It's the 100th episode of Frame Trap and Ben, Damiani, and Kyle are here to celebrate.

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03:13 - Temtem

19:21 - The Witcher Netflix TV Series

40:38 - Warcraft III: Reforged

56:08 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake - Temtem

59:58 - Monster Hunter Stories

01:11:10 - Journey to the Savage Planet

01:40:48 - Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore

01:55:28 - HOTTAKE: How are we currently feeling about Easy Allies and how can we improve?

02:21:12 - Emails

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics

Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Ben, Ian, and Blood have to make some hard decisions on this Frame Trap as they choose the best game of the decade. They also talk about games like Outer Wilds, Super Mario Maker 2, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Death Stranding, and more!

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03:43 - Sekiro

21:14 - Super Mario Maker 2

35:20 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2

50:25 - Caught in a Frame Trap: One lives, one dies

01:00:20 - Death Stranding

01:26:00 - Wilmot's Warehouse

01:31:58 - Outer Wilds

01:51:39 - HOTTAKE: Kill your babies - game of the decade edition

02:19:43 - Emails

Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons:

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics

Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Ben, Brad, and Huber chill out and talk about an odd assortment of games including Jak and Daxter, Star Wars Battlefront II, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ace Combat 7, Arise: A Simple Story, The Outer Worlds, and more.

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06:43 - Ace Combat 7

14:29 - Ori and the Blind Forest

25:25 - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

37:32 - The Outer Worlds

52:30 - Caught in a Frame Trap: What are the top grossing games on Steam this year?

58:35 - Star Wars: Battlefront II

01:08:30 - Arise: A Simple Story

01:14:55 - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

01:21:15 - HOTTAKE: Is it possible for any poorly received game to turn around now?

01:41:55 - Emails

Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons:

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics

Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Ben, Brad, and Brandon get in the holiday spirit by talking about both new releases and older titles including Darksiders Genesis, Halo: Reach on PC, Path of Exile, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Breath of Fire, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Ben also gives his first impressions of The Witcher Netflix TV show.

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04:24 - Darksiders Genesis

15:07 - Breath of Fire 1 & 2

44:01 - The Witcher Netflix TV Show

51:10 - Halo: Reach on PC

01:00:02 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake - Star Wars Planets

01:08:35 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

01:18:23 - Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

01:34:05 - Path of Exile Metamorph League

01:42:30 - HOTTAKE: Speculating on the reactions to some of the biggest games of 2020

02:13:50 - Emails

Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons:

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics

Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Shenmue III is finally here and Huber tells us about his long-awaited journey. There's also discussion about Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Phoenix Point, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

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09:01 - Shenmue III

30:38 - Phoenix Point

40:37 - Shovel Knight: King of Cards

53:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: The panelists combine powers to take on the Game Awards

01:05:17 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

01:20:06 - SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions

01:30:51 - HOTTAKE: Does game of the year happen too early and how could awards be presented in a better way?

01:51:02 - Emails

Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons:

Elthanas

Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering

Caleb "Togi" Crawford

Will Schmuck

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics

Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

CORRECTION: I incorrectly said Destiny 2 is the only game included with the Stadia Pro subscription. Samurai Shodown is also included. - Ben

Ben, Brandon, and Kyle go into great detail about both the heartwarming and heartbreaking parts of Pokemon Sword and Shield. There's also excited discussion about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Luigi's Mansion 3. For the HOTTAKE, they try to unpack the messy launch of Google Stadia.

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15:18 - Pokemon Sword and Shield

52:07 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

01:22:57 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Guess the pokemon's type

01:34:50 - Luigi's Mansion 3

01:47:48 - HOTTAKE: How are we feeling about Stadia?

02:14:35 - Emails

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

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Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Explosion audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/

Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Ben, Ian, and Huber can finally discuss at length the long-awaited and controversial Death Stranding. They also talk about other big fall games like Disco Elysium, Luigi's Mansion 3, and Afterparty.

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03:15 - Death Stranding

56:45 - Caught in a Frame Trap: When will these huge games like Diablo 4 actually come out?

01:04:40 - Disco Elysium

01:24:34 - Path of Exile

01:45:51 - Luigi's Mansion 3

01:56:15 - Afterparty

02:01:47 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about Fortnite's inclusion of bots?

02:19:17 - Emails

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

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Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Explosion audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/

Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Note: The people below us were playing live music which is audible during the Outer Worlds conversation. Sorry if it takes away from your enjoyment of the episode and we will try to schedule future episodes in a way that avoids this happening.

This episode of Frame Trap is packed with heavy hitters including Outer Worlds, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Destiny 2, and more.

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07:15 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

30:20 - Outer Worlds

01:02:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Making predictions

01:28:00 - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

01:42:13 - Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

01:56:54 - A Plague Tale: Innocence

02:08:25 - Watchmen

02:18:40 - HOTTAKE: Trying to make sense of Fallout 1st

02:41:39 - Emails

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

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Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/

Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Ben, Brandon, and Kyle talk about the journeys they've been on with different games including Indivisible, Dragon Quest XI S, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and more! There is also considerable discussion about Blizzard's response to the recent Blitzchung controversy.

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05:36 - Dragon Quest VIII / Dragon Quest XI S

38:37 - Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

01:06:14 - Caught in a Frame Trap: How well do you know the Ultimate Alliance 3 roster?

01:28:00 - Indivisible

01:47:21 - Kyle's experience with GB Studio and what it was like to make a game

02:08:49 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about Blizzard's response to the Blitzchung controversy?

02:50:00 - Emails

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

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Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/

Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Today on Frame Trap, Ben, Huber, and Brad pour their hearts out for the Link's Awakening Remake, Shenmue III, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Astral Chain, Code Vein, River City Girls, and the Surge 2.

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06:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

29:33 - River City Girls

38:42 - Sayonara Wild Hearts

47:20 - Code Vein

59:28 - The Surge 2

01:13:33 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Slayer song or Doom level?

01:20:44 - Shenmue III Trial Version

01:33:25 - Shantae and the Seven Sirens Part 1

01:42:54 - Astral Chain

01:52:57 - How do we feel about the current direction of Sony's State of Play and the general sentiment behind similar productions?

02:15:01 - Emails

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Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

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Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/

Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE