Chamberlain and Chance

The other shoe has dropped and two of our heroes have pre-ordered a PS5. The third, being Alex, has wisely decided to wait just a bit. Chamberlain has moved on from being disappointed in Marvel's Avengers to being disappointed in Minoria. Chance was also made sad by Minoria but has been having too much fun with Star Renegades to notice. And Alex beds down with another Borderlands 3 expansion because he is a good and loyal man. 

Also, yes, Chamberlain got the episode number wrong in the intro. Feel free to leave scathing comments.

This week Chance indulges in a few scary movies. Well, two horror movies and a third starring David Spade, but close enough. He also gets killed by smurfs in Overwatch, which is not nearly as funny as it sounds. Chamberlain plays the new Destiny 2 expansion called Marvel's Avengers after turning tale and running from the final boss of Luna Nights. And Alex enjoys the bounty of a Humble Bundle, playing Grim Dawn, Tales of Vesperia and Star Renegades. Finally, one of the new consoles has a price and date, making Chamberlain very happy. You can guess which one.

Much like we all have been forced to wait for a price and date announcement for the new consoles, you have been unfairly forced to wait for part two of the generation in review. Chamberlain's dead laptop apoloigizes. Also this week: Chance plays some Overwatch and gets hate mail, Alex watched some movies, and Chamberlain quit playing what he thought was a music game to play an actual music game, only this time with metal instead of EDM. He definitely traded up.

As we near the end of the generation (hopefully) Chamberlain, Chance and Alex reflect of the current one, picking out their ten favorite games each. Part one is this week! On top of that, Chamberlain is embarrassed to admit he is playing Fairy Tale, just not embarrassed enough to stop playing. Alex is giving The Outer Worlds a second and play through and Chance relaxes with two indies on his Switch.

It had to happen. Chamberlain has played what may be the worst game of 2020 and managed to still be amused by Fast & Furious Crossroads. Alex revisits Horizon Zero Dawn, specifically on PS4, as the PC port is currently bollocks. And Chance watched one horror movie, attempted to watch another, and then visited said horror upon others in Overwatch.

Chamberlain, Chane and Alex have all finished Ghost of Tsushima, but did any of them manage to do it with honor? Full spoilers in this episode! Also, Chance played some Fall Guys, Chamberlain happened upon another card based rogue like in Nowhere Prophet and Alex is suffering through Pillars of Eternity just so can import characters into the second game.

It has been two weeks since the release of Ghost of Tsushima. Chance and Alex have finished it (no spoiler this week beyond the middle of act 2) and Chamberlain is still muddling along at an Assassin’s Creed like pace. Chance think everyone should at least try lethal mode. Alex took a break between finishing the game and starting it again to put a few hours into Bloodborne, and Chamberlain’s unhealthy obsession with question marks is keeping him from making any real progress.

You can probably guess what dominates today’s discussion. Chamberlain, Chance and Alex have all played Ghost of Tsushima. They all agree that it is good (but they do not agree on how it is pronounced). But there must be dissent, so once the game discussion is over Chance and Alex beat Chamberlain about the head and neck with the Xbox game conference. He promises to all three remaining Microsoft loyalists, of which is one, that it is going to be fine. No really, it’s going to be fine.

This episode was recorded on the night of Ghost of Tsushima’s release. We at the Chamberlain and Chance and Alex podcast would like to apologize for Chance being a little distracted. A little preoccupied. A game that might as well have been made specifically for him is coming out in a few hours and Alex and Chamberlain are trying to get him to talk. The podcast would also like to apologize for the contents of the next episode in advance. It’s all samurai from here on out.

Are you hungry? You will be because this is a cooking show now. Chance lets his culinary burger tips slip and Chamberlain extolls the virtues of high proof stouts that he drinks for the flavor. No really. Come for the food, stay for Hamilton reactions that are years out of date, more talk of Slay the Spire and The Last of Us 2, and of how much Chance needs Ghost of Tsushima right now.