The Pitch

This episode, we head up the Jagged Peak in order to do the last of the optional content in Shadow of the Erdtree. We’ve heard tell of a tyrant atop of the volcano, Bayle the Dread, a draconic betrayer so hated by Placidusax that the practice of Dragon Communion was created to bring him down.

Deaclan's here! Guys, Deaclan? He's finally here. We've been waiting.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Butcher’s Creek, If on a Winter’s Night, Four Travelers, Digseum, and much more!

The Grind:

• Jala: Fire Emblem Heroes. Streets of Rage 4. The Complex. If On a Winter’s Night, Four Travelers.
• Kole: Butcher’s Creek. My Summer Car.
• Moxie: Dying Light 2.
• Ben: SNKRX. Liar’s Bar. Digseum.

The Multiplayer:

• What’s your favorite nonstandard health system in a game?

The End Boss:

• Marvel Snap coming back, will compensate players for outage.
• Someone at Activision Blizzard is feeding their coworkers to harassment networks.
• Mario logo color scheme math.
• 80% of developers are making their games for PC.

Questions. Questions for ever. Don't y'all ever stop asking questions?

Boss Fights! Who needs them? Not us. But the video game industrial complex sure seems addicted to them.

Upcoming Schedule:
February:

• Black Mirror - Bandersnatch
• Tenchu Stealth Assassins
• Skald: Against the Black Priory

March:

• Hammerfight
• Indika
• Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven

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One monster, sort of!

Honestly, how did we go so long without talking about this? The Cat in the Hat is an infamously bad movie, and stories about its botched production are how we learned that Mike Myers is a real dick. Which is a shame, given the Wayne’s World of it all. The biggest surprise here is that the game, a 2.5D platformer, isn’t terrible.

This week’s Roundtable Roundtable features an interview with Phobia, a YouTuber who documents glitches in games in an accessible and entertaining way. We talk about his process and how looking for glitches changes the way he plays FromSoft games. Then we read your responses to the northeastern part of the map and the Abyssal Woods.

In this episode we get invited into Cazador’s Lair.

Other Segments: 

• Legends and Lore: Cazador

• Character Round Up: Astarion

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about X-COM 2: The Long War, My Summer Car, Dying Light 2, and much more!

The Grind:

• Dennis: X-COM 2: The Long War.
• Kole: My Summer Car.
• Ben: Marvel Snap. Dice Kingdoms. Puzzling Pieces.
• Moxie: Dying Light 2.

The Multiplayer:

• What’s your favorite video game depiction of a real life location?

The End Boss:

• Elon Musk confirmed to pay people to play games for him.
• Nintendo reveals the Switch 2.
• Havok reveals video for new engine.