About this episode
The panel covers Youngen Ring, the popular opinion of Souls games, and whether we can get Phil Spencer on the show. Questions this week: Jenna Stoeber asks: What’s the worst (or most out of place) sound effect in video games? (03:44) On its 20th birthday, what are our memories of the original Xbox? (08:46) Aren’t the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remasters Rockstar’s greatest heist of all? (14:04) Are there some things in video games it took you a while to understand, but you finally get now? (18:29) What will be the Game of Thrones reference in Elden Ring? (21:54) Dirtbag Kiko asks: What are the best and worst moments of horse death in video games? (27:50) How do video games use spite as a motivator? (33:38) Is Bobby Kotick a singular evil dunce, or are all C-level executives this slimy? (38:25) What are the Neuromancer and Snow Crash of video games? (43:26) Recommendations and Outro (47:31) Now’s your chance to discuss this episode in the forums ! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Warner Bros. SmashWarners Uwe Boll’s In The Name of the King A Dungeon Siege Tale 2: Two Worlds starring Dolph Lundgren Pinhead Mr. Boombastic Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Animal Crossing: New Horizons Quake II Uncharted series Shining Force III Super Mario Galaxy NieR Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Gunvalkyrie Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse Malice Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition Tuff Nut smoothing The Rain Thing NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Fortnite Genshin Impact Octopath Traveler Red Dead Redemption Shadow of the Colossus Ico The Last Guardian The Last of Us Halo 2 DooM Counter-Strike BloodRayne Dark Souls Demons Souls for PS5 Jason Schreier’s Bloomberg article on Phil Spencer re-evaluating Bobby Kotick Phil Spencer is skeptical of NFTs Phil Spencer calls on industry to support emulation #IDARB Lost Odyssey Neuromancer Snow Crash K.W. Jeter The Sprawl Trilogy Burning Chrome Bridge Trilogy Shadowrun for the Sega CD Shadowrun for the Super Nintendo Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday Recommendations: Frank : Stop tying physics to framerate, stop using The Final Countdown in media Brandon: Check out Europe’s first two albums, use any Visa gift cards you get at physical locations to get the full value Edited by Esper Quinn . Original Music by Kurt Feldman .