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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about neural net game images, Steins;Gate, and ask you about empowering moments in games.
THE BRIEF:Let's apply neural networks to video game images.
Sony's doing their E3
Humble Narrative Bundle.
Chinese gamers riot over Nintendo changing Pikachu's name.
What are the most empowering moments in games?
Kole: Steins;Gate.
Dennis: Danganronpa 2. Tokyo Jungle.
Ben: FTL. Rocket League.
David: Dark Souls 2.
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take a gamble on Fallout: New Vegas.
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Pucker up, because it's time to talk about the Death Kiss, the Eye of the Deep, and the Gauth. The magic is gone!
Links:
Beholder-kin, Death Kiss (Monstrous Manual) — The Death Kiss, or “bleeder”, is fearsome predator found in caverns or ruins.
Eye of the Deep - Pathfinder_OGC — This creature is a 5-foot wide orb dominated by a central eye and large serrated mouth. Hundreds of small seaweed-like bristles hang from the bottom of its body. Two large crab-like pincers protrude from its body, and two long, thin eyestalks sprout from the top of its orb.
Gauth (3.5e Monster) - Dungeons and Dragons Wiki — Around two and a half feet in diameter, the spherical creature floating towards you with a single massive central eye while a pair of eyestalks swivel every which way. You know you should shoot at it, but something about the eye--a menace the likes of which you have never felt before--causes you to falter, standing still and compliant as it levels an eyestalk at you, brimming with magical energy and promising a quick death.
Fuck these guys. Watch this horseshit.
Feast your eyes on the first part of BeholderFest 2016, where we give you the skinny on our favorite Eye Tyrants.
Links:
Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — Its appearance is that of a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth, single central eye, and many smaller eyestalks on top with deadly magical powers.
Did they think we wouldn't notice? They take this incomprehensible Z-tier superhero and group him in with everyone's favorite rascally tycoon... Despicable. The first half of this episode is business as usual. After the music, we talk about Captain America: Civil War at length. The dividing line for spoilers is clearly marked.
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Undead Settlement.
LINKS OF NOTE:Will on The AV Club
Fizzy Lifting Drink
Brahne
Majora's Mask Toilet Hand
The Grinder)
Nick and Gary check out another in the line of Nick's Picks, Human Resources Machine, as well as the conclusion to the stellar Last Door series.
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Uncharted 4, Rocket League's push for cross-compatible multiplayer, and we ask you your opinions on game guides and hints.
THE BRIEF:Rocket League gets cross-play on Xbox One.
Valkyria Chronicles gets disappointing sequel demo.
Ron Gilbert asks Disney for Monkey Island IP back.
West of Loathing is on Greenlight.
Uncharted 4 knows how to handle Accessibility.
Game guides?
Dennis: Hohokum. Nova 111.
David: Dark Souls 3.
Kole: Uncharted 4.
Ben: Uncharted 4. FTL.
Please search Kickstarter for our patent-pending beetle sleeping bags. You know, to hide the horror.
Links:
Beetle (4e Creature) - D&D Wiki — Some species of beetles are innocuous and even beneficial, feeding off of carrion and refuse that would otherwise pile up around large cities, but others, particularly amongst the monstrous varieties, can be a dangerous hazard for even experienced adventurers.
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