048: The Man, The Brand, the Gay Edge Lord – Daddy Chaddy

Listen now (41 min) | This fork in the road takes our heroes before an aspiring professional gamer to understand the core element of the player experience: the player.

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Things discussed on this episode:

  • 00:00 – The Man, the Brand, the Gay Edgelord
  • 01:10 – Baby Chad’s Exposure to Games
  • 02:02 – Zelda Left the Right Impression
  • 02:50 – The Physicality of Early Video Games
  • 04:20 – How the Dynamic of Chad’s Gaming Experience Changed
  • 06:00 – The Cultural Zeitgeist of Elden Ring
  • 08:48 – The Nostalgia Weapon
  • 18:09 – Choosing Which Games to Stream
  • 21:00 – The Catalyst for Doubling Down on Streaming
  • 23:00 – The Trade-Off of Turning Streaming into a Job
  • 25:50 – Dealing with Envy or Impostor Syndrome Stoked by Other People’s Success
  • 27:00 – How to Connect with Daddy Chaddy
  • 28:00 – D12

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018: Year of 3s

Listen now (47 min) | After many months in cryogenic sleep, our heroes emerge from their pods and record the first captain’s log of this adventure. So much of the world passed them by: GOTY Awards, Microsoft acquiring Activision, and Nintendo’s 2022 announcements. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 1:32 It Takes Two
  • 10:50 Horizon: Zero Dawn
  • 12:37 Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
  • 13:29 Hell Let Loose
  • 17:21 Fury of Dracula
  • 19:29 Rock, Paper, Wizard
  • 19:46 Cuphead
  • 31:44 Splatoons 3
  • 32:10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  • 32:37 Bayonetta 3
  • 35:31 Starfield
  • 35:59 Elden Ring
  • 36:15 The Devil In Me
  • 36:59 Martha Is Dead
  • 39:30 Hades

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