Episode #55: Fifteen Vegas Hotels Stacked on Top of Each Other

AVoCADo GamesCast

https://ia601500.us.archive.org/9/items/avocadogamescast_ep55/Podcast%2055%20edit%204.mp3

Featuring:
Merve

Science is Bad

Wolfman Jew

Pulprobot

The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions

2:55 – What The Kappa Has Been Playing

20:20 – What Science is Bad Has Been Playing

38:20 – What Pulprobot Has Been Playing

46:05 – What Wolfman Jew Has Been Playing

56:00 – What Merve Has Been Playing

1:19:50 – Genres of War Games, Part 1

1:28:00 – How Games Handle War and Geopolitical Conflict

1:37:20 – The Ethics of War Storytelling

1:46:30 – Realism in War Games

1:57:20 – How Mass Effect Handles War

2:12:10 – What’s Going on at BioWare

2:15:05 – Sonic… Again…

2:18:10 – Genres of War Games, Part 2

2:24:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep55

Podcast header images from Luigi’s Mansion 3, sourced from Pocket-lint, Nintendo Enthusiast, and Nintendo Life. Linkdump, spoiler warnings, and content warnings after the jump.

Introductions (0:15)

• Wikipedia article on WarGames.
• Wikipedia article on What Remains of Edith Finch.
• Wikipedia article on Persona 5.
• Wikipedia article on Cibo Matto’s Hotel Valentine.
• Wikipedia article on Luigi’s Mansion 3.
• Wikipedia article on Planet Coaster.
• Wikipedia article on Planet Zoo.
• Wikipedia article on the Doctor Sleep film.
• Correction: You totally were on that episode, Wolfman Jew. Don’t try to deny it.

What The Kappa Has Been Playing (2:55)

• Wikipedia article on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
• Epic Games Store page for The Outer Worlds.
• The A.V. Club’s review of The Outer Words.
• Wikipedia article on Fallout: New Vegas.

What Science is Bad Has Been Playing (20:20)

MILD SPOILERS FOR OUTER WILDS

• Epic Games Store page for Outer Wilds.
• Polygon’s review of Outer Wilds.
• Information on Tales of Arise and its premise. (Source: Gematsu)
• Wikipedia article on The Sexy Brutale.
• Wikipedia article on The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

What Pulprobot Has Been Playing (38:20)

CONTENT WARNING: MENTION OF EUGENICS. MILD SPOILERS FOR FIRE EMBLEM: THREE HOUSES.

• Wikipedia article on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
• Wikipedia article on Nightwing.
• Wikipedia article on Buckethead.

What Wolfman Jew Has Been Playing (46:05)

SPOILERS FOR LUIGI’S MANSION 3

• Wikipedia article on Luigi’s Mansion 3.
• Polygon’s review of Luigi’s Mansion 3.
• Mario Wiki entry on Gooigi.
• Article about the Paranormal Productions level of Luigi’s Mansion 3. (Source: Kotaku)

What Merve Has Been Playing (56:00)

MILD SPOILERS FOR DEATH STRANDING

• Wikipedia article on Astral Chain.
• Wikipedia article on Death Stranding.
• A positive review and a negative review of Death Stranding. (Sources: The A.V. Club and Giant Bomb)
• Kotaku’s recommendation to get to Chapter 3 of Death Stranding as soon as possible. Clarification: Side missions do get unlocked towards the end of Chapter 2, but Merve hadn’t yet reached that point in the game at the time of recording.
• The “Are You a Bad Enough Dude?” meme. (Source: Know Your Meme)
• Wikipedia article on Big Country.
• Death Stranding had a highly successful launch in Japan, netting the biggest debut for a new IP this generation. In the UK, it did decently well, but it had only the second-best PS4 exclusive launch of 2019, behind Days Gone. (Sources: KitGuru and GamesIndustry.biz)
• Wikipedia article on The Postman.

Genres of War Games, Part 1 (1:19:50)

• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
• Wikipedia article on the Close Combat series.
• Wikipedia article on Company of Heroes.
• Wikipedia article on Full Spectrum Warrior.
• Wikipedia article on the Brothers in Arms series.

How Games Handle War and Geopolitical Conflict (1:28:00)

• Wikipedia article on This War of Mine.
• Wikipedia article on the “No Russian” level of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
• Wikipedia article on World in Conflict.
• Wikipedia article on the Siege of Sarajevo.
• Blackwater was renamed Academi. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Ethics of War Storytelling (1:37:20)

• Wikipedia article on deuterium.
• Wikipedia article on Spec Ops: The Line.
• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
• Wikipedia article on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

Realism in War Games (1:46:30)

CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF PTSD

• Wikipedia article on Enemy Front.
• Wikipedia article on Halo 3: ODST.
• Wikipedia article on Wolfenstein: The New Order.
• Wikipedia article on the ARMA series.
• Map of ARMA III’s controls. (Source: Steam)
• Wikipedia article on posttraumatic stress disorder.
• Wikipedia article on Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
• Wikipedia article on Valkyria Chronicles.

How Mass Effect Handles War (1:57:20)

• Wikipedia article on Mass Effect 3.
• Wikipedia article on Dragon Age: Inquisition.

What’s Going on at BioWare (2:12:10)

• An investigative report on what’s going on with Dragon Age 4. (Source: Kotaku)

Sonic… Again… (2:15:05)

• Wikipedia article on Sonic Forces.
• The “That’s why it’s called war” line from Sonic Forces. (Source: poke literal on YouTube)

Genres of War Games, Part 2 (2:18:10)

• Half-Life Wiki passage on “We Don’t Go to Ravenholm…” (Source: Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on Shellshock.
• Wikipedia article on NecroVisioN.
• Wikipedia article on Valiant Hearts: The Great War.
• Wikipedia article on the cancelled Six Days in Fallujah.
• Wikipedia article on Medal of Honor.
• Medal of Honor Wiki article on the DD M4V1. (Source: Fandom)

Conclusion (2:24:45)

• Wikipedia article on kayfabe.
• The “No you don’t, Oprah” line from Season 3, Episode 9 of 30 Rock. (Source: Yarn)