Xenogears | E8: Oblivious to the Dire Nature of Captivity [Operation Aveh + The Tournament]

Yes. This time we're exploring Aveh's capital, Bledavik, and plotting ways to bust Margie out of the prison she doesn't know she's in. We meet Ramsus, Miang, Shakhan, Vanderkaum, and an absolute wreck of a man who lives in the sewer. We wonder if gambling is the only human vice the stretches through time, speculate who's behind Dan's mysterious agency, and appreciate the interplay between fighting and sneaking. The best cure I ever came across for hangover was raw meat, and plenty of it. 00:37 - Intro 01:30 - Fei comes to terms with his responsibilities 02:10 - Sandcrawling across Ignas 06:20 - Enter Aveh (Music sample "The Ancient Dance") 07:20 - Let's meet Ramsus and Miang and talk shit about Vanderkaum 11:00 - Let's meet Shakhan 13:00 - Let's meet Margie 16:35 - Exploring Bledavik 23:20 - Exploring South Shakhan Square 25:24 - Exploring the tournament grounds / Operation Ruckus 29:10 - Sister of Nisan restructures our plan for us 29:40 - The importance of tournaments in fighting fiction 33:00 - Big Joe, fuckin' Dan, and Mystery Man 36:45 - Gay revelry 37:50 - Fei vs Gonzales 38:42 - Bart takes a button mash swim through the sewers 39:30 - Fei vs Big Joe 41:54 - Sneakin' through Aveh Castle (Music sample: "Invasion") 44:34 - Fei vs Scud 46:03 - Fei vs fuckin' Dan 49:00 - Fei vs Mystery Man / Wise Man 50:52 - Bart makes it to Margie 52:57 - Forced-shadowing 57:00 - Outro, disintegration of Chris Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/retroAM, on Twitter @retroamnesiapod, and through e-mail at [email protected].