Episode #94: Put Timothée Chalamet on a Barge
Featuring: Merve The Kappa The Wasp Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 6:45 – Pikmin 4 15:55 – Game Boy Color Zelda Games and Nostalgia 26:30 – Baldur’s Gate 3 55:20 – Marvel Snap and Virtual Trading Card Games 1:07:35 – Venba 1:19:00 – The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood 1:30:35 – Fall 2023 Preview: The Kappa’s Most Anticipated Games 1:36:20 – Fall 2023 Preview: The Wasp’s Most Anticipated Games 1:40:15 – Fall 2023 Preview: Potential Splashes, Part 1 1:53:50 – Fall 2023 Preview: Merve’s Most Anticipated Games 1:56:50 – Fall 2023 Preview: Potential Splashes, Part 2 2:03:25 – Fall 2023 Preview: Other Anticipated Games 2:10:05 – Fall 2023 Preview: Potential Bombs 2:36:50 – Ranking 2023 2:48:10 – Conclusion Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep94 Podcast header image from The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood . Header font is Pixeled . Linkdump after the jump. Introduction (0:15) Explanation of advantage and disadvantage in Dungeons & Dragons . (Source: 5 th Edition System Reference Document) Official website for the Pokémon Trading Card Game . Pikmin 4 (6:45) Nintendo store page for Pikmin 4 . Pikmin 4 was first announced and said to be in development back in 2015 . (Source: Wikipedia) Game Boy Color Zelda Games and Nostalgia (15:55) Wikipedia article on The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages . Wikipedia article on the American version of the Disney Channel . Wikipedia article on Nickelodeon . Clarification: The Canadian version of Disney Channel didn’t launch until 2015. Before that, Disney’s original programming used to air on Family Channel in Canada. (Source: Wikipedia) Wikipedia article section on Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal . Baldur’s Gate 3 (26:30) Wikipedia article on Baldur’s Gate 3 . Wikipedia article on New Haven-style pizza . Xalavier Nelson Jr.’s Twitter thread on Baldur’s Gate 3 . Destin Legarie’s video on Baldur’s Gate 3 and the state of big-budget games. (Source: IGN on YouTube) Larian head Swen Vincke questioned the idea of Baldur’s Gate 3 setting a “standard.” (Source: PC Gamer) Confirmation: Baldur’s Gate 3 has a lower Metacritic score than The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time . Baldur’s Gate 3 has a score of 96. Ocarina of Time has a score of 99. (Source: Metacritic) Marvel Snap and Virtual Trading Card Games (55:20) Steam store page for Marvel Snap . Venba (1:07:35) Steam store page for Venba . Wikipedia article on les filles du roi . The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (1:19:00) Steam store page for The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood . Original soundtrack for The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood . (Source: Spotify) Fall 2023 Preview: The Kappa’s Most Anticipated Games (1:30:35) Steam store page for Starfield . Steam store page for Dungeons 4 . World premiere trailer for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora . (Source: Ubisoft on YouTube) Steam store page for Far Cry . Fall 2023 Preview: The Wasp’s Most Anticipated Games (1:36:20) Steam store page for Age of Empires IV . Announce trailer for Suikoden I&II Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars . The Wasp wasn’t kidding about the subtitles. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct. (Source: Nintendo of America on YouTube) Announce trailer for Sonic Superstars . (Source: Sonic the Hedgehog on YouTube) Fall 2023 Preview: Potential Splashes, Part 1 (1:40:15) Gameplay reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III . (Source: Call of Duty on YouTube) Clarification: Nexon was founded in South Korea but is currently headquartered in Japan. It’s possible that we were confusing it with NetEase . (Source: Wikipedia) Steam store page for Thirsty Suitors . Fall 2023 Preview: Merve’s Most Anticipated Games (1:53:30) Steam store page for The Invincible . Steam store page for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name . Reveal trailer for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth . (Source: Xbox on YouTube) Wikipedia article on Life of Pi . Fall 2023 Preview: Potential Splashes, Part 2 (1:56:50) Story trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2