On this episode of the Wonderers talk about the state of the Assassin's Creed series and how it has changed over the course of the years. As later iterations of the series have been released, many of the fans have been alienated towards how the series is moving forward. With the release of the last three games (Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla), the departure from the series mainstay of the sandbox to open-world has caused the dynamics of the series to change. Moving on from that they then talk about how it is deeply annoying to have to deal with timed exclusives, how long they are exclusively available on certain storefronts, how they could affect sales in the short/long run. Although games today are exclusive to some places for a time today, the Wonderers recollect memories of the videogames that defined their childhoods.
The hone on a specific game, Jared mentions the how much he really enjoyed the Amnesia series growing up and is excited about the latest addition to the series, Amnesia: The Bunker. With the series coming back with its 4th installment slated to release March 23rd (as of writing this), the game takes the series to a French World War 1 bunker where the protagonist uses a weapon for the first time in the series' history. Nick then mentions how it reminded him of the Battle of Verdun, a real battle that took place in World War 1, where French soldiers defended the Fort de Vaux. Moving forward from videogames, the Wonderers bring up the latest videogame adaptation brought to screens for all to see, the Last of Us television show on HBO MAX. The show has garnered a lot of notoriety due to its wholeheartedly welcomed faithful adaptation of the popular game series it's inspired by. With the mention of how scary the show actually was, the Wonderers dive back into horror as a genre and the criticisms behind it. With horror movies getting remakes every couple years, it isn't a surprise that Disney has chosen to do the same thing with their classics.
Towards the end of the podcast, Retro mentions how the decline in western animation (Cartoons), has led to the explosion of anime's popularity in the western hemisphere. Even if an anime ends up being an amazing show to watch, the last big question posed was, "When is it the right time to end a series?". Some shows mentioned were Gravity Falls and The Walking Dead.
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