Molehill Mountain Episode 195 – Uncomfortably Personal

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Well, once again, I didn’t manage to get to any of my planned topics tonight. Instead, I spent two hours shooting the breeze with the chat and likely revealing more about myself than anyone would ever care to know.

Molehill Mountain Episode 194 – Nintendo Holds Sony’s Beer

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Unsurprisingly, the PS5 console is as goofy looking as its controller. No timestamps this week.  I spend the first hour or so talking about the various games I saw this week (mostly from the PS5 presentation) and then spend the next hour and a half interacting with the chat and randomly jumping from topic to …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 193 – Oh No, Sega Why?

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The Game Gear Micro is STUNNINGLY ill-conceived. 0:10 – Why has Sega has designed the Game Gear Micro to be as unappealing as possible? 40:55 – I’ve been playing Baten Kaitos for 15 years. Maybe I’ll finally finish it! 49:48 – I finally finished Dragon Quest XI. It was good.

Molehill Mountain Episode 192 – Arachnid Eviction

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Eating insects does not count as paying rent! 0:12 – I don’t mind spiders, I just wish they’d pay rent. 6:38 – Remember Perfect Dark? Yeah, that game was good. 17:16 – Hand Of Fate and the importance of reading the flavor text. 25:44 – Mortal Kombat XI’s friendship finishers are selfish. 33:42 – Escort …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 191 – Just the Worst

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I had topics all planned out but ended up yapping about none of it. Please enjoy a very stream of consciousness episode of Molehill Mountain!

Molehill Mountain Episode 190 – Is It Just Me?

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It’s just me, isn’t it? 3:30 – Let me get this straight. I have to pre-order the Tony Hawk remake… to play the demo of the Tony Hawk remake? 14:02 – A 9-minute Unreal Engine 5 demo was more satisfying that Microsoft’s 27-minute Xbox Series X presentation 27:40 – Sony and Sucker Punch lied abut …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 189 – This Podcast Won’t Show Any Gameplay Either

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No gameplay is disappointing sure but at least we don’t lie about it. 0:51 – Shantae’s Friends To the End DLC really ramps up the difficulty of the required movement tech at the end! 4:47 – Cyberpunk 2077 allows customizable genitalia. Does that mean we can replace our junk with firepower? 6:38 – How I …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 188 – In the Dark

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I mean, it was worth a try, right? 0:28 – I didn’t like Journey but damned if it didn’t afford me one of the most satisfying gaming experiences of the year! 9:12 – Sitting in the dark for a month didn’t decrease my power bill 34:06 – Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla is not a good video …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 187 – Journey Is Like Breath Of the Wild

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Except there’s only one place to go and there’s nothing to do on the way. 0:25 – Adventures in game curation 10:36 – Final thoughts on Hand of Fate 14:00 – I don’t like Journey. Yeah, I’m that guy. Again… 40:32 – Kulve Taroth just isn’t that in to me 54:23 – Dr. Strangelove is …

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Molehill Mountain Episode 186 – Love Polygon

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We can do so much better than triangles. 0:44 – The ideas behind Portal 2’s new mechanics are better than their execution 6:25 – ESRB adds a new descriptor for monetization mechanics such as loot boxes 31:05 – Woman goes on a road trip with a living sex doll in the new movie. The special …

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