Episode 129: Fallout New Vegas (Main Quests)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross take a gamble on Fallout: New Vegas.

Talking about Fallout 3 this previous winter really put a fire in us... Though we were underwhelmed by the Capital Wasteland in the moment, all roads led back to pining for the Mojave. So here we are, talking about Fallout: New Vegas, a triumph of video game writing and design, where player choice is emphasized and rewarded.

This first episode of a monthlong series hits on the main questlines of New Vegas, with an emphasis on the Yes Man and NCR lines, although we address all of the ways the story can resolve. Next week, we'll talk about the side quests.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• Playable Van Buren
• JE Sawyer Mod
• Distro
• Santa
• Wayne The Skeleton King
• Fallout Lore
• David Koechner
• Macovich, Malkovich
• Metacritic Scandal

Episode 117: Fallout 3 (Main Quest)

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross set Fallout 3 on fire.

This is it: Our first modern Bethesda game. Morrowind was kind of on the edge, but it's hard to talk about Fallout 3 without also talking about a whole bunch of other games that are like it. You wake up one morning and your dad has fled the vault... this is how the story begins, as you emerge into a fully 3D world to gun down raiders and have awkward conversations. How does Fallout 3 stack up, 7 years later?

This episode covers the generalities of the game, and the main quest line. The next episode will cover the side quests, while part 3 will cover all of the downloadable content for the game.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• David and Goliath and Foreskins
• Yaddle. Star Wars, ugh
• Pet Semetary)
• Van Buren
• Teenage Dirtbags Episode in question
• Liam Neesons
• The Real Life Colin Moriarity
• Speedrun
• It's a good life)
• Monster Factory

Episode 105: Spider-Man 2

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross spin a yarn about Spider-Man 2.

What happens when you have one great mechanic, one okay mechanic, and a bunch of other stuff that surrounds them? You get Spider-Man 2, the first superhero game that did a great job of making you feel like a superhero. The swinging is damn near perfect, but does everything else stand up?

LINKS OF NOTE:

• Brown Widow
• Billy Dee Two Face
• Donald Glover as Spider Man
• American Gladiator Assault
• Blank Check
• Man-Wolf