Achievement Hunting 101

Level 189 - Searching NieR and FAR For The Perfect Video Game Weapon

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

This Week's Question - What is your favorite video game weapon and why?

We welcome fan favorite Matrarch back to the show!  She played a 3D Metroidvania! What did she think of it? Kenny searched NieR to play a game leaving Game Pass! Nate searched FAR to play a game new to Game Pass! Ell sunk 100 hours into a brand new AAA game. Who are we kidding...he played more baby games.

Don't Forget - There are Layers to Lancering.

In this episode of OLTL, ElroyOMJ and Inigo come to special realization about who is more ‘hip’ in discussing a crap chievo list and bond in such a way so special that they climb into a spaceship in dangerous times to work together in discussing a much better chievo list. (1:28:57)

Wakapeil talks about the wild and wacky game Rock of Ages. (1:58:29)

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Games Showcase:

Duck Life: Battle
Far: Changing Tides
NieR: Automata
Recompile
Whiskey Mafia: Frank's Story

Level 188 - Jollies Jingled No More

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

This Week's Question - Elden Ring has been getting a LOT of 10/10 scores from everybody. With that said, how do you define a 10/10, 5/5 or what have you game? What are some examples of your favorites?

Our monthly live episode was not without some surprises. Nate surprisingly didn't discuss a Limbo like, colorful, shadowy indie game. Kenny surprisingly played a game! Corey discussed what lies in the multiverse, then surprisingly told us what lies in his future. Ell "surpisingly" played some easy family friendly Game Pass games. We drew our monthly Patreon and Amazon Prime sub winners!

We did NOT talk about games coming....real soon, didn't get podcasted with Games with Gold or Game Pass news, and we didn't play Elden Ring either!

Games Showcase:

• Generation Zero
• Rubber Bandits
• Slay the Spire
• Townscaper
• What lies in the Multiverse
• Olden Ring...is a game!
  
  

You don't have to go home...but you can't stay here.

Neo21x gives the February wrap up for the year of the veiner. (1:34:46)

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

Wakapeil goes over the metroidvania game Record of Lodoss War Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. (1:39:07) 

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 187 - I’ll Be Your Puppa-Pupparazzi

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude

 

This Week's Question - Do you have a guilty pleasure game? A game that you really like but everyone else doesn't. What's that game and why?

 

Ell probably had too big of a sandwich and took the week off. Rawker made his own fun in a new Game Pass game, twice. Koosh played a game where it was almost certain that you could pet the dog. FuFu drank a spicy drink and didn't like it very much.

 

We talked about games coming...real soon, guilty pleasures, internet memes from the 90's, and probably some achievements too.

 

This episode of GenXbox tackles the hard hitting issues such as child fame exploitation and annoying narwhal & monkey partnerships as FreakyRO and ElroyOMJ discuss a couple of games riding the coattails of a certain Italian plumber. (56:00)

 

In this week's Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil covers the pixelated platformer, Olija. (2:09:12)

 

Games Showcase:

• Besiege
• Pupperazzi

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 186 - How The West Was Fun!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 

This Week's Question -  What dormant license would you like to see more games in? What kind of games would you like to see?

We welcome special guest wildwest08! He just hit a special milestone with a big time AAA game! Nate played a hard as nails Game Pass games that could have easily been made 30 years ago. Ell walked the plank and hung out with some pirates in a fun Metroidvania game!

We did NOT talk about games coming....real soon, bid adieu to Windows Phone, and crowned a new gamerscore king!

Games Showcase:

Infernax
Nier Automata
Red Dead Redemption 2
Shantae and the Pirates Curse

“What hidden things can one find on the latest OLTL?  Perhaps one kind find the actual good achievements on an overrated western game?  Perhaps one can find a way to always look on the bright side of chievos.  Find out and proceed to chievo’ry with Inigo and Elroy in the latest edition! (1:28:00)

This week Wakapeil talks about possibly the worst game of 2022, CrossfireX (2:07:53)

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 185 - Gamertag Origin Stories!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell69, KooshReindeer, hatrap 

This Week's Question - Where did you come up with your gamertag? Any funny stories there? Would you ever change it?

The artist formerly known as rawkerdude5012 made fun of Ell for playing old games and then discussed a game from 2005. Don't be a hypocrite, DJ Krispy Kreme! KooshReindeerMooseNotSquirrel played a Hades clone on Game Pass. Big Ell from Queens rushed to clumsily play with his snake and his nuts.

We talked about games coming....real soon, talked about relics of the past such as AOL Instant Messenger, and got kicked off of Spotify. Thanks Ell!

Games Showcase:

Clumsy Rush
Dreamscaper 
Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath HD
Save Yore Nuts
Snakeybus

xNeo21x is back to give the January Year of the Veiner update. (1:12:57)

Join Ahayzo and Vulgar on Episode 1 of Co-operation Nation. This time they talk about the journey of completing a little known indy game, Halo. (1:20:01)

This week Wakapeil talks about Flynn Son of Crimson (1:49:48)

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

 

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 184 - Drumming Up Achievement Business!

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

This Week's Question - What long running franchises would you love to see collected on Xbox? What have some of your favorite collections been so far?

It was our LIVE SHOW! Ell offered his take on an underlooked gem. Kenny rolled the dice on a Game Pass game.  Nate played a new hit Game Pass game and showed some rhythm! Or was that his nephew? Corey foraged.

We talked about games coming....real soon, gave away some awesome prizes to our community, and ...drank some Worcestershire sauce? Well, find our live stream on Youtube to see that!

Games Showcase:

Alluris
Dicey Dungeons
Forager
Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master!

Level 183 - Ubisoft Serves Up A Future Streaming Service!

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

This Week's Question - What do you think about the new Ubisoft subscription service? Are there any games that you want to try on it? If you could choose one developer to have their own subscription service who would you pick and why?

Kenny remembered his childhood with a Square Enix classic. Ell played a not so great puzzle game. Koosh saved the world. Or did he? Corey had fun storming the castle...on the coast.

We talked about games coming....real soon, remembered the wonder of triangle boobs, and talked about Harry Potter for way too long.

Games Showcase:

• Castle on the Coast
• Mahjong Adventure DX
• Nobody Saves the World
• Tomb Raider Anniversary

 

Do you want to have fun storming the castle in a game that is the sequel to a beloved couch coop classic? To you spend every Wake-ing moment hating terrible chievo lists? Join Inigo and Elroy as they dissect some lists in Ep 12 of One List Two List, Bad List Good List. (1:40:36)

This week in Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil dips his toes into the game, Blood Waves. (2:13:24)

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

 

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 182 - Nobody Expects the Xbox Acquisition!

Special thanks to Saurvivalist for this episode's title!

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

This Week's Question - How do you find Will Smith in a blizzard? 

This Week's Answer - You just track the fresh prints.

We just got the big news that Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard! What does this mean for Xbox? What does this mean to the future of Game Pass and beyond! Join a very excited panel and find out!

Corey and Ell discussed games with some synergy! Kenny played a Game Pass game, and Ell played a colorful puzzle platformer and not a baby game! Nate played a game called Stealthy Mouse.

We talked about games coming....real soon, got the brand new Game Pass news, wondered if Call of Duty will be Xbox exclusive, and somehow didn't talk about food! 

This week in Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil dives into the game Who's Your Daddy. (1:59:27)

Games Showcase:

• Farm Together
• Ghost of a Tale
• Pedestrian
• Seasons After Fall

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

 

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 181 - The 2021 AH101 Chievies!

This Week's Presenters:

Master of Ceremonies - rawkerdude aka Corey
Master of Sales - Kooshmoose aka Nate
Master of Sandwiches - Big Ell aka Ell
Master of Baiting - FuFuCuddilyPoof aka Kenny

This week's show is dedicated to our very own award show, the 2021 Chievies!  Our lovely patrons supplied the nominations and the entire community voted for the winners!

Nominees Included:

Forza Horizon 5
The Gunk
Hades
Halo Infinite
Moving Out
Project Winter???
Psychonauts 2

We talked about games coming....real soon, read many milestones about your 2021, and shockingly started a new veiner contest!
 
No really. Project Winter was nominated for several things. I am not making this up.

NEW CONTEST ALERT!

xNeo21x is joining in on the contest creation and would like to introduce the 2022 Year of the Veiner. (1:53:27)

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

The latest Genre’lly Speaking with Elroy and Matrarch goes off the rails!  Will they be able to take the audience down a very limited path, one that the audience does not control?  Whatever happens, it has to make more sense than sandbox.

Trax, Scalextrix, Crimson Dragon, Yaris, Laserlife, Rambo: The Game (2:00:59)

After being challenged last week by rawkerdude, Wakapeil picked up and has completed the game Infinite Beyond the Mask.....word to the wise, don't make silly challenges like this unless you are prepared to lose.  (2:44:59

 

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 180 - 2021 Wrap Up and a Look to 2022

***BE SURE TO VOTE FOR THE 2021 AH101 CHIEVIE AWARDS***

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsnwGD1pT9kDRmRYj4GoDqWTA110pookDLqAdjmXyGlqTxVw/viewform?usp=sf_link

This week's panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, rawkerdude, Kooshmoose, and Big Ell

This week's topic is about looking back at 2021. Did you hit your goals for the year? Did you achieve something cool? Tell us about your achievement hunting career in 2021.On the flip side, for the 2022 what are your goals or what are you looking to do in the new year?

Chewie & Vulgar send 2021 and the VCCCW off into the night with Backlog Burner and year long challenge results before introducing 2022’s hot new thing, the Achievement Hunting League. (1:40:08)

This week Wakapeil drops into the Lonely Mountains Downhill DLC "Riley's Return". (2:14:16)

AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links

Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube