The Level

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221: Espionoptional Dec 01, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cuphead, that time Epic sued a teen, and we ask you which game deserves a VR adaptation.

The Brief:

Epic sues a Teen.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is being ported to mobile.
Desert Bus is being ported to VR.
Demon’s Souls multiplayer servers shutting down 2/28/2018.
Bungie screwed the pooch with an XP event.

The Multiplayer:

What game do you wish had a VR version?

The Grind:

Ben: Hue. The Final Station. Cuphead. Friday the 13th.
Jala: BroForce. Flying Hamster. Corpse Party.
David: Destiny 2. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: Rocket League. DanganRonpa V3.

220: Who Vigils the 'Lante? Nov 17, 2017

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Kole, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about EA’s microtransaction woes, LISA: The Painful RPG, and we ask you about your favorite in-game creations.

The Brief:

EA backs down on some Star Wars Battlegrounds II
Humble Care Package Bundle has some very good stuff in it.
David explains what it means to be an outlaw.
Games used as education about domestic violence.

The Multiplayer:

What's the coolest thing you've built/crafted in a game?

The Grind:

David: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Destiny 2.
Jala: Steins;Gate. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions.
Dennis: Destiny 2. Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Kole: LISA: The Painful RPG.

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219: Meat Gates and Nuggets Nov 10, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Super Mario Odyssey, Sony’s weird trophy reward program, and we ask you which games pull you into a time hole.

The Brief:

Console sales are way up.
TellTale lays off a bunch of their staff.
Sony is monetizing Trophies, kinda.
Ingress users can stalk each other.

The Multiplayer:

Which games pull you into a time hole?

The Grind:

Jala: We Happy Few. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Resident Evil 7.
Kole: Stardew Valley. Super Mario Odyssey.
Ben: Super Mario Odyssey. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Dennis: Super Mario Galaxy 2. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle. Infamous: Second Son.

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218: Consider the Haunch Oct 27, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about SUPERHOT VR, the Switch adding GameCube controller functionality, and we ask you what’s holding back your favorite game.

The Brief:

Original Xbox backward compatibility coming to the Xbox One.
Switch software update enables GameCube controller functionality.
Bungie cancels “The Trials of the Nine”.
Vermintide 2 announced.
Overwatch team names announced.

The Multiplayer:

What’s one thing you would change about an otherwise good game to make it perfect?

The Grind:

David: Destiny 2. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Kole: PRGE miscellany.
Dennis: Space Pirate Trainer. SUPERHOT VR. Card Crawl. X-COM 2: The War of the Chosen.
Ben: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. 1-2 Switch.

217: Five People or Twenty Clowns Oct 20, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the closure of Visceral Games, Stardew Valley, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

The Brief:

EA shuts down Visceral Games.
Late Shift is an interactive movie.
Team Fortress 2

The Multiplayer:

FREE PLAY

The Grind:

Jala: Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. We Happy Few. In Verbis Vertis. Jeanne d’Arc
Ben: Breath of the Wild.
Dennis: Destiny 2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.
Kole: Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. Stardew Valley.

216: The Pigeons Did It Oct 13, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steamworld Dig 2, the new Star Control game announcement, and we ask you what your apocalypse game would be.

The Brief:

There’s going to be a new Star Control game.
Blade Runner 2049 flops.
Silent Hill 2 hidden bits.
A gambling in gaming petition.

The Multiplayer:

It’s after the end of the world and you find a handheld gaming system with one game in it. What game is it?

The Grind:

Dennis: Skyforce Anniversary. Star Wars Pinball. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen.
Ben: Breath of the Wild.
Kole: Steamworld Dig. Steamworld Dig 2. Stardew Valley.
David: Destiny 2.

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215: Codpiece Hardliners Oct 03, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the We Happy Few, the Atari Box, and we ask you about your feel-good games.

The Brief:

Atari mini console is a mini computer.
University does study on action games and pattern recognition.
Nintendo Switch prices are normalizing.
Sonic 3D Blast facts.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your feel-good game?

The Grind:

Jala: Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.
Kole: Clive Barker’s Undying. Golf Story.
David: Destiny 2.
Ben: Rocket League Season 4. Golf It.

214: Intergalactic Gump Sep 29, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steam’s Fake Game Problem, the Evil Within, and we ask you for your unconventional game problem solving stories.

The Brief:

The Witness released for iOS.
A smattering of Breath of the Wild mods.
Destiny faction showdowns.
Steam and Fake Games.

The Multiplayer:

Unconventional problem solving.

The Grind:

David: Destiny 2.
Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen.
Ben: Rocket League.
Kole: The Evil Within. Dino Crisis. Metroid: Samus Returns. Danganronpa V3.

213: Dad Space Sep 22, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Dishonored: The Death of the Outsider, Battleborn’s shutdown, and we ask you about your high score stories.

The Brief:

Colleges are rolling out eSports scholarships.
Battleborn shuts down after 15 months.
More Shadow of the Colossus remake details revealed at TGS.
Knuckles & Knuckles and &Knuckles.

The Multiplayer:

What are you high score stories?

The Grind:

Jala: Guild Wars 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Irresistible Mistakes. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.
Kole: The Evil Within. Metroid Zero Mission. Metroid: Samus Returns.
Ben: Little Nightmares. Terraforming Mars (Board Game).
Dennis: Pandemic (Board Game). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Destiny 2.

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212: Welcome to the Palindrome Sep 15, 2017

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Destiny 2, PewDiePie’s latest controversy, and we ask you what your Pokémon-style evolution would be.

The Brief

thatgamecompany announces Sky.
Fortnite gets a Battle Royale mode.
Warframe team takes a shot at Destiny 2.
PewDiePie fucks up again.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your Pokémon-style evolution?

The Grind

Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2: The War of the Chosen.
David: Destiny 2. Fortnite.
Ben: Dead of Winter (a board game). Orwell.
Kole: The Evil Within. Slime Rancher. Resident Evil 7 DLC.

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