Mobile Suite Gundam Federation vs Zeon with Derek Van Dyke (Super Deluxe GamesCast, Castle Bravo)

Prepare your beam sabers and polish your Zaku helmets-this episode of Play Comics is about to launch straight into the Universal Century! We’re diving headfirst into the PS2 classic Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon, where the only thing more intense than the space battles is trying to pronounce “RX-78-2” three times fast.

Joining the fray is none other than Derek Van Dyke from Super Deluxe GamesCast and Castle Bravo, who’s here to help us decide once and for all: Is it better to fight for the Federation, or is life just more fun in a mono-eyed mobile suit? Expect hot takes, cooler mobile suits, and at least one attempt to dodge a colony drop with nothing but sheer podcasting bravado.

So grab your joystick, pick a side, and get ready for a barrage of wit, wisdom, and way too many references to Newtypes. The One Year War has never sounded this entertaining.

Learn such things as:

• How real is the science of Gundam?
• Do you really have to play as one of the characters to have a game that feels right?
• If I thought of a story arc that already existed, does that make me a genius or just guilty of pre-plagarism?
• And so much more!

You can find Derek on BlueSky and of course as part of the Super Deluxe GamesCast and Castle Bravo.

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A big thanks to the Kickstarter campaign for I Brought A Gorilla to a Gunfight and The Monitor Tapes for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who really wants you to know that no real life children were made to do war crimes in the making of this podcast episode.

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