Achievement Hunting 101

Level 209 -All Work and No Play Makes Kenny a Chore Boy

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof

This Week's Question - Those who interact with kids, do you feel like because you play lots of video games, you are still "cool"? Or has the streaming, F2P/P2W, disposable mobile gaming of today make those kids view you as some relic of the past?

Unlikely Game Pass hit Power Wash Simulator gets most of the love (or hate?) this week.  Nate played a fantastic children's game and M went for a swim with a puzzle game. Most importantly, we discussed kitchen cleaning equipment in great detail.
 
Games Mentioned: 

Power Wash Simulator
My Friend Peppa Pig
Swim Out

The Master Raters are back, bringing you the games they and the community have rated as 1.5s, featuring broken dreams and artful escapes. (1:25:51)

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Level 208 - 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEGA LIVE SHOW SPECTACULAR

It's the 4th anniversary of AH101 and to celebrate we have a MASSIVE show for you all. Everyone on staff is on this week as we look back on our favorite moments and reminisce on all the good times we have had with the community over the years. 

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Level 207 - Knees to the Groin are InfallibEll

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof

This Week's Question - Assuming there was no lag or other issues to make games less than completely playable, how would you feel about an all streaming future? Would you embrace it or would you prefer consoles stick around?

Really, we hate lag but would otherwise embrace the cloud.
Ell had some bad luck with an achievement popping. Stayaway from Slayaway.
To be honest, I still can't believe Nate played a sports game.
I know Kenny was excited to learn about an accessibility option in a game he had played.
Race with Ryan is Nate's favorite game. He made M play it too.
Enjoy the show!

Games Mentioned: 

Down in Bermuda
Fall Guys
Fight Night Round 3
Race With Ryan
Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator

The contest that shall not be named goes nameless... until now.  Two battle worn contestants explain what it is for those who have never made the poor decision to compete in it, then briefly give it praise, only to close out by spending an uncomfortable amount of time grousing about it.  It's frontline news from the Gtasctt with ElroyOMJ and Inigo Montoya.

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Level 206 - Preaching to the Chorvs

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude

This Week's Question -  What's your game of the year so far?

First Tuesday of the month means Live Show. Today we've secretly switched things up on the panel - let's see if anyone notices. FuFu plays a game that is out of this world. rawkerdude continues simulating real life chores. Kooshmoose talks about a movie tie-in game that is up, up, and away from being current... or what most people would agree is good.

xNeo21x gives the round up for June's Year of the Veiner. (1:22:19)

Games Mentioned:
Chorvs / Chorus
House Flipper
Superman Returns

Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing

 

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Level 205 - No Gametime For Old Men

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, Exe The Hero

This Week's Question - As your gaming time declines from getting older and/or life getting busier, have your gaming goals or priorities changed in any way? If yes, how so? And if not, how have you managed to keep focus with the reduced gaming time? - Exe The Hero

Exe the Hero joined the panel this week. What has he been up to? He LOVES party chat and  multiplayer games now! (doubt). Two Halo games were discussed! Does anyone like Halo? Nate loves it! (doubt). Nate played a game where you play as a young girl, and he did it all by himself! (doubt). Ell also played a game all by himself and didn't get carried! (doubt.) Michelle played Fall Guys and liked it a lot! (this one's true).

Games Mentioned: 

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Fall Guys
Goroons
Halo 2
Halo Infinite

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Level 204 - People of a Certain Age Enjoy TMNT

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, ElroyOMJ

This Week's Question - What is your favorite genre and what is the best & worst game you've played from that genre? - Freamwhole

Cowabunga! Ell and Elroy are excited about TMNT! We discuss the new 6 player Game Pass TMNT game! Is it as good as we hoped? Elroy also gets a kick out of one of the Dead Island games. They aren't all the same. He promises. Michelle, on her Xbox Series X, played a backwards compatible Xbox 360 game, which was in turn a port of an original Xbox, Gamecube, and PS2 game. Confused yet? Nate played a fun game leaving Game Pass at the end of June! Hurry! You still have some time!

Games Mentioned:

• Beyond Good and Evil HD
• Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
• Last Stop
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Vulgar and Ahayzo learn about CO-LAB-ER-ATION in the latest Cooperation Nation.

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Level 203 - Xbox/Bethesda Showcase Thoughts!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof

On this special episode, we ditched the usual format and gushed over the 2022 Xbox/Bethesda Showcase. We named well over 20 games that we are excited for! Enjoy listening to us be happy about video games!!!!

Games Mentioned: (and many more!)

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Ark II
• As Dusk Falls
• Cocoon
• Diablo IV
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
• Forza Horizon 5 (New DLC)
• Forza Motorsport
• Grounded
• High On Life
• Lightyear Frontier
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition
• Minecraft Legends
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• Overwatch 2
• Persona 5
• Ravenlok
• Redfall
• Sea of Thieves
• Starfield
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox

In Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil takes a peek at the Lonely Mountains: Downhill free DLC, Misty Peak. (1:42:37)

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Level 202 - Sometimes You Just Gotta Shoot a Dude in the Face

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Vulgar Latin

This Week's Question - What announcement are you most excited for from the upcoming Xbox Showcase?

On this special LIVE episode, we Stealthed and Battle Royaled! Devin stealthily stealthed playing a Tom Clancy game! Who was your favorite Tom Clancy in the movies? Harrison Ford is correct. Nate stealthily stealthed whilst shooting Hitler in the crotch in elite fashion! Ell played a Battle Royale game with easy achievements. Thank goodness for cheat codes!

If you didn't watch the live stream on Twitch, you missed live game footage and you also missed ducky races for prizes!!!!

Our awesome patrons helped answer our question that leads this week's episode!

Games Showcase:

AXES
Sniper Elite 5
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist

Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing

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Level 201 - Be Our Guest, Snooty Umplebeast

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, Umplebeast

This Week's Question - What's the best 200 point game on Xbox?

Straight from Florida, we have patron Umplebeast on the show! When did he start gaming and what type of achievement hunter is he? Nate played an Xbox 360 game with an impressive pedigree.  Michelle played a UDraw game and had the time of her life. Or...she was bored to tears. One of those. Umplebeast talked about a Game Pass game. Was it worth the hype? Ell was the bestest host.

Plenty of news and notes, and a very nostalgic question to start the show! Enjoy!

Games Showcase:

Fuse
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst 
Pictionary Ultimate Edition

Fugg's as old as time
Ell's a master of rhyme
Snooty Umplebeast

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Level 200 - Stats and the Union Address

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch

This Week's Question - What are suggestions for a great game where you can play and get all achievements without missables or having to follow a walkthrough?

Ell and Michelle played an excellent point and click Game Pass game. Kenny played a hilarious Game Pass game. Nate...did NOT play a Game Pass game, but he played some straight fire!
Ell played the best Rockstar game and tailed Candy Edwards! Could be this be the start of the Achievement Showcase? Are there any hidden codes in these shownotes? 

Several retro games are discussed, as we are very old people. Time for some Mega Man X, on sale now!

PS - There will be a fair amount of reminsicing about the first 199 episodes, and kT Echo provided us with some great stats! Thank you, Echo!

Games Showcase:

Blue Fire
Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos - Chicken Edition
Twelve Minutes

Nope. You can stop looking.

Elroy has a good ideeeer about what makes a good list and shares such with downtrodden Fufu who is disappointed in the list that lacks the power ranging from what he wanted to what people with nephews in a godforsaken contest indulged in. (1:49:49)

Wakapeil returns to talk about the F2P MMO Tera. (2:31:52)

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