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Look, we didn’t mean to turn this into the Super Weeb Power Hour in Susan’s absence this week, but that’s just how things turned out. On this episode, we talk about finishing Dragon Quest XI and the art of the post-credits epilogue, wishing games reused assets and design more often like Team Yakuza does with Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise and Project Judge, and diving into spoiler territory and figuring out why Spider-Man 2018 has one of the best comic-book stories in a long, long time.

Speaking of spoilers, Dragon Quest XI spoilers are very light and largely about its narrative structure than actual story (but we do spoil the ending of Metal Gear Solid 4, in case you were worried about that) and that discussion happens around the seven minute mark. We do spoil the crap out of Spider-Man though, and that discussion happens around the 53 minute mark.

If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to patreon.com/continuepodcast. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content. This week’s bonus segments include discovering how electronics are magic and some gamer dad talk: How do you introduce games to your kids?

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@billsegroves) for Pod Studio 1.

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

If you don’t know about The Hair, you will after this week’s episode. We talk about how every woman in film and on TV has the same dang haircut, Nintendo Online’s inane rollout, Telltale’s unceremonious closure, how Spider-Man’s latest outing on PS4 works as a proof-of-concept game, and the nascent desire to build an arcade cabinet.

If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to patreon.com/continuepodcast. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content. This week’s bonus segments include appropriate business casualwear and games we want on the PlayStation Classic that we know we’ll never get.

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@billsegroves) for Pod Studio 1.

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

Welcome to the number one podcast on the internet about Whitney Houston doing cocaine. When we’re not talking about how we’re every woman, we’re talking about the economy of dialog (or lack thereof) in games like Parasite Eve and Octopath Traveler, how the opening of Dragon Quest XI should be ashamed of itself, how Slime Rancher makes the number go up real good, and how Frostpunk makes the slide toward evil feel like a series of actual, meaningful choices.

If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to patreon.com/continuepodcast. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content. This week’s bonus segments include Anthony discussing the lovely translation job on his latest Vita pick-up, and some questions from our Discord community.

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@billsegroves) for Pod Studio 1.

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This episode gets a little spicy, so strap in and enjoy the ride. First off, David discusses the recent shut-down of several popular ROM sites and the legality and morality of preserving classic games when publishers either can’t or won’t; Susan talks about how Phantom Doctrine is making her a better, more patient person; and Anthony talks about finding the vision in a game like Dead Cells.

If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to patreon.com/continuepodcast. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content. This week’s bonus segments include Anthony discussing the lovely translation job on his latest Vita pick-up, and some questions from our Discord community.

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@billsegroves) for Pod Studio 1.

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz

This episode, Susan schools David on the details of multiple Will Smith songs; Anthony talks about We Happy Few and how one single aspect of a game can ruin the whole experience; Susan laments how Dying Light fails to stick the landing; and David discusses his attempt at go of all the video game stuff that can accumulate over time.

If you’re not backing us yet, head on over to patreon.com/continuepodcast. A contribution of at least $5 a month will get you let you listen to the show a day early, give you access to the exclusive Continue Podcast Discord channel, along with exclusive podcast content. This week’s bonus segments include a chat about Dead Cells and a re-evaluation of The Dark Knight 10 years after its release.

Hosts:

Susan Arendt (@susanarendt)

Produced by Bill Segroves (@billsegroves) for Pod Studio 1.

Intro music by Andy P. Scott: https://soundcloud.com/epic1beatz