In the first episode of Fightin' Words Joe and Arya discuss their favourite games, finding a family in the FGC, the death of arcades, Street Fighter V, Death Stranding, the Star Wars sequel trilogy and rank From Software titles00:50 How Joe and Arya know each other, making friends in the FGC03:06 What needs to be done to help boost the FGC?08:15 Should Fighting Games have a mandatory level of execution?11:22 Preference: Street Fighter IV or V. How SFV's meta changed over the years19:00 Street Fighter V netcode20:28 The Garou rollback resurgence21:58 Arcades in the late 90s / early 00s - CVS2, KoF98, Third Strike, Soul Calibur II25:05 Street Fighter V technical issues26:04 Intentional input delay, variable delay28:30 The FGC should be more unified34:06 The death of arcades36:30 Finding a family in the FGC39:07 Killer Instinct was incredibly ahead of its time40:42 Top 5 games44:00 Why Silent Hill 2 is so important to Joe and Arya50:00 The golden age of gaming (1997 - 2004)52:00 Catching lightning in a bottle53:19 The Star Wars sequel trilogy01:09:10 Splitting the story across multiple forms of media, Final Fantasy XV01:10:33 Visionaries need a check and a balance01:12:25 Death Stranding01:18:51 Ranking From Software gamesSupport the show