U.Gamers Podcast #103: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Game/Life Balance U.S.
Shownotes Transcript
Special guest host Meredith Targaryen joins Cody and Jon to talk all things Dragon Age: Inquisition, including an overall perspective on the series. Plus: more Hyrule Warriors, and Cody talks a bit about the indie games he played at Itty Bitty Bash in Chicago. Click here to download this Unqualified Gamers Podcast episode) Show Notes:
Jon insists that he can “check in” and “get badges” on Twitter, which is asinine
Cody introduces special guest host Meredith Targaryen, who loves dragons
Meredith is literally the only girl in the universe who plays video games
Meredith reviews Dragon Age: Inquisition and talks about the Dragon Age series with Jon, who has actually played games in the series before
On Dragon Age 2: “It’s the worst video game I’ve ever played in my life”
Also, “every Pokemon is awesome”
Explanation of how Inquisition is bringing the series into the “modern day” gaming world by implementing Farmville-like systems and “bite-sized” quest content that makes it easier to pick up and play
Cody presses Meredith on the burning question: what does she think of Frieza’s new look in the new Dragon Ball Z Movie: Revival of F Official Trailer)
Cody talks about how he has become completely obsessed with Hyrule Warriors, and Jon continues to insist that it is not a “good” game even though it’s really fun
Jon was invited to the Heroes of the Storm closed beta, and it’s VERY different from League of Legends and DotA thus far
Cody went to an event called Itty Bitty Bash), a small showcase of multiplayer indie games in Chicago, and touches on a few of the games:
A Fistful of Gun) (Farmergnome)
Wormball) (Chris Wade)
Extreme Exorcism) (Golden Ruby Games)
Lethal League) (Team Reptile)
Slam City Oracles) (Jane Friedhoff)
SpeedRunners) (DoubleDutch Games)
Cody goes into actual detail about SpeedRunners, which was easily his favorite game at the event
Cody tries to entice Meredith into playing Hyrule Warriors multiplayer
In-depth conversation about Cody’s hair and the new Frieza
Jon celebrated his son’s first birthday over the weekend! Happy birthday!
What the hell is a truffle mocha?
After breaking once again, Cody is completely done with his Microsoft LifeCam
Exciting announcement: Jon and Cody are shooting the pilot episode of a non-video-game-related project this week, available only on YouTube!