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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
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
Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
1 hr 20 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael decide to tackle Destiny, the MMO from Bungie that asks the question "what if we stripped out the plot at the absolute last minute?"
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Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 2023
2 hr 3 min
In this episode, Michael unfortunately spent 35 hours or so playing Starfield, and had a lot to say to Alex about its pretty terrible writing.
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Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
51 min
In this episode, Michael tries to convince Alex that the Double Dragon Movie is actually pretty alright as they talk about its plot.
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Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
57 min
In this week's episode, Michael gaslights Alex by talking about Double Dragon, the Technos-developed beat-em-up that reached sky-high popularity in 1990 only to suddenly reveal he actually meant Double Dragon: The Movie.
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Aug 29, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
1 hr 13 min
In this episode, Michael basically just gushes about Mafia III, a really well done revenge story that features some familiar faces, and maybe the best version of a terrible person in John Donovan.
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Show Notes:
Mafia III intro: https://youtu.be/e_x9rBcSCzc?si=5mRU7oq0SfErQBfo&t=26
Introduction to John Donovan: https://youtu.be/B6qY-P4eo1Q?si=4cBSyyHhm6WsFpSj&t=2276
Ending: https://youtu.be/B6qY-P4eo1Q?si=K_MNU2_pgS6j9qdt&t=9881
Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
1 hr 34 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the plots of Mafia (2002) and Mafia 2, as we learn about what life is like the Mafia if told via plot elements from other 90s mafia movies.
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Aug 15, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
1 hr 5 min
In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the development of the Mafia series, the Czech-developed and 2k-published series that tries to tell a Mafia movie story in a videogame format.
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