Bumpy Trot!!

Bumpy Trot, also called Steambot Chronicles in the west, is a lot of things that traditionally pass as clickbait. It's absolutely one of the most underrated, unsung PS2 rpgs ever produced. As far as I'm concerned, it's a masterclass in narrative-mechanical cohesion. It's one of the greatest video games I've played, even if it doesn't rate high numerically, and it's world is surprisingly deep and nuanced. It's also a goofy action title where you slap other bipedal cars with your big old weaponized gas-chugging proto-mech.

Steambot Chronicles means a lot to me - I've been eyeballing it since 2015, before I started YouTube, and I'm glad to finally do something for the property. There may never be another Steambot anything again, but I can at least spread the word. It's an incredible game - complicated and fascinating and in a lot of ways you wouldn't expect from such a cutesy, fairly lowkey PS2 game. It was doomed by its launch, running up against all-time titles at the end of an era, but the Bumpy Trot story gets even worse.

If you'd like to support the show, I'm here!   / kbash  

TRACK LIST BY ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Twilight on the City Streets - Steambot Chronicles OST
Climb Up! And Get The Last Chance! - SSBU
The City At Night - Steambot Chronicles OST
Eurydika (Night) - Steambot Chronicles OST
Name Entry - Steambot Chronicles OST
Time For the Adults - Steambot Chronicles OST
Gruntilda's Lair - Banjo Kazooie OST
Nier Village Theme
Meadow - Steambot Chronicles OST
We're a Band of Thieves - Steambot Chronicles OST
We're a Band of Thieves (again) - Steambot Chronicles OST
Twilight - We're a Band - Steambot Chronicles OST
Contemplation - Magicoal OST
Killer Elephants Invasion - We're a Band - Steambot Chronicles OST
Twilight on the City Streets (again) - We're a Band - Steambot Chronicles OST
Opening - Dawn of Mana OST
The Street Corner in the Morning Fog - We're a Band - Steambot Chronicles OST
Bowerstone - Fable OST
Chapel of Evil - Fable OST
Caravan Crossroads - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Eff Grandad - Boondocks
Nier Replicant - Hills of Radiant Wind
The Fool's Dance - Dawn of Mana
Sunset Gunman - Samsho Sen
Old Metal Gear - Snake Eater
Three People Together - Crystal Chronicles
Prosperity and Tradition - Crystal Chronicles
Frontier Village - Xenoblade Chronicles OST
Castle in the Mist - ICO
Kadishu - Lost Kingdoms II
Port City Mayor - Steambot Chronicles OST
Dried Sluice - FFCC
Grubhub Ad but with p*nis music
New Boss Music - FFCC
For Treasure+Critical Clash - Octopath Traveler(1+2)
Traveler's Road - FFCC
World Map - Lost Kingdoms II
Decisive Battle - Steambot Chronicles OST
Edge of Green - Radiant Historia
Wendel - Trials of Mana
Wandering Way - Rogue Galaxy
Golden Alpaca Boss Theme - YiiK
(still going, half done lmao)


0:00 STEAMBOT CHRONICLES
5:08 in the beginning
15:05 A Modest Review of Steambot Chronicles
33:34 the story+world continued
50:52 The First Ending
56:42 a tale of 2 spinoffs
1:08:45 THE DARK HALF
1:33:27 the back half
1:55:42 see you later

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