EPISODE · Aug 7, 2023 · 1H 22M
The Immensity of ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and a Breakthrough Year for Video Game Adaptations | Button Mash
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Press play on the latest episode of ‘Button Mash’ where Ben Lindbergh and Jess Clemons discuss Jess’s early, spoiler-free impressions of RPG sensation ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and examine the upsides and downsides of gigantic games (0:48). Later on, they review the TV series ‘Twisted Metal’ (26:20) and examine how video game adaptations went wrong for so long—and why, in the year of ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Twisted Metal,’ and more, TV- and moviemakers have finally figured out how to strike gold with games. Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Jessica Clemons Producer: Devon Renaldo Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Press play on the latest episode of ‘Button Mash’ where Ben Lindbergh and Jess Clemons discuss Jess’s early, spoiler-free impressions of RPG sensation ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and examine the upsides and downsides of gigantic games (0:48). Later on, they review the TV series ‘Twisted Metal’ (26:20) and examine how video game adaptations went wrong for so long—and why, in the year of ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Twisted Metal,’ and more, TV- and moviemakers have finally figured out how to strike gold with games. Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Jessica Clemons Producer: Devon Renaldo Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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