205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)

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I always tend to take note when a game from previous generations gets a remaster and the general consensus is "hell yeah, finally!", which just so happened to be the case when Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Capcom, 2010) got the HD treatment in 2023. The DS is a real blind spot for me, as are the works of ShuTakumi, so this has been on my backlog list for a while now. Listen in to find out how my guest and I felt about it!

Guest info: Steve aka Blinkoom (he/him)

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• Check out Steve's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Blinkoom
• Follow Steve on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/blinkoom

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 Title Card
• 0:21 Introductions
• 5:37 Our Histories with Ghost Trick
• 9:20 Top-Level Thoughts About Ghost Trick
• 13:26 Story Setup
• 19:11 Ghost Tricks and Puzzles
• 37:16 Where Does the Charm Come From?
• 49:35 Handheld Console Pacing
• 55:09 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
• 1:01:10 Steve's Work
• 1:04:54 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous
• 1:06:38 Spoilers- Favorite Levels/Puzzles
• 1:22:50 Spoilers- More Story Thoughts
• 1:34:15 Spoilers- Big Mysteries and Reveals
• 1:43:21 Spoilers- Ending

Music used in the episode is credited to Masakazu Sugimori. Tracks used: Ghost Trick, Prologue, Cabanela, Lynn ~ A Targeted Redhead, 4 Minutes Before Death, The Last Desperate Struggle, Epilogue ~ The End of the "Night"

Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures