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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?
LINKS
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)
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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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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy have spent a whole bunch of time with Diablo IV! Well, act one of it. The Triple Click gang talks about their time with the beta, the classes they played, their overall thoughts, and much much more. After all, you can't click click click click click click click click click click click without triple click!
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Maddy: Metroid Fusion
Jason: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone (Benjamin Stevenson)
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the mailbag to answer some of YOUR burning questions. Do we ever return to side quests after beating a game? Can a game succeed while making you feel bad for playing it? And what kind of impact did the pandemic have on video game endings? Plus: Video game novels!
One More Thing:
Kirk: New Morning Routine
Maddy: Triangle of Sadness
Jason: Unscripted by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams
Links:
MaxFunDrive Livestream! Wednesday March 29, 8PM Eastern: https://www.twitch.tv/tripleclickpod
Kirk?s 2013 interview with Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley about the ending to The Last of Us: https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-climactic-moments-could-have-been-very-600685013
The Writer Will Do Something: https://matthewseiji.itch.io/twwds
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It's time to follow Maddy's wishes and play Perfect Dark, the 2000 Nintendo 64 shooter (remastered for Xbox in 2010) developed by Rare. We put on our Joanna Dark night-vision goggles and shoot our way through office buildings and alien labyrinths. How does it feel to play Perfect Dark today? Is the lack of checkpoints too much of a challenge? And just what is up with Elvis?
One More Thing:
Kirk: De-Inverting my Brain
Maddy: Clue: Treachery at Tudor Mansion
Jason: Paul T. Goldman
Links:
Featuring tracks from Perfect Dark (2000) by Grant Kirkhope
The jump Cate Archer in No One Lives Forever (2000) and in No One LIves Forever 2 (2002), which also added facial animation and lip-synching.
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Zelda! Diablo! Baldur's Gate! Final Fantasy! Maddy, Jason, and Kirk pull out the calendar and get overwhelmed by the number of massive games that are coming in the next few months. They talk about what to expect from the rest of 2023, some of the news that has happened so far, and whether or not this new console generation has been a disappointment so far.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Slow Horses
Maddy: Total Recall
Jason: The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
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Featuring excerpts from Yasunori Nishiki?s Octopath Traveler 2 score
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Octopath Traveler II has gotten Jason thinking of a brand new taxonomy... the two types of video game. This week, the gang talks about flow vs. thought, JRPG story-telling, the brilliance of Octopath Traveler II (and how it out-classes the first game), and mysteries in Metroid Prime, Elden Ring, and so much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Cocaine Bear
Maddy: Robocop
Jason: Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
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Hogwarts Legacy is a brand new video game set in the Harry Potter universe, which would have been a lot more exciting five years ago! Today, however, we have to reckon with the fact that Harry Potter's creator is a bigot. So let's reckon with it, shall we? Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about their personal relationships with Harry Potter, their thoughts on the new game, and whether this franchise can ever really be saved.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Ultra Widescreen Gaming
Maddy: Below Deck
Jason: Octopath Traveler 2
Links:
Gita Jackson?s review of Hogwarts Legacy: https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23603142/hogwarts-legacy-review-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobic-ps5-pc-xbox
The Shrieking Shack podcast (it?s so good!): https://soundcloud.com/shriekingshack
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Nintendo surprised us all last week with a remake of Metroid Prime, so it's time for Triple Click to drop everything and play it. Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk about Retro's classic first-person shooter: how influential it's been, what it does well, and where it goes wrong.
One More Thing:
Kirk: South Side
Maddy: Tár (2022)
Jason: Psychonauts 2 documentary
Links:
The Psychonauts 2 documentary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd70y34zh2erWWpMyOnh4UN_
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Maddy, Kirk, and Jason board the USG Ishimura and figure out that not all is as it seems. And the Dead Space remake is pretty damn good.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Hitman Freelancer
Maddy: Animorphs #1 - The Invasion
Jason: All Good People Here (by Ashley Flowers)
Links:
https://www.polygon.com/guides/23585108/is-dead-space-scary-remake-jump-scares
https://www.polygon.com/23588490/animorphs-book-pdf-audiobook-graphic-novel-movie-k-a-applegate
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk put on their Emblem rings and take a trip to the land of anime for Fire Emblem Engage, the latest entry in Nintendo's strategy-RPG series. They talk about the game's insipid dialogue, the terrible character art, and the pros and cons of grid-based combat.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Hi-Fi Rush
Maddy: Women Talking (2022)
Jason: Poker Face
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And now for a subject near and dear to our hearts: Romance! Maddy, Kirk, and Jason talk about video game love stories and which games do them right (and wrong), from Mass Effect to Uncharted to Hatoful Boyfriend. Can a video game romance ever really work if it's based on dialogue options? Plus: impressions of the new Square Enix game Forspoken!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Star Wars Imperial Assault: Legends of the Alliance (2017)
Maddy: Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris
Jason: Forspoken
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How can free-to-play games be fixed? What are the small details in games that annoy you? And is it censorship for a video game to have a gore filter? This week, Jason, Maddy, and Kirk crack open the mailbag and take some of YOUR questions on all sorts of things. Plus: the rise of the CASUAL WIFE.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Avatar: The Way of Water
Maddy: The Fabelmans
Jason: New Simpsons
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There's nothing funnier than dissecting comedy, right? This week, Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about humor in video games, from Monkey Island to Dark Souls. They talk about what kind of games are funny, why they're funny, and the role that social media plays in the grand comedy equation. Plus: why "YOU DIED" is such a good punchline.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Detectorists
Maddy: Hey Arnold!
Jason: The Menu
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Heavy Rain ?Press X to Shaun? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEK5VxDMMjo
Kirk?s review of Octodad: Dadliest Catch: https://kotaku.com/octodad-dadliest-catch-the-kotaku-review-1512040710
?Octodad? by Ian McKinney
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What will the year bring? Time for some guesses! It's the episode you've all been waiting for... Jason, Kirk, and Maddy go through their predictions from 2022 to see who won the annual bet and whose game we'll all play. Then, the gang whips out some hot new predictions for 2023.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Defunctland?s ?Disney Channel?s Theme: A History Mystery?
Maddy: Metroid Prime on Steam Deck
Jason: The Man Who Died Twice (Richard Osman)
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Disney Channel?s Theme: A History Mystery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_rjBWmc1iQ
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PREDICTIONS
KIRK
Microsoft will not own Activision/Blizzard at the end of 2023Nintendo will announce a Legend of Zelda movieSomeone will announce a game that is being written by an AIGabe Newell will retire from ValveAmazon will buy RobloxHouse House will announce a sequel to Untitled Goose Game it will feature both a goose and another animalTwo games will include a menu toggle for NPC puzzle suggestionsThere'll be an Elden Ring TV seriesXbox Cloud Gaming will come to Nintendo SwitchAtlus will announce Persona 6, and the mascot character will be a dogBONUS: Disney will announce a video game consoleMADDY
Princess Zelda will not be playable in Tears of the KingdomNintendo will announce a Zelda TV showFacebook and Meta will make a significant pivot due to the failure of Meta to take off with anyone ever (e.g., shutter VR entirely, acquire Twitter and lean hard into Twitter as the ?new metaverse,? etc)The Switch 2 will be announced and will be called the Super Nintendo SwitchThe use of AI art will become normalized in game development to the extent that at least 3 major triple-A studios will use it in similar ways to High on LifeThree major games this year will be ones that we could reasonably call ?mom games? (rather than ?dad games?)Marvel?s Spider-Man 2 will nod at the Spider-Verse and include Spider-Gwen as a playable characterSony or NIntendo or Valve will create a new cloud gaming competitor to xCloudNetfix will release an exclusive game for its mobile app that becomes extremely successful on the scale of Pokemon Go or Genshin ImpactThere will be a video game announced or even released involving a household smart tech item, like the Samsung Smart Fridge, etc.BONUS: Cloud and Sephiroth will kiss in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and/or Final Fantasy canonJASON
At least three Final Fantasy games will come out, not counting portsSomeone will put out a video game created largely by AICivilization 7 will be announced and come outNintendo will announce and release a brand new 3D Mario gameEA will be acquiredTony Soprano will come to MultiversusOne of the major sports games (Madden, EA soccer, NBA 2K etc) will switch to a two-year cycleJim Ryan will be fired/step downThe Legend of Zelda will finally get LEGO setsBungie will announce and release a new gameBONUS: Hogwarts Legacy will have a hidden message saying "f--- you JK Rowling"It is time to see off 2022, as the Triple Click gang gathers to discuss the year's best games. Jason, Maddy, and Kirk each discuss their 10 favorite games of the year, plus an 11th bonus game that didn't come out this year. Which games took the top spots? Which made all three of our lists? And what are the biggest snubs? You'll have to listen to find out.
One More Thing:
Kirk: White Lotus
Maddy: Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Jason: Glass Onion
Links:
Richard Clark?s podcast ?Videogame Feelings?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/video-game-feelings/id1616908609
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GAMES OF THE YEAR
Kirk:
Signalis
Elden Ring
Immortality
Citizen Sleeper
Escape Academy
Trombone Champ
Vampire Survivors
Marvel?s Midnight Suns
Return to Monkey Island
The Case of the Golden Idol
Maddy:
Elden Ring
Norco
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Citizen Sleeper
Neon White
PowerWash Simulator
Return to Monkey Island
The Case of the Golden Idol
Pentiment
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Jason:
Elden Ring
Tactics Ogre Reborn
Case of the Golden Idol
Triangle Strategy
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Zero
Return to Monkey Island
Live A Live
Chained Echoes
The Quarry
God of War Ragnarok
Happy holidays! To celebrate, we got you an Elden Ring beanscast.
Three Consorts to the Lunar Princess gather ?round the table and talk about their adventures in the Lands Between.
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Sometimes you've just gotta play video games with Iron Man to unlock new cards that let you destroy Hydra, you know? This week, the TC gang dives into Marvel's Midnight Suns, a new game from XCOM developers Firaxis that could have also been called Marvel's Three Houses. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about the elaborate combat system, the wide-ranging cast of superheroes, and whether or not you can smooch Wolverine. (You cannot.)
One More Thing:
Kirk: Interview With The Vampire
Maddy: White Lotus season 2
Jason: Chained Echoes
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Put on your gAMER hats and get ready for Gaming's Biggest Night, presented by Video Games. This week marks the 2022 Game Awards, which means it's time for a barrage of advertisements and trailers. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about what to expect this week, what they're hoping to see, and the absurdity of some of this year's nominations.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The 67th Academy Awards (1995)
Maddy: The Steam Room call-in show with Ben Mora and Hesse
Jason: Twitter
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MYSTERIES: what are they? Who are they? WHO DID THEM??? This week, the Triple Click gang talks about mysteries in video games, from Return of the Obra Dinn to Elden Ring. What makes a good detective mechanic? What kind of mysteries can only be explored in games? And why is The Case of the Golden Idol so damn good?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Signalis
Maddy: Interview with the Vampire (2022 AMC+ TV series)
Jason: The Legend of Mike White
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Happy Thanksgiving, hooray hooray hooray -- aren't you glad you got a new Triple Click on this Thanksgiving day? Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag and take listener questions on all sorts of things. Has the PS5's controller lived up to expectations? Which is the best pantheon of gods? And which games do we regret not finishing?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Escape Academy
Maddy: The Case of the Golden Idol
Jason: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Links:
Kotaku emulation article: https://kotaku.com/metroid-dread-is-already-running-great-on-switch-emulat-1847833403
Kirk ?idpl_mal? Hamilton?s article about his terrible PSN username: https://kotaku.com/i-still-hate-my-shitty-psn-name-1742215849
?Crowning Celebration? by Kyle Misko from The Case of the Golden Idol soundtrack
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Forget about that deadly meteor that's coming to kill us all ? it's time to raise some farm animals! Inspired by God of War Ragnarok's plethora of optional content, this week the Triple Click gang talks side quests. What makes a good side quest? What are our favorites? And have we really come up with another taxonomy? Yes, yes we have.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Reservation Dogs S2
Maddy: New TV (LG OLED C1 Series 48? 4k Smart TV)
Jason: Tactics Ogre Reborn
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Some Sidequest Types:
The Arena - A combat area that remixes enemy types from the broader gameThe Racetrack - A racing arena where you race. Cars, horses, ATVs, footrace, etc.The Tournament - A tournament for the in-game game. Gwent, Pazaak, etc.The Loyalty Mission - Basically a story mission focused on one of your party members/NPCs. Can have an impact on the story or the ending. The Collect-A-Thon - A sidequest you get early in a game that has you collecting a certain number of things. Collection can also mean destruction. Lots of subvarieties of thisBoss-a-Thon - A series of optional boss fights culminating in one very hard fight or maybe a rush against all of themThe Secret Sidequest - A quest that you didn?t even realize you were doing, but that eventually unlocks actual story material or alternate endingsHarder Puzzles, Please - Optional puzzles set right near the ones you had to do for the story, which are much more complicatedTreasure Map - Find this location, with this clue.Animal Farm - Basically chocobo breeding but I know there are other games that do thisMerchandise Spotlight - Master the ins and outs of a store or trading network with rotating items so that you can get all the itemsIt?s A Mystery - Solve a mystery of varying complexity, either by gathering clues or talking with witnesses. It is often possible to solve the mystery incorrectly The Ancient Dungeon - a big optional dungeon, often with 100 randomly generated floors, that exists just to let you spend more hours playingThe Fetch Quest - bring object A to person B, rinse, repeat. Can be a one-off or can gradually expandIt's got gods! It's got war! It's even got an umlaut. But how is God of War Ragnarök, as a game? Jason, Kirk and Maddy discuss.
One More Thing:
Maddy: Marvel Snap
Kirk: Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Jason: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
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Kirk?s Strong Songs episode on Weird Al?s ?The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota?: https://strongsongspodcast.com/episode/the-biggest-ball-of-twine-in-minnesota-by-weird-al-yankovic
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It's time for Triple Click Picks! Kirk, Maddy, and Jason go through the podcast's irregularly updated list of games that they love and think everyone should play. Which games will be removed? What will be added? SUSPENSE!!! You'll have to listen to find out (or just read the full list in the episode notes).
One More Thing:
Kirk: Physical Therapy
Maddy: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Jason: Tactics Ogre Reborn
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Triple Click Picks:
Disco ElysiumReturn of the Obra DinnHollow Knight Outer WildsHadesMetroid DreadBreath of the WildDivinity Original Sin IIPersona 5 RoyalElden RingThis week, Triple Click planned to do a Triple Play on Gotham Knights... but it's just such a bummer. So instead, the gang talks about all the games they've been playing this fall, from the big (God of War Ragnarok) to the small (The Case of the Golden Idol) and everything in between.
Games discussed: Gotham Knights, God of War Ragnarok, Star Ocean The Divine Force, The Case of the Golden Idol, Persona 5, Bayonetta 3, The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Mario & Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Tactics Ogre Reborn, NBA 2K23
One More Thing:
Kirk: Unlock!
Maddy: Derry Girls
Jason: The New York Jets
Links:
Maddy?s Bayonetta 3 Review: https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23421409/bayonetta-3-review-platinumgames-nintendo-switch
A Reddit Thread on Persona 5 Steam Deck Text: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/y9xjxu/persona_5_the_royal_pixelated_text/
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Let's summon our shadows and take a deep dive into Persona, the wonderful series about high school students fighting their inner demons ? literally. With Persona 5 coming to multiple platforms this week and Personas 3 and 4 on the way, the Triple Click gang talks about what makes the series so special, teenage drama and all. Plus: Jason discovers a surprise Game of the Year contender!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Star Wars: Andor
Maddy: Hocus Pocus 1 + 2
Jason: The Case of the Golden Idol
Links:
Featuring tracks from Persona 4 and 5 by Shoji Meguro and the first three variants of the Star Wars: Andor theme by Nicholas Britell
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What is it about cancelled games that make them so intriguing? What are the most heartbreaking video game cancellations? And what the heck just happened to Google Stadia? Jason, Maddy, and Kirk take a trip into the world of cancelled games, from Star Wars 1313 to Bully 2.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Tommyknockers
Maddy: Street Fighter 6 beta
Jason: Cabin Fever (Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin)
Links:
Kirk?s 2015 story about No One Lives Forever: https://kotaku.com/the-sad-story-behind-a-dead-pc-game-that-cant-come-back-1688358811
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Jason, Kirk, and Maddy grab their rubber chickens with pulleys in the middle and jump into Return to Monkey Island, the lovely new game from the original creators of the classic adventure game series. They talk about the game's charming humor, how it modernizes the point-and-click interface, and what it's like to play a "legasequel" with so much baggage. Really: this game is wonderful!
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Big Chill (1983)
Maddy: Bayonetta (2009)
Jason: Fairy Tale (Stephen King)
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason have an obsession: handheld gaming. This week, the gang talks about the Steam Deck, the Nintendo Switch, and how portable machines change the way games are played. From "together alone" gaming with significant others to late-night Switch sessions while feeding a baby, handheld game systems are just the best.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Trombone Champ (Holy Wow Studios)
Maddy: Rap Sh!t (HBO Max TV show)
Jason: The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
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It's one of the biggest leaks in video game history: Over the weekend, a hacker released dozens of video clips from Rockstar's unreleased (and technically unannounced) game Grand Theft Auto VI. Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about the leak, the nature of reporting on situations like this, and the morality of leaks in general. Plus: the story of TheRealInsider, an insider who was not, in fact, real.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Maddy: The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
Jason: Return to Monkey Island
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