Episode 151: Hit by the Hype Train

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4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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With Austin at a work event, Danielle, Patrick and Rob discuss their own uneasy relationships with hype—say, around a game as big as the new God of War—and how they navigate the joys and sorrows of buzz around big games.

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0:51.4	God of War is garnering rave reviews,
0:53.5	especially for its scope, polish, and combat.
0:56.6	And those are cool things, but they are rarely the first elements I look for
0:59.9	in a satisfying game experience.
1:01.9	I worry that a little bit of me will always be contrarian
1:05.0	and going into well-loved, you know, respected AAA games
1:08.6	with a bit of a chip on my shoulder.
1:10.4	I'm not actively looking for things to dislike here,
1:12.6	don't get me wrong.
1:13.7	When the hype gets to a certain level,
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