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On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, Son’s friend, TB, is back to talk about video games nobody plays anymore.
These are games that Son and TB have played in the past and the two discuss the replayability, graphics and why these games should get another look.
Here’s what Son and TB cover on this episode:
- Unravel 2 (2018) – This game is a sequel to the original Unravel. It’s a puzzle game with little yarn people that Son and Father play together. It’s a shame that nobody plays this game anymore since the graphics are amazing, the game is interesting and you want to finish the game to know the backstory.
- Minecraft Dungeons (2020) – This game was great to play when it first came out during COVID. But the latest updates were more visual and didn’t enhance replayability. It just felt very repetitive which is likely why people don’t play this game anymore. There’s no building or crafting which is different from the traditional, open-world Minecraft game.
- The two explain “grinding” for all the baby-boomers.
- Portal 2 (2011) – This game improves on the original Portal which has great use of imagination and physics. This game is relatively inexpensive and the two player function is fun to boobytrap and annoy your friends. The graphics are good for a 10+ year old game and remains a good game to pick up and challenge friends. It’s surprising that it is not played by more people these days.
- Brawlhalla (2014) – This game is a Walmart Great Value brand version of the extremely popular, Super Smash Bros. It’s better than Smash Bros in some ways due to the variety of combatants available in the game. However, this game is not as popular anymore which is why there are fewer players these days.
- Job Simulator (2016) – This is a fun game to get a newbie VR user accustomed to the controls. TB had some controller issues when he tried playing Job Simulator. There are four basic jobs you can do in the game to try different challenges and learn new skills. Since this is a starter game and introduction to VR for most, players typically pick up the controls quickly and move on to other games which is why the popularity of this game has declined.
- We play a quick game about video game trivia. Since this is an episode about video games, we use a Text to Voice AI app to read the questions to Son and TB.
Thanks to TB for being a guest on our show again. Catch TB’s first appearance on the show when Son and TB talked about a school lunch menu overhaul. We will definitely have him back on for future episodes of The Middle School Mind!
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