Summary: Catch up with Cody and Jon as they talk life milestones, Devil in the White City, Hearthstone, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and Final Fantasy: Type-0 HD.<br> Photo credit: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/aAEtZG">Diavolomezzo</a> via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavolomezzo/">Flickr</a><br> Show Notes:<br> <br> * Cody talks microphones, acoustics, and what kind of podcast you can expect to hear<br> * Jon chastises Cody for not making enough Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney jokes when he interviewed <a href="http://gamelifebalanceus.com/video-game-law-101-sam-castree-iii-ace-attorney-at-law/" target="_blank">Sam Castree III, Ace Attorney</a> on the podcast<br> * Cody rants about how Radiolab ripped off his story about the <a href="http://gamelifebalanceus.com/podcast-118-bitbash-2015-cryptolocker-virus/" target="_blank">Cryptolocker virus</a>; Jon tries to debunk his theory of being ripped off directly, but Cody uses the power of the lottery and math to thwart his efforts<br> * Jon tells an endless, boring, rambling story about why he hasn’t been on the podcast lately, and somehow manages to do so while clicking his mouse the entire time<br> <br> * Congratulations to Mister Manager, since Jon thinks he’s a big deal now because he sold his house (hear how it happened!)<br> * If you’ve ever wanted to learn about listing a house, buying or selling a house, or any other miscellaneous real estate questions… then this is definitely not the podcast for you. But Jon talks in painstaking detail about those things anyway<br> <br> <br> * Fun fact about Walt Disney and his dad, which serves as a seamless transition into Cody talking about Devil in the White City, an excellent book<br> <br> * Cody explains that reading Devil in the White City is infinitely more fun and rewarding than playing Hearthstone in literally every way<br> * Jon claims that the Arena is still “kind of” fun, but Cody insists that Hearthstone generally just really sucks and is not a game “for him”<br> <br> <br> * Cody gives an update on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which he’s now played for a bit over 50 hours<br> <br> * Cody describes the “buddy” system, including D-Horse, Diamond Dog, and Quiet, which is very cool<br> * Cody also discusses the prevalence of side missions and dispatch missions in the context of main story missions<br> <br> <br> * Jon discusses his first impressions of Final Fantasy: Type-0 HD, which Cody had also begun playing before he got MGSV<br> <br> * Jon explains the premise and beginning of the game, and he and Cody discuss how the “tutorial” near the beginning nearly ruined the game for both of them<br> * Cody calls out the voice acting after Jon calls out some inconsistencies in what graphics had increased resolution and what graphics seem to have been forgotten<br> * They discuss pacing in games and how things like the tutorial in this game can really mess up a game<br> <br> <br> * Cody plugs the <a href="http://www.gonnageek.com/" target="_blank">GonnaGeek Network</a>, specifically <a href="http://www.gonnageek.com/2015/09/atgn-178-the-willie-experience-part-iii/" target="_blank">All Things Good and Nerdy</a><br> * Reminder that you can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unqualified-gamers-podcast/id590466755" target="_blank">subscribe to Unqualified Gamers on iTunes</a>, and even leave reviews, which we would LOVE for you to do<br> <br>
