Our retrospective of 2022 in gaming continues with a look at innovative visual novel AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative, critical darling Tunic, sleeper hit Stray, and the underdog Spark the Electric Jester trilogy.

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Ep. 21-3 ~ GOTY 2022 ~ Nirvana Initiative, Spark the Electrict Jester, Tunic, Stray

We wrap things up with some honorable mentions and our number one games of the year.

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Ep. 21-4 ~ GOTY 2022 ~ Pac Man World: Re Pac, Xenoblade 3, Bayonetta 3, Elden Ring, Sonic Frontiers

It's finally time! It's finally here! It took six years to make! It's the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Fandom, for the NES Super Game System! Will KingK eat this game right up? Will Ryan make a pizza? Will Exo by a hipster contrarian and dislike things that are popular? Why was Jack Sparrow crabs? All these questions, and more, answered in today's two hour podcast!

—Music Credits—

"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 22-1 ~ Tears of the Fandom Mega Podcast

The guys talk for way too long about the story of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Enjoy!

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"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 @ExoParadigmGamer  (Editor for this Episode)
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

 @TheKingOfKingK  
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingdomKlannad

 @TheRyanSucksAtGames  
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Ep. 22-2 ~ Tears of the Kingdom Story Podcast (Endgame Spoilers)

The Unversed Cast reconvenes to discuss the post release content for Sonic Frontiers, months after it was relevant! People have already moved on to Sonic Dream Team, but that wasn't out when we recorded this.

Featuring special guest commenter NickonPlanetRipple  (née NickonAquaMagna): author of the Planet Ripple graphic novel series and longtime discusser of Sonic on YouTube!

—Music Credits—
"Chucky the Construction Worker" Kevin MacLeod
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"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
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@NickonPlanetRipple   - Special Guest
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@ExoParadigmGamer  (Editor for this Episode)
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

@TheKingOfKingK  
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingdomKlannad

@TheRyanSucksAtGames  
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyruleFantasy

Ep. 23 ~ Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon Rantcast

The Unversed Cast returns to talk about 2023: the year in gaming! We're only a month and a half late, but why not?

We kick off this seven and a half hour mega podcast by discussing the games we were disappointed in.

—Contributors—
@ExoParadigmGamer  (Editor for this Episode)
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

@KingKlonoa  (Video Thumbnail Artist)
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@TheRyanSucksAtGames  
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyruleFantasy

—Music Credits—
"Chucky the Construction Worker" Kevin MacLeod
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

Ep. 24-1 ~ GOTY 2023 ~ Disappointing Games

The Game of the Year 2023 podcast continues! Moving on from disappointments, the guys discuss games they kind of liked.

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 @ExoParadigmGamer   Commenter, Editor
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

 @KingKlonoa  Commenter
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@KingKlonoa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingKlonoa

 @TheRyanSucksAtGames  Commenter, Thumbnail Creator
YT: www.youtube.com/user/TheRyanSucksAtGames
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyruleFantasy

—Music Credits—

"Chucky the Construction Worker" Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Take a Chance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 24-2 ~ GOTY 2023 ~ Games We Kinda Liked

The Game of the Year 2023 podcast marches on! Here's more games we kinda liked.

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—Contributors—

 @ExoParadigmGamer   Commenter, Editor
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

 @KingKlonoa  Commenter
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@KingKlonoa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingKlonoa

 @TheRyanSucksAtGames  Commenter, Thumbnail Creator
YT: www.youtube.com/user/TheRyanSucksAtGames
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyruleFantasy

—Music Credits—

"Chucky the Construction Worker" Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

Ep. 24-3 ~ GOTY 2023 ~ More Games We Liked

Who's up for some filler? Ryan and King talk about a couple games they forgot about in the last three videos. Then Exo talks about his experiences playing the Xenoblade Chronicles Trilogy in 2023.

(We'll talk about our favorites of 2023 next week, I promise)

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 @ExoParadigmGamer   Commenter, Editor
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 @KingKlonoa  Commenter
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@KingKlonoa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingKlonoa

 @TheRyanSucksAtGames  Commenter, Thumbnail Creator
YT: www.youtube.com/user/TheRyanSucksAtGames
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyruleFantasy

—Music Credits—

"Chucky the Construction Worker" Kevin MacLeod
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Cool Intro" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

Ep. 24-4 ~ GOTY 2023 ~ Forgotten Games + Xenoblade Hot Takes

Finally, they did the thing! They talk about their most favoritest games of the year!

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 @ExoParadigmGamer   Commenter, Editor
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

 @KingKlonoa  Commenter
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@KingKlonoa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingKlonoa

 @TheRyanSucksAtGames  Commenter, Thumbnail Creator
YT: www.youtube.com/user/TheRyanSucksAtGames
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyruleFantasy

—Music Credits—

"Chucky the Construction Worker" Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

"Loping Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Changes were made to audio dynamics and gain.

Ep. 24-5 ~ GOTY 2023 ~ Our Faves of 2023 (End Spoilers)

The boys decide to skip the fanfiction this time around in order to bring us a quiz based around Kingdom Hearts 3! It's worth it, trust us. 

Time Codes for Easy Jumping 
00:00:30 - Podcast Start
00:01:06 - The Intro?
00:02:35 - Dan found a Kingdom Hearts 3 quiz and that's what we're doing instead of a fanfiction
00:22:07 - Transitioning into a different topic
00:24:09 - 3D Land 
00:29:39 - Haedox's Story
00:31:34 - Ryan's Story
00:33:08 - Dan's Story
00:36:07 - Michael's Story
00:40:57 - Entertainment
00:45:27 - Ryan talks about Set Pieces when he says Level Design but he means Set Pieces 
00:52:12 - Controlling 3D Land and World 
01:00:01 - 3D Depth Slider
01:02:01 - Levels in General 
01:06:14 - In Terms of Music
01:11:51 - Memorability
01:23:23 - Multiplayer
01:30:05 - Death Note Analogy
01:42:01 - Closing Up the Podcast
01:42:12 - F*CK MARIO 

"Aces High", "Airport Lounge", "Apero Hour", "Beachfront Celebration", "Bossa Antigua", "BossaBossa", "Chucky the Construction Worker", "Continue Life", "Cool Vibes", "Crinoline Dreams", "Deuces", "Dirt Rhodes", "Dispersion Relation", "District Four", "Eternity", "Fireflies and Stardust", "Funin and Sunin", "Funky Chunk", "Hard Boiled", "Hep Cats", "Honey Bee", "In Your Arms", "Intractable", "Jazz Brunch ", "Leopard Print Elevator", "Lobby Time", "Local Forecast - Slower", "Matt's Blues", "Mining by Moonlight", "No Good Layabout", "Nouvelle Noel"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 7 ~ Super Mario 3D (B)Land and World

We're the Unversed Cast, a group of four misfits who talk about vidja games on the Interwebz! We talk about current gaming news, and also review games from popular series in retrospectives! We also read bad fanfiction in a segment we call Uncle Mike's Fanfic Corner! But most of all, we like to share laughs and observations together as friends.

Ep. 7 ~ Super Mario 3D (B)Land and World

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