Video Game Hangover

Entering our 100th hour of Zelda discussion, we talk how to make open worlds interesting, how to identify a suspicious leaf, and how not to get banned from international flights. Also, what's new in Splatoon 2 and whether that even matters.

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00:18 - Intro 01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 46:14 - 1 2 Switch 51:30 - Splatoon 2 61:09 - Outro

Randy and Paul tackle the burning questions of our time: Why does the Internet hate a video game they haven't played yet? What is the best video game ever, and why is it The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The answers might surprise you! Zeldaaaaaa

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00:26 - Intro 09:20 - Mass Effect.gif 16:39 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 75:45 - Outro

Randy voyages to the far-off land of Boston, Pennsylvania (?), to attend PAX East, play video games, eat cookies, and silently judge cosplayers. Erik Kubik (from The Gamer's Lounge) and Zenprime (from The Internet) join in on the fun.

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00:30 - Intro 02:45 - PAX East 58:15 - Outro

Hey it's the episode where we talk about the Switch and Zelda.

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00:26 - Intro 02:45 - Nintendo Switch 29:10 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 82:40 - Snipperclips 89:18 - Outro

D.J. finds some misallocated Nintendo hardware. Randy politely declines offers for help in the wilderness. Paul's mistakes come back to haunt him 300 hours later.

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00:32 - Intro 01:40 - Which HDMI port should Randy plug his Nintendo Switch into 06:35 - Nintendo Switch demo day 36:30 - Ghost Recon Wildlands 55:25 - The Witcher 3 73:01 - Fire Emblem Heroes & Nier 81:10 - Outro

Randy pulls rank to get his hands on that new Zelda game (give or take 13 years). Paul and D.J. continue chasing orbs in Fire Emblem Heroes, although they wonder why everyone's clothes keep falling off. Also, swords: Are they guns?

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00:32 - Intro 02:35 - Mass Effect Andromeda 14:20 - Watch Dogs 2 17:05 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 36:50 - Legend of Kusakari 40:48 - Fire Emblem Heroes 66:30 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 74:02 - Outro

Randy meets new friends in Watch Dogs 2 and finds new ways to non-lethally kill them. D.J. knows a lot of things about Nier, since he's been playing it. And, finally, the big ball saga concludes.

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00:40 - Intro 01:12 - Final Fantasy XIV 08:14 - Watch Dogs 2 38:15 - Nier 61:04 - Fire Emblem Heroes? 63:25 - Outro

Climb aboard one of the most exclusive railways as Conductor Courtney takes us a journey to Resident Evil 7...ville? Also we offer our wallets to Fire Emblem Heroes, and Paul admires the hexes in The Castles of Burgundy.

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00:45 - Intro 02:03 - Pokemon Go is back!!!!! 04:30 - Self care 11:50 - Resident Evil 7 37:17 - Castles of Burgundy 56:20 - Fire Emblem Heroes 71:02 - Outro

Paul takes a break from his gaming break to play a little of the Diablos. Randy attempts to overcome his Dragon Quest fatigue with more Dragon Quest. D.J. wonders why there are suddenly so many weirdos in Final Fantasy prison.

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00:36 - Intro 00:55 - Apocalypse 2017 08:02 - Final Fantasy XIV 12:40 - Diablo III 28:18 - Dragon Quest VIII 57:20 - Boss Monster 68:45 - Outro

Paul takes a break from all the gammin to build cities on an island full of sheep. Randy continues to pursue his murderous agenda on the mean streets of San Francisco. And D.J. is strong-armed into playing that game he's always playing.

Episode Timeline

00:54 - Intro 01:20 - Board games and gaming funk 46:28 - Watch Dogs 2 59:58 - Final Fantasy XIV 68:03 - Outro