We're discussing Xenoblade Chronicles and the new beat-'em-up Streets of Rage 4, while catching up on a bunch of reader questions.
Hope you're all doing well during lockdown, cuz we're trying to find games to keep us entertained that aren't CoD or ACNH. This week, Caty played a bit of the (still mostly embargoed) Xenoblade Chronicles remaster, while Josh tried out the new Streets of Rage joint. Then we dig through a pile of listener questions, diving into games vs film, annoying discourses of the last couple years, new consoles, comfy sneakers, and more.
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10:50 - Streets of Rage 4
16:37 - Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
21:45 - Worst videogame discourses
25:00 - PS5 vs Xbox Series X, and the Nintendo Switch
41:20 - Sites/podcasts/etc that got us into gaming
45:35 - Videogames vs film
51:30 - Quarantine gaming habits
52:58 - Videogame dads, tirade about TLOU
58:26 - Comfy and stylish shoes
1:06:06 - ACNH and others as new cultural touchstones post-c*vid
1:09:30 - What series or game would you erase from history or revive?
1:14:20 - Do you look up TiPZ before going into a new game?
Intro/Outro music is "TABOO" by SEIHO