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VGH #223: Four-Bear Wallet

Four-Bear Wallet

D.J. has more to say about Soma. Paul plays the wrong Fallout, but maybe he can mod it into the right one. Randy admits to using one of those virtual girl apps. But most importantly: How’s that new Assassin’s Creed?


  • Things Discussed

    Things Discussed:
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Fallout: New Vegas, Lifeline, Soma

Episode Timeline

00:00 – Intro
01:25 – Black Friday post-barricade chat
11:50 – Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
32:15 – Lifeline
44:00 – Soma
55:00 – Fallout: New Vegas
71:40 – Outro

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This Week’s Music:
“Orbital Bombardment” from Ultionus: A Soundtrack of Petty Revenge and “The Time Vampire” from FX4 by Jake “virt” Kaufman.
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5 Comments

  1. Courtney Parker Sandhu
    Courtney Parker Sandhu December 4, 2015

    So i played lifeline a long time ago, I guess when it first came out. I got totally thrown off when randy was calling the main character “she.” My Taylor was totally a guy. Well, I started playing again and so far no indications. I searched and saw that the developers said this:

    “Thanks so much! We intentionally did not gender Taylor in the game or the marketing materials, because A) we don’t believe in gender stereotypes and we don’t want to even subtly reinforce them in our work and B) we believe that giving the player a silent choice over how they view Taylor really helps build immersion and adds to the player’s ownership over the experience of the game. It’s been really fascinating to watch different people talk about Taylor as a he/she in discussing the game, sometimes even flipping back and forth over the course of a conversation!”

    • panda_sensei
      panda_sensei February 2, 2016

      I just played lifeline and wondered if they did that on purpose. Awesome!

      • Courtney Parker Sandhu
        Courtney Parker Sandhu February 3, 2016

        What was your Taylor like?

        • panda_sensei
          panda_sensei February 12, 2016

          I read it as a girl, but I think it’s because I listened to a description of the game with Taylor as a female before I played it. I’m so curious how I would of thought of Taylor on my own! Still enjoyed it 🙂

        • panda_sensei
          panda_sensei July 6, 2016

          I thought of her as a girl the entire time!

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