233. Metacritic Draft Round Two & The Approach to Franchise Spinoffs

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MAIN SHOW: This week on The Boss Rush Podcast, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Pat Klein prepare their Metacritic Draft boards for the second round picks, discuss how more franchises should make more attempts at spinoff games like Monster Hunter Stories, answer listener questions, and more.

PRE-SHOW: Welcome to the new Boss Rush Podcast Patreon Pre-Show! This week, ⁠Corey Dirrig⁠, ⁠LeRon Dawkins⁠, ⁠Stephanie Klimov⁠, and ⁠Pat Klein⁠ talk about their personal three favorite games during the summer's gaming showcases and which presentation they all thought was best. What was your favorite showcase this summer?

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Welcome to The Boss Rush Podcast Pre-Show

2:12 - Top Games from Summer's Gaming Showcases

24:43 - Pre-Show Transition

25:45 - Welcome to The Boss Rush Podcast

30:41 - Housekeeping

37:33 - What We've Been Playing

37:51 - Corey's Games

42:22 - Stephanie's Games

54:41 - Pat's Games

1:03:46 - Patreon Producers!

1:04:16 - Monster Hunter Stories 2 Discussion

1:09:47 - LeRon's Games

1:13:59 - Metacritic Draft Round 1 Updates

1:25:47 - Metacritic Draft Round 2 Picks

1:45:10 - Metacritic Draft Audible

1:48:05 - Boss Rush Banter of the Week

1:48:39 - More Games Should Adopt the "Stories" Approach by Josh Martinez

2:04:20 - Community Write-ins

2:10:02 - Thanks for Watching

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