The panel covers Youngen Ring, the popular opinion of Souls games, and whether we can get Phil Spencer on the show.


Questions this week:

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:

Warner Bros. SmashWarners

Uwe Boll’s In The Name of the King A Dungeon Siege Tale 2: Two Worlds starring Dolph Lundgren

Pinhead

Mr. Boombastic

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Quake II

Uncharted series

Shining Force III

Super Mario Galaxy

NieR

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

Gunvalkyrie

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Malice

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

Tuff Nut smoothing

The Rain Thing

NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139…

Fortnite

Genshin Impact

Octopath Traveler

Red Dead Redemption

Shadow of the Colossus

Ico

The Last Guardian

The Last of Us

Halo 2

DooM

Counter-Strike

BloodRayne

Dark Souls

Demons Souls for PS5

Jason Schreier’s Bloomberg article on Phil Spencer re-evaluating Bobby Kotick

Phil Spencer is skeptical of NFTs

Phil Spencer calls on industry to support emulation

#IDARB

Lost Odyssey

Neuromancer

Snow Crash

K.W. Jeter

The Sprawl Trilogy

Burning Chrome

Bridge Trilogy

Shadowrun for the Sega CD

Shadowrun for the Super Nintendo

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.

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