The panel is ill-prepared for these questions, but unites once more to cover The Game Awards 2022, cool ladies, and the greatest game of all time no one is talking about yet. Brandon Sheffield reviews the first four episodes of Bleach and One Piece. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Do we want to talk about the FTC suing to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard? (06:37)
From Ash Parrish: if you could lock Geoff Keighley in a room and make him reveal the video game industry’s biggest secret, what would you ask him? (09:13)
Let’s try to have a sincere discussion about The Game Awards (11:43)
Let’s predict The Game Awards (20:48)
How have video games influenced our vocabulary? (37:24)
Does a video game protagonist have to be likable? (42:47)
Insert Credit Anime Review: Bleach vs. One Piece (48:32)
Mek asks: has there ever been a good boss fight in a first person shooter? (54:54)
Which fighting game has the coolest lady? (01:00:37)
What is the Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles of video games? (01:05:24)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Improv Zone - Introducing the Nominees (01:16:20)
Recommendations and Outro (01:22:02)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Michigan J. Frog - “Hello My Baby”


Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door


Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan / Elite Beat Agents series


Dragon Quest series


The Sopranos


Dororo


Parasite Eve


Gungrave series


FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard


Monopoly


The Game of Life


Itadaki Street series


Disney’s Bonkers


Bonk series


Geoff Keighley


The Game Awards 2022


what me suit should look like?


FINAL FANTASY XVI REVENGE trailer


Tetsuya Nomura


Independent Games Festival


IndieCade


D.I.C.E. Awards


Dredd (2012)


Call of Duty: Warzone


Sayonara Wild Hearts


Disco Elysium


Stray


Xenoblade Chronicles 3


A Plague Tale: Requiem


Elden Ring


Horizon II: Forbidden West


God of War: Ragnarök


Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice


Fortnite: Battle Royale


Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn


Genshin Impact


Apex Legends


Destiny 2


Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier


Marvel Snap


The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


Starfield


Resident Evil 4


Mass Effect series


Skyrim series


League of Legends


Dota 2


Counter-Strike series


Valorant


Rocket League


Splatoon 3


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge


Overwatch series


MultiVersus


Baskin-Robbins


Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)


Uncharted (2022)


The Cuphead Show!


Cyberpunk: Edgerunners


Arcane


Sonic the Hedgehog 2


Nintendo Switch Sports


Kirby and the Forgotten Land


LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga


Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope


Immortality


Grammy Awards


Academy Awards


Triangle Strategy


Live A Live


Pokémon Legends: Arceus


Ashly Burch


Gran Turismo 7


Sifu


Neon White


Tunic


Cult of the Lamb


Vampire Survivors


Evo


Los Angeles Thieves


GamePro


Casino (1995)


Pacific Pinball Museum


Tim’s Elden Ring guy


Chuck Rock series


Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja


Joe & Mac Returns


Toki


Clockwork Knight


Bug! series


Bleach


One Piece


Hunter × Hunter


Turok: Dinosaur Hunter


Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus


Descent series


Halo series


Titanfall series


Metroid Prime series


Left 4 Dead series


DOOM series


Street Fighter series


Sonya Blade


Makoto


Elena


King of Fighters series


Angel


Yuri Sakazaki


Asuka 120% series


May


Jam Kuradoberi


King


Tekken series


King


Marvel vs. Capcom series


Iron Fist


Akira


Skullomania


Superman


Terry Bogard


Super Smash Brothers series


Mai Shiranui


Kyo Kusanagi


Ryu


Ken Masters


Bayonetta


Bayonetta series


Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)


‘Jeanne Dielman’ Tops Sight & Sound’s 2022 Poll of the Best Films of All Time


Citizen Kane (1941)


Vertigo (1958)


Tokyo Stor