Can Capcom's Incredible Streak Continue? | Button Mash
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hello and welcome into The Ringerverse, your Nexus feed for all things fandom.
What are the spoiler-free reviews of Capcom's Pragmata?
I am Ben Lindberg, senior editor at The Ringer and Button Mash host. I've got company today. I am joined by a pair of podcast sidekicks. First, Ringer deputy art lead, Pragmata James. Hey, Ben. That one was just right there for me. I didn't even have to reach for that one. I thought you might go for that one, yeah. Yeah, I mean, it was pretty obvious. Maybe it was the low-hanging fruit, but sometimes the low-hanging fruit is pretty appetizing. How many hours into Crimson Desert are you now? What's the total count climbed to?
Wow, right out the gate. I think I'm at 165. Oh, okay. But I haven't touched it in five days because of all the other games we've been playing.
I know. I was expecting 200 for you at this point, so I'm slightly disappointed. Yeah, that's fair. That's fair. I'll do better. We've been busy. And so have the developers of Crimson Desert, just patching that thing daily, basically. Oh, yeah. As we forecasted in our previous discussion, they are updating this thing as if it's an MMO. And a lot of the complaints that we touched on last time. Now, Steve is producing this pod, but he is unable to weigh in and speak. And so we can just trash him here and he won't be able to do anything about it. But it turns out the critical response was roughly right in the middle. of what we predicted and what Steve predicted. But I think the popular opinion certainly was closer to our take and I think is only improving as the game gets better.
It's definitely getting better, the game, for sure. But I think the things that certain people fundamentally don't like about Crimson Desert are not really going to change. It was never going to be a game for everyone. But for us sickos who just want to drop a billion hours getting completely lost in a game world, it is indeed getting better every patch.
Yeah, it was for us from the beginning. We didn't need no stinking patches. That game was good right from the start. We are also joined by ringer contributor and freelancer extraordinaire powering through a sore throat. Hopefully we will see Joshua Rivera. Welcome back, Joshua.
Hello. I have inputted the sore throat solution hack pattern. I've been solving mazes to brew tea, and I'm ready to destroy some bots with you gentlemen today.
Yeah.
How does Mouse: P.I. for Hire stand out among indie games?
You can't patch out your hay fever, unfortunately, I guess is the problem. Well, have you dabbled in the desert?
Oh, no, it's just one of those things where it's just sort of like, you know, I can't do that, you know?
That's okay. It's not really a game you can dabble in. You have to dive in whole hog, really. We're getting chats, silent chats from Steve, who is steaming that he cannot weigh in here. How many times have you seen the Super Mario Bros. Galaxy movie in theaters, Joshua? Any?
Yeah.
Oh, zero times. Wow.
Zero times. Zero times. Yeah.
Are you even participating in gaming culture?
Come on. I have been voted off of Gamer Island for the month.
What are the unique features of the game Replaced?
And I'm hoping that my pragmatic opinions get me back in, you know?
Good. Good.
What themes are explored in Mouse: P.I. for Hire?
We will get to those shortly. I think the movie is doing okay without you. I don't think Nintendo needs your box office dollars. It's about halfway to the total take of the previous Mario Galaxy movie or not Galaxy, but Mario movie. So it's doing just fine. And I actually, I introduced my daughter, my four and a half year old daughter to the first Mario movie this past weekend. Well, not the first one to be clear. Not the 1993 one. I don't think she's old enough for that. I'm not sure any of us are old enough for that. But the 2023 one, and she was a little apprehensive about the Bowser parts, but she stuck with it and she enjoyed it. And now, of course, she wants a Mario-themed birthday party. So you win, Nintendo.
Doing good work. Doing good work, man. Marketing accomplished. Yeah. Did the Peaches song win her over? You know, she wasn't that into the Peaches song, seemingly. Sorry, Jack Black. He didn't even get a musical number in the sequel for whatever reason, even though that was the big breakout movie from the first one.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:13–0:19
2
What are the spoiler-free reviews of Capcom's Pragmata?
0:19–2:44
3
How does Mouse: P.I. for Hire stand out among indie games?
2:44–3:34
4
What are the unique features of the game Replaced?
3:34–3:38
5
What themes are explored in Mouse: P.I. for Hire?
3:38–4:45
6
How does Replaced handle storytelling and character development?
4:45–5:04
7
How does the gameplay of Pragmata compare to other Capcom titles?
5:04–6:03
8
What are the challenges faced in the platforming mechanics of Replaced?
6:03–1:28:40
Speakers
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