Tag: Mike Williams

Winter of Wick Part 2: More John Wick

Winter of Wick Part 2: More John Wick

No need to be a Sad Keanu: Chapter 2 of the Winter of Wick is live for $5+ Patrons! Esteemed Marker holder Mike Williams returns to talk about the Wick series' (temporary) middle child. The discussion veers into important topics, like: The shift in tone between the two movies The Joy of Overwrought Symbolism The subway station fight. Just, the
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Sharlayan Dropouts Episode 4: The Big Huge Hands-On Endwalker Preview Explosion

Sharlayan Dropouts Episode 4: The Big Huge Hands-On Endwalker Preview Explosion

This week, Nadia and Mike talk about their hands-on preview of the upcoming Endwalker expansion! Also in this episode: Hironobu Sakaguchi goes deep, Moogle Treasure Festival, and A Realm Reborn trailers.
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Sharlayan Dropouts Episode 3: FFXIV Live Letter Discourse and Sad Scholar Memes

Sharlayan Dropouts Episode 3: FFXIV Live Letter Discourse and Sad Scholar Memes

Nadia, Victor, and Mike talk about the very lengthy Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter, and what it all means for the upcoming Endwalker expansion. That gaping hole in the moon...it's not going to get any bigger, right? Right.
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Pantheon of the Blood God: Disco Elysium

Pantheon of the Blood God: Disco Elysium

For the September 2021 edition of Pantheon of the Blood God, we're joined by Mike Williams to explore of one of the most celebrated RPGs of the past few years, Disco Elysium! But is it Pantheon-worthy? Listen and find out!
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Sharlayan Dropouts, Episode 2: How Will the World of Warcraft Exodus Change Final Fantasy XIV?

Sharlayan Dropouts, Episode 2: How Will the World of Warcraft Exodus Change Final Fantasy XIV?

There's been a massive influx of new players to Final Fantasy XIV, thanks in part to an exodus from World of Warcraft. Will the mass migration affect FFIV's chemistry? We discuss this possibility plus the switch from WoW's mechanics.
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Console RPG Quest: Xbox 360

Console RPG Quest: Xbox 360

The Console RPG quest enters the HD era as we unpack the legacy of the Xbox 360! In a period of transition where shooters dominated, trendsetting RPGs still proved instrumental to the console's early success.
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Top 25 RPG Countdown, #7: Fallout

Top 25 RPG Countdown, #7: Fallout

Mike Williams returns for #7 on the Top 25 RPG Countdown list: Fallout! Mike and Kat talk about its amazing writing, the memorable world it created, and why the rest of the Fallout series is still trying to match it.
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Top 25 RPG Countdown, #12: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Top 25 RPG Countdown, #12: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

John Learned joins Kat and Mike Williams to add Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic as #12 in our Top 25 RPG Countdown! We discuss how it popularized BioWare, and is still one of the best Star Wars sandboxes.
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Top 25 RPG Countdown, #15: Mass Effect

Top 25 RPG Countdown, #15: Mass Effect

We take our Top 25 RPG Countdown LIVE to PAX West, where we talk about entry #15: Mass Effect. Special guests: Waypoint's Austin Walker, Vidjagame Apocalypse's Matthew Allen, and Mike Williams!
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Top 25 RPG Countdown, #17: Deus Ex

Top 25 RPG Countdown, #17: Deus Ex

Kat and Nadia explore #17 on the Top 25 RPG Countdown: Deus Ex! Find out why this groundbreaking PC RPG deserves to be counted among the greatest ever.
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Top 25 RPG Countdown, #21: World of Warcraft

Top 25 RPG Countdown, #21: World of Warcraft

Kat is joined by Mike Williams and Vidjagame Apocalypse's Matthew Allen to discuss #21 on our Top 25 RPG Countdown: World of WarCraft! They talk about its RPG roots, loyal audience, and why it changed MMORPGs forever.
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