Franchise Speed Dating: Playing Five Famous Series for the First Time | Button Mash
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 50 min
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Episode description
Ben and Matt discuss Matt’s spoiler-free impressions of ‘Avowed,’ the ‘Elden Ring Nightreign’ network test, and news about layoffs and closures affecting ‘Marvel Rivals’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ (10:00). Then Ben looks for love in the latest installments of long-running video game franchises that he’s never previously played—‘Dynasty Warriors,’ ‘Sniper Elite,’ ‘Civilization,’ ‘Like a Dragon,’ and ‘Monster Hunter’—by “speed-dating” each of their newly released sequels and deciding whether the series deserves a second digital date (30:30).
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guest: Matt James
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
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