Optional Dialogue

By James Smith, Doreen Cleyre, Mitchell O’Brien, & Sebastian Cardone

Have you ever wondered what a bunch of random people from all over the world who you've never heard of think about video game-related news you don't really care too much about? Well this is the podcas... more

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The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.

Optional Dialogue episodes:

November 14, 2020 PS5 Launch Week, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War & Miles Morales | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 16
In this week's episode, we celebrate the launch of the PS5 in the United States and other countries. We discuss the news of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Take-Two acquiring Codemasters. We also provide our impressions of the PS5, Astro's Playroom, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, and Miles Morales.
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2h 6min
November 07, 2020 Best of the PS4 Awards | PSPremiere Podcast Special
In this week’s special episode, we honor the PlayStation 4 generation with an awards show that rewards a variety of games for many categories. This includes Game of the Generation, Best PS4 Exclusive, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Indie Game, Best Soundtrack, and more! In the major categories, we debate with each other and use a poll from our audience to declare a majority winner.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:44 - Best PS4 Exclusive
00:23:36 - Best Indie Game
00:24:29 - Biggest Surprise
00:31:47 - Biggest Tit Award
00:32:48 - Most Overlooked Game
00:43:41 - Golden Turd Award
00:44:46 - Award for Innovation
00:58:15 - Best Narrative
00:59:25 - Best Performance
01:08:01 - Most Delayed Game
01:08:59 - Award for Emotional Impact
01:20:56 - The Journey Award
01:21:47 - Best Original Score
01:43:49 - Destroyer of Controllers Award
01:52:49 - Best Game Reveal
01:53:52 - Best Remaster/Remake
02:10:24 - Best Mascot
02:11:19 - Best Multiplayer
02:20:11 - Funniest Game
02:21:14 - Most Redeemed Game
02:27:33 - The "Why Did You Announce This, Ubisoft?" Award
02:28:14 - Game of the Generation
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2h 56min
October 31, 2020 Ghostrunner, Demon's Souls, & What Makes a Good Horror Game? | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 15
Happy Halloween!
In this week's spooktacular episode, James provides his impressions of Ghostrunner. We discuss Mark Wahlburg's photos as Sully, Bugsnax and Destruction All Stars coming to PS Plus, and Cyberpunk 2077 getting delayed again. We also react to the media's impressions of the Dual Sense and the PS5, and more Demon's Souls gameplay. Finally, we celebrate Halloween with a discussion about what makes a good horror game, and our histories with the horror genre.
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1h 45min
October 24, 2020 DOOM Eternal Expansion, Uncharted Movie & What Makes a Good DLC? | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 14
In this week's episode, James provides his impressions on the new DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods DLC. We also discuss the NBA 2K unskippable ad controversy, IGN's preview of Godfall's customization and progression, the first image of Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, and the Avengers DLC getting delayed. Finally, we discuss what makes a DLC good.
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1h 40min
October 17, 2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Miles Morales, & the PS5 UI Reveal | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 13
In this week's episode, we provide our impressions of Genshin Impact and react to the previews of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. We discuss the news about Ruffian Games, Level 5, and the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. We also discuss Game Informer's preview of Miles Morales, Burger King's PS5 Sweepstakes, and Sony's reveal of the PS5 UI.
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1h 21min
October 10, 2020 Huge PS5 News Wave, Star Wars: Squadrons, Resident Evil Movie | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 12
This week we provide our impressions of Star Wars Squadrons, and we discuss the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered and the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends news. We also react to the PS5 breakdown and the new Resident Evil movie news.
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1h 23min
October 03, 2020 Cyberpunk 2077 Crunch Controversy & Peter Parker Gets A New Face | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 11
In first week of spoopy season, we discuss Vampyr and Need for Speed Payback coming to PS Plus in October and the reveal of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Zombies. We also discuss the crunch controversy of Cyberpunk 2077, the potential leaked features of the PS5, and Peter Parker getting a new face in the PS5 remastered version of Spider-Man PS4.
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1h 18min
September 29, 2020 Microsoft Purchases Bethesda & Mafia: Definitive Edition | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 10
In the 10th episode of the podcast, we provide our impressions of Mafia: Definitive Edition. We question if Final Fantasy XVI is coming out sooner than expected and if we will get a remake of Metal Gear Solid exclusively to the PS5. We also discuss Maneater and Borderlands 3 getting a free PS5 upgrade, and the controversy with the PS5 remaster of Spidey PS4. Finally, we discuss the aftermath of Microsoft purchasing Zenimax (Bethesda) and how it impacts Sony and the game industry.
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2h 9min
September 22, 2020 The PS5 Showcase Event, PS5 Preorder Chaos, & Price Increases | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 9
In this week's PS5 heavy episode, we go through the complete aftermath of the PS5 Showcase Event. This includes all the new reveals, the console price, the release date, the price increase of games, and the chaos of everyone trying to preorder. James also provides his impression of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War's alpha multiplayer, we discuss Cyberpunk 2077's new Night City Wire showcase, and we discuss Twin Mirror's release date.
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2h 5min
September 15, 2020 Ubisoft Forward, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, & Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | PSPremiere Podcast Episode 8
In this week's episode, James provides his impression of Inertial Drift and Dory provides her impression of Peril on Gorgon (Outer Worlds DLC). We also discuss the multiplayer reveal of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and react to Ubisoft Forward. Finally, we discuss the upcoming PS5 reveal and speculate the price of the system and what games will be shown at the event.
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1h 31min

FAQs about Optional Dialogue:

How many episodes does Optional Dialogue have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.