.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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”

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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...

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Menu Combat 025 - Everything about items in JRPGS (Feat. Jeremiah)

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I took a listen to the #Persona5ThePhantomX OST, and clearly they just decided to run it back turbo with Lyn. Fatal Desire is HEAT.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

What has been your fave episode from this season so far?

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The design of the Shadow Yukiko boss in #Persona4Golden truly encapsulates the issues she is facing. It’s so well designed!

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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. open.spotify.com/episode/5gJb...

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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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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I wonder how Persona 6 will use technology to investigate its themes. #Persona4 used TV’s relationship with public truth in late the 2000s and #Persona5 used an anonymous online presence disrupting power in the mid 2010s.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#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?

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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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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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

You can guess we would take even more Fire Emblem fighters in Smash Bros.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

With Sephiroth vanquished in #FinalFantasyVII we say goodbye to the unholy math equations

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

lol that really sums up his perspective well

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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 😅

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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?

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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!

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Here @ziaddd.bsky.social describes that #JRPG combat tend not only to waste time but literally take advantage of your real world time.

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

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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Menu Combat 022 - JRPGs Have Bad Combat? (Featuring. Ziad)

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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!

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Menu Combat @menucombat.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It’s clear why some fans of the original #FinalFantasy7 became anti-turnbased combat. The sense of grandeur is so key to its experience .

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