Cartridge Club: The Game of the Month Podcast

Host

Curtiss Frisle: @CurtissFrisle

Panel

Matt Bandy: @xMattBandyX

This week we talk ReCore, SNES Classic, limited runs and Xbox Scorpio Edition. As well we rave about the smash hit collaboration video Girlfriends Versus and then we delve into the world of pre-orders.

News: 1:45
CCUpdate: 20:47
CCMission 48:01
Topic: 49:57
CCAnswers: 1:02:29

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Hello and thanks for tuning in to this bonus episode of the Cartridge Club. If you are new to the Club I’ll quickly explain what we are. The Cartridge Club is a community of content creators and gamers of all generations. We interact on Twitter, Play games together online and chat it up on the forums at www.cartridgeclub.org

This bonus show is going to be all about Splatoon 2 and will contain spoilers. You have been warned. Now let's meet the panel...

First up we have the winner of the one console challenge and the mother of beat my score, Mrs. Q Dawg

As well we have joining us one of the fastest inkers in the west the incomparable Vani

Finally filling the role of co-host and moderator for this extra episode of the Cartridge Club is my brother Mark, also known as Player 2

Level 1: 3:30

Mark gives a quick overview of Splatoon 2 and panel discusses their first impressions.

• Developer: Nintendo EPD

• • Publisher: Nintendo

• Director: Yusuke Amano, Seita Inoue, Shintaro Sato

• Producer: Hisashi Nogami

• Composer: Toru Minegish

• Designer:  

• Series: Splatoon

• Platform(s): Nintendo Switch

• Release Date:

• Genre: Third Person Shooter(?)

Level 2: 13:20

Discuss story of the game:

• Splatoon 2 takes place approximately two years after the final Splatfest event of the first game, in which the pop idol Marie proved victorious over her cousin and fellow Squid Sister, Callie. While the two girls seem to carry on as normal afterwards, the usually inseparable cousins begin to spend more and more time apart due to their growing solo careers, with Marie beginning to worry about whether Callie was negatively affected by the Splatfest result. After going out of Inkopolis to see her parents, Marie returns home to discover both Callie and the Great Zapfish have gone missing. Fearing that the evil Octarians are once again involved, Marie once again takes on her role as Agent 2 of the Squidbeak Splatoon and recruits an Inkling from Inkopolis Square, the player character, to become Agent 4 and investigate.

• Characters

• Pearl

• Marina

• Mr. Grizz

• Marie

• Judd

• Li’l Judd

Discuss gameplay mechanics: 29:22

• Ink the ground for points

• Motion Controls

• Splats

• Weapons/Sub weapons/Specials

• Map design

• Ability modifiers on clothing

• Game Modes

• Turf War

• Ranked

• Splat Zones

• Tower Control

• Rain Maker

• League

• Salmon Run

• Octo Canyon

• Splatfest

• Voice Chat

Discuss sound: 1:14:42

• Favourite background music

• Discuss sound effects

• Memorable or forgettable

Discuss graphics: 1:21:05

• Bright, colourful stages

• 60fps locked in

• Fashion and inkling design

Level 3: 1:35:05

Lasting Impressions, overall rating and final thoughts. Did this make you want to play it again and if not, what would need to be changed? Would you suggest it to friends?

Level 4: 1:39:50

3 Word Review #CC3WR from Twitter first followed by panel

Level 5: 1:44:23

Outro (thank panel and audience)

Player 1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartridgeBros | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CartridgeBros/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CartridgeBros | Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cartridgeclub | Website: www.cartridgeclub.org | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CartridgeBros

Player 2

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartridgeBrosP2 | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CartridgeBros/ | Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cartridgeclub | Website: www.cartridgeclub.org | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CartridgeBros

Melissa

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrsQDawg | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMightyQDawg

Vani

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vani_Valentine

Hello and thanks for tuning in to this bonus episode of the Cartridge Club. If you are new to the Club I’ll quickly explain what we are. The Cartridge Club is a community of content creators and gamers of all generations. We interact on Twitter, Play games together online and chat it up on the forums at www.cartridgeclub.org

This bonus show is going to be all about Wolfenstein The New Order and will contain spoilers. You have been warned. Now let's meet the panel...

First up from the YouTube channel formerly known as Burning Books, a man whose future self is likely the oldest living member of the Cartridge Club Mr. Caleb J Ross

As well we have the man whose Weekly collector blogs have single handedly stalled all the funding for my home renovations, a founding member of the Cartridge Club Mr. Dean Lasagna

Last and certainly not least we have one of the co-hosts of Media Mavens, from Cannot Be Tamed on YouTube, the Uber Nazi killer, Pam.

Finally filling the role of co-host and moderator for this extra episode of the Cartridge Club we have death incarnate himself, Mr. Musty Hobbit

Level 1: 05:10

Musty gives a quick overview of Wolfenstein and panel discusses their first impressions.

• Developer: Machine Games

• • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

• Director: Jens Matthies

• Producer: Jerk Gustafsson, Lars Johansson

• Composer: Mick Gordon, Fredrik Thordenal

• Designer: Fredrik Ljungdahl, Jerk Gustafsson

• Series: Wolfenstein

• Platform(s): XboxOne, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, PC

• Release Date: 20 May 2014

• Genre: First Person Shooter

Level 2: 18:48

Discuss story of the game:

• In an alternate 1960 the Nazis were victorious in WWII. We play as William BJ Blazkowicz an American soldier who has spent the last 16 years in a comatose state. Upon waking up BJ hooks up with a doctor friend and they seek out the resistance to help fight back against their Nazi overlords.

Resistance:

• William B.J. Blazkowicz

• Ferguson Reid

• Probst Wyatt IIi

• Anya Oliwa

• Caroline Becker

• Max Hass

• Klaus Kreutz

• Set Roth

• Tekla

• J

Nazis:

• Frau Engel

• Wilhelm “Deathshead” Strasse

• Bubi

Discuss gameplay mechanics: 58:45

• Tactical cover based shooter

• Stealth

• Skill tree upgrades

• Health pack overloading

• Pacing

• Nightmare

• Collectibles

Discuss sound: 1:24:33

• Favourite background music

• Discuss sound effects

• Memorable or forgettable

Discuss graphics: 1:40:30

• Nazi uniforms designs

• Weapon designs

• Favorite settings

• Favourite character/stage

Level 3: 1:56:02

Lasting Impressions, overall rating and final thoughts. Did this make you want to play it again and if not, what would need to be changed? Would you suggest it to friends?

Level 4: 2:07:07

3 Word Review #CC3WR from Twitter first followed by panel

Level 5:

Outro (thank panel and audience)

Player 1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartridgeBros | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CartridgeBros/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flockofnerds | Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cartridgeclub | Website: www.cartridgeclub.org | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CartridgeBros

Musty

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MustyHobbit | YouTube: www.youtube.com/mustyhobbit

Pam

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasyla_ | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/cannotbetamed1 | Podcast: https://mediamavens.simplecast.fm | Website: http://www.cannotbetamed.com

Dean

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Round_2_Gaming | Blog: http://www.cartridgeclub.org/r2gs-collectors-corner

Caleb

Twitter: https://twitter.com/calebjross | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/calebjross

News: 02:20

• Pacific Rim Sequel Gets a New Release Date
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/03/pacific-rim-sequel-gets-a-new-release-date
• Rime Switch Version Release Date Announced
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/03/rime-switch-version-release-date-announced
• Overcooked Dev Working on Nintendo Switch Version Frame Rate Issue Patch
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/01/overcooked-dev-working-on-nintendo-switch-version-frame-rate-issue-patch
• Overwatch Summer Games to Return August 8th
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/01/overwatch-summer-games-to-return-august-8th
• Resident Evil: Revelations 1 and 2 Coming to Nintendo Switch
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/01/resident-evil-revelations-1-and-2-coming-to-nintendo-switch
• SNES Classic Edition Preorders Will Begin This Month
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/01/snes-classic-edition-preorders-will-begin-this-month
• Dragon Quest XI Sells 2 Million Copies In Two Days In Japan
  http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/02/dragon-quest-xi-sells-2-million-copies-in-two-days-in-japan
• Metroid Samus Returns has Exclusive Content for Amiibo http://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2017-07-26-metroid-samus-returns-has-exclusive-content-for-four-amiibo

Cartridge Club Update: 20:05

Announcements 20:21

• CC Prime - Journey along with RF Generation Community Playthrough
• CC Portable - GTA Chinatown Wars
• Beat My Score - Splatoon 2

Podcasts 23:49

• STC - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/stcpod/stcpod-ep143-being-a-baller-mean-gastric-explosions-oil-changes-and-tire-rotations

• Game Time Arcade -
• Retro Pixel Podcast -
• Polykill -
• Flock Talk - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/flock-talk/flock-talk-episode-9-gaming-expectations-audio-only
• Gaming Outsider - http://thegamingoutsider.com/2017/08/02/gaming-outsider-podcast-episode-155-live/
• Bonus Barrel - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/bonus-barrel/bonus-barrel-episode-138-the-start-of-rhythm-month

Videos 50:06

• In the Q Dawg House - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/mightyqdawg/in-the-qdawg-house-week-of-july-23-2017
• Retro Revolutions - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/retro-revolutions/how-to-install-free-mcboot-ft-electric-adventures
• Caleb J Ross - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/caleb-j-ross/nova-111-ps4-video-game-review-limited-run-games-release
• Flock of Nerds - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/flock-of-nerds/conbravo-2017-vlog-overwatch-cosplay-familyjules-concert-the-arcade
• Second Breakfast - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/mustyhobbit/second-breakfast-polykilling-my-way-to-200-subscribers

Blogs 53:04

• Merchandise Mondays - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/r2gs-collectors-corner/merchandise-mondays-jul-24-2017-jul-30-2017
• Round 2 Reviews - http://www.cartridgeclub.org/r2gs-collectors-corner/round2review-assassins-creed-i-ps3

CC Mission: 54:55

• Subscribe to Polykill on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ky88XJkpdnbNeN5n7NBzQ

Topic: 56:44

• Which Console had the best first year of games?

CCAnswers: 1:08:16

Player 1

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Player 2

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BGM

Ser Flash

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Serraxor | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/serraxor | Website: https://smpmusicproductions.bandcamp.com | Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/serraxor | vidme: https://vid.me/serraxor

Cartridge Club Logo

Will Pruitt

Twitter: https://twitter.com/willopruitt | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willopruitt/ |  Website: http://willpruitt.com

Hello gamers and thanks for tuning in to another episode of the Cartridge Club. If you are new to the Club I’ll quickly explain what we are. The Cartridge Club is a community of content creators and gamers of all generations. I am Sean (Player 1) and along with my brother Mark (Player 2) we host a monthly book club for gamers. We pick a game and invite everyone in the Club to play along and then select guests to come on this show and discuss the game everyone played. This show will contain heavy spoilers, you have been warned. Without further ado let’s meet our panel this month…

Panel

Luke

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Duke0619 | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7hcVewAmVJQ3n21S_ocuqg

Derek

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dege13 | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy8DbRGsv97NaYrOXz7xfBw | Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dollar-dorks/id1226561471?mt=2

Pam

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasyla_ | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/cannotbetamed1 | Podcast: https://mediamavens.simplecast.fm | Website: http://www.cannotbetamed.com

Seigi

Twitter: https://twitter.com/seigiac | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQnJN0t7-fIH1S2obV_fXIg | Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/bonus-barrel

Cartridge Club Intro/Outro Music

Ser Flash

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Serraxor | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/serraxor | Website: https://smpmusicproductions.bandcamp.com | Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/serraxor | vidme: https://vid.me/serraxor

Cartridge Club Logo

Will Pruitt

Twitter: https://twitter.com/willopruitt | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willopruitt/ |  Website: http://willpruitt.com

Level 1  06:29

P2(Mark) gives a quick overview of Portal and panel discusses their memories of the game and first impressions.

• Developer: Valve Corporation

• • Publisher: Valve Corporation

• Designer: Kim Swift

• Composer: Kelly Bailey, Mike Morasky

• Series: Portal

• Platform(s):

• Microsoft Windows

• PlayStation 3

• Xbox 360

• OS X

• Linux

• Android

• Release Date: October 9, 2007

• Genre: First Person Puzzle Platformer

Level 2

Discuss story of the game: 19:39

• You take on the role of Chell, a young woman trapped within the Aperture Science complex. Chell is forced to solve tests of varying difficulty in chambers designed by an AI-gone-rogue named GLaDOS. During the early stages of the testing, Chell is granted usage of the Handheld Portal Device (commonly referred to as the "portal gun"), a piece of equipment developed by Aperture Science that allows Chell to create portals that act as gates between each other, allowing Chell to quickly traverse areas or reach normally unreachable places.
• GLaDOS
• Chell

Discuss gameplay mechanics: 31:57

• Portal mechanics
• Smooth learning curve
• Puzzle difficulty
• First person platforming (has this ever been good in any game?)
• Combat - finding creative ways to eliminate enemies

Discuss sound: 1:08:11

• Favourite tracks
• Discuss sound effects
• Voice acting

Discuss graphics: 1:19:49

• Favorite stages
• Favourite level design

Level 3 1:29:36

Lasting Impressions, overall rating and final thoughts. Did this make you want to play it again and if not, what would need to be changed? Would you suggest it to friends?

Level 4

3 Word Review #CC3WR from Twitter first followed by panel

Level 5

Outro (thank panel and plug)

Announce the game for next month (Journey)