VG247’s The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.25: The best game with a welsh actor in it
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Welcome to VG247’s Best Games Ever Podcast: Episode 25 – The best game with a Welsh actor in it.
Let us know what you think of the show, and if this is your first time listening to it, check back for previous episodes. If you have suggestions on topics, we’d love to hear them, because right now we’re just picking countries and working with them.
“What is VG247’s Best Games Ever Podcast?” you ask? Well, it’s essentially a 30-minute panel where people (Jim Trinca and associates) decide on the best game in a specific category. That is all. It’s good. listen to it We’ve got some details on the show’s content below, and we’ve also got a fan-made artist’s impression of Chris Bratt inspecting the Roman wall at Cardiff Castle. (Support VG247’s friends, People Make Games, at patreon).
The best game with a Welsh actor in it.
That is the topic of Episode 25 of this podcast. Here’s a rundown of who chose what.
Tom – Zoo Planet
Look, I was really sick when we recorded this and got absolutely no thanks for being a hero and carrying on, just so we could deliver a good podcast, as opposed to the terrible one that happened when I wasn’t here and Jim was left to collect.
Alex – Ring of Elden
I’m Alex, so I’m going to win no matter what I choose. Anyway, I went with the obvious big choice because my mind is mostly occupied with JRPG battle strategies and arcade cabinets that I want to ship from Japan on a big ship. Elden Ring has a lot of Welsh people.
Connor – Total War Warhammer 2
Full disclosure, I couldn’t think of a single Welsh actor for this podcast until right at the last minute. But, a quick Google search and perusal of the list of valid picks gave me such a good pick that I had to take it. A suitable combination of a great Welsh actor and a great game. Iwan Rheon in Total War Warhammer 2.
Iwan Rheon is great. They are primarily known for their performance as Ramsey Bolton on Game of Thrones, where they play an antagonistic, ambitious, skinning son who literally feeds a baby to dogs to rack up those evil boy points. However, I first met them through Misfits, a British comedy-drama where a group of juvenile delinquents gain superpowers. I’m sure he had done other things, but that’s all I knew him for, and it was enough to justify him as my choice.
As for Total War Warhammer 2, I mean, what a blast. It’s this incredibly vast CRPG where you take control of several diverse fantastical factions and attempt to reclaim the world through conquest, diplomacy, and grand magic spells. Iwan Rheon’s character, Beastlord Rakarth, is a cruel Dark Elf warlord who travels the world and amasses a growing circus of dangerous animals that he can use in battle to overwhelm any army he has trouble with. He’s an asshole too, and is essentially an unsubtle consignment to Iwan’s Game of Thrones role, but he’s a great fit for Warhammer, so no one really cared.
It’s even playable in Total War Warhammer 3, and an even bigger game with more races and lands to explore, but I didn’t pick it because I don’t think it’s as good as 2 yet. A great game nonetheless, with a great Welsh actor doing a great job. In the past, I’ve been accused of going around (or just missing the point) of the podcast question. But with this one, I’ve surely nailed it.
Check back in a week for another exciting installment of VG247’s Best Games Ever podcast.
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