Show Notes
Have you ever found yourself enjoying a game and then BAM... you hit an ick? Something so minor but so off-putting that you just have to put the controller down and walk away.
This week's episode is all about those moments. The small things that games can do to really ruin your experience. From cringey box blurb and clunky dialogue to lame side quests and lewd camera angles, we've got ick covered.
But before that, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Sarah's been revisiting an absolute classic with a whole new perspective, while Glenn's been going extremely deep on his latest wildly addictive game.
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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Dredge
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Horizon Forbidden West
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
A Game About Digging A Hole
PowerWash Simulator
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Age of Mythology
Conker: Live & Reloaded
Rusty Rabbit
Perky Little Things
Duke Nukem 3D
Immortals of Aveum
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Final Fantasy XIV Online
The Elder Scrolls Online
Stellar Blade
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Persona 5
Heavy Rain
Unravel Two
Darwin's Paradox!
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