Fine Time

Overwatch was a staple in many gamer's diets for several years, until we all one by one kicked the habit. But why did we all fall off of this game we once loved so much, and does Marvel Rivals fill that void in our hearts? Andre is join by Kiefer of Select and Start to answer these questions and many more.

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[00:00] Introduction and Premise

[05:09] Overwatch

[01:04:07] Marvel Rivals

[01:52:51] Bye!

We talk Astro Bot, the Okami sequel and other Game Awards announcents, pick our 2024 Games of the Year and more in this first Big Deal epsiode of 2025. Thanks for being here!

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Kevin: @kevinflevin89.fineti.me

[00:00] RATE AND REVIEW US

[01:09] Welcome To 2025

[06:50] Kevin and Andre played Astro Bot

[43:15] Shower Time (Not Approved By HR)

[45:15] TASTE TEST: Shaq-a-Licious XL Gummies

[54:24] Okami sequel?? Directed by Hideki Kamiya?!

[01:00:54] Game Awards Announcements Recap

[01:13:37] Our 2024 Games of the Year

[01:35:33] Place Your Bets!

[01:46:20] Catch Ya Later!

Andre and Evan are back with another dose of pop hits from the past! But are they remembered they way they should be? We evaluate the hits of Weezer, Collective Soul, Michael Bolton, Sublime, and more on this new installment of Overrated, Underrated, Or Properly Rated.

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Tidal Playlist: https://bit.ly/3W7ExZ4

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[00:00] Intro and Premise

[03:04] Collective Soul - "December"

[06:36] Michael Bolton - "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?"

[12:43] The Divinyls - "I Touch Myself"

[19:57] Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us"

[29:12] Hikaru Utada - "Simple and Clean"

[38:07] Van Halen - "Panama"

[44:50] R.E.M. - "The One I Love"

[50:24] Weezer - "The Good Life"

[56:22] George Thorogood and the Destroyers - "Bad To the Bone"

[58:42] Sublime - "What I Got"

[01:01:31] Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis - "Got Your Money"

[01:03:58] Bye!

On our final episode of Cinematic Platformer Paradise, Andre and Steve take a trip to the PlayStation era and play one of the last games of its kind, Heart of Darkness. Does this late-era cinematic platformer impress, or is it a dud? Listen and find out!

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We've reached the point of our Cinematic Platformer Paradise journey where we've finally arrived at Blackthorne, the Super Nintendo action-adventure classic. Did Blizzard learn from the cinematic platformer sins of the past? Spoiler alert: Yes they did! Andre and Steve dig into this stone-cold classic, right now on Fine Time. Thanks for listening!

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After their original plans for a Flashback sequel got cancelled, they started over again in the third dimension, bringing us the early PlayStation hit Fade To Black. Does this wild sci-fi universe survive the polygon treatment? Hell, is this even a cinematic platformer at all?! Andre and Steve find out in the latest installment of Cinematic Platformer Paradise.

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When people think of cinematic platformers, the first one they likely think of is Flashback. And with good reason! Not only is it an incredible technical achievement, it features the crystalized vision of what was cyberpunk in the 1990s. But as we all know, ambition can often lead a video game astray. Does Flashback manage to stay on track? Andre and Steve find out in the latest in their continuing Cinematic Platformer Paradise series.

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Another World is a absolute titan of the cinematic platformer genre, and it was an incredible technical achivement on every platform it released on. But can its gameplay match its audiovisual splendor? Is its status as a classic deserved? Was Heart of the Alien forgotten for a reason? Find out this week on Cinematic Platformer Paradise. Face it, you're warped!

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[00:00] Another World

[24:31] Heart of the Alien

Andre and Steve continue their cinematic platformer journey to Shadow of the Beast, the 1989 classic for Amiga. But is it really a classic, or is it just pretty? Find out in this bite-sized holiday episode!

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At the dawn of the 90s, the cinematic platformer was seen as the future. While it never did become the future, the games in this highly influential subgenre are still felt today, and the technology used to makes them still impresses. In this first of seven epsiodes in this miniseries, Andre and Steve dive into the one that started it all, Prince of Persia.

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