Edward, Amy, and Tim are joined by a very special guest, Joel Sherfinski from A Band Of Gamers. Never mind having a bunch of sexy voices on the show, the team had a blast. Many laughs were had and many derailments! Also many great ideas of stuff to do in the future. Also our normal content was gone over, our awesome community question of “What was your old username from childhood? (The cheesy, stupid, old one you don’t use anymore)” and a ton of what were playing. Also Joel came up with a great idea for a cleaning spray.
Starting with the top 128 best rated games on Metacritic and putting them head-to-head tournament style! The round of 16 for the March Madness Podcast. Vote for which games you think should go through!
GETL Podcast says: "In episode 81 we discuss the interesting nuance surrounding narrative and lore elements within video games, and how this interactive medium is both a boon and a curse for lore junkies".
The short answer is, it depends on the game and whether or not narrative is the focus. For example, maybe it's important to provide us with the social commentary that accompanies the fall of civilization as we come face to face with the dark side of humanity in the struggle for survival. On the other hand, maybe we just need to shoot zombies, and that's cool too. The videogame medium is versatile enough to allow for either approach, some combination of both, or something in between.
As 2021 comes to a close, Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan look back on the year; the highs, the lows, and CGM's new GOTY nominations as voted on by our wonderful audience.
