Let's talk about escort missions in video games!
0:08 - Escort missions in video games: the good and the bad
1:06:58 - Full spoiler discussion of the end of The Mandalorian
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6:58 PMofficialMXhehehehehe
6:59 PMDrake Williamsonhello
7:00 PMJames StriderHowdy y'all
7:00 PMLynndy Leeg'morning
7:01 PMDrake Williamsonoh I'm familiar with escorts. just not in video games. JK
7:04 PMofficialMXello
7:05 PMCabal's Cornerhi
7:15 PMSusanne Christresident evio games are annoying with stocky controls 😐
7:17 PMSusanne Christu cant choose settings for npc not to use items like in most rpgs?
7:19 PMSusanne Christlacking the I in AI lol
7:31 PMmatthew wilsonwell play warframe you can zip across the map and your escort can keep up
7:33 PMaddictedtochaosAlways found the Dead Rising games to be rather poorly designed.
7:33 PMaddictedtochaosBest Zombie games are Left 4 Dead 1&2.
7:33 PMmatthew wilsonHAY LISTEN
7:34 PMmatthew wilsonfrom the anoying fairy in the corner
7:34 PMThe Real BuckyHoly shit, I missed you, Andy!
7:35 PMmatthew wilsondead risng is the definition of flawed gem
7:36 PMmatthew wilsongem
7:36 PMmatthew wilsonnot game
7:36 PMmatthew wilsonflawed gem
7:37 PMThe Real BuckyDid you talk about GTA in different time periods in one game, yet? And I asked what can be done to fill out that empty, open space?
7:37 PMmatthew wilsonmall whats a mall /s
7:38 PMmatthew wilsonthe fact that it takes place ina mall supper dates it
7:38 PMThe Real Bucky@matthew Wilson What’s a mall?
7:39 PMThe Real Bucky@matthew wilson
7:39 PMThe Real BuckyOh yeah, escort missions.
7:41 PMmatthew wilsonyup she is a spoiled brat lol
7:41 PMThe Real BuckyYou can even throw her at bad guys.
7:42 PMmatthew wilsonbut do a barrewl roll
7:43 PMThe Real BuckyI want an open world game where every almost single interior can be entered. I thought I saw some kind technology that enables that a while back. I don’t remember where now.
7:46 PMaddictedtochaosSpeaking of Zelda I’m hoping that Zelda is a companion character in BOTW 2. Just with good AI that you don’t have to babysit the whole time.
7:47 PMThe Real Bucky@addictedtochaos Like Atreus in God of War, one of the greatest “You would think you’d have to babysit characters but you really don’t” characters in gaming history.
7:49 PMaddictedtochaos👍
7:51 PMmatthew wilsonyakuza did everything shamue was trying to do
7:53 PMmatthew wilsonso what sonic adventure did
7:54 PMJames StriderPaper Mario did that with Luigi in Thousand-Year Door, him on his own quest. Escorting the punies in that was a mess
7:55 PMThe Real BuckyBOI
7:56 PMaddictedtochaosYes it is Kratos’ son
7:57 PMThe Real BuckyI still want a return to form with Paper Mario, in the vein of the original and The Thousand Year Door. No partners killed the subsequent games for me. And make Paper Luigi a thing!
8:00 PMThe Real BuckySuper Paper Mario was just a bit better than I thought it would be.
8:01 PMThe Real BuckyAnd they beat you over the head with the fact that they’re paper. The first three games never acknowledged that and were all the better for it.
8:02 PMThe Real BuckyPaper Jam
8:03 PMJames Strideri think i heard the Mario & Luigi devs closed down too or something.. so we just have Paper i think. Mario needs a proper console RPG
8:04 PMThe Real BuckyTo pay back what’s her name.
