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Join Alex, Michael, and others are they talk about the plotlines of legacy videogame franchises, how they evolved, and how they often go off the rails. They will also talk about how these games were developed, who was involved in writing these storylines, and why some gaming stories end up being completely bonkers.
Episodes
Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023
1 hr 12 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael tackle the ongoing disaster that is Silent Hill: Ascension, Genvid and Konami's attempt at reviving the Silent Hill franchise by leveraging technology to do existing things worse.
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Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
2 hr 58 sec
In this episode, Alex and Michael wrap things up by talking about Agents of Mayhem and Saints Row 2022
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/gHByBhtrdJs
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Sources used for this video:
Gamer's Little Playerground: Youtube page https://www.youtube.com/@glp
Saints Row 2022 cutscenes: https://youtu.be/S1ylBwEx-OQ?si=bac74RqnKA3xlztA
Agents of Mayhem Cutscenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAyCatvOqyA
Agents of Mayhem opening cutscene: https://youtu.be/lAyCatvOqyA?si=x0_qhh6BIbp3w2fr&t=13
Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023
1 hr 48 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk the plots of Saints Row 3 and 4, games that complete the transformation of a crime-based game to completely outlandish fun.
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/5Eg9lZZBWAA
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Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
1 hr 28 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk the plots of Saints Row 1 + 2, games that start with somewhat low stakes as they begin the quick escalation into insanity.
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/NeI_1nr80Mk
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Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
1 hr 34 min
In today's episode, Alex and Michael lay the groundwork for Saints Row, the crime simulator-turned superhero series by talking about Volition and their unfortunate luck being attached to either the worst run or shadiest companies.
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/BK639jymfVM
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Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
1 hr 24 min
In the final part of this miniseries, Alex and Michael talk about the announcement of the Xbox One, the leadup and fallout from E3, and maybe one of the most unfortunate soundbites in video game history.
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/uT2xC1UL2Dw
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Oct 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
58 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the leadup to the Xbox One, from "Always Online" to a new Kinect, bad social media posts and every other way Microsoft shot themselves in the foot.
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/4PJcETnEddM
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Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
1 hr 26 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael take a break from plotlines to discuss the time Microsoft decided that instead of having a cool video game console, what if they decided to torch it all instead?
Youtube version: https://youtu.be/z2-qh5_QMuk
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Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
1 hr 27 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the final 3 years of Destiny, as they discuss The Dark Below, The House of Wolves, The Taken King, and Rise of Iron. Sadly, only one of those is actually any good.
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Oct 3, 2023
Oct 3, 2023
1 hr 38 min
In this week's episode, Alex and Michael dig into the plot (or lack thereof) of Destiny.
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Let us know what the dumb name of our ghost would be (or whatever other comments you have) by e-mailing us at fallinthruplothole@gmail.com or by leaving a comment on the Youtube version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlIOjtPgcCc