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MAGICAL REALISM - REACTION SHOTS EP 2 DISCUSSION TOPIC

Hello, Easy Allies Film Club!  Here is this month's discussion topic for the May episode of Reaction Shots!

We're talking all about Magical Realism!  A favorite topic/device of mine.

So what is magical realism you ask?  

Magical realism is when a world is presented as real (or at least consistent with a set of rules) but then has any number of things that are magical or somehow incongruous within that reality.  In other words, something magical or unexp...

HEIST! - FIASCONAUTS

Well we've done it, we made a heist movie with huber, Fiasconauts style.  Watch us almost entirely ignore the playset and throw a real hum-dinger of a heist!  We had a lot of fun with this one!  Hope you do too!

Audio version is at the following link and should also be on your podcast thing of choice:  https://soundcloud.com/fiasconauts/heist-fiasconauts

Huber Syndrome - Meaningful Side Quests

Huber shares his love from recent side quests!

Little Nightmares Review

I think I first saw Little Nightmares for Let's All Go to the Trailers or Trailer Score back in the day. It left an impression, but since then, I haven't really followed it too closely. Going into the final game, I was practically blind aside from a few of those vague first memories. And of course, for a horror game, that's a great place to be.

Little Nightmares has a very strong sense of character and feel to its world, which it reveals to you bit by bit. It's not a long game either, so...

The Easy Allies Podcast #57 - April 26th 2017 - The Video

Hi Allies!

    Here's the video link for this week's Easy Allies Podcast. I'm sorry these have to be separate posts every time; that's just the way the system must work. Oh and here's the SoundCloud link:
https://soundcloud.com/easyallies/the-easy-allies-podcast-57-april-26th-2017/s-1ImPG

Love & Respect,
Kyle

The Easy Allies Podcast #57 - April 26th 2017 - Early RSS

Hi Allies!

    This is the early audio upload of The Easy Allies Podcast. You can find your personal RSS URL up in the upper-right corner of our Patreon page. Video link coming soon!

Love & Respect,
Kyle

Tabletop Escapades - Episode 55 "A Blood Brawl"

Things get exceptionally violent on today's Tabletop Escapades.

SoundCloud link - https://soundcloud.com/tabletop-escapades/tabletop-escapades-episode-55-a-bloody-brawl

EZAnime - JoJo Part 2 Patron-Exclusive Audio

Here's the audio for EZAnime - JoJo Part 2. The episode should be available on iTunes and Google Play shortly if you prefer using those services. We're also working on getting past episodes of EZAnime in audio form and that should hopefully happen within the next few days. Thanks!

L&R,

Ben

EZAnime - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Part 2) Ft. Kyle Bosman and Brandon Jones

Hey everyone! Here's the supplemental EZAnime episode with Brandon Jones and Kyle Bosman. Since it's our first time having guests on the show, we really wanted to focus on their perspective. Brandon Jones is largely a newcomer to anime and he offers an outsider's take. Kyle Bosman provides the kind of insight that only Bosman can which is both passionate and entertaining.

Unfortunately, neither Brad or myself have had much of a chance to dig into parts 5-8 yet, which I know is a disappointment...

Outlast 2 Review

Hey Allies! I loved the original Outlast and its expansion Whistleblower. They had some really scary parts that are still burned into my brain. That helps make an effective horror game, and Outlast 2 capitalizes on this. Hope you enjoy the review and/or game!

-Huber

Friend Code Episode 2 - Nintendo Direct April 2017

Sorry for the delay, but here's this week's episode of Friend Code. Bosman, Bloodworth, and Damiani dig into the SNES Classic rumor, March NPD data, and the recent April 2017 Nintendo Direct announcements.

Audio version: https://soundcloud.com/user-698785183/friend-code-ep2-v2/s-bVN5v

NOTE: If you don't catch it in the video, the reason for the on-camera only video cut is due to us no...

This Week in Love & Respect

Hi Allies!

   I'm here to collect your topics, questions, and games for the Love & Respect segment of this week's Easy Allies Podcast. This week's panel most likely includes Daniel Bloodworth and Michael Huber. One note about podcast games: I've seen a couple types of games that I think are pretty good but probably won't select for the podcast. These are the games in which we have to kill a video game and the games that involve GameTrailers reviews. I know I've already picke...

Friend Code Episode 2 - RSS Audio/Feed

Here's the Patreon audio version of the new episode of Friend Code, which you can grab from your Patreon exclusive RSS Feed. Enjoy!

Note: Video/Soundcloud versions coming in about 2 hours when the video finishes exporting and uploading to YouTube. I apologize for the delay.

- Damiani

Group Stream Night Vote

Hi Allies!

     As I said earlier this year, I'd like to do more weird live events for Group Stream Night in 2017. The Hall of Greats was born from this initiative, and I think that was pretty cool. (Hall of Greats #2 next month!) I now present to you, two new weird stream ideas and one normal fun game:

- Mario Maker Challenge: The Easy Allies split into two random teams. Don, Mario Maker master, gives each team a common theme they must implement into a 2017-04-23 22:35:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Famicom! - Easy Update

My friends Chris and Pam went to Japan and brought back some cool games for the Famicom and Super Famicom! And two of them are new! It was a lot of fun to play, hope you enjoy! 

Love, 

Ian 

IanIII

Huber Syndrome - Backlog Anxiety

It's a hectic time for video games and Huber is cracking under the pressure. 

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Review

Hey allies. Here's my review for Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. Outside of messing around with Monster World IV when it released on Xbox Live, I'm largely unfamiliar with the Wonder Boy series. I've heard a lot of enthusiasm for Wonder Boy III in particular so I jumped at the chance to review the remake. It's very charming in a lot of ways and I largely enjoyed my time with the game. Lizardcube, the developer, obviously has a lot of love for it as well. There were a few moments when the game fel...

MLB The Show 17 - Easy Allies Review

Quality on field improvements are held back by nagging online issues.

Written by Michael Huber
Reviewed on PlayStation 4 Pro
Available on PlayStation 4

Review copy provided by PlayStation. 

Cup of Jones - 04/20/17

TECHNICAL ADVISORY: About 80% of the way through this episode the camera ran out of card space. Fortunately, the entire episode was captured on our fancy new mixer, so you can listen to the last bit at least.

This episode is a brief editorial, one that's kinda mushy and rambly. It's a concern that's been in my head ever since we did our Concert, one that we should be aware of, even if we don't have the best solution for it at the moment. I thought Easy Allies was a couple of channels, or ...

The Easy Allies Podcast #56 - Patron RSS

And here is the Patron audio file that should now appear in your Patron RSS feed. Enjoy!

The Easy Allies Podcast #56 - April 19th 2017

On this week's episode,  Bandai Namco strings out the announcement of their new IP, the Switch's software lineup slows down, and the NES Classic is already dead. 

Audio version: https://soundcloud.com/easyallies/the-easy-allies-podcast-55-april-19th-2017/s-8HTL2

L&R,

- Damiani

Tabletop Escapades - Episode 54 "Skull"

The party finds themselves facing a very unexpected foe in this bizarre episode of Tabletop Escapades.

SoundCloud link - https://soundcloud.com/tabletop-escapades/tabletop-escapades-episode-54-skull

Frame Trap - Episode 27 "Surviving the Onslaught of Games"

Today on Frame Trap, the panel is trying their best to keep up with the crazy year of video games that is 2017. Heavy hitters like Persona 5, Nier: Automata, Dark Souls III: The Ringed City, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild get discussed along with smaller titles such as The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and Toukiden 2. We also find a little space in the beginning to share our opinions on the teaser for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

SoundCloud link - 2017-04-18 07:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Cup of Jones - 04/16/17

Getting to 3 episodes worth of Cup Questions makes for 1 very long episode. I get kind of freaked out when an episode gets this long, because I think "I must have said something really stupid in there somewhere." So dig in and let me know where those moments are. Going to try to separate Feedback, Editorials, and general EZA updates into separate episodes of the show, so you get smaller Cups to digest sometimes, and more Cups overall.

I'm getting used to our new mixer, but goofed a bit se...

One More Poll Before Group Stream Night

Hi Allies--

    I remembered we have one more poll to take care of. The sinister TheDarkKnight is once again pitting two more allies against each other: this time best anime friends Ben and Brad will face off for a Berserk statue. The only problem is that we were given 3 games to choose from, and we simply can't be trusted with that decision. We need you. 

Here are our options:

...

This Week in Love & Respect

Hi Allies!

           I'm here to collect your topics, questions, and games for the Love & Respect segment of this week's Easy Allies Podcast. This week's guests will most likely be Michael Damiani and Bradley Ellis. Just post your submission in the comments below, and please include your preferred name if you don't like the one here on Patreon.

L&R,
Kyle

Zelda Talk - Breath of the Wild Soundtrack and Voice Acting

On this week's episode, Brandon Jones and Daniel Bloodworth join Damiani to discuss how they feel about Breath of the Wild's unique soundtrack and use of voice work.

Special thanks to Ian Hinck for creating the title graphics for Zelda Talk so it looks a bit more professional.

You can grab the audio version here: https://soundcloud.com/user-922622393/breath-of-...

Zelda Talk Episode 5 (Patreon Audio/RSS)

Here is the Patreon only audio upload and RSS feed for Zelda Talk Episode 5.

Enjoy!

- Damiani

Easy Update! Ben and I play Playerunknown's Battlegrounds

This game is surprisingly fun and I had a blast playing it with ben! Hopefully we can do like a 100 ally stream of it soon! Hope you enjoy! Love you! Ian 

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Group Stream Night Vote

Hi Allies!

       After the grueling gauntlet of last week's Pokemon TCG tournament, I think we're ready for something more on the jolly side. Here are the candidates for Group Stream Night this week:

The Disney Afternoon Collection 

Puyo Puyo Tetris (note: we can only stream m...