#133 We need clearer terms in gaming

Inspired by Silent Hill f's "optional" ending that requires 4 playthroughs, we decided to dig in on what "optional" really even means. To the point that, actually, we're not sure we even know!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 We promise you will be confused too
07:31 We begin to talk ABOUT optional content instead of the term itself
12:34 On the utility of "secret" (missable) endings in games
20:00 Bringing it back on track to what "optional" means
27:06 Is the apex of challenge the point in Dark Souls? Or are the credits the point?
34:34 To put it another way, if the hardest challenge is up front, what's he point in the rest of it?
41:22 We just need better terms, perhaps
48:32 Power Stars versus Far Cry waypoints
51:33 Who would win, Crub or the 1994 Birmingham Barons? (Chef Kilo)