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WEEK IN GEEK: D. Bethel has fallen ill, so our hosts decide to take it easy and share their respective weeks in geek. This week, Andrew watches a very unique television show based on a video game, Knuckles on Paramount+. D. Bethel, meanwhile, checks out some video games, the punishing but intriguing Pacific Drive, and the stylistically retro JRPG, Octopath Traveler.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro – D. is sick and it sucks
(02:05) Andrew dips back into The Walking Dead.
(03:44) Andrew’s Week in Geek: Knuckles on Paramount+
(17:33) D. Bethel’s Week in Geek #1: SquareEnix’s Octopath Traveler
(26:15) D. Bethel’s Week in Geek #2: Ironwood Studios’ Pacific Drive
(33:54) Outro – Surviving the Bell Riots
(36:01) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• “National Character Counts” (20 October 2017): Where D. Bethel talks about another interesting take on the traditional JRPG formula, Battle Chasers.
• “The Battle Is the Game” (03 April 2020): Where Andrew shares his experience playing Octopath Traveler.
• “Attachment Point” (09 February 2024): Where D. Bethel lays out his opening hours with Sea of Stars.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• “Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• “District Four” by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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