The Hypercombofinish Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this installment, Marie and Chris double down on topicality and discuss their time with Fallout 4. Chris inadvertently stumbles upon the premise for an underwater game that really should exist, while Marie wonders why there's no one left in the wasteland that knows how to build a decent wall.
In this installment, Marie and Chris are WINGING IT. The flavor of this episode is probably best summarized with a series of quotes:* "I would love a hash brown as big as my face... I mean I have a big face!" * "What doesn't make you fat? Celery? Who wants to live that life?" * "It looks like his head is two feet wide." * "The best thing [Nathan Drake] ever did was get his clothes wet."
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Twitch Streams* Marie's Twitch Stream * Chris' Twitch Stream
Items Discussed* The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt * Call of Duty: Black Ops III * Super Mario Maker * Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale * F-Zero GX
In this installment, Marie waxes poetic about her time with the Xbox Elite controller while Chris speaks more practically on his experience with the Steam Controller. There is some (smack) talk about Halo 5, followed by gushing about indie darling Soma.
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Twitch Streams* Marie's Twitch Stream * Chris' Twitch Stream
Items Discussed* Xbox Elite Controller * Steam Controller * Halo 5: Guardians * Soma
In this installment, Chris voices some strong opinions after playing the first two games in the Uncharted series at Marie's behest. As a result, Marie is periodically shocked into speechlessness. She may or may not still be friends with Chris.
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Twitch Streams* Marie's Twitch Stream * Chris' Twitch Stream
Items Discussed* Uncharted: Drake's Fortune * Uncharted 2: Among Theives * Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
In this installment, Chris explains his deep-seated aversion to modern touch interfaces and Marie attempts to figure out what's wrong with his brain. Guesses are made about the future of Nintendo, and then the gloves come off for an old-school "Mac vs. PC" argument.
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Twitch Streams* Marie's Twitch Stream * Chris' Twitch Stream
Items Discussed* Nintendo moving to mobile with DeNA * Apple reveals new 12" retina-display MacBook
In this installment, Chris attempts to discuss playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare but gets sidetracked by boob physics, and Marie shares her feelings on dying an absurd number of times while playing Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.
Trading video games is a proud, time-honored tradition. In the 80s and 90s, kids would trade cartridges with friends to play games they wouldn't otherwise have access to. Today, those same kids trade games to argue about them on their podcasts.
In this installment, our dynamic duo pores over the minutia of Binding of Isaac, Chris explains his One Weird Trick to enjoying media he disagrees with, and Marie desperately tries to figure out whether or not she's having any fun.
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Game(s) Discussed* The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth * Don't Starve * Alien: Isolation
While traveling through otherworldly fantasy mountains, it is important to remain mindful that rhinoceroses have exceptionally short fuses. Whether you're driving a jeep through their mating grounds or simply firing machine guns erratically into the air, they can and will do their best to spoil your good time.
In this installment, Marie gets chased by rhinos and has a swearing problem, while Chris drops shade on the time-honored craft of storytelling and accidentally concocts a much better narrative direction for Far Cry 3.
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Game(s) Discussed* Far Cry 4 * Far Cry 3 * The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth * Don't Starve
So, what's the deal with Sauron? Is a guy with the title of "Dark Lord" allowed to wear reflective clothing while bicycling?
No. I'm better than this. I will not dive headfirst into a poorly constructed Seinfeld parody in 2014. I'm so very sorry.
This week Marie and Chris discuss their time playing Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.
What's up with that guy and orcs?
This week's podcast comes in at a svelte 22 minutes as we experiment with a shorter, more focused show. Don't worry, though -- we still manage to veer off on a few wild tangents.
This installment is centered around the launch of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, which is the latest game in a long-running series that Marie has never played(!). Topics discussed include the appeal of Smash Bros., goals, motivations, hopes, and dreams.
After an extended hiatus due to the realities of having jobs and other boring stuff, we're back to talk about our feelings. About games. Of course.
In this installment Marie and Chris discuss modern shooter mechanics, how the XBox One is dropping the ball, the appeal ( or lack thereof ) of the Wii U, and the life-threatening difficulties that are endured every day by those born with male genitalia.
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Game(s) Discussed* Wolfenstein: The New Order * Destiny * Tittanfall * Mario Kart 8 * Pikmin 3
Video games are fun and all, but few things capture the imagination of the Internet as absolutely as the metagame of determining which console is the best. There are new consoles on their way to stoke this venerable fire into a towering inferno of nerd rage; perhaps this time we'll finally come to an agreement and choose the one, true game machine. Also: World peace.
In this installment Marie and Chris discuss the (anticlimactic?) unveiling of the Playstation 4, Marie's fascination with 1700's era board games in Assassin's Creed III, and Chris' apparent desire to pay Microsoft even more money. Stay tuned at the end for a ~~thought-provoking analysis~~ compilation of "That's what she said!" jokes assembled by our producer, KBam.
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Game(s) Discussed* Assassin's Creed III
Next Episode's Game
- Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
It's the dawn of a new year, which means it's time for deep introspection and reflection about the earth's most recent cycle around the sun and what it means to be alive. We've decided to frame this discussion in the structure of wacky top three lists!
In this installment, Marie and Chris talk about their favorite gaming moments of 2012 and their gamer resolutions for 2013. Topics covered include: Chris' anemic gamerscore, Skyrim's unique combination of item hoarding and romance, and how Marie fell in love with a tiny man inside her computer.
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Game(s) Discussed* The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim * League of Legends * Starcraft 2 * Hotline Miami
Next Episode's Game
- Assassin's Creed III
It's back to basics this week as we double down on a plain ol' audio format. You may notice that the sound quality itself has DRAMATICALLY improved: this is a result of our ongoing fight against bleeding ears.
In this installment, Marie and Chris talk about sexism in the game industry as addressed by #1reasonwhy, Bioshock Infinite's marketing, Steam's Big Picture mode, Mass Effect 3 Omega DLC, how modern alien designs suck ( unless you're playing Mass Effect ), and why a stuffy British guy thinks games don't qualify as "art".
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Links from the discussion:
News in Review* #1reasonwhy – Synopsis * Cosplayer gets job of a lifetime * Steam Big Picture mode
Recent Game Releases
- ME3: Omega DLC [Official Trailer]
Coming Attractions
- Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC
- Far Cry 3
- The Aliens of ME3
- Turian
- Elcor
- Hanar
- Octodad
- Star Trek Aliens: The 20 Lamest Looking Aliens from the Various Star Trek Series
Game(s) of the Week* Criminal Case on Facebook * Highlights magazine * Trine 2
You're Bad And You Should Feel Bad
- Games Aren't Art
As part of our continuing quest for the ideal presentational format, we have video this week! Marvel at our ability to maintain an interesting conversation and play Minecraft at the same time!
In this installment, Marie and Chris talk about Halo 4, Assassin's Creed, Kickstarter, and why Chris doesn't own a smartphone.
Special thanks go to Katherine Bamford for editing the video!
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News items referenced:
- Instagram article
- FTL (Faster Than Light)
- Halo 4
- Ouya
- Assassin's Creed 3
- Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, gender swap
- Xbox Smartglass for iOS
- Kickstarter Double Fine Adventure Campaign
- Super Skyrim Bros
- The Room for iPAD
The Internet has provided us with a cornucopia of ways to tell others that they are wrong.
We send emails, post blog comments, and contribute to forum threads in the desperate hope that someone, somewhere, will come to realize that they are and will always be wrong. We here at Hypercombofinish recognize and honor the motivations that drive the Internet’s diligent troll population; who else would be capable of revealing the startling truths behind our racial ancestries and sexual orientations?
As a celebration of Internet-enabled discourse, Marie and I are proud to present the inaugural Hypercombofinish Podcast. We hope you enjoy it!
Topics discussed in this edition include:
- Valkyria Chronicles
- XCOM
- Halo 4
- Dishonored
- voice acting in games
- why being old will be awesome
- Witcher 2
- Marie's position as a race traitor in Gears of War
- Zelda Skyward Sword
- Wii U
Note: This podcast was originally intended to have a video component. Due to ~~my stupidity~~ technical problems, we were unable to record any video. We’ll get it right in time for the next edition.
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