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014: Baffling Sequels

Listen now (39 min) | The camera pans away from our heroes and focuses on a life in the day of a wee little skill tree from Episode 10. Why? Because sequels don’t have to make sense. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 1:12 Vampire: the Masquerade
  • 4:41 Legend of Zelda
  • 8:38 Grand Theft Auto
  • 16:30 Monster Hunter
  • 19:46 Resident Evil
  • 22:55 Evil Within
  • 23:47 Final Fantasy
  • 25:24 Shovel Knight
  • 34:51 Last of Us

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008: Gaymer Pride

Listen now (26 min) | After helping the roaming NPC, our heroes take a moment to sit by a stream, appreciate a beautiful rainbow, and discuss the role of diversity in video games. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 2:35 Last of Us
  • 4:48 Mass Effect
  • 5:31 Last of Us 2
  • 7:24 Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
  • 9:21 Tell Me Why
  • 13:21 Sims
  • 14:39 Gone Home
  • 17:15 Cyberpunk 2077
  • 20:27 Fortnite
  • 22:21 Six Days in Fallujah
  • 25:14 Secret of Mana

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006: The 3 Clue Rule

Listen now (34 min) | Leaving the LARPzone behind, we railroad our heroes into the “Mystery of the Non-linear Storyline,” aided by the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Laura Bow, and Gabriel Knight. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • Clue
  • Colonel’s Bequest
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Gabriel Knight
  • LA Noir
  • Last of Us
  • Sherlock Holmes

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