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The Character Issues Podcast

@characterissues.bsky.social

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A podcast building the most definitive list of the best video game characters of all time. Hosted by Rich Davison, Brian Edwards, and Leah Haydu.

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hey! We have an ad on @giantbomb.bsky.social! Thanks so much to the GB crew, especially @jerf.xyz, for helping our voices be heard on our favorite website.

Give us a follow, download our most recent episode, and get ready for a new one on Monday. We are so excited and we hope you enjoy the show!

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 7h

Going live over at twitch.tv/briantendo64 with some Ocarina of Time and testing some streaming stuff. Come join me in about 5 minutes!

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 10h

Another month, another monthly podcast.

Discussed by Leon and Jay in our 80th monthly:

Weapons
Bring Her Back
Speak No Evil

Alien: Earth

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Hell Is Us
AC Shadows: Claws of Awaji
Ghost of Yōtei
Earthion
Trine 5

Support Cane and Rinse for just $2 to unlock!

Exclusive monthly for September '25 | Cane and Rinse

Get more from Cane and Rinse on Patreon

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 2d

Steak teriyaki with white rice. A Friday banger.

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 2d

I still need to play Wanderstop. Seems incredible my jam.

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 2d

You get it

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 2d

New 2 host episode will drop on Monday so prepare your ears for half of the normal American garbage you normally hear on the podcast! I'm pretty sure they committed some list crimes in my absence and I can't wait to get irrationally angry about it.

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 4d

I would have played the shit out of this game. Cowards.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 4d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, Mr. Kojima, I have a question. What the fuck does this mean?

小島秀夫 @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp · 4d

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 4d

I've learned over the course of history that my guts have shit for brains.

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 4d

New podcast: Bayonetta 3

“You’ve been naughty.”

Leon, Brian, Leah, community contributors and a menagerie of infernal demon puppets dance through this kitchen sink included trilogy-topper.

Available now from podcast providers, Spotify, and our website.

Bayonetta 3 - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Latterly emerging from PlatinumGames' cauldron, Bayonetta 3 conjured a multiverse of magic onto Nintendo Switch in 2022.

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 4d

Living mas is the only way to live.

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 9d

Our Wipeout series podcast

“Contender eliminated.”

Celebrating 30 years of high-speed anti-gravity racing and combat with our Wipeout series podcast.

Out now for free on podcast platforms, our website, and Spotify.

Wipeout series - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Celebrating 30 years of high-speed anti-gravity racing and combat with our Wipeout series podcast.

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 9d

Hello, your podcast here. What the hell is Cobweb?

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 10d

Our Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 podcast

Leon, Darren, Josh and a host of Cane and Rinse contributors give their views on cosmic matters.

Now available for free from podcast providers and Spotify.

Super Mario Galaxy - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Leon, Darren Gargette, Josh and a host of Cane and Rinse contributors give their views on the cosmic matter of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 10d

Lol, never!

Also thanks so much!!

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 10d

The bros are back

Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 10d

Manbreaker: Broken #babysteps

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 10d

Our Ghost of Tsushima podcast

Brian, Leah and Ryan wax poetic about Lord Sakai’s transformation into the titular Ghost, examining if Sucker Punch’s open-world offering lived up to the hype.

Available now for free from podcast places, Spotify.

Ghost of Tsushima - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

We wax poetic about Lord Sakai's transformation into the titular Ghost of Tsushima and if Sucker Punch's offering lived up to the hype.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 11d

Microsoft is such a mess and I feel very bad for the people that just wanna work on their games and have to deal with that bullshit.

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 11d

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 11d

I want all video games to be good and all video game companies to thrive. I feel bad for the 1000s of good people who work at Microsoft/Xbox for the colossal fumbling of the bag that their executives are responsible for. I can't imagine a world in which i willingly support them at this point.

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 11d

Took me 10 minutes but I got through and canceled.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 11d

the website to cancel Xbox Game Pass subscriptions is overloaded

The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 11d

This game is Music and Vibes: The Game. Could the combat be better? Sure. Did it bother me? Not at all. Loved every minute of it.

Ashton @ashtonherrmann.com · 11d

This was an early highlight of the year. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 11d

South of Midnight is still 25% off, but only for the next 5 days. And if you’ve ever wanted to dive into (or revisit) the world of We Happy Few, the entire franchise is 75% off until October 6th.

Don’t miss it! 🍂

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 11d

New podcast: Alan Wake II (early access)

Sit with us as we recount the recursive, multidimensional and meta tale of Alan Wake II.

Parautilitarians unite with Leon, Karl and Leah as we attempt to unpick the meshed manuscripts of Remedy's pulpy protagonist.

Available now on our $2 Patreon.

Alan Wake II - Cane and Rinse No.688 | Cane and Rinse

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Cane and Rinse @caneandrinse.com · 12d

Our Final Fantasy Tactics podcast

Leon, Leah, Rich and Josh have all completed this lengthy, daunting, and at times cruel game and are ready to share their findings.

Now available free from podcast places and Spotify.

Your perfect accompaniment to FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Following two delays (one long, one short), we can finally bring you our in-depth discussion of Final Fantasy Tactics

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 12d

The oldest and most tired sports observation but, for real, it looks like the Jags having fun out there. Makes them real fun to watch.

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