Video Game Hangover

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VGH #295: You Can't Eat an Oak Tree May 25, 2017

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We're back to playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild and wondering if it would be better as a sidescroller. Paul reunites with an old friend in Dead Cells, then goes looking for a new friend but finds Salt and Sanctuary instead. Randy plays stuff on his phone.

Episode Timeline

00:24 - Intro 01:50 - Zeldas 21:35 - Dead Cells 23:30 - Salt and Sanctuary 40:45 - Cinelinx 47:52 - Topsoil 54:40 - Persona 3 70:43 - Heroes of the Storm 77:20 - Outro

VGH #294: Taking My Skin and Going Home May 18, 2017

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We venture into Dead Cells, the hot new metroidroguevaniasoulslike, and leave satisfied but missing 75% of our gold. We also try Prey and like it, except for a classic FPS character who won't stop making a cameo. Also, D.J. tries a new Final Fantasy.

Episode Timeline

00:18 - Intro 01:25 - Apology and retraction 03:33 - Dead Cells 30:15 - Prey 46:55 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 57:29 - Pandemic 70:25 - Heroes of the Storm 73:17 - Outro

VGH #293: Noodle Club May 11, 2017

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For the inaugural meeting of Noodle Club, our expert noodlers evaluate the noodliness of games like What Remains of Edith Finch's Noodles, Heroes of the Noodling Storm, and Persona 3 Noodle.

Episode Timeline

00:45 - Intro 01:55 - Doing dailies 10:04 - Animal Crossing MMO 21:48 - What Remains of Edith Finch 29:53 - Persona 3 52:11 - Heroes of the Storm 66:42 - Outro

VGH #292: Eat It 100 Times May 04, 2017

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Randy gets trapped in a spooky house in only a raincoat. D.J. learns the high cost of expressing himself. And you won't believe what Paul's been playing.

Episode Timeline

00:24 - Intro 03:15 - The $7 emote 13:32 - Overwatch lootbox lore 25:13 - Little Nightmares 35:10 - Oh it's Zelda 45:40 - Kamiko 55:09 - Heroes of the Storm 67:30 - Paul's surprise 73:08 - Outro

VGH #291: Ice Cream and Alice Cooper Apr 27, 2017

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We take a break from playing Zelda and actually from playing video games at all to talk about real video games that don't exist, plus a secret video game that does! Also Zelda.

Episode Timeline

00:40 - Intro 01:38 - Persona 5 08:25 - The [E]nd of Nier 23:05 - Crawl 35:08 - Scoop'n Birds 44:35 - Mr. Shifty 56:10 - Surprise! It's Zelda 60:00 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 81:04 - Outro

VGH #290: The Slow, Painful Death of Boxboy Apr 20, 2017

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Randy nearly doesn't reach the 30-hour milestone in Persona 5. D.J. takes baby steps towards spoiling Nier: Automata. And we bid a gruesome farewell to BoxBoy or whatever his name is.

Episode Timeline

00:24 - Intro 01:10 - Smoke weed every day 04:20 - Persona 5 20:50 - Suddenly Zelda 25:25 - Bye-Bye Boxboy! 38:20 - Nier: Automata (light spoilers) 53:14 - Sneak preview? 58:04 - Outro

VGH #289: Dungeoneering Apr 13, 2017

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Friendship ended with ZELDA — now PERSONA is my best friend.

Episode Timeline

00:24 - Intro 01:50 - Zelda Minute 03:10 - Self Care 09:40 - Persona 5 43:00 - Night in the Woods 58:25 - Nier Otto Motta 68:04 - Outro

VGH #288: Classic Garbage Apr 06, 2017

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We take a break (mostly) from Zelda to tread very carefully around Nier: Automata spoilers, slither through Snake Pass, and tumble in a typical horse-like fashion across the world in Everything.

Episode Timeline

00:24 - Intro 01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 08:50 - Nier: Automata 35:00 - Snake Pass 48:15 - Platformer anger 53:50 - Everything 67:30 - Outro

VGH #287: Durian Alert Mar 30, 2017

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Entering our 100th hour of Zelda discussion, we talk how to make open worlds interesting, how to identify a suspicious leaf, and how not to get banned from international flights. Also, what's new in Splatoon 2 and whether that even matters.

Episode Timeline

00:18 - Intro 01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 46:14 - 1 2 Switch 51:30 - Splatoon 2 61:09 - Outro

VGH #286 - Bomb in Hand Mar 23, 2017

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Randy and Paul tackle the burning questions of our time: Why does the Internet hate a video game they haven't played yet? What is the best video game ever, and why is it The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The answers might surprise you! Zeldaaaaaa

Episode Timeline

00:26 - Intro 09:20 - Mass Effect.gif 16:39 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 75:45 - Outro

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