0:00 Intro

5:37 Speedrunners

7:06 Ultrahand

11:43 D R A G O N S

18:58 Framing

30:31 Champions

35:30 Dragon Link

40:46 Tapestry & Hyrule Castle

49:43 Companions & Game loop

55:23 Dragon Link 2

59:44 Past Zelda

1:09:05 The past and future Zelda

1:12:18 Ganondorf

1:17:30 Past and Future

1:24:57 Shrines

1:28:36 Ganondorf 2

0:00 Intro

1:48 Content Creation

23:20 The BotW tapestry and Ganon

28:32 Final trailer & skepticism

39:22 Elden Ring vs Zelda

46:52 Companions

54:52 Dungeons

1:05:39 Ganondorf the hero

1:13:32 Goat guy and Hylia

1:27:45 Skyward Sword Time loop & themes

1:41:37 Memory cutscene returning

1:46:17 Why does the Master Sword break

1:48:54 Underwater exploration

1:52:33 Dragon cycle

1:58:48 Goty competition

0:00 Intro

2:42 Alchemy

12:36 Associations

1:08:21 The problem with alchemical interpretations

1:13:47 More obscure than Dark Souls

1:20:14 Numen and the Eternal city

1:25:05 Marika

1:34:05 What point Radagon and Marika were one

1:49:24 Marika’s goal

2:08:50 Ranni and Melina

2:22:42 Gideon Ofnir and general confusion

2:31:07 Wisdom of Stone

2:38:22 Thematic connections

3:06:35 Wrapping up Gloam eyed queen

SmoughTown's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SmoughTown

0:00 The Deep in Ds3

3:10 Lore in Elden Ring

8:15 Is Elden Ring your favorite?

18:29 Moon stars and glintstone

27:34 Eternal city

32:05 Marika’s plan

44:44 Godwyn and Marika’s unwanted children

48:30 The gloam eyed queen

58:13 Melina

1:08:57 The Flame of Frenzy

1:21:08 Moon

1:25:40 Ranni Ending mistranslation

1:32:09 Stars

1:43:56 Disagreements with Vaati

Thumbnail image by: https://twitter.com/NattyDread011

The Lore Hunter's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LoreHunter

Amish's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/iamamish

0:00 Spoiler Rules

1:27 Behold its size!

8:56 Legacy dungeons

12:21 FS lets you miss things

19:18 Sales numbers

27:37 Magnum opus

33:21 Extreme length of the game

41:26 Mini dungeons

42:46 Spirit Ashes

47:30 Story bosses

54:20 Quest obscurity

1:01:33 Trap chest

1:03:45 Crafting

1:11:20 Vigor

1:18:00 PvP

0:00 Elden Ring’s massive popularity

8:04 LH’s interview with Game Informer guy

13:18 The sacredness of a first playthrough

17:51 How spoilers will be handled in this podcast

20:43 Spoilers in general

25:38 Chasing the dragon from your first souls game

27:23 Size of Limgrave

30:35 Density and variety

36:30 The 1 month delay

47:03 Not DS4

54:06 “From Soft makes the same games” complaints

1:00:45 Recurring themes in Miyazaki games

1:10:05 There will be no Eldritch Truth

1:12:29 As above so below

1:15:30 There’s totally working on an Armored Core

1:24:37 Open World

1:40:53 The inevitable difficulty argument

0:00 Intro

1:49 ER feels very different than DS3

7:17 The open world is not empty space

15:12 The prevalence of leaks (Since this Zio has been completely spoiled)

23:41 Rata surprised people were sick of DS

27:36 Bluepoint doesn’t understand Souls

32:28 New Cinematic Trailer and lore speculation

48:31 What is the Elden Ring

1:09:45 PvP

1:18:19 I’m sick of DS3 PvP. I want ER to be different

1:25:41 PvP Criticisms and speculation

1:31:20 Taunters tongue is not a compromise

1:47:54 Elden Ring will be better than Dark souls

1:51:03 Miyazaki is an unparalleled king

Prynne’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Lazarust...

Zio’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ziostorm

0:00 Intro

3:02 Delay and lack of marketing

12:58 Are these things reflective of a serious problem?

23:26 Network test

25:48 PvP and Solo host invasions

48:39 Leaked gameplay

51:37 Leaked gameplay graphical debate

1:04:03 These problems are a result of bad marketing

1:08:11 Network test and what it means

2:14:48 Bluepoint making Bloodborne 2 

The Lore Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KN...

Ziostorm: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ziostorm

0:00 Intro

5:32 The problem with twinks

9:18 Proof even the best player can’t beat a twink

11:16 The intended experience of invasions

12:48 What frequency should invaders win at?

20:15 Disagreement over invader host win rate

26:10 We should avoid standoffs where neither party moves

37:35 Anti PvP advocates and why it’s so hated by some

41:03 Framing problem with invasions

45:16 You can’t be invaded unless you engage with the multiplayer

50:09 People not wanting to engage with invasions

59:01 Pro invasion people may not be a tiny minority

1:00:16 Fel’s invasion story

1:03:39 Invader representation in polls

1:10:09 Bloodborne chalice dungeons

1:16:50 Miyazaki’s magnum opus

1:18:59 DS1 vs DS3

1:24:37 Watchtowers in Elden Ring

1:28:49 Currently only 1 invader at a time

1:30:06 PS5 hesitancy

1:35:36 They already have all the pvp people’s money

1:36:47 amish speaks blasphemous doom upon us

Fel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Felicificity

iamamish's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/fsdfajklklj

Evidence that you can't get invaded unless you engage with the multiplayer systems: https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/c...

iamamish's video on the system: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTyjXy...

0:00 Channel updates

10:45 Quality videos will always get views

12:32 Jacob’s MHDos review

14:12 Split brain experiments

18:46 Jacob’s video: Has MH lost its edge?

23:50 Ludonarrative dissonance

27:12 Jacob proves Rise is easier through science

44:50 Old MH aesthetic vs New

52:56 Long Sword criticism

1:03:44 To nerf or not to nerf

1:09:10 Wishes for MH6

1:34:51 Ratatoskr changes his mind on spoiler

1:46:46 MH Stories revisited

2:06:21 Jacob refuses to elaborate further on Neon Genesis Evangelion 

2:19:16 MH Movie vs Legends of the Guild

Jacob's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD3j...

0:00 Content creation woes

24:00 Monster Hunter Stories 2

33:24 Ratatoskr explains alienation

40:42 Stories 2 Gameplay

59:16 Endgame

1:08:00 Women’s romantic literature, pokemon, and Shin Megami Tensei

1:23:38 Easy mode in Monster Hunter

1:43:00 Rude comments and subjective opinions

1:51:31 Hot take: Being nice is not a virtue

2:03:51 Ace Attorney and Japan's 99% conviction rate

2:09:39 Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Zelda lore

2:44:34 MHStories and Rise crossover

0:00 Intro

1:28 Tonfas and new weapons

3:25 Difference between ultimate and portable versions

5:57 New Oled switches

10:21 Hunting Horn Old vs New

29:47 Monster Hunter Stories 2 

49:43 Wyverian tries to bait me into complaining about Rise but I’m done with that shit

55:29 I’ve failed 

1:23:02 MH Dos Review

1:29:01 Pokemon complaints

1:31:57 Stories 2 Weapons

1:39:19 Stories 2 roadmap

1:53:46 MH Stories 2 story

1:56:54 Arc the lad: Twilight of the spirits

2:00:45 Metroid Fusion

2:03:32 SMT

2:09:46 Dragon's Dogma 2

Links to Trailers I mentioned at the end: 

Atomic Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZeDV...

Towers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxEUL...

Project Awakening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khmfe...

0:00 Zonai

13:56 Intros

29:49 Speculations

39:53 Underground

50:33 Last boss location

54:04 Dungeons

1:02:14 Shrines

1:20:22 NBC and Story type

1:28:28 Negative reaction by fans

1:35:49 Re-used music

1:40:36 $70 for Switch game

I talk with Jakob, the creator of the now famous MH Dos review.

0:00 Introduction

3:06 Mint Chocolate Ice cream analogy

9:39 What is the mint?

18:48 Ratatoskr’s MH4U journey

24:17 Quality of life changes

30:04 Similarities to Fire Emblem

39:27 I complain about the difficulty of Rise (again)

48:13 I realize we’ve been complaining for 48 minutes and try to explain that I do it out of love

48:49 Then I go right back to complaining 😈

55:52 The need to be critical of Capcom

1:00:20 A MH spinoff with more hunting elements

1:03:05 Critical analysis and Imaginative analysis

1:08:25 Mythology to older titles

1:12:10 Hunters as colonizers and humans as invasive species

1:17:12 Ratatoskr is a human supremacist

1:19:47 cognitive dissonance in MHW

1:24:16 Video game themes and lore

1:34:52 History of MH Dos review

1:42:12 Criticisms against MH review

1:49:13 General response to the MH Dos review

1:55:38 Miscellaneous topics

2:03:29 Capcom and E3

2:10:47 E3 disappointments and response

Jakob's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD3j...

0:00 Intro

2:35 Why do we think Elden Ring is coming soon?

4:21 What makes Omni credible?

5:46 Omni knows when not to speak

7:54 Analyzing the meme

11:23 Why June 10th?

20:44 Why do we care so much?

24:47 Why all souls like fail

29:49 The importance of difficulty

32:49 Git Gud

39:05 Perfect Pasta Sauce (People don’t know what they want)

44:13 Why Dark Souls Works

46:51 Twinks should be captured and executed

50:09 Souls Launch and early Eldin Ring PvP

54:28 Bloodborne and its themes

1:04:28 Reoccuring themes

1:06:30 Dark Souls 2

1:13:28 Dark Souls 2 DLC

1:15:18 The First Flame is a metaphor for civilization (Ratatoskr’s pet theory)

1:24:56 The First Flame is a metaphor for civilization (again)

1:30:36 The First Flame is a metaphor for civilization (I can’t stop)

1:36:32 George R.R. Martin and Miyazaki

1:39:27 Dark Souls 3’s ending/ There can’t be a Dark Souls 4

1:45:35 Level design

1:56:38 Content plans post release

The Lore Hunter's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KN...

0:00 Introduction

2:52 Monster Hunter Stories

14:00 Ratatoskr Hot take #1 (Subs vs Dubs)

25:04 Update 3.0 and Rise's current state (Lionz)

30:20 Update 3.0 and Rise's current state (Handi)

41:02 Update 3.0 (Ratatoskr)

43:00 Ratatoskr's disappointment with Rise 

46:36 The Benefits of Difficult gameplay

48:38 "Just use low tier armor"

53:34 The importance of a wall

56:53 "The games aren't easier, you're just better" 

1:00:12 Artificial Difficulty

1:04:38 The joy of Deviants

1:09:48 What has been lost

1:14:20 The source of the problem

1:22:40 Godfall

1:28:07 Lionz's uncle playing Rise

1:36:26 We promise we like Rise

1:38:27 NCH Productions videos

1:40:56 Upcoming games that excite us

1:42:13 Diablo 2

1:45:38 Zelda

1:50:30 Elden Ring

1:51:53 Cynical towards releases

1:53:10 Dark Souls 2

1:55:11 Bloodborne

2:05:31 The Dark Souls Itch

2:10:30 The problem with accessibility

2:20:00 Handi and Rata agree to play MH4U on their LEGALLY PURCHASED COPIES

2:27:21 Adding and removing weapons

2:29:00 How LS should be nerfed

2:32:15 New vs Old Hunting Horn

Handi's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4uD...

Lionz's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXS...

0:00 Introduction

2:50 Brando lives in Japan

4:52 Drakengard 

6:26 Drakengard 1's bad gameplay

10:16 Ratatoskr's Love of Drakengard 1

12:52 Video game analysis

15:12 Being a small channel on YouTube

16:10 Ratatoskr being unable to stop playing Automata

18:27 Nier's central theme

22:57 Yoko Taro's view on murder

27:19 Kaine can understand shades

29:35 Nier Ending E

34:29  Nier ending D

36:05 How to interpret games

41:20 Nier's out of game content

45:22 Casting pearls before swine

47:23 Ratatoskr's love for Drakengard 2

50:41 Nier: Automata and Coca Cola's small world machines

1:01:01 Nier Reincarnation

1:12:19 FF14

1:19:25 Nier Ending E 2

1:23:07 Dragon's Quest

1:35:35 Monster hunter should have more spin offs

1:39:00 MHW and older games

1:41:13 Obligatory Ratatoskr alienating comment MH

1:44:53 MH Difficulty

1:57:06 Flinch free memes

Brando's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yR...

Brando's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpBrando

0:00​ Update 2.0

6:30​ New build options

11:26​ Status effects & buddies

17:10​ Game difficulty, speed of combat, wirebugs

23:37​ MH4U, flinch free, and the appeal of deliberate gameplay

36:30​ Apex's Rampages, and difficulty 

45:40​ Armor skills

50:24​ MH spoiler drama

59:43​ Monitization in MH

1:12:30​ Rise update schedule

1:22:00​ should the LS be nerfed?

1:40:35​ LV2 slots

1:42:30​ HH changes

1:49:57​ The meta

2:01:51​ Charge blade

2:03:57​ Update monsters

Kplay and I spend a lot of time talking about the minutia of our weapons of choice for the first half hour and then we move on to talking about Rise as a whole. I air a lot of my concerns and criticism in the second half.

0:00​ Introductions, spoiler warning

1:01​ K's thoughts on Hunting Horn Changes

5:52​ Ratatoskr doesn't want to go back to old longsword

8:08​ Alternate switch skills for both weapons

14:35​ Ratatoskr thinks LS is unfairly maligned

17:21​ Thoughts on tripping other players

25:30​ Thoughts on when nerfs are appropriate and when they're not

32:50​ Sick of all raw meta

34:14​ Thoughts on player incentives and choice

36:13​ Thought's on Rise overall

40:55​ Rampage

44:35​ April update and unusual update schedule

58:12​ Ibushi

1:02:36​ Narwa

1:05:40​ Endgame content (or lack thereof)

1:12:28​ Future content plans

1:15:41​ Capture vs. Kill debate

1:18:29​ Kplay considering Controversial content creation

1:23:54​ Reasons for making YouTube videos

Kplays channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFV...​

Kplays Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPlaysHere1​

Welcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, where we discuss all the most interesting topics from the top AND the bottom of the world tree. Today's podcast will be the last MH podcast you will hear before Rise comes out.

0:00​ Wholesome takes

1:19​ Capcom's philosophy on Pay to win

 4:25​ Magnamallo controversy 

13:49​ The value of a properly placed F***

14:41​ Minority Opinions

19:46​ MH is obscure with its information

23:53​ Monsters and Dark Souls collab

25:06​ Safi'Jiva fight and lore

27:28​ Lore in general

29:42​ Fashion Hunter

34:52​ Comedic timing and Dave Chappel

35:46​ Future of channel for Rise

43:54​ Ratatoskr's problem with World

47:10​ It's not about the Graphics it's about the style

55:29​ Video game regrets

56:29​ The dangers of casualization 

1:00:26​ Favorite Final Fantasy games 12 and 10

1:07:53​ Next Monster Hunter and the importance of marketing

1:13:47​ Cyberpunk 2077 and No Man's Sky

Wyverian

Wholesome takes 😎 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knXpj...​

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUF...​

Twiiter: https://twitter.com/wyverian_MH?s=09​

Discord: https://discord.com/channels/@me/8233...​

Welcome to the Yggdrasil Podcast, where we discuss all the most interesting topics from the top AND the bottom of the world tree. It is both my and Nova's first time doing a podcast and with Rise coming out so soon it was important to get it out as quickly as possible.  Future episodes will have more fluff and the overall quality will improve.  Also I am positive that I don't say um that much in real life, it must be first podcast jitters.  

Nova Bushido YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChMv...​

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nova_Bushido​

Discord: https://discord.gg/YSjYuSau​

0:00 Intro

3:10 Metroid Prime Remastered

5:58 Ravorite Zelda games

11:20 Ranking BotW

16:12 The narrative of BotW

22:39 Hopes for TotK

26:47 The timeline

34:08 More hopes for TotK

44:41 Reaction to the leaks

56:15 TotK leaks

1:08:57 Will there be playable Zelda?

1:21:51 Do the leaks imply dungeons?

1:35:01 The trailers

1:48:35 Is End of timeline theory

1:53:25 Will Demise play some role in TotK?

0:00 Intro

4:40 BotW Problems

18:10 Bosses

26:57 Dungeons

33:17 Variety

37:09 The Zelda community

49:52 Why is Nintendo so tight lipped?

1:00:32 The end of the series

1:11:39 TotK scope

1:15:39 Timeline circle theory

1:18:26 Playable underground Zelda

1:26:04 $70

0:00 Intro

5:23 “It’s a good game, but it’s not a good Zelda game”

16:43 Dungeons and Shrines

20:40 TotK Potential

25:15 Breath of the Wild

40:55 “BotW is like Zelda 1”

47:06 Skyward Sword

1:00:36 TotK New Trailer

1:10:06 Ganondorf

1:13:09 What broke the Master Sword

1:20:24 Assembling vehicles

1:23:40 Playable co-op Zelda

1:28:16 Why are they mining

1:29:16 New Horns

1:36:59 $70 Price

1:46:50 Mural figure Hylia?

HMK Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HMK

0:00 Intro

2:25 Miyazaki Ruined AC

4:58 The AC Player Divide

7:21 AC Generation Descriptions

14:56 AC Continuity

16:35 ACV Generation

22:32 AC4 Criticism

32:48 AC6 Preferences

40:20 AC 4 Lore

47:24 AC5 Lore

51:52 AC6 Lore

Armored Core Lore Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@armoredcorelore

0:00 Content Creation

5:26 Game Award DLC Announcement

21:47 Best Narrative Nomination

28:01 Recent PvP Patches

43:50 Zio's PvP Website

57:11 DLC Hopes (Lore)

1:12:55 DLC Hopes (PvP)

1:21:05 DLC Hopes (New Weapon Types)

1:25:12 Bloodborne and Demon's Souls Remake

1:30:46 DLC Hopes (Mini Dungeons)

1:35:24 Fight Clubs and Covenants

1:39:33 Mushroom Theory

Zio's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Ziostorm

00:00 Introduction

2:52 Why are you quitting monster hunter lore once 6 starts/lore discussion

7:27 Sunbreak

8:56 Wyverian Eggs

18:27 Magic in Monster Hunter

30:25 Wyverians/ancient civilizations/dragon war/what is canon

39:16 Themes/The guild and their motives/is frontier canon?

47:18 Timeline discussion/do the games share one world?/monster ecology

59:41 Gameplay Preference

1:05:12 Fan questions/is safi jiva an alien?/New monsters/lore speculation

1:21:33 What would we have liked in Sunbreak/Things we’d like to see in future

Banned's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BannedDino

 0:00 Intro

4:05 Puzzle Monsters, Forelimbs & Ecology

18:56 Monster Hunter Changes & Player Demographic Preference

34:59 The Other Perspective

54:22 Mainline, Portable, & MH World 2

1:01:48 Rise/Sunbreak Monster Roster & Locales

1:12:58 MH Design Philosophy

1:18:56 Equal Dragon Weapon

1:28:15 Capcom’s Intent

1:38:42 Locales, Invaders, & Remakes

1:51:48 Open World MH, & Sunbreak

The guest today is the Unnatural History Channel. His YouTube is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZNHQYK6vNkWyfUkrESL49Q