Difficulty, Challenge and Accessibility - 019 - Bastards of Gaming Podcast
None of us want to hear you cry over the difficulty of the game you're playing. Git gud, bro. Sink or swim. The Bastards are the elite and have no time for your baby frolics.
This week, The Bastards bring on Xizor's good friend and ex-Gamestop ally NotHollowed to talk about difficulty in games, how much challenge is enough, the punishing "masocore" genre and whether or not all games should be accessible to everyone.
But first, SynthR brings you the scoop on how the Bastards podcast landed on a smutty tabloid site and then vents his frustration over the resurfacing accusations that video games are a major cause for mass shootings. Gun violence is horrific and unnecessary, but distracting people with a straw man argument is absolutely despicable.
Speaking of guns and video games, The Bastards fired up the latest co-op shooter Wolfenstein: Youngblood which ended up being a colossal disappointment. All this and more detailed later in the show.
Rant
[04:21] Mass shootings are not a product of video games
Topic of the Week
[16:26] Difficulty, Challenge and Accessibility with guest NotHollowed
What We're Playing This Week
[01:11:30] Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Monster Hunter, Hunt: Showdown, Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, DriveClub VR, Wipeout VR, DayZ, Hob, Battlefield V, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Dark Souls 3
Questions and Answers
[01:55:06] What do you think of Gamestop's business transformation strategy?
[02:01:21] Are you guys into the speed running scene or watch Games Done Quick?
[02:06:14] What are the differences in Canadian and American consumerism?
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