Mike and Ting talk about Into the Breach.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

What is Into the Breach?

• Open a Breach | Into the Breach OST (YouTube)
• Into the Breach
• Acclaimed strategy game Into the Breach comes to mobile via Netflix
• Into the Breach: Advance Edition Update Trailer! (YouTube)
• Into the Breach is now free on the Epic Games Store
• Volcanic Hive
• Archive, Inc.
• R.S.T. Corporation
• Mafan
• Frozen Titans
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Spelunky 2 will let you merge your progress across PC and Nintendo Switch in a future update

Mechanics

• The Wasteland | Into the Breach OST (YouTube)
• The making of Into the Breach: how Subset Games stripped back to the essentials | VG247
• Grid Power
• Jonathan Blow on Rigged RNG in Games ("Sid Meiering") (YouTube)
• Uh Oh, Everyone Is Mixing Up Roguelikes And Roguelites Again
• Achievements - Into the Breach Wiki
• Achievements - Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Wiki
• Reset Turn
• Frozen
• Pinnacle Robotics

Moments

• Cataclysm | Into the Breach OST (YouTube)
• Psion Tyrant
• Renfield Bomb
• Secret Squad
• Rift Walkers
• Rusting Hulks
• Zenith Guard
• Henry Kwan
• Abe Isamu
• Camila Vera
• FTL: Faster Than Light
• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)

Next Time

• Neophyte on Steam
• Gridform on Steam

Mike and Ting talk about returning to Hong Kong and the Apple "Far Out" event.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Into the Breach.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• Coronavirus: '3+4' – Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to 3 days plus 4 days of 'home medical surveillance'
• Apple Event — September 7 (YouTube)
• Introducing Apple Watch Ultra
• Introducing Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro | Apple (YouTube)
• Apple introduces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
• Does the iPhone 14 have a SIM card?
• iPhone 14 satellite connectivity enabled by Qualcomm modem and custom Apple-designed RF components

Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Elden Ring.

Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Expectations

• Elden Ring OST - The Final Battle (YouTube)
• Dark Souls III (podcast episode)
• Why Dark Souls 2 Feels So Different
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild's climbing is the secret ingredient that finally adds real adventure to open-world gaming
• A Song of Ice and Fire
• Elden Ring Cinematic Trailer | Game Awards 2021 (YouTube)
• Final Fantasy VII PS1 UK Advert (1997) (YouTube)
• Returnal Director Says Balancing Difficulty And Accessibility Is "An Interesting Challenge"
• Elden Ring — How to Break the Game With Magic (YouTube)
• Dragon Communion Incantations
• Torrent (Spirit Steed)
• Ubisoft Dev, Sony Devs Throw Shade at Elden Ring UI, Performance, Quest Design
• How Breath of the Wild dunks on most open world games
• What's with the wolves falling from the sky?

Overall Thoughts

• Elden Ring - Who is Let Me Solo Her?
• Draconic Tree Sentinel
• Game Progress Route
• Putting Elden Ring's 12 million sales in context
• Elden Ring is still the best-selling game of 2022
• The History of Talent Trees in WoW - WCmini Facts (YouTube)
• I figured it out: Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world game when it shouldn't be in its current state
• Scroll of Icarian Flight
• ELDEN RING Vs. DARK SOULS 3 Animation Comparison (YouTube)
• Elden Ring is Not a Masterpiece (YouTube)
• Stakes of Marika
• Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
• Rya
• Spirit Calling Bell
• Oracle Envoy
• The Afterbirth ARG: A Step-by-Step Summary
• ❓ We need help solving Noita's biggest mystery! (YouTube)
• Elden Ring Barbarians of the Badlands DLC Leaks Online
• Miquella's Haligtree
• Waterfowl Dance
• Blaidd

Next Time

• Into the Breach

Post-Chat

• Euro 2022: England beat Germany to win first major women's trophy in dramatic style

Mike and Ting talk about Facebook's new algo feed, Peloton vs SoulCycle and BMW's heated seat subscription.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 4.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• Facebook doubles down on algorithms in the main feed
• How to Turn off the Twitter Timeline Algorithm
• How TikTok Reads Your Mind
• The five most addictive substances in the world
• SoulCycle dangles free classes to Peloton users who trade in their bikes
• Peloton
• SoulCycle
• Spinning (cycling)
• BMW's Heated-Seats-as-a-Service Model Has Drivers Seeking Hacks | WIRED
• Snoop Dogg, Justin Sun Up Jack Dorsey's Web5 by Saying they Are Working on Web6
• The decoy effect: how you are influenced to choose without really knowing it
• Operation Soda Steal (YouTube)

Mike, Ting and Mike (@msdq) from Xdrive Megabox (@xdrivemegabox) talk about Elden Ring.

Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Playthrough

• Elden Ring - Main Theme (OST | Official Soundtrack Music) FULL VERSION (YouTube)
• Samurai
• Navy Hood
• Equip Load
• Raya Lucaria Academy
• Bloodhound's Fang
• Elden Ring's 'Let Me Solo Her' Gifted Actual Sword By Devs, Because He's A Legend
• Hookclaws
• Sword of Night and Flame
• Dark Moon Greatsword
• Rogier's Rapier
• Antspur Rapier
• Endings
• Crystalians

Moments

• Elden Ring OST - Malenia, Blade of Miquella (YouTube)
• Enia
• Fingercreeper
• Three Fingers
• Golden Rune [1]
• Too Awesome to Use
• The Inside Story of The Burger King | Behind the Mask | Cannes Lions (YouTube)
• Glintstone Sorcerer
• Red Wolf of Radagon
• Marionette Soldier
• Lesser Kindred of Rot (Pests)
• Sacrificial Twig
• Mimic
• Dragon-Burnt Ruins
• Caelid
• Elder Dragon Greyoll
• Elden Ring Dissected #1 - Fall Damage Explained (YouTube)
• Hidetaka Miyazaki Rediscovered His Love Of Creating Poison Swamps In Elden Ring
• Messages
• Death Stranding
• Sites of Grace
• Frenzy-Flaming Tower
• Morgott, The Omen King
• Mohg, Lord of Blood
• Subterranean Shunning-Grounds
• Merchant Kalé Full Questline Restored (YouTube)
• Abductor Virgins
• Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
• Baldachin's Blessing
• Elden Ring - The horrifying implications of a name (YouTube)
• Patches
• Starscourge Radahn
• Volcano Manor
• Scaled Armor
• Twinned Armor
• I hate dogs (in Elden Ring) (YouTube)
• Larval Tear
• Elden Ring OST - Song of Lament (YouTube)
• Chanting Winged Dame

Mike and Ting talk about the UK heatwave, absurd trolley problems and the TikTok frog army.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 3.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• UK heatwave: How do temperatures compare with 1976?
• Temperatures hit 37.9°C in Happy Valley on Hong Kong's hottest day ever
• Historical Extremes | Meteorological Service Singapore
• Why don't homes in Britain have air-conditioning?
• Power posing
• London-bound sleeper passenger 'wakes up in wrong city'
• Trolley problem
• Absurd Trolley Problems
• Evil Wordle
• TikTok 'frog army' stunt could have grave consequences, experts warn
• TikTok halts Hong Kong access after security law
• Oliver Twist

Mike and Ting talk about what they've been playing and the games announced at Not-E3.

The "book club" game is: Elden Ring.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Now Playing

• Vampire Survivors Soundtrack - Mad Forest (YouTube)
• Vampire Survivors on Steam
• SNKRX on Steam
• The Perfect Tower II
• This Old Browser TD / idle game got a sequel and it's good! | The Perfect Tower 2 (YouTube)
• Universal Paperclips
• Subnautica
• Fortnite
• Fortnite has building again, but you can stick to no-build if you want
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Batman: Arkham City
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Mass Effect 2
• Nova Drift
• Iris and the Giant
• Super People CBT Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
• SUPER PEOPLE on Steam
• CBT (disambiguation)
• What Are the Benefits of CBD?
• Escape Simulator on Steam
• Terraria
• Spelunky 2
• Noita

Not-E3

• Hollow Knight: Silksong - Xbox Game Pass Reveal Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 (YouTube)
• The Persona series is coming to Xbox and Windows PC
• The Last of Us Part I - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games (YouTube)
• everyone picking on Last Of Us when...
• Naughty Dog shows off The Last of Us remake's Tess "glow up"
• The Last of Us Part 1 costs $70, and some fans are calling it "a slap in the face"
• The Last of Us TV show: Everything we know so far about the HBO series
• The 13 times PC gaming died this decade
• Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal (YouTube)
• No Man's Sky Release Trailer (YouTube)
• 5 Ways to Find a Planet
• Resident Evil 4 Remake - Reveal Trailer | PlayStation State of Play 2022 (YouTube)
• Announcing a New Partnership Between Xbox Game Studios and Kojima Productions
• Redfall - Official Gameplay Reveal - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 (YouTube)
• Our Next Adventure — Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - World Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
• Activision confirms your Warzone items and progression won't carry over to Warzone 2.0
• Sonic Frontiers: World Premiere Gameplay | IGN First (YouTube)
• Diablo IV | Developer Gameplay Showcase (YouTube)
• Final Fantasy XVI - State of Play June 2022 Dominance Trailer | PS5 Games (YouTube)
• FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – First Look Trailer (YouTube)
• 10 Years of Dragon's Dogma (English ESRB) (YouTube)
• Release Date Reveal | Overwatch 2 (YouTube)
• Forza Motorsport - Official Gameplay Demo - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 (YouTube)
• A Big Nintendo Direct Might Be Coming Soon

Mike and Ting talk about uploading two million videos to YouTube, Autopilot and Avatar 2.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Now Playing and Not-E3 2022.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• The Man That Uploaded 2 Million Videos To YouTube (YouTube)
• Roel Van de Paar's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats
• 1,500 Slot Machines Walk into a Bar: Adventures in Quantity Over Quality (YouTube)
• YouTube gives dislikes the thumbs-down, hides public counts
• DALL-E-2
• Imagen: Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
• DALL-E Mini
• Elon Musk's regulatory woes mount as U.S. moves closer to recalling Tesla's self-driving software
• Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Wikipedia
• The Avatar 2 Trailer Saw More First-Day Views Than Trailers for the Recent Star Wars Movies
• Avatar: The Way of Water - Wikipedia

Mike and Ting talk about Elden Ring.

Contains SPOILERS for Elden Ring!

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Moments

• Elden Ring - Main Theme (OST | Official Soundtrack Music) FULL VERSION (YouTube)
• It's so nice hearing natural Welsh accents
• Diallos
• Elden Ring map size: How big are the Lands Between?
• Siofra River
• Zelda Breath of the Wild guide: How to use the Hero's Path
• Ulcerated Tree Spirit
• Red Wolf of Radagon
• Iron Whetblade
• Carian Knight's Sword
• Chanting Winged Dame
• Fingercreeper
• Blaidd
• Stonesword key was lost with use
• Roundtable Hold

Playthrough

• Elden Ring OST - Character Creation (YouTube)
• Stormveil Castle
• Mimic's Veil
• Banished Knight
• Gatekeeper Gostoc
• Grafted Scion
• Lion Guardian
• Raya Lucaria Academy
• Godrick's Great Rune
• Magma Wyrm Makar
• Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel
• Chapel of Anticipation
• Caria Manor
• Sword of Night and Flame
• Hookclaws
• Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon

Summary

• Elden Ring OST - Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon (YouTube)
• Steam Community :: ELDEN RING :: Achievements
• Noclip (map viewer website)
• Physical Defense
• Faith vs Int
• Rogier's Rapier
• Torrent the Spirit Steed
• Marionette Soldier
• Altus Plateau

Mike and Ting talk about video game concerts, the Platinum Jubilee and emoji domains.

NOTE: this is the pre-episode warm up chat for Elden Ring - Part 2.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]

Pre-Chat

• Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity
• The best video game music: our guide to the best soundtracks
• Bridgerton: Songs You May Recognize In Season 2 | Netflix (YouTube)
• Anamanaguchi
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
• Video Games Live
• Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy
• The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022
• The Platinum Pudding Competition | The Winning Recipe - Fortnum & Mason
• Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
• London 2012 Summer Olympics
• 25th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR
• Visit Buckingham Palace
• Lèse-majesté in Thailand
• I spent 2 years launching tiny projects
• Brand TLD
• About the Canadian seal hunt