Podcast 539 - The "Hot Gollum" Show (Hunt: Showdown, Metal Gear Survive, Shadow of the Colossus, and More!)

Why did my question go unanswered? WHAT HAVE I DONE TO BE FORSAKEN?!

But seriously, I liked the convo about Shadow of the Colossus. Too often do conversations around that game turn into fellating it to death and slinging shit at everyone that dares to levy even the slightest criticisms towards it. It's a dope game, but discourse still needs to be able to occur. Love the show. Keep it up.

Butters is officially the best 4PP dog, Manti and Hyde ain't shit.

In regards to Krispy's comments on SotC...

When Krispy made a comment that pointed out that people come to the defence of Agro for emotional reasons, I don't think that necessarily undermines Agro's importance. And when the discussion turned to say that the core themes of SotC would strip the horse away, I don't quite agree with that. I believe the game makes important statements about loss, romantic love as well as companionship.

By how split the audience reception has been on how Team Ico implemented Agro's controls obviously shows that this is an issue in itself, but I do like to think that Agro has an important place in SotC's thematic elements, and is not just a tool for traversal.

Since everyone quickly shut down Chris before he could explain why Final Fantasy 15 is much better to play now than at launch, I wanted to share some of the free updates and patches the devs have added to the game, excluding the paid DLCs:

*Added a new ability to drive anywhere instead of being stuck on roads.
*Changed chapter 13 to go much quicker while showcasing more.
*Added New Game +.
*Added in chapter select after beating the game.

After hearing the response form my question on your work experiences after podcast shows, I have to say kudos for some of the sacrifices you idiots make entertaining the community podcasting.

Forever yours,
TheMetalButton

Yes, Broly and Bardock are disappointing but expected. Broly is too popular to ignore and Bardock...well, he is papa Goku essentially.

Also, he is a super saiyan. When Frieza blows up the planet, Bardock is sent back in time. There he fights Friezas ancestor Chilled, and turns Super Saiyan.

I believe its insinuated that he is the "legendary super saiyan".

W O W
Will there be more Subnautica talk this episode?!

I understand there are people on both ends of the spectrum, and some have issues with SotC controls, but a lot of Krispy's argument made it seem like the controls are objectively bad rather than just personal experience. He mentions that people will come to defense from an emotional standpoint for Agro, but I personally wasn't crazy affected by him falling.

I still see value in Agro from a gameplay perspective beyond pure traversal with how this game is trying to convey scale and an epic journey. I see value from a story perspective beyond his ending because Agro becomes the only living thing to bear witness to what Wander is actually doing. Not to mention we don't know it's exact connection to the lady you're trying to save.
Even if you disagree with the feeling because of frustration, the game does convey that Wander has a connection with the horse for some reason in various ways.

Nolan mentioned it himself, but I also didn't have many issues with the controls when it came to Agro on my first playthrough. I could understand wanting tweaks to the controls because it annoys you, but I'm unsure how that leads to completely removing Agro or downplaying it's overall importance ONLY because of the controls.

On a final note 'DORMIN' the shadow dude giving you instructions, his name backwards is NIMROD: "A mighty hunter in opposition of the lord" but can also mean fool of course~