S2 Episode 27: ill-advised Baldur's Gate 3 discourse chat

S2 Episode 27: ill-advised Baldur's Gate 3 discourse chat

Author: Rock Paper Shotgun August 17, 2023 Duration: 1:00:48
In a move that I already know I'll live to regret making, this week the Electronic Wireless Show podcast takes a look at the discourse that flared up in and around the release of Baldur's Gate 3. Larian's epic RPG had people asking: why aren't all games like this? But in an angry tone of voice that we feel left some things out of the conversation. Also, Nate challenges a Times columnist to single MMA combat, and we talk about the games we've been playing this week (spoilers: none of them are Baldur's Gate 3!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Duration: 1:03:02
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Duration: 1:00:42
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Duration: 1:12:41
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S2 Episode 26: is it okay to call games 'retro'? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:12
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S2 Episode 25: Baldur's Gate 3 is a very good game [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:14
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Duration: 57:13
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S2 Episode 22: the return of lost media [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:49
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S2 Episode 21: PC Gaming Podcast Simulator 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:10
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