Maximum Utcast – 30 – It’s OK to Be Weird

This episode, we’re carrying forward things that you’re thinking about, which is to say we’re talking about a bunch of old weird stuff. Remember when the rights to Dick Tracy were the hottest topic of the day? How about when Final Fantasy became a gacha phone game but then removed all of that stuff? We also reminisce about when video games were allowed to be weird with Seth Sturgill (video of that chat here: https://youtu.be/eYhBTVfwQ9I )…or maybe they still can be weird? Later, Zoey treats us to a deep delve into the lore of the Elder Scrolls as a way to illustrate that games have sanded off all their rough edges in favor of appealing to more people…to their detriment.

0:00:00 – Now That’s What I Call Nips
0:07:31 – The Dick Tracy Rights Battle Saga
0:12:30 – Final Fantasy Resonance by Way of Earthbound
0:24:46 – The Queen of Mean
0:28:08 – Are Games Allowed to be Weird Any More? w/ Seth Sturgill
1:05:31 – Have Games Been Dumbed Down for Some Bonehead Mass Audience? (AKA Zoey’s Elder Scrolls Corner)
1:13:34 – Is Jonathan Too Snobbish to Play Elder Scrolls 6 or GTA6?
1:25:38 – Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:31:29 – Scissors of the Body

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