Podcast – Outside is Overrated

Outside is Overrated Episode 30 – Sonic the Hedgehog

In Episode 30 of the podcast Tom, Scott and special guest host Brian Shea, digital editor at Game Informer, discuss Sonic the Hedgehog. They recall fond memories of the golden days, discuss where the franchise went awry and discuss the recent Sonic movie.

Helpful reading for this episode: Brian Shea’s article “Where Sonic Went Wrong” on Game Informer.

Episode guide:

27:25 – The Golden Age of Sonic – Sega Genesis
59:03 – Game Pass Forever – No Man’s Sky
1:07:19 – The Wayward Years
1:34:53 – Tom Awesome’s Top Five Video Game Movies
1:48:27 – Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie

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Outside is Overrated Episode 29 – Bill and Ted

In Episode 29 of the podcast Tom, Phoenix and Billy discuss the legacy of Bill and Ted before breaking down Face the Music.

Episode guide:

16:40 – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
33:46 – Game Pass Forever: Afterparty
44:13 – Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
1:03:12 – Tom Awesome’s Top 5 Most Iconic Keanu Reeves Roles
1:14:32 – Bill and Ted Face the Music

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Outside is Overrated Episode 28 – Castlevania NES and Anime

In Episode 28 of the podcast Tom, Brian and Casey discuss discuss the first three Castlevania games from the NES and the Netflix anime.

Episode guide:

15:17 – Castlevania
26:34 – Castlevania II Simon’s Quest
37:05 – Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse
47:52 – Castlevania IV
55:40 – Charisma Check – The Belmont Whip
1:02:43 – Two Truths and a Lie
1:22:46 – Game Pass Forever – Yakuza Kiwami
1:28:05 – The Netflix Anime Series

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Outside is Overrated Episode 27 – Guy Ritchie Films

In Episode 27 of the podcast Tom, Phoenix and Billy discuss 11 Guy Ritchie movies before ranking the films. In the back third of the show, Tom interviews Seattle-based musician Bug Hunter.

Episode guide:

11:27 – Crime Films
40:44 – Charisma Check – Best Characters in Guy Ritchie Films
50:23 – Non-Original Properties
1:15:52 – Game Pass Forever: Gears Tactics
1:22:01 – The Gentlemen Review
1:31:03 – Tom Awesome’s Top Five Scenes in Guy Ritchie Films
1:39:56 – Ranking Guy Ritchie’s Films
2:05:42 – Interview: Bug Hunter

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Outside is Overrated Episode 26 – Stonemaier Games

In Episode 26 of the podcast Tom, Joey and Casey discuss four Stonemaier Games: Wingspan, Viticulture, Tapestry and Scythe. In the back half of the show, Tom interviews Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games, the designer of Viticulture, Tapestry, Scythe and Charterstone.

Episode guide:

5:39 – Charterstone
9:37 – Wingspan
25:45 – Charisma Check – Next Gen Consoles
41:08 – Viticulture
56:02 – Game Pass Forever: Humans Fall Flat
1:01:58 – Tapestry
1:16:47 – Tom Awesome’s Top 5 Stonemaier Games
1:22:31 – Scythe
1:40:46 – Takeaways from a day of Stonemaier Games
1:46:20 – Jamey Stegmaier Interview

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Outside is Overrated Episode 25 – Video Game Music

In Episode 25 of the podcast Tom, Joey and Billy discuss their love of music, pick their favorite soundtracks from each generation of gaming and choose the most iconic song in video game history.

Episode guide:

10:54 – Our backgrounds with music
22:17 – The evolution on video game music composition
29:59 – When we got hooked on video game music
35:25 – Icons from each generation of gaming
58:03 – Burnsy’s Book Buzz: Heir to the Jedi
1:02:27 – Game Pass Forever – Riverbond
1:08:38 – Picking the most iconic song ever
1:29:19 – Listener email

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Outside is Overrated Episode 24 – Final Fantasy VII Remake

In the new edition of the podcast Tom, Joey and Brandon discuss the Final Fantasy VII Remake. The group looks at what’s familiar for fans of the original, what’s new in this entry and dive into spoilers with the story in the final segment.

Thank you to Outside is Overrated’s sponsor: Premier Health.

Episode guide:

10:20 – What’s Familiar
52:54 – What’s New
1:09:28 – Game Pass Forever: Subnautica
1:16:25 – SPOILERS – The Plot of Final Fantasy VII Remake – SPOILERS

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Outside is Overrated Episode 23 – Looking into the Legend of Zelda

In the new edition of the podcast Tom, Scott and Brian examine The Legend of Zelda. The trio discusses the history of the franchise, what makes the series great and rank the console entries. 

Thank you to Outside is Overrated’s sponsor: Premier Health.

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Episode guide:

• 2:07 – Resident Evil 2 Remake
• 5:22 – Borderlands 3
• 6:43 – Doom Eternal
• 11:30 – The History of the Legend of Zelda
• 40:26 – Top 5 Non Gannon and Zelda Side Characters According to Brian
• 54:23 – What makes a great Zelda game
• 1:24:06 – Game Pass Forever: Subnautica
• 1:29:41 – Ranking the console Legend of Zelda Games

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Outside is Overrated Episode 22 – Gateway to Anime

In the new edition of the podcast Scott and Joey introduce Tom to anime. The colorful trio discuss Cowboy Bebop, Princess Mononoke and Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. There is also a lively discussion about the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo and listener email.

Thank you to Outside is Overrated’s sponsor: Premier Health.

https://overratedpod.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/episode-22-gateway-to-anime.mp3

Episode guide:

• 3:23 – Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo
• 15:24 – Cowboy Bebop
• 29:46 – Listener Email
• 41:17 – Princess Mononoke
• 57:59 – Tom Awesome’s Top 5 Anime Characters, According to Scott
• 1:14:47 – Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
• 1:33:19 – Scott and Joey’s Anime Recommendations

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Outside is Overrated Episode 21 – All The Final Fantasies

Tom, Joey and Brandon discuss the 15 mainline Final Fantasy games.

Thank you to Outside is Overrated’s sponsor: Premier Health.

https://overratedpod.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/episode-21-all-the-final-fantasies.mp3

Episode guide:

• The Eight-Bit Era
  • 10:12 – Final Fantasy I
  • 17:25 – Final Fantasy II
  • 21:17 – Final Fantasy III
• 23:22 – Best Games of 2019 Revisited
• 16-Bit Era
  • 26:17 – Final Fantasy IV
  • 34:01 – Final Fantasy V
  • 36:05 – Final Fantasy VI
• 42:55 – Tom Awesome’s Top Five RPGs
• PlayStation Era
  • 49:49 – Final Fantasy VII
  • 56:43 – Final Fantasy VIII
  • 1:01:42 – Final Fantasy IX
• 1:05:05 = Burnsy’s Book Buzz
• PlayStation 2
  • 1:09:59 – Final Fantasy X
  • 1:18:29 – Final Fantasy XI
  • 1:22:23 – Final Fantasy XII
• The Most Recent Titles
  • 1:25:31 – Final Fantasu XIII
  • 1:29:33 – Final Fantasy XIV
  • 1:33:15 – Final Fanyasy XV
• 1:49:17 – Ranking the Mainline Entries

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