{"id":43313,"date":"2018-07-23T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=43313"},"modified":"2018-07-24T04:30:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T08:30:45","slug":"diecast-219-andromeda-dark-souls-spec-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=43313","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #219: Andromeda, Dark Souls, Spec Ops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a reminder, if you want to see SoldierHawk&#8217;s Dark Souls Funtime Joyride of Adventure Merriment, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SoldierHawke\">her YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast219.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast219.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast219.mp3' download='diecast219.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast219.ogg' download='diecast219.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SoldierHawke\">SoldierHawke<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>00:15 Mass Effect Andromeda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do have nice things to say about this game. It&#8217;s just that when I say them, they&#8217;ll be wrapped in 40,000 words of criticism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18:06 Dark Souls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8zYbFwKzGyc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8zYbFwKzGyc'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>29:25 Spec Ops: The Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heads up: SoldierHawk hasn&#8217;t played through to the end yet, which is why our conversation didn&#8217;t include those revelations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>48:58 Mailbag: Games based on real conflicts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know this topic skates around political-ish hotbutton topics. If we stepped on your toes, please try to be cool about it. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello Diecast!<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about games that depict real-world wars and conflicts?<br \/>\nDoes it make a difference if they&#8217;re historical, recent or ongoing?<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I find it pretty tasteless to use ongoing conflicts as a<br \/>\nbackdrop for some heroic power fantasy, because it seems too close to<br \/>\npropaganda.<\/p>\n<p>Spec Ops is a different beast of course, but as far as I know, there<br \/>\nreally aren&#8217;t any other games like it.<\/p>\n<p>Going back in history, I find it strange that I&#8217;m uncomfortable with the<br \/>\nWorld Wars as settings, but not with anything before. They were extremely<br \/>\nbrutal, of course, but so was the 30 Years War. I don&#8217;t know why it<br \/>\nshould matter how far back you go, but it does seem to matter to me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>RFS-81<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a reminder, if you want to see SoldierHawk&#8217;s Dark Souls Funtime Joyride of Adventure Merriment, check her YouTube page. Hosts: SoldierHawke, Shamus. Episode edited by Issac. 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