Quest 45 - What were the best things in the 2000s?

Tom and Raul have a hard time remembering anything from the 2000s other than the Cornetto trilogy. One trilogy to rule them all, one trilogy to find them, one trilogy to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 02:00 - What were the top 25 movies of the 2000s?
• 35:00 - What were the top 25 games of the 2000s?
• 60:00 - What were the top 25 TV shows of the 2000s?
• 77:00 - Wrap up!

Music

• Sonic Adventure 2 - Chao Cave Rave

QQ News - April and May 2016

Special Guest: Raul Torres

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the months of April and May, 2016.

Headlines

• Happy 10th Anniversary, Announcement of Half-Life 2 Episode Three (Escapistmagazine)
• Nintendo Says NX "Will Not Make An Appearance" at E3 2016 (Gamespot)
• The Legend of Zelda for Wii U Will Be The Only Playable Nintendo Game at E3 (Nintendolife)
• Nintendo won't sell NX at a loss, president says (Polygon)
• Cross-Network Play Arrives on Xbox One and Steam PC (Rocketleaguegame)
• Pokemon GO Field Tests Come Stateside (Escapistmagazine)
• Existing Phones Unlikely to Qualify as Daydream Ready, Says Google (Roadtovr)
• Nintendo Considers Entering Film Business (IGN)
• Disney is ending its Infinity video game line, shutting down Avalanche Software (Polygon)
• Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator wants to buy IPs from Disney (Vg247)
• Movie based on 'Tetris' starts shooting in 2017 (Usatoday)
• Dragonball - Evolution Writer Apologizes to Fans (Escapistmagazine)
• Battlefield 1 release date, price, beta, gameplay and trailer (Pcadvisor)
• Mighty No.9 has a June release date (Pcgamer)
• Microsoft closes Fable developer Lionhead Studios (Theverge)
• Microsoft Shuts Down Project Spark (Gamerant)

Music

• The Guardian Legend - Miria's Ascent

QQ Review - Captain America: Civil War

Special Guest: Raul Torres

Choose a side: Team Vive or Team Ruly ...wait, shouldn't there be a third party candidate?

Minutes

• 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
• 03:20 - What preconceptions did we have?
• 06:10 - What surprised us the most?
• 10:10 - What was good?
• 32:40 - What was bad?
• 46:40 - The verdict!
• 51:00 - Spoilers
• 67:25 - Wrap up

Music

• Final Fantasy V - Micker Cripper Mime

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

• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Jin's Tonic

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

• A Link to the Past - Come to the Dark Side, It's a Funky Place

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

• Threes - Reactive