"Please cheat, I don't care." Unlocks; Case Study (Mutazione & Later Alligator)

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English - March 25, 2020 15:29 - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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This week, Stephen is crowned the new King of Transitions, Martha gets around to playing two games she'd been meaning to for awhile, and Mark briefly impersonates a saxophone.

0:06:19Unlocks

Stephen's Unlock Taxonomy:

Achievement-based: Do a thing, get unlock related to thing.Experience-based: Play the game, get a thing based on how much you've played.Loot-based: Play the game, get random thing.Currency-based: Earn in-game currency, pick an unlock to purchase.New Game Plus: Complete the game, get new content on second playthrough.0:39:26Case Study (Mutazione & Later Alligator)Mutazione Later AlligatorWe played though one of Martha's favorites in a previous video episode:Nice Plays: Pajama Sam 2 (1998)Dr. KatzWikipedia