AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #43: One Shaft, Four Prongs, All Party

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Featuring:

Merve
Mr. Glitch
Ben
The Kappa

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introductions
2:10 – What We’ve Been Playing
27:25 – Awesome Games Done Quick 2019
36:30 – Dissolution of the Bungie/Activision Partnership
54:15 – Project Sonic Watch 2019
1:02:10 – 2019 Predictions, Pt. 1
1:35:55 – More Sonic Discussion (-sigh-)
1:41:45 – 2019 Predictions, Pt. 2
1:50:00 – Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo Consoles
1:59:15 – 2019 Predictions, Pt. 3
2:08:35 – Randy Pitchford
2:15:25 – 2019 Predictions, Pt. 4
2:21:05 – Conclusions

 

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep43

Podcast header image from Gris. Linkdump, content warnings, and spoiler warnings after the jump. While all episodes of the GamesCast could be considered NSFW, this one touches on a few sensitive topics, particularly from 2:08:35 to 2:15:25. Listener discretion is advised.

Introductions (0:15)

No links here.

What We’ve Been Playing (2:10)
  • Steam store page for Total War: Warhammer II.
  • Zergs are a race in the Starcraft games. (Source: Liquipedia – The Starcraft II Encyclopedia)
  • Steam store page Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
  • Steam store page for Shovel Knight.
  • Steam store page for Omensight.
  • Kelsey Grammer appeared on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Cause and Effect.” (Source: Memory Alpha on Wikia)
  • Steam store page for Bayonetta.
  • Steam store page for Gris.
  • Merve’s new and old lists of favourite games of 2018. (Sources: Refrigerator Rants and The Avocado)
  • The Turkish girls’ name Merve is the Turkish version of Marwa. Al-Marwa is a sacred hill near Mecca. (Source: Behind the Name)
    • Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 (27:35)
    • The AGDQ 2019 VoD thread on Reddit. Correction: Merve misstated the URL of the speedrunning community’s subreddit. The URL is actually: reddit.com/r/speedrun.
    • NieR:Automata Ending E speedrun by Fullest at AGDQ 2019. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
    • N++ coop speedrun by AND4H and Krankdud at AGDQ 2019. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
    • Matt Makes Games, the official website of Celeste developer Matt Thorson.
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 1 speedrun by Dr. Fatbody at AGDQ 2019. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
    • Divinity: Original Sin 2 speedrun by Semanari at AGDQ 2019. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
    • Final Fantasy IX speedrun by Tojju, Muttski, and Luzbelheim at AGDQ 2019. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
    • Clarification: Final Fantasy VII was not run at AGDQ 2019, but it has been at previous speedrunning marathons. (Source: Speedrun on Reddit)
      • Dissolution of the Bungie/Activision Partnership (36:30)
      • Kotaku’s story on the Bungie/Activision split.
      • Article on Destiny 2’s Niobe Labs puzzle. (Source: Polygon)
      • Wikipedia article on Mike Morhaime.
      • Wikipedia article on Oni.
        • Project Sonic Watch 2019 (54:15)

        CONTENT WARNING: PEDOPHILIA

        • Wikipedia article on the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film.
        • The Sonic film’s poster. (Source: NintendoSoup)
        • The Sonic Jesus meme. (Source: Shitpostbot 5000)
        • Steam store page for Sonic Forces.
        • Official website for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. (Source: Netflix)
          • 2019 Predictions, Pt. 1 (1:02:10)
          • Our 2018 predictions podcast.
          • Steam store page for Radical Heights.
          • Article on the dissolution of the Funimation/Crunchyroll partnership. (Source: Engadget)
          • Steam store page for Total War Saga: Thrones of Brittania.
          • A roundup of information on Age of Empires 4. (Source: PC Gamer)
          • GOG.com page for Iron Harvest.
          • Official website for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
          • Official website for Google’s Project Stream.
          • The CRTC is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. They suck. (Source: CRTC official website)
            • More Sonic Discussion (-sigh-) (1:35:55)
            • Steam store page for Sonic Mania.
            • Wikipedia article on DOA: Dead or Alive.
            • The previous all-female fighter from SNK was called SNK Gals’ Fighters. (Source: Wikipedia)
              • 2019 Predictions, Pt. 2 (1:41:45)
              • Open world trailer for Days Gone. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
              • E3 2018 gameplay debut for Ghost of Tsushima. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
              • E3 2018 gameplay trailer for Crackdown 3. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
              • Story trailer for Yoshi’s Crafted World. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                • Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo Consoles (1:50:00)
                • Launch trailer for Star Fox Zero. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                  • 2019 Predictions, Pt. 3 (1:59:15)

                  SPOILERS FOR THE MONKEY ISLAND SERIES

                  • Correction: Shenmue 3 was announced at E3 2015. (Source: Eurogamer on YouTube)
                  • First teaser trailer for Shenmue 3. The character models and animations improved considerably for the second trailer. Clarification: The characters’ mouths do indeed move. (Sources: PlayStation and Deep Silver on YouTube)
                  • Yet again, the official website for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. (Source: Netflix)
                  • Wikipedia article on Stretch Armstrong.
                    • Randy Pitchford (2:08:35)

                    CONTENT WARNING: PEDOPHILIA, SEXUAL ABUSE

                    DISCLAIMER: We recorded this podcast as the news was unfolding, so we didn’t fully understand the possible gravity of the situation at the time. We apologize if we come across as insensitive to an issue that may or may not be more serious than it appeared to be when we were recording.

                    • Articles on the Randy Pitchford scandal (here and here). (Source: Ars Technica)
                    • The Battleborn porn subreddit. (WARNING: HIGHLY NSFW)
                    • Clarification: It has never officially been confirmed that Pitchford created the Battleborn porn subreddit; it’s an allegation that is backed by solid but circumstantial evidence. (Source: MMO Champion)
                    • The Codehunters short film. (Source: Money Manual on YouTube)
                    • Trailer for Lifetime documentary miniseries Surviving R. Kelly. (Source: Lifetime on YouTube)
                    • Steam store page for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
                      • 2019 Predictions, Pt. 4 (2:15:25)

                      SPOILERS FOR GRANBLUE FANTASY: THE ANIMATION

                      • Article about NieR:Automata passing 3.5 million sales. (Source: Destructoid)
                      • Wikipedia article on Granblue Fantasy.
                      • Final Fantasy Wiki article on Behemoth. (Source: Wikia)
                        • Conclusions (2:21:05)
                        • The Parents Television Council (PTC) is a U.S.-based censorship advocacy group. (Source: Wikipedia)
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