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@sethmode: That's actually not what happened if you listen to what he actually said. He said he was planning on putting in his notice after the "e3"/Keighley stuff because he wanted to get through all the appointments and scheduling . He had told no one with Red Ventures that he was planning on putting his two weeks in so someone told them he was planning on leaving eventually and so they just abruptly fired him. This is why everything with his Patreon was last minute, we didn't get a real announcement or goodbye show, why things were named the way they were, etc. Many people called out that this looked like it was an unceremonious firing but they were shut down by voice who just couldn't fathom something like that happening. In that same podcast, and others, Jeff really makes RV sounds like a shit company to work for.

As far as marijuana usage I think most people don't care but there are certainly plenty of people who can't really handle it. The amount of people I know who were cliche slacker pot hears the second they start taking it was pretty high. Many of them were musicians and swore it made them more creative which I figured was true. Funny enough there was a recent enough study that said marijuana use doesn't make you more creative but it does make you more confident about your creativity (or make you think you're more creative than you really are).

Objectively, I think Elden Ring does. Elden Ring seems to allow plenty of access for people who don't play these types of games (while also allowing the complexity and builds souls players want).

Horse armor in oblivion lol…

I didnt even think about halo 2 map packs. I guess that would have been first for me.

@tartyron: No, TVA is a concept dating back to the mid-80s. If anything we should see TONS of Owen Wilsons running around but I guess they didn't want to do that.

Also, while I sort of see where you're going I wouldn't say I really see it in the show.

Honestly? All of the bugs.

Honestly I am hoping that Chris, Wolf Hound, and Rose are the protags of RE9. I would love to have a co-op mode for RE8 DLC where we play as wolf hound people. They had so much stuff they cut and changed from RE8 they all seemed to originally have different abilities and stuff. Even Chris had a wicked axe in one of the images.

@lapsariangiraff: I would also like to know how, and why, they split Rose into 4 parts. That feels like a massive plot hole to me. Not only do I not understand HOW it happened but I also don't really get WHY. I assume Ethan was really turned over to Heisenberg because she knew he was the one most likely to turn on her and this would appease him...but that's just me assuming it. I read everything outside of 3-4 notes I missed and I doubt the answers are in those 4. Like you said, everything dealing with "Blue Umbrella" and the BSAA was teased with 0 resolution or explanation. I'm also confused WHY Ethan finally died at all because if it had to do with mold why didn't we see ANY mold creatures like what was seen in RE7? Meh...I loved playing RE8 but talking about all this in detail makes me like it way less ><

@lapsariangiraff: I think it was handled quite poorly in RE7 as well. The choice you're given between saving Mia and...the sister (cannot remember her name) ends up being awful on both ends in my opinion. I think the writing across the board is kind of a missed opportunity in both of these games so far and the whole "The Father's Story Is Over" bit at the end just annoyed me too but I feel like there hasn't really been a "father's story" for Ethan. I see where you're coming from and I think I am probably 99% with you on it. The stuff I think I end up being more annoyed about is all the BSAA stuff that's going on they don't really talk about at all. The revelation of the BSAA using bioweapons is a big deal for that world...I guess it will end up being DLC?

I feel like there were definitely missed opportunities with RE8 but I still think its going to potentially be my Game of the Year. I didn't need Rose or Mia to be more in the story. Ethan is 100% a blank slate BUT I think the reason it fails is because he emotes, talks to himself, etc and you can't have a "blank slate" that's 100% not a blank slate.

Chris Redfield being handled poorly is...old hat for Capcom? I can't remember the last time I wasn't annoyed with how they used him...maybe Code Veronica? I like Chris, in theory, but at this point I'm mostly interested in how the characters (who haven't been shown to have died) are fairing in the world. Also with the BSAA that has to be DLC for Re8, right? Massive dangling plot thread they didn't touch on at all and then we get a time jump that SEEMS to be like 12-15 years in the future?

I've really wanted this game to be good for years now but it looks like it turned out how I expected...middling.