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We're continuing our Yakuza journey with Yakuza 0. Chase tries to make us like all of these terrible people. Monty gears up to find out who has the bat tattoo, and Neil is baffled by Majima's bad decisions.This is part 2 of 3 covering Yakuza 0.TIME STAMPS0:00:00 - Introduction0:04:50 - Chapter 7 - A Dark Escape00:25:53 - Hostess Minigames00:43:25 - Chapter 8 - Tug of War00:57:52 - Chapter 9 - Ensnared01:25:37 - Chapter 10 - A Man's Worth01:41:33 - Chapter 11 - A Murky Riverbed01:51:55 - Bright Lights Big Arena02:05:18 - Chapter 12 - Den of DesiresTWITTER  / podcastdump  DISCORD  / discord  MERCHhttps://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/ PATREON  / montyzander   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh boy, here we go.We're jumping into an all-new, all-star franchise with Yakuza 0. This is the first of a three-parter covering just the first game in the series. Yakuzas! Bontan! Pocket Racing! Chase refuses to apologise for doing this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for Bioshock! Big Daddies! Little Sisters! Andrew Ryans and Ayn Rands! Monty delights in taking Chase through a game he loves (and a twist he doesn't see coming) with special guest - his fiancee - The Noobus Humanus.TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/PodcastDumpDISCORDhttps://discord.gg/xG5YXSyWdrMERCHhttps://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co....NOOBUS HUMANUShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0te5mvT_Bc&ab_channel=MontyZander PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/montyzanderCATCH THESE ON YOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/OD19pSLdDmoTIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Introduction & Background00:12:40 - Part 1: Welcome to Rapture00:46:28 - Part 2: The Medical Pavillion01:21:15 - Part 3: Neptune's Bounty01:47:05 - Part 4: Arcadia01:59:53 - Part 5: An Evening with Sander Cohen02:15:26 - Part 6: Hephaestus02:22:12 - Would You Kindly?02:31:10 - Noobus Returns02:36:00 - Part 7: Olympus Heights and Apollo Square02:53:12 - Part 8: Point PrometheusARTISTS REFERENCED THROUGHOUT1 - Riense2 - GriefGreen3 - PIXEL LIThttps://pixellitpod.com/RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (PART 2)https://youtu.be/cz-BvW8vZkkRED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (PART 1)https://youtu.be/sXnNNoer66YCONTROL: AWEhttps://youtu.be/I-aVeULoTcgCONTROL: FOUNDATIONhttps://youtu.be/UYVQPYiVZG0CONTROLhttps://youtu.be/TLH6434Wp2AQUANTUM BREAKhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Vxxv9ebB4&ab_channel=LoreDumpALAN WAKE'S AMERICAN NIGHTMAREhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0b5CoAB7w&t=7s&ab_channel=LoreDumpALAN WAKEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVyO4qRH5NE&ab_channel=LoreDumpMETAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQZr3eT3KY&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIUbJ-Q0mkE&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: CHAIN OF MEMORIEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpa2-vOX9fI&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=2&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS 2 & RE:CODEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJHoVWImNKc&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=3&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: 358/2 DAYShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUDNkRfRK5g&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=4&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1yV7mvaHK4&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=5&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: DREAM DROP DISTANCEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIv98KoecVs&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=6&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: BACK COVER & FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE*this video* https://youtu.be/RO_AfG8tbyoKINGDOM HEARTS 3 - PART 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0EwdAaeqvU&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=8&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS 3 - PART 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lljkLS8mQPs&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=9&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: UNION Xhttps://youtu.be/o_2JrEsUfKcKINGDOM HEARTS: DARK ROADhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU-xVc846nI&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=11&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: RE:MINDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QgWP71aToU&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=12&ab_channel=LoreDumpKINGDOM HEARTS: MELODY OF MEMORYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z2BIgVveTw&list=PL5NHFmAR2FoShO-wYKCBw1MvZuBrXTJec&index=13&ab_channel=LoreDump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 - PART 2 - REDDER, DEADER... and redemptioner?Neil closes out our time with the Van Der Linde gang. Everything gets very sad and depressing. Monty cries. Chase gets mad. And everyone battens down the hatches for the inevitable pirate video.RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 - PART 1   • Red Dead Redemption 2 - Story Explained   TWITTER https://twitter.com/PodcastDumpDISCORD https://discord.gg/xG5YXSyWdrMERCH https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co....MONTY'S CHANNEL    / @montyzander  PATREON https://www.patreon.com/montyzanderTIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Introduction00:05:53 - Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow00:27:23 - Leviticus Cornwall's No Good Very Bad Day00:43:00 - Colm O'Driscoll's No Good Very Bad Day01:04:53 - Eagle Flies No Good Very Bad Day01:14:22 - Milton's No Good Very Bad Day01:20:00 - Arthur Morgan's No Good Very Bad Day01:30:21 - EPILOGUE!01:41:36 - MORE EPILOGUE?02:00:45 - Micah Bell's No Good Very Bad Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back for a rootin' tootin' good time where nothing bad happens and everyone gets a happily ever after. Neil tries his hardest to make Chase care about cowboys, and Monty is sad that this isn't a game about pirates.TWITTER https://twitter.com/PodcastDumpDISCORD https://discord.gg/xG5YXSyWdrMERCH https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co....MONTY'S CHANNEL   / @montyzander  PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/montyzanderCatch the videos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXnNNoer66Y&t=11725s&ab_channel=LoreDumpTIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Introduction00:05:30 - Chapter 1: Colter00:42:02 - Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook01:46:45 - Chapter 3: Clements Point02:41:27 - Chapter 4: Saint Denis03:14:10 - Chapter 5: Grandma Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Wake is back - this time in flannel! This episode covers the DLC episodes The Signal & The Writer, as well as the Expansion - American Nightmare. Maybe there's some fun meta stuff and theory crafting at the end, who knows, we'll see!  *ADULT JUICE T-SHIRTS* https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI *TWITTER* https://twitter.com/PodcastDump *MONTY ZANDER YOUTUBE* https://www.youtube.com/c/MontyZander *PATREON* https://www.patreon.com/montyzander Catch all episodes on Spotify and other usual podcast platforms https://open.spotify.com/show/0HmzJwkELPrZPjExKUUet9 *TIMESTAMPS*  00:00:00 - Introduction 00:05:24 - The Signal 00:23:42 - The Writer 00:38:43 - Alan Wake's American Nightmare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys fall deeper into Control and the Remedyverse - all the way into the basement - as Monty leads Neil and Chase through the Foundation DLC.*GET CAUGHT UP*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVyO4qRH5NE&t=1s&ab_channel=LoreDump*ADULT JUICE T-SHIRTS*https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI*TWITTER*https://twitter.com/PodcastDump*MONTY'S QUANTUM BREAK CRITIQUE*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK7gV2rL7cs&ab_channel=MontyZander*PATREON*https://www.patreon.com/montyzanderCatch all episodes on Spotify and other usual podcast platformshttps://open.spotify.com/show/0HmzJwkELPrZPjExKUUet9*GAMING UNIVERSITY*https://www.youtube.com/@GamingUniversityUoG*TIMESTAMPS*00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:50 - Part 1 - SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION THAT'S THE MOVIE00:07:02 - Part 2 - The Foundation00:17:51 - Part 3 - The Ash Tapes00:39:52 - Part 4 - Other Spooky Control Lore00:48:05 - Part 5 - The Former00:58:30 - Part 6 - Marshall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our fourth episode on the Remedyverse is here! Monty tries his best to explain OOPS and AWEs and Thesholds and Trange Portals. Neil wishes he could be a tennis ball, and Chase cries because Mother's Basement knows his name.HUGE thank you to Mothers Basement for agreeing to do the intro!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFwVNcmv_lc&ab_channel=Mother%27sBasement*ADULT JUICE T-SHIRTS*https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI*TWITTER*https://twitter.com/PodcastDump*MONTY'S QUANTUM BREAK CRITIQUE*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK7gV2rL7cs&ab_channel=MontyZander*PATREON*https://www.patreon.com/montyzanderCatch these episodes on Youtube:https://youtu.be/TLH6434Wp2A*GAMING UNIVERSITY*https://www.youtube.com/@GamingUniversityUoG*TIMESTAMPS*00:00:00 - Introduction00:09:35 - Part 1 - There Be Work For the Axe00:37:50 - Part 2 - A Fart in the Sahara01:08:50 - Part 3 - Fetch Quests are Boring so Extra Lore Time01:22:15 - Part 4 - The Panopticon01:42:30 - Part 5 - Dylan Explains the Remedyverse02:03:07 - Part 6 - Do You Have Piss in Your Sock?02:35:14 - Theories and thoughts02:52:07 - Part 7 - What the hell does this have to do with that grumpy writer!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Remedyverse continues! Monty continues leading Chase and Neil through Remedy's games after covering Alan Wake and Alan Wake's American Nightmare with Quantum Break - the little time travel game that could... but didn't.The boys choose their own adventure, debate the rules of time travel, and ask the question - is connecting TV to a video game worth it? And what the hell does any of this have to do with that grumpy writer!?This episode is NOT sponsored by Nissan.ADULT JUICE T-SHIRTShttps://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co....TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/PodcastDumpMONTY'S QUANTUM BREAK CRITIQUE   • Quantum Break Cri...  PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/montyzanderGAMING UNIVERSITY   / @gaminguniversityuog  TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Introduction00:04:57 - A quick history lesson00:10:10 - Act 1 - The Number One Killer is Time00:46:44 - TV Episode 1 - Monarch Solutions01:07:08 - Act 2 - Perfect Place to Hide Something01:29:35 - TV Episode 2 - Prisoner01:43:39 - Act 3 - The Wine and Cheese Crowd01:58:06 - TV Episode 3 - Deception02:11:08 - Act 4 - The Secret History of Time Travel02:40:11 - TV Episode 4 - Lifeboat Protocol02:56:49 - Act 5 - I'll Come Back for You03:18:35 - What the hell does any of this have to do with Alan Wake Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We dive headfirst into the black water of the Remedyverse. This will be Part 1 of a 5-part series, covering all of the Remedy games from Alan Wake, to try and figure out just what they're doing with this insane franchise. Chase gets upset because it's not a JRPG, Neil questions his own reality, and Monty tries his best to make the two of them fall in love with one of his favourite games of all time.*ADULT JUICE T-SHIRTS* https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI *TWITTER* https://twitter.com/PodcastDump *MONTY ZANDER YOUTUBE* https://www.youtube.com/c/MontyZander *PATREON* https://www.patreon.com/montyzander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! It's Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance time. Say goodbye to Kingdom Hearts and hello to earnest anime boys wielding cool swords, data cyborg stuff, epic villain monologues and - wait a minuteGet these episodes a day early on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoreDumpGet them 2 days early on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/montyzanderFollow us on twitter! We're fun there, we swear: https://twitter.com/PodcastDumpT-SHIRTS: https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know, I'm actually kinda sad it's over.  This is PART 13 - covering the full story of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory. Or should we say the full story? Anyway, Chase is taking Monty and Neil through the important bits of Melody of Memory, and then there's some theorising on the future of the franchise, and fan questions!  MERCH https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI TWITTER https://twitter.com/MontyZander PATREON https://www.patreon.com/montyzander 0:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:10 - What is this? 00:09:26 - Melody of Memory Ending Explained 00:38:54 - Monty and Neil get mad about time dilation 00:49:57 - Why does Xehanort have memories of the past? 00:51:38 - How is Chonteil on Destiny Islands? 00:53:28 - What will Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link be about? 00:57:40 - The Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer 01:05:12 - Who is Subject X? 01:09:30 - Who is the Master of Masters? 01:11:36 - Is Xehanort still alive? 01:14:50 - F*** Marry Kill Organisation 13 01:19:55 - Are you actually friends outside of these? 01:22:23 - Chonteil T-shirt when? 01:22:36 - How long does it take to put this together!? 01:26:00 - I want to join Neil's fanbase where can I sign up? 01:27:14 - Favourite moment in the whole series? 01:32:35 - What are your thoughts on the new Light VS Darkness storyline? 01:36:03 - What concept for a Kingdom Hearts story would you want to see? 01:38:05 - Do you now understand why people love Kingdom Hearts? 01:39:58 - Do you have any intention of playing the games now? 01:41:46 - Who's your favourite character? 01:44:05 - What Square Enix Property do you want to see in future games? 01:46:52 - What Disney Property do you want to see? 01:47:33 - What's your favourite character design? 01:48:38 - What series will you cover next? 01:50:48 - Teaser for the next video Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time Travelling Ghost Sora  This is PART 12 - covering the full story of Kingdom Hearts 3's DLC - Re:Mind. Chase has returned to walk Monty and Neil through the full story, discuss theories around Yozura and the ending, and speculate on what any of this even means.   MERCH https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.... TWITTER https://twitter.com/MontyZander PATREON https://www.patreon.com/montyzanderTIMESTAMPS  0:00:00 - Introduction 0:06:02 - Do you remember Olympus Coliseum? 0:16:42 - Back to the KeYbLaDe GrAvEyArD 0:18:30 - Xehanort reminisces about his Mom 0:34:05 - Sora arrives! 0:39:57 - Ghost Sora Time Travels 0:44:15 - Sora uses trauma to body hop 0:51:22 - Is Demyx the Master of Masters? 0:57:43 - Marluxia and Larxene 01:02:44 - oh yay Venitus is back love that guy 01:06:43 - Time Sora Ghost Travels 01:17:33 - Neil gets upset 01:28:39 - The Kai-rystals 01:34:29 - Travel Sora Ghost Time 01:36:50 - Magic Flying Triangle Battle 01:40:35 - Mickey Mouse does a Metal Gear Solid 01:45:33 - Sora finds himself in space 01:49:32 - Kairi does a thing! 01:52:13 - Sora says goodbye 02:05:50 - Sora vs Yozora 02:12:10 - Final Fantasy Versus XIII Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Veni Vidi Vici.  This is PART 11 - covering Kingdom Hearts: Union X: Dark Road. Chase is here to walk Monty and Neil through the full story of Dark Road, ready to ask some of our biggest questions. Why did Xehanort turn evil? Why is Eraqus the worst character? What is it about Kingdom Hearts wizards and being terrible at their jobs? And how DO the Disney worlds work!?  MERCH https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI TWITTER https://twitter.com/MontyZander PATREON https://www.patreon.com/montyzanderTIMESTAMPS  0:00:00 - Introduction 0:08:41 - Oh look it's Destiny Islands again 00:15:29 - Odin and his 14 Kids 00:28:10 - What kind of band would these kids form? 00:38:35 - Oh look it's Wonderland again 00:50:58 - Back to Scala Ad Caelum 00:58:22 - Magic Mirror gives no answers 01:06:26 - 64 YEARS LATER 1:17:23 - Odin is worse than Yen Sid 01:19:54 - Man's Castle 01:27:10 - Master of Masters is a Silly Goofy Guy 01:33:08 - Agrabah and the Sultan Thingy 01:42:10 - Xehanort & MoM wax philosophical 01:55:41 - Oh look it's Baldur 01:57:48 - Camp Hades helps out 02:02:38 - Answers! 02:15:09 - Oh no Venitus is back 02:20:25 - "It Begins..." 02:35:00 - Big reveals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chonteil, we hardly knew ye.  This is PART 10 of our journey into Kingdom Hearts. Chase is back to walk Monty and Neil through the full story of Union X. This includes Kingdom Hearts: X, Kingdom Hearts: Unchained X, and Kingdom Hearts Union X.  MERCH https://monty-zander.myspreadshop.co.uk/lore+dump?collection=UDUQuBXovI TWITTER https://twitter.com/MontyZander PATREON https://www.patreon.com/montyzander TIMESTAMPS  0:00:00 - Introduction 0:05:48 - Meeting Chonteil 0:27:32 - POWER BANGLE 0:33:10 - Meeting Ephemer 0:40:06 - The first Union Leader is chosen 0:42:11 - A quick announcement 0:44:19 - Ephemer breaks his promise 0:55:22 - Meeting Skuld 01:03:21 - Chonteil throws keys 01:09:35 - Meeting Scalextric 01:14:59 - Luxu V Ava 01:22:51 - MURDER 01:24:00 - The Keyblade War Begins 01:26:54 - Oh boy Maleficent's back 01:32:00 - Kingdom Hearts: Union X Begins 01:51:44 - Maleficent meets Darkness 02:01:53 - Larxene's back baby 02:10:27 - Big Brain finds a Big Room 02:16:43 - The Master of Masters takes a (lore) dump 02:36:18 - Maleficent & Darkness go on a road trip 02:45:14 - Imposter!? 02:41:54 - The Ark is finally explained 03:02:16 - The murderer is revealed and Monty doesn't like it 03:06:52 - Darkness V Everyone 03:25:12 - Luxu meets Darkness 03:33:14 - MoM's plan is stupid 03:48:27 - Big Brain's Big Plan 04:02:47 - Chonteil saves the day 04:08:19 - Master of Masters teases us 04:16:03 - Union X has a brilliant ending Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE FINALLY MADE IT. For real this time!www.youtube.com/MontyZanderwww.twitter.com/MontyZander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE MADE IT TO THE END. Right?Youtube: www.youtube.com/MontyZanderTwitter: www.twitter.com/MontyZander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a movie nowKingdom Hearts: Back Cover - 0:00:00Kingdom Hearts 0.2: A Fragmentary Passage - 01:07:00Youtube: www.youtube.com/MontyZanderTwitter: www.twitter.com/MontyZander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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