Checkpoints and Autosaves

Two months of podcasts and we discuss which things in gaming have, like us, stood the test of time. Games, franchises, and iconic characters that were introduced decades ago but are still going strong today.

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A volatile episode in which we give our list of games that lots of people seem to enjoy, but that we just…don’t. This gets a bit spicy as every entry includes a rant about why we just don’t like these popular games.

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We show off our new mics for the first time, so the sound quality has definitely improved. We play “have you played it, will you play it?” over a large list of recent and upcoming releases (at the time, which was summer 2017). We review Shadows of Mordor, discuss our initial impressions of Persona 5 and end with a discussion of why retro are still fun (if they even are).

We take a quiz about games released in 2016 to see how much trivial knowledge we have. Then discuss the rather odd physical laws and social norms in gaming worlds (honestly, how much does all that gold you’re carrying weigh?! And how many swords can you carry and where are you putting them all?!)

Despite being on a business trip in a hotel, Taurin attempts trivia about Nate’s gaming library, and we discuss at length game mechanics that we hate in some games but absolutely love in others.

In Episode 3 we (briefly) discuss Life is Strange, though we cut most of the discussion for spoiler (which is why it sounds like it ends abruptly). Here’s a spoiler: Nate didn’t like it at all. We then discuss how a gaming company can lose the trust of the consumer.

In this second episode we discuss each other’s list of “games we’re excited for” from E3 and explain why the games are going to suck and Nathan has a ridiculous rant about Call of Duty games.

Our first ever episode in which we discuss games announced at E3 2017 and which we were most looking forward to.