Crazy Train of Thought: A Podcast About Video Games The Idiot Savants

Episode 166
ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by a panel of seasoned veterans in the gaming industry: PC Master Race appointee Wyatt, Console Purist and Xbox Fan Bradyn, and Lil Pokemasta Emmett. Today, we even have f*cking spreadsheets, baby! Pokemaster Troy Osborn produces. Checkalook at this week’s topics:
(00:02:48) Ryan complains about Starfield patches
(00:08:32) Palworld roadmap
(00:15:23) What the experts have been playing
(00:18:02) Changes and updates to Fortnite
(00:21:38) Red Ring of Death wet towel trick
(00:23:31) Bradyn plays MLB The Show 2024
(00:27:11) What season of Fortnite was the best?
(00:33:39) The future of console gaming, according to the experts
(00:38:08) The experts weigh in on former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Shawn Layden’s comments about console exclusivity
(00:45:32) Time for spreadsheets: Where are all the “next gen” games?
(00:51:53) What the experts think
(00:59:35) Is FPS relevant if you suck at games?
(01:03:42) Emmett tries to play with a mouse and keyboard
(01:17:00) The experts weigh in on Xbox’s future business strategies
(01:21:54) Ryan guesses the meaning of 2024's hottest slang terms

Link to Episode 89 of The Jeff Gerstmann Show (Xbox discussion timestamp is 1:26:51)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lfUnWbrWAoCkh6as30yFu?si=347ae712f9bc46d9
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Episode 165

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by velvet painting connoisseur Austyn Torres and train railroad spike thief/podcast producer Malcon Wilson. Checkalook at this week’s topics:

(00:04:30:13) Shredded Xbox leads to remote up the butt

(00:06:01:20) Microsoft struggles for 3rd place discussion part 2

(00:12:15:29) Are streamers fueling fanboy rage?

(00:14:16:15) Angry people on the internet

(00:16:19:09) Are there gaming monopolies?

(00:20:03:11) Sony layoffs and multiplatform ambitions

(00:25:10:25) Should Microsoft take Jeff Gerstmann’s suggestions for the next Xbox?

(00:37:55:12) Austyn teaches us about Hell Let Loose

(00:43:14:04) There’s a woman on the front line??

(00:44:26:14) Role playing in Hell Let Loose

(00:49:57:02) Closing thoughts on Hell Let Loose

Link to Episode 89 of The Jeff Gerstmann Show (Xbox discussion timestamp is 1:26:51)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lfUnWbrWAoCkh6as30yFu?si=347ae712f9bc46d9

Thanks for watching and listening! Wanna get your ideas on the show? Email us at Theidiotsavants@outlook.com or reach out to us on any of our social media platforms. We don’t say it enough, but your entertainment is the reason we do this.

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ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by Sith Overlord Austyn Torres, Palmaster Troy Osborn, and backdraft (the movie) survivor Colin Freakin Giffy. Checkalook at this week’s topics:

(00:03:25) Is Palworld better than Pokemon?

(00:23:29) Base-building in Palworld

(00:25:58) Shoutout Palworld.gg

(00:27:25) Palworld and other Pokemon clones

(00:30:08) Troy’s idea for captured humans in PalworldZZ

(00:32:26) Base raids and defenses

(00:34:55) Austyn gets back to base building

(00:36:27) Palworld is really f*cked up

(00:39:15) Closing thoughts on Palworld

(00:46:18) A short conversation about Spiderman 2 the game, but not the original game based on the movie Spiderman 2 in 2004 or the game Amazing Spiderman 2 also based on the popular movie. This is like totally different from that. In fact, forget those ones were ever released at all and that the game we are about to talk about is the only game called Spiderman 2 to exist in this timeline.

(00:59:52) An impromptu rant about Madam Web

(01:30:33) Xbox goes multiplatform? A video essay in defense of big green



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Episode 162

ALL ABOARD for another fantastic episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Host Ryan Wolf is joined this week by the pirouetted piercer himself Austyn Torres and Pokemaster Troy Osborn. Checkalook at this week’s topics:

(00:02:40) The Idiot Savants Abroad! Ryan goes to the UK

(00:24:07) Starfield chat begins

(00:27:05) Ryan is frustrated

(00:37:51) How not to role play as The Mantis

(00:45:20) Troy has a solution

(00:57:42) Troy’s time with Starfield

(01:11:35) Chameleon armor ftw

(01:18:25) Austyn has ship issues (shipshues?)

(01:25:59) Addressing backlash to Starfield (small spoiler warning)

(01:57:29) Characters and companions

(02:02:40) Is Starfield sterile/vanilla?

(02:13:34) DLC ideas and Starfield vs Horizon 2 vs Cyberpunk



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All Aboard!! Sam shares his tales of his time in Cancun. Ryan reveals he's already achieved a lifelong dream of his to see T. Swift in concert. Austin guides us through the prehistoric game: Path of Titans. Ryan Talks about Soul Hackers 2. TMNT has a pizza scented controller?? Gross? Cool? Tell us your thoughts as you join us on this week's Crazy Train of Thought.



01:46 Sam Goes to Cancun

11:52 Ryan at a T Swift Concert

33:00 Path of Titans

50:32 Soul Hackers 2

1:26:00 Pizza Scented Controllers





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ALL ABOARD for this week’s episode of Crazy Train of Thought brought to you by The Idiot Savants! Ryan Wolf is joined again this week by former ice roller blading consultant Austyn Torres and 2012’s Winner of the Easter Egg Hider World Championships Malcolm Wilson.

Checkalook at our topics: 

(00:02:18) Reminiscing about Dead Island 1 

(00:03:19) Dead Island 1 trailer 

(00:06:50) Dead Island 2 - trailer and comparison to Dying Light 

(00:09:35) Dead Island 2 - G.O.R.E. system 

(00:16:59) Dead Island 2 - best mission so far 

(00:22:23) Dead Island 2 - ability cards and upgrades 

(00:30:49) Dead Island 2 - does it need parkour? 

(00:40:20) Dead Island 2 - environmental kills 

(00:42:21) Warlander (free-to-play, Steam/Playstation Network) 

(00:52:12) Warlander has mediocre reviews? 

(00:58:14) Streamer “Gotfeet” plays Warlander with his feet 

(01:05:41) News: Microsoft vs FTC 

(01:15:30) Microsoft “spend Sony out of business” email 

(01:30:34) Starfield not on Xbox? – Phil Spencer reveal 

(01:34:56) Ryan - #1 Xbox stan? 

(01:39:01) Potential repercussions of the Microsoft/Activision deal 

 

Links: 

Dead Island 2 

Warlander on Steam (steampowered.com) 

GotFEET - Twitch 

What the FTC v. Microsoft trial uncovered about the video game industry (yahoo.com) 

 

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