Nerd Roundtable With The Percival Bros.

OH MY GOSH WE'RE NOT DEAD.In his new solo series, Matthew uses "Life is Strange" to talk about one of gaming's most important mechanics.Video version is on our Youtube Channel!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muixLvYHE4MHate listening to sound? Text version below:***contains minor spoilers for Life is Strange, a lovely adventure game I highly recommend playing without spoilers. If you want, go give the first episode a try for free on Steam and then come back!Choice and consequence has been one of the defining, unique traits of videogames from the very beginning. In many games, the choices are presented as possible solutions to a problem: -Mario needs to get past a Goomba. How do you do it?-Missiles are raining down on your cities! What order do you shoot them down in?-Asteroids are surrounding your ship, how should you proceed?The consequence in most games are simple: you either succeed or you fail. And they’re usually tied directly to the execution of your choice. You choose to jump on the Goomba’s head, but

Kevin and Matthew begin with that important thing that happened on Game of Thrones. BIG FAT SPOILERS for Game of Thrones (and The Walking Dead, I guess), skip ahead if you wish to avoid that (2:30).From there, it's a rambling spree: the Assassin's Creed movie and other significant video game projects like Final Fantasy XV and Persona 5 (20:37), the casting controversy surrounding Doctor Strange (38:30), why remakes and sequels are so prevalent in movies and games (46:00), and Matthew ruining GTA IV's attempt at a serious narrative (56:30)

Kevin, Matthew, Laurel, Jake and Kendal wrap up last episode's discussion/destruction of Batman v Superman (1:00), then ponder how DC can make things right going forward (10:00)Other topics include other iterations of Batman, including the upcoming Killing Joke movie (20:10), Marvel wackiness (29:45) and the future of the comic book movie industry (42:45). 

Matthew, Jake and Laurel try to explain the entire plot of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to Kevin. Yes, it takes a full hour. Brace yourself.(massive spoilers, of course)

Special guests Jake Martin and Matthew “Star Wars Grand Maester” Johnson join us to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Star Wars, The Force Awakens (3:15) and the questionable background of the film’s main baddies, the First Order (14:23). Special guest Laurel Percival jumps in to tell us why we’re all being wet blankets about the whole thing (25:46). We then move on to the upcoming spin-off film Rogue One (32:56), Rey’s aptitude for everything she touches (38:06), and the group’s complicated feelings for the prequels and George Lucas (44:05). 

In the very first episode, the brothers discuss how entertaining this election year has been (2:48) and Kevin drops some life advice (14:57), before moving on to talk about Cartoon Network's planned revival of a cult anime classic (18:05). Then, the bros tackle their favorite bad movie (24:50), peeling back its layers to reveal the terrifying truth (50:19).With special appearances by Laurel Percival and Gasket the Cat.