Fri, 30 November 2018
Shortcast 76 - A Sense of Place

WEEK IN GEEK: For once, both D. and Andrew are playing new games at their release! Andrew shares his experience diving in to the buggy but compelling world of Bethesda's foray into MMO gaming with Fallout 76 while Dan finds a groove playing Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption 2 and finds himself getting lost in it.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 143 - This Is a Family Show: Where D. Bethel discussed the cult simulator, The Shrouded Isle.
  • Shortcast 74 - Texas the Rabbit: Where Andrew talks about his first few hours playing Fallout 76.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • D. Bethel's "Spotlight: 'Masterpieces' Are Better With Flaws." (04 April 2018) Where D. discusses that, sometimes, games with a lot of ambition but sometimes questionable execution are better for the medium and culture than games that get it "right."
  • Frushtick, Russ. "Red Dead Redemption 2's Lack of a Power Curve is a Problem." Polygon. Vox Media, 28 Nov. 2018.
  • Livingston, Christopher. "Fallout 76 Player Roleplays Preston Garvey, Insists Settlements Need Your Help." PC Gamer. Future Publishing Limited, 20 Nov. 2018.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Fri, 23 November 2018
Shortcast 75 - Llamas on the Beach

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays Charterstone by Stonemeier Games, a new take on the "legacy" board game style while D. Bethel is moved by the new Halloween.

Below is the image D. Bethel mentioned in the episode where Jamie Lee Curtis comforts her character from the new Halloween:

Source: Entertainment Weekly

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 87 - Thunder and Lighting (11 Mar. 2016): Where Andrew first discussed the "legacy" game style when talking with Jesse Megagames about Pandemic Legacy.
  • Shortcast 43 - The # Age (16 Feb. 2018): Where Andrew discusses the "legacy"-styled game, Gloomhaven.
  • Shortcast 47 - The Finest in Lottery Scratcher Technology (16 Mar. 2018): Where Andrew discusses his first look at Pandemic Legacy: Season 2.
  • Shortcast 64 - The Humming Incident (27 July 2018): Where Andrew and D. bring on Taylor Katcher to discuss his and Andrew's full playthrough of Pandemic Legacy: Season 2.
  • Episode 159 - Toxic Delivery Mechanism (12 Oct. 2018): Where the Halloween film series, as well as the hopes and expectations of the new Halloween, were discussed.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

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-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Fri, 16 November 2018
Shortcast 74 - Texas the Rabbit

POST-APOCALYPSE NOW: After D. Bethel talks a bit about the California fires (he's safe albeit drenched in smoke from the Camp Fire), Andrew discusses his hour or so playing Fallout 76.

#IRONSHITES: Richard Meyer and the ComicsGate controversy has been covered many times before on the show, and the latest installment has Richard Meyer aka "Comics & Diversity" putting his money where his mouth is. His 120-page graphic novel, Iron Sights, (written by Meyer, art by Ibai Canales) has been released (it cost $20 for a copy of the book if you contributed to its Indiegogo campaign) was summarily criticized by Twitter user, Jafleece, in a spectacular and validating fashion. The 60+ thread starts here.

Andrew and D. discuss not only what they saw from the thread, but what this says about the claims Meyer and ComicsGate have been levying toward the industry for awhile now.

END BITS: Also, they spend some time at the end to discuss the death of Stan Lee, below is the clip that D. mentioned was his favorite Stan Lee cameo, from this year's Marvel's Spider-Man by Insomniac Games.

And, for good measure, the Pokémon: Detective Pikachu trailer.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Bethel, D. "Sketch Fridays #50 : Stan Lee - 1922-2018." Long John. –– D. Bethel's thoughts on the passing of Stan Lee.
  • Ennis, Tracy. "Stan Lee used His Soapbox to Preach Tolerance and Fight Bigotry." Syfy, 12 Nov. 2018.
  • Red Cross California Wildfires - How to Help

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 49 - The Sweet Beats (30 Mar. 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Fallout 4, also the RELATED EPISODES of the notes contain a comprehensive list of the other times Fallout 4 was discussed on the show.
  • Shortcast 55 - Occam's Complexifier (18 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. first discuss ComicsGate, Meyer, and his kerfuffle with Antarctic Press.
  • Shortcast 58 - Quite Easily Done, Shortcast 59 - Lizard Man Fantasies: Back-to-back episodes discussing the announcement of Fallout 76.
  • Shortcast 68 - Swinging Gates (31 Aug. 2018): In which ComicsGate is discussed at lenght.
  • Episode 158 - Bluster and Impotence (05 Oct. 2018): Where Meyer's entire saga is discussed.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fri, 9 November 2018
Shortcast 73 - English Major Math

OPPORTUNITY DIABLOWN: At the end of the keynote presentation for this year's BlizzCon––a convention devoted to game developer, Blizzard, created by game developer, Blizzard––the wildly successful PC developer announced a new entry into its long-running and beloved Diablo franchise: Diablo: Immortal. While ostensibly a new Diablo game, Diablo: Immortal is a phone game made not by Blizzard but by Chinese mobile developer, NetEase, and it was decidedly not the game fans wanted news about: Diablo IV. In a backlash of epic proportions, Blizzard has tried to course-correct which only dug them in deeper, D. Bethel and Andrew investigate the aloofness of Blizzard, the entitlement of fandom, and the hazy trouble in-between.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Bethel, D. "The Week - 26 October 2018." Long John. ––Where D. Bethel wrote about people judging texts based on news, images, previews without actually seeing the final content.
  • Good, Owen S. "Misprint Gives Super Mario Bros. 3 Fans a Poetry Book Called 'Grabbing Pussy'." Polygon. Vox Media, 07 Nov. 2018.
  • Gordon, Rob. "Blizzard Is Working on 'Multiple' Diablo Projects." Screen Rant. Screen Rant, 09 Aug. 2018.
  • Grayson, Nathan. "Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans to Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal." Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 03 Nov. 2018.
  • Kuchera, Ben. "Diablo: Immortal Broke the Unspoken Rules of Blizzard, and BlizzCon." Polygon. Vox Media, 05 Nov. 2018.
  • McWhertor, Michael. "Blizzard Responds to Diablo: Immortal Backlash." Polygon. Vox Media, 03 Nov. 2018.
  • Boss Fight Books' Super Mario Bros. 3 printing error Twitter thread.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Fri, 2 November 2018
Shortcast 72 - Little Paper People

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew starts things off by falling in love with the crafty goodness of using paper mini-figures for tabletop gaming. D. Bethel dives back into consuming the written word (about video games) with Boss Fight Books' Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock. Andrew wraps back around to dish a little about Stardew Valley on iOS and how its able to manage saves between platforms.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 27 - Super Sleep Mode: Where D. Bethel mentioned starting to read the book, Console Wars (originally posted in 2014).
  • Episode 117 - Five Minutes to Funny: Where D. Bethel discussed reading his first Boss Fight Books book, Metal Gear Solid by Ashly and Anthony Burch.
  • Shortcast 21 - Love the Stank: Where Andrew first talks about playing Stardew Valley.
  • Shortcast 63 - Editing is Magic: Where Andrew and D. talk about another Boss Fight Books entry, Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Paper Forge - one of the paper mini creators Andrew recommends.
  • Printable Heroes - another paper mini creator Andrew recommends.
  • Trash Mob Minis - a third paper mini creator Andrew recommends.
  • Boss Fight Books
  • "Week in Geek: Metal Gear Solid by Ashly & Anthony Burch" - D. Bethel's deeper look into the Metal Gear Solid book where he posts his thoughts about video game criticism.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Direct download: Shortcast72.mp3
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