The panel covers Youngen Ring, the popular opinion of Souls games, and whether we can get Phil Spencer on the show.
Questions this week:
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Jenna Stoeber asks: What’s the worst (or most out of place) sound effect in video games? (03:44)
- On its 20th birthday, what are our memories of the original Xbox? (08:46)
- Aren’t the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remasters Rockstar’s greatest heist of all? (14:04)
- Are there some things in video games it took you a while to understand, but you finally get now? (18:29)
- What will be the Game of Thrones reference in Elden Ring? (21:54)
- Dirtbag Kiko asks: What are the best and worst moments of horse death in video games? (27:50)
- How do video games use spite as a motivator? (33:38)
- Is Bobby Kotick a singular evil dunce, or are all C-level executives this slimy? (38:25)
- What are the Neuromancer and Snow Crash of video games? (43:26)
Recommendations and Outro (47:31)
Now’s your chance to discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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Warner Bros. SmashWarners
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Uwe Boll’s In The Name of the King A Dungeon Siege Tale 2: Two Worlds starring Dolph Lundgren
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Pinhead
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Mr. Boombastic
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Quake II
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Uncharted series
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Shining Force III
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Super Mario Galaxy
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NieR
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Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
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Gunvalkyrie
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Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
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Malice
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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
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Tuff Nut smoothing
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The Rain Thing
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NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
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Fortnite
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Genshin Impact
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Octopath Traveler
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Red Dead Redemption
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Shadow of the Colossus
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Ico
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The Last Guardian
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The Last of Us
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Halo 2
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DooM
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Counter-Strike
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BloodRayne
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Dark Souls
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Demons Souls for PS5
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Jason Schreier’s Bloomberg article on Phil Spencer re-evaluating Bobby Kotick
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Phil Spencer is skeptical of NFTs
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Phil Spencer calls on industry to support emulation
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#IDARB
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Lost Odyssey
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Neuromancer
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Snow Crash
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K.W. Jeter
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The Sprawl Trilogy
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Burning Chrome
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Bridge Trilogy
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Shadowrun for the Sega CD
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Shadowrun for the Super Nintendo
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Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
Recommendations:
Frank: Stop tying physics to framerate, stop using The Final Countdown in media
Brandon: Check out Europe’s first two albums, use any Visa gift cards you get at physical locations to get the full value
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.