Frame Trap

It's the 100th episode of Frame Trap and Ben, Damiani, and Kyle are here to celebrate. TIMESTAMPS 03:13 - Temtem 19:21 - The Witcher Netflix TV Series 40:38 - Warcraft III: Reforged 56:08 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake - Temtem 59:58 - Monster Hunter Stories 01:11:10 - Journey to the Savage Planet 01:40:48 - Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore 01:55:28 - HOTTAKE: How are we currently feeling about Easy Allies and how can we improve? 02:21:12 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck Mr1Luigi --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Ben, Ian, and Blood have to make some hard decisions on this Frame Trap as they choose the best game of the decade. They also talk about games like Outer Wilds, Super Mario Maker 2, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Death Stranding, and more! TIMESTAMPS 03:43 - Sekiro 21:14 - Super Mario Maker 2 35:20 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 50:25 - Caught in a Frame Trap: One lives, one dies 01:00:20 - Death Stranding 01:26:00 - Wilmot's Warehouse 01:31:58 - Outer Wilds 01:51:39 - HOTTAKE: Kill your babies - game of the decade edition 02:19:43 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck Mr1Luigi --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Ben, Brad, and Huber chill out and talk about an odd assortment of games including Jak and Daxter, Star Wars Battlefront II, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ace Combat 7, Arise: A Simple Story, The Outer Worlds, and more. TIMESTAMPS 06:43 - Ace Combat 7 14:29 - Ori and the Blind Forest 25:25 - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 37:32 - The Outer Worlds 52:30 - Caught in a Frame Trap: What are the top grossing games on Steam this year? 58:35 - Star Wars: Battlefront II 01:08:30 - Arise: A Simple Story 01:14:55 - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy 01:21:15 - HOTTAKE: Is it possible for any poorly received game to turn around now? 01:41:55 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck FantasyCritic.Games --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://www.artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

Ben, Brad, and Brandon get in the holiday spirit by talking about both new releases and older titles including Darksiders Genesis, Halo: Reach on PC, Path of Exile, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Breath of Fire, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Ben also gives his first impressions of The Witcher Netflix TV show. TIMESTAMPS 04:24 - Darksiders Genesis 15:07 - Breath of Fire 1 & 2 44:01 - The Witcher Netflix TV Show 51:10 - Halo: Reach on PC 01:00:02 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake - Star Wars Planets 01:08:35 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 01:18:23 - Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes 01:34:05 - Path of Exile Metamorph League 01:42:30 - HOTTAKE: Speculating on the reactions to some of the biggest games of 2020 02:13:50 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck FantasyCritic.Games --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graph

Shenmue III is finally here and Huber tells us about his long-awaited journey. There's also discussion about Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Phoenix Point, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. TIMESTAMPS 09:01 - Shenmue III 30:38 - Phoenix Point 40:37 - Shovel Knight: King of Cards 53:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: The panelists combine powers to take on the Game Awards 01:05:17 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 01:20:06 - SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions 01:30:51 - HOTTAKE: Does game of the year happen too early and how could awards be presented in a better way? 01:51:02 - Emails Thank you to these wonderful "Shout-Out!" tier patrons: Elthanas Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Caleb "Togi" Crawford Will Schmuck FantasyCritic.Games --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate

CORRECTION: I incorrectly said Destiny 2 is the only game included with the Stadia Pro subscription. Samurai Shodown is also included. - Ben Ben, Brandon, and Kyle go into great detail about both the heartwarming and heartbreaking parts of Pokemon Sword and Shield. There's also excited discussion about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Luigi's Mansion 3. For the HOTTAKE, they try to unpack the messy launch of Google Stadia. TIMESTAMPS 15:18 - Pokemon Sword and Shield 52:07 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 01:22:57 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Guess the pokemon's type 01:34:50 - Luigi's Mansion 3 01:47:48 - HOTTAKE: How are we feeling about Stadia? 02:14:35 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & M

Ben, Ian, and Huber can finally discuss at length the long-awaited and controversial Death Stranding. They also talk about other big fall games like Disco Elysium, Luigi's Mansion 3, and Afterparty. TIMESTAMPS 03:15 - Death Stranding 56:45 - Caught in a Frame Trap: When will these huge games like Diablo 4 actually come out? 01:04:40 - Disco Elysium 01:24:34 - Path of Exile 01:45:51 - Luigi's Mansion 3 01:56:15 - Afterparty 02:01:47 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about Fortnite's inclusion of bots? 02:19:17 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppeni

Note: The people below us were playing live music which is audible during the Outer Worlds conversation. Sorry if it takes away from your enjoyment of the episode and we will try to schedule future episodes in a way that avoids this happening. This episode of Frame Trap is packed with heavy hitters including Outer Worlds, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Destiny 2, and more. TIMESTAMPS 07:15 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30:20 - Outer Worlds 01:02:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Making predictions 01:28:00 - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair 01:42:13 - Destiny 2: Shadowkeep 01:56:54 - A Plague Tale: Innocence 02:08:25 - Watchmen 02:18:40 - HOTTAKE: Trying to make sense of Fallout 1st 02:41:39 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design

Ben, Brandon, and Kyle talk about the journeys they've been on with different games including Indivisible, Dragon Quest XI S, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and more! There is also considerable discussion about Blizzard's response to the recent Blitzchung controversy. TIMESTAMPS 05:36 - Dragon Quest VIII / Dragon Quest XI S 38:37 - Ghost Recon: Breakpoint 01:06:14 - Caught in a Frame Trap: How well do you know the Ultimate Alliance 3 roster? 01:28:00 - Indivisible 01:47:21 - Kyle's experience with GB Studio and what it was like to make a game 02:08:49 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about Blizzard's response to the Blitzchung controversy? 02:50:00 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics

Today on Frame Trap, Ben, Huber, and Brad pour their hearts out for the Link's Awakening Remake, Shenmue III, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Astral Chain, Code Vein, River City Girls, and the Surge 2. TIMESTAMPS 06:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 29:33 - River City Girls 38:42 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 47:20 - Code Vein 59:28 - The Surge 2 01:13:33 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Slayer song or Doom level? 01:20:44 - Shenmue III Trial Version 01:33:25 - Shantae and the Seven Sirens Part 1 01:42:54 - Astral Chain 01:52:57 - How do we feel about the current direction of Sony's State of Play and the general sentiment behind similar productions? 02:15:01 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks Alex_AI MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris

It's all about ridiculous weaponry on a new Frame Trap where Ben, Blood, and Brad discuss Borderlands 3, Gears 5, Blasphemous, Astral Chain, Creature in the Well, and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. TIMESTAMPS 04:05 - Borderlands 3 36:30 - Blasphemous 49:49 - Creature in the Well 01:02:34 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Do these video game Funko Pops exist? 01:10:15 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 01:23:30 - Gears 5 01:42:01 - Astral Chain 01:52:55 - HOTTAKE: Are the constant appearances from familiar faces going to pull us out of the world of Death Stranding? 02:14:25 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Daventry Vaporworks would like to highlight The Scleroderma Foundation - https://www.scleroderma.org Alex_AI MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation

Ben, Huber, and Ian gush about Control, discuss early impressions of Astral Chain, describe the wonderful tension of Hunt: Showdown, and much more! TIMESTAMPS 14:30 - Control 47:41 - Astral Chain 01:04:31 - Caught in a Frame Trap - Real or Fake: Max Payne Quotes 01:12:13 - Hollow Knight 01:24:15 - Magic: the Gathering 01:35:55 - Hunt: Showdown 01:47:33 - The Terror 01:54:12 - HOTTAKE: What does the success of World of Warcraft Classic indicate about the current state of Blizzard? 02:25:50 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// The Scleroderma Foundation - https://www.scleroderma.org Alex_AI MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosi

Ben, Bloodworth, and Brandon devour a big block of games both from the distant past and brand new including Remnant: From the Ashes, Rad, the Sega Genesis Mini, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Alien: Isolation, and more! TIMESTAMPS 09:25 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 27:24 - Remnant: From the Ashes 45:15 - Sega Genesis Mini 56:23 - Rad 01:13:24 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake Sonic Zones (Thank you to Corey Williams) 01:22:53 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 01:36:14 - The Witness 01:46:31 - Alien: Isolation 01:54:30 - HOTTAKE: Will the games we're already invested impact how we approach the next generation of consoles? 02:19:23 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// The Scleroderma Foundation - https://www.scleroderma.org Alex_AI MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris

Ben, Huber, and Brad enthusiastically share their experiences with recent releases like Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the Dragon Quest Hero in Smash Bros, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Judgment, and more. TIMESTAMPS 03:30 - Judgment 17:00 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 33:52 - Dragon Quest Hero in Smash 46:40 - Wolfenstein: Youngblood 58:51 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or Fake? - Shrek games 01:06:26 - 198X 01:14:22 - Dishonored: Death of the Outsider 01:24:40 - HOTTAKE: Do preconceived notions about a game or franchise hurt the overall discourse about those things? 01:42:44 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (Search "Xotig" on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// The Scleroderma Foundation - https://www.scleroderma.org Alex_AI MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music:

Ben, Kyle, and Damiani discuss Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Void Bastards, and the latest Borderlands 2 DLC. They also get heated talking about how game companies can better utilize and support their passionate fans. TIMESTAMPS 02:29 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 24:56 - Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary 42:58 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 01:22:27 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Classic Video Game Questions Actually Asked on Jeopardy 01:31:47 - Void Bastards 01:45:40 - HOTTAKE: Can games do a better job of utilizing and supporting their passionate communities? 02:20:20 - Email SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (@xotig on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by

Ben, Ian, and Don discuss the magic of Super Mario Maker 2, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Dota Underlords, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and more. This is Don's first appearance on Frame Trap! TIMESTAMPS 04:53 - Mario Maker 2 30:18 - Samurai Shodown 48:27 - Dota Underlords 01:04:31 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Who Am I? Trying to guess a game series based on a short description 01:14:53 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 01:31:10 - Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled 01:37:34 - Crash N. Sane Trilogy 01:44:17 - HOTTAKE: Using Don Bucks to save Nintendo 02:01:45 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (@xotig on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// MEGA SPONSOR ViewSonic - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewSonicGaming --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illuminate" by Ethan Rank - https://artlist.io/song/4423/illuminate Explosion

Although Ben, Brad, and Blood are still recovering from E3, there's a ton to talk about including Judgment, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Cadence of Hyrule, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and more! TIMESTAMPS 02:25 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 12:12 - Cadence of Hyrule 23:21 - Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled 36:39 - Judgment 55:37 - Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed Champions 01:06:06 - Caught in a Frame Trap: When was the last one? 01:16:18 - A Plague Tale: Innocence 01:21:38 - F1 2019 01:39:20 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about not all Pokemon being available in Sword and Shield? 01:59:02 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (@xotig on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Blue Jessie Blu Circean Studios (Konsui Fighter) - Early access link - http://konsuifighter.com/early Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBdpOz5m_g0&feature=youtu.be MEGA SPONSOR Heroic Replicas Website - http://heroicreplicas.com/?page_id=66 Twitter - https://twi

What fate has befallen our chef? What special E3 recipes can move us forward as a society? Find out as our panelists prepare their dishes in Frame Trap's traditional annual meal. TIMESTAMPS 0:53 - Lore Intro 3:23 - Brad's Noodles: DOOM Eternal 18:20 - Brad's Broth: Carrion 26:55 - Brandon's Broth: Destroy All Humans Remastered 38:40 - Brandon's Noodles: Dragon Quest Builders 2 58:14 - Huber's Noodles: Control 1:07:16 - Huber's Broth: Journey to the Savage Planet 1:16:48 - Lore Outro SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (@xotig on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Blue Jessie Blu Circean Studios (Konsui Fighter) - Early access link - http://konsuifighter.com/#early-access Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBdpOz5m_g0&feature=youtu.be MEGA SPONSOR Heroic Replicas Website - http://heroicreplicas.com/?page_id=66 Twitter - https://twitter.com/heroicreplicas --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux)

E3 is upon us but Ben, Bloodworth, and Huber still have plenty to talk about on Frame Trap including Outer Wilds, Persona Q2, Code Vein, Google Stadia, Microsoft at E3, and more! TIMESTAMPS 10:13 - Aggelos 18:04 - Outer Wilds 35:00 - Persona Q2 45:15 - Blood's assortment of PlayStation VR games (primarily Moss and Astro Bot) 56:52 - Oxenfree 01:02:22 - Code Vein Network Test 01:10:49 - Caught in a Frame Trap: A conversation about Google Stadia 01:43:40 - Observation 01:55:25 - Effie 02:01:05 - Granblue Fantasy: Versus closed beta test 02:13:35 - HOTTAKE: What do we expect and hope to see at Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference? 02:36:16 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (@xotig on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Blue Jessie Blu Circean Studios (Konsui Fighter) - Early access link - http://konsuifighter.com/#early-access Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBdpOz5m_g0&feature=youtu.be MEGA SPONSOR Heroic Replicas Website - http:

Ben, Brandon, and Damiani express the highs and lows of Rage 2 while also spending time discussing A Plague Tale: Innocence, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Detective Pikachu, Dreams, and Super Castlevania IV. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Terminator: Dark Fate discussion 10:40 - Rage 2 31:03 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 46:39 - A Plague Tale: Innocence 57:44 - Dreams 01:14:13 - Caught in a Frame Trap: How much of E3 2018 do we remember? 01:32:40 - Detective Pikachu movie 01:47:35 - Super Castlevania IV 02:00:50 - HOTTAKE: How can we improve the discourse around the things we love? 02:25:44 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Xotig (@xotig on Twitter) JoJo's Dent Co. Accounts Payable \\\Gift of Heaven/// Blue MEGA SPONSOR Heroic Replicas Crissword Auction Link - https://www.ebay.com/itm/333204578245 Twitter - https://twitter.com/heroicreplicas --- Graphics - Joe Ellis (@Joe_David_Ellis): Concept & Design Chris Leroux (@ChrisLeroux): Animation & Motion Graphics Music: "Illum