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Sonic Origins Is On Some Real Silly Bullshit (The Jimquisition)

Sega couldn't help taking a simple idea like Sonic Origins and stuffing it up with all sorts of preorder nonsense!

Podquisition 382: That’s Not Yogurt!

Careful what you reach for.

Games we played this week include:

Two Point Hospital (8:50)

Nobody Saves the World (13:15)

Cho Aniki (25:50)

Pix’n Love Rush (31:00)

Pokémon Go (32:40)

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Sonic Origins needed a table to explain its launch DLC (39.55) 2022-04-21 16:26:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Welp, I Got Covid (The Jimquisition)

New Merch: https://www.thejimporium.com/products/preorder-capitalism-bad-t-shirt https://www.thejimporium.com/collections/pins/products/capitalism-bad-enamel-pin

Podquisition 381: Take a Deep Breath

No gods, no underwater masters

Games we played this week include:

Pokémon: The Trading Card Game (11:10)

Roombo First Blood (17:40)

House of the Dead Remake (19:55)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (28:30)

Skul: The Hero Slayer (30:50)

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (32:05)

Tearaway (39:30)

Luigi’s Mansion D...

The Delicious Failure Of NFTs In Gaming (The Jimquisition)

NFTs were everywhere at the start of the year, but did you notice how quickly they've disappeared? I'm happy about that!

Podquisition 380: Finding the Perfect Bush

We’re taking this show to a new level.

Games we played this week include:
Elden Ring (8:30)
Weird West (17:40)
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (28:55)
Resistance Burning Skies (34:40)
Despotism 3k (39:30)
Chibi-Robo Zip Lash (46:22)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Undead Labs employees allege discrimination and abuse despite Microsoft buyou...

Wow, The Ninendo Switch Got Mappy-Land! (The Jimquisition)

The Nintendo Switch just got Mappy-Land! This is a megaton news story!

Podquisition 379: A Real Wrestler

And it only took five years.

Games we played this week include:

Guardians of the Galaxy (9:10)

Shredders (11:25)

Elden Ring (14:45)

Kirby and the Forgotten Land (17:00)

Skul the Hero Slayer (33:40)

Tunic (36:10)

Ghostwire Tokyo (40:35)

Culdcept Revolt (46:50)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Wattam developer F...

Scam Turismo (The Jimquisition)

Gran Turismo 7 is yet another example of "AAA" grifting, and another prime subject for a video, which is why we're doing a video on it!

Podquisition 378: Suing the Council

We demand restitution.

Games we played this week include:

Tunic (12:30)

Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise (30:30)

Inscryption: Kaycee’s Mod (35:15)

Skul: The Hero Slayer (38:10)

Chocobo GP (39:30)

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus (43:45)

Game Pass on Steam Deck (45:25)

Rune Factory 5 (47:45)

New Little King’s Story (52:00)

Soul...

FromSoftware's Good Grace (The Jimquisition)

Elden Ring has been a ludicrous success, but has that success come at a heavy cost? It's hard to know, because anybody daring to criticize FromSoftware lately is at risk of unleashing hordes of angry fans upon themselves.

Spoiler(ish)cast: Elden Ring With Gavin Dunne

Miracle of Sound Gavin Dunne rejoins the cast for a one-off Elden Ring special. Yes, we promised it years ago, and we delivered! Enjoy!

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Square Enix Is Poisoned (The Jimquisition)

Babylon's Fall and Chocobo GP have both recently demonstrated Square Enix's commitment to being an awful videogame publisher. It's the culmination of years of poisoned thinking.

Podquisition 376: What the North Gets You

Big homes, low ceilings

Games we played this week include: 

Steam Deck (9:40)
Rune Factory 4 (21:20)
Babylon’s Fall (24:35)
Retroid Pocket 2 Plus (36:45)
Are You With Us? (43:45)
Uncharted Golden Abyss (45:00)
Aperture Desk Job (50:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Vita software made to run on Switch (49:15) 2022-03-10 18:41:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Babylon's Fall - More Like Babylon's Fail LOL (Jimpressions)

Under the thrall of Square Enix, Platinum Games has delivered a true masterpiece of awfulness in Babylon's Fall. This live service trash is really bad. Really, really bad.

The Open World Is Not Enough (The Jimquisition)

Elden Ring has demonstrated that open worlds don't have to be the sprawling, vapid, alleged sandboxes that have dominated "AAA" games. After playing something so rich, the average open world just doesn't cut it anymore.

Podquisition 375: It's Just Soup

Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?

Games we played this week include: 

Steam Deck (11:15)
Pokémon Legends Arceus (22:10)
Elden Ring (23:50)
Roboquest (49:20)
Gran Turismo 7 (53:05)
Undead Knights (54:45)
Infernax (57:25)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Intellivision Amico looks about to cut bait (1:00:30) 2022-03-03 18:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post

The Spin-Off Doctors: Monster Hunter

Wake us when it's over.

Elden Ring - The Dark Souls Of Games That Aren't Dark Souls (Jimpressions)

Elden Ring is like Dark Souls, but more. More scale, more options, more accessibility. God damn, it is good!

Elden Ring And The Tiresome Dance Of Git Guddery (The Jimquisition)

Elden Ring is finally out, and with it has come the same circular discourse about accessibility and difficulty. We're not playing this time.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Literally The Best Pokémon Game (Jimpressions)

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is what the Pokémon series has sorely needed. Quicker, more efficient, and far less of a waste of time. Best Pokémon game, easy!

Some Whining Wankboys Think Aloy Looks Like A Man (The Jimquisition)

Horizon: Forbidden West has caused the usual crowd of nerdy whiners a real kerfuffle, because she doesn't look hot enough for their peeners to enjoy.

Podquisition 373: Order of Operations

One, then two? Two, then one?

Games we played this week include:

Horizon: Forbidden West (2:55)

Infernax (16:25)

Dreamscaper (27:15)

Pokémon Legends: Arceus (34:05)

God of War (39:05)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Microsoft suggests they’re only going to keep the good employees at Activision Blizzard (41:30)

2022-02-18 07:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Did I Mention I Hate NFTs? (The Jimquisition)

Yeah, another NFT episode, but I cannot overstate how thorough my disgust for them is, how dangerous they are, and how awful the game industry is being about them.

Podquisition 372: The PS Vita Special

A tribute.

Games we played this week include:

Pokémon Legends: Arceus (14:10)

Sifu (33:20)

Silent Hill Book of Memories (39:10)

Killzone Mercenaries (41:35)

God of War Chains of Olympus (44:30)

Unbound Saga (44:55)

Unit 13 (45:55)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Pokémon Legends Arceus sells 6.5m copies in a week,...

Insights From A Terrible Galaga Game (The Jimquisition)

Galaga Wars+ is on Apple Arcade and it's absolutely atrocious.   

A slapdash rerelease of a free-to-play scam, it exposes just how terrible such scams can be once the premium shortcuts are disabled and all you're left with is the malicious, aggressive grind.   

It's proven very valuable. Let's look at it!

Podquisition 371: Personal Best

Well, we almost made it.

Games we played this week include:

Pokémon Legends: Arceus (6:45)

Pupperazzi (27:15)

Bloodborne PSX (33:45)

Terraria (42:50)

Megaman Zero (44:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Team 17 announces and abandons Worms NFTs in under 24 hours (48:14)

2022-02-03 17:34:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Asking Sterling: UK Chicanery

Hello lovely patrons! 

Here is your latest Asking Sterling podcast, where patrons ask the questions and I answer the questions so that the questions can be answered. 

I'm joined by my husband Phoenix who read out the queries, and I answer stuff about my UK move, the Cornflake Homunculus, Microsoft's shopping spree, and many other things!

Hope you enjoy. 

NFT Loot Boxes Are A Thing Because Everything Is Bad (The Jimquisition)

The shriveled corpse of Atari has inflicted a new blight upon the land - NFT loot boxes. They're NFTs (terrible) that behave like loot boxes (also terrible). God is dead.   

Let's grit our teeth and have an excruciating time looking at this horrible blasphemy, shall we?

Podquisition 370: A Classic Jinkies Scenario

Just find a damned ledge already.