Recommended Experiences (RXP) Podcast

Are we hyped or not? All gas, no brakes for which of these topics?   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:20) Explaining gas or pass (04:40) GTA VI (07:40) Donkey Kong Bananza (16:09) Pokémon Legends Z-A (31:40) Kingdom Hearts 4 (41:50) Fallout Season 2 (46:35) HBO's The Last of Us (59:08) Avengers Doomsday (01:12:25) Death Stranding 2 and the movie adaptation (01:32:00) Stitch vs Cruise (01:36:00) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) The Residence (09:13) Severance Season 2 (13:53) Solo Leveling (23:40) Sinners (38:00) Perfect Days (48:20) Oblivion and Blue Prince (01:21:30) Trails in the Sky and South of Midnight (01:28:26) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to a fireside chat, where Yasser and Matt have a one on one conversation about gaming.   Music: Grandmaster Doug

RXP talks about the Nintendo Switch 2!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) We finally know what the C button does (12:50) Mouse functionality, point and click adventure (20:40) Mario Kart WORLD (32:10) Was the launch year lineup convincing enough to buy in? (42:20) Switch 2 game release highlights (52:49) Are we buying? (01:06:30) Any other desires? (01:11:00) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Same same or different? Do you love to play the same video game again and again? Or do you need something new and fresh each time? Are predictable comfort reads your favorite kind of reading experience? Or do you need to be constantly surprised to be engaged? The group discusses their opinions!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Introduction  (01:40) The Hunger Games, but before (07:40) Powerwashing together (10:40) Releasing often allows for risks (21:30) Monster hunting for decades (28:50) Nintendo's track record (43:25) Games have it easier than other media to innovate (54:20) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss generative A.I.   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Generally speaking, what is AI? (04:30) What are our initial impressions of generative AI (14:40) Some examples of AI generated assets in entertainment already out there (27:27) The question of how to gather data for these models to train on is not for this podcast (30:55) Examples of games using generative AI (57:23) Is there a niche for generative AI to trailblaze? (01:12:45) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

The team reviews their 2024 goals, and look to the future with goals for 2025. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:14) How far did we get with our 2024 goals (42:18) What are we planning to do for 2025 (01:09:13) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

This episode is about what we are looking forward to in 2025! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (04:00) Beginning of our most anticipated (01:24:00) Outro   Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Fantasy Critic is back again baby! Here's to a new year! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:30) Explaining Fantasy Critic and 2024 results (09:30) Introducing our team names (17:10) Beginning of draft (55:15) Quick draft review and counterpicks (01:07:12) Initial draft teams and losing stakes (01:17:00) Outro Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss our top 3 video games of 2024! GO PLAY THESE GAMES! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:20) How was 2024? (05:30) Number 3 (33:50) Number 2 (58:17) Number 1 (01:38:32) Honorable mentions (01:48:55) Outro Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The crew is sharing their top 3 recommended experiences of 2024! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:00) How was 2024? (06:35) Number 3 (48:13) Number 2 (01:19:50) Number 1 (02:02:30) Honorable mentions (02:08:30) Outro   Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We made some goals in 2024, but we may have found ourselves working on some side quests instead. What surprise activities have we been doing throughout the year? Tiffany can't wait to tell you about her time with Pokemon TCG Pocket.   Time stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:20) We are getting sidetracked (02:20) Bloodborne (12:12) Pokémon TCG Pocket (43:35) Back to the movies (50:25) Vanillaware (01:03:35) Trying thriller novels (01:08:43) Outro   Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Alex and Tiffany discuss the final 3 episodes of Netflix's Arcane Season 2! Time stamps: (00:00) Intro and SPOILER WARNING (01:26) Start of deep dive (36:13) What's next for League TV? (52:00) Final recommendation Find us on X: @rxp_podcast

Alex and Tiffany discuss the first six episodes of Netflix's Arcane Season 2!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:10) SPOILER WARNING and our history with League of Legends (06:36) Start of deep dive (51:00) Looking a bit into the future Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Bring these properties back to the main stream!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (06:55) Intellectual properties we want to see make a return (15:00) Get jiggy with it (20:45) Don't tilt (28:13) See him in the streets (33:50) Behind the wheel (38:25) Run and jump (46:00) Out of time (53:00) Outro Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Alex asked for 3 recommendations, one from each of the co-hosts, to get to this year and to have one-on-one talks to go over his experience with each experience. He never experienced any of these recommendations before so how will he react? Are these solid recommendations or old news? Found out in this special episode of the RXP Podcast! Episode 88: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gk2dt-1560293    Time Stamps: (00:00) Introduction including spoiler warning (00:45) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (35:46) Virginia developed by Variable State (01:18:53) The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan (01:57:27) Outro   Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We've seen quite a number of successful video game adaptations in the last couple years. Can Hollywood keep it going? Or are we in for a few duds? We discuss which movies and shows have promise in this episode!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:26) What's slated to come and how we make our picks (05:03) The Good (34:35) The Bad (56:00) The Missing (01:10:30) Outro Find us on X @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Yasser asked for a recommendation from Alex this year, which was Helldivers 2! This episode is their discussion about it!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:53) SPOILER WARNING (03:10) The basis for Alex's recommendation (05:30) Start of deep dive (38:01) Final recommendation Find us on X @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about good introductory games! What's a great intro platformer or board game? Here are some of our recommendations to get into new hobbies!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:10) Astrobot (07:13) Does Astrobot usurp Odyssey as the best platformer? (10:25) What's a good starting point for platformers? (22:00) There are more board games than Monopoly! (37:10) The Metroidvania Renaissance (43:30) One Piece live action is the best way to get into it (53:43) Final segment: What's a great spooky recommendation? (57:20) Final segment: What's a great cozy recommendation? (01:00:50) Final segment: What's a great family recommendation? (01:03:56) Outro Find us on X @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

WELCOME TO OUR 100TH EPISODE! We each came to the table with our own mini-topics. Please enjoy our variety episode. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (00:40) A brief look back at recording the podcast (11:26) Yasser's segment: Revisiting Episode 1 (26:24) Alex's segment: What was received better? (01:00:50) Matt's segment: How will we continue to consume media as we get older? (01:17:22) Tiffany's segment: Crafting moments of joy (01:31:12) Outro   Find us on X @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Have our tastes changed from years past? Have they stayed the same? Do we laugh at the same comedy movies? Let's discuss!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Deadpool revisited (06:00) Comedy central (22:10) Aging out of the target demographic (34:30) Improving past games with remasters/remakes (44:40) Sly Sickos (51:30) Final segment: a Timeless recommendation! (01:02:55) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

How far have we made it into our 2024 year goals?   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:40) Books Galore, including Just for the Summer (10:20) Books on tape, I mean on the phone including First Lie Wins (21:30) Seattle to Portland pre-race (28:11) Alex has made ZERO progress (35:00) Struggling with the writing process (44:00) Matt's game rec process (51:30) Tiffany's Switch gaming, Super Mario Wonder-less? (01:00:35) Yasser's gaming genre journey (01:15:58) Matt's new movies (01:22:05) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

How predictable is TOO predictable? Do you let the story take you on a journey? Or is your mind working a mile a minute trying to figure out what happens next? Let's talk about that!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) Do we try to predict the ending before we get there? (06:00) I saw it coming a mile away... and it wasn't great (13:30) - (14:50) SPOILERS for Bioshock (14:51) The Detective solves the case (19:00) Horrorble closure (24:00) The Good Guys always prevail... (25:40) It goes so wrong, but feels so right (26:10) - (28:20) SPOILERS for La La Land (32:25) FINAL Fantasy 7 (38:10) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The crew discusses the 2024 Summer Games Fest news! What were we excited about? What was meh? Tune in to find out.   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:05) ASTROBOT (14:40) Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (19:00) LEGO Horizon (23:00) Power Rangers Rita's Rewind (29:30) Alan Wake Up! (34:00) Yasser's Greatest hits (53:40) Ass Creed Shadows (57:40) Where's Nintendo? (01:07:03) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

How do you like to enjoy media? Is the movie theater even worth it anymore? Do you prefer reading books or listening to audiobooks? Listen to this episode to hear how we like to watch, read, and listen.   Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:10) Joy in Furiosa (04:55) Resonance in the theater-going experience (12:40) Horror-ble time at the theater? (25:45) Enjoying things on the phone (35:20) This lets me enjoy anywhere (51:20) I can get books read to me?! Thanks audiobooks! (01:06:26) Brief recommendations of the episode (01:13:38 ) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We all watched the Amazon Prime show "Fallout" and this episode is where we talk about it!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:38-02:00) SPOILER WARNING (02:00) Our prior knowledge of Fallout (05:14) Start of deep dive (01:05:45) Final recommendation   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

In this episode, we discuss our opinions on multi-POV storytelling. Do we enjoy different character perspectives? When does it work for us and when does it not?    Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:40) More than one main character, yes please (04:15-05:00) There may be spoilers warning (05:00) Mentor/mentee (08:10) Perspective shifting, romance, Reservoir Dogs, Vantage Point (16:00) Sitcoms (18:14) Matt will mention The Prestige when possible (23:03) Game of Thrones (31:50) The weakest link of the MCs (38:15) Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (48:15) Spidermen (50:30) God of War, BOY (55:08) Fallout (01:00:45) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss how we juggle our hobbies!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) How do we ride the wave of content (29:00) Picking up where you left off (35:00) When does the regret set in (47:00) Our year-long goals check-in (01:14:33) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Listen to our most unhinged episode yet! We take pieces of well established video games to design our own dream games. Some might call them frankengames. Listen in to find out! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:27) Round 1 picks (16:30) Round 2 picks (26:00) Round 3 picks (33:25) Round 4 picks (41:00) Round 5 picks (50:00) Round 6 picks (57:30) Round 7 picks (01:06:25) Game summaries (01:20:00) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

What is the minimum requirement to experience any of these giant properties?    Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:30) Final Fantasy (17:25) The Witcher (21:40) Kingdom Hearts (37:45) Pokémon (50:20) Harry Potter (01:00:38) Game of Thrones (01:13:30) Stranger Things (01:22:14) Yakuza (01:30:10) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

What does Nintendo have to do in order for us to buy the next Nintendo console? Listen in to find out!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:55) Matt camping out for the Wii (07:46) The Switch 2 anticipation (20:20) Alex and Yasser waited to get the Switch (24:00) Release Pokémon and Yasser will come (31:35) The big multiplayer games (35:41) The killer apps to get us in (55:20) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Matt and Yasser discuss The Last of Us 2024.   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) High level thoughts (39:10) SPOILER WARNING and spoiler-free recommendation (39:40) Start of deep dive (01:22:15) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug  

In this episode, we talk about the exclusivity of some video games. Should all games be multiplatform at launch? Or would they benefit from sticking to one platform?    Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:55) Should new games launch as an exclusive? (18:20) Platform exclusive content? (29:20) Multiplayer survives on multiplatform (38:45) Free the phone games (48:25) Ride or die in the release wave (59:15) Glossary of terms (01:02:00) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We reflect on 2023 and look forward to 2024! We have new entertainment goals this year and can't wait to talk about them.   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:20) Reviewing our 2023 goals (36:00) Setting our sights on 2024 goals (43:15) Matt interrupts to call out Alex (01:30:00) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to a beefy episode where we discuss what we are hype for in 2024! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:55) Number 6 (25:50) Number 5 (44:40) Number 4 (01:07:50) Number 3 (01:21:53) Number 2 (01:45:25) Number 1 (02:14:36) Honorable Mentions (02:21:15) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

The crew closes out their Fantasy Critic 2023 and discusses the new games for 2024. Follow along at fantasycritic.games under the name RXP Podcast!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) Recapping 2023 performance (09:00) New Year, New Publisher Names (20:00) Running through our initial drafts (52:06) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to our talk of the top 6 gaming experiences of 2023! Did any of our favorites match up with yours? Let us know!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) Honorable Mentions (14:30) Number 6 (27:25) Number 5 (41:05) Number 4 (54:50) Number 3 (01:04:45) Number 2 (01:20:20) Number 1 (01:34:30) Follow-up talk   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about our favorite non-video game experiences of 2023!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:05) Number 6 (21:48) Number 5 (48:35) Number 4 (01:05:00) Number 3 (01:20:44) Number 2 (01:29:26) Number 1 (01:44:46) Honorable Mentions (01:47:45) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about the nominations for the 2023 Game Awards! Will our predictions come true?!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:20) The Game Awards reveals? (07:27) Most Anticipated Game (14:20) Best Adaptation (21:48) Best RPG (30:10) Best Action Adventure (38:28) Best Action (42:40) Best Independent (48:45) Best Art Direction (52:49) Best Narrative (58:48) Best Game Direction (01:05:20) Game of the Year (01:15:00) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We talk about what we've been up to, and what we are looking forward to for the rest of the year!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) Barbenheimer Contains SPOILERS (12:48) Pixar's Elemental Contains SPOILERS (19:16) Matt's final semester in Persona 5 Royal (22:22) The end of FF16 and Rebirth of FF7 (26:16) Alex's journey across the Sea of Stars (33:35) Tiffany finally understands the meaning of nakama via Netflix's One Piece Contains SPOILERS (55:26) Our top 3 games to get DONE this fall (and beyond) (01:16:08) Outro Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Our thoughts and opinions about the latest entry in the Final Fantasy series. This episode is filled with SPOILERS. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (00:37) SPOILER WARNING (01:06) Our Final Fantasy credentials (04:06) Thoughts (47:20) Final recommendation   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We all saw Spiderman Across the Spiderverse and we wanted to talk about it!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) SPOILER WARNING (01:54) Thoughts (49:40) Final recommendation (52:29) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss the games showcases of summer 2023!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:40) Playstation "Showcase," including Alan Wake 2 & Spiderman 2 (23:45) Keigh3ly, Summer Game Fest, including Mortal Kombat 1 & Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (47:08) Xbox puts on a show, including Persona & Starfield (01:06:08) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Midyear touch base with the crew - what are they still looking forward to in 2023?   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:10) Racing into theaters (05:25) The unlikely duo: nukes and hitting the beach (08:00) Marvel in their might (12:04) Holding back the tears (14:44) We are Spiderman (19:50) What is halting the hype train? (29:20) Outro

What have we been up to lately? Listen to this episode to find out!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) Ohhhh snap, Tiffany and Alex reach for infinity (14:50) Tiffany thinks Pedro Pascal is first, not last (23:43) Matt's journey through the minds behind Psychonauts 2 (34:00) Alex is checking off the watchlist (40:58) Chernobyl is depressing yet beautiful, White Lotus is a love/hate relationship, theme song slaps tho (44:00) Matt is getting through Succession (47:45) Tiffany wants to re-engage with Fire Emblem and go back to class at Hogwarts (49:10) We need to get to business before these games come out (59:40) Alex continuing to get through some old games and traveling on 8 journeys at once (01:09:43) Shadow and Bone and entering the Quantum Realm (01:17:08) Some book talk (01:24:00) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Our opinions about a review score and more!    Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:47) How effective is the review score? (13:50) Should there be a standardization to scores? (17:28) Alex thinks you should use the whole review scale (22:00) Matt requires you to finish the experience to give a holistic perspective (24:44) Alex's rallying tirade against TV episode review scores (30:29) Tiffany explaining actually how Rotten Tomatoes works (33:35) More audience scores (37:16) Yay Steam user reviews (43:20) Reviewing the Metacritic scores of 4 games: Forspoken (53:07) Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (59:13) Hogwarts Legacy (01:10:45) Elden Ring (01:22:45) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

We are back with another Peer Review episode! This time we discuss our thoughts and feelings about Marvel Snap!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Quiz block - How well do we know Snap? (16:50) Thoughts (59:45) Predicting future updates (01:04:22) Final recommendation (01:06:43) Outro     Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Happy new year! The RXP crew comes together to discuss their 2023 goals. Do you think they can do it?   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:30) Matt on movies (08:15) Tiffany on movies (14:50) What is on Alex's watchlist (40:05) Tiffany and the reading rainbow (45:44) Matt also trying to find the lucky charms (51:22) Tiffany is reaching for the stars (57:52) Alex appreciating the indies (01:04:56) Tiffany will roll credits on these games (01:07:15) We didn't see it coming, Matt is committed (01:14:48) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to the episode about our top anticipated experiences of 2023! Come join the HYPE train!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (05:47) Number 6 (22:10) Number 5 (30:47) Number 4 (37:48) Number 3 (53:46) Number 2 (01:01:37) Number 1 (01:13:38) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Tiffany, Alex, and Matt crown the second annual champion of our Fantasy Critic competition. We also discuss our 2023 draft, which you can find in the following link: RXP Podcast Fantasy Critic   Time Stamps:  (00:00) Intro (01:33) 2022 Draft Results (08:30) 2023 Initial Draft Recap (34:45) The Game Awards 2022 Predictions Review (41:41) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to our final recorded episode of 2022 - Alex, Matt, and Tiffany discuss their top 6 games of 2022 along with a few honorable mentions!     Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:18) Number 6 (23:54) Number 5 (38:30) Number 4 (54:30) Number 3 (01:11:18) Number 2 (01:28:25) Honorable Mentions (01:40:16) Number 1 (02:10:16) Outro   Find us on Twitter: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug