The panel is ill-prepared for these questions, but unites once more to cover The Game Awards 2022, cool ladies, and the greatest game of all time no one is talking about yet. Brandon Sheffield reviews the first four episodes of Bleach and One Piece. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Do we want to talk about the FTC suing to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard? (06:37) From Ash Parrish: if you could lock Geoff Keighley in a room and make him reveal the video game industry’s biggest secret, what would you ask him? (09:13) Let’s try to have a sincere discussion about The Game Awards (11:43) Let’s predict The Game Awards (20:48) How have video games influenced our vocabulary? (37:24) Does a video game protagonist have to be likable? (42:47) Insert Credit Anime Review: Bleach vs. One Piece (48:32) Mek asks: has there ever been a good boss fight in a first person shooter? (54:54) Which fighting game has the coolest lady? (01:00:37) What is the Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles of video games? (01:05:24) LIGHTNING ROUND: Improv Zone - Introducing the Nominees (01:16:20) Recommendations and Outro (01:22:02) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Michigan J. Frog - “Hello My Baby” Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan / Elite Beat Agents series Dragon Quest series The Sopranos Dororo Parasite Eve Gungrave series FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Monopoly The Game of Life Itadaki Street series Disney’s Bonkers Bonk series Geoff Keighley The Game Awards 2022 what me suit should look like? FINAL FANTASY XVI REVENGE trailer Tetsuya Nomura Independent Games Festival IndieCade D.I.C.E. Awards Dredd (2012) Call of Duty: Warzone Sayonara Wild Hearts Disco Elysium Stray Xenoblade Chronicles 3 A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring Horizon II: Forbidden West God of War: Ragnarök Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Fortnite: Battle Royale Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Genshin Impact Apex Legends Destiny 2 Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Marvel Snap The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Starfield Resident Evil 4 Mass Effect series Skyrim series League of Legends Dota 2 Counter-Strike series Valorant Rocket League Splatoon 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Overwatch series MultiVersus Baskin-Robbins Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) Uncharted (2022) The Cuphead Show! Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Arcane Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Nintendo Switch Sports Kirby and the Forgotten Land LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Immortality Grammy Awards Academy Awards Triangle Strategy Live A Live Pokémon Legends: Arceus Ashly Burch Gran Turismo 7 Sifu Neon White Tunic Cult of the Lamb Vampire Survivors Evo Los Angeles Thieves GamePro Casino (1995) Pacific Pinball Museum Tim’s Elden Ring guy Chuck Rock series Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja Joe & Mac Returns Toki Clockwork Knight Bug! series Bleach One Piece Hunter × Hunter Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Descent series Halo series Titanfall series Metroid Prime series Left 4 Dead series DOOM series Street Fighter series Sonya Blade Makoto Elena King of Fighters series Angel Yuri Sakazaki Asuka 120% series May Jam Kuradoberi King Tekken series King Marvel vs. Capcom series Iron Fist Akira Skullomania Superman Terry Bogard Super Smash Brothers series Mai Shiranui Kyo Kusanagi Ryu Ken Masters Bayonetta Bayonetta series Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) ‘Jeanne Dielman’ Tops Sight & Sound’s 2022 Poll of the Best Films of All Time Citizen Kane (1941) Vertigo (1958) Tokyo Story (1953) Bicycle Thieves (1948) Bomberman: Act:Zero Fallout: New Vegas BioShock Journey Linda³ Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Gears of War series Frank’s photo of Ed Semrad Recommendations: Frank: The Prototypes in Ed Semrad’s Basement Brandon: Watch a few episodes of Hunter X Hunter, wishlist Hyper Gunsport on Steam Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!