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Asking Sterling (A Patreodcast) #3

Time for more questions what you done asked and I done answered! As like last time, there were so many that I'll be answering the second half in another podcast.  P L E A S E  E N J O Y

Call Of Cthulhu - Lovecraft It Or Hatecraft It (Jimpressions)

Cyanide's back and it's brought a Call of Cthulhu game based on the old pen n' paper tabletop RPG. Walk around, investigate things, sometimes hide from stuff, and guess that you need one of several daggers to slash a painting to stop a monster. 

It's an odd little one, this. Getting a mixed reception, but I personally dug it. 

Should Games Media Keep The Game Industry's Secrets? (The Jimquisition)

When Toby Fox released Deltarune, everyone asked to keep quiet about it for 24 hours. Obviously that didn't happen. Elsewhere, Kotaku has a neverending source of leaked information for games like Assassin's Creed and Fallout.

Let's not forget that time Randy Pitchford called an accurate report on Borderlands 2 "shoddy journalism."

Most recently, Rockstar and Take-Two managed to get over a ...

Asking Sterling Question Time

It’s been about a month since we did a questions podcast. Not that we’re explicitly doing it monthly. I don’t know why I pointed it out. <br><br>Anyway, as like last time, here’s where you lovely patrons ask me questions about whatever in the comments and then I will answer them in a podcast for you to listen to! I’m gonna probably get them read Sunday morning so get ‘em in...

The Quiet Man - Pretentious Broken Garbage (Jimpressions)

The Quiet Man was quietly squirted out by Square Enix with little fanfare after it was shown off at E3. Why the sudden desire to keep it on the down low? Because it's awful, that's why.

Nonsensical, ugly, broken, and often hilariously incompetent, The Quiet Man is confusing gibberish from beginning to end. Speaking of the end... hoo boy!

Podquisition Episode 206: DeltaTaleUnderRune

This week Gavin has a list of questions regarding Red Dead Redemption 2's more questionable elements. Also, Rockstar did a naughty thing! 

We discuss Deltarune, of course. Timestamp there is 46:09 - 57:30 if you totally want to avoid it! 

Delta Rune - Tales From The Undertale (Jimpressions)

On Halloween morning, Toby Fox gave Delta Rune away for free under the guise of a survey. A substantial followup to Undertale, this is a full-fledged game that's just been handed to people gratis.

You sly Fox, you, you've gone and delivered an excellent game, and all we had to do was download it (and enter into a tacit agreement not to spoil anything for 24 hours, which many of us promptly ignor...

Halloween Forever - The Mississippi Pumpkin Project (Jimpressions)

We never had a video about anything called Delta Rune on this channel. Anyway, happy Halloween, here's a totally unassuming video about a game called Halloween Forever!

The Spin-Off Doctors: The Lawnmower Man

There are movies that have dated quite badly... and then there's this tale of broken ethics and jawdropping CGI. 

Attention To Detail, Obsession With Detail (The Jimquisition)

The "AAA" game industry loves its lavish detail, from intricate gameplay systems to dazzling graphics. Can they go too far though? Absolutely they can.

Games like Red Dead Redemption 2 are impressive productions, but all that detail can get in the way of the entertainment. Let's look at which games go so far that they produce what I call "Holy Grail Fog."

Home Sweet Home - Big Cryptkeeper Dingus (Jimpressions)

Home Sweet Home is a horror game, and it's about as "horror game" as it gets. From startling noises to creepy girls, it's got the lot! Also, Cryptkeeper dingus. 

Podquisition Episode 205: Red Dead

Unsurprisingly, Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a lot of airtime. Also, plenty of our evil liberalisms, and a bit o' Dark Souls. 

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Red Dead Realism (Jimpressions)

As a game, Red Dead Redemption 2 is inspired and brilliant, as the product of a 60+ hour work week should be at bare minimum. As an overly detailed cowboy simulator, not so much. 

Fortunately, Red Dead is big enough for everybody, no matter their tastes or levels of patience. 

Dark Souls Remastered [Nintendo Switch] - The Tale Of Jeff (Jimpressions)

Dark Souls Remastered finally came out for Nintendo Switch, and it's... okay. I'm not insulted by the graphics or audio because I expected worse, but they're definitely a step back compared to other versions.

Still, I got my handheld Dark Souls, even if I don't see quite so many players to enjoy it with.

Back To The Crunch (The Jimquisition)

As we approach the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar has found itself in controversial waters yet again. This time it's regarding crunch, and the now infamous "100 hour work week" interview. 

Yes, it's time to go back to the crunch! 

Podquisition 204: Honey, I Married The Anime

This is definitely a podcast about videogames, not anime. 

Anyway, we talk about The Missing, Warriors Orochi, Switch NES 'romhack' fun, and of course that Red Dead Redemption 2 stuff. 

Warriors Orochi 4 - It Is Another One (Jimpressions)

Warriors Orochi 4 is mainly decent due to its total disowning of Dynasty Warriors 9. Even so, the reliance on older and overly stale content mixed in with the new stuff makes for a rather unexciting, if perfectly serviceable, experience. 

Asking Sterling (A Patreodcast) #2

Finishing up the rest of the questions, covering all sorts of interesting things. Y'all know how to ask stuff! This one comes out at roughly 90 minutes like the last one. You could listen to both and still have time for a bit of one of the Lord of the Rings films. 

Thanks so much for the questions and the fantastic response to the last installment. I'll have another question gathering post ...

Demolishing The Excuses Made For 'AAA' Publishers' Exploitative Greed (The Jimquisition)

The excuses people make for multibillion dollar publishers have to stop. They ignore so many ways in which the "AAA" game industry both makes money and takes shortcuts.

From tax havens to worker mistreatment, from the avoidance of royalties to the sheer amount executives make in compensation, the game industry actually has it EASY while pretending it's got it hard. Let's look at all this.

The Spin-Off Doctors: It Came From The Desert

This awful movie about moderately giant ants looks at a SyFy Original and wishes it could be that funny... and it's not like SyFy Originals set a very high bar. 

The Missing - Out On A Limb (Jimpressions)

The Missing: J.J. Macfield And The Island Of Memories is Swery65's latest with his outfit White Owls. A puzzle-platformer in the same vein as Limbo or Oddworld, The Missing introduces a clever spin on the genre.

One of the most notorious aspects of said genre is brutal death. The Missing makes that a core puzzle component.

Podquisition Episode 203: Assassin's Bean

Because Rowan Atkinson would do well in an Ubisoft game. 

Asking Sterling (A Patreodcast) #1

The first half of the first round of questions have been answered! Thank you for the abundance of queries. So this is the first Asking Sterling, in which I answer questions from patrons who have questions they wanna ask. Hope you like it... I did a lot of talking! 

Asking Sterling, A Patreodcast

Hi gang,

So as you all know, I don't paywall content because I never liked the idea of holding my work to ransom. I believed in people paying to support The Jimquisition because they wanted to, because they believed in the work, and because - like a "pay what you want" album - people would pay if they felt it fair for the content.

That said, I've always felt a bit guilty that I don...

Article 13 And The 'Meme Ban' (The Jimquisition)

Once again people with the money want to fiddle around with the Internet in a way that won't end well for the people with less money.

The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, specifically Article 13 and Article 11, is vague, overreaching, and looks ripe for abuse. In a world where ContentID and copyright protection is already an outdated mess, this won't make anyth...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - It's Grindy, It's Greedy, It's Ubisoft! (Jimpressions)

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is one damn greedy game. In addition to its half dozen special editions, its Amazon Alexa tie-in, its Totino's promotion, and its season pass, it's filled to the brim with microtransactions. As well as all that, it's been purposefully turned into a grindfest in order to sell XP boosters, like this is some free-to-play mobile game. 

Fee-to-pay games are back in a maj...

Podquisition Episode 202: You Are Already Drunk

Fist of the North Star, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Wandersong, and Monster Party!?

Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise - YakuzATATATATATATATATA! (Jimpressions)

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise is basically Yakuza, but that isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, this is one of the most fun games I've played in ages. Hilarious, absurd, and full of juicy combat. Sega has done Kenshiro's ludicrous adventures justice. 

Look After Your Workers Or Get Out Of Games (The Jimquisition)

With the sheer amount of cash flowing into games - and don't try to claim it isn't - there's no excuse for an industry that doesn't take better care of its workers.

Unfair hours, low pay, and constant developer burnout is simply not justifiable. Not when other industries have had to deal with treating their employees well, and managed just fine. In the wake of Telltale, we need to discuss the ri...

Wandersong - Hitting The Right Notes (Jimpressions)

Wandersong is a lovely little game about singing and saving the world. Bright, colorful, and utterly cute, I'm personally enjoying the heck out of it.