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Jedi Survivor and Star Wars Games Apr 27, 2023

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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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Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Six Years Later Apr 20, 2023

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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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The Great AI Craze (With Casey Newton) Apr 13, 2023

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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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They Remade Resident Evil 4 Apr 06, 2023

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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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Two Weekends With The Diablo IV Beta Mar 30, 2023

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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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Can A Game Be Good When It Makes You Feel Bad? Mar 23, 2023

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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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Does Perfect Dark Hold Up In 2023? Mar 16, 2023

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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, Starfield, And The Year To Come Mar 09, 2023

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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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The Two Types Of Video Game Mar 02, 2023

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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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Harry Potter and the Cursed Video Game Feb 23, 2023

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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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