It’s been ten years! Can you believe it? Ten years. That’s also how long ago the first Zombieland came out.
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One of us has gotten our hands on the latest from Stonemeier Games. Tom Chick, Hassan Lopez, and Mike Pollmann also consider games with split personalities and boxes containing 92 tiny space ships.
Tapestry at 2:45, Bosk at 27:41, and Red Alert: Space Fleet Warfare at 41:32.
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Well, its nothing if not divisive. So at least that part worked.
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What if Jason McMaster was the sole survivor of an aircraft crash along with about 70 other people? What if videogame masochist Nick Diamon got to play a game he actually liked? What if Tom Chick wasn’t so scared of Factorio? This week, we answer these question and more.
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint at 1:41, The Surge 2 at 18:36, and Mindustry at 34:37.
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Let’s find out what happens when you shoot Brad Pitt into outer space!
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What’s a religious cult to do when the world actually ends, how do you raise a young civilization in the Mediterranean, and what’s the orange cube again? Tom Chick, Bruce Geryk, and Hassan Lopez consider these questions and more.
Prophets of Doom at 3:07, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea at 15:48, and Lords of Waterdeep at 47:25.
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Let’s talk about notable scenes of kids being put to bed, something we’ve all either done or had done to us. It starts at 34:19. But first, we’ve seen movies! Burning at 2:00, Corporate Animals at 15:35, and The House at the End of the Street at 27:30.
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For this episode, we bemoan the latest in shatterproof glass, we confess to our awkward in-game romances, and we apologize to Ubisoft.
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta at :53, Greedfall at 22:15, and Borderlands 3 at 40:11.
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If Rambo can’t protect Arizona, you can be damn sure he’ll avenge it.
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A bit of unexpected creative expression, the unluckiest cabin ever, and the latest (and greatest?) in deck-building.
Cartographers at 1:45, Monster Slaughter at 21:35, and Clank at 34:33.
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I couldn’t tell you much about the national character of Finland. Unlike their Scandanavian neighbors, Finns don’t often express themselves in my preferred media of movies and videogames. Some of the world’s best and boldest filmmakers are from Denmark. Swedes have made some of my favorite videogames, and a couple of my favorite movies. Even Norway has gotten into my head. But Finland? I’ve seen two Aki Kaurismaki movies and I can’t even remember their names. I just remember concluding Finland is a bleak place with strange ideas about humor. For a sense of the deadpan minimalism of Finnish humor, look at the website for My Summer Car. Better yet, play My Summer Car, which might be a prank.
One of my touchstones for Finnish storytelling is a movie called Sauna, historical horror about a joint Finnish/Russian expedition to map the border between the two countries. It sounds like an oddly specific subject if you don’t appreciate Finland’s fraught history with Russia, especially during the 20th century. This fraught history is why Finland is one of two countries whose name is also a verb (Vietnam being the other). Finlandization means trying to not get swallowed by a hungry, vast, ruthless, bureaucratic nightmare crouched right next to you. The geopolitical equivalent of standing completely still and hoping the T-Rex doesn’t see you. So perhaps it’s a matter of national character that Control is a horror story about a hungry, vast, ruthless, bureaucratic nightmare.
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One wedding and a whole lot of funerals.
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Tom Chick has to remember whether to get a spring, Nick Diamon takes a break from his usual jank, and Jason McMaster takes an executive position in a government agency.
Astral Chain at 2:57, Gears 5 at 12:40, and Control at 38:19.
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The elevator pitch for Children of Morta isn’t exactly encouraging. A pixel-art action RPG. From the creators of nothing you’ve played, because I’m pretty sure you didn’t play Shadow Blade or Garshasp. Hold on, let me make sure I spelled that right. Yep. Garshasp.
You can see a screenshot up there of Children of Morta in action. Like I said, not exactly encouraging. It doesn’t help that Steam is lousy with these things.
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Not only is the clown back, but he’s going to take up three hours of your time!
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