Episode XI-2: The Legend of Big Bird's Bones

Official description
Concluding our trio of podcast recorded two weeks ago due to holiday issues, the crew remains joined by 2K Marin's Steve Gaynor to discuss psychopathic murderer Gordon Freeman, John Madden getting a governement bailout, classic network sitcom Coach, and the love affair between Japanese people and Wizardry.

Games Discussed
Half Life 2, The Dark Spire, Bangai-O Spirits, Dinopark Tycoon, Burnout Paradise, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2

Synopsis
"Synopsis of the episode go here"

Memorable quotes

 * "I'm gonna shit on the Dark Spire." - Jake

YouTube Timestamps

 * 01:27 — Intro - The exciting conclusion
 * 02:18 — Gaming Tropes - And overly-literal applications thereof
 * 02:51 — Half Life - Gordon Freeman is a sociopathic, mute killer
 * 06:09 — Linear Games - Enjoying the one experience presented
 * 11:20 — Multiplayer - No one plays games a month after they've been released
 * 12:24 — Multiplayer - And the expectation thereof
 * 14:37 — Multiplayer - Building a single-player campaign based on it
 * 16:24 — Left 4 Dead - AI Director
 * 19:50 — IGN.com - They've been around for what, like, ten years?
 * 20:26 — EA Shuts Down - And other things that could happen before this is uploaded
 * 21:18 — Jay Leno - We have replaced the podcast with him
 * 23:03 — Machinima.com - They hired a bunch of writers for some reason
 * 26:05 — coachfan.info - That show ran until 1998
 * 26:48 — wonderboner.info - goodseg.com and riprollickingride.com are this week's redirects
 * 32:42 — GotY.cx - Your Games of the year! ... .cx
 * 34:05 — GotY.cx - Far Cry 2 - An authentic gaming experience
 * 35:30 — GotY.cx - Mother 3 - The GAF police arrest Steve
 * 36:55 — GotY.cx - No More Heroes - The suggestive charging up motion
 * 37:46 — Army of Two - Singing odes to your fellow mercenary
 * 38:59 — GotY.cx - Civilization Revolution - Perfect when you're trapped in a foreign prison
 * 40:42 — GotY.cx - Burnout Paradise - A platformer where your dude happens to be a car
 * 42:28 — GotY.cx - LittleBigPlanet - Integration of user-generated content
 * 43:37 — Bangai-O Spirits - The sound file save system
 * 45:48 — The Dark Spire - Featuring old Apple II graphics mode
 * 47:33 — Wizardry - It's basically responsible for all Japanese RPGs
 * 49:29 — The Dark Spire - It's the GotY
 * 50:43 — Dino Park Tycoon - And other old games we haven't thought of in a while
 * 54:31 — Dino Park Tycoon - Yet another harrowing anecdote by Chris Remo
 * 57:01 — GotY.cx - Personal Choices - Including Fallout 3 and Sleep
 * 59:25 — Outro - A sound effect from a butt