Bad End

Kyle's still out honeymooning, but we have special guest and GQ writer Joshua Rivera (@jmrivera02) to talk real smart about games, god help us. We've been playing visual novels and some sub-2-hour games, so dive into some stuff that you can get through pretty quickly. Then, in our discussion of The Discourse Of The Week, we talk loot boxes and the "death" of single-player games. 1:42 - Doki Doki Literature Club 9:43 - A Mortician's Tale 16:34 - Forza, Gran Turismo 33:28 - Universal Paperclips 37:44 - Loot box controversy and the end of single player games Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

Kyle is getting married this week, so we've got a two-person episode! With a special letter from Kyle to guide us along our journey, we discuss Cuphead, as well as a bunch of games for the Nintendo Switch (which we still love). 3:19 - Cuphead 9:32 - Picross S 14:40 - Golf Story 22:50 - Assassin's Creed Origins 28:03 - A Wedding Toast for Kyle Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

"Heated gaming moments." We all have 'em from time to time! Let's talk about them, and uncover new ways to not be racist a**holes on the internet. 2:19 - Destiny 2 12:29 - Mario and Rabbids, and singing the praises of the Switch 20:50 - Danganronpa V3 27:52 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild 40:30 - Fav DLCs, Witcher 3 45:46 - Heated Gaming Moments Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

Are you good at games? Does it matter? Do you actually care what I think about a game? Why are you even here? In Bad End 11, we get to the bottom of criticism, skill, and journalism, revealing the seedy underbelly of videogames in the process. We also talk about extremely geeky shit like Morrowind Online and a Mount & Blade mod, as well as new games like Absolver and Destiny 2. 4:10 Napoleonic Wars (Mount & Blade mod) 8:05 Counter-strike Source and internet cafes 11:00 Morrowind Online 19:10 Absolver 26:28 Destiny 2 38:52 Skill, journalism, and games criticism Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

It's BAD END 10. We talk Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, which Caty reviewed for US Gamer dot net. We talk Hellblade, a great game with a bad name. We talk about how Sonic Mania might maybe redeem some of Sonic's annoying aspects. Then we talk about what's going on in the world of 'electronic sports', which two of us know close to nothing about. 3:22 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 11:50 - Sonic Mania 26:26 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 45:23 - Hearthstone, Brand New, and Terrace House 53:20 - League of Legends and bathroom breaks 1:00:10 - Boba Stories 1:04:57 - Avatar: The Last Airbender 1:08:35 - Kyle goes off Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

God we hope you feel strongly about walking simulators cuz we GO IN on them this episode, specifically in the context of The Fullbright Company's new joint TACOMA. Is the genre outdated? Is Tacoma successful? Why do these people keep using that font? Listen to find out (hell yeah clicky content) Thanks to our special guest Emma Kidwell - you can check out her games by looking up emmkid on itch. 2:50 - Tacoma 13:00 - Spoilers start (they're not that intense of spoilers imo, we're not super explicit about them) 21:34 - Kyle's first critique 30:42 - Diversity in Tacoma 47:47 - Kyle's second critique 49:58 - On "Walking Simulator" as a genre Intro/Outro: "TABOO" by Seiho

Holy crap ok so we're back and there's a lot to talk about. This episode we straight-up talk for two hours: about games (ofc), the disintegration of "indie," games media, online content, zone-out games, videogames as shareable works, and a bunch of other stuff that I can't even think of off the top of my head. START - PUBG 13:26 - Splatoon 2 24:44 - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, FFXIV 28:10 - Albion Online 36:00 - Mobile stuff (Kami 2, Ballz, Slidey) 43:20 - Pyre 50:44 - Supergiant and "Indie" 1:13:29 - Persona 5 and shareability 1:21:15 - The role of videogame journalism in 2017 Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Email: badendpod at gmail dot com Twitter: @badendpodcast

BAD END is out of the E3 tornado and back on its Everyday Videogaming bullshit. Listen for existential dread, hollow pugilism, and mass-produced nostalgia. 2:29 - Everything (the videogame) 11:48 - Arms 24:56 - Hollow Knight 27:44 - Wolfenstein: The New Order 33:36 - The Witcher 3 36:50 - Monument Valley 2 (Shouts out to moms) 43:57 - The Super Nintendo CLASSIC Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

Happy E3 everyone! We celebrate the event by recapping each press conference... and you can bet your sweet Skyrim remasters we're bringing the takes. 1:11 - EA 6:45 - Microsoft 21:55 - Bethesda 27:41 - PC games 38:37 - Ubisoft 53:07 - Sony 1:01:23 - Nintendo 1:08:18 - RIP Indies, E3 Wrap-up Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

In BAD END 5, we team up with illustrious videogame and film writer Zach Budgor (@hastapura)to discuss some of today's biggest questions in gaming. Could PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS hail a new age of auteurism in videogames? Is The Last of Us Overhyped? Could Kyle's taste in burgers possibly be as bad as his Tweets from the BAD END account? (Follow us btw, @badendpodcast) 2:00 - PUBG (Playerunknown's Battlegrounds) 21:40 - Kingdom Hearts Triple D 28:56 - Arc Symphony 39:05 - The Last of Us 1:00:37 - Our Burger War Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

Yes, it's true. While he was out last week, our very own Kyle met the legendary MGS luminary Hideo Kojima. In BAD END 4, we discuss that, along with Stardew Valley, Mario Kart 8, Heroes of the Storm, and "Indie Games" as a concept. 3:40 Stardew Valley 11:35 Mr. Kojima 22:30 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 44:26 Heroes of the Storm 54:45 What is indie? Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

BAD END 3 culminates in a conundrum: Are stories in videogames good, or bad? In pursuit of answering this extremely worthwhile question, we discuss games like Edith Finch, Drawn to Death, Gravity Rush 2, and Puyo Puyo Tetris. Starring special guest @ReidMcCarter. 4:10 What Remains of Edith Finch 17:47 Blackout 24:36 Hidden Folks 26:18 Drawn to Death 31:20 Gravity Rush 2 38:21 Little Nightmares 41:57 Puyo Puyo Tetris 50:50 Are stories good or bad in games? Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

Hey whats up its another episode of BAD END. This week: Hearthstone, Rivals of Aether, Nier: Automata, more Zelda, Persona 5, and freakin... Sonic the Hedgehog. UGH 2:47 - Hearthstone 15:27 - Breath of the Wild 26:18 - Rivals of Aether 34:52 - Persona 5 45:13 - VR3 49:27 - Sonic is bad Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST

We're live with the first episode of BAD END! Join us as we talk about the Nintendo Switch, Nier: Automata, Shovel Knight, and of course, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho. Break music is 3 31 from the Persona 3 OST