RXP Podcast

How do you like to enjoy media? Is the movie theater even worth it anymore? Do you prefer reading books or listening to audiobooks? Listen to this episode to hear how we like to watch, read, and listen. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:10) Joy in Furiosa (04:55) Resonance in the theater-going experience (12:40) Horror-ble time at the theater? (25:45) Enjoying things on the phone (35:20) This lets me enjoy anywhere (51:20) I can get books read to me?! Thanks audiobooks! (01:06:26) Brief recommendations of the episode (01:13:38 ) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We all watched the Amazon Prime show "Fallout" and this episode is where we talk about it! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:38-02:00) SPOILER WARNING (02:00) Our prior knowledge of Fallout (05:14) Start of deep dive (01:05:45) Final recommendation Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

In this episode, we discuss our opinions on multi-POV storytelling. Do we enjoy different character perspectives? When does it work for us and when does it not? Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:40) More than one main character, yes please (04:15-05:00) There may be spoilers warning (05:00) Mentor/mentee (08:10) Perspective shifting, romance, Reservoir Dogs, Vantage Point (16:00) Sitcoms (18:14) Matt will mention The Prestige when possible (23:03) Game of Thrones (31:50) The weakest link of the MCs (38:15) Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (48:15) Spidermen (50:30) God of War, BOY (55:08) Fallout (01:00:45) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss how we juggle our hobbies! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) How do we ride the wave of content (29:00) Picking up where you left off (35:00) When does the regret set in (47:00) Our year-long goals check-in (01:14:33) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Listen to our most unhinged episode yet! We take pieces of well established video games to design our own dream games. Some might call them frankengames. Listen in to find out! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:27) Round 1 picks (16:30) Round 2 picks (26:00) Round 3 picks (33:25) Round 4 picks (41:00) Round 5 picks (50:00) Round 6 picks (57:30) Round 7 picks (01:06:25) Game summaries (01:20:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

What is the minimum requirement to experience any of these giant properties? Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:30) Final Fantasy (17:25) The Witcher (21:40) Kingdom Hearts (37:45) Pokémon (50:20) Harry Potter (01:00:38) Game of Thrones (01:13:30) Stranger Things (01:22:14) Yakuza (01:30:10) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

What does Nintendo have to do in order for us to buy the next Nintendo console? Listen in to find out! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:55) Matt camping out for the Wii (07:46) The Switch 2 anticipation (20:20) Alex and Yasser waited to get the Switch (24:00) Release Pokémon and Yasser will come (31:35) The big multiplayer games (35:41) The killer apps to get us in (55:20) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Matt and Yasser discuss The Last of Us 2024. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) High level thoughts (39:10) SPOILER WARNING and spoiler-free recommendation (39:40) Start of deep dive (01:22:15) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

In this episode, we talk about the exclusivity of some video games. Should all games be multiplatform at launch? Or would they benefit from sticking to one platform? Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:55) Should new games launch as an exclusive? (18:20) Platform exclusive content? (29:20) Multiplayer survives on multiplatform (38:45) Free the phone games (48:25) Ride or die in the release wave (59:15) Glossary of terms (01:02:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We reflect on 2023 and look forward to 2024! We have new entertainment goals this year and can't wait to talk about them. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:20) Reviewing our 2023 goals (36:00) Setting our sights on 2024 goals (43:15) Matt interrupts to call out Alex (01:30:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to a beefy episode where we discuss what we are hype for in 2024! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:55) Number 6 (25:50) Number 5 (44:40) Number 4 (01:07:50) Number 3 (01:21:53) Number 2 (01:45:25) Number 1 (02:14:36) Honorable Mentions (02:21:15) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The crew closes out their Fantasy Critic 2023 and discusses the new games for 2024. Follow along at fantasycritic.games under the name RXP Podcast! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) Recapping 2023 performance (09:00) New Year, New Publisher Names (20:00) Running through our initial drafts (52:06) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to our talk of the top 6 gaming experiences of 2023! Did any of our favorites match up with yours? Let us know! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) Honorable Mentions (14:30) Number 6 (27:25) Number 5 (41:05) Number 4 (54:50) Number 3 (01:04:45) Number 2 (01:20:20) Number 1 (01:34:30) Follow-up talk Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about our favorite non-video game experiences of 2023! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:05) Number 6 (21:48) Number 5 (48:35) Number 4 (01:05:00) Number 3 (01:20:44) Number 2 (01:29:26) Number 1 (01:44:46) Honorable Mentions (01:47:45) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about the nominations for the 2023 Game Awards! Will our predictions come true?! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:20) The Game Awards reveals? (07:27) Most Anticipated Game (14:20) Best Adaptation (21:48) Best RPG (30:10) Best Action Adventure (38:28) Best Action (42:40) Best Independent (48:45) Best Art Direction (52:49) Best Narrative (58:48) Best Game Direction (01:05:20) Game of the Year (01:15:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about what we've been up to, and what we are looking forward to for the rest of the year! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) Barbenheimer Contains SPOILERS (12:48) Pixar's Elemental Contains SPOILERS (19:16) Matt's final semester in Persona 5 Royal (22:22) The end of FF16 and Rebirth of FF7 (26:16) Alex's journey across the Sea of Stars (33:35) Tiffany finally understands the meaning of nakama via Netflix's One Piece Contains SPOILERS (55:26) Our top 3 games to get DONE this fall (and beyond) (01:16:08) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Our thoughts and opinions about the latest entry in the Final Fantasy series. This episode is filled with SPOILERS. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (00:37) SPOILER WARNING (01:06) Our Final Fantasy credentials (04:06) Thoughts (47:20) Final recommendation Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We all saw Spiderman Across the Spiderverse and we wanted to talk about it! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) SPOILER WARNING (01:54) Thoughts (49:40) Final recommendation (52:29) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss the games showcases of summer 2023! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:40) Playstation "Showcase," including Alan Wake 2 & Spiderman 2 (23:45) Keigh3ly, Summer Game Fest, including Mortal Kombat 1 & Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (47:08) Xbox puts on a show, including Persona & Starfield (01:06:08) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Midyear touch base with the crew - what are they still looking forward to in 2023? Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:10) Racing into theaters (05:25) The unlikely duo: nukes and hitting the beach (08:00) Marvel in their might (12:04) Holding back the tears (14:44) We are Spiderman (19:50) What is halting the hype train? (29:20) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

What have we been up to lately? Listen to this episode to find out! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) Ohhhh snap, Tiffany and Alex reach for infinity (14:50) Tiffany thinks Pedro Pascal is first, not last (23:43) Matt's journey through the minds behind Psychonauts 2 (34:00) Alex is checking off the watchlist (40:58) Chernobyl is depressing yet beautiful, White Lotus is a love/hate relationship, theme song slaps tho (44:00) Matt is getting through Succession (47:45) Tiffany wants to re-engage with Fire Emblem and go back to class at Hogwarts (49:10) We need to get to business before these games come out (59:40) Alex continuing to get through some old games and traveling on 8 journeys at once (01:09:43) Shadow and Bone and entering the Quantum Realm (01:17:08) Some book talk (01:24:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Our opinions about a review score and more! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:47) How effective is the review score? (13:50) Should there be a standardization to scores? (17:28) Alex thinks you should use the whole review scale (22:00) Matt requires you to finish the experience to give a holistic perspective (24:44) Alex's rallying tirade against TV episode review scores (30:29) Tiffany explaining actually how Rotten Tomatoes works (33:35) More audience scores (37:16) Yay Steam user reviews (43:20) Reviewing the Metacritic scores of 4 games: Forspoken (53:07) Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (59:13) Hogwarts Legacy (01:10:45) Elden Ring (01:22:45) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We are back with another Peer Review episode! This time we discuss our thoughts and feelings about Marvel Snap! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Quiz block - How well do we know Snap? (16:50) Thoughts (59:45) Predicting future updates (01:04:22) Final recommendation (01:06:43) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Happy new year! The RXP crew comes together to discuss their 2023 goals. Do you think they can do it? Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:30) Matt on movies (08:15) Tiffany on movies (14:50) What is on Alex's watchlist (40:05) Tiffany and the reading rainbow (45:44) Matt also trying to find the lucky charms (51:22) Tiffany is reaching for the stars (57:52) Alex appreciating the indies (01:04:56) Tiffany will roll credits on these games (01:07:15) We didn't see it coming, Matt is committed (01:14:48) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to the episode about our top anticipated experiences of 2023! Come join the HYPE train! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (05:47) Number 6 (22:10) Number 5 (30:47) Number 4 (37:48) Number 3 (53:46) Number 2 (01:01:37) Number 1 (01:13:38) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Tiffany, Alex, and Matt crown the second annual champion of our Fantasy Critic competition. We also discuss our 2023 draft, which you can find in the following link: RXP Podcast Fantasy Critic Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:33) 2022 Draft Results (08:30) 2023 Initial Draft Recap (34:45) The Game Awards 2022 Predictions Review (41:41) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to our final recorded episode of 2022 - Alex, Matt, and Tiffany discuss their top 6 games of 2022 along with a few honorable mentions! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:18) Number 6 (23:54) Number 5 (38:30) Number 4 (54:30) Number 3 (01:11:18) Number 2 (01:28:25) Honorable Mentions (01:40:16) Number 1 (02:10:16) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Matt, Tiffany, and Alex discuss their top 6 non-gaming experiences of 2022! Listen to them reflect on the year and recommend TV shows, movies, books, and more! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:10) Honorable Mentions (14:17) Number 6 (30:08) Number 5 (43:03) Number 4 (01:00:02) Number 3 (01:17:33) Number 2 (01:40:09) Number 1 (02:06:42) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Alex, Tiffany, and Matt discuss the game God of War Ragnarok, which won 5 categories at the Game Awards 2022! Listen to our spoiler discussion of this magnificent game! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (00:44) Spoiler Warning!!! (01:18) Thoughts (47:55) Final recommendation (50:40) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2 discussion with Matt and Yasser! Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:40) Spoiler Warning (01:59) Thoughts (18:15) Looking to the future (33:35) Duffer brothers (34:55) Ranking the seasons (39:51) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The 2022 Game Awards are coming up! The crew discusses which games will win in their categories. (00:00) Intro (04:00) Best Adaptation (14:19) Most Anticipated Game (22:42) Best Family Game (29:33) Best Role Playing Game (33:15) Best Action/Adventure Game (37:48) Best Action Game (42:53) Best Debut Indie Game (46:17) Best Indie Game (52:56) Best Art Direction (59:07) Best Narrative (01:03:42) Best Game Direction (01:03:42) Game of the Year (01:17:04) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

WE'RE BACK! (00:00) Intro (04:24) The highlights and lowlights of the past 6 months (01:01:03) What is on the horizon over the next 3 months? (01:13:20) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Stranger Things Season 4 Part 1 discussion with Matt and Yasser! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:37) Thoughts (06:11) SPOILER Warning (06:20) Thoughts continued (30:52) Looking to the future (35:14) Predicted death draft (44:59) Stay tuned for Part 2 (45:19) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about which subscription services we can't live without! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) VGS - 20 Questions (20:08) Enrolling in subscription services (30:16) Cost is key, but where does the value lie? (41:20) Flexibility in the monthly cost (47:40) Is a lower cost, ad-filled subscription tier the cure-all? (56:22) User interface is important (01:03:27) What subscription service do we recommend? (01:08:44) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The crew discusses the hobbies they have jumped back into. Nice! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:05) For Tiffany, reading is her new best friend again (20:28) Alex flip-flopping from console to mobile to console (25:05) Matt's ebb and flow on TV and the Tina resurgence (28:48) What's waiting in the wings for us to jump back in (40:50) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about what we have been playing and watching lately! Time Stamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:13) VGS - 20 Questions (15:42) Matt returns to Returnal (18:11) Tiffany thinks Kirby is better forgotten until a sale (21:33) Alex thinks Ghostwire Tokyo looks good but might be better ghosted (28:38) Matt and Alex traversing the Wonderlands (34:24) Tiffany thinks Fantastic Beasts should stay secret (42:14) The King's Man and Batman were not for Tiffany (46:34) Matt has slain the spire... many times (52:15) Alex goes fast to the movies and sees everything (01:00:30) Tiffany on Project Hail Mary (01:03:50) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about when we gave up on video games, TV shows, and movies. Times when we just had to stop and throw down the towel. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:48) VGS: How long did Alex play this for? (16:12) Tiffany Quit Stranger Things (23:20) Alex did not believe in Inception (25:22) Matt cannot believe what he is hearing (33:21) Matt drops shows like it's hot (36:08) Tiffany struggles leaving games behind (39:10) Alex could not bear Witness the end (42:45) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered is NOT good (44:24) Alex follows his heart (50:32) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The age old debate: physical versus digital. Everyone has a preference. The crew talks about who collects physical video games, bluray movies, and digital downloads. Time Stamps (00:00) Intro (01:16) Tiffany's Switch Struggles (05:46) Matt's Switch Shares (08:47) SPECIAL EDITIONS?! (24:00) Will physical fade? (39:20) E-books? (46:35) Shows on disc? (48:19 ) Hardcopy comics (50:50) Music a la carte (54:17) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Listen to our thoughts about the new Playstation subscription service! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:43) VGS: You know the one (03:57) Brief Tangent: Ghostwire Tokyo (07:20) Game start (15:06) Playstation Plus Tiers (24:20) Are we going to change tiers? (33:02) Will the cloud work? (37:17) Family friendly Playstation (41:18) April 2022 Playstation Plus Games (49:17) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Alex moderates the discussion surrounding role playing games. We discuss Western and Japanese RPGs. Listen to how we define RPG and which are our favorites! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:02) Variety Game Segment: What's the level cap? (10:30) What types of RPGs do we like? (29:55) How do we define a RPG? (34:30) RPG mechanics we enjoy (47:40) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Tiffany asks Matt and Alex to describe the March Playstation State of Play to her! Listen to our reactions! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:25) Our Playstation State of Play March reactions (23:08) Presentation Grade? (25:45) Alex driving fast and getting a platinum (Elden) Ring (30:15) Matt getting lost in the Lands Between (34:35) Tiffany Switch'n it up and tries to solve a murder during the After Party (41:23) Matt takes a trip to Murderville (46:00) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Matt hosts the episode where we discuss our status on our assigned challenges. Tiffany had to finish FFXV. Alex had to platinum Guacamelee 2. Matt had to finish It Takes Two. Listen to this episode where we discuss how far along we came! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:25) Revisiting our challenges (02:20) Alex: Guacamelee 2 (06:12) Tiffany: Final Fantasy XV (09:17) Tiffany & Legends: Arceus (18:00) Matt: It Takes Two (26:50) Matt & Sifu + Detroit Become Human (39:23) Alex & SnowRunner + Horizon Forbidden West (50:55) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Matt and Yasser discuss THE BATMAN! This is a SPOILER-FILLED discussion. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:08) SPOILER WARNING (01:32) End of spoiler warning (01:33) Opinions! (48:33) Into the Future (57:38) Final Recommendation (57:50) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Alex hosts the discussion of our reactions to the Nintendo Direct that happened on 2/9/22! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:10) Feelin' HOT! (20:39) Tepid feels (45:14) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Have you ever felt lost after completing a video game or show? Tiffany moderates the discussion regarding media slumps. How do you jump from one video game to the next? Do you ever feel the slump incoming? Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) Matt and the time after a great experience (08:01) Tiffany's turmoil in between games (12:27) Can we feel a slump incoming? (17:41) Does Alex experience slumps? (20:35) When was Matt's last slump? (25:47) Slump coping mechanisms (33:13) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Alex moderates the discussion on whether or not star power affects your interest in a media title. Are you drawn to particular actors? Do you care if a famous celebrity is added to a video game series? Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:05) Variety Game Segment - Who's the Star? (21:00) What do we think about movie/TV actors in video games? (36:12) What are some actors we actually remember in games? (44:47) Any actors we want to see in games? (49:10) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Matt hosts the episode where we discuss our most anticipated games, TV shows, and movies of 2022. Most have release dates, but we are hoping to manifest some experiences this year. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:03) Number 6 (13:51) Number 5 (24:08) Number 4 (35:55) Number 3 (47:05) SPOILER WARNING (47:56) End of SPOILER (52:09) Number 2 (01:04:50) Number 1 (01:19:49) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to our Fantasy Critic 2021 Recap and start of our Fantasy Critic 2022 League! Follow along here: RXP Fantasy Critic Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:54) Recapping 2021 Fantasy Critic (12:28) Alex's initial 2022 draft (26:04) Matt's initial 2022 draft (35:30) Tiffany's initial 2022 draft (44:10) COUNTERPICKS! (54:40) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Here are our Top 6 recommended experiences of 2021! No video games will be mentioned in this episode. Please check out Episode 55 if you would like to hear about our Top 6 video games of 2021. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:49) Number 6 (16:08) Number 5 (33:48) Number 4 (43:24) Number 3 (51:23) Number 2 (01:00:26) Number 1 (01:09:43) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The crew discusses their personal Top 6 video games that they played in 2021! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:32) Number 6 (18:56) Number 5 (31:08) Number 4 (40:05) Number 3 (48:21) Number 2 (58:55) Honorable mentions (01:08:40) Number 1 (01:20:09) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug