Triple Click

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April 20, 2023 Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Six Years Later
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is just three weeks away, which means it's a good time to revisit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about how 2017's Zelda shook up the series, what pros (and cons) it has over other Zelda games, and how it feels to play in 2023.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Shadow and Bone Season 2
Maddy: Chess
Jason: Unlock! Exotic Adventures
Links:
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1 hr 7 min
April 13, 2023 The Great AI Craze (With Casey Newton)
Maddy, Jason, and Kirk bring on special guest Casey Newton (Platformer, The Verge, Hard Fork) to talk about the generative AI craze that's sweeping the land. Artificial intelligence: what even is it? How did it become such a popular trend? And what does it all mean for video games?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Nope (2022)
Maddy: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Jason: Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro by Dean Nelson
Links:
Casey Newton’s newsletter, Platformer, and his podcast, Hard Fork
Kevin Roose’s unsettling encounter with Bing/Sydney: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html
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1 hr 8 min
April 06, 2023 They Remade Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4: it's remade! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason step into the shoes of himbo Leon Kennedy and take a trip to rural Spain to rescue the president's daughter in this remake of one of the most influential games ever made.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Tár
Maddy: Misericorde: Volume One
Jason: The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
Links:
Mike Mahardy on RE4’s lasting legacy: https://www.polygon.com/23660168/resident-evil-4-remake-the-last-of-us-pc-hbo
Kim Stanley Robinson’s extremely great 2020 interview on Ezra Klein about The Ministry for the Future: https://www.vox.com/2020/11/30/21726563/kim-stanley-robinson-the-ezra-klein-show-climate-change
Dan Kois on the final act of Tár: https://slate.com/culture/2022/12/tar-cate-blanchett-movie-ending-explained-analyzed.html
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1 hr 4 min
March 30, 2023 Two Weekends With The Diablo IV Beta
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy have spent a whole bunch of time with Diablo IV! Well, act one of it. The Triple Click gang talks about their time with the beta, the classes they played, their overall thoughts, and much much more. After all, you can't click click click click click click click click click click click without triple click!
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Maddy: Metroid Fusion
Jason: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone (Benjamin Stevenson)
Links:
Triple Click LIVE IN BROOKLYN, May 18th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-click-live-tickets-513213584647
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Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/
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1 hr
March 23, 2023 Can A Game Be Good When It Makes You Feel Bad?
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the mailbag to answer some of YOUR burning questions. Do we ever return to side quests after beating a game? Can a game succeed while making you feel bad for playing it? And what kind of impact did the pandemic have on video game endings? Plus: Video game novels!
One More Thing:
Kirk: New Morning Routine
Maddy: Triangle of Sadness
Jason: Unscripted by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams
Links:
MaxFunDrive Livestream! Wednesday March 29, 8PM Eastern: https://www.twitch.tv/tripleclickpod
Kirk’s 2013 interview with Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley about the ending to The Last of Us: https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-climactic-moments-could-have-been-very-600685013
The Writer Will Do Something: https://matthewseiji.itch.io/twwds
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1 hr 4 min
March 16, 2023 Does Perfect Dark Hold Up In 2023?
It's time to follow Maddy's wishes and play Perfect Dark, the 2000 Nintendo 64 shooter (remastered for Xbox in 2010) developed by Rare. We put on our Joanna Dark night-vision goggles and shoot our way through office buildings and alien labyrinths. How does it feel to play Perfect Dark today? Is the lack of checkpoints too much of a challenge? And just what is up with Elvis?
One More Thing:
Kirk: De-Inverting my Brain
Maddy: Clue: Treachery at Tudor Mansion
Jason: Paul T. Goldman
Links:
Featuring tracks from Perfect Dark (2000) by Grant Kirkhope
The jump Cate Archer in No One Lives Forever (2000) and in No One LIves Forever 2 (2002), which also added facial animation and lip-synching.
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1 hr 4 min
March 09, 2023 Zelda, Starfield, And The Year To Come
Zelda! Diablo! Baldur's Gate! Final Fantasy! Maddy, Jason, and Kirk pull out the calendar and get overwhelmed by the number of massive games that are coming in the next few months. They talk about what to expect from the rest of 2023, some of the news that has happened so far, and whether or not this new console generation has been a disappointment so far.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Slow Horses
Maddy: Total Recall
Jason: The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
Links:
Tell us why you like Triple Click! Email [email protected] or leave us a message at (323) 601-8719.
Triple Click LIVE IN BROOKLYN, May 18th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-click-live-tickets-513213584647
Featuring excerpts from Yasunori Nishiki’s Octopath Traveler 2 score
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59 min
March 02, 2023 The Two Types Of Video Game
Octopath Traveler II has gotten Jason thinking of a brand new taxonomy... the two types of video game. This week, the gang talks about flow vs. thought, JRPG story-telling, the brilliance of Octopath Traveler II (and how it out-classes the first game), and mysteries in Metroid Prime, Elden Ring, and so much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Cocaine Bear
Maddy: Robocop
Jason: Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Links:
Tell us why you like Triple Click! Email [email protected] or leave us a message at (323) 601-8719.
Triple Click LIVE IN BROOKLYN, May 18th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-click-live-tickets-513213584647
Featuring excerpts from Yasunori Nishiki’s Octopath Traveler 2 score
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1 hr 4 min
February 23, 2023 Harry Potter and the Cursed Video Game
Hogwarts Legacy is a brand new video game set in the Harry Potter universe, which would have been a lot more exciting five years ago! Today, however, we have to reckon with the fact that Harry Potter's creator is a bigot. So let's reckon with it, shall we? Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about their personal relationships with Harry Potter, their thoughts on the new game, and whether this franchise can ever really be saved.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Ultra Widescreen Gaming
Maddy: Below Deck
Jason: Octopath Traveler 2
Links:
Gita Jackson’s review of Hogwarts Legacy: https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23603142/hogwarts-legacy-review-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobic-ps5-pc-xbox
The Shrieking Shack podcast (it’s so good!): https://soundcloud.com/shriekingshack
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Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/
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1 hr 7 min
February 16, 2023 Triple Play: Metroid Prime Remastered
Nintendo surprised us all last week with a remake of Metroid Prime, so it's time for Triple Click to drop everything and play it. Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk about Retro's classic first-person shooter: how influential it's been, what it does well, and where it goes wrong.
One More Thing:
Kirk: South Side
Maddy: Tár (2022)
Jason: Psychonauts 2 documentary
Links:
The Psychonauts 2 documentary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd70y34zh2erWWpMyOnh4UN_
Triple Click LIVE IN BROOKLYN, May 18th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-click-live-tickets-513213584647
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Triple Click Ethics Policy:
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Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointripleclick
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1 hr 5 min