Well, 2026 is shaping up to be a good year for Chapter Select. We just wrapped Season 7 - Metroid Prime not long ago, which is a win in and of itself. We were about to dive into Rondo of Blood for Season 8 - Castlevania, but then Sony made some announcements. Let's dive into the podcast specific ones and how the show is going to look in the short term.

Going Back to Greece and Raccoon City

Now, our plan was always to dive straight into Resident Evil Requiem and play that for Season 5 - Resident Evil. Thankfully, knowing its date for so long has prepared us. The shake up we didn't foresee was the shadow drop of God of War: Sons of Sparta, the new 2D "Metroidvania" God of War prequel.

So we've gone back to Greece and are trying to beat that before Requiem. You'll get those special episodes as soon as they are done. And then we will dive into Rondo of Blood.

What about Pokémon?

We do suspect that the next generation of Pokémon will be announced here at the end of the month with a release window of this fall/winter. We will of course dive into those as well. Logan is trying to will a Paper Mario game in the year too and I don't know if I can handle all this madness. 😅

Will We Ever Play Castlevania?

Yes! I promise! We have been encouraged by finishing Metroid Prime and the average play time of these games. It doesn't hurt that a brand-new game was just announced for the first time in 12 years too. Selfishly, I'd like to get cooking and release as close to the 40th anniversary as possible, but I don't want to count wall turkeys before they are cooked.

Where is the Behind The Scenes article for Season 7?

You caught me. I haven't written it yet. I do have a rough rough outline, but honestly, I don't feel like writing it. Is that a bad thing to admit? I really didn't take the greatest notes over the course of the two years this season took to produce. Memories have faded. I'm not sure how valuable this would be. Perhaps I will roll up my sleeves and write something—I do hate the idea of break tradition—but it might take a slightly different shape. We shall see.