Episode #107: Top Shortage
Featuring: Merve Captain Blasto QuinleyThorne The Kappa Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 3:45 – The Game Awards Nominations 34:40 – The Supposed Influence of Baldur’s Gate 3 36:35 – Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 44:35 – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 51:05 – Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 1:11:30 – Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven 1:26:40 – Metaphor: ReFantazio 1:56:45 – Dragon Age: The Veilguard 2:41:20 – The Elder Scrolls Online and MMO Discussion 3:07:40 – Conclusion Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep107 Podcast header image from Dragon Age: The Veilguard . Spoiler warning for Act 1 of Dragon Age: The Veilguard . Linkdump and timestamps for warnings after the jump. Introduction (0:15) Official website for Bluesky . Official website for Mastodon . The Game Awards Nominations (3:45) Official website for The Game Awards . Official webpage for the D.I.C.E. Awards . (Source: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences) Abel Tesfaye is the real name of singer-songwriter The Weeknd . (Source: Wikipedia) Report on Bloober Team’s comment about being done making “shitty” games . (Source: GameSpot) Requirements to play the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree . (Source: RadioTimes) The Supposed Influence of Baldur’s Gate 3 (34:40) Wikipedia article on Baldur’s Gate 3 . Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (36:35) Wikipedia article on Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader . Announcement of the Amazon Studios Warhammer 40,000 series starring Henry Cavill. (Source: IGN) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (44:35) Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth . ThorHighHeels’s video on game length, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth . Merve has indeed watched it. (Source: YouTube) Wikipedia article on Jerry Gergich from Parks and Recreation . Correction: The original Final Fantasy VII used an Active Time Battle system , not a traditional turn-based system. (Source: Wikipedia) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (51:05) Wikipedia article on Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes . Correction: The dungeon Merve referred to as “The Trials” is actually called The Proving Grounds . (Source: IGN) The pink-haired character whom you need to recruit in order to unlock card battles is Glen . (Source: The Gamer) Confirmation: The Beigoma professor is indeed Dr. Corque , not Dr. Coque. (Source: IGN) Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (1:11:30) Steam store page for Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven . Confirmation: The first of the Seven Heroes in Romancing SaGa 2 is indeed named Kzinssie . (Source: SaGa Wiki on Fandom) Metaphor: ReFantazio (1:26:40) Correction: This game came out before Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven , on October 11 th , 2024 , so we didn’t actually go fully chronologically. (Source: Steam) Wikipedia article on Metaphor: ReFantazio . Concept art for “Project Re Fantasy” featuring a redheaded elf knight. (Source: Sega Bits) Correction: The game does state how many candidates are protected by the Royal Magic . It’s 20, not 50. (Source: Merve’s screenshots on the Steam Community) Correction: The amphibious boat tour vehicle in the National Capital Region is dubbed the Amphibus , not the Amphibibus. (Source: Lady Dive) The Trickster Archetype evolves from the Faker Archetype . (Source: Megami Tensei Wiki on Fandom) Correction: Merve was correct that there would be 780 pairs of distinct Archetypes if there were 40 Archetypes, but: A) there are 46 distinct Archetypes, not 40, which makes for 1035 pairs; B) an Archetype can sometimes synthesize with another member of the same Archetype; C) the availability of Synthesis skills depend on Archetype lineages, not specific Archetypes; D) as QuinleyThorne pointed out, there are some Synthesis skills that need three lineages present in the party; E) not all lineages have Synthesis skills with each other; and F) different Synthesis skills are available to different Archetypes within a pair. (Sources: IGN and Game8) Dragon Age: The Veilgua