The Big Topic: Mass Effect: Andro-meh-da

Further discussion: The many games of PAX East

Pardon the minor, uh, home invasion (and subsequent digression about The Big Lebowski), and permit us some discussion about Mass Effect “My Face Is Tired” Andromeda and our own perceptions about the game based on the weekend’s EA Access preview and our own review. We also discuss the many things we saw at PAX East, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kingsway, Final Fantasy 15: Episode Gladiolus, and much, much more.

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Anthony John Agnello (@ajohnagnello)

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The Big Topic: A week with the Nintendo Switch

Further discussion: Breath of the Wild’s interlocking systems and expansive world

What we’re into: GDC is a ton of fun, you guys

Half of the team is hanging out at PAX East this weekend, so David took over hosting duties and ran the podcast right off a cliff. While they careened into the air Thelma and Lousie-style, Anna talked about her week at GDC, David and Connor talked about their week living with the Nintendo Switch, and everyone discussed Zelda’s similarities to Western RPGs like Skyrim.

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David Roberts (@davidrobots)

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The Big Topic: The Switch is here! We chat about the games we’ve been playing on it

Further discussion: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is majestic

What we’re into: Nier: Automata is weird and great

The Nintendo Switch is officially in the wild and we spent the past weekend putting it through its paces. Spoilers: we like it a lot! We run through our experiences and the handful of launch games we’ve gotten a chance to play, including Snipperclips, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Blaster Master Zero, and Super Bomberman R. And, oh yeah, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is great. We also discuss Nier: Automata, the bizarre, fourth wall-breaking, genre-bending RPG from Platinum Games and Square Enix’s enigmatic designer Yoko Taro.

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The Big Topic: What the hell are you doing, Nintendo?

What we’re into: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, Slayaway Camp, and Night in the Woods

No, we didn’t skip a number. I don’t know what you’re talking about. In episode 70, we get together to chat about some games that are near and dear to our hearts this week: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, Slayaway Camp, and Night in the Woods. We also discuss the Switch’s imminent launch, and ask that all important question: What the hell are you doing, Nintendo?

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The Big Topic: Spoiling Resident Evil 7, Final Fantasy 15, and The Last Guardian

Further Discussion: E3 is officially open to the public

What we’re into: Horizon: Zero Dawn’s big, beautiful open world

To the victor go the spoils. Er, spoilers. This joke made more sense in my head. ANYWAY. 2017’s video game onslaught continues apace, as David dives right into Horizon: Zero Dawn’s sprawling ‘post-post-apocalyptic’ world and talks about its magnificent, um, horizons. We also talk about E3’s recent, seemingly inevitable decision to allow the general to attend the world’s biggest video game conference, and what that means for the industry. And by popular request, we talk spoilers in the first of (hopefully) many spoilercasts, chatting about what makes the final hours of Resident Evil 7, Final Fantasy 15, and The Last Guardian so great.

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