Frame Trap

On a wonderfully casual Frame Trap, Ben, Brandon, and Bloodworth shoot the breeze about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Spider-Man, Octopath Traveler, Pool Panic, Warframe, and more! TIMESTAMPS 08:33 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 34:08 - Pool Panic 48:15 - Warframe 58:00 - Spider-Man 01:13:56 - Sunset Overdrive 01:23:18 - Octopath Traveler 01:45:22 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Back of the Box Quotes (link to GamesRadar list: https://www.gamesradar.com/the-most-ridiculous-game-box-quotes-ever/) 01:55:02 - The Banner Saga 3 02:13:15 - HOTTAKE: What can a game do to win you over after a bad first impression? 02:36:08 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son would like to promote the following Twitch channels this episode - https://www.twitch.tv/adaywalker https://www.twitch.tv/anayume Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - https://www.twitter.com/jessevitelli?lang=en Crystal Hunters - https://xotig.itch.io/crystal-hunters JoJo's Dent Co. Jake Musser Ohyescoolgreat MEGA SPONSORS Blue --- Explo

It's all about Octopath Traveler on today's spirited episode of Frame Trap. Ben, Brad, and Huber share what they love and don't especially love about the lengthy RPG. There's also in-depth discussion about Sonic Mania Plus, Devil May Cry 4, Darksiders, and more. TIMESTAMPS 09:17 - Octopath Traveler 41:46 - Darksiders 51:19 - Devil May Cry 4 01:01:58 - The Batman Arkham Trilogy 01:23:02 - Caught in a Frame Trap - Are these Mega Man X Mavericks real or fake? 01:34:16 - Sonic Mania Plus 01:48:54 - Fighting Ex Layer 01:56:00 - HOTTAKE - Are JRPGs too stuck in the past? 02:17:35 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son would like to promote the following Twitch channels this episode - www.twitch.tv/diffusemoose www.twitch.tv/terrified_prinny Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - twitter.com/jessevitelli?lang=en Crystal Hunters - xotig.itch.io/crystal-hunters JoJo's Dent Co. Jake Musser Blue MEGA SPONSORS Hoeg Law - www.youtube.com/hoeglaw www.hoeglaw.com --- Explosion Audio - freesound.

It's time to HOTTAKE once again! Kyle, Brad, and Ben share their thoughts on Mario Tennis Aces, Hitman, Hollow Knight, Earthlock, World of Warcraft, and more. There's also a lengthy chat on which classic games hold up and which don't. TIMESTAMPS 03:57 - Hollow Knight 18:20 - Mario Tennis Aces 33:38 - World of Warcraft 46:56 - Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - MARS Demo 50:58 - Earthlock 01:01:58 - Hitman 01:15:21 - Kingdom Hearts 01:23:25 - Caught in a Frame Trap - Did we do a countdown on that? 01:38:05 - HOTTAKE - Do these classic games hold up? 02:08:03 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son would like to promote the following Twitch channels this episode - https://www.twitch.tv/purplatypus https://www.twitch.tv/morbidkilljoy Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - https://twitter.com/jessevitelli?lang=en Crystal Hunters - https://xotig.itch.io/crystal-hunters JoJo's Dent Co. Jake Musser Blue MEGA SPONSORS Hoeg Law - https://www.youtube.com/hoeglaw https://www.hoeglaw.com T

On a hot new Frame Trap, the panel shares thoughts on games they couldn't talk about during the E3 madness including Mutant Year Zero, Children of Morta, Knights and Bikes, Ooblets, The Spectrum Retreat, and Ninjala. There's also plenty of chatter about Hollow Knight, Mario Tennis Aces, and Unravel Two. For the HOTTAKE, the panel considers the dangers of games releasing so close together. TIMESTAMPS 05:26 - Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden 14:40 - Unravel Two 24:47 - Fortnite 42:41 - Hollow Knight 57:03 - Children of Morta 01:02:49 - Knights and Bikes 01:08:45 - Caught in a Frame Trap - Fighting Game Cameos 01:17:41 - Ooblets 01:19:37 - The Spectrum Retreat 01:22:37 - Ninjala 01:28:24 - Hereditary 01:39:12 - Mario Tennis Aces 01:44:44 - Pokemon Sun 01:59:36 - HOTTAKE - How bad is it that so many games are releasing closely together this fall? 02:26:28 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son - https://www.twitch.tv/stuffonarock BeatenDownBrian Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - h

The Master Chef returns on a special edition of Frame Trap where the panel brings an incredible variety of E3 games to discuss at length. TIMESTAMPS 05:04 - Skull & Bones 14:33 - Dragon Quest XI 27:03 - Where Cards Fall 38:14 - Total War: Three Kingdoms 52:02 - Control 01:03:59 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son - https://www.twitch.tv/stuffonarock BeatenDownBrian Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - https://www.twitter.com/jessevitelli?... Crystal Hunters - https://xotig.itch.io/crystal-hunters MEGA SPONSORS Hoeg Law - https://www.youtube.com/hoeglaw https://www.hoeglaw.com Blue

Frame Trap is always enthusiastic, but today's episode is especially so due to raw E3 excitement. Ben, Huber, and Bloodworth share their hopes and dreams for this year's press conference and also make time for recently released games including Vampyr, Detroit: Become Human, and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. TIMESTAMPS 07:07 - Vampyr 28:45 - Onrush 53:21 - BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 01:17:40 - Red Dead Redemption 01:34:07 - Caught in a Frame Trap - Awkward E3 Moments 01:42:00 - Beetle Adventure Racing 01:52:18 - Detroit: Become Human 02:12:23 - HOTTAKE - Picking a surefire success, sleeper hit, and disappointment for E3 02:46:38 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son - www.twitch.tv/stuffonarock BeatenDownBrian Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - twitter.com/jessevitelli?lang=en Crystal Hunters - https://xotig.itch.io/crystal-hunters MEGA SPONSORS Hoeg Law - www.youtube.com/hoeglaw www.hoeglaw.com Blue

We've got a new camera, new lights, but the same old spirit of the HOTTAKE today on Frame Trap. Ben, Brad, and Ian discuss Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Dark Souls Remastered, Hyper Light Drifter, PixelJunk Monsters 2, Pikmin 2, and more! TIMESTAMPS 15:05 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 33:10 - Dark Souls Remastered 45:25 - The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 55:00 - Pikmin 2 01:04:58 - Caught in a Frame Trap - What's in an ESRB rating? 01:22:20 - Hyper Light Drifter 01:31:23 - PixelJunk Monsters 2 01:40:46 - Pokemon Sun 01:45:26 - HOTTAKE - The E3 Tower of Hype 02:22:43 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son - www.twitch.tv/stuffonarock Sean & Erika Cleeves Brian Smith Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - twitter.com/jessevitelli?lang=en Michael Favocci MEGA SPONSORS Hoeg Law - www.youtube.com/hoeglaw www.hoeglaw.com Blue --- Link to the EZA Unofficial Community Discord - https://discord.gg/3rYZpAp --- Explosion Audio - freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/15603

It's a mix of everything today on Frame Trap. There's lengthy discussions about Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, Destiny 2: Warmind, and Pixel Junk Monsters 2. There's also affectionate conversations about Sly Cooper, SSX 3, Batman Ninja, and GTA Online. TIMESTAMPS 04:02 - Destiny 2: Warmind 38:13 - PixelJunk Monsters 2 55:48 - GTA Online 01:17:52 - Caught in a Frame Trap - Scores from the past: N64 01:37:14 - SSX 3 01:54:16 - Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire 02:17:28 - Batman Ninja 02:26:18 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus 02:37:11 - HOTTAKE - Talking about those juicy Walmart Canada E3 leaks 03:18:27 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Dale Son - https://www.twitch.tv/stuffonarock Sean & Erika Cleeves Brian Smith Jesse "Jessterfer" Vitelli - https://twitter.com/jessevitelli?lang=en Michael Favocci MEGA SPONSORS Hoeg Law - https://www.youtube.com/hoeglaw http://www.hoeglaw.com Blue --- Explosion Audio - https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/

On a new Frame Trap, everyone shares their thoughts and concerns on the state of the Final Fantasy VII remake, Damiani and Kyle provide fresh takes on God of War, and Ben talks about his positive Nintendo Labo experiences. There's also discussion of BattleTech, Iconoclasts, and HBO's Barry. TIMESTAMPS 05:43 - God of War 46:44 - Barry 57:09 - Dragon Ball GT 01:15:15 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Real or fake? Robot masters 01:27:30 - Nintendo Labo 01:42:22 - Iconoclasts 01:53:10 - BattleTech 02:10:17 - HOTTAKE: Should we be worried about the FF7 remake? 02:54:56 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya ZenPop subscription service - https://zenpop.jp?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya) Thomas J - https://thomasj.bandcamp.com/

There's a lot of God of War discussion today on Frame Trap and with good reason. The panel explains exactly why they're so impressed with the new direction for long-running series. Outside of Kratos' journey, there's talk of Minit, Jet Set Radio, Way of the Passive Fist, Ni no Kuni II, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and the DLC for Little Nightmares. TIMESTAMPS 01:39 - God of War 37:47 - Minit 45:53 - Rise of the Tomb Raider 56:45 - Little Nightmares DLC 01:05:31 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Best Sellers 01:13:58 - Way of the Passive Fist 01:25:00 - Ni no Kuni II 01:32:13 - Jet Set Radio 01:42:57 - HOTTAKE: Can Silent Hill be saved? 02:08:36 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya ZenPop subscription service - https://zenpop.jp?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya) Thomas J - https://thomasj.bandcamp.com/

On a cheerful edition of the Frame Trap podcast, the crew revels in the chaos of Far Cry 5, settles into the inviting world of Ni no Kuni II, and laments the lack of stuff in Sea of Thieves. TIMESTAMPS 05:15 - Ni no Kuni II 25:45 - Far Cry 5 48:58 - Sea of Thieves 01:06:20 - Pacific Rim Uprising 01:18:57 - Caught in a Frame Trap: First Developed Game 01:35:49 - Kirby Star Allies 01:44:01 - Super Castlevania IV 01:56:39 - HOTTAKE: Looking back at the games we gave a "7" to, do we actually want to return to those games? 02:26:07 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya ZenPop subscription service - https://zenpop.jp?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya) Thomas J - https://thomasj.bandcamp.com/

Today on Frame Trap, Ben gets excited talking about his lengthy hands-on time with God of War, Brandon discusses how Dragon Quest Builders improved his marriage, and Huber shares how great it is to return to Devil May Cry. TIMESTAMPS 11:52 - God of War 43:30 - Dragon Quest Builders 56:35 - Fortnite shout-out 01:00:45 - Devil May Cry 01:14:52 - Attack on Titan 2 01:25:43 - Caught in a Frame Trap: What are games called in other countries? 01:34:50 - Life is Strange: Before the Storm 01:49:59 - Into the Breach 02:02:35 - HOTTAKE: What's the state of Castlevania and what should a new one look like? 02:32:14 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya) Taker34 - https://twitter.com/taker34x?lang=en KG2Entertainment - http://www.kg2entertainment.com/ Schemata - https://www.friendlyfishgames.com/ Twitter - https:

Today on Frame Trap it's a mix of old and new as the crew talks about Warhammer Vermintide 2, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Ori and the Blind Forest, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy XI, and more! TIMESTAMPS 08:20 Valkyria Chronicles 4 30:10 - Warhammer Vermintide 2 41:20 - Secret of Mana remake 56:26 - Real or fake: weird licensed games 01:09:20 - Final Fantasy XI 01:35:50 - Shadow of the Colossus remake 01:45:20 - Ori and the Blind Forest 01:54:40 - Super Mario Odyssey - Luigi's Balloon World DLC 02:03:33 - HOTTAKE: Are we worried about game developers catering to Twitch? 02:38:45 - Emails SPONSORS SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya) Taker34 - twitter.com/taker34x?lang=en KG2Entertainment - www.kg2entertainment.com/ Schemata - https://www.friendlyfishgames.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/fr

Today on Frame Trap, Ben, Kyle, and Huber discuss Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Dynasty Warriors 9, Civilzation VI: Rise and Fall, Pokemon Crystal, and much more. They also have an in-depth chat about how underwhelming remakes damage the viability of certain series. TIMESTAMPS 19:07 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 58:36 - Dragon Ball Z Kai 01:17:35 - Jazzpunk 01:28:35 - Caught in a Frame Trap: real or fake games in a long-running series? 01:42:20 - Dynasty Warriors 9 02:05:28 - Fortnite 02:23:14 - Pokemon Crystal 02:36:31 - Civilization VI: Rise and Fall 02:49:18 - Crossing Souls 02:59:39 - HOTTAKE: Do underwhelming remakes hurt the viability of a series? 03:23:48 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Nate Kiellach (Twitch: Smoalgate) ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya) Taker34 - https://twitter.com/taker34x?lang=en Two Hours To Live - http

Today on Frame Trap, Ben, Brad, and Huber tackle a wide variety of games including Celeste, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Lost Sphear, and more! TIMESTAMPS 04:41 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Who wrote the review? 17:05 - Celeste 35:10 - Assassin's Creed Origins 48:28 - Dissidia Final Fantasy NT 01:00:21 - Yakuza 6: The Song of Life 01:20:29 - Lost Sphear 01:30:27 - The Cloverfield Paradox 01:39:54 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 01:55:24 - Onimusha: Warlords 02:03:53 - HOTTAKE: Do we mistakenly favor sequels over new ideas in our own coverage of games? 02:29:05 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Nate Kiellach (Twitch: Smoalgate) ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=spon... (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easy...) Taker34 - https://twitter.com/taker34x?lang=en Two Hours To Live - http://www.kg2entertainment.com/

Ben, Ian, and Huber power each other up on an energetic episode of Frame Trap with talk of Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Metal Gear Survive, and more! TIMESTAMPS 11:16 - Monster Hunter: World beta 45:50 - Dragon Ball FighterZ 01:03:43 - The Inpatient 01:17:36 - Caught in a Frame Trap: Worst Rated Games in a Series 01:28:27 - Stellaris 01:41:36 - Metal Gear Survive open beta 01:50:18 - HOTTAKE: How do we feel about new entries simplifying the mechanics of a long-running series? 02:25:29 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Elseware Presents: Sonic the Podcast - www.thatmightbecool.com/elseware/ Nate Kiellach (Twitch: Smoalgate) ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya)

On the very first Frame Trap of 2018, Ben, Blood, and Kyle tear into PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Hollow Knight, SteamWorld Dig 2, Accounting+, Pokemon Ultra Moon, and others. They also question how resistant the game industry is to new methods of play. TIMESTAMPS PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - 19:30 Accounting+ - 39:35 SteamWorld Dig 1 and 2 - 48:06 Hollow Knight - 01:02:33 Caught in a Frame Trap - Video Game Movies - 01:18:49 Gorogoa - 01:32:37 Pokemon Ultra Moon - 01:43:38 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - 01:59:53 Listening to the game soundtracks of 2017 - 02:11:37 HOTTAKE: Is the gaming public generally resistant to new technology? - 02:24:22 Emails - 02:51:38 SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Elseware Presents: Sonic the Podcast - http://www.thatmightbecool.com/elseware/ Nate Kiellach (Twitch: Smoalgate) ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campaign=easya (EZA-focused ZenMarket page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_campai

***SPOILER WARNING*** Minor spoilers for both the main Resident Evil 7 game and its DLC are present in this episode. On a free-flowing episode of Frame Trap, Ben, Brad, and Huber share their thoughts on the recently released Resident Evil 7 DLC, dish up some fresh opinions on Divinity: Original Sin 2, and talk about how fandom can shape opinion on a game. TIMESTAMPS 15:52 - Resident Evil 7 DLC "Not a Hero" and "End of Zoe" 46:17 - 20XX 01:02:05 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 campaign 01:14:07 - Divinity: Original Sin 2 01:34:37 - L.A. Noire 01:51:50 - Caught in a Frame Trap "Real or Fake - Resident Evil Dialogue" 02:05:30 - HOTTAKE - How does intense fandom affect the ways we communicate about games? 02:35:10 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Elseware Presents: Sonic the Podcast - http://www.thatmightbecool.com/elseware/ Nate Kiellach (Twitch: Smoalgate) ZenMarket - https://zenmarket.jp (EZA landing page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies) Grandmaster Pizza - https://www

It's an especially jubilant Frame Trap as the crew talks about Monster Hunter: World, Chrono Trigger, Zelda: The Champions' Ballad, and more! On a fun HOTTAKE, everyone tries to guess what will be their top five games of 2018. *NOTE* Apologies that Ben's audio is a bit out of whack. Something went wrong during the recording. We'll try to prevent this from happening in the future. TIMESTAMPS 06:55 - Chrono Trigger 25:12 - Need for Speed Payback 43:33 - Monster Hunter: World 01:05:18 - Caught in a Frame Trap "Is the Sonic Character real or fake?" 01:19:10 - Zelda: The Champions' Ballad 01:32:33 - Danger Zone 01:40:50 - Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 01:51:46 - HOTTAKE: Predicting our favorite games of 2018 02:25:09 - Emails SPONSORS Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Elseware Presents: Sonic the Podcast - http://www.thatmightbecool.com/elseware/ Nate Kiellach (Twitch: Smoalgate) ZenMarket - zenmarket.jp (EZA landing page: https://zenmarket.jp/en/showcase/easyallies) Grandmaster Pizza - https://www.yo

On an upbeat episode of Frame Trap, Brandon, Ben, and Damiani discuss Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Fortnite, Skyrim, and Final Fantasy XIV. For the HOTTAKE, the crew talks about the incredible first year of the Switch and what we hope to see from the system in the future. TIMESTAMPS 06:05 - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 33:53 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 01:05:40 - Mario Odyssey 01:21:12 - Skyrim 01:37:00 - Caught in a Frame Trap (What else did they work on?) 01:47:41 - Final Fantasy XIV - Rival Wings 02:03:26 - Fortnite - Fortnitemares 02:10:34 - Mega Man 9 02:22:27 - HOTTAKE: The success of the Switch and what we want out of it moving forward. 02:56:32 - Emails SPONSORS Our Ghosts of War - https://twitter.com/ourghostsofwar Greg "TheDarkKnight" Kettering Crestfallen - facebook.com/crestfallencomic Crestfallen Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1240708921/crestfallen-issue-1 Elseware Presents: Sonic the Podcast - http://www.thatmightbecool.com/elseware/