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Triple Click

Is The Video Game Review System Broken?

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Jason Schreier, Arts, Society & Culture, Video Games, Maddy Myers, Technology, Kirk Hamilton

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Why do video game reviews often feel rushed? What's the deal with drug trips in video games? And what are some good JRPGs for beginners? This week, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy answer some of YOUR Burning Questions on all that and more.

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0:00.0

Dictionary.com defines burning question as an urgent or crucial issue under heated discussion,

0:09.8

which is pretty much every episode of this show.

0:12.9

Welcome to Triple Click, where we bring the games to you.

0:16.0

This week we are opening up the mail bag and taking some of your questions on all sorts

0:20.7

of things, including what is the deal with game reviews and embargoes.

0:30.6

I'm Jason Shire. I'm Kerr Hamilton. And I'm Maddie Myers.

0:34.1

And we are back. Hello. Hey, it's us. It's us.

0:38.7

Lovely to see you both as we come to the end of October. The year's almost over, you guys.

0:45.2

We're almost here. We made it. I know. I've been planning a few things out,

0:49.2

just related to various projects. And they're going into 2022.

0:53.6

You know, the first time you do that is always kind of a big moment.

0:56.0

I was like, oh, I'm like scheduling something through February of next year.

0:59.7

It's just a weird feeling. Are you just scheduling like time off for Elden Ring?

1:03.5

Like, just naming like weeks and weeks of time?

1:06.0

Yeah, that's it. I'm really scheduling my gaming time. That's what I'm doing.

1:09.6

I'm going to say same here, except I'm scheduling time to make you guys both play.

1:14.2

So we go into when I win the sole confidence and the predictions.

1:19.9

You know, when I didn't see a switch pro come out this year,

1:22.7

that's the only prediction I made that I remember.

1:24.8

I think that means I'm winning. So I'm not going to worry about it.

1:28.4

I don't remember mine that well either.

1:30.3

Maddie, if I remember correctly, I haven't read them in a while,

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