Crazy Train of Thought: A Podcast About Video Games

Episode 165

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by velvet painting connoisseur Austyn Torres and train railroad spike thief/podcast producer Malcon Wilson. Checkalook at this week’s topics:

(00:04:30:13) Shredded Xbox leads to remote up the butt

(00:06:01:20) Microsoft struggles for 3rd place discussion part 2

(00:12:15:29) Are streamers fueling fanboy rage?

(00:14:16:15) Angry people on the internet

(00:16:19:09) Are there gaming monopolies?

(00:20:03:11) Sony layoffs and multiplatform ambitions

(00:25:10:25) Should Microsoft take Jeff Gerstmann’s suggestions for the next Xbox?

(00:37:55:12) Austyn teaches us about Hell Let Loose

(00:43:14:04) There’s a woman on the front line??

(00:44:26:14) Role playing in Hell Let Loose

(00:49:57:02) Closing thoughts on Hell Let Loose

Link to Episode 89 of The Jeff Gerstmann Show (Xbox discussion timestamp is 1:26:51)

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ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Sith Overlord Austyn Torres, Palmaster Troy Osborn, and backdraft (the movie) survivor Colin Freakin Giffy. Checkalook at this week’s topics:

(00:03:25) Is Palworld better than Pokemon?

(00:23:29) Base-building in Palworld

(00:25:58) Shoutout Palworld.gg

(00:27:25) Palworld and other Pokemon clones

(00:30:08) Troy’s idea for captured humans in PalworldZZ

(00:32:26) Base raids and defenses

(00:34:55) Austyn gets back to base building

(00:36:27) Palworld is really f*cked up

(00:39:15) Closing thoughts on Palworld

(00:46:18) A short conversation about Spiderman 2 the game, but not the original game based on the movie Spiderman 2 in 2004 or the game Amazing Spiderman 2 also based on the popular movie. This is like totally different from that. In fact, forget those ones were ever released at all and that the game we are about to talk about is the only game called Spiderman 2 to exist in this timeline.

(00:59:52) An impromptu rant about Madam Web

(01:30:33) Xbox goes multiplatform? A video essay in defense of big green

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Episode 162

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by the pirouetted piercer himself Austyn Torres and Pokemaster Troy Osborn. Checkalook at this week’s topics:

(00:02:40) The Idiot Savants Abroad! Ryan goes to the UK

(00:24:07) Starfield chat begins

(00:27:05) Ryan is frustrated

(00:37:51) How not to role play as The Mantis

(00:45:20) Troy has a solution

(00:57:42) Troy’s time with Starfield

(01:11:35) Chameleon armor ftw

(01:18:25) Austyn has ship issues (shipshues?)

(01:25:59) Addressing backlash to Starfield (small spoiler warning)

(01:57:29) Characters and companions

(02:02:40) Is Starfield sterile/vanilla?

(02:13:34) DLC ideas and Starfield vs Horizon 2 vs Cyberpunk

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All Aboard!! Sam shares his tales of his time in Cancun. Ryan reveals he's already achieved a lifelong dream of his to see T. Swift in concert. Austin guides us through the prehistoric game: Path of Titans. Ryan Talks about Soul Hackers 2. TMNT has a pizza scented controller?? Gross? Cool? Tell us your thoughts as you join us on this week's Crazy Train of Thought.

11:52 Ryan at a T Swift Concert

33:00 Path of Titans

50:32 Soul Hackers 2

1:26:00 Pizza Scented Controllers

ALL ABOARD for this week’s episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Ryan Wolf is joined again this week by former ice roller blading consultant Austyn Torres and 2012’s Winner of the Easter Egg Hider World Championships Malcolm Wilson.

Checkalook at our topics: 

(00:02:18) Reminiscing about Dead Island 1 

(00:03:19) Dead Island 1 trailer 

(00:06:50) Dead Island 2 - trailer and comparison to Dying Light 

(00:09:35) Dead Island 2 - G.O.R.E. system 

(00:16:59) Dead Island 2 - best mission so far 

(00:22:23) Dead Island 2 - ability cards and upgrades 

(00:30:49) Dead Island 2 - does it need parkour? 

(00:40:20) Dead Island 2 - environmental kills 

(00:42:21) Warlander (free-to-play, Steam/Playstation Network) 

(00:52:12) Warlander has mediocre reviews? 

(00:58:14) Streamer “Gotfeet” plays Warlander with his feet 

(01:05:41) News: Microsoft vs FTC 

(01:15:30) Microsoft “spend Sony out of business” email 

(01:30:34) Starfield not on Xbox? – Phil Spencer reveal 

(01:34:56) Ryan - #1 Xbox stan? 

(01:39:01) Potential repercussions of the Microsoft/Activision deal 

Links: 

Dead Island 2 

Warlander on Steam (steampowered.com) 

GotFEET - Twitch 

What the FTC v. Microsoft trial uncovered about the video game industry (yahoo.com) 

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“Summer” by Ace Marino 

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ALL ABOARD for another amazingly stupid episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by pirouetted piercer Austyn Torres and the best podcast producer in the game today - Malcolm Wilson. Checkalook at our topics:

(00:00:39) Ryan grew a beard

(00:03:48) Austyn changes jobs

(00:13:46) Frito Lay Presents: Flamin’ Hot Summer of Games

(00:15:59) Ryan’s thoughts on Avatar and ass wiping

(00:26:29) Austyn talks Assassins Creed: Mirage

(00:34:02) Far Cry Blood Dragon gets a Netflix anime series

(00:34:38) Austyn talks Star Wars: Outlaws

(00:42:37) Austyn and Insomniacs’ Spiderman 2

(00:46:39) Ryan and Dragon’s Dogma 2

(00:54:21) Austyn and Baulder’s Gate 3

(01:00:12) Fable and Richard Ayoade

(01:05:57) Anger Foot and Skate Story

(01:12:55) We all talk Starfield

(01:29:00) Penis-shaped ships

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ALL ABOARD the Crazy Train of Thought Podcast as Conductor Ryan Wolf tries to prevent the conversations from derailing. Joining Ryan today we have PokéMaster Troy Osborn, along with VR Expert Colin Freaking Giffy!! Back on the pod and as usual a total train wreck for your entertainment.   

Today's Episode features:  

(05:00) Colin almost stabbed a guy 

(11:18) Ryan was bullied 

(26:08) Colin's middle school story 

(33:42) Ryan plays more Biomutant 

(42:25) Ryan discusses The Ascent

ALL ABOARD the Crazy Train of Thought Podcast...or rather our train wreck. The Supreme Host Ryan Wolf is joined by VR Expert Collin Freaking Giffy (#backonthepod), and Pokemaster Troy Osborn (no relation to Ozzy). 

Today's subjects include:

(17:53) What not to do in VR Poker 

(40:57) Taji: An Ancient Epic 

(54:12) The Ascent

Episode 157

ALL ABOARD for another leisurely episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by a very tanned-looking Sam the Babbi and Podcast Producer Malcolm Wilson. Checkalook at our topics and subscribe to Game Hype for our news segment!

(00:03:32) Gamer music

(00:05:46) Bootlegged movies

(00:13:30) Storytime with Sam

(00:18:14) Chicago sucks

(00:25:02) Cowboy hats in Arizona

(00:31:11) Sedona

(00:43:02) Halo Infinite Beta

(01:01:27) A conversation about the Steam Deck

Mentions:

Tennessee Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons

https://open.spotify.com/track/4KM77RUl2IKdXGhtOBbKIS?si=a64cb95e021e40a0

Halo Multiplayer Voice Actor

Jeff Steitzer - Wikipedia

tanis 🏳️‍⚧️ on Twitter: "HERE IT IS THE HALO ANNOUNCER, JEFF STEITZER, SAYING TRANS RIGHTS https://t.co/FGRJnT4i45" / Twitter

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