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Start Menu's Lex Luddy drops by to chop it up with us about Pokemon Pokopia, the "joy" of reviewing Crimson Desert, the actual joy of RE Requiem with unlimited ammo, the state of Marathon's Cryo Archives and late game, some more unfortunate industry-downturn news, another installment in the great FMV game debate, and more!

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(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.

(00:00:10) Intro

(00:00:41) Welcome back Lex!

(00:03:23) Pokémon Pokopia | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Mar 05, 2026

(00:27:21) First Break

(00:27:26) Crimson Desert | [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 19, 2026

(00:53:37) Marathon | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 05, 2026

(01:11:22) Resident Evil Requiem | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | Feb 27, 2026

(01:23:40) Dirt 3 | [PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360] | May 24, 2011

(01:26:39) Second Break

(01:26:44) Epic Games lays off over 1,000 people

(01:42:00) Nintendo Switch 2 production to slow down

(01:48:10) Sony closes Dark Outlaw Games

(01:50:55) Marathon sales numbers

(01:57:24) UK game development

(02:08:13) Let's all just live in Minecraft World

(02:16:41) Email

(02:27:07) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:31:04) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:32:36) Thanks again to Lex Luddy!

(02:33:59) See ya!

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swiftdraw

Magicarp’s bit is that it is absolutely useless. That’s why when it evolves into Gyrados, a large sea serpent, it is generally angry all the time and is very destructive. Weird/dark pokemon: Drifloon tries to abduct children, but is usually too weak to do so. When it explodes, it releases the screaming souls it consumed. Ghost types generally have something messed up about them though.

EarthBear

Pokopia sounds so much like Palworld. Ironic that Nintendo sued them and now made a game adopting a lot of their ideas.

WulfBane

Yeah, you don't evolve the Pokopia pokemon. You simply set up more habitats that will attract the evolved forms as additional residents. Other than cases where there are variant forms or specific named ones from the story, you won't get duplicates. The granularity of some of the late game habitats get very specific. And for the houses you build, you technically just need a ring of blocks around the base at ground level and a door. While esthetically unpleasing, you can have holes in the wall and roof and it will still allow you to invite pokemon to move into them.

Sputnik

fascinating to hear Leatherhead mentioned on the podcast, neighbouring villages of Fetcham and Bookham close by, other claims to fame are a popular spot for Elizabeth 1 by the River Mole, and the Martians wiped it from the face of the earth on their way from Woking to London, most of the above are true! echoes of my distant past, appreciate the inadvertent Proustian moment chaps

Brad Arnold

It’s pronounced the way it is because it is a portmanteau of Pokemon and Utopia.

Nathan

I got Mavel Ultimate Alliance last year on Steam. I was lucky they sold it on Amazon. Now I have it on my steam deck. Its fantastic

Incredibleplum

I've never wanted to play a game less than crimson desert after listening to this podcast lol