Ben and Jon take a long, hard look at the games they played in 2018.
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Far Cry 5’s Nihilism Examined
I barely noticed when the credits rolled after completing the final story mission in Far Cry 5. After nonsensically gunning down my former allies and reviving them during the game’s climactic battle, then driving through the flaming hellscape that was formerly Hope County, my next series of inputs was the repeated mashing of the escape key. Joseph Seed talked a good game about delivering his adherents to Eden. But I secured my own deliverance from the psychic apocalypse of the game’s ending by tapping a key while I looked down at my phone.
Episode 83: Egyptology
Bayek is a good dad. Camel GPS and autopilot. More bandits in caves than you can shake a stick at. Let’s discuss how great Assassin’s Creed: Origins is.
Episode 66: The Future Awaits
We’ve made it this far into 2017, so the rest of the year should be easy. Astroneer, Watch Dogs 2, and Blizzard games are all discussed from within the NCY nuclear bunker.
Episode 59: Mechanics vs. Experiences
Is Fallout 4 just like Dwarf Fortress? Why are ribbon microphones so expensive? Why won’t Rockstar fill their in-game maps with hideous Ubisoft icons? All these lines of inquiry and more are tackled in this, our most recent episode of No Crisis Yet!