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Gary wants to eat Kole's new giant friend.

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Subnautica, the Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, and we ask you which games you respect but dislike.

• Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed to October.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 announced for Switch.
• Video game hearing aids.
• Metal Gear Solid V disarmament ending triggered on accident.

• What game do you respect, but not like?

• Jala: Persona 4: Golden. Creeping Terror.
• Ben: The Witness. Subnautica.
• Kole: Breath of the Wild. Dragon Ball FighterZ. Silent Hill: Downpour. Breath of Fire III.

Before Souls, FromSoft made Armored Core. And this is our first real exposure to it... and it turns out it's very good. Despite outward appearances, there's a good deal of variety in the Armored Core series, with For Answer being the fastest and most action-oriented among them. But it retains that important element of mecha customization that lets you tailor your character to the situation and your play preferences. Listen in, and see if this forgotten game is for you.

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Links:

• Armored Core: For Answer Mission Chart for Xbox 360 by Stahn_D_Aileron - GameFAQs
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• Here's how to get out of the pit everytime. - E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial Message Board for Atari 2600 - GameFAQs

We'll never not have something to say about The Simpsons. Or the recent bumper crop of quality Simpsons memes. What's more difficult to talk about is this abysmal collection of surreal Simpsons minigames. So instead we do what we always do, and range far afield.

An interdimensional hitman who works on a sliding scale of skill and price.

Nevada is home to a lot of intense people, and Autumn Greer joins me to talk about one of the most extreme: Collie Entragian. Desperation is the chronicle of what happens to several travelers who are captured by a small town sheriff in the abandoned burg of Desperation, Nevada. And it turns out the corruption runs deeper than anyone could expect, literally.

Links:

• Achewood § April 29, 2002

This anti-game is gold, Jerry! Gold! Seriously, go play it right away. We'll wait.

We get in another good adventure hook before the end of the season. Beware of cheap drinks!

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Dragon Ball FighterZ, Apple’s changes to loot crate rules, and we ask you how you get over difficulty walls.

• Nintendo Labo announced.
• Speed Running stories. Mario 4-2 and Dragster.
• Apple does the least it can possibly do about Loot Boxes in games.
• Bioware delays Anthem.
• Yume Nikki followup revealed.

• How do you get over difficulty walls in games?

• Kole: Dragon Ball Fighterz. Cuphead. SNES Classic. Corpse Party.
• David: Monster Hunter World.
• Jala: Vermintide. Persona 4 Golden.
• Ben: The Witness.

Snakes alive, there are snakes alive in here.