Of Games & Rings Podcast

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 [https://youtube.com/MenoftheWest] ➥ Nerd of the Rings - https://youtube.com/NerdoftheRings [https://youtube.com/NerdoftheRings] ► Artwork and special thanks to: ➥ Kimberly80 - https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80 [https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80]➥ Ted Nasmith - https://www.tednasmith.com [https://www.tednasmith.com] ► Mistakes: - ► Audio only versions: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3CEYji9hWRd98gxGKlOyiP?si=aa79306d9c74494c [https://open.spotify.com/show/3CEYji9hWRd98gxGKlOyiP?si=aa79306d9c74494c]Apple (iTunes) - https://apple.co/3tq0WQj [https://apple.co/3tq0WQj] Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL29nYXIvZmVlZC54bWw [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL29nYXIvZmVlZC54bWw]Podbean - https://ogar.podbean.com [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 [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

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