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Benheck.com Podcast Episode 99

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Almost to 100! It only took us 11 years… Joining us once again is Parker Dillmann from Macrofab!

Topics include:

    • Bill Paxton Tribute
      • His early days. Parker likes him because he’s a Texan.
      • Greatest hits! Our best Bill Paxton impressions!
      • Some of his lesser-known movies, like Traveller and Next of Kin, includes how to spell Traveller.
      • Ben keeps talking about Indian Summer for some reason, and calls Paxton “a progenitor of an archetype”.
    • Battlefield 1 – Best Battlefield since Bad Company 2?
      • Real locations, instead of tunnels and gas factories. Cities feel like actual places, not just corridors.
      • Meaningful destruction and more squad focus.
      • Fewer overpowered vehicles, more infantry action.
      • Satisfying guns in all classes, but game takes about 20 hours of play to become fun. Don’t give up!
    • Ben’s Never Played Mass Effect – Jones / Parker react!
      • Can they convince him to give it a try?
      • How Jones/Parker feel about the original trilogy.
      • Choice Matters, plus great story and characters.
      • Andromeda? Is it Road House in space?
    • Nintendo Switch Week!
      • Is it just a Zelda adapter?
      • Can Nintendo survive another generation without 3rd party?
      • What if Microsoft bought Nintendo?

Enjoy!

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Benheck.com Podcast Episode 91

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Just when you thought it was safe to listen to podcasts… Topics this month include:

  • Microsoft Surface Devices and Phones
    • What is going to become of Windows Phone?
    • What the Surface line is doing right.
  • The Incoming Flood of Videogame Movies
    • Have any ever been good?
    • Why do they keep trying when they always fail?
    • (off-topic) Why did Kylo Ren wear a mask in Force Awakens?
    • What videogames we’d like to see made into movies.
    • Why Tomb Raider should be an easy film to do right… but hasn’t been yet.
  • First-Person Shooters
    • Call of Duty heading to space, Battlefield heading back to WW1.
    • What we’re tired of seeing in modern FPS games.
    • Genre getting very samey and long in the tooth – what can be done?
    • Bad guys we’re sick of fighting.
    • The new DOOM game and why it’s so great!

Enjoy!

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