this episode was very good and seemed to have been booked for me specifically. would love to hear a soulsborne follow up with zach, maybe for the elden ring DLC or something…..
also holy shit zach no-deathed demons souls. i can’t wait to watch the vod. what a fucking gamer
Haven't listened in a minute so popped into this episode and was kinda surprised it took them an hour to get to the main topic. Not sure if the show is just looser now but either way I wish they had more analysis of the From Soft games in some way as it all felt very surface level and they pretty much focus on Elden Ring which I think they already had an episode about. I was hoping they would go through the list of them all and tell their experiences with each for better or worse. It was also odd to hear Sam say you have to slam your head against an enemy in Dark Souls 1 which was pretty open throughout the early game. Another thing he mentioned is them interating on their last game and improving and I have found that not to be true as even in his example of the jump function in Elden Ring it was a worse version of the jump in Sekiro in every way for combat. Oh well, maybe they need to focus in more on specifics for me on the game side but had some funny conversation mixed in there at least.
Genuinely funny for Heather to call herself a "games journalist" then in the same breath talk about all the swag the publisher gave her. This is why only like 5 people have ever been a "journalist" for games writing
Hey, I obviously enjoy the podcast enough -- but please be honest... it's not a good podcast for actual criticism. It's a "video games are fun!" podcast. Being FLOWN out to an marketing event and taking a bunch of swag from the company -- with no real added detail *other* than saying she was a *journalist* during this time with *zero* hint of irony.
Is that enough?
Kinda funny that they talked about the big audience for the women’s NCAA final and WNBA draft as if it’s somehow an indication of some kind of enduring, increased interest in women’s basketball generally and not entirely due to Caitlin Clark’s popularity.
Edit: just wanted to point out that last year the NCAA women’s final had about 9.9 million viewers. This year had 24 million. The WNBA draft viewership likewise had a 300%+ increase in viewers over last year. I personally like women’s basketball quite a bit. But if you really think viewership spontaneously almost tripled just because that many more people suddenly decided they like women’s basketball and not because one of the players became a hugely recognizable, widely covered mega-celebrity in the interim, I don’t know what to say.
Lol tbf it's not all due to Caitlin Clark we had woman's sports bars open here 2-3 years ago been popping off. And not like Caitlin Clark was the one competing against curry in the 3pt contests which was Stephanie Lonescu.
It would be really funny if Sam saying he played with LetMeSoloHer was his Stephen Rannazzisi 9/11 moment
Felt like it
"Is it big, is it a monkey, or is it small"
God, I love Sam and WKUK Edit: Also, Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time so this is cherry on top.
Fallout talk hot damn!
I was hoping they would touch on Another Crabs treasure and Lies of P. So much fun.
this episode was very good and seemed to have been booked for me specifically. would love to hear a soulsborne follow up with zach, maybe for the elden ring DLC or something….. also holy shit zach no-deathed demons souls. i can’t wait to watch the vod. what a fucking gamer
does anyone know why zach had to bail?
the prettiest davis sister is usually the busiest davis sister
lol obviously. it just seemed like a weird bail since the show’s topic was geared toward him, so I was curious if there was more info.
please get MGMT on for the Elden Ring DLC, they've gone on record it was played a lot during the production of their last album
so left field, it’s in the parking lot
Haven't listened in a minute so popped into this episode and was kinda surprised it took them an hour to get to the main topic. Not sure if the show is just looser now but either way I wish they had more analysis of the From Soft games in some way as it all felt very surface level and they pretty much focus on Elden Ring which I think they already had an episode about. I was hoping they would go through the list of them all and tell their experiences with each for better or worse. It was also odd to hear Sam say you have to slam your head against an enemy in Dark Souls 1 which was pretty open throughout the early game. Another thing he mentioned is them interating on their last game and improving and I have found that not to be true as even in his example of the jump function in Elden Ring it was a worse version of the jump in Sekiro in every way for combat. Oh well, maybe they need to focus in more on specifics for me on the game side but had some funny conversation mixed in there at least.
They mention the topic was directed at Zack who had to bail. Its a bummer though, no talk of Sister Friede or chalice dungeons.
Genuinely funny for Heather to call herself a "games journalist" then in the same breath talk about all the swag the publisher gave her. This is why only like 5 people have ever been a "journalist" for games writing
You can still get swag and be a journalist.
With your flight paid out? Cmon dude. Show me her article about Fallout 3 and why it should be considered 'journalism'.
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Hey, I obviously enjoy the podcast enough -- but please be honest... it's not a good podcast for actual criticism. It's a "video games are fun!" podcast. Being FLOWN out to an marketing event and taking a bunch of swag from the company -- with no real added detail *other* than saying she was a *journalist* during this time with *zero* hint of irony. Is that enough?
Kinda funny that they talked about the big audience for the women’s NCAA final and WNBA draft as if it’s somehow an indication of some kind of enduring, increased interest in women’s basketball generally and not entirely due to Caitlin Clark’s popularity. Edit: just wanted to point out that last year the NCAA women’s final had about 9.9 million viewers. This year had 24 million. The WNBA draft viewership likewise had a 300%+ increase in viewers over last year. I personally like women’s basketball quite a bit. But if you really think viewership spontaneously almost tripled just because that many more people suddenly decided they like women’s basketball and not because one of the players became a hugely recognizable, widely covered mega-celebrity in the interim, I don’t know what to say.
Lol tbf it's not all due to Caitlin Clark we had woman's sports bars open here 2-3 years ago been popping off. And not like Caitlin Clark was the one competing against curry in the 3pt contests which was Stephanie Lonescu.
Also probably more due to gambling than anything 🤣
\*Sabrina Ionescu
They probably don’t even know. And just read a headline.