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Ep. 211 - George R. R. Binks the Time Sweeper

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The panel covers Youngen Ring, the popular opinion of Souls games, and whether we can get Phil Spencer on the show.

Questions this week:

  1. Jenna Stoeber asks: What’s the worst (or most out of place) sound effect in video games? (03:44)
  2. On its 20th birthday, what are our memories of the original Xbox? (08:46)
  3. Aren’t the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remasters Rockstar’s greatest heist of all? (14:04)
  4. Are there some things in video games it took you a while to understand, but you finally get now? (18:29)
  5. What will be the Game of Thrones reference in Elden Ring? (21:54)
  6. Dirtbag Kiko asks: What are the best and worst moments of horse death in video games? (27:50)
  7. How do video games use spite as a motivator? (33:38)
  8. Is Bobby Kotick a singular evil dunce, or are all C-level executives this slimy? (38:25)
  9. What are the Neuromancer and Snow Crash of video games? (43:26)

    10. Recommendations and Outro (47:31)

    Now’s your chance to discuss this episode in the forums!

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Warner Bros. SmashWarners
    • Uwe Boll’s In The Name of the King A Dungeon Siege Tale 2: Two Worlds starring Dolph Lundgren
    • Pinhead
    • Mr. Boombastic
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    • Quake II
    • Uncharted series
    • Shining Force III
    • Super Mario Galaxy
    • NieR
    • Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
    • Gunvalkyrie
    • Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
    • Malice
    • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
    • Tuff Nut smoothing
    • The Rain Thing
    • NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
    • Fortnite
    • Genshin Impact
    • Octopath Traveler
    • Red Dead Redemption
    • Shadow of the Colossus
    • Ico
    • The Last Guardian
    • The Last of Us
    • Halo 2
    • DooM
    • Counter-Strike
    • BloodRayne
    • Dark Souls
    • Demons Souls for PS5
    • Jason Schreier’s Bloomberg article on Phil Spencer re-evaluating Bobby Kotick
    • Phil Spencer is skeptical of NFTs
    • Phil Spencer calls on industry to support emulation
    • #IDARB
    • Lost Odyssey
    • Neuromancer
    • Snow Crash
    • K.W. Jeter
    • The Sprawl Trilogy
    • Burning Chrome
    • Bridge Trilogy
    • Shadowrun for the Sega CD
    • Shadowrun for the Super Nintendo
    • Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

      Recommendations:

      Frank: Stop tying physics to framerate, stop using The Final Countdown in media

      Brandon: Check out Europe’s first two albums, use any Visa gift cards you get at physical locations to get the full value

      Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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