{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://embed.acast.com","title":"Episode 437 - Let Me Play With My Comics, Maman!","description":"<p>Rob, Patrick, and Cado are joined by special guest Yussef Cole to talk about <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em>, a surprisingly not horrible action game that has flown over expectations by being just … fine. Patrick and Yussef break down the game’s workable combat, and the way side stories let these characters breath in a way the movies don’t. After the break, Rob has been enjoying a dip into history, both his own and that of medieval Europe in <em>Age of Empires IV, </em>an RTS that not only throws back the clock with its setting, but some of it’s RTS design choices as well. Cado has finally finished <em>Metroid Dread, </em>and is about as high on the movement and combat as he is low on the overall map structure. This leads us into a discussion over MercurySteam's crediting practices and labor practices across the industry.</p><br><p><em>Discussed: Guardians of the Galaxy 2:54, Age of Empires IV 54:11, Metroid Dread 1:23:28, Labor in the Games Industry 1:33:55</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","summary":"<p>Rob, Patrick, and Cado are joined by special guest Yussef Cole to talk about <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em>, a surprisingly not horrible action game that has flown over expectations by being just … fine. Patrick and Yussef break down the game’s workable combat, and the way side stories let these characters breath in a way the movies don’t. After the break, Rob has been enjoying a dip into history, both his own and that of medieval Europe in <em>Age of Empires IV, </em>an RTS that not only throws back the clock with its setting, but some of it’s RTS design choices as well. Cado has finally finished <em>Metroid Dread, </em>and is about as high on the movement and combat as he is low on the overall map structure. This leads us into a discussion over MercurySteam's crediting practices and labor practices across the industry.</p><br><p><em>Discussed: Guardians of the Galaxy 2:54, Age of Empires IV 54:11, Metroid Dread 1:23:28, Labor in the Games Industry 1:33:55</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","width":600,"height":180,"thumbnail_url":"https://thumborcdn.acast.com/80dcklJGnzPr-F_DCZxk_1aeheE=/350x350/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pippa.io%2Fshows%2F61b7a3fe169562ea7ce952d6%2Fshow-cover.jpg","thumbnail_width":350,"thumbnail_height":350,"url":"https://embed.acast.com/vicegamingsnewpodcast/episode437-letmeplaywithmycomics-maman-","html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/vicegamingsnewpodcast/episode437-letmeplaywithmycomics-maman-\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180px\" scrolling=\"no\" frameBorder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"></iframe>","amp":"<amp-iframe width=\"600\" height=\"180\" layout=\"responsive\" title=\"Episode 437 - Let Me Play With My Comics, Maman!\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https://embed.acast.com/vicegamingsnewpodcast/episode437-letmeplaywithmycomics-maman-\"></amp-iframe>"}