Bad End

Fall Guys, Valorant, Anime, CoD Warzone

Episode Summary

This week, we discuss the "casual battle royale" of Fall Guys and whether that's a self-contradicting concept, as well as the tonal disconnect of multiplayer shooters like CoD/Valorant and... for all the anime lovers out there... SHOUNEN BABY

Episode Notes

We usually play the Small Games but this week we have been playin' pretty much nothing but the Big Games. We talk about the new "casual battle royale" of Fall Guys and whether that's a self-contradicting concept. We talk about the tonal disconnect of online multiplayer shooters like CoD Warzone. We talk about the match structure and beautiful styling of Valorant. And we talk about the "shounen ecstasy" that Josh experiences when watching anime like My Hero Academia, Hunter X Hunter, Demon Slayer, and Gurren Lagann (among others).

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Intro/Outro music is "TABOO" by SEIHO