This week, we're diving into our biggest and most controversial gaming hot takes! From Sony's lack of games to Nintendo's high critic scores, let's talk about everything that grinds our gears! Timestamps below!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:30 - Gaming Hot Takes
00:07:00 - Post Games Suck: Quality over Quantity
00:15:00 - Nostalgia ruins gaming discussion
00:21:30 - Video Games Need Less Sidekicks
00:25:00 - Video Game Writing is Actually Bad Now
00:35:00 - Walk and Talk would be better as cutscenes
00:43:00 - People are Taking the PlayStation Disc Situation Too Personally
00:52:30 - Pokemon is the worst Talking Point in Video Games
00:59:00 - Nintendo Games are Overrated
01:07:00 - Playing Things Based on its Critic Score is Dumb
01:15:00 - Video Game Reviews aren’t Bought
01:21:30 - Phil Spencer had the right idea for XBOX
01:34:00 - Players can’t be trusted to curate your game
01:41:00 - Modern Games Give Too Many Participation Trophies
01:47:00 - It's okay to move on from a series
01:52:00 - Outro
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