Ep. 368 - Are You There, God? It's Me, The Witcher

Frank, Ash and Brandon design games based on historical events, explain the plot of Earth Defense Force, and discover why women have hollow bones. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Madame Web (2024)
• Morbius (2022)
• Venom (2018)
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
• Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
• Eminem original Venom rap
• Glyceo the Destroyer
• Lucius Aurelius
• Maximus Arelius
• Caesar Minumus
• Caesar Agustus
• Hannibal
• Scipio Africanus
• The Pope
• Assassin’s Creed series
• Games where the final boss is the pope
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Nights of Azure series
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Rodrigo Borgia
• The Young Pope
• Anti-Pope
• Psycho-Pirate
• Doctor Fate
• Marv Wolfman
• 52 Pickup

1: What historical events would it be interesting to recreate in a video game? (06:03)

• JFK Reloaded
• John Brown
• Castle Wolfenstein series
• Sherman’s March
• Titan submersible implosion
• Downwell
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Ridiculous Fishing
• Amelia Erhart
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Bayonetta
• Purdue

2: What video game do you like that you believe the greatest percentage of people who have played it do not like? (11:22)

• Forspoken
• Marvel Midnight Suns
• Fatal Fury series
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• Jekyll
• Sonic R

Credit Report (14:58)

3: Has there ever been an unreleased video game that you were glad never came out? (15:16)

• Confederate
• Beavis and Butt-Head
• Marble Madness
• Sonic X-treme
• Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option (Prototype) by Crak Atak in 21:44 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2023
• Desert Bus for Hope
• Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors
• Drac’s Night Out
• Hammerman
• Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire
• Power Factory featuring C+C Music Factory
• Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
• Max Payne (2008)

4: Explain the lore of Earth Defense Force in 6 minutes (19:51)

• Elden Ring
• Earth Defense Force series
• Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppycam! (25:50)

5: Rin asks, how often do you use button remapping? (26:32)

• Vampire Survivors
• Xbox 360
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Sony Playstation
• Neo Geo
• Sega Saturn
• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
• Super Mario World
• Infinity Nikki

6: What’s the best prison or prison sequence in a video game? (34:32)

• Wolfenstein
• Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
• Final Fantasy IX
• Fable series
• Peter Molyneux

7: What is the Christopher Nolan’s TENET of video games? (40:27)

• Tenet (2020)
• Hideo Kojima
• Metal Gear series
• Christopher Nolan
• LawBreakers
• Cliffy B
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• Superhot
• Braid
• Sonic CD

LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Past Game Awards Winners (44:26)

Recommendations and Outro (54:01):

• Brandon: Subway (1985), Miho Nakayama’s albums Mind Game, Catch the Night, Angel Hearts and Hide ‘N’ Seek
• Ash: The Verge’s premium subscription

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