AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #1: Two and a Half Men

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Featuring:

Merve
BannerThief
TheKappa

Editor:

TheKappa

Timestamps:

0:20 – Introductions
4:40 – E3
18:50 – A Digression about Ubisoft and Politics
32:20 – Back to E3
40:50 – A Digression about Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear
44:05 – David Cage and Quantic Dream
48:05 – Back to General E3 Discussion Again
1:04:10 – Sound Effects in Games
1:15:50 – Childhood Games and Gaming Parents

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep1

Linkdump after the jump

Linkdump:

Introductions (0:20)

  • Warcraft movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rxoz13Bthc

    • E3 (4:40)

    • E3 Expo site: http://www.e3expo.com/takeover
    • Guys in striped sweatsuits were at Ubisoft presser to promote Trials of the Blood Dragon: https://youtu.be/LyvHLbvVnog?t=8069
    • Grow Up E3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7UDY9nK-IE
    • South Park: The Stick of Truth trailer and appearance by Matt Stone and Trey
      • Parker at Ubisoft presser: https://youtu.be/LyvHLbvVnog?t=4891
    • Trials of the Blood Dragon trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzxhVkeWgPY
    • Nintendo’s E3 conference/livestream/whatever-the-hell-that-was: https://youtu.be/m1uUU53WZU8?t=2038
    • Some information on the Nintendo NX, Nintendo’s upcoming console: http://www.techradar.com/us/news/gaming/nintendo-nx-release-date-news-and-rumors-1289401
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPxiXXxftE
    • The immensely convoluted Zelda timeline. (“This article is excessively long and requires cleanup.”): http://zeldawiki.org/Zelda_Timeline
    • Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW14HO7C1Dg
    • The Pokémon Pidove (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pidove_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) evolves into Tranquill, which in turn evolves into Unfezant. These are the worst puns.
    • Announcement of Crash Bandicoot Remastered and the inclusion of Crash Bandicoot in Skylanders: Imaginators: https://youtu.be/GwofRzkROo4?t=5109
    • Cuphead gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BTcGhOgQFY

      • A Digression about Ubisoft and Politics (18:50)

      • Watch Dogs 2 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh9x4NqW0Dw
      • The Cabrini-Green public housing project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabrini%E2%80%93Green_Homes
      • Assassin’s Creed Liberation Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpfhztOBVI
      • Assassin’s Creed series overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed
      • The Dragon’s Tooth sword from Deus Ex: http://deusex.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon’s_Tooth_sword_(DX)

        • Back to E3 (32:20)

        • Titanfall 2 multiplayer trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ISYN1AshZY
        • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare gameplay footage from Sony’s E3 conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmaZw1xMxBQ
        • Sea of Thieves gameplay from Microsoft’s E3 conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlsN6EO2oU
        • The “Hufflepuff” joke is a reference to this (http://67.media.tumblr.com/c802797b2aa8b90ac70cc6fc2e08e1f6/tumblr_o7nicd5dEp1qdxepho1_1280.jpg)
          • and this (https://youtu.be/M_v6sX8WJQg?t=5684). Jack Pattillo of Achievement Hunter got sorted into Hufflepuff House when he took a Hogwarts house survey (Hogwarts being the wizarding school from Harry Potter), and he’s known for
          playing thankless support classes in multiplayer video games. Humour is funnier
          when you explain it.
        • Star Trek: Bridge Crew trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=romB8e5nMp8
        • Spaceteam: http://www.sleepingbeastgames.com/spaceteam/
        • Prompto is the character you play as in the VR sections of Final Fantasy XV. If you
          • want to know why we find that so funny, check out the A.V. Club’s live-chat of
          Sony’s E3 conference: http://www.avclub.com/article/were-live-chatting-sonys-e3-2016-playstation-confe-238018
        • Alex Hunter is the name of the protagonist in FIFA 17’s story mode. Here is his VA on
          • stage at EA Play. (It’s unintentionally hilarious.): https://youtu.be/wPSN9sTQCf4?t=3978
        • At their press conference, Microsoft had a segment where a talking head said that their upcoming Project Scorpio would have the “highest-quality pixels.” They’ve since edited it out of their promotional materials: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/06/14/project-scorpio-will-no-longer-feature-the-highest-quality-pixels-that-anybody-has-seen

          • A Digression about Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear (40:50)

          • Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2nuHEGhwiw
          • Daikatana is a game by John Romero and is infamous for being one of the game industry’s biggest commercial failures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikatana
          • The infamous Quiet in the rain cutscene from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA28-cm9DeA
          • Fashion writers judge video game character outfits: http://kotaku.com/video-game-fashion-reviewed-by-people-who-know-fashion-1756950307

            • David Cage and Quantic Dream (44:05)

            • Detroit: Become Human E3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1pbWCJcKQ
            • List of Quantic Dream games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantic_Dream#Games_developed
            • The Fahrenheit tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQRuFNva1Q
              • – Merve was wrong: David Cage isn’t actually sitting in a director’s chair, but
              he is standing in front of three such chairs on a film set.

              Back to General E3 Discussion Again (48:05)

              • Dishonored 2 gameplay from Bethesda’s press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdFhpalkgVo
              • Abzû E3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpvHqAsNVH0
              • Horizon Zero Dawn gameplay video from E3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Xx3MdqdgM
              • Days Gone gameplay video from E3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGej8K1r8KI
              • State of Decay 2 reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMJFyXuGUw
              • Dead Rising 4 reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT3cb3f5pM0
              • Mass Effect: Andromeda EA Play “trailer”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vgHOXeps0
              • The real Alex Hunter, a Scottish footballer who died in 1984: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hunter
              • SteamOS, Valve’s Linux-based operating system: http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/
              • Steam machines: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steam_machines
              • Steam controllers: http://store.steampowered.com/app/353370
              • PC Gaming Show website: http://www.pcgamingshow.com/
              • Planet Coaster E3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBFWNV3YAuQ
              • The original gameplay trailer for RollerCoaster Tycoon World has been taken offline, but here’s Destructoid writing about it: https://www.destructoid.com/rollercoaster-tycoon-world-looks-rough-288623.phtml
              • FLOPS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOPS

                • Sound Effects in Games (1:04:10)

                • Sniper rifle from Mass Effect. (Source – BradTheAmerican): https://youtu.be/baSAJhIq7_Y?t=370
                • Hitmarker sound from Overwatch: https://youtu.be/EzCoKx6NqfU?t=160
                • PC Gamer article about the Overwatch sound effect: http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-hit-sound-effect-is-apparently-powered-by-beer/
                • Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ship sound effects: http://www.thanatosrealms.com/war2/alliance-sounds#ships
                • Attaching carabiner to rope from The Division. (Source – FrogDaBarber): https://youtu.be/I7MAYRsyBII?t=27
                • Hammer of Sol from Destiny. (Source – DPJ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcsrCyZwje8
                • Commander Keen 4 raindrop collection. (Source – AbandonwareTV): https://youtu.be/FCI5q1XbdBw?t=101
                • Halloween Harry was renamed Alien Carnage because it didn’t actually have anything to do with Halloween: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Carnage
                • Doom retro level. (Source – SurlawTheMai): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0MTmgnHTO4
                • Wolfenstein 3D level in Wolfenstein: The New Order. (Source – AFGuidesHD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XYaAfpC8nc

                  • Childhood Games and Gaming Parents (1:15:50)

                  • Donald Duck’s Playground. (Source – Sierra Chest): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld5DR6oBVXo
                  • Prince of Persia. (Source – Otaku Chest): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY
                  • Math Rescue. (Source – Shortmandesigner): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eXZDXZPjT8
                  • The original A Boy and His Blob. (Source – World of Longplays): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcWajywEfE0
                  • A Boy and His Blob remake. (Source – WishingTikal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNYlu2bLl4&list=PLFE06FC59689E5FC8
                  • BrickBreaker comes preloaded on a BlackBerry, as does WordMole:
                    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_Breaker
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