Y’know, some people are just an open book. This metaphor for Sirrus and Achenar of Myst is ill-conceived because part of the game’s plot is figuring out their true motives, and also the books that imprison them are literally closed, for real. Hmmm. Well, maybe I’ll come up with a better metaphor for the Squid …
So maybe I freak out a little too much about how crazy this MMR distribution data is, but… like, can you blame me? It’s really somethin’ else. The Immortal 3s are out, and we have Thoughts about Dota Fashion. (Gold is still terrible.) Blitz delivered some incredible knowledge to Day9, and by proxy the rest …
Welcome to the future, folks. Jen and Colin are ducking into VA-11 Hall-A for a quick drink and a look at the relationship between two of the bar’s regulars, Stella Hoshi and Sei Asagiri. Then it’s off to Big Shell to watch the fumbling rookie Raiden learn from Solid Snake- some lessons good, some less …
Man. Valve dropped a bombshell on us in the form of the 2017-2018 competitive season announcement this week, and we’re still poking our heads out cautiously to make sure everything’s okay. Majors aren’t Valve-run anymore, and we also have Minors! What can this all mean?! At least The International is still here… and almost upon …
From bummer to BUMMER. This week, we start with Joel & Ellie from The Last of Us, a pair of apocalypse survivors whose relationship is as troubled as it is troubling. After that, we move on to Jaina Proudmoore & Thrall from the Warcraft series: a relationship notable not so much for its amazing writing, …
Do you like us talking in circles? No? Not a fan? Well… do you like us talking in circles? Okay, cool. On this episode of Bottle Crow, we struggle to understand the format of TI7 Regional Qualifiers, and who has or hasn’t won them. Then we mourn the absence of Redeye as a host for …
For the first time on Neutral Game, Miodrag and Colin have both played a new fighting game, and tried to learn it using their own advice. What are their takeaways from their time in the King of Iron Fist Tournament? From story to online, bears to CEOs, and of course, with the looming threat of …
It’s our first guest episode! Regular cohosts Jen and Colin are joined by Nick Seese, cohost of the Dota 2 podcast Bottle Crow Reborn! Together, the three of them tackle the complicated relationship between Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth of BioShock Infinite and its story DLC, Burial at Sea. What happens when you mix an ex-Pinkerton …
Tell me something, folks. Inform me, enlighten me. Is the primary qualifier of whether something is food how smooth the process of it leaving your body is? Cause that don’t seem right to me. Also, what is a vitamin? Why don’t we have vitamin immortals? Can’t be worse than these gold ones. Nick and Colin talk …