64. ChunnelQuest 2023

On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown:

• On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown:  That'll be $70 please. The standard pricing of AAA video games has unceremoniously been raised to a defacto $70, but does that really seem justified? Moreover, is it something we would pay and is there any game that would be worth it?

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• You have reached your destination. If you have ever popped on a GPS in your car, you might have heard this very thing. But video games have their own version: the map marker. It was not always this way, though, and perhaps there was value in it's absence. We discuss the good and bad of map markers.
• Sometimes the boss has a friend from work. During his time playing Hellpoint, Nathan ran across one of the most annoying of video game tropes: the dual boss battle. It reminded us of past encounters similar to this and why they always end up being such a pain. Why are there two and should we make players fight them for our amusement?