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Ep. 33: I Hate This Episode

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*Note: This episode contains GREAT BIG HUGE GIANT SPOILERS for Dying Light: The Following, Lost, The Dark Tower series, and Dragon Quest: Your Story. The spoiler-y stuff starts 8 minutes in and ends at about 43 minutes.*

  • The frustrations of reaching a destination that negates the journey
  • Chasing diamonds right off a cliff in Dying Light: The Following
  • A brief rehash of an ancient Shadow of the Colossus argument that Skye continues to be very wrong about
  • Why get hype in the face of inevitability?
  • The Epic Games Store: A bad service getting better
  • (But swiping Kickstarter games remains an absolute dirtbag move)
  • (And for real though how is there still not even a shopping cart)
  • “What’s in it for me?”
  • The underrated generosity of backward compatibility
  • Xbox Game Pass: A bad service offering a good deal (for now)

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Ep. 19: Battles With Health

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  • Discovering the joy of sports with Rocket League
  • Matt is a terrible cartographer
  • Etrian Odyssey is NOT grindy, dammit
  • Trauma Center can be a sloppy operation sometimes
  • Yoshi’s Woolly World: harder than you might think
  • Obsession is the dark side of perseverance
  • Battling fatigue in Darkest Dungeon
  • The role of permanence in modern roguelikes
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Ep. 18: Did You Waste Your Time?

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  • The Terraria episode
  • Mediumcore server after action report
  • When does the game end?
  • Crafting games: Not for everyone
  • What’s my motivation?
  • Character growth versus equipment growth
  • Adam needs to be told what to do
  • The mundane
  • Where does narrative come from?
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Ep. 17: Soft Mode

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  • Dying Light: Dead Island but better
  • …although Adam has a weird tolerance for Dead Island
  • Audio and control feedback for melee combat
  • Parkour!
  • Down with fast travel
  • Time-sensitive tasks in open world games
  • Left 4 Dead special infected are getting tired
  • Why have zombie stories become dull?
  • Seduction continues in The Witcher 2
  • Creepy, pervy achievements
  • A Dragon Quest fan loves Dragon Quest Heroes
  • Zelda’s cowardice
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Ep. 10: He Was Bones

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  • Freedom Wars gets explicit about unlocking gameplay features
  • Dante’s Inferno: Hell doesn’t have to be this boring
  • Adam grows as a person and faces his responsibilities
  • Shirts and skins
  • What’s up, Nick?
  • Destiny takes off-putting lore encyclopedias to a whole new level
  • Xenogears: Disc 2
  • Player level imbalances versus asymmetrical multiplayer design
  • Loving the loot grind or breaking the game
  • RPG real estate