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“I used to listen to this podcast, fell off for some reason, and figured I’d give it another try. Not even three full episodes in, I remembered why I quit.
1) Some of the hosts are so full of themselves that it feels like you’re listening to “Um, Actually: The Podcast”. All too often the other voices are interrupted by the host interjecting to add in a fact that he knows (“look how smart I am”) or to offer a dissenting opinion (“actually you’re wrong because…”). It gets really annoying.
2) I don’t know how they choose which host does which podcast, but they really need to do a better job. During the Advance Wars podcast, the host admits that he just can’t figure out the game or play it without a guide. He then complains that the tutorial missions go on too long, but apparently he didn’t pay attention to them anyway? During the Street Fighter III podcast, the host says the following of the parry system (an integral part of the game): “I’ve been playing Street Fighter III for 20 years and I just can’t wrap my mind around it.” HUH?!?!
3) Political digressions. I don’t care about politics, either side of the aisle, so I really don’t want them in my video game podcasts. But I guess these guys do.
4) Since I’m being nitpicky, some of these hosts have absolutely horrible voices and are a pain to listen to. Given that some of these podcasts run for 2 hours, it can be a real struggle. Additionally, certain guests sound like they’re recording in a cavern, or with their cell phone, so the shifts in quality can be really jarring. Their are also a fair number of hosts / guests who smack their lips, stammer endlessly, or have the classic “wet mouth” sound when speaking. There’s also way too much “um”, “er”, or “but yeah” space-filling. A little audio cleanup would go a long way.
This is a podcast I really want to like, but I just can’t. It’s a shame.”
DocFunky via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/06/22
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