Yggdrasil Podcast

0:00 Intro 5:37 Speedrunners 7:06 Ultrahand 11:43 D R A G O N S 18:58 Framing 30:31 Champions 35:30 Dragon Link 40:46 Tapestry & Hyrule Castle 49:43 Companions & Game loop 55:23 Dragon Link 2 59:44 Past Zelda 1:09:05 The past and future Zelda 1:12:18 Ganondorf 1:17:30 Past and Future 1:24:57 Shrines 1:28:36 Ganondorf 2

0:00 Intro 1:48 Content Creation 23:20 The BotW tapestry and Ganon 28:32 Final trailer & skepticism 39:22 Elden Ring vs Zelda 46:52 Companions 54:52 Dungeons 1:05:39 Ganondorf the hero 1:13:32 Goat guy and Hylia 1:27:45 Skyward Sword Time loop & themes 1:41:37 Memory cutscene returning 1:46:17 Why does the Master Sword break 1:48:54 Underwater exploration 1:52:33 Dragon cycle 1:58:48 Goty competition

0:00 Zonai 13:56 Intros 29:49 Speculations 39:53 Underground 50:33 Last boss location 54:04 Dungeons 1:02:14 Shrines 1:20:22 NBC and Story type 1:28:28 Negative reaction by fans 1:35:49 Re-used music 1:40:36 $70 for Switch game

0:00 Intro 3:10 Metroid Prime Remastered 5:58 Ravorite Zelda games 11:20 Ranking BotW 16:12 The narrative of BotW 22:39 Hopes for TotK 26:47 The timeline 34:08 More hopes for TotK 44:41 Reaction to the leaks 56:15 TotK leaks 1:08:57 Will there be playable Zelda? 1:21:51 Do the leaks imply dungeons? 1:35:01 The trailers 1:48:35 Is End of timeline theory 1:53:25 Will Demise play some role in TotK?

0:00 Intro 4:40 BotW Problems 18:10 Bosses 26:57 Dungeons 33:17 Variety 37:09 The Zelda community 49:52 Why is Nintendo so tight lipped? 1:00:32 The end of the series 1:11:39 TotK scope 1:15:39 Timeline circle theory 1:18:26 Playable underground Zelda 1:26:04 $70

0:00 Intro 5:23 “It's a good game, but it's not a good Zelda game” 16:43 Dungeons and Shrines 20:40 TotK Potential 25:15 Breath of the Wild 40:55 “BotW is like Zelda 1” 47:06 Skyward Sword 1:00:36 TotK New Trailer 1:10:06 Ganondorf 1:13:09 What broke the Master Sword 1:20:24 Assembling vehicles 1:23:40 Playable co-op Zelda 1:28:16 Why are they mining 1:29:16 New Horns 1:36:59 $70 Price 1:46:50 Mural figure Hylia? HMK Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HMK

0:00 Intro 2:25 Miyazaki Ruined AC 4:58 The AC Player Divide 7:21 AC Generation Descriptions 14:56 AC Continuity 16:35 ACV Generation 22:32 AC4 Criticism 32:48 AC6 Preferences 40:20 AC 4 Lore 47:24 AC5 Lore 51:52 AC6 Lore Armored Core Lore Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@armoredcorelore

0:00 Content Creation 5:26 Game Award DLC Announcement 21:47 Best Narrative Nomination 28:01 Recent PvP Patches 43:50 Zio's PvP Website 57:11 DLC Hopes (Lore) 1:12:55 DLC Hopes (PvP) 1:21:05 DLC Hopes (New Weapon Types) 1:25:12 Bloodborne and Demon's Souls Remake 1:30:46 DLC Hopes (Mini Dungeons) 1:35:24 Fight Clubs and Covenants 1:39:33 Mushroom Theory Zio's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Ziostorm

00:00 Introduction 2:52 Why are you quitting monster hunter lore once 6 starts/lore discussion 7:27 Sunbreak 8:56 Wyverian Eggs 18:27 Magic in Monster Hunter 30:25 Wyverians/ancient civilizations/dragon war/what is canon 39:16 Themes/The guild and their motives/is frontier canon? 47:18 Timeline discussion/do the games share one world?/monster ecology 59:41 Gameplay Preference 1:05:12 Fan questions/is safi jiva an alien?/New monsters/lore speculation 1:21:33 What would we have liked in Sunbreak/Things we'd like to see in future Banned's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BannedDino

0:00 Intro 4:05 Puzzle Monsters, Forelimbs & Ecology 18:56 Monster Hunter Changes & Player Demographic Preference 34:59 The Other Perspective 54:22 Mainline, Portable, & MH World 2 1:01:48 Rise/Sunbreak Monster Roster & Locales 1:12:58 MH Design Philosophy 1:18:56 Equal Dragon Weapon 1:28:15 Capcom's Intent 1:38:42 Locales, Invaders, & Remakes 1:51:48 Open World MH, & Sunbreak The guest today is the Unnatural History Channel. His YouTube is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZNHQYK6vNkWyfUkrESL49Q

0:00 Intro 2:42 Alchemy 12:36 Associations 1:08:21 The problem with alchemical interpretations 1:13:47 More obscure than Dark Souls 1:20:14 Numen and the Eternal city 1:25:05 Marika 1:34:05 What point Radagon and Marika were one 1:49:24 Marika's goal 2:08:50 Ranni and Melina 2:22:42 Gideon Ofnir and general confusion 2:31:07 Wisdom of Stone 2:38:22 Thematic connections 3:06:35 Wrapping up Gloam eyed queen

SmoughTown's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SmoughTown 0:00 The Deep in Ds3 3:10 Lore in Elden Ring 8:15 Is Elden Ring your favorite? 18:29 Moon stars and glintstone 27:34 Eternal city 32:05 Marika's plan 44:44 Godwyn and Marika's unwanted children 48:30 The gloam eyed queen 58:13 Melina 1:08:57 The Flame of Frenzy 1:21:08 Moon 1:25:40 Ranni Ending mistranslation 1:32:09 Stars 1:43:56 Disagreements with Vaati

Thumbnail image by: https://twitter.com/NattyDread011 The Lore Hunter's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LoreHunter Amish's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/iamamish 0:00 Spoiler Rules 1:27 Behold its size! 8:56 Legacy dungeons 12:21 FS lets you miss things 19:18 Sales numbers 27:37 Magnum opus 33:21 Extreme length of the game 41:26 Mini dungeons 42:46 Spirit Ashes 47:30 Story bosses 54:20 Quest obscurity 1:01:33 Trap chest 1:03:45 Crafting 1:11:20 Vigor 1:18:00 PvP

0:00 Elden Ring's massive popularity 8:04 LH's interview with Game Informer guy 13:18 The sacredness of a first playthrough 17:51 How spoilers will be handled in this podcast 20:43 Spoilers in general 25:38 Chasing the dragon from your first souls game 27:23 Size of Limgrave 30:35 Density and variety 36:30 The 1 month delay 47:03 Not DS4 54:06 “From Soft makes the same games” complaints 1:00:45 Recurring themes in Miyazaki games 1:10:05 There will be no Eldritch Truth 1:12:29 As above so below 1:15:30 There's totally working on an Armored Core 1:24:37 Open World 1:40:53 The inevitable difficulty argument

0:00 Intro 1:49 ER feels very different than DS3 7:17 The open world is not empty space 15:12 The prevalence of leaks (Since this Zio has been completely spoiled) 23:41 Rata surprised people were sick of DS 27:36 Bluepoint doesn't understand Souls 32:28 New Cinematic Trailer and lore speculation 48:31 What is the Elden Ring 1:09:45 PvP 1:18:19 I'm sick of DS3 PvP. I want ER to be different 1:25:41 PvP Criticisms and speculation 1:31:20 Taunters tongue is not a compromise 1:47:54 Elden Ring will be better than Dark souls 1:51:03 Miyazaki is an unparalleled king Prynne's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Lazarust... Zio's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ziostorm

0:00 Intro 3:02 Delay and lack of marketing 12:58 Are these things reflective of a serious problem? 23:26 Network test 25:48 PvP and Solo host invasions 48:39 Leaked gameplay 51:37 Leaked gameplay graphical debate 1:04:03 These problems are a result of bad marketing 1:08:11 Network test and what it means 2:14:48 Bluepoint making Bloodborne 2 The Lore Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KN... Ziostorm: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ziostorm

0:00 Intro 5:32 The problem with twinks 9:18 Proof even the best player can't beat a twink 11:16 The intended experience of invasions 12:48 What frequency should invaders win at? 20:15 Disagreement over invader host win rate 26:10 We should avoid standoffs where neither party moves 37:35 Anti PvP advocates and why it's so hated by some 41:03 Framing problem with invasions 45:16 You can't be invaded unless you engage with the multiplayer 50:09 People not wanting to engage with invasions 59:01 Pro invasion people may not be a tiny minority 1:00:16 Fel's invasion story 1:03:39 Invader representation in polls 1:10:09 Bloodborne chalice dungeons 1:16:50 Miyazaki's magnum opus 1:18:59 DS1 vs DS3 1:24:37 Watchtowers in Elden Ring 1:28:49 Currently only 1 invader at a time 1:30:06 PS5 hesitancy 1:35:36 They already have all the pvp people's money 1:36:47 amish speaks blasphemous doom upon us Fel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Felicificity iamamish's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/fsdfajklklj Evidence that you can't get invaded unless you engage with the multiplayer systems: https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/c... iamamish's video on the system: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTyjXy...

0:00 Channel updates 10:45 Quality videos will always get views 12:32 Jacob's MHDos review 14:12 Split brain experiments 18:46 Jacob's video: Has MH lost its edge? 23:50 Ludonarrative dissonance 27:12 Jacob proves Rise is easier through science 44:50 Old MH aesthetic vs New 52:56 Long Sword criticism 1:03:44 To nerf or not to nerf 1:09:10 Wishes for MH6 1:34:51 Ratatoskr changes his mind on spoiler 1:46:46 MH Stories revisited 2:06:21 Jacob refuses to elaborate further on Neon Genesis Evangelion 2:19:16 MH Movie vs Legends of the Guild Jacob's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD3j...

0:00 Content creation woes 24:00 Monster Hunter Stories 2 33:24 Ratatoskr explains alienation 40:42 Stories 2 Gameplay 59:16 Endgame 1:08:00 Women's romantic literature, pokemon, and Shin Megami Tensei 1:23:38 Easy mode in Monster Hunter 1:43:00 Rude comments and subjective opinions 1:51:31 Hot take: Being nice is not a virtue 2:03:51 Ace Attorney and Japan's 99% conviction rate 2:09:39 Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Zelda lore 2:44:34 MHStories and Rise crossover

0:00 Intro 1:28 Tonfas and new weapons 3:25 Difference between ultimate and portable versions 5:57 New Oled switches 10:21 Hunting Horn Old vs New 29:47 Monster Hunter Stories 2 49:43 Wyverian tries to bait me into complaining about Rise but I'm done with that shit 55:29 I've failed 1:23:02 MH Dos Review 1:29:01 Pokemon complaints 1:31:57 Stories 2 Weapons 1:39:19 Stories 2 roadmap 1:53:46 MH Stories 2 story 1:56:54 Arc the lad: Twilight of the spirits 2:00:45 Metroid Fusion 2:03:32 SMT 2:09:46 Dragon's Dogma 2 Links to Trailers I mentioned at the end: Atomic Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZeDV... Towers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxEUL... Project Awakening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khmfe...

I talk with Jakob, the creator of the now famous MH Dos review. 0:00 Introduction 3:06 Mint Chocolate Ice cream analogy 9:39 What is the mint? 18:48 Ratatoskr's MH4U journey 24:17 Quality of life changes 30:04 Similarities to Fire Emblem 39:27 I complain about the difficulty of Rise (again) 48:13 I realize we've been complaining for 48 minutes and try to explain that I do it out of love 48:49 Then I go right back to complaining

0:00 Intro 2:35 Why do we think Elden Ring is coming soon? 4:21 What makes Omni credible? 5:46 Omni knows when not to speak 7:54 Analyzing the meme 11:23 Why June 10th? 20:44 Why do we care so much? 24:47 Why all souls like fail 29:49 The importance of difficulty 32:49 Git Gud 39:05 Perfect Pasta Sauce (People don't know what they want) 44:13 Why Dark Souls Works 46:51 Twinks should be captured and executed 50:09 Souls Launch and early Eldin Ring PvP 54:28 Bloodborne and its themes 1:04:28 Reoccuring themes 1:06:30 Dark Souls 2 1:13:28 Dark Souls 2 DLC 1:15:18 The First Flame is a metaphor for civilization (Ratatoskr's pet theory) 1:24:56 The First Flame is a metaphor for civilization (again) 1:30:36 The First Flame is a metaphor for civilization (I can't stop) 1:36:32 George R.R. Martin and Miyazaki 1:39:27 Dark Souls 3's ending/ There can't be a Dark Souls 4 1:45:35 Level design 1:56:38 Content plans post release The Lore Hunter's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KN...

0:00 Introduction 2:52 Monster Hunter Stories 14:00 Ratatoskr Hot take #1 (Subs vs Dubs) 25:04 Update 3.0 and Rise's current state (Lionz) 30:20 Update 3.0 and Rise's current state (Handi) 41:02 Update 3.0 (Ratatoskr) 43:00 Ratatoskr's disappointment with Rise 46:36 The Benefits of Difficult gameplay 48:38 "Just use low tier armor" 53:34 The importance of a wall 56:53 "The games aren't easier, you're just better" 1:00:12 Artificial Difficulty 1:04:38 The joy of Deviants 1:09:48 What has been lost 1:14:20 The source of the problem 1:22:40 Godfall 1:28:07 Lionz's uncle playing Rise 1:36:26 We promise we like Rise 1:38:27 NCH Productions videos 1:40:56 Upcoming games that excite us 1:42:13 Diablo 2 1:45:38 Zelda 1:50:30 Elden Ring 1:51:53 Cynical towards releases 1:53:10 Dark Souls 2 1:55:11 Bloodborne 2:05:31 The Dark Souls Itch 2:10:30 The problem with accessibility 2:20:00 Handi and Rata agree to play MH4U on their LEGALLY PURCHASED COPIES 2:27:21 Adding and removing weapons 2:29:00 How LS should be nerfed 2:32:15 New vs Old Hunting Horn Handi's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4uD... Lionz's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXS...

0:00 Introduction 2:50 Brando lives in Japan 4:52 Drakengard 6:26 Drakengard 1's bad gameplay 10:16 Ratatoskr's Love of Drakengard 1 12:52 Video game analysis 15:12 Being a small channel on YouTube 16:10 Ratatoskr being unable to stop playing Automata 18:27 Nier's central theme 22:57 Yoko Taro's view on murder 27:19 Kaine can understand shades 29:35 Nier Ending E 34:29 Nier ending D 36:05 How to interpret games 41:20 Nier's out of game content 45:22 Casting pearls before swine 47:23 Ratatoskr's love for Drakengard 2 50:41 Nier: Automata and Coca Cola's small world machines 1:01:01 Nier Reincarnation 1:12:19 FF14 1:19:25 Nier Ending E 2 1:23:07 Dragon's Quest 1:35:35 Monster hunter should have more spin offs 1:39:00 MHW and older games 1:41:13 Obligatory Ratatoskr alienating comment MH 1:44:53 MH Difficulty 1:57:06 Flinch free memes Brando's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yR... Brando's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpBrando

0:00​ Update 2.0 6:30​ New build options 11:26​ Status effects & buddies 17:10​ Game difficulty, speed of combat, wirebugs 23:37​ MH4U, flinch free, and the appeal of deliberate gameplay 36:30​ Apex's Rampages, and difficulty 45:40​ Armor skills 50:24​ MH spoiler drama 59:43​ Monitization in MH 1:12:30​ Rise update schedule 1:22:00​ should the LS be nerfed? 1:40:35​ LV2 slots 1:42:30​ HH changes 1:49:57​ The meta 2:01:51​ Charge blade 2:03:57​ Update monsters

Kplay and I spend a lot of time talking about the minutia of our weapons of choice for the first half hour and then we move on to talking about Rise as a whole. I air a lot of my concerns and criticism in the second half. 0:00​ Introductions, spoiler warning 1:01​ K's thoughts on Hunting Horn Changes 5:52​ Ratatoskr doesn't want to go back to old longsword 8:08​ Alternate switch skills for both weapons 14:35​ Ratatoskr thinks LS is unfairly maligned 17:21​ Thoughts on tripping other players 25:30​ Thoughts on when nerfs are appropriate and when they're not 32:50​ Sick of all raw meta 34:14​ Thoughts on player incentives and choice 36:13​ Thought's on Rise overall 40:55​ Rampage 44:35​ April update and unusual update schedule 58:12​ Ibushi 1:02:36​ Narwa 1:05:40​ Endgame content (or lack thereof) 1:12:28​ Future content plans 1:15:41​ Capture vs. Kill debate 1:18:29​ Kplay considering Controversial content creation 1:23:54​ Reasons for making YouTube videos Kplays channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFV...​ Kplays Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPlaysHere1​

Welcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, where we discuss all the most interesting topics from the top AND the bottom of the world tree. Today's podcast will be the last MH podcast you will hear before Rise comes out. 0:00​ Wholesome takes 1:19​ Capcom's philosophy on Pay to win 4:25​ Magnamallo controversy 13:49​ The value of a properly placed F*** 14:41​ Minority Opinions 19:46​ MH is obscure with its information 23:53​ Monsters and Dark Souls collab 25:06​ Safi'Jiva fight and lore 27:28​ Lore in general 29:42​ Fashion Hunter 34:52​ Comedic timing and Dave Chappel 35:46​ Future of channel for Rise 43:54​ Ratatoskr's problem with World 47:10​ It's not about the Graphics it's about the style 55:29​ Video game regrets 56:29​ The dangers of casualization 1:00:26​ Favorite Final Fantasy games 12 and 10 1:07:53​ Next Monster Hunter and the importance of marketing 1:13:47​ Cyberpunk 2077 and No Man's Sky Wyverian Wholesome takes

Welcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, where we discuss all the most interesting topics from the top AND the bottom of the world tree. It is both my and Nova's first time doing a podcast and with Rise coming out so soon it was important to get it out as quickly as possible. Future episodes will have more fluff and the overall quality will improve. Also I am positive that I don't say um that much in real life, it must be first podcast jitters. Nova Bushido YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMv...​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nova_Bushido​ Discord: https://discord.gg/YSjYuSau​