Quest 44 - Can reviews be objective?

Special Guest: Raul Torres

Zach's HTC Vive joins us to explain to Tom why reviews cannot be objective...and Raul has the worst birthday ever.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - Can reviews be objective?
  • 13:20 - Do game reviews have a strick rubric?
  • 22:15 - How do we review software?
  • 32:40 - Is it unfair to compare things in reviews?
  • 40:50 - How do we gauge talent?
  • 50:00 - Can people disagree when being objective?
  • 56:00 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

Quest 43 - What happens when games change genres?

Tom and Zach use their radio voices to...um...yaaaaaa...what day is, man?

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 06:10 - Is going from 2D to 3D a genre change?
  • 15:15 - How many times did Metal Gear change genres?
  • 22:45 - When has new technology created a new genre?
  • 34:20 - Are RPGs puzzle games?
  • 44:25 - Is Final Fantasy about to change genres?
  • 53:50 - Why did Castlevania have to change genres again?
  • 62:20 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 42 - What were the best things in the 90s?

Tom and Zach wax nostalgic as they discuss several top 25 lists from the 90s.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What were the top 25 movies of the 90s?
  • 34:30 - What were the top 25 games of the 90s?
  • 65:00 - What were the top 25 TV shows of the 90s?
  • 81:30 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ News - March 2016

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the month of March, 2016.

Headlines

  • EverQuest Next has been canceled (Polygon)
  • Microsoft Ceases Development on Fable Legends (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy XV Gets Release Date Plus a Lot More (Rpgamer)
  • Final Fantasy XV Gets A Five-Episode Anime Prequel (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy Movie Coming This Year (Kotaku)
  • J.J. Abrams: Portal, Half-Life Movies Still Happening (IGN)
  • Indiana Jones 5 Announced With Ford and Spielberg Returning (IGN)
  • Sony stops short of committing to Xbox One cross-platform play (Polygon)
  • Report Says Nintendo Is Ceasing Wii U Production This Year (IGN)
  • Nintendo Denies Wii U Production Set to End Soon (IGN)
  • New Report Says 'PlayStation 4.5' Is Real (IGN)
  • Court Rules Valve Broke Australian Consumer law (Polygon)

Quest 41 - How did Star Trek storytelling change over the decades?

There are 726 Star Trek television episodes, and Zach and Tom talk about each of them for 10 seconds...yes, it IS as boring as it sounds!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 09:15 - What else can we say about The Original Series?
  • 21:00 - Could The Next Generation do no wrong?
  • 44:15 - What was Deeps Space 9's effect the franchise?
  • 63:30 - Did Seven of Nine take over Voyager?
  • 86:00 - Could Enterprise do no right?
  • 117:00 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ Review - Deadpool

Tom and Zach don't break any fourth walls, but they do review Marvel's hit smash, Deadpool!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:30 - What preconceptions did we have?
  • 05:10 - What surprised us the most?
  • 08:00 - What was good?
  • 17:30 - What was bad?
  • 23:00 - The verdict!
  • 26:40 - Wrap up

Music