Top Five Video Game Franchises – Episode 92
Recorded: June 13th, 2024
Episode Overview
In this installment of The 406 Podcast’s Top 5 series, Chewie and Pip count down their favorite video game franchises of all time.
Before diving into the rankings, the hosts celebrate four years of podcasting together, discuss summer plans, Pip’s appearance on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio, recent Star Wars content, and a rewatch of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. From there, the conversation shifts to gaming and the franchises that have defined decades of entertainment.
The lists span multiple generations of gaming, from classic Nintendo titles and PC strategy games to modern cinematic adventures and open-world experiences. Along the way, the hosts discuss the importance of storytelling, replayability, multiplayer innovation, world-building, and the games that consumed countless hours throughout their lives.
Featuring franchises such as Diablo, Doom, Warcraft, Grand Theft Auto, Batman: Arkham, The Last of Us, Super Mario Bros., Final Fantasy, Hitman, and The Legend of Zelda, this episode is a nostalgic celebration of gaming’s most influential series.
Topics Discussed
- Four years of podcasting together
- Summer break and family life
- Tom Petty Radio and SiriusXM
- Star Wars: The Acolyte
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Great movie sequels
- Favorite video games of all time
- Diablo
- Doom
- Warcraft
- Batman: Arkham
- Grand Theft Auto
- The Last of Us
- Super Mario Bros.
- Hitman
- Final Fantasy
- The Legend of Zelda
- PC gaming vs console gaming
- Open-world games
- Real-time strategy games
- Storytelling in video games
- Multiplayer gaming evolution
- Gaming nostalgia and replayability
Episode Chapters
0:00 Intro & Four-Year Podcast Anniversary
3:29 Summer Break, Kids & Parenting During Summer
4:35 Pip’s Tom Petty Radio Experience
8:58 Star Wars: The Acolyte Discussion
14:21 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Revisited
21:29 Ghostbusters Rankings & Frozen Empire
22:09 Sequels Better Than the Original?
22:42 Introducing the Top 5 Topic
23:43 ChatGPT Podcast Topic Suggestions
27:07 Revisiting Our Previous Video Game Rankings
30:46 #5 Diablo
36:25 #5 Batman: Arkham Series
43:39 #4 Doom
49:11 #4 Grand Theft Auto
55:15 #3 Warcraft
1:00:44 #3 The Last of Us
1:12:17 #2 Super Mario Bros.
1:18:19 #2 Hitman
1:25:26 #1 The Legend of Zelda
1:31:03 Zelda Discussion Continues: Where New Players Should Start
1:37:10 What We’re Playing Now: Helldivers 2
1:39:02 Road to Episode 100
1:39:19 Outro
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