The Weekly Stuff Podcast #265 – Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Spoiler Discussion

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link. 

In this pre-recorded post-Thanksgiving episode, we finally sit down to talk about one of our favorite games of the year, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. After 100 hours apiece and many happy memories, we have both completed this epic JRPG experience, and have a lot to say about what is easily one of the genre’s greatest accomplishments. We’ve talked about the game without spoilers a few times before, but for this episode, we go into full spoiler detail about the game’s story, characters, and world. And if you’re not into Dragon Quest, we also review the wonderful Creed II and discuss Kotaku’s recent in-depth report about Blizzard, the development of Diablo IV, and the creation of Diablo Immortal. 

Enjoy!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:04:07

Creed II and Green Book Reviews: 0:04:07 – 0:23:22

Kotaku report on Blizzard and Diablo: 0:23:22 – 0:40:00

Dragon Quest XI Spoiler Discussion: 0:40:00 – 2:16:41 

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The Weekly Stuff Podcast #264 – Stan Lee, Fantastic Beasts, Pokemon Let’s Go, Hitman 2, and Doctor Who S11E07

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link. 

In one of the single busiest episodes we’ve ever recorded, we pay tribute to the amazing life of Stan Lee, the face and voice of Marvel comics and one of the most dominant figures in modern pop culture, review Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, give first impressions of Hitman 2 and Pokemon Let’s Go, go over several pieces of news including Sony’s decision to skip E3 2019, and review the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Kerblam,” which may well be the worst – or, at the very least, most morally and thematically bankrupt – episode in the 55-year history of the series. It’s 4 jam-packed hours of content for your Thanksgiving week travels, time spent cooking, or if you just need to get away from your family and listen to us yell about British mass media. 

Enjoy!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:03:42

Stuff: 0:03:42 – 0:24:08

Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes of Grindelwald: 0:24:08 – 0:56:42 

News: 0:56:42 – 1:38:00

Remembering Stan Lee: 1:38:00 – 2:23:30

Video Games Round-up (Mario Party, Pokemon, Hitman 2): 2:23:30 – 3:12:39

Doctor Who S11E07: 3:12:39 – 3:59:40 

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The Weekly Stuff Podcast #263 – Tetris Effect, Red Dead 2, and Doctor Who S11E06

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link. 

It’s another grab-bag style week, as Sean and Jonathan give updates on their progress in Red Dead Redemption 2, Jonathan reviews the outstanding Tetris Effect for PS4, and we go over some recent weird news about Final Fantasy XV. Jonathan tells the story of his nearly-doomed trip to Illinois to see a concert, and Sean gives us a mini-lecture on the (surprisingly gay) delights of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. And finally, we at last have a good episode of Doctor Who to talk about this season, as Vinay Patel’s “Demons of the Punjab” proved to be the first 13^thDoctor outing with a strong story and solid character work, with a fascinating historical and cultural perspective to boot. 

Enjoy!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:01:52

Stuff: 0:01:52 – 0:17:37

Tetris Effect: 0:17:37 – 0:30:10

Red Dead Redemption 2 Chat: 0:30:10 – 0:52:06 

News: 0:52:06 – 1:07:42

Doctor Who S11E06: 1:07:42 – 1:57:36 

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The Weekly Stuff Podcast #262 – Final Smash Bros Direct, Red Dead 2, and Doctor Who S11E05

It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link. 

This week brought us another disappointing episode of Doctor Who, a lot more time with Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption II, and the final Nintendo Direct for next month’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. We talk about all of this and more, going through all the announcements from Masahiro Sakurai in Nintendo’s event, continuing to be depressed about Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who writing, and discussing how wildly different our experiences with the vast, weird world of Red Dead Redemption II have been (once again without spoilers, as neither of us has finished the story). Sean also reviews the first DLC for Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4, Jonathan reviews Luca Gudagnino’s Suspiria, and we encourage all our American listeners to go vote in tomorrow’s elections, because it is our civic duty, even if we’re hosting a silly niche podcast. 

Enjoy!

Time Chart:

Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:09:18

Stuff: 0:09:18 – 0:29:02

News: 0:29:02 – 0:43:32

Final Smash Bros Direct: 0:43:32 – 1:18:17

Red Dead Redemption 2 Spoiler-Free Talk: 1:18:17 – 2:13:20

Doctor Who S11E05: 2:13:20 – 3:13:11 

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