The Albert Chessa Network

Albert and Logan discuss GenDesign's recently revealed poster and postcard, and dive into their individual relationships with Ueda's oeuvre. (Jan 29, 2018)

Links:

http://landsoflightanddark.tumblr.com

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Albert examines Ni No Kuni's lineage - Narnia, Wonderland, Oz, and Final Fantasy's RPG traditions, and celebrates what this genre is uniquely able to do — melt away all jadedness and disillusionment and allow us to escape to another world, were we inevitably cultivate life lessons and adages that help us reconnect with real life.

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Albert dives into a shot-by-shot breakdown of the latest God Of War footage. (Jan 26, 2018)

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Albert delves into Thalassophobia (the intense and persistent fear of the ocean, abyssal depths, and the unknown), as well as the themes of water, woman and womb. (Jan 24, 2018)

Time Stamps:

[2:18 skip intro]

[3:16 skip regular rundown]

[4:46 our week in DS / RobinGaming]

[11:17 The Shape of Water / intro to thalassophobia & rotifer]

[26:50 structure of the show]

[28:55 Winding-Refn]

[31:55 MGS Survive]

[40:50 reddit rundown]

[1:17:59 no women in-game / motherhood]

[1:26:35 hourglass “theory”]

[1:31:59 Thalassophobia / fear of the ocean & fear in general]

[1:47:50 Humans pushing the boundaries of what is known / opposing their natural habitat]

[2:04:37 Norman Reduus podcast / part about DS]

[2:07:15 turning Norman into Sam]

[2:11:16 DS will not be isolating experience]

[2:22:21 outro]

[2:25:40 bloopers]

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Albert speculates on Red Dead Redemption II. (Jan 21, 2018)

Time Stamps:

[2:44 skip intro]

[4:35 skip regular rundown]

[4:40 our week in games]

[15:00 structure of the show]

[22:00 Red Dead Redemption news timeline]

[24:20 last trailer / movies as inspiration for Rockstar]

[32:30 redemption as a theme]

[43:10 what we look forward the most in RDR II]

[47:00 leaked map]

[49:55 camping shot in 1st trailer]

[51:10 intro of the game /what will it be?]

[1:09:31 Albert & Rey discussion about Westworld, games as real life simulators]

[1:50:04 end of Albert & Ray discussion]

[1:51:00 thoughts about Westworld] 

[1:56:38 online / microtransaction / authenticity of historic elements]

[2:34:31 different things we’ll be able to do in RDR II / building shacks & camps?]

[2:41:10 gang hide outs]

[2:49:00 plot & story predictions]

[2:53:25 favourite character from RDR I]

[2:59:35 favourite visual from trailers]

[3:01:10 outro]

[3:05:14 bloopers]

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Albert is joined by game director Justin Dressler to discuss games based on albums. (Jan 20, 2018)

Links:

Justin's Instagram

https://instagram.com/baraels.legacy

Barael's Legacy for Windows (free)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zH8rpGB7VC91TrwdEv4hmKhnw2p8kp46

Barael's Legacy for Mac (free)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PMo0VyfHgPkTKdKRC27kKXkfnxdqv_yY

Listen To & Purchase All The Sword’s records (iTunes)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-sword/121471614

Listen To All The Sword's records (Spotify)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0q32a3GRCjDxS4EIrC7YVY

Listen To All The Sword's records (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLDFfoaS5oG3ckBh0DT6zA

Buy The Sword's merch here:

https://www.indiemerch.com/thesword

Follow J.D. Cronise on Twitter::

https://www.twitter.com/thesword

https://www.twitter.com/jdcronise

Also Pink Floyd:

http://www.pinkfloyd.com

Wayne's World 1 & 2:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105793

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108525

Tim & Eric:

http://www.timanderic.com

Apollo Gauntlet:

http://www.adultswim.com/videos/apollo-gauntlet

and Harmonquest:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonQuest

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Albert is joined by God Of War scholar Ilyas to discuss the saga's new beginning. (Jan 19, 2018)

Time Stamps:

[0:50 skip intro]

[3:07 skip regular rundown]

[3:10 what we expect we’ll be seeing leading towards release]

[5:10 returning axe]

[11:40 structure of the show]

[14:30 Identity of atreuses mother / Kratos having a child]

[26:00 Cory’s interview]

[35:55 collector's edition]

[40:00 what we thought after first God of war trailer]

[46:00 Albert’s message]

[59:00 plot / story prediction]

[1:38:50 Kratos – Atreus relationship]

[1:43:45 first experience with God of war]

[2:03:10 outro]

[2:04:40 Norse cosmos]

[2:08:20 bloopers]

Links:

YouTube (CygnusHD)

http://www.youtube.com/cygnushd

Twitter (CygnusHD)

https://www.twitter.com/Cygnus_HD

Music by Bear McCreary (Composer, God Of War)

http://www.bearmccreary.com

Norse Lore from the Poetic Edda, as retold by Daniel McCoy

http://www.norse-mythology.org

Cory Barlog clip from the phenomenal Game Informer

http://www.gameinformer.com/p/subscribe.aspx

Letter to Sony Santa Monica:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14zO34LQUPcCatAFfRX2UmMVXyE9XWAOX/view?usp=sharing

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Albert discusses Death Stranding's third trailer. (Jan 13, 2018)

Time Stamps:

[2:03 skip intro]

[2:18 introduction of co-hosts]

[5:20 skip regular rundown]

[5:27 how was everyone's week in DS]

[17:24 iconography of DS]

[24:35 structure of the show]

[26:20 reddit questions]

[26:38 will DS have a playable demo?]

[42:46 baby's hand prints?]

[48:00 meta aspects?]

[54:42 Egypt links]

[55:17 Dean's theory]

[1:07:34 another fan theory]

[1:13:10 Grey's past with Kojima]

[1:20:57 Threading the Strands - Part 2]

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Albert discusses what elements from MGSV may or may not be carried into Death Stranding. (Jan 6, 2018)

Time Stamps :

[2:02 skip intro]

[2:20 host introductions]

[3:50 regular rundown]

[4:20 everyone's week in DS]

[11: 45 Alin's introduction]

[27:00 how did everyone find out about MGS V plot twist]

[39:22 Alin and Dean have a "history"]

[41:00 Reddit post mentions]

2:04:35 engine / feeling of shooting]

[2:05:50 horse riding]

[2:09:25 sound & camera issues]

[2:13:40 voice acting]

[2:16:40 weighing negatives and positives]

[2:19:46 Tranq gun / Fulton-ing everyone]

[2:25:50 end of Phantom pains & gains part II]

[2:26:30 outro]

[2:31:15 bloopers]

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Albert discusses The Last Of Us - Parts I & II. (Jan 2, 2018)

Music Credit:

Vincent Diamante (ThatGameCompany)

TheHitHouse (The Last Guardian)

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