Chamberlain and Chance

You know it was a rough E3 when the post show hype lasts less than a single episode. Instead Chamberlain finished up Battlechasers and Bendy and the Ink Machine while continuing to avoid the spiteful gaze of Sekiro. Alex has returned to Dragon Quest 11, this time with better music. And Chance sampled both Cadence of Hyrule and My Friend Pedro. Also, send in phrases for Alex to teach his bird. The filthier, the better

It was not spectacular this year. Be it the preponderance of pre-rendered trailers over gameplay, the absence of Sony or that this is the tail end of the generation, E3 this year arrived and left with hardly a whimper. Chance thinks Nintendo won, Chamberlain is still in the pocket of Microsoft, and Alex thinks they are both crazy and played the free Borderland 2 expansion.

Chamberlain, Chance and Alex have a lot to say about a disaster this week. A disaster that could have been prevented, that was brought about by both incredible incompetence and rampant corruption. But enough about the Google Stadia, they watched Chernobyl and all enjoyed it. Alex has returned to Fallout 4, Chamberlain beat Devil May Cry 5 on the easiest difficulty and feels no shame and Chance impresses strangers in Ovrwatch. Oh, and E3 is next week.

This week… You know what? It’s Chamberlain’s Friday and he has been drinking and cannot come up with a blurb for the podcast. He has been on a Capcom kick with the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Devil May Cry 5. Alex is in turn based pirate heaven with Pillars of Eternity 2 and Chance has returned to his old friend Overwatch. This may have been typed three times.

Chance has finished Days Gone and still has nice things to say about it. Chamberlain went back to Anthem just long enough to understand why people who play it ‘correctly’ are so upset before rolling around in the nostalgia of the Resident Evil 2 remake. Alex has discovered his favorite Obsidian game since Fall Out New Vegas: Pillars of Eternity 2. It has pirates and turn base combat, what else do you need? Surprisingly few Game of Thrones spoilers this week, but there are a few, so be warned.

Alex has handed out homework so he, Chance and Chamberlain recount their favorite quests in games. Some are old, some are newer and at least one comes at the expense of all horde players on a specific server. Everything you have heard about Anthem is true, and them some: it is a sad game. And most of you have heard about Days Gone is not. There is a lot of game there, you just have to take the time to find it. Bonus points if you recognize the opening song. It is thematically relevant, I swear.

It’s been two weeks (and the Russo’s said it was okay) so it is Avengers Endgame spoiler time. Chamberlain pretends like he’s seen it, then reveals that he hates time travel as a plot device and violently proclaims that Back to the Future 3 is the best of the trilogy. Chance liked it at first, then didn’t like it later, then liked it again, then went back to Overwatch. And Alex went to go see a movie, saw a movie, had a good time, and makes no apologies for it.

There is a card shaped hole is Chamberlain’s heart. He has freed himself from the abusive rogue-like Slay the Spire and fallen in with the much friendlier Steamworld Quest. Chance has found himself unable to play action games after Sekiro so he has snuggled up to the comfortable ‘pretty good’ warmth of Days Gone. And Alex assures you that Avengers Endgame is three movies in one, that is works, and that Borderlands 2 is still fun to play while waiting for Borderlands 3.

This week Chamberlain can‘t wait to stop watching Kingdom Hearts III and play it, while he can’t wait to stop playing Mortal Kombat 11 and watch it. Sekiro has ruined Chance who had a disappointing time with Katana Zero and Cuphead (for different reasons). And Alex has firmly joined the church of Borderlands, having min-maxed Borderlands 2 to an absurd degree.

Chamberlain is impatiently waiting for Mortal Kombat 11. All he has to pass the time is the Kingdom Hearts 3 drinking game, a nameless bottle and potential liver problems. Chance is waiting for Alex to play Sekiro, which isn’t happening any time soon, so he has gone back to waiting for new Tracer skins, which is also not happening any time soon. And Alex is waiting for something to amuse him as much as Risk as Rain 2.