Episode 303 - Persona 3 Reload, Silent Hill, & Tropes We Could Do Without OR "Honey Trap For The Damned" (feat. Thomas Wilde)

The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

In this episode, Brian, Kris, and special guest Thomas Wilde discuss a wide range of games and topics, including Spec Ops: the Line, The Last Of Us 3, using Crisper to method act, Jim Ryan leaving Sony, video game and fiction tropes, and much more! Enjoy. It’s unhinged.

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Using Crisper To Give Ourselves Mental Maladies For Acting - 2:25 |
• Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes & Tekken 8 - 7:05 |
• Jim Ryan Leaving Sony - 42:00 |
• Spec Ops: The Line Licensing - 46:00 |
• Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth - 58:30 |
• Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves - 1:25:05 |
• The Last Of Us 3 - 1:35:00 |
• Silent Hill - 1:46:20 |
• Video Game & Fiction Tropes - 2:00:00 |
• Persona 3 Reload - 2:27:20 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• +So Off-Key, It Might As Well Have Been In Another Language |
• I Can’t Do Bob Dylan Without Straying Into Joe Cocker, It’s A Problem I’ve Grappled With For Most Of My Life |
• Co-Host & Self-Proclaimed Witch |
• Still Getting Used To The Vibe Around Here |
• That’s Not A ‘Nice…’ THAT’S A ‘Nice’ |
• +Remember When We Were Young & Had A Number Of Undiagnosed Personality Disorders |
• +Going Through The DSM-IV Like It’s An A La Carte Menu |
• Welcome To The Platformers, A Game About Podcasts & Perusing The DSM-IV |
• +Extreme Method Acting Via Gene Therapy |
• To Be Safe, Let’s Say ‘Direct-To-Video Speed 5’ |
• +Satiya Nutella |
• Satiya, Give Me Some Sugar, Honey |
• +Nuclear Gandhi |
• Karate Guy VS Taekwando Guy VS Occasional Bear |
• Velocipastor |
• I’m So Good At Wrestling, I’m Immune To Bullets |
• I Got Eye-Beamed For Asking Mr. Mishima Which Martial Arts Use Rocket Launchers |
• +The Furries In Arizona Must Have That NASA Cooling Tech |
• Put The Creepy Little Freaks In Top Hats & White Scarves |
• Brian’s Limitless Six Drinks |
• How Do You Convince Someone To Play Like A Dragon? One Bite At A Time |
• +We’ve Got Blitzball At Home |
• Ichiban Wouldn’t Have Let Heihachi Throw Kazuma Into A Volcano |
• Opening With Coke & Gin |
• Harada Is The ‘Syndrome’ Of Fighting Games |
• Found In A Bathtub Full Of Ice |
• Murder Boner |
• +Nathan Drake, Solipsist |
• ++Honey Trap For The Damned |
• You’re Already A Sicko, You Might As Well Be Another Type Of Sicko |
• Persona 3: ‘Oops All Dogs’ Edition |
• Mitsuru Baby, What’s Wrong? You’ve Shot Yourself In The Head Several Times Today |
• The Strange Ketamine-Fueled Ambitions Of A South African Nostalgic For Apartheid |
• +The Pony Factory Is Not As Nice As It Sounds |
• +Keep National Public Radio Alive Or We’ll F$%^ing Kill You |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, edited, written, & streamed by Brian Barnett on Twitch.tv/Ribnax]