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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Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExoParadigmGmr

 @TheKingOfKingK  
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 @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!

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"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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@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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"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod
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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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 @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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 @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
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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 @KingKlonoa  Commenter
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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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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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 @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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Ep. 24-5 ~ GOTY 2023 ~ Our Faves of 2023 (End Spoilers)

The Unversed Cast returns to cap off the 3D Mario retrospective: it's a two and a half hour Super Mario Odyssey extravaganza!

Time Codes for Easy Jumping 
00:00:23 - Patty
00:03:42 - Uncle Mike's Fanfic Corner
00:13:20 - Intro to Mario Odyssey
00:22:58 - First Impressions
00:32:26 - Diminishing Returns
00:35:15 - Haedox's Reply
00:40:18 - More Positives
00:44:42 - Stage Concepts
01:04:02 - Da Plot
01:07:26 - Der Stinky Coins
01:26:30 - Odyssey Graphics
01:30:45 - The Soundtrack
01:46:58 - KingK's Other Positives
01:52:01 - Games CAN have TOO Much Content.
02:02:16 - The 100% Experience
02:10:03 - Filler
02:27:04 - Filler Moons Vs. Blue Coins
02:37:53 - Conclusion

“Aces High,” “Almost New,” “Airport Lounge,” “Apero Hour,” “Awesome Call,” “Beachfront Celebration,” “Bittersweet,” “Bossa Antigua,” “Bossa Bossa,” “Burnt Spirit,” “Chucky the Construction Worker,” “Continue Life,” “Cool Intro,” “Cool Vibes,” “Crinoline Dreams,” “Deuces,” “Dirt Rhodes,” “Dispersion Relation,” “Disquiet,” “District Four,” “Eternity,” “Fireflies and Stardust,” “Floating Cities,” “Funin and Sunin,” “Funky Chunk,” “Hard Boiled,” “Hep Cats,” “In Your Arms,” “Intractible,” “Jazz Brunch,” “Leopard Print Elevator,” “Lobby Time,” “Local Forecast - Slower,” “Loping Sting,” “Matt’s Blues,” “Mining by Moonlight,” “No Good Layabout,” “Nouvelle Noel,” “OctoBlues,” “Porch Blues,” “Porch Swing Days - Slower,” “Procession of the King,” “Samba Isobel,” “Shades of Spring,” “Shaving Mirror,” “Sidewalk Shade - slower,” “Somewhere Sunny (Ver 2),” “Spy Glass,” “Street Party,” “Take a Chance,” “The Curtain Rises,” “Water Droplets on the River,” “White,” “Winter Chimes,”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ryrule 
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KingK: 
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Twitter: twitter.com/KingdomKlannad

Haedox: 
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Twitter: twitter.com/Haedox

Ep. 8 ~ Super MacDonald's Odyssey

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. 8 ~ Super MacDonald's Odyssey

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