AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #41: Pressure Cooker Cloaca

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Featuring:

Merve
Mr. Glitch
Science is Bad

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introductions
3:00 – What We’ve Been Playing
46:50 – A Historical Digression
51:10 – Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 1
57:40 – Gambling and Cryptocurrency
1:06:30 – Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 2
1:11:45 – Simulators
1:13:40 – Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 3
1:21:20 – Hero Shooters, MOBAs, Battle Royale Games, and Multiplayer Shooters
1:32:40 – Blizzard’s Cancelled Games
1:34:45 – War in Video Games and Other Media
1:43:55 – Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 4
1:49:20 – Game Delays and Crowdfunding
1:56:45 – Games/Series that Could Be Redeemed, Pt. 1
2:00:35 – Innovative Multiplayer
2:08:10 – Games/Series that Could Be Redeemed, Pt. 2
2:17:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep41

Podcast header image from The Spriters Resource. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump. While all episodes of the GamesCast contain explicit content, this one is particularly NSFW; we advise listening with headphones.

Introductions (0:15)
  • Wikipedia article on Birdo from the Mario series.
  • Wikipedia article on the archaeopteryx, an evolutionary link between dinosaurs and modern birds.
  • Biomutant is an upcoming action RPG starring anthropomorphic animals. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
    • What We’ve Been Playing (3:00)

    SPOILERS FOR GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS

    • Launch trailer for The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
    • A longplay of Decap Attack. (Source: World of Longplays on YouTube)
    • Launch trailer for NeverDead. (Source: XboxViewTV – Gameplay & Trailers on YouTube)
    • Steam store page for Forgotton Anne.
    • Steam store page for Soulcalibur VI.
    • Wikipedia article on Eddy Gordo from the Tekken series.
    • Launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. (Source: Rockstar Games on YouTube)
    • Steam store page for L.A. Noire.
    • Steam store page for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
    • Wikipedia article on the “No Russian” level from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
    • Clint Hocking’s essay that coined the term “ludonarrative dissonance.” (Source: Click Nothing)
    • Steam store page for Grand Theft Auto IV.
    • Steam store page for Sleeping Dogs.
    • Wikipedia article on The Yukon Trail. Correction: “Klondike” is more like War than Hearts.
    • The card game from Knights of the Old Republic that Mr. Glitch was thinking of is called Pazaak. (Source: Wookieepedia, the Star Was Wiki on Wikia)
      • A Historical Digression (46:50)
      • The Hundred Years’ War lasted 116 years. (Source: Wikipedia)
      • Wikipedia article on the War of 1812.
        • Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 1 (51:10)
        • Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed.
        • Steam store page for Mass Effect.
        • Official website for Fortnite.
        • Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy XIV.
        • Brendan Caldwell’s article on the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival. (Source: Rock Paper Shotgun)
          • Gambling and Cryptocurrency (57:40)
          • Glitchcoin’s blog.
          • Official website for Bazingacoin.
          • Wikipedia article on the infamous “buffalo buffalo” sentence.
          • Steam store page for Street Fighter V.
          • Official website for Chuck’s Coin in Redding, CA.
            • Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 2 (1:06:30)
            • Steam store page for No Man’s Sky.
              • Simulators (1:11:45)
              • Wikipedia article on Cart Life.
              • Wikipedia article on 中国式家长 / Chinese Parents.
                • Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 3 (1:13:40)
                • Launch trailer for Mario Tennis Aces. (Source: Nintendo UK on YouTube)
                • Wikipedia article on Diablo III.
                  • Hero Shooters, MOBAs, Battle Royale Games, and Multiplayer Shooters (1:21:20)
                  • Wikipedia article on Overwatch.
                  • Correction: The name of the hamster in Overwatch is Hammond. (Source: Wikipedia)
                  • The PC Gaming Show at E3 2018. (Source: PC Gamer on 2018)
                  • Steam store page for Radical Heights.
                  • Steam store page for Quake Champions.
                  • Steam store page for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch.
                  • Wikipedia article on Command & Conquer: Renegade.
                    • Blizzard’s Cancelled Games (1:32:40)
                    • Wikipedia article on StarCraft: Ghost.
                    • Wikipedia article on Blizzard’s cancelled Titan MMO project.
                      • War in Video Games and Other Media (1:34:45)
                      • Correction: Six Days in Fallujah was a third-person shooter. (Source: Wikipedia)
                      • Wikipedia article on Remembrance Day.
                        • Redeemed Games and Series, Pt. 4 (1:43:55)
                        • Wikipedia article on Japanese game studio Dimps.
                        • Steam store page for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.
                          • Game Delays and Crowdfunding (1:49:20)
                          • Steam store page for Kentucky Route Zero.
                          • Kickstarters for A Hat in Time and The Good Life.
                          • Fig campaigns for Psychonauts 2 and Consortium: The Tower.
                          • Dictionary definitions for “fig.” (Source: Dictionary.com)
                          • Episode #17 of the AVoCADo GamesCast, “The James Cameron Submersible,” featuring Merve, Science is Bad, and BannerThief.
                            • Games/Series that Could Be Redeemed, Pt. 1 (1:56:45)
                            • Reception to Fallout 76. (Source: Wikipedia)
                              • Innovative Multiplayer (2:00:35)
                              • Steam store page for Left 4 Dead.
                              • Steam store page for Payday: The Heist.
                              • Wikipedia article on Perfect Dark.
                              • Wiki article on the “Spies vs Mercs” mode from the Splinter Cell series. (Source: Splinter Cell Wiki on Wikia)
                              • Steam store page for Friday the 13th: The Game.
                              • Steam store page for Velvet Sundown.
                              • Clarification: Merve was confusing Velvet Sundown with The Ship; he hadn’t actually heard anything about Velvet Sundown until recording the podcast.
                                • Games/Series that Could Be Redeemed, Pt. 2 (2:08:10)
                                • Steam store page for Yooka-Laylee.
                                • Clarification: Merve named Yooka-Laylee the fourth-worst game of 2017. (Source: Refrigerator Rants)
                                • Steam store page for Poi.
                                • Wikipedia article on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
                                • Steam store page for Duke Nukem Forever.
                                • Steam store page for Apotheon.
                                • Wikipedia article on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
                                • Steam store page for Mega Man 11.
                                  • Conclusion (2:17:05)
                                  • Controversies concerning the Better Business Bureau. (Source: Wikipedia)

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