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Stars in The Bank Season BEGINS! - Game Showdown

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Michael Haim nails the Clare Obscura Expedition 33 Immortals mashup, proving his gaming knowledge.

This episode begins a new mini-season of the Kinda Funny Gamescast's game show segment, "Game Showdown," hosted by Blessing Adeoye Jr. The contestants are Andy Cortez representing Team Purple, Greg Miller representing Team Orange, and Michael Haim, who is guest-competing for Tim Gettys and Team Blue. They are competing to earn stars and win a "Stars in the Bank" briefcase, which can be cashed in during a future season to steal a star from another player. The host introduces a new 10-second answer rule after buzzing in and announces the mini-season will last four episodes. The first trivia question asks for the release year of *For Honor*, which Michael Haim correctly answers as 2017 for 10 points. The first main game is a special "messy mashup" edition of Round Robin, where clues describe a fusion of two video game titles. One example clue given is "lead the members of your party on their quest to destroy an evil artist... in this action roguelike, work with tons of eternal players," with the answer being *Claire Obscura Expedition* and *33 Immortals* mashed together. Other mashup answers include *Turok Band* (from a clue about dinosaurs and music), *Wuthering Wave Race* (from a clue about a post-apocalyptic story and water racing), and *Baba is UFO 50* (from a clue about a puzzle game and a retro game collection). The round also includes a missed clue for *Pokémon Golden Sun* and correct answers for *Ultimate Chicken Horse* and *Astrobotany Manor*. The second game is Critical Hit, where contestants guess a game based on review excerpts and can double points by guessing its Metacritic score. Michael Haim correctly identifies *Overwatch 2* from a review mentioning "bad bitches" and an unbalanced "flyer," then guesses its Metacritic score is 79 to earn a critical hit. Other games identified in this segment include *Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions*, *SteamWorld Dig*, and *God of War Ragnarök*. The episode concludes with a Metascore Mayhem bonus round where players must rank five games by their Metacritic scores; Andy Cortez and Michael Haim both place *Rocket League*, *Child of Light*, *Assassin's Creed Shadows*, *Battlefield 2042*, and *Aliens: Colonial Marines* in the perfect order. Michael Haim wins the episode with 190 points, earning the first star of the season for Team Blue. The host and contestants frequently joke about past seasons, Greg Miller's championship history, and the physical state of the championship belt. The tone is highly energetic, competitive, and filled with rapid-fire banter among friends. The style is a fast-paced, trivia-focused game show with improvisational humor and inside jokes about the Kinda Funny community. Fans of lighthearted video game trivia and the playful dynamic between the Kinda Funny hosts will enjoy this competitive but fun episode. Listeners who prefer more in-depth game discussions or analysis over quiz formats might want to skip this installment.

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