Achievement Hunting 101

Level 249 - Every Day They’re Out There Remaking Bard’s Tale! Woo-oo!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Vulgar Latin

This Week's Discussion - Are there any games that you wish you could have earned achievements in but are no longer able to? This can be because of delistings, server shutdown, support ending, etc.

Ell played an OG Xbox game remastered for a new generation! Devin played a game leaving Game Pass soon. Get on it! Koosh played a game where you play as American Gladiator Blaze as a Fireperson.

Games Mentioned:

Koosh - Nuclear Blaze
Vulgar Latin - Umarangi Generation
Ell - Bards Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled

xNeo21x drops in to give the April Metroidvania update

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

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

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

PS - Thanks for reading, GT3OptionFan.

Level 248 - Thor Visits Teslagrad, Realizes It Is Mid(gard)

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose

This Week's Discussion - Vulgar Latin asks - Have you ever had tryers remorse where you tried a game on Game Pass or wherever and regretted having it on your tag? If so, what game and why? 

New Releases Ahoy!

Ell drank lots of coffee whilst serving coffee in Coffee Talk 2. Fufu played a shiny game that is not the genre that you might expect. It wasn't Teslabad. Koosh did a thing and was the first to complete not one, but two new releases in short order! That was Teslarad, dude!

Games Mentioned:

FuFu - Homestead Arcana
Koosh - Teslagrad Remastered & Teslagrad 2
Ell - Coffee Talk 2

PS - Ell is Teslasad and Teslamad that nobody read the shownotes last week.

 

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

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

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

Level 247 - The Man of Sales: SuperMoose Returns

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

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the ques...er task of the week! 

Everyone! We'd like for you to recommend to all of us one of the hidden gems in your personal Xbox game collection! Pick a game (or two) on your tag with less than 1000 gamers tracked on TA and tell us why it's awesome and why we should bump up those numbers! If you don't have games with sub 1000 tracked gamers, pick one of your least tracked games to recommend.

As a bonus, let us know how the achievements are and if they added to your enjoyment of the game(s).

Ell enjoyed driving on the wrong side of the road and going through the different seasons in Forza Horizon 4.  M played some more STAY and knows a lot more about the achievement list now! Fufu bought the very expensive Vampire Survivors DLC and reported on his findings! It didn't make a gar-lick of sense! Koosh pretended that he enjoyed playing Minecraft Dungeons. 

"It's Not BAD", he exclaimed, as he turned off the light, as he recommended this game to us with all of his might.
He told us to give it a chance, it's a game we should play. He then got excited, because it's gonna be Mayyyy.
 
Games Mentioned:

FuFu - Vampire Survivors DLC
Koosh - Minecraft Dungeons
Matrarch - STAY
Ell - Forza Horizon 4

 

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

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

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

Level 246 - What to Play On Vacay? Enjoy Your STAY and Go Press A!

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

This Week's Discussion - If you had a month of free time, no job/family/other commitments, what game(s) would you like to play that you currently don't feel you have time for? 

Guest Proulx joins us again to talk about Star Trek! Or games! Or Star Trek games! Michelle found a unique puzzle adventure game. Ell is months behind the curve and is still slaying Vampires. Fufu played a game! He made several left turns! Stay awhile and listen!

Games Mentioned:

Fufu - Hot Wheels Unleashed
Matrarch - STAY
Proulx - Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Ell - Vampire Survivors, Forza Horizon 4

It's a he, Mario, and he's joining Chewie on another NeverEnding Stories to talk about bringing down Borderlands 2 for a second time.  Borderlands Squared? 

 

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

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

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

Level 245 -GTASC Adventures!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Exe the Hero, rawkerdude

This Week's Discussion - Will you be participating in GTASC this year? What is your team name and who is on your team? How far do you plan on making it?

Games Mentioned

Exe - Tales of Symphonia and Guilty Gear Strive

rawker - The Forest Cathedral 

Ell - My Little Pony

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

 

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

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

Level 244 - Super Lucky’s Undertale

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, wildwest08, Kooshmoose, Matrarch

This Week's Discussion - Do you pay attention to Time Estimates on TA? Is there a certain Time Estimate that would make it so you start/don't start a particular game? Finally, what's the longest game you would start once you find out a game you may want to play is leaving Game Pass?

Special guest wildwest08 is here again and he was on a huge Game Pass Campus!  Koosh was screaming at us this week about LUNARK, a modern game that looks not so modern. Ell randomly compared a game and its remake, also on Game Pass! Michelle put Undertale to bed as it left Game Pass, but did she play past the achievements?

Games Mentioned:

M - Undertale
wildwest - Two Point Campus
Koosh - LUNARK
Ell - Super Lucky’s Tale/New Super Lucky’s Tale, MLB The Show 22

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Chewie is joined by a veteran of the podcast who had been leaving one of his games in Limbo for over 8 years 

Wakapeil makes his return and talks about the game Lootbox Lyfe Plus

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

 

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

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

Level 243 - Wo Long FuFu, Thanks For Editing

This Week's Panel - ChewieOnIce, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, Vulgar Latin

This Week's Discussion - If Microsoft were to make a smash clone game who would you want on the roster and what would their move set be? - FuFuCuddilyPoof

While Big Ell and Matrarch are off, Vulgar Latin steps in and Chewie On Ice takes advantage of a time zone shift to make a rare panel appearance. Time zones. Amiright? Chewie talks about his gaming adventures. Koosh talks about a souls-like. Vulgar talks about the Skyward Sword of open world games... of years past. FuFu can't control what the media says about him.

Games Mentioned:
* Chewie On Ice - The Last Door - Complete Edition
* Chewie On Ice - Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
* KooshMoose - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
* Vulgar Latin - Far Cry 2

Cooperation Nation goes to school with Escape Academy 

And because I know you have no idea what the title is about.... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114682/

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

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

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

Level 242 - The Rise and Titanfall of Multiplayer Achievements

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

This Week's Discussion - What is a game you have been wanting to play but the multiplayer achievements have put you off, and if there was a possibility of boosting them would that change your mind? - Chezno

Great question this week that lead perfectly into the Games Showcase! Michelle mech her match in Titanfall 2 on the highest difficulty, so she told us a solution to make it easier. Nate was trying to complete a game with much agency before it leaves Game Pass. Ell played a quirky Australian stoner game??? And he liked it!? Munchies = Sandwich Time!

NeverEnding Stories
Chewie is joined by another new voice to the podcast, GT3OptionFan, to talk about finally completing the campaigns of two classic XBLA titles

Games Mentioned:

• Fufu - Hostest With the Mostest
• Matrarch - Titanfall 2
• Koosh - Chinatown Detective Agency
• Ell - Stone

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

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

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

Level 241 - We Still Love You, Xbox 360!

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

This Week's Discussion - Vulgar Latin asks - What is the best Xbox 360 game?

We are live! What can go wrong? Oh. We aren't live! But we still are putting out a podcast for our loyal listeners! Rawker joined the party and professed his love for all things Harry Potter! Vulgar played some Civ 6 and we pretended to know what he was talking about! Koosh changed gears and talked about boosting some Bleeding Edge! Ell played a myriad of baby games but enjoyed them more than he should have. Shocking!

NeverEnding Stories - DinoMan87 regales Chewie with a story of murder, arson, vice and...traffic, from deep in the heart of Los Angeles. A story 12 years in the making. (1:35:10)

One For Me One For You - Vulgar and Fream recommend games for each other, then play those games, then talk about how much they (hopefully) enjoyed them. (1:45:09)

xNeo21x gives the February Year of the Veiner V2 update. (2:27:48)

Games Mentioned:

• Rawker - Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel Midnight Suns
• Vulgar - Civilization 6
• Koosh - Bleeding Edge
• Ell - Woodle Tree Adventures, Bone Marrow, Friday the 13th Puzzle Game

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

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

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

Level 240 - (Never) Always Judge A Game By Its Intro!

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

This Week's Discussion - What is your favorite intro and/or first level of a game? Did the rest of the game live up to it?

It's backwards day, as Fufu talked about a Game Pass game, but Kooshmoose didn't! Fufu talked about Merge and Blade, and the rest of the panel was pretty intrigued by it! Nate played an old school point and click! Michelle played a puzzle game that is fun for the whole family! Ell had a painful experience going for a longwinded achievement!

Games Mentioned:

Fufu - Merge and Blade
Matrarch - Wordbreaker by POWGI
Koosh - Nine Witches: Family Disruption
Ell - Conan Exiles

 

The Master Raters are back to discuss the games they rate with 3 stars, taking a look at the could be betters and the could be worses and the just okayishes.

 

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

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

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