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I'm Chris and talk with my guests about video games and Tolkien or Lord of the Rings related topics - sometimes films too. The focus is on a good and - if possible - in-depth conversation, while getting sidetracked a bit. The podcast is called Of Games & Rings (short OGaR). We discuss: - Gaming News - Games we played - Gaming Topics - Tolkien news - Tolkien related topics I'm from Germany and also the guy behind the ThePhilosophersGames YT channel (The Philosopher's Games; short TPhGames), where I also focus on Tolkien related lore videos, video games and some other video essay related topics. I like Souls-likes, Metroidvanias, fighting games, RPGs, rogue-likes, Spectacle Fighters, the SciFi genre, strategy games and some more. Bit those could appear more often - no matter if small indie title or AAA blockbuster. When it comes to Tolkien, I'm quite familiar the Elven Lore and phonology and development of Tolkien's languages.
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Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
This is Episode 2 of the Of Games & Rings Podcast and my guests are Men of the West aka Yoystan and Matt aka Nerd of the Rings. With these two ofc this episode will be very Tolkien focused. Our main lore topics are the Dwarves, Elves, their feud, Shadow of Mordor, 4k LotR version, Lord of the Rings Online and a lot more.
► Guests:
➥ Men of the West - https://youtube.com/MenoftheWest
➥ Nerd of the Rings - https://youtube.com/NerdoftheRings
► Artwork and special thanks to:
➥ Kimberly80 - https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80
➥ Ted Nasmith - https://www.tednasmith.com
► Mistakes:
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► Audio only versions:
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3CEYji9hWRd98gxGKlOyiP?si=aa79306d9c74494c
Apple (iTunes) - https://apple.co/3tq0WQj
Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL29nYXIvZmVlZC54bWw
Podbean - https://ogar.podbean.com
► YT Playlists:
If you are interested in Tolkien's legendary fantasy Epic The Lord of the Rings and his related works, here some recommendations:
➥ Of Games and Rings Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBQFDwEqBg&list=PLvqIed90tYZoIPK0nYkm7i-4-xjPLOgSE
► Time Codes:
- coming soon
The Philosopher's Games / TPhGames / TPhLore
► Social Media:
➥ Twitter (@PhilosophGames): https://twitter.com/philosophgames
➥ Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/thephilosophersgames
➥ Discord Server - https://discord.gg/SPW68vh
► Hashtags:
➥ #OfGamesAndRings #Podcast #OGaR
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
This is the 1st episode of my new podcast, called Of Games & Rings (OGaR). My guests are the Twitch Streamer Pawnce and Voice of Geekdom (also a Tolkien lore YouTuber and former games developer). We talk about Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO, ray tracing, Dark Souls, Knights of the Old Republic, D&D, rollback netcode in Guilty Gear Strive, but also the Nature of Middle-earth book.
Sound quality can probably still be improved, I edited some awkward silences out, but left some in too. I still have much to learn. I hope you enjoy it though.
It's also on YouTube
► Time Codes:
0:00 - Introduction
4:00 - Ray Tracing & getting GPUs
19:02 - Cyberpunk 2077 & hype
26:20 - CD Projekt ransomware attack
31:14 - Ori Director criticises over-hyping games
36:05 - Games that turned out surprisingly good (Shadow of Mordor)
37:38 - Lord of the Ring Online & MMOs
39:32 - Why Elves like Trees & some off-topic (degrees, jobs)
44:26 - MMORPGs
48:12 - Amazon's LotR MMO, New World
58:00 - Cloud Gaming (Stadia, GeForce Now)
1:05:37 - Back to the LotR MMO
1:07:24 - Film & merchandise rights situation for LotR and Hobbit
1:13:13 - Mysterious player wins Street Fighter V tournament & donates price money to charity
1:19:43 - New Dungeons & Dragons RPG in development, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment
1:30:00 - Hardware issues for Controllers of PS5, Xbox Series and Switch
1:37:00 - What consoles did we play, PS1 or N64? Final Fantasy VI and VII
1:41:12 - Dark Souls II & Souls
1:51:03 - Games that changed the industry
1:52:02 - League of Legends
1:54:40 - Back to Dark Souls II
1:55:37 - Dan had a disconnect, we talk about internet problems
1:56:44 - Games that will be remembered (Minecraft) and back to Dark Souls II
2:08:10 - Gamers like to be frustrated according to study
2:09:36 - Ninja Gaiden
2:12:19 - More Souls Talk
2:17:08 - The Happy Hob incident (Tolkien references in Dark Souls?)
2:20:35 - Knights of the Old Republic (2003) & other Star Wars Games
2:37:17 - Rollback Netcode & Guilty Gear Strive
2:45:30 - The Nature of Middle-earth
3:05:01 - Shout-outs & Outro
► Social Media:
➥ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePhilosophersGames
➥ Twitter (@PhilosophGames): https://twitter.com/philosophgames
➥ Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/thephilosophersgames