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Hit Record Episode 70: Abbey Road

·1 hr 38 min·5 clips

Kingdom Come Deliverance makes Henry learn to read, wash, and survive 1400s Bohemia.

1. Hit Record Episode 70: Abbey Road opens with Sam and Gideon returning after a long gap and joking about the show’s missing monthly rhythm. 2. Sam and Gideon are the hosts, and their on-mic back-and-forth matters because the episode is built around their chemistry and shared gaming references. 3. The episode exists to catch up after a hiatus and then wander through jobs, tattoos, fighting games, and videogames. 4. Sam says he was made redundant “out of fucking nowhere,” which explains why he stopped recording for a month or two. 5. He says he spent the break working on his CV, doing interviews, and lining up a new job that starts the Monday after the episode goes out. 6. Sam explains that he got a new tattoo during the gap because he could book it midweek without taking time off work. 7. He also describes using ChatGPT to answer the question of what would happen if WD40 went on a fresh tattoo. 8. The conversation moves into Edinburgh 4, which Sam says is already at 80 entrants with a cap of 150. 9. He names the main games for the event: Street Fighter, Tekken, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Guilty Gear Strive, and Vampire Savior. 10. He also names the side tournaments for Guilty Gear Xrd and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 11. Sam recommends Dead Space 2 and says he and a friend finally completed a save file they had been working through together. 12. He says the game’s level design and environments are very good, and he points to the nursery area and the ship covered in biohazard material as memorable sections. 13. Sam says he still did not fully understand everything that happened in the story, despite enjoying the game. 14. The episode then turns to Dead Space 1 and the remake, with Sam saying the remake “earns its right to exist.” 15. The conversation expands into other recommendations, including I Am Your Beast, which Sam describes as a Hotline Miami, John Wick, and Rambo-style game. 16. Sam also recommends Kingdom Come Deliverance, describing it as an RPG set in 1400s Bohemia where Henry has to learn to read and where dirty clothes and blood affect how people react. 17. The tone stays loose, improvised, and self-aware, with repeated interruptions, jokes about the edit, and long digressions into games and local events. 18. The format feels like two friends talking through a backlog of life updates and recommendations rather than following a strict outline. 19. Listeners who like comedy game chatter and Edinburgh fighting-game scenes will get the most from it. 20. Listeners who want a tight Abbey Road review should probably skip it.

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A shaggy, self-aware return that leans into the banter.

Hit Record returns with a self-aware stumble of an opening and a joking apology for the break, then settles into a conversation that keeps correcting itself, interrupting, and circling back until the point finally lands.

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For when a fortnightly podcast returns after two months, clears its sinuses, and wanders from stage shows to chip shortages.

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