Frame Trap

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Frame Trap - Episode 100 "Thank You" Feb 03, 2020

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It's the 100th episode of Frame Trap and Ben, Damiani, and Kyle are here to celebrate. TIMESTAMPS 03:13 - Temtem 19:21 - The Witcher Netflix TV Series 40:38 - Warcraft III: Reforged 56:08 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake - Temtem 59:58 - Monster Hunter Stories 01:11:10 - Journey to the Savage Planet 01:40:48 - Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore 01:55:28 - HOTTAKE: How are we currently feeling about Easy Allies and how can we improve? 02:21:12 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck Mr1Luigi --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Frame Trap - Episode 99 "Killer" Jan 20, 2020

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Ben, Ian, and Blood have to make some hard decisions on this Frame Trap as they choose the best game of the decade. They also talk about games like Outer Wilds, Super Mario Maker 2, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Death Stranding, and more! TIMESTAMPS 03:43 - Sekiro 21:14 - Super Mario Maker 2 35:20 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 50:25 - Caught in a Frame Trap: One lives, one dies 01:00:20 - Death Stranding 01:26:00 - Wilmot's Warehouse 01:31:58 - Outer Wilds 01:51:39 - HOTTAKE: Kill your babies - game of the decade edition 02:19:43 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck Mr1Luigi --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Frame Trap - Episode 98 "The Boys" Jan 06, 2020

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Ben, Brad, and Huber chill out and talk about an odd assortment of games including Jak and Daxter, Star Wars Battlefront II, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ace Combat 7, Arise: A Simple Story, The Outer Worlds, and more. TIMESTAMPS 06:43 - Ace Combat 7 14:29 - Ori and the Blind Forest 25:25 - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 37:32 - The Outer Worlds 52:30 - Caught in a Frame Trap: What are the top grossing games on Steam this year? 58:35 - Star Wars: Battlefront II 01:08:30 - Arise: A Simple Story 01:14:55 - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy 01:21:15 - HOTTAKE: Is it possible for any poorly received game to turn around now? 01:41:55 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck FantasyCritic.Games --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Frame Trap - Episode 97 "Holiday Hangout" Dec 23, 2019

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Ben, Brad, and Brandon get in the holiday spirit by talking about both new releases and older titles including Darksiders Genesis, Halo: Reach on PC, Path of Exile, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Breath of Fire, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Ben also gives his first impressions of The Witcher Netflix TV show. TIMESTAMPS 04:24 - Darksiders Genesis 15:07 - Breath of Fire 1 & 2 44:01 - The Witcher Netflix TV Show 51:10 - Halo: Reach on PC 01:00:02 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake - Star Wars Planets 01:08:35 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 01:18:23 - Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes 01:34:05 - Path of Exile Metamorph League 01:42:30 - HOTTAKE: Speculating on the reactions to some of the biggest games of 2020 02:13:50 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck FantasyCritic.Games --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Frame Trap - Episode 96 "The Great Search Continues" Dec 10, 2019

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Shenmue III is finally here and Huber tells us about his long-awaited journey. There's also discussion about Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Phoenix Point, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. TIMESTAMPS 09:01 - Shenmue III 30:38 - Phoenix Point 40:37 - Shovel Knight: King of Cards 53:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: The panelists combine powers to take on the Game Awards 01:05:17 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 01:20:06 - SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions 01:30:51 - HOTTAKE: Does game of the year happen too early and how could awards be presented in a better way? 01:51:02 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck FantasyCritic.Games --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Frame Trap - Episode 95 "Lightsabers and Pocket Monsters" Nov 26, 2019

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CORRECTION: I incorrectly said Destiny 2 is the only game included with the Stadia Pro subscription. Samurai Shodown is also included. - Ben Ben, Brandon, and Kyle go into great detail about both the heartwarming and heartbreaking parts of Pokemon Sword and Shield. There's also excited discussion about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Luigi's Mansion 3. For the HOTTAKE, they try to unpack the messy launch of Google Stadia. TIMESTAMPS 15:18 - Pokemon Sword and Shield 52:07 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 01:22:57 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Guess the pokemon's type 01:34:50 - Luigi's Mansion 3 01:47:48 - HOTTAKE: How are we feeling about Stadia? 02:14:35 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/ Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Frame Trap - Episode 94 "Stranded" Nov 11, 2019

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Ben, Ian, and Huber can finally discuss at length the long-awaited and controversial Death Stranding. They also talk about other big fall games like Disco Elysium, Luigi's Mansion 3, and Afterparty. TIMESTAMPS 03:15 - Death Stranding 56:45 - Caught in a Frame Trap: When will these huge games like Diablo 4 actually come out? 01:04:40 - Disco Elysium 01:24:34 - Path of Exile 01:45:51 - Luigi's Mansion 3 01:56:15 - Afterparty 02:01:47 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about Fortnite's inclusion of bots? 02:19:17 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/ Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Frame Trap - Episode 93 "Far Out Fallout" Oct 29, 2019

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Note: The people below us were playing live music which is audible during the Outer Worlds conversation. Sorry if it takes away from your enjoyment of the episode and we will try to schedule future episodes in a way that avoids this happening. This episode of Frame Trap is packed with heavy hitters including Outer Worlds, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Destiny 2, and more. TIMESTAMPS 07:15 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30:20 - Outer Worlds 01:02:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Making predictions 01:28:00 - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair 01:42:13 - Destiny 2: Shadowkeep 01:56:54 - A Plague Tale: Innocence 02:08:25 - Watchmen 02:18:40 - HOTTAKE: Trying to make sense of Fallout 1st 02:41:39 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/ Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Frame Trap Episode 92 - "Journeys Both Old And New" Oct 15, 2019

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Ben, Brandon, and Kyle talk about the journeys they've been on with different games including Indivisible, Dragon Quest XI S, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and more! There is also considerable discussion about Blizzard's response to the recent Blitzchung controversy. TIMESTAMPS 05:36 - Dragon Quest VIII / Dragon Quest XI S 38:37 - Ghost Recon: Breakpoint 01:06:14 - Caught in a Frame Trap: How well do you know the Ultimate Alliance 3 roster? 01:28:00 - Indivisible 01:47:21 - Kyle's experience with GB Studio and what it was like to make a game 02:08:49 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about Blizzard's response to the Blitzchung controversy? 02:50:00 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/ Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

Frame Trap - Episode 91 "A Bloody Surge" Sep 30, 2019

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Today on Frame Trap, Ben, Huber, and Brad pour their hearts out for the Link's Awakening Remake, Shenmue III, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Astral Chain, Code Vein, River City Girls, and the Surge 2. TIMESTAMPS 06:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 29:33 - River City Girls 38:42 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 47:20 - Code Vein 59:28 - The Surge 2 01:13:33 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Slayer song or Doom level? 01:20:44 - Shenmue III Trial Version 01:33:25 - Shantae and the Seven Sirens Part 1 01:42:54 - Astral Chain 01:52:57 - How do we feel about the current direction of Sony's State of Play and the general sentiment behind similar productions? 02:15:01 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks Alex_AI MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/ Explosion graphic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KmAe8_jZE

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