Yggdrasil Podcast
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, I am your host Ratatoskr. This podcast focuses on video game discussions and Monster Hunter specifically.
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Episodes
Tears of the Kingdom Speculation With Limcube | Yggdrasil Podcast 28
April 26, 2023 06:03 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB0:00 Intro 5:37 Speedrunners 7:06 Ultrahand 11:43 D R A G O N S 18:58 Framing 30:31 Champions 35:30 Dragon Link 40:46 Tapestry & Hyrule Castle 49:43 Companions & Game loop 55:23 Dragon Link 2 59:44 Past Zelda 1:09:05 The past and future Zelda 1:12:18 Ganondorf 1:17:30 Past and Future 1:24:57 Shrines 1:28:36 Ganondorf 2
Zelda With Monster Maze and NintendoBlackCrisis | Yggdrasil Podcast 27
April 26, 2023 05:54 - 2 hours - 117 MB0:00 Intro 1:48 Content Creation 23:20 The BotW tapestry and Ganon 28:32 Final trailer & skepticism 39:22 Elden Ring vs Zelda 46:52 Companions 54:52 Dungeons 1:05:39 Ganondorf the hero 1:13:32 Goat guy and Hylia 1:27:45 Skyward Sword Time loop & themes 1:41:37 Memory cutscene returning 1:46:17 Why does the Master Sword break 1:48:54 Underwater exploration 1:52:33 Dragon cycle 1:58:48 Goty competition
Zelda With NintendoBlackCrisis and TriforceTrends | Yggdrasil Podcast 26
April 05, 2023 20:17 - 2 hours - 113 MB0:00 Zonai 13:56 Intros 29:49 Speculations 39:53 Underground 50:33 Last boss location 54:04 Dungeons 1:02:14 Shrines 1:20:22 NBC and Story type 1:28:28 Negative reaction by fans 1:35:49 Re-used music 1:40:36 $70 for Switch game
Zelda With Bandit Games & Hyrule Gamer | Yggdrasil Podcast 25 | Art Book Leaks
March 26, 2023 03:04 - 2 hours - 117 MB0:00 Intro 3:10 Metroid Prime Remastered 5:58 Ravorite Zelda games 11:20 Ranking BotW 16:12 The narrative of BotW 22:39 Hopes for TotK 26:47 The timeline 34:08 More hopes for TotK 44:41 Reaction to the leaks 56:15 TotK leaks 1:08:57 Will there be playable Zelda? 1:21:51 Do the leaks imply dungeons? 1:35:01 The trailers 1:48:35 Is End of timeline theory 1:53:25 Will Demise play some role in TotK?
Zelda With Commonwealth Realm | Yggdrasil Podcast 24 | BotW Failings and TotK Hopes
March 06, 2023 14:38 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB0:00 Intro 4:40 BotW Problems 18:10 Bosses 26:57 Dungeons 33:17 Variety 37:09 The Zelda community 49:52 Why is Nintendo so tight lipped? 1:00:32 The end of the series 1:11:39 TotK scope 1:15:39 Timeline circle theory 1:18:26 Playable underground Zelda 1:26:04 $70
Yggdrasil Podcast 23 | Zelda With HMK | Tears of the Kingdom
February 13, 2023 01:29 - 1 hour - 108 MB0:00 Intro 5:23 “It’s a good game, but it’s not a good Zelda game” 16:43 Dungeons and Shrines 20:40 TotK Potential 25:15 Breath of the Wild 40:55 “BotW is like Zelda 1” 47:06 Skyward Sword 1:00:36 TotK New Trailer 1:10:06 Ganondorf 1:13:09 What broke the Master Sword 1:20:24 Assembling vehicles 1:23:40 Playable co-op Zelda 1:28:16 Why are they mining 1:29:16 New Horns 1:36:59 $70 Price 1:46:50 Mural figure Hylia? HMK Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HMK
Yggdrasil Podcast 22 | Guest: Armored Core Lore
February 13, 2023 01:22 - 59 minutes - 137 MB0:00 Intro 2:25 Miyazaki Ruined AC 4:58 The AC Player Divide 7:21 AC Generation Descriptions 14:56 AC Continuity 16:35 ACV Generation 22:32 AC4 Criticism 32:48 AC6 Preferences 40:20 AC 4 Lore 47:24 AC5 Lore 51:52 AC6 Lore Armored Core Lore Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@armoredcorelore
Yggdrasil Podcast 21 | Elden Ring With Ziostorm | The Game Awards, DLC, Narrative Debate, MUSHROOMS
November 30, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour - 102 MB0:00 Content Creation 5:26 Game Award DLC Announcement 21:47 Best Narrative Nomination 28:01 Recent PvP Patches 43:50 Zio's PvP Website 57:11 DLC Hopes (Lore) 1:12:55 DLC Hopes (PvP) 1:21:05 DLC Hopes (New Weapon Types) 1:25:12 Bloodborne and Demon's Souls Remake 1:30:46 DLC Hopes (Mini Dungeons) 1:35:24 Fight Clubs and Covenants 1:39:33 Mushroom Theory Zio's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Ziostorm
Yggdrasil Podcast 20 | Banned Lagiacrus | Monster Hunter Lore
July 22, 2022 12:24 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB00:00 Introduction 2:52 Why are you quitting monster hunter lore once 6 starts/lore discussion 7:27 Sunbreak 8:56 Wyverian Eggs 18:27 Magic in Monster Hunter 30:25 Wyverians/ancient civilizations/dragon war/what is canon 39:16 Themes/The guild and their motives/is frontier canon? 47:18 Timeline discussion/do the games share one world?/monster ecology 59:41 Gameplay Preference 1:05:12 Fan questions/is safi jiva an alien?/New monsters/lore speculation 1:21:33 What would we have liked...
Yggdrasil Podcast 19 | Unnatural History Channel | Monster Hunter
June 26, 2022 15:35 - 2 hours - 115 MB0:00 Intro 4:05 Puzzle Monsters, Forelimbs & Ecology 18:56 Monster Hunter Changes & Player Demographic Preference 34:59 The Other Perspective 54:22 Mainline, Portable, & MH World 2 1:01:48 Rise/Sunbreak Monster Roster & Locales 1:12:58 MH Design Philosophy 1:18:56 Equal Dragon Weapon 1:28:15 Capcom’s Intent 1:38:42 Locales, Invaders, & Remakes 1:51:48 Open World MH, & Sunbreak The guest today is the Unnatural History Channel. His YouTube is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZNHQY...
Yggdrasil Podcast 18 | Unhinged Elden Ring Lore Speculation
May 20, 2022 14:23 - 3 hours - 187 MB0:00 Intro 2:42 Alchemy 12:36 Associations 1:08:21 The problem with alchemical interpretations 1:13:47 More obscure than Dark Souls 1:20:14 Numen and the Eternal city 1:25:05 Marika 1:34:05 What point Radagon and Marika were one 1:49:24 Marika’s goal 2:08:50 Ranni and Melina 2:22:42 Gideon Ofnir and general confusion 2:31:07 Wisdom of Stone 2:38:22 Thematic connections 3:06:35 Wrapping up Gloam eyed queen
Yggdrasil Podcast 17 | Extensive Lore Discussion With SmoughTown
April 12, 2022 13:48 - 2 hours - 121 MBSmoughTown's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SmoughTown 0:00 The Deep in Ds3 3:10 Lore in Elden Ring 8:15 Is Elden Ring your favorite? 18:29 Moon stars and glintstone 27:34 Eternal city 32:05 Marika’s plan 44:44 Godwyn and Marika’s unwanted children 48:30 The gloam eyed queen 58:13 Melina 1:08:57 The Flame of Frenzy 1:21:08 Moon 1:25:40 Ranni Ending mistranslation 1:32:09 Stars 1:43:56 Disagreements with Vaati
Yggdrasil Podcast 16 | Elden Ring Release, Massive Size, Initial Sales, Quest Obscurity, Vigor, PvP
March 18, 2022 01:36 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBThumbnail image by: https://twitter.com/NattyDread011 The Lore Hunter's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LoreHunter Amish's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/iamamish 0:00 Spoiler Rules 1:27 Behold its size! 8:56 Legacy dungeons 12:21 FS lets you miss things 19:18 Sales numbers 27:37 Magnum opus 33:21 Extreme length of the game 41:26 Mini dungeons 42:46 Spirit Ashes 47:30 Story bosses 54:20 Quest obscurity 1:01:33 Trap chest 1:03:45 Crafting 1:11:20 Vigor 1:18:00 PvP
Completely Spoiler Free Elden Ring Discussion With The Lore Hunter | Yggdrasil Podcast 15
February 05, 2022 00:29 - 1 hour - 107 MB0:00 Elden Ring’s massive popularity 8:04 LH’s interview with Game Informer guy 13:18 The sacredness of a first playthrough 17:51 How spoilers will be handled in this podcast 20:43 Spoilers in general 25:38 Chasing the dragon from your first souls game 27:23 Size of Limgrave 30:35 Density and variety 36:30 The 1 month delay 47:03 Not DS4 54:06 “From Soft makes the same games” complaints 1:00:45 Recurring themes in Miyazaki games 1:10:05 There will be no Eldritch Truth 1:12:29 As...
Elden Ring Spoiler Free Discussion With Ziostorm & Prynne | Yggdrasil Podcast 14
December 18, 2021 00:18 - 1 hour - 108 MB0:00 Intro 1:49 ER feels very different than DS3 7:17 The open world is not empty space 15:12 The prevalence of leaks (Since this Zio has been completely spoiled) 23:41 Rata surprised people were sick of DS 27:36 Bluepoint doesn’t understand Souls 32:28 New Cinematic Trailer and lore speculation 48:31 What is the Elden Ring 1:09:45 PvP 1:18:19 I’m sick of DS3 PvP. I want ER to be different 1:25:41 PvP Criticisms and speculation 1:31:20 Taunters tongue is not a compromise 1:47:54 ...
Elden Ring Discussion With Ziostorm & Lore Hunter| Marketing, Leaks, Graphics |Yggdrasil Podcast 13
October 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB0:00 Intro 3:02 Delay and lack of marketing 12:58 Are these things reflective of a serious problem? 23:26 Network test 25:48 PvP and Solo host invasions 48:39 Leaked gameplay 51:37 Leaked gameplay graphical debate 1:04:03 These problems are a result of bad marketing 1:08:11 Network test and what it means 2:14:48 Bluepoint making Bloodborne 2 The Lore Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KN... Ziostorm: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ziostorm
Elden Ring Invasion Discussion With Two DS3 Invaders | Yggdrasil Podcast 12
September 14, 2021 07:35 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB0:00 Intro 5:32 The problem with twinks 9:18 Proof even the best player can’t beat a twink 11:16 The intended experience of invasions 12:48 What frequency should invaders win at? 20:15 Disagreement over invader host win rate 26:10 We should avoid standoffs where neither party moves 37:35 Anti PvP advocates and why it’s so hated by some 41:03 Framing problem with invasions 45:16 You can’t be invaded unless you engage with the multiplayer 50:09 People not wanting to engage with invas...
Yggdrasil Podcast 11 | Proof Rise Is Easier, MH Movie Vs Legends Of The Guild
September 02, 2021 14:57 - 2 hours - 150 MB0:00 Channel updates 10:45 Quality videos will always get views 12:32 Jacob’s MHDos review 14:12 Split brain experiments 18:46 Jacob’s video: Has MH lost its edge? 23:50 Ludonarrative dissonance 27:12 Jacob proves Rise is easier through science 44:50 Old MH aesthetic vs New 52:56 Long Sword criticism 1:03:44 To nerf or not to nerf 1:09:10 Wishes for MH6 1:34:51 Ratatoskr changes his mind on spoiler 1:46:46 MH Stories revisited 2:06:21 Jacob refuses to elaborate further on Neon G...
Yggdrasil Podcast 10 | MHStories 2, Content Creation, Women's Literature, Ace Attorney, And Zelda (fixed audio)
July 24, 2021 15:21 - 3 hours - 172 MB0:00 Content creation woes 24:00 Monster Hunter Stories 2 33:24 Ratatoskr explains alienation 40:42 Stories 2 Gameplay 59:16 Endgame 1:08:00 Women’s romantic literature, pokemon, and Shin Megami Tensei 1:23:38 Easy mode in Monster Hunter 1:43:00 Rude comments and subjective opinions 1:51:31 Hot take: Being nice is not a virtue 2:03:51 Ace Attorney and Japan's 99% conviction rate 2:09:39 Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Zelda lore 2:44:34 MHStories and Rise crossover
Yggdrasil Podcast 9 | New Nintendo Switches, Hunting Horn Old vs New, Monster Hunter Stories 2
July 09, 2021 13:47 - 2 hours - 122 MB0:00 Intro 1:28 Tonfas and new weapons 3:25 Difference between ultimate and portable versions 5:57 New Oled switches 10:21 Hunting Horn Old vs New 29:47 Monster Hunter Stories 2 49:43 Wyverian tries to bait me into complaining about Rise but I’m done with that shit 55:29 I’ve failed 1:23:02 MH Dos Review 1:29:01 Pokemon complaints 1:31:57 Stories 2 Weapons 1:39:19 Stories 2 roadmap 1:53:46 MH Stories 2 story 1:56:54 Arc the lad: Twilight of the spirits 2:00:45 Metroid Fusion ...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 8 | MH Dos Review, Mint Chocolate Ice Cream, & The Future Of The Series
July 09, 2021 13:23 - 2 hours - 122 MBI talk with Jakob, the creator of the now famous MH Dos review. 0:00 Introduction 3:06 Mint Chocolate Ice cream analogy 9:39 What is the mint? 18:48 Ratatoskr’s MH4U journey 24:17 Quality of life changes 30:04 Similarities to Fire Emblem 39:27 I complain about the difficulty of Rise (again) 48:13 I realize we’ve been complaining for 48 minutes and try to explain that I do it out of love 48:49 Then I go right back to complaining 😈 55:52 The need to be critical of Capcom 1:00:20 A M...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 7 | TheLoreHunter | Elden Ring, June 10nth, Dark Souls, & Perfect Pasta
July 09, 2021 13:11 - 2 hours - 117 MB0:00 Intro 2:35 Why do we think Elden Ring is coming soon? 4:21 What makes Omni credible? 5:46 Omni knows when not to speak 7:54 Analyzing the meme 11:23 Why June 10th? 20:44 Why do we care so much? 24:47 Why all souls like fail 29:49 The importance of difficulty 32:49 Git Gud 39:05 Perfect Pasta Sauce (People don’t know what they want) 44:13 Why Dark Souls Works 46:51 Twinks should be captured and executed 50:09 Souls Launch and early Eldin Ring PvP 54:28 Bloodborne and its th...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 6 | Handi & Lionz | Update 3.0 Hopes, Expectations, And Disappointments
June 09, 2021 01:53 - 2 hours - 150 MB0:00 Introduction 2:52 Monster Hunter Stories 14:00 Ratatoskr Hot take #1 (Subs vs Dubs) 25:04 Update 3.0 and Rise's current state (Lionz) 30:20 Update 3.0 and Rise's current state (Handi) 41:02 Update 3.0 (Ratatoskr) 43:00 Ratatoskr's disappointment with Rise 46:36 The Benefits of Difficult gameplay 48:38 "Just use low tier armor" 53:34 The importance of a wall 56:53 "The games aren't easier, you're just better" 1:00:12 Artificial Difficulty 1:04:38 The joy of Deviants 1:09:4...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 5 | BrandoSP | Drakengard, Nier, Automata, FF14, Dragon's Quest, and MH
May 24, 2021 15:42 - 2 hours - 113 MB0:00 Introduction 2:50 Brando lives in Japan 4:52 Drakengard 6:26 Drakengard 1's bad gameplay 10:16 Ratatoskr's Love of Drakengard 1 12:52 Video game analysis 15:12 Being a small channel on YouTube 16:10 Ratatoskr being unable to stop playing Automata 18:27 Nier's central theme 22:57 Yoko Taro's view on murder 27:19 Kaine can understand shades 29:35 Nier Ending E 34:29 Nier ending D 36:05 How to interpret games 41:20 Nier's out of game content 45:22 Casting pearls before swi...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 4 | Kplays & Nova | Update 2.0, Difficulty, Monitization, & Spoliers
April 30, 2021 22:57 - 2 hours - 123 MB0:00 Update 2.0 6:30 New build options 11:26 Status effects & buddies 17:10 Game difficulty, speed of combat, wirebugs 23:37 MH4U, flinch free, and the appeal of deliberate gameplay 36:30 Apex's Rampages, and difficulty 45:40 Armor skills 50:24 MH spoiler drama 59:43 Monitization in MH 1:12:30 Rise update schedule 1:22:00 should the LS be nerfed? 1:40:35 LV2 slots 1:42:30 HH changes 1:49:57 The meta 2:01:51 Charge blade 2:03:57 Update monsters
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 3 | Guest- KPlaysHere | HH, LS, Rampage, Final Bosses, Endgame, Updates
April 30, 2021 01:44 - 1 hour - 102 MBKplay and I spend a lot of time talking about the minutia of our weapons of choice for the first half hour and then we move on to talking about Rise as a whole. I air a lot of my concerns and criticism in the second half. 0:00 Introductions, spoiler warning 1:01 K's thoughts on Hunting Horn Changes 5:52 Ratatoskr doesn't want to go back to old longsword 8:08 Alternate switch skills for both weapons 14:35 Ratatoskr thinks LS is unfairly maligned 17:21 Thoughts on tripping other pl...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 2 | Guest-Wyverian | Wholesome Takes, Minority Opinions, MH Lore
April 30, 2021 01:29 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, where we discuss all the most interesting topics from the top AND the bottom of the world tree. Today's podcast will be the last MH podcast you will hear before Rise comes out. 0:00 Wholesome takes 1:19 Capcom's philosophy on Pay to win 4:25 Magnamallo controversy 13:49 The value of a properly placed F*** 14:41 Minority Opinions 19:46 MH is obscure with its information 23:53 Monsters and Dark Souls collab 25:06 Safi'Jiva fight and lore 27:...
Yggdrasil Podcast | Episode 1| Guest-Nova Bushido | Controversies, More Perspectives
April 30, 2021 01:18 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBWelcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, where we discuss all the most interesting topics from the top AND the bottom of the world tree. It is both my and Nova's first time doing a podcast and with Rise coming out so soon it was important to get it out as quickly as possible. Future episodes will have more fluff and the overall quality will improve. Also I am positive that I don't say um that much in real life, it must be first podcast jitters. Nova Bushido YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cha...