Episode 517: Great Games That Never Clicked For Us (Patreon)
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Hello and Happy Friday to you. (I don't think the international date line has flipped to Saturday yet, so I should be safe with this well-wishing.) This week's patron-exclusive episode takes the form of one of those free-form episodes with a premise crafted to spark conversation that will naturally lead to discussion of classic games and video game history, and—hey! it worked out.
I think you will enjoy this one, provided of course that you can put aside the groundswell of rage and frustration that comes from hearing people talk trash about games you love dearly. Except that we don't talk trash, really. This topic could easily have led to two hours of people decrying the wretchedness of a variety of beloved games, but instead we—that is, myself, Bob, Kat, Stuart, and Henry—accept that the fault lies in ourselves as we each take turns bringing forward a popular or acclaimed game/series that just has never appealed to us, despite our best efforts. One part confessional, one part support group, one part commiseration, we learn to come to terms with our feelings this week. And if you have pointers for how we can overcome our innate dislike of these greats, leave ’em in the comments below....
Art by Nick Wanserski. Edits by Greg Leahy.
- 16:33 - Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles: Escape from the Laboratory
- 27:22 - Super Smash Bros. Melee: Hyrule Temple
- 39:31 - Halo 3: One Final Effort
- 56:25 - Super Mario 64: Bowser's Road
- 1:10:05 - Metroid Prime: Magmoor Caverns
- 1:23:56 - Psychonauts: The Meat Circus
- 1:34:21 - Assassin's Creed II: End Fight
- 1:47:43 - Pokémon Emerald: Intro Theme
- 1:58:24 - Ash: "Lose Control" (Gran Turismo US Soundtrack)
- Closing - The Critic (TV): Title Theme