I got caught up on all episodes earlier this week. The final episodes I had to catch up on were 53 and 54. Everything has been great so far, except episode 53. Or at least the final 12 minutes or so. That was uh... really bad.
I wasn't prepared for a lecture on ethics and morality in this podcast. Alt right, child porn, mass shootings... Yikes. When you start ranting about the alt right on a Shenmue podcast, you know you've gone way off the rails. Keep Matt reeled in, Andrew.
Everything else has been great. I'll probably go ahead and re-listen to some episodes from 55+. Really enjoyed the interviews with Adam Koralik, Corey and Eric Kelso... maybe missing a few others.
I'm replaying Shenmue 2. I don't recall playing competitive darts back when I originally played it, so when I heard you guys mention that, I went and looked for those players in the game, and it has introduced me to one of my now favorite characters in Shenmue 2: Barry Jones, who plays darts in the bar right across from in pigeon park. He makes me smile every time I play against him. His responses when he misses are gems.
There's so much to experience and talk about in these 2 games. Really incredible series.