Episode 184: The Puddle in the Bucket

Waypoint Radio

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🗓️ 7 September 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Content warning for some ableist language.

Danielle, Natalie, Rob, and Patrick settle in for an in-depth discussion of "puddlegate"—the kerfuffle that occurred when some gamers thought the new Spider-Man game on PS4 had downgraded visuals compared to its E3 showing. We talk about tech fetishism, elitism, and entitlement, alongside social media frenzies and the media's role in it all. Then, we hit the question bucket and sign off for the weekend.

Discussed: Marvel's Spider-Man, PC gaming, Detroit:Become Human, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Yakuza, The Witcher 3, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Bad Company 2, Red Faction 2, Dead Cells.

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0:00.0	I'm not going to do that.
0:18.5	Fucking stony, downgrading like, douche's once again.
0:22.0	Always pulling some shit, but they're one and done exclusives.
0:25.3	Hashtag Shady Business, Hashtag Never Fails.
0:28.1	Next week.
0:30.1	This isn't Sony Fall, blame at Insomniac Games.
0:34.7	Next week.
0:35.7	There is no downgrade.
0:37.4	The sun moved during the course of development, which changed the lighting in the scene, and
0:41.2	we reduced the amount of puddles there.
0:43.2	Please enjoy the hour of amazing footage we've released since the E3 illustrating this.
0:48.9	That is a tiny little tweet thread, ending on a tweet by James Stevenson, who is a developer.
0:54.3	I believe a community manager at Insomniac Games.
0:57.9	Today, we're going to be talking a little bit about puddle gate, gamer entitlement, and
1:03.0	technology.
1:04.0	It's going to be a good one.
1:06.0	This is Waypoint Radio, episode 184.
1:08.1	It's Friday, September 7th, 2018, and I'm Danielle Riendo.
1:14.0	Joining me today are Natalie Watson.
1:16.0	Hi, hi.
1:17.0	Patrick Kleppek.
1:18.0	Hello.
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