Frame Trap - Episode 19 "We Can't Stop Petting Trico"

Today on Frame Trap, it's a Christmas feast of games! The Allies dissect Super Mario Run, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Bloodborne, Dragon Quest VII, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, and more. At the end of the podcast, we have a detailed, spoiler-filled discussion about The Last Guardian, our 2016 game of the year.
TIMESTAMPS
14:15 - What has Blood been playing? (Forza Horizon 3 DLC, Super Mario Run)
35:52 - What has Bosman been playing? (Google Earth, Battlefront VR, Pokemon Sun and Moon)
01:00:33 - What has Brad been playing? (Overwatch, Bloodborne)
01:17:36 - What has Ben been playing/watching? (Dragon Quest VII, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
01:40:12 - HOTTAKE: The Q1 of Doom
01:54:28 - Emails
02:14:40 - The Last Guardian spoiler-filled discussion
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[@DARKDEATHKILLER]

I have never felt such emotions towards a cluster of polygons, genuine emotions, that I did for Trico in The Last Guardian. Not gonna spoil anything, but I was weeping my eyes out during so many moments during the game for so many different reasons. I don't think I will ever forget that game in my life. And it feels almost cheap to even call it a "game", it's so much more than that for me.

[@stinkinmushroom]

The Last Guardian is a masterpiece that i simply will never forget. I loved a lot of videogame characters over the many years of gaming but i never felt as much compassion & emotions as I did with Trico. I almost cannot believe he is fictional. Best game of this gen.

[@hsapin]

The Last Guardian is a genuine masterpiece. It really feels like the developers did everything they wanted to do with the game.

[@couldntthinkofagoodnamesoi8357]

Kyle's story about his Dad and his PS4 is the coziest thing I've ever heard. I can talk to my Dad about sports, but never video games.

[@Masashiwithlasers]

The Last Guardian is one of the best games i have played in my life .

[@splashback788]

Me and my friends just had our own GOTY awards on our podcast recently and I was the only one who played The Last Guardian. I was so close to having this game win, but since no one played it, they felt it would be unfair to vote for it. I can understand that. DOOM won instead and I'm okay with that since it was the only game on our list we all played and there are things we do cherish about it so it fits as the collective winner. But man...The Last Guardian will always be the true winner in my heart and it warms my heart even more to have you guys appreciate it just as much. Thank you. Love. And. Respect.

[@Sage_Of_Thyme_]

I think Ben's mentioning of Fumito Ueda's quote really cemented my love for The Last Guardian even more- and really, all of their games. But especially in the case of The Last Guardian, I love the game for its uncompromising vision and meticulous attention to detail. Everything from the subtle animations to the way the characters communicate with each other through trust and understanding of their intentions, instills a bond unlike any other and truly makes the game an achievement to behold. It's not the kind of game that tries to immediately appeal to its audience, but rather slowly creep its way into the minds of the player to try to challenge our understanding of what games can be. For me, The Last Guardian succeeds in every way that its vision strived to achieve, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[@zodiac909]

Couldn't think of a better way to end 2016 Frame Trap's discussion than talking about The Last Guardian. One of the greats. L&R

[@oscarlavoz9356]

what a breath of fresh air hearing those guys talk about the last guardian. This game amazed me time after time until the very end and some moments caught me completely of guard like when you get stuck on a pillar with trico and there is a door closed that you need to open by reaching the top of the building behind and walking through seams, eventually getting to this jump where by the decay of the environment the bar you grasp starts to fall down. In my mind I didn't know what to do next, I tried pulling up and moving around desperately until the game zooms in into trico and him knowing I was about to fall, Trico jumps under me, lands on the closed door and holds for dear life until I manage to open the door for him. The bond that you make with this fictional character is amazing and one that I probably wont forget any time soon. amazing frame tap from easy allies.

[@HKobeni]

The entire EZA Crew is so genuine and down to earth. You can really see how passionate they all are through the content they provide. :D Great video Ben!

[@sufamidan1006]

I have been waiting since the ps2 era for a game to find its way into my greatest games off all time list. The Last Guardian was that game. Made me love gaming again.

[@stinkinmushroom]

SufamiDan I agree with this statement

[@John-qs3wq]

I love the last guardian...but the fact that no other games since the ps2 era has made that list really suprises me....

[@callum6224]

It’s my greatest game of all time, idk

[@sacrificesoldier]

Blood, you summed it up perfectly at the end. There was nothing else like TLG before it, nor will there be another like it. I feel like you had to bond with the game's mechanics and controls in the same way that the boy had to bond with Trico, and that in turn also helped the payoff at the end feel that much more rewarding.

[@DaleSponge]

Snow only falls reliably on like 3 mountain ranges, but it isn't very powdery. Only during winter. Our most popular ski fields usually have use snow machines to stop the snow melting.

[@joeyisabsb1]

I just finished the game and WOW. That ending was amazing! I was convinced Uncharted 4 had the best ending this year but I think it was beat by the last guardian. I was on the edge of my seat shouting at the emotional scenes. If you havent beaten this game, even if youre frustrated with the controls, the pay off is 100% worth it.

[@gtodorov]

What a big tasty bowl of pork belly ramen this episode was. There are hundreds of different things to keep talking about TLG for sure, but I'm glad you guys could give a meaty discussion for now. You know, comparing to the other content providers that I'm slowly backing off from supporting, who cares more about maintaining their shallow personalities instead of providing care over their words, or just consistently acting with dismissive pretentiousness, I'm really happy you guys are here. I have been saying this on almost every video, so I will stop. But yeah, great work. All the best to everyone on the holidays break and for an even better 2017.

[@FOREVERxFORNEVER]

1:17:19 thank you Bloodworth, my life is now complete. L&R!

[@charlesponthier2422]

As soon as I saw Cold Steel was being discussed in the description I jumped straight to that. It makes me so happy to see Ben showing this series some love!

[@TrivialRound]

This is the jolliest frame trap of the year, thanks Ben.

[@berserkerdude]

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is amazing, my favorite anime by far! The difference between brotherhood and the original FMA anime is huge, only the beginning up until the fight with Greed is almost identical

[@skytrot]

1000% agree with Blood on TLG's controls. Don't understand the complaints at all. Archaic? Please, just because something controls differently doesn't mean it's bad. Games(especially action and adventure) nowadays have such sticky controls that it takes 0 skill to jump from platform to platform. You actually feel something at stake here for missing jumps and that adds a lot to the platforming you do in the game as the boy. Overall, completely disagree with the critics regarding the controls and "archaic" design.

[@sebastianmarley446]

Yay for a new Brad and Ben series. I haven't watched anime in years but it sounds like it would be fun to watch you guys talk about it for sure

[@bruno-pierregagnon5361]

Watching frame trap while wrapping Christmas presents, the ultimate holiday experience. Love and respect to you all!

[@jorgenbjorn]

Kyle, in Google Earth VR you can activate "human scale" (I think that's what it's called) in the options menu. When you have done that, you can go all the way down to street level as if you were actually there. It's very surreal. No need to crawl around on your carpet. Kind regards Thomas PS: I love Easy Allies! So much love and respect here from Denmark!

[@WhammyTime91]

Last Guardian #OneOfTheGreats

[@WhammyTime91]

Also someone please do some fan art for Bloodworth the Flying type Gym Leader. I need to see that.

[@dannquest567]

#OneOfTheGreats

[@Ahlgreenz]

I know it wouldn't be "canon", but I really want Blood to be riding Trico in that piece of fan art

[@BDizzle709]

No, it isn't.

[@zodiac909]

#BestInTheBiz

[@MichieHM]

It's nice to have a parent that is in to gaming. My mother was the one that kept pushing me to play Harvest Moon (snes,) Final Fantasy VIII and Zelda Ocarina of time. She also completed a dozen of JRPG DS/PSP games. She completed Dragon Quest 4 and 5 DS multiple times. She was really looking forward to DQ9 and DQ6 but passed away before 6 launched in the west.

[@Slycoomer56]

Loving the Last Guardian right now

[@RandyVie86]

Brad, you are a great man, what a compliment to Kyle,i love you Brad !

[@Alex-444x94]

You guys are the kings of youtube gaming. Hands down.

[@dn12345]

1:17:17 Bloodworth's knee to the chest beats everything in the universe.

[@LPlandOFazul]

Some of my favorite moments of TLG are the little things. Me telling Trico to jump in an area he can't yet, so he just jumps in place a few times. Or, when I'm climbing an area he can't get to and I look down and see him trying to figure out a way to get to me

[@azsugar8361]

I think not many people know how much more control you actually have in the last guardian because the game doesn't traditionally explain a lot of its mechanics. You see a few time that you can give Trico different commands with R1 and the face buttons but you have to figure out what each one does by yourself. There are mechanics that i can't imagine progressing through some parts without them but many people never knew about. One example is r1 and x will make Trico sit once he trust you and also will stop him from doing something you don't want. I ve started watching some playthroughs on YT and see some people get really mad at the game saying its broken but their issues were never a problem for me because i ve experimented and figure out the game mechanics as much as i could

[@dragotube12345]

+ new show + spoiler discussions at the end it is great to see how EZA gets smarter and grows!! Thank you!

[@PsychoPenguin1919]

YEEES Ben! Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood is SO amazing. Really really glad you talked about it. I remember watching it for the first time and was hooked from the first few episodes. So great. Ah man. It's just so engrossing and complete.

[@allthefixings6504]

Catching a knee from bloodworth looks deadly

[@rarekab]

When Ben mentioned the feeling of reading about games in Nintendo Power that you never played...I think that's what EA is for a lot of us now. With all of your podcasts and streams, I get to learn a ton about games that I may never have time to play. Though listening/watching you guys talk about these games isn't the same as experiencing them first-hand, it's still great to hear about genres I may not normally explore and gain an appreciation for some games I know I'll never even play. It's very cool. Thanks!

[@4Fabio]

Kill la Kill Podcast is now one of the things why i wake up everyday

[@4Fabio]

10/10(recommend Diebuster if you like the style,watch Gunbuster first)

[@ceracen]

Ben and Brad, do not forget the greatest anime of all time in your anime podcast.... COWBOY BEBOP!

[@jdutra93]

I love being able to come back to this after 6 months having finally played The Last Guardian

[@Bman54X]

I'm the same as Bosman. I watch the EZA podcasts, TV shows or movies a lot when I play games. Only time I don't is during story-heavy sequences/games. A game like Uncharted, I wouldn't. But I did a lot when I was playing FF XV or Doom or Mafia III.

[@brogantrull]

Bman54X fishing in ffxv while I listen to these lol

[@edsortiz1530]

The chains that were holding down my soul were broken by Bloodworth,s tiger kick

[@franjaff6919]

I'm not absolutely huge on anime or manga, but if the allies are doing another podcast you can count me in.

[@dice4death]

1:08:22 "Tonitrus... now there's a weapon." LMAO. This made my evening. I love you guys.

[@siberianskip]

That Bloodworth Knee was epic!!!

[@guitarskills2]

I'm so happy you're watching FMA Brotherhood, Ben! One of my most favorite anime ever!

[@TotemoGaijin]

Someone needs to screencap Blood's Tiger Knee, and photoshop some flames around it!

[@JoseRamirezChannel]

Great episode guys and I really love the way that you estructured the last guardian talk since Im in media blackout and waiting to get it on the weekend, have a wonderful holidays :)

[@Soulsemmer]

Holy crap, Ben, yes. Brotherhood is so amazing. I am very happy you are enjoying it!

[@quagthias]

1:17:19 Ben, you don't know when, you don't know how, and you don't know where, but Blood will have his revenge.

[@karloluffy]

I'll tell you what's not low budget about Trails of Cold Steel, that glorious soundtrack! Also, early 2017 crown goes to Gravity Rush 2 for me, but Nier Automata is such a close second.

[@jdrgamerjdrgamer1462]

Epic Frame trap and Tiger Knee!

[@kactuso]

I finally played The Last Guardian and came back for the discussion. Man, I love videogames.

[@alanpaul8139]

Happy new year, allies. Been a crazy 2016 but you managed to get through it shining like a bright new star in the morning light. Thank you for guiding my path. Peace. :)

[@ragnaruq]

they should do a gym challenge for brandon where each ally picks a type or theme. then they could give real badges to brandon to put on a vest or something

[@user-fd5ih6te9b]

On the Nintendo Power memories: I will never forget reading about Chibi-Robo and being so excited to get that game. That game might have honestly changed me forever. I'm pretty sure i still have that issue in a drawer somewhere

[@civenful]

Guys I have to say I respect the hell out of for giving this game of the year, and it truly deserves it. Also frame trap is an absolutely fucking amazing podcast btw, I only completed it last night and wanted some discussion on it. I knew fine well that you guys would cover it because u done every game. Gonna support you buggers on patron now. Love and respect from Scotland x

[@miller619619]

Thanks for putting the last guardian discussion at the end

[@Capybara86]

Excellent episode. I loved hearing some more of Bloodworth's thoughts on The Last Guardian, and his knee attack was sick.

[@WayneUtterback]

I remember my brother and I getting Dragon Warrior with a subscription to Nintendo Power. My brother played it religiously every single day. My dad would casually play it on and off. One day, my dad took a sick day and when my brother and I got home from school, he was in the midst of beating the game. IT CRUSHED MY BROTHER. To this day, like 25+ years later, my brother still won't forgive him for it!

[@Highwind452]

Great discussion about Last Guardian. I think the main complaints about players who find Trico's AI cumbersome and like he doesn't follow commands just don't get it. The game isn't conventional, it's a meditative experience and requires you to just take your time and be patient. So many people that complain seem to want to just blaze through the game, commanding Trico and just have him respond exactly when and how they want. It's a shame those people miss the point of this whole thing. It's an amazing game, and afterwards I felt like I had to say goodbye to a pet I was briefly looking after.

[@alyssasmith5095]

I've been trying to get my dad into games my entire life. My sister and I would always make him play donkey kong 64 with us when we were kids, but we would never tell him the controls so we could beat him and I think that kind of turned him off from the idea, haha Also, shoutout to Kyle's ithaca sweatshirt! I was a student at IC for a bit in the music school, I love it up there

[@NathanKerce]

Man I want to go to that good old fashioned Ellis Christmas.

[@dannquest567]

Blood's tiger knee.

[@phantomofvanitas]

Yo....just started, but I have to comment on this new series. It's going to be sooooo good! Yes!

[@neojd]

Blood's reaction when Ben says Hottake! Hahaha priceless

[@JC-zl7go]

I just finished the Last Guardian and went straight to this. So worth it!

[@Amgitstigma]

Kyle being a HxH fan sky rockets him into elder god tier ally for me (alongside Ben). Super looking forward to Berserk talk from you guys too!!

[@TheMarq16]

this makes Mondays worth it

[@freekygreek666]

Ben talkin smack about Crabrawler had me shakin my head. He's my fave new pokemon this gen

[@AznInt3lligence]

Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood start the same, but branch from the Greed fight, with Brotherhood following the manga and FMA being written by the studio. They are almost different experiences and are both good stories. I consume a lot of anime/manga and Brotherhood is definitely in my favorites!

[@CoNfUzLeDaNdLoSt]

Kudos to Blood for opening up, such a good dude.

[@markusmeyer335]

Podcasts and asmr-videos in the background got me through dark souls 1 and 2, most relaxing adrenalin rushs, no shame

[@daniesalovgren3130]

Yay! Was waiting so bad for this ep. 💜💜 💜💜happy holidays.

[@MonsterMJ]

again an amazing Frame Trap thx Allies

[@pisces291006]

I love this podcast

[@exol720]

I've recently played through Syberia 1 and 2 for the first time and those gave me that sense of real adventure.

[@adgd]

Thank you so much for putting the spoiler talk after the episode, Ben. You are the best

[@StressedGamerBR1]

Ben. You're my favorite Allie! \o/ What a GREAT host you've become! I love Frame Trap! Kuddos from Brazil!

[@ovoon7]

My dad got me into Command and Conquer as a kid. Wolfenstein 3D, Blake Stone, good stuff. Now he's into Overwatch, plays one game a day at least.

[@Mairve]

lmaaaooo last time blood ever suggests a flying knee kick

[@hhhhcccccccc]

awesome as always

[@RedDragon-yp3tg]

Just beat this game the other night. Wife beat it last night. About to start my second playthrough. Love this game. Need to unlock all those costumes.

[@prudentComments]

Best video games podcast on the web

[@bluey1328]

HELL YA! lets go with the berserk show!!!

[@bluey1328]

oh ben you have to play earthbound...

[@labrynianrebel]

My sister tries to get me to watch anime, and I usually don't make it past a few episodes before I quit. Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood was an entirely different story. I was hooked, and I have to say it's one of my favorite television shows of all time. Highly recommended.

[@dannquest567]

The final item is Feather painter, you can select colors and paint Trico wherever you want

[@Aadiboy]

1:17:19 That's the sound Blood made when he gave The Last Guardian 5 stars

[@narkid89]

Don't know if this has already been said in the comments, but you got it right. "The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" anime is based on the story told in the Fullmetal alchemist manga, whilst the "The Fullmetal Alchemist" anime was losely based on the manga, but did its own different thing. It's kind of difficult to explain, but think of it as the original anime and the manga were two different stories told in like "parallel universes". So for instance in the manga, one character would be a bad guy with crazy abilites and stuff, whilst in the anime the "same" character would just be a regular dude (and also a good guy). But yeah, haven't seen brotherhood or the original FMA anime but I have read the manga and think i'ts absolutely amazing.

[@brawly]

Pumped about that anime show. A season recap four times a year would be cool.

[@labrynianrebel]

Breath of the Wild, Shovel Knight Free DLC Prologue, Yooka-Laylee... This Spring is going to be one of the greats.

[@marcus6291]

i waited to watch this till after i completed the game myself. Dude this game is a masterpiece, sure the controls are janky and the camera can be frustrating but the last guardian is outstanding. I think the highest compliment i can give it is that i genuinely cannot choose a favourite between this and shadow of the colossus. It says a lot that in 2016 which was the best year in gaming for at least a decade, a year that saw dark souls 3, uncharted 4, final fantasy 15 and more legendary games in their own right get released. The GOTY was still a relatively simple choice.

[@mikkelpedersen160]

Not Hulu, but I actually listened to some of your podcasts while playing Bloodborne for the first time :D

[@crowrequiem8150]

Hello Ben! I highly recommend Darker Than Black series, it's my favorite anime since 2007 and I'm still waiting for season 3 (which I know will never come :( ). It's about supernatural powers and espionage and it's a lot more grounded than the usual super-power anime, people see it more like a curse than a blessing and try to deal with it in their own way (same reason why I like Mushi Uta, but that anime didn't do well, like the novel though), the series is a bit dark and gloomy but can still somehow warm your heart at times when bits and pieces of love and faith seeps through the darkness that shrouds their existance. Sorry for the English, not a native speaker :) Oh and PAPA BOS IS THE BEST!!!!!!! My dad used to play DOOM in the 90's, but he's all against gaming since I went to elementary school and I can never bring up the subject with him now, hope he can change his views and try out games again one day :D

[@scorpioedc7979]

Here is the best statement that I find in so many reviews about The Last Guardian: "By the game’s conclusion, the bond is unbreakable. You are his guardian, as much as he is yours." - www.empireonline.com/gaming/last-guardian/

[@MrStefanFilms]

That Tiger Knee though!

[@sh_rene]

Just 2 minutes and im hype for 2017

[@jf09]

I'll gladly explain the reason why there 2 Full metal alchemist shows. When the anime first came out the manga was not far along in the story so when the anime caught up, instead of delaying the show they made up the ending which changed the whole world and explanations for many things. later when the manga was close to finishing they decided to bring the anime back and follow the original ending for the manga. Because they did not have to stall to give room for the manga, every episode is full of content and their are no filler episodes for the most part. Its almost fully accepted as fact that Brotherhood is the better anime and if you have not seen it like bloodworth said he hasnt i highly recomend you watch it. Its a little bit similar for the first couple of episodes but once you meet Lin, the anime changes completly and it is so worth it. I urge you all to watch FMA: Brotherhood please. It is one of if not the best anime ever.

[@NoonDragoon]

I really hope the Anime show talks about JOJO at some point. And bring someone like Brandon on to watch JOJO. People's first experiences with a show are so great to hear about Also, speaking about dad video game memories: I remember my dad helping me play Zelda Wind Waker and Super Mario Sunshine and it's what got me to love video games the way I do now. It's still fun going over to his house and playing the original Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Bros 2 with him.

[@andresilvagaspar]

NEW SHOW... and it's about anime and manga... HELL YES!

[@possum9009]

Don't forget to watch the OVAs for Brotherhood, Ben. I must say they're pretty good and also quite humorous

[@Talented34tv]

Can't wait for your anime show Ben and Brad! hope you guys eventually talk about ghost in the shell :)