Mind Controllers

Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

This week on Scatterbrained: We are once again joined by Brandon Courture! Courture tells us about his upcoming trip to Japan, then tells us about the now PvE focused Legends of Runeterra. Joe and Craw talk about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and a bit about Craw’s annoyances with the game.

Games we talked about this week: Legends of Runeterra, Tekken 8, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

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Echoes of Wisdom Speedrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-Fu8swIWg&t=1112s

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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Spoilers for Persona 3 Reloaded DLC and Metaphor ReFantazio Demo

This week on Scatterbrained: We are joined by a special guest, Brandon Courture! Brandon tells us about his time with Warhammer 40k Space Marines 2. Joe tells us more about Street Fighter’s latest character and how P3R DLC wraps up. And Craw talks about his time with the Metaphor: ReFantazio demo and how it explores classicism and racism, and psychology within this fantasy setting. Then we dive into some more Nintendo patent news and Ubisoft delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Games we talked about this week: Warhammer 40k Space Marines 2, Street Fighter, Persona 3 Reload DLC, Metaphor Refantazio,

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Spoilers for Persona 3 Reloaded DLC And Star Wars Outlaws!

This week on Scatterbrained: Joe talks about his time with Persona 3 Reload, the interesting post game of Castlevania:Circle of the Moon. Brandon talks about his time playing Star Wars Outlaws and is enjoying it enough, and dipped into Fortnite?!. Then we discuss some of the exciting announcements from Sonic Central, Level 5, and Playstation’s State of Play!

Games we talked about this week: Persona 3 Reload DLC, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon,Star Wars Outlaws, Fortnite

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Spoilers for Persona 3 Reloaded DLC!

This week on Scatterbrained: Joe tells us about his poor fight stick controller and some fighting games, in addition to P3R. Brandon wraps up and platinums Astro Bot and loves this game! Then we talk about all the crazy video game news that happened this week!

Games we talked about this week: Marvel Vs. Capcom Collection, Persona 3 Reload DLC, Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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This week on Scatterbrained: Joe tells us about Castlevania Collection and Zenless Zone Zero. Brandon chats about his time with Astro Bot, and his time with Fields of Mistria. Then, we quickly discuss the PS5 Pro announcement and wonder what Sony is thinking?!

Games we talked about this week: Castlevania, Zenless Zone Zero, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Astro Bot, Fields of Mistria 

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3

Trigger Warnings: Murder, Abuse, Revenge

Today we talked about Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3, and his reactions after finally achieving the revenge he had sought for centuries.

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 00:00
• Spoiler Warning and Disclaimer - 05:11
• Baldur’s Gate 3 Description - 05:51
• Astarion - 07:57
• Astarion’s Personality - 08:55
• Astarion’s Act 3: Revenge and Power - 11:44
• Articles About Revenge - 25:56

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Night in Kyoto by AVBE:

https://uppbeat.io/t/avbe/night-in-kyoto

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Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

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• Baldur’s Gate 3 Wiki Astarion
• Articles:
• State of the Art in Competition Research
• Psychological and Physiological Stress in esports
• Revenge: A Multilevel Review and Synthesis
• Rehumanizing the self after victimization: The roles of forgiveness versus revenge.

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This week on Scatterbrained, Joe is still recovering. So, let’s continue to send him some well wishes! Brandon chats about his time with Fields of Mistria, a cozy farming sim that feels easier to get into than Stardew Valley. Then I quickly cover some of the highlights from Gamescom 2024!

Games we talked about this week: Fields of Mistria

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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This week on Scatterbrained, Joe was unfortunately unable to make it today. So, let’s all send him some well wishes! Brandon chats about his time with Dungeons of Hinterberg, a beautiful and cozy indie action adventure game that is quite unique in its story.

Games we talked about this week: Dungeons of Hinterberg, 2XKO 

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

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Spoilers for Venba

This week on Scatterbrained, we we catch up on Joe’s progress with Ashen. Then, chatted about all of the indie games Brandon has been playing this week. We finally close it out with some quick thoughts about Deadpool and Wolverine!

Games we talked about this week: Ashen, Zenless Zone Zero, Fighting Games, Fall Guys, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Venba, Kunitsu-Gami, Flock

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitch. 

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Tracks are:

 "We Decide" by Tatami

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

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Today we talked about Evo 2024, the largest fighting game tournament hosted in Vegas. Then we dive deeper into the psychology of competition and how it applies to fighting games and esports!

Timestamps:

• Introduction - 0:09
• Psychology of Competition - 06:52
• Esports and Fighting Games - 16:01
• Evo 2024 Trip Report! - 21:10
• The Good - 27:05
• The Bad - 40:27
• The Ugly - 43:32
• Fighting Game Psychology - 55:39
• Modern Sports and Human Nature - 56:02
• Fighting Games and Go - 01:10:04
• What are Fighting Games? - 01:15:30
• What's Appealing about Fighting Games? - 01:19:00
• Etiquette and Equity - 01:20:07
• Final Thoughts - 01:23:40

Tracks are:

 "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Night in Kyoto by AVBE:

https://uppbeat.io/t/avbe/night-in-kyoto

License code: OY9ADKUOX62ZMAXY

Podcast Art by @_forza_art on Instagram

If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call 988 contact some of these resources gathered on https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

Feel free to email us with suggestions for games or questions at [email protected] and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! And be sure to follow us on socials like Instagram and Twitch. 

Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast listening app!

Support our Patreon at patreon.com/MindControllers 

• Articles:
• State of the Art in Competition Research
• Psychological and Physiological Stress in esports
• Website for Research into Esports

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