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	<title>15 &#8211; A rising tide lifts all Beebz. (Demon Tides review)</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Demon Tides wants to be the textbook definition of an expressive platformer, where a player&#8217;s preferences and personality can shine through in not just cosmetics, but also its core mechanics. In this podcast-exclusive review, Lou dives into the game and discusses how well it achieves this goal &#8211; as well as how good of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Demon Tides wants to be the textbook definition of an expressive platformer, where a player&#8217;s preferences and personality can shine through in not just cosmetics, but also its core mechanics. In this podcast-exclusive review, Lou dives into the gam]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>14 &#8211; Back to the past. (Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit review)</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Throughout his decades-long web series, the Angry Video Game Nerd has played hundreds of bad games. Does his latest playable adventure join these infamous ranks? In this podcast-exclusive review, Lou takes a look at the Mega Man-esque Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit and breaks down whether it&#8217;s worth your time!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Throughout his decades-long web series, the Angry Video Game Nerd has played hundreds of bad games. Does his latest playable adventure join these infamous ranks? In this podcast-exclusive review, Lou takes a look at the Mega Man-esque Angry Video Game Ne]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Throughout his decades-long web series, the Angry Video Game Nerd has played hundreds of bad games. Does his latest playable adventure join these infamous ranks? In this podcast-exclusive review, Lou takes a look at the Mega Man-esque Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit and breaks down whether it&#8217;s worth your time!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Throughout his decades-long web series, the Angry Video Game Nerd has played hundreds of bad games. Does his latest playable adventure join these infamous ranks? In this podcast-exclusive review, Lou takes a look at the Mega Man-esque Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit and breaks down whether it&#8217;s worth your time!]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>13 &#8211; Connecting is good.</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Nintendo always marches to the beat of its own drum; their approach to online play and communication is no exception. On this episode, Lou looks at four of the most distinct connectivity features from Nintendo&#8217;s consoles and breaks down what makes them so novel!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nintendo always marches to the beat of its own drum; their approach to online play and communication is no exception. On this episode, Lou looks at four of the most distinct connectivity features from Nintendo&#8217;s consoles and breaks down what makes ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nintendo always marches to the beat of its own drum; their approach to online play and communication is no exception. On this episode, Lou looks at four of the most distinct connectivity features from Nintendo&#8217;s consoles and breaks down what makes them so novel!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nintendo always marches to the beat of its own drum; their approach to online play and communication is no exception. On this episode, Lou looks at four of the most distinct connectivity features from Nintendo&#8217;s consoles and breaks down what makes them so novel!]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>12 &#8211; Xbox down?</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[More money, more problems! On this episode, Lou recaps the latest round of cutting layoffs at Xbox, how the platform&#8217;s perceived decline in quality has impacted brand loyalty, and whether the company&#8217;s continued focus on Game Pass is actually a good thing for players.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[More money, more problems! On this episode, Lou recaps the latest round of cutting layoffs at Xbox, how the platform&#8217;s perceived decline in quality has impacted brand loyalty, and whether the company&#8217;s continued focus on Game Pass is actually]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[More money, more problems! On this episode, Lou recaps the latest round of cutting layoffs at Xbox, how the platform&#8217;s perceived decline in quality has impacted brand loyalty, and whether the company&#8217;s continued focus on Game Pass is actually a good thing for players.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[More money, more problems! On this episode, Lou recaps the latest round of cutting layoffs at Xbox, how the platform&#8217;s perceived decline in quality has impacted brand loyalty, and whether the company&#8217;s continued focus on Game Pass is actually a good thing for players.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>11 &#8211; Something something Rick James&#8217; place. (Gex Trilogy review companion)</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode goes deeper on our video review of the Gex Trilogy &#8211; what the product is, how the games play today, and a breakdown of all of its physical versions!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode goes deeper on our video review of the Gex Trilogy &#8211; what the product is, how the games play today, and a breakdown of all of its physical versions!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode goes deeper on our video review of the Gex Trilogy &#8211; what the product is, how the games play today, and a breakdown of all of its physical versions!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode goes deeper on our video review of the Gex Trilogy &#8211; what the product is, how the games play today, and a breakdown of all of its physical versions!]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>18:20</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>10 &#8211; It&#8217;s a Marathon, not a sprint&#8230;</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/10-its-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Bungie&#8217;s new extraction shooter Marathon is kind of up against it at the moment &#8211; Lou breaks down what the game is, why it&#8217;s in hot water, and where it can go from here!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bungie&#8217;s new extraction shooter Marathon is kind of up against it at the moment &#8211; Lou breaks down what the game is, why it&#8217;s in hot water, and where it can go from here!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bungie&#8217;s new extraction shooter Marathon is kind of up against it at the moment &#8211; Lou breaks down what the game is, why it&#8217;s in hot water, and where it can go from here!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bungie&#8217;s new extraction shooter Marathon is kind of up against it at the moment &#8211; Lou breaks down what the game is, why it&#8217;s in hot water, and where it can go from here!]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>18:59</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>9 &#8211; What&#8217;s the price of having fun?</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/9-whats-the-price-of-having-fun/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to talk Nintendo Switch 2 &#8211; Lou breaks down not just the pricing strategy for the new console, but how it compares to console and game prices across history&#8230;and why it&#8217;s maybe not as extreme as it all seems!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to talk Nintendo Switch 2 &#8211; Lou breaks down not just the pricing strategy for the new console, but how it compares to console and game prices across history&#8230;and why it&#8217;s maybe not as extreme as it all seems!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to talk Nintendo Switch 2 &#8211; Lou breaks down not just the pricing strategy for the new console, but how it compares to console and game prices across history&#8230;and why it&#8217;s maybe not as extreme as it all seems!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to talk Nintendo Switch 2 &#8211; Lou breaks down not just the pricing strategy for the new console, but how it compares to console and game prices across history&#8230;and why it&#8217;s maybe not as extreme as it all seems!]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>8 &#8211; Congratulations. Now play without cheating.</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/8-congratulations-now-play-without-cheating/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Cheat codes used to be everywhere in games &#8211; not so much now. What happened? On this episode, Lou breaks down where cheat codes first came from and why they&#8217;ve gone away over time!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cheat codes used to be everywhere in games &#8211; not so much now. What happened? On this episode, Lou breaks down where cheat codes first came from and why they&#8217;ve gone away over time!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cheat codes used to be everywhere in games &#8211; not so much now. What happened? On this episode, Lou breaks down where cheat codes first came from and why they&#8217;ve gone away over time!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cheat codes used to be everywhere in games &#8211; not so much now. What happened? On this episode, Lou breaks down where cheat codes first came from and why they&#8217;ve gone away over time!]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>8 &#8211; Congratulations. Now play without cheating.</title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Cheat codes used to be everywhere in games &#8211; not so much now. What happened? On this episode, Lou breaks down where cheat codes first came from and why they&#8217;ve gone away over time!]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<description><![CDATA[Everyone&#8217;s two favorite words. On this episode, Lou explores how player skill can impact someone&#8217;s ability to review a game &#8211; and why that may not be a bad thing!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Everyone&#8217;s two favorite words. On this episode, Lou explores how player skill can impact someone&#8217;s ability to review a game &#8211; and why that may not be a bad thing!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone&#8217;s two favorite words. On this episode, Lou explores how player skill can impact someone&#8217;s ability to review a game &#8211; and why that may not be a bad thing!]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>6 &#8211; Fans do what Segain&#8217;t doing: Unleashed Recompiled</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The difference is night and day! Lou talks about the Unleashed Recompiled fan project, why it&#8217;s a big deal, and what it means for Xbox 360 game preservation!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The difference is night and day! Lou talks about the Unleashed Recompiled fan project, why it&#8217;s a big deal, and what it means for Xbox 360 game preservation!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The difference is night and day! Lou talks about the Unleashed Recompiled fan project, why it&#8217;s a big deal, and what it means for Xbox 360 game preservation!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The difference is night and day! Lou talks about the Unleashed Recompiled fan project, why it&#8217;s a big deal, and what it means for Xbox 360 game preservation!]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></itunes:image>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>19:20</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>5 &#8211; Get goo-d. (Slime Heroes review companion)</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode follows up on our video review of Slime Heroes, an indie souls-like action-adventure game, with a more in-depth discussion of the game and Lou&#8217;s opinions on it!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode follows up on our video review of Slime Heroes, an indie souls-like action-adventure game, with a more in-depth discussion of the game and Lou&#8217;s opinions on it!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode follows up on our video review of Slime Heroes, an indie souls-like action-adventure game, with a more in-depth discussion of the game and Lou&#8217;s opinions on it!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode follows up on our video review of Slime Heroes, an indie souls-like action-adventure game, with a more in-depth discussion of the game and Lou&#8217;s opinions on it!]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>5 &#8211; Get goo-d. (Slime Heroes review companion)</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>26:26</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>4 &#8211; We&#8217;re getting old&#8230;and so are our games.</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/4-were-getting-old-and-so-are-our-games/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 02:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Feel that back pain creeping in? Us too. Lou talks about how consoles, and the games we play them on, have longer shelf lives than ever before &#8211; and wonders why that is!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Feel that back pain creeping in? Us too. Lou talks about how consoles, and the games we play them on, have longer shelf lives than ever before &#8211; and wonders why that is!]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Feel that back pain creeping in? Us too. Lou talks about how consoles, and the games we play them on, have longer shelf lives than ever before &#8211; and wonders why that is!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Feel that back pain creeping in? Us too. Lou talks about how consoles, and the games we play them on, have longer shelf lives than ever before &#8211; and wonders why that is!]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></itunes:image>
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		<title>4 &#8211; We&#8217;re getting old&#8230;and so are our games.</title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>18:31</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>3 &#8211; Baldur’s Gate 3 or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love A Long RPG</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/3-baldurs-gate-3-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-a-long-rpg/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Lou doesn&#8217;t like RPGs &#8211; but he loved Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3! This episode gives you an RPG rookie&#8217;s perspective on what makes Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 so fun, and why it may appeal to those who don&#8217;t enjoy the genre.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Lou doesn&#8217;t like RPGs &#8211; but he loved Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3! This episode gives you an RPG rookie&#8217;s perspective on what makes Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 so fun, and why it may appeal to those who don&#8217;t enjoy the genre.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lou doesn&#8217;t like RPGs &#8211; but he loved Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3! This episode gives you an RPG rookie&#8217;s perspective on what makes Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 so fun, and why it may appeal to those who don&#8217;t enjoy the genre.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lou doesn&#8217;t like RPGs &#8211; but he loved Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3! This episode gives you an RPG rookie&#8217;s perspective on what makes Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 so fun, and why it may appeal to those who don&#8217;t enjoy the genre.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>21:38</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
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	<title>#2 &#8211; Hydrophobia: Prophecy and the Legend of the Remake-quel</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/2-hydrophobia-prophecy-and-the-legend-of-the-remake-quel/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 21:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://hypocriticreviews.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=64</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, try some of it again? In this episode, Lou discusses how early-2010&#8217;s action game Hydrophobia: Prophecy differs from its original release and what exactly makes a game a &#8220;remake-quel&#8221; instead of full-on sequel or remake!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, try some of it again? In this episode, Lou discusses how early-2010&#8217;s action game Hydrophobia: Prophecy differs from its original release and what exactly makes a game a &#8220;remake-quel&#8221; instead of full]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, try some of it again? In this episode, Lou discusses how early-2010&#8217;s action game Hydrophobia: Prophecy differs from its original release and what exactly makes a game a &#8220;remake-quel&#8221; instead of full-on sequel or remake!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[If at first you don&#8217;t succeed, try some of it again? In this episode, Lou discusses how early-2010&#8217;s action game Hydrophobia: Prophecy differs from its original release and what exactly makes a game a &#8220;remake-quel&#8221; instead of full-on sequel or remake!]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>#1 &#8211; It&#8217;s us. Hi.</title>
	<link>https://hypocriticreviews.com/podcast/1-its-us-hi/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 18:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hypocritic.gg]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://hypocriticreviews.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=57</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to be back. Hypocritical returns, bringing our patent-pending bite-sized gaming content straight to your earholes in podcast form once again! Lou welcomes you in, gives a brief history lesson on our outlet, previews how of this is all gonna go, and explains our rating system ahead of audio reviews!]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to be back. Hypocritical returns, bringing our patent-pending bite-sized gaming content straight to your earholes in podcast form once again! Lou welcomes you in, gives a brief history lesson on our outlet, previews how of this is all gon]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to be back. Hypocritical returns, bringing our patent-pending bite-sized gaming content straight to your earholes in podcast form once again! Lou welcomes you in, gives a brief history lesson on our outlet, previews how of this is all gonna go, and explains our rating system ahead of audio reviews!]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&#8217;s good to be back. Hypocritical returns, bringing our patent-pending bite-sized gaming content straight to your earholes in podcast form once again! Lou welcomes you in, gives a brief history lesson on our outlet, previews how of this is all gonna go, and explains our rating system ahead of audio reviews!]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>#1 &#8211; It&#8217;s us. Hi.</title>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://hypocriticreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hypocritical_cover_2_headphones-scaled.png"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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