"More Crane Than Kick, You Might Say". Jon dispenses wisdom for free that others charge dearly for. I really liked his talk about open-world games and their tendency to throw a thousand things at you. Like Jon, I have a completionist streak, but so many games these days are like some college professors. They think they're the only game/class you're playing/taking. Not every game needs to be 200 hours to have a fully realized world. Since most people don't even see the ending of a game, I wonder how many people bother to complete all the various side-quests,etc.
I completed Horizon Zero Dawn. I loved the game, but there was a point about two-thirds of the way through where I was wondering when it was going to end. The last of the game picked up and I ended the game with a good feeling, but it could have stood to have been streamlined a bit more.
Jon guessing what the announced Smash character was: Not just changing the rules, but changing the game mid-game. Like a boss!