The True Endgame: Recent Episodes
M. Pearson
A videogame podcast in which two good friends take hour long deep dives into the the things they love and hate about their favorite pass time.
Hey guys sorry about not releasing episode these last two weeks, I've been sick. we will return to normal next week.
Thanks.
This week eric and I talk about if more complex inputs make a game inherently better. I come from the view point of a fighting game fan while Eric is more of a MMO dude. one of our best eps IMO.
This week mike and eric talk about cash grabs in videogames, there is nothing good about this stuff, aside from the time we get to spend with each other.
This week Mike and Eric reminisce about tcg's and then go over what we like and want from the medium.
This week Mike and Eric talk about Strategy RPGS.
editors note Eric's mic was clickin' and clackin' for like the first 8 minutes it stops after that point so skip past our normal intro if you don't wanna hear his expensive mouse sing the song of its people.
Enjoy!
Hoi, this week we are doing a mom episode... I have her try BOTW and we talk Kotor. Enjoy!
Wow that title is dumb, huh? Well this week we talk about Ammo in videogames, why do we still have it? Most games don't need it. don't believe us? stay tuned... we are about to BLOW. YOUR. MIND.
This week we talk about the role E3 is still playing in the videogame industry. Do we ever need digital conventions when social media exists?
Happy anniversary!!!! we just reached 52 mainline episodes and to celebrate we are taking a break from "elden-month" to talk about one of our favorite Genres. Side scrollers!
Eric is a LLZLFOS(Life Long Zelda Lover Family, okay Señor?) He also loves Eldenring. But which is better? We talk about it.
That's right this week we are talking about the Apocalypse in games, looks like our 2022 premonition about the world ending after march may have been exaggerated. That is good for us! more time to shoot the shit with my good friend eric!
Listen and become Mighty!
As promised two weeks ago, before Elden Ring so rudely interrupted our plan, we are talking difficulty again. Should games expect the player to improve or should they become easier to please the masses? We talk about it, I am sort of disappointed that we didn't talk about accessibility this episode but we'll get to that eventually too.
Enjoy!
We're back! And here to abandon all plans and just talk about Elden Ring. I guess its pretty good.
Hey folks,
Eric is feeling a little under the weather this week so no new episode.
I had a chat with him and we are going to eventually revisit the subject of difficulty in videogames, we didn't not cover EVERYTHING in our last discussion. So in order to jog your memory on the subject I am rereleasing our November 16th episode. Sorry and we will be back to normal next week.
Thanks.
this week's episode we go off on an anime from the 2010 for a hearty amount of time. people hate it but it actually had some pretty good ideas. Tune in to find out what we are talking about!
So like, we have a show called the true endgame, but we haven't talked about endgame content at all. (maybe we have I don't know). Anyway after the events of this episode Eric let me know he is taking a break from final fantasy 14. Let us know if you can pin point the part of our conversation that made him take this turn.
enjoy!
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Since the events of final fantasy ten, my mom has been on a bit of a quest for "what's next" in her videogame journey.
After a bit of trial and error we find out what she is going to play next.
Stay tuned to find out more, I am excited.
Over the holiday break Eric and I revisited Phatasy Star Online. We still love it. But what happened to the series after the success of first console MMO? Listen and find out.
Its like my solo episode but with two people! we go over the list of games set to come out in 2022 with no actual release date.
https://www.gameinformer.com/2022 if you want to follow along.
Fun episode, enjoy
Happy new year everyone! new year new season same old show, this week we go through everything that is coming out in 2022, which it turns out to be quite a bit. This episode will be a two parter.
We also do the normal thing where we catch up with each other, and eric tells us about his final fantasy 14 travels.
Nerry Chima, Happa nah yah and all that
This is the last episode of season 1! Partially because its the last episode of the year, and partially because I lost track of what the actual episode number was.
with a new year comes growth and better organization.
Well anyway, Eric and I talk about over saturation in the videogame market and how a lot of great games died unceremonious deaths due to corporate greed.
Happy anniversary Final Fantasy! This year, to celebrate your birthday, I introduced my mom to the series via Final Fantasy X. After 5 short months of hard work and called in favors she beat it on December 18th 2021. The same date final fantasy 1 was released. We didn't plan it this way so it must have been fate. We spend the better part of the hour talking about the ending of final fantasy X but also just kind of getting philosophical about endings in general. I hope you enjoyed this ride, there is more to come after a short rest. We will be back next week with a normal episode to wrap up the year!
Thanks for listening guys, this episode was special to me.
This week mike and eric talk about the game awards and eric goes into a spoiler free discussion about ff14 (he loved it).
Enjoy
This episode is a doozy, and hopefully you don't mind the sound of my voice because I do a lot of talking here. Eric took the week off because of final fantasy 14, so I took it upon myself to record a solo episode. I go through every game that was released in 2021 and give my two cents on each title, I blaze through most, but boy, do I take a lot of pitstop along the way. If you want to hear a man's voice go horse in real time. This episode is for you!
-Mike
This week Mike and Eric talk about daily weekly missions/requirements in videogames, we complain about games as a service and I made a lot of references to baseball for some reason.
Give it a listen, enjoy!
Howdy guys Mike here,
I am posting a second episode this week to promote a new podcast I am starting with my friend doobie.
(@drdoobi3 on twitter and twitch.tv/drdoobie he streams Tuesdays thru Saturdays)
Like and subscribe if you enjoy and let us know if you would like any changes.
In this weeks episode we talk about rarity in videogames. we focus on how its done right, and how it can sometime be exploitative.
Like and subscribe tell your friends.
new show incoming
I have a new podcast coming out on Wednesday with my friend doobie. It's called first clear. First episode will show up here as a bonus episode and every week after that it will have its own channel. Check it out
My twitter: @goddammitmike
Eric's twitter: @endgamearc
Podcast twitter: @endgametrue.
in this weeks episode we talk about difficulty in videogames, what we have patience for and what we don't.
this weeks episode is a long one! we talk about the under utilized and frequently loved arena trope that we see in videogames. we are almost completely positive on them and wonder why we don't see them more often. We also B.S. quite a bit.
Enjoy!
Come on and slamma and welcome to the gramma. this week's episode is the third installment of "mom plays final fantasy X". She is doing great and I couldn't be happier.
in this weeks episode we talk about if leveling up should be in videogames still, Mike takes the affirmative, Eric takes the negative.
then they have a nice convo
check it out
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and you can follow the podcast @endgametrue.
let us know your thoughts on leveling up.
This weeks episode is all about our favorite independent games, we tried not to name the ones you've likely heard of, but ended up naming all the ones you've likely heard of. fun episode enjoy!
First of all, this fucking commercial is bonkers, the worst thing I have ever seen. We dunk all over this thing for like the first 10 minutes of the episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BqjFOXuCpU&ab_channel=Coca-Cola
Then we have a spoiler free chat about Metroid dread, which I think is the best 2d Metroid of the series while Eric wasn't so hot on it.
Follow us on Twitter:
Mike: @goddammitmike
Eric: @endgamearc
podcast page: @endgametrue
Enjoy!
-Mike
This weeks episode is all about how videogames lives got twist turned upside down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, to tell you all a little bit about how we got here.
intermission music by michael pearson.
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I wanted to call this episode Mikey's Virtual reality rant, because boy, I must have had my coffee during this record. We talk about what we like and don't like about VR as a whole. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Mike's twitter @goddammitmike
Eric's twitter @endgamearc
Podcast twitter @endgametrue
DEATHLOOP BABY! in this episode we talk about:
Deathloop
how our weeks/weekends went
games we played
roguelites and the like
Mikes weekly ebay trap
projects we have planned
JAM PACKED EPISODE
enjoy!
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This week Mike and Eric talk about what is better in videogames, a loot system or a game where you have limited weapons but there are chances to improve them. We both make some good points but I won in the end. Who wrote this description? You'll just have to listen to find out.
Loot us know what you think @endgametrue, rate five stars and review.
(Big breath) HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.
That's right guys I am showing my mom Final Fantasy X today. The format of this episode is the same as last time. We do a "pre-play" interview, were I set up the premise of the game. Then we play. Finally, we do a "post-play" interview. She obsesses over why sin is a big whale, and thinks that all final fantasy villains are big whales.
Come for the new theme song, stay for the wholesome content. BTW she is still playing, and is just about to get Ifrit so she is making progress.
We will be back to normal next week, stay tuned!
@GodDammitMike
This weeks episode is a fun one. A game from our childhood is getting a re-released on switch and we are pumped. Most of this episode is about "why" we are so excited about monster rancher.
Don't know anything about monster rancher, well this episode is a great starting point.
Enjoy!
Its our 20th full episode and to celebrate we are going to do what we did for the first 19 episodes! this week mike and eric talk about cancelled games and a bunch of other stuff.
Enjoy!
Licensed videogames are usually crap, anime games are licensed games. Anime games are usually crap. In this episode we talk about our favorite and not so favorite anime games and what we would like from the genre moving forward. I actually prepared for this one by playing one piece pirate warriors 4 and dragon ball z kakarot. I give my thoughts on both. Enjoy!
I just know as soon as I upload this episode I'll think of a better title but here we are. In this weeks episode Mike and Eric talk about how games that center around freedom fighting focus too much on the fighting and not enough on the freedom. we dig in to what we would like to see done with this framing device. fun ep. Enjoy!
This is our magnum opus-ode, truly a work of art. We start this episode off by going on a rant about Pokémon unite, then we talk about which videogame character would win the gold at the Olympics. we go through every summer Olympic event and compete against each other to pick the best person. Who will win? You’ll have to listen to find out.
My twitter: https://twitter.com/GodDammitMike
Eric’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EndgameArc
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/EndgameTrue
This week on the podcast mike and eric talk about action RPGs. we also talk about pokemon unite and all the other normal stuff. fun ep.
you can follow mike on @GodDammitMike
you can follow the podcast @EndgameTrue
you can follow eric @EndgameArc
Enjoy!
Hey folks! this episode is going to be a little different than most. instead of our weekly conversations between Mike and Eric, this episode is starring and co-starring Mike and his mom. She doesn't play videogames but Mike has convinced her to try. In this episode she tried playing Castlevania: SOTN. We are thinking about making this a once a momth thing. Hope you enjoy we will be back to normal next week!
GDQ was last week. In this episode Mike and Eric talk about speed running and what we like and don't like about watching speed runs. Fun ep, tell your friends!
Mike's twitter
https://twitter.com/GodDammitMike
eric's twitter
https://twitter.com/ArcEndgame
podcast twitter
https://twitter.com/EndgameTrue
In this episode Mike and Eric dive into the unique release schedule Sega is using to launch their latest iteration of phantasy star online. (phantasy star online: new genesis) It hasn't been done before, and no one is talking about it. So, we figured we should. I didn't think this subject would fill up a whole episode, but we ended up recording for more than an hour and a half. So this episode is a long one! You don't need to know anything about PSO to listen....ENJOY!
This week, Mike and Eric talk about videogame music while walking the DMCA tightrope. will you end up hearing this episode? Only time will tell.
In this episode Mike and Eric spend a good amount of time catching up with each other, then talk about E3 again. They re-visit their predictions and have fun with what was shown.
In this episode Mike and Eric gush about the Ratchet and Clank series. We talk about our favorite game in the series and then give a first impression preview of a rift apart. So far we like it! our final thoughts center around the fact that rivet is a cutie and must be protected at all costs. there are some audio issues throughout I cleaned it up as much as I could but there are times when the audio gets funky just a heads up, still a fun episode
In this episode Mike and Eric talk about E3 2021, we make wild predictions and have fun talking about what we would want from each developer regardless of what we think will happen.
In this episode Mike and Eric have a resident evil 8 spoiler laden chat then dig into a period in time when Japanese developers tried too hard to cater to the west. We go over examples of when it works and when it doesn't. We didn't stay on track for the most episode, but we had fun.
In this episode Mike and Eric talk about Mega Man! We love Mega Man and grew up playing all of them. The games have stagnated for a while, and we think of what we would like from a Mega Man X9 or Mega Man 12. Aside from that we catch up as friends do, and talk about getting older.
In this week's episode Mike and Eric begin talking about videogame depression, then quickly abandon the subject because I (Mike) got depressed. So instead we talk about good and bad progression in videogames. above all else we have a nice time catching up. Enjoy!
In this week's episode Mike and Eric talk exploration in videogames, they also talk about resident evil. We take a winding road toward some good point and some bad ones too. fun chat. enjoy!
In this episode Eric and Mike talk about what they do and don't like about crafting. Turns our that we got side tracked pretty easily, but we still had a great conversation. Enjoy!
In this episode, Mike and Eric talk about one of their favorite couch co-op game series, DYNASTY WARRIORS. They talk about how a game series can lose its soul, then we go into what we would like from future titles if there are any.
In this episode Eric (the master of all things MMO) and Mike (the quintessential lay about noob) talk about MMOs as they are portrayed in Anime. They talk about how the genre in general could be better if they made the idealized MMO a reality. It quickly devolves into them complaining about MMOS and how somethings stack up well, while others do not. And how something could be improved. And equal amount of jokes, good points, and bad takes. ENJOY!!!
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In this episode the hosts talk about launch titles across the generations. They expected to blaze through them but it ended up taking an entire episode to get through half of the list. We promise we wont be a lets list the things we like podcast. Deep dives to come. pretty fun conversation either way. Enjoy.
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In this episode the hosts (Mike and Eric) introduce themselves, then gush over the ps2 for 50 straight minutes. It ends with a game in which they try to name 100 great games from that era off the top of their heads. . We promise we wont be a "lets list the things we like podcast". Deep dives to come. pretty fun conversation either way. Enjoy.