This week Ben's been hands-on with Star Wars Galactic Racer, the new high-speed racer from Fuse Games and Secret Mode. We chat about its Burnout DNA, roguelike structure, spectacular crashes and whether Star Wars and arcade racing might be a perfect combination.

We also look to the future of Final Fantasy and ask what we actually want from Final Fantasy XVII. Fantasy or sci-fi? Turn-based or action? Open world or linear? And does anyone actually know what a Final Fantasy game is supposed to be anymore?

Also, we chat about the games we'd love to see remade - and the ones that should absolutely be left alone - old Star Wars games, fast travel, and plenty more.

Plus, somehow we end up talking about bread for far longer than anyone intended.

Timestamps

00:00 Cold Open

00:12 Intro

09:30 Studio Ghibli

11:56 Star Wars Galactic Racer

30:41 What We've Been Playing

48:00 Our Perfect Final Fantasy XVII

01:19:34 Kingdom Hearts

01:25:23 Games That Shouldn't Be Remade

01:31:00 Outro

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