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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk pull up their strategem monitors and dive into Helldivers 2. They share their favorite memeable moments, talk about the game's unique story, and dive into what does and doesn't work about the hit new game.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Home Safety Hotline (PC)
Maddy: The Insurrectionist Next Door (2023)
Jason: Unicorn Overlord (Current Consoles)
LINKS:
Featuring Johan Lindgren?s Helldivers 2 theme
Joel the game master: https://www.pcgamer.com/we-have-an-actual-person-with-the-title-of-game-master-a-single-helldivers-2-dev-named-joel-is-pulling-the-strings-on-its-galactic-war-like-an-all-powerful-dandd-dungeon-master-war-will-become-more-and-more-sophisticated-over-time/
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason travel back in time and make their way up Mt. Nibel for a deeper look at the stellar Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a game about traveling the world and playing animal soccer.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Our Last Best Hope (Magpie Games)
Maddy: True Detective: Night Country (Max)
Jason: The Dynasty (by Jeff Benedict)
LINKS:
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason return to the world of buster swords and moogles to hunt Sephiroth, trying not to get too distracted by all the minigames along the way. It's time for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake. How good is it? Let's discuss!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Oppenheimer in 70mm
Maddy: True Detective S3
Jason: Balatro
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Xbox recently announced plans to bring four games to PlayStation and Switch. But why? What's Microsoft's gaming strategy? And why are they even bothering to keep selling consoles? The Triple Click gang discusses.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Helldivers 2 (PS5, PC)
Maddy: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (Naomi Klein)
Jason: Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect (Benjamin Stevenson)
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It's time to analyze roguelikes ? the latest trend sweeping games from God of War to The Last of Us ? as Kirk, Jason, and Maddy get ready to dive into a dungeon full of random levels, cool weapons, and permadeath.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Scavenger?s Reign (Max)
Maddy: King of the Hill
Jason: Super Bowl 58
LINKS:
?Grounded II: The Making of The Last of Us Part 2?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3C7GMMfDU
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The Triple Click gang takes a look at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the latest game from Rocksteady Studios and a new entry into the oversaturated "live service" market. They talk about why publishers love service games, superhero fatigue, and how this new Suicide Squad game came to be.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2024) (Amazon Prime)
Maddy: True Detective S2 (HBO)
Jason: Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (Jason Schreier)
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Xbox laid off nearly two thousand people last week. Before that, Riot laid off hundreds more. Why does this keep happening, and how does it affect people's lives? This week, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about the video game layoff epidemic and try to pinpoint the causes and effects.
One More Thing:
Kirk: One Piece (Netflix)
Maddy: True Detective S1-S2
Jason: Cultish (Amanda Montell)
LINKS:
Ezra Klein on the hollowing out of media: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opinion/pitchfork-gq-internet-media.html
With an excerpt from Netflix?s One Piece theme by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
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We have no objections to Ace Attorney, Capcom's brilliant series about lawyers attacking each other with dangerous weapons. To celebrate this week's release of the Apollo Justice collection (aka: Ace Attorney 4-6), the gang explains why this adventure game series is so appealing, from the zany courtroom antics to the truly absurd animations.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Maddy: Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie (2018)
Jason: Palworld
LINKS:
Bloomberg article about Palworld: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-22/what-is-palworld-pokemon-like-game-with-guns-goes-viral-irks-nintendo-fans?srnd=undefined
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Less than three weeks into 2024, we've already discovered what will likely be one of the year's best games: Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which the gang is loving. Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk about the new game's satisfying platforming, the time-twisting story, and how it feels a whole lot like Hollow Knight.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Guitar Zero: The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age by Gary Marcus
Maddy: Liftoff by Casey Johnston
Jason: Battle of Ink and Ice by Darrell Hartman
LINKS:
Maddy?s Prince of Persia review: https://www.polygon.com/24033589/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-review-ubisoft-switch
Featuring excerpts from the Lost Crown soundtrack by Gareth Coker and Mentrix
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag to answer listener questions on all sorts of things. Why do games like Skull & Bones languish in development hell forever? What makes Chants of Sennaar such a bad name? And, uh, what's the best investment advice?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Fargo Seasons 4 and 5 (FX/Hulu)
Maddy: A Little To The Left
Jason: I hate advertisements
LINKS:
Reddit Personal Finance https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/commontopics
?Fargo Season 5 Theme? by Jeff Russo
A Little to the Left Screenshots: https://bsky.app/profile/midimyers.com/post/3kib5xfds3g23
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What will this next year bring? And what does it mean for gaming? Kirk, Maddy, and Jason go over last year's predictions to see who won the big bet, then throw down some hot new declarations for what's to come in 2024.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Learning to Play Piano When There Is No Recital, by Kelsey McKinney
Maddy: Dark Souls
Jason: Ace Attorney 4: Apollo Justice
LINKS:
Chris Dahlen?s excellent 2012 essay about Dark Souls: https://kotaku.com/what-dark-souls-is-really-all-about-5874599
Kelsey McKinney?s essay ?Learning To Play Piano Where There Is No Recital?: https://defector.com/learning-to-play-piano-when-there-is-no-recital
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PREDICTIONS
KIRK
The new Nintendo console will have "Switch" in the nameUbisoft will be acquiredREDACTED will still die in FFXVII RebirthAn indie game (small team) will win GOTY at the game awardsNintendo will announce a remake of A Link to The PastAt least one video game will use generative AI in the game itselfBethesda/Microsoft will announce an Elder Scrolls TV showHollow Knight: Sillksong will come out in MayValve will announce a non-VR Half-Life gameNvidia will announce a Steam Deck CompetitorBonus: Apple buys Nintendo
Game: Far Cry 2
MADDY
The Switch 2 will be called the Super Nintendo SwitchMetroid Prime 4 will be a launch game on the Switch 2 in 2024Summer Game Fest 2024 will get material participation from either Sony or Nintendo (showing games on campus)Warner Bros. will announce a sequel to Hogwarts LegacyTears of the Kingdom will announce DLC after allFF7 Rebirth will NOT kill off that one character who we all know died in the original game and instead a different character will be killed in that same wayThree major games will use AI voices in a method similar to The Finals, meaning human actors? performances are bolstered by AI trained on their voicesGeoff Keighley will become embroiled in a career-threatening scandal (people will refer to him as ?canceled?)We will see a major biopic film announced about a video game streamerDragon Age Dreadwolf will be canceledBonus: Kristen Stewart will get cast as Link in the Zelda movie
Game: Ocarina of Time
JASON
Metroid Prime 4 will launch on Switch and Switch 2 - day one of Switch 2Konami will release the Suikoden remastered collection within 4 weeks of Eiyuden ChronicleA different character will die instead of REDACTED in FFVII RebirthElden Ring DLC is so substantial it turns into a standalone budget-priced game (like Lost Legacy)Nintendo will do something substantial with the Mother series (Earthbound remake, rerelease, etc)Apple will announce a big-budget exclusive game for Apple Vision Pro Civilization 7 will be announced and released this yearMicrosoft's Activision will bring back Guitar HeroThe new Switch will make you pay for backwards compatibilitySaudi Arabia will buy a major video game companyBonus: The Zelda movie will feature a COMPLETELY SILENT Link
Game: Crosscode
It is time once again for that wonderful annual tradition: the best video games of 2023.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation (Kevin Roose, 2021)
Maddy: Pit Bulls and Parolees
Jason: Dredge
LINKS:
Jason?s piece on the Insomniac hack: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-22/playstation-employees-at-insomniac-studio-fear-identity-theft-after-massive-hack
Featuring soundtrack excerpts from Jusant, Hi-Fi Rush, Alan Wake 2, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder
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GAMES OF THE YEAR
Jason
Octopath Traveler 2The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomBaldur?s Gate 3Chants of SennaarSuper Mario Bros. WonderStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries of HonjoSpider-Man 2Diablo IVCase of the Golden Idol DLCKirk
JusantDredgeLies of PHi-Fi RushAlan Wake 2Baldur's Gate 3Chants of SennarCyberpunk 2077 2.0Shadow Gambit: The Cursed CrewThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomMaddy
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomAlan Wake 2Baldur's Gate 3Metroid Prime RemasteredVenbaDredgeChants of SennaarCocoonDead SpaceSuper Mario WonderJason, Maddy and Kirk take on the clickers once more in this spoiler-filled discussion of HBO's hit adaptation of The Last of Us.
LINKS
Kirk's 2013 article about the game's ending
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy determine who won last week's award predictions before jumping into a jam-packed episode full of hot news and video games. They talk about The Game Awards, the GTA VI reveal, and the cancellation of E3, then talk about games like Avatar, Fortnite, and God of War Ragnarok's new Valhalla DLC, plus much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: GPT4
Maddy: Amsterdam (2022)
Jason: Eiyuden Chronicles
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Featuring excerpts from ?Love is a Long Road? by Tom Petty from Full Moon Fever, 1989, and the A Highland Song soundtrack, composed by Laurence Chapman
Games Discussed: Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, A Highland Song, Lil? Gator Game, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Fortnite (Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival/Main Stage), God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla
Jason?s GTA VI article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/gta-6-release-date-rockstar-cleans-up-image-after-employee-backlash
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The Triple Click Trio takes on The Game Awards: Who will win? Who'll get snubbed? What's an Action/Adventure game, again? Also, the hosts make some predictions!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Jusant
Maddy: Chants of Sennar
Jason: Going Infinite (Michael Lewis)
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Maddy, Kirk, and Jason pull out their red-stringed corkboards for a dive into the world of connected universes. What's the deal with games that seem connected in both subtle and blatant ways? Why does Jason hate multiverses so much? And what's a "brand-iverse"?
The Types of Connected Universe:
Shared Universe - A collection of stories and characters that all occupy the same time and place, e.g. MCU, most Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Star Wars, Assassin's Creed, Persona, etc.
Transmediaverse - A collection of stories and characters that exist in parallel across media and occasionally intersect, often abstractly but sometimes concretely. A great source of easter eggs. E.g. any transmedia adaptation, MCU, novel adaptation, TLOU show, Alien: Isolation, so many more
Multiverse - An explicit fictional construct in which multiple timelines exist in parallel, allowing for infinite variations of various characters, storylines, and events. E.g. Everything Everywhere All at Once, Spider Man: No Way Home, Into/Across the Spider-Verse, Flash and the Arrowverse, Post-Thanos MCU, Dungeons & Dragons, etc.
Brand-iverse - A collection of characters united primarily by their shared brand ownership and/or licensing deals between IP owners. E.g. Space Jam, Smash Bros, MultiVersus, the Sonyverse, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, Fortnite, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Indie game cameos
Fan-iverse - A shared universe as imagined and defined by fans of an existing set of characters or stories. E.g. The Zelda Timeline, The Pixar Theory
Abstractiverse - A shared universe defined according to abstract, shifting rules. Often but not always the product of a single creative vision. E.g. Zelda, The Kingiverse, Final Fantasy, The Remedy Connected Universe, Mario, Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop settings
One More Thing:
Kirk: Steam Deck OLED
Maddy: Venba
Jason: Billions
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Maddy, Kirk, and Jason take a trip to the Mushroom Kingdom and almost get skewered by a giant sword as they play through Super Mario RPG, the new remake of the iconic Super Nintendo game. The gang talks about how it's aged in 2023, the turn-based combat, and just how damn funny the whole thing is.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Maddy: Grand Theft Auto 5
Jason: Interest rates
LINKS:
J Kenji López-Alt?s YouTube Channel and his book, The Food Lab
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What's the deal with multiple endings? Does the gang save-scum and look up which ones they're going to get? Are multiple endings better than singular ones? And is this all just a thinly veiled excuse for Maddy, Kirk, and Jason to keep talking about Baldur's Gate 3?
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Vorkosigan Saga (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Maddy: The Marvels (2023)
Jason: Red Dead Redemption 2
LINKS:
A More Civilized Age plays Knights of the Old Republic: https://amorecivilizedage.net
Kirk?s review of Red Dead Redemption 2: https://kotaku.com/red-dead-redemption-2-the-kotaku-review-1829984369
A great reading order for the Vorkosigan Saga: https://bookriot.com/vorkosigan-saga-reading-order/
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk pull out their flashlights and go spelunking in the Dark Place for this week's episode, all about the wonderful new game Alan Wake 2. They talk about the increasingly fascinating Remedyverse, the game's Resident Evil inspirations, and try to figure out if Mr. Door was supposed to be played by Lance Reddick.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix)
Maddy: Quiz Lady (2023)
Jason: MCU (Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards)
LINKS:
Variety on the turmoil at Marvel Studios: https://variety.com/2023/film/features/marvel-jonathan-majors-problem-the-marvels-reshoots-kang-1235774940/
Polygon feature on Blue Eye Samurai director Jane Wu: https://www.polygon.com/23945186/blue-eye-samurai-action-jane-wu-animation
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What video games went through turbulent development cycles and still turned out good? What are some tips for getting into video game journalism? And should we gender-swap... Kratos? This week: your questions, answered!
One More Thing:
Kirk: El Paso, Elsewhere
Maddy: Us (2019)
Jason: Killers of the Flower Moon
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder is joy bottled up into a video game. Jason, Maddy, and Kirk break down the ubiquitous plumber's latest adventure to save the... err, to stop Bowser from being a castle. They talk about what makes Wonder so special, 2D vs. 3D Mario games, and how this is basically just one big music game.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Deadloch (Amazon)
Maddy: If Books Could Kill (podcast)
Jason: The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
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With great power comes... something something. Jason, Maddy, and Kirk put on their spidersuits and get their senses tingling for a dive into the new PS5 exclusive Spider-Man 2. They talk about the game's strengths, its weaknesses, and just how incredible it all looks.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Zodiac (2007)
Maddy: The Golden Bachelor
Jason: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
LINKS:
Blank Check?s Zodiac episode with Leslye Headland: https://soundcloud.com/griffin-and-david-present/zodiac-with-leslye-headland
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What's it like to play games with your partner? Can video games strengthen a relationship... or will they just make it worse? This week, the Triple Click Gang talks about their own experiences playing games with their wives and other significant others over the years.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Dredge vs. Dave the Diver
Maddy: Jaws (1975)
Jason: My Perfect Console podcast w/ Simon Parkin
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Three years after it first came out, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally finished. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason revisit CD Projekt Red's much-hyped game, which has changed quite a bit thanks to a brand new patch and the Phantom Liberty expansion. They talk story, gameplay, racism, and much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Lies of P
Maddy: Cocoon
Jason: Assassin?s Creed Mirage
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy revisit the Triple Click Picks, a list of ten games that this podcast unreservedly recommends you play... right now! Which new games made the cut? Which didn't? The answers may (or may not) surprise you.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding? (Podcast)
Maddy: Spyder Games (2001) MTV soap opera
Jason: Number Go Up (Zeke Faux)
LINKS:
Number Go Up Excerpt: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-08-17/my-crypto-hell-journey-started-with-a-wrong-number-scam-text
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It's time for a news roundup! Maddy, Kirk, and Jason break down a whole bunch of recent headlines, from the Unity price hike debacle to the massive Xbox document leak. They also talk layoffs, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Maddy: The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
Jason: The Wager (David Grann)
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For all, into the Triple Click! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason put on their Constellation outfits and go off into space in search of... now loading... special artifacts that... now loading... are all over the planets of... now loading... Starfield!
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Bear
Maddy: Demi Adejuyigbe?s Letterboxd account (link)
Jason: Aaron Rodgers
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Maddy, Jason, and Kirk open up the mailbag and pull out some of your hottest questions. What's the best way to get kids into gaming? What minor video game mechanics could be expanded to full games? And what should the Switch 2 launch lineup look like?
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Making of Karateka
Maddy: Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Jason: Chants of Sennaar
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What's the deal with: Bethesda games? To prepare for Starfield, Jason, Maddy, and Kirk take a trip all the way back to the Elder Scrolls: Arena days and go through the storied company's long history, which of course involves more than forty thousand versions of Skyrim.
One More Thing:
Kirk: How To with John Wilson (Max)
Maddy: Imbeciles by Adam Cohen
Jason: Sea of Stars
LINKS:
Hbomberguy?s videos on: Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas
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Jason, Kirk, and Maddy have played through all of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, a game that has aged quite well. They talk about multitasking, the impact of MOBAs on RTS games, and a very epic game of tug-of-war.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Afterparty S2
Maddy: Asteroid City (2023)
Jason: Traffic (by Ben Smith)
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk are still obsessing over Baldur's Gate 3, the tremendous new roleplaying game from Larian Studios. This week they dive deeper into the game's multiplayer, the pros and cons of its opacity, and of course, exploding barrels.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Frosthaven
Maddy: Angel
Jason: Traffic (by Ben Smith)
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Maddy, Kirk, and Jason put on their Gauntlets of Ogre Power and jump into Baldur's Gate 3, one of the hottest (and best) games of the year. They talk about this incredible new adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, look in awe at the game's tremendous scope, and just generally rave about their time with it all.
One More Thing:
Kirk: ?Country Music?s Race Problem? - Into It with Sam Sanders feat. Tressie McMillan Cottom
Maddy: I?m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Jason: Silicon Valley
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Baldur's Gate 3 is out this week, and it's primed to be one of the year's biggest games. But why? What's the deal with this series that hasn't received a new game in more than 20 years? Why are people so excited for it? And what do we think of the new game so far?
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Vorkosigan Saga (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Maddy: Pokemon Sleep
Jason: Billions
LINKS:
Baldur?s Gate 1&2 story recap by WolfheartFPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L50P-lBGkM
Kirk?s Vorkosigan reading order: https://bookriot.com/vorkosigan-saga-reading-order/
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These days, just about every video game either claims to be an RPG or has "RPG elements." But what does that mean? What is a role-playing game, exactly? And what that signify in this day and age? From Baldur's Gate 3 to Disco Elysium, let's discuss!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Planet of Lana (Xbox, PC)
Maddy: They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix) (2023)
Jason: Search Engine (with PJ Vogt)
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Has StarCraft II aged well? What's with all the proper nouns? And how does it feel to play an old RTS game in 2023? This week, Triple Click revisits Blizzard's classic strategy game, playing through a chunk of Legacy of the Void and some multiplayer... for Aiur!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Overcooked 2
Maddy: Barbie (2023)
Jason: It?s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO (John Koblin and Felix Gillette)
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Do indie studios live or die based on day-one game sales? How do you make games for girls? And is it OK to cheat in JRPGs? Maddy, Kirk, and Jason open up the mailbag for some of YOUR questions on all sorts of things. Plus: meet Ghost Maddy!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Jury Duty
Maddy: The Werewolf Experiment (Escape Room In A Box)
Jason: New PC build
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk strap in their Torgals and take a wild ride to Valisthea to talk about Final Fantasy XVI, the latest RPG from Square Enix. How does the new combat hold up? What's the deal with the story? And does it feel like a Final Fantasy game? All those questions answered... and much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Maddy: Boston Strangler (2023) (Hulu)
Jason: Everybody Knows (Jordan Harper)
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about the opening hours of Final Fantasy XVI, a game with some very strange pacing, and use that as a springboard to talk about pacing in general. How do you deal with pacing in video games when the player is control? And do big, emotional moments need a cigarette afterwards?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Beef (Netflix)
Maddy: Ender?s Game by Orson Scott Card
Jason: Nintendo Direct
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The triple click trio dimension-hop to the gritty dystopia of Dinohattan, where they fight for freedom against the villainous politician Koopa, an evolved T-rex who wants to reunite the dimensions and? turn humans into monkeys using de-evolution technology? wait, how is this a Mario movie?
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Featuring an excerpt from ?Walk the Dinosaur? by Was (Not Was), 1987
A chronology of script rewrites for Super Mario Bros. ?93: http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/preproduction/script.htm
A Collider story recounting the film's troubled production: https://collider.com/super-mario-bros-movie-1993-history-explained/
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It's June, which means it's time for... *checks notes*... Summer Game Fest? What the heck is that? The gang breaks down all of the big news and commercials, and Jason reports live from Not E3 in Los Angeles, where he's played the new Cyberpunk DLC and one of his best games of the show is... Crash Team Rumble?
Note: Triple Click is off next week!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Diablo IV
Maddy: Diablo IV (as a Rogue)
Jason: Writers Strike
LINKS:
Kirk?s Arc Lash Sorcerer Build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STHHBCPnywc
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Things get bloody as the Triple Click Trio dive into Diablo 4.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Mrs. Davis (Peacock)
Maddy: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Theatrical)
Jason: I Think You Should Leave Season 3 (Netflix)
LINKS:
The LOST chapter from Maureen Ryan?s forthcoming book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/lost-tv-show-culture
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Hope you're not too sick of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom yet, because it's all we can play. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy take another deep dive into Hyrule, talking about physics engines (and what makes them tick), dungeons, and tales from their adventures through one of this year's finest games.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Silo (Apple TV+)
Maddy: Missing (2023)
Jason: Final Fantasy XVI
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It's the very first TRIPLE CLICK LIVE!!! From the Bell House in Brooklyn, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about... well, what else? The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Plus: live Q&A and live One More Things.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Somebody, Somewhere S2
Maddy: Monitor arms
Jason: Bojack Horseman
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy do the only thing that could justify taking a break from playing Zelda: talking about playing Zelda! This week, they give their initial impressions of the impossibly big The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. They talk about how the new abilities work, what it's been like exploring the skies and depths, and how strange it is that Nintendo made a direct sequel in this way. Then they all go back to playing Zelda.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Ashes of the Unhewn Throne #1: The Empire?s Ruin (Brian Stavely, 2021)
Maddy: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Jason: Guardians of the Galaxy 3
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The Triple Click crew opens up the mailbag to answer some listener questions about all sorts of things: why the United Kingdom can block Microsoft-Activision, what jobs we'd turn into sim games, and what Kirk thinks of Zelda's jazzy sax. Plus: One more week until Triple Click Live!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Party Down Season 3 (Starz)
Maddy: Zelda: Breath of the Wild (still)
Jason: Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy strap on their blasters and take a trip to Koboh for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the latest game in a universe far, far away. They talk about PC performance problems, whether Survivor is too much of a direct sequel, the brilliant traversal mechanics, and the cutest droids in the galaxy.
One More Thing:
Kirk: PsychOdyssey
Maddy: Dredge
Jason: Case of the Golden Idol DLC
Links:
Digital Foundry?s analysis of Jedi Survivor?s PC Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI6eAVvvmg0
Maddy would die for Turgle: ??https://www.polygon.com/23707008/star-wars-jedi-survivor-turgle-frog-alien-character
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The Triple Click gang offers some early impressions on the new game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, then dives into a brief history of Star Wars games. When were they good? When weren't they? And what makes for the best kind of Star Wars game these days? Plus: Jason played Tears of the Kingdom!
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward, 2021)
Maddy: Blank Check podcast archives
Jason: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Links:
Jason?s 2015 story on the death of LucasArts: https://kotaku.com/how-lucasarts-fell-apart-1401731043
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is just three weeks away, which means it's a good time to revisit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about how 2017's Zelda shook up the series, what pros (and cons) it has over other Zelda games, and how it feels to play in 2023.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Shadow and Bone Season 2
Maddy: Chess
Jason: Unlock! Exotic Adventures
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Maddy, Jason, and Kirk bring on special guest Casey Newton (Platformer, The Verge, Hard Fork) to talk about the generative AI craze that's sweeping the land. Artificial intelligence: what even is it? How did it become such a popular trend? And what does it all mean for video games?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Nope (2022)
Maddy: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Jason: Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro by Dean Nelson
Links:
Casey Newton?s newsletter, Platformer, and his podcast, Hard Fork
Kevin Roose?s unsettling encounter with Bing/Sydney: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html
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Resident Evil 4: it's remade! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason step into the shoes of himbo Leon Kennedy and take a trip to rural Spain to rescue the president's daughter in this remake of one of the most influential games ever made.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Tár
Maddy: Misericorde: Volume One
Jason: The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
Links:
Mike Mahardy on RE4?s lasting legacy: https://www.polygon.com/23660168/resident-evil-4-remake-the-last-of-us-pc-hbo
Kim Stanley Robinson?s extremely great 2020 interview on Ezra Klein about The Ministry for the Future: https://www.vox.com/2020/11/30/21726563/kim-stanley-robinson-the-ezra-klein-show-climate-change
Dan Kois on the final act of Tár: https://slate.com/culture/2022/12/tar-cate-blanchett-movie-ending-explained-analyzed.html
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