This week on Critical Error, we put gaming's greatest (and stupidest) names on trial.

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00:00 Don't Judge a Game by Its Title

00:31 William Shakespeare Is a Hack

04:06 Donkey Kong Bananarama

08:35 Lizard's Religion

12:57 Disney's Bug-Man 2

15:32 Extremely Violent Siblings

19:13 Space Lady: Anxiety

22:26 The Universe Stops at Your House

26:03 Symbolism: Fantasy Again

30:39 Nietzsche: Washing Machine

34:12 Space Wizards: Unfortunate Situation

38:12 Pocket Monsters: Big Sky Objects

41:57 Pokémon: Alphabet Backwards

44:50 Blood-Related Adjectives

47:15 Dang It Grandpa: Gun Fun

49:28 Azure Aristocrat

52:50 Disney's 179 Days Per Person

58:46 Critical Error Nation and Patreon

01:02:11 Microfiction

01:04:17 Closing Discussion

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How long do you have to play a game before you’re allowed to have an opinion about it? We talk Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, 100-hour games, the dreaded “it gets good after 40 hours,” and why gaming culture mistakes endurance for acuity.

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0:00 Cold Open

2:11 How do gamers relate to time?

1:00:12 PATREON THANK YOU

1:04:05 Jake's Written Piece

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We spend months getting hyped about video games, but then only a week really talking about them? That can't be right.

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