Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 173: the best MacGuffins in games special Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 173: the best MacGuffins in games special Throw me the egg! Podcast by Alice Bell Deputy Editor Published on Feb. 10, 2022 6 comments Inspired by how much Matthew made me laugh with his withering assessment of the MacGuffin in the film Red Notice being an egg, this week the Electronic Wireless Show podcast is all MacGuffin, all the time. We discuss some of our favourite examples of the plote device in question to be found in video games, which of course leads to some interesting discussions about what even is a MacGuffin. Can a MacGuffin be intangible? No, probably not. We discuss whether any MacGuffin is improved by replacing it with an egg (yes), why a lot of games have souls as MacGuffins, and what our own personal MacGuffins would be. Plus! Impressions of Henry "Vitamin H" Cavill, and sensational new character Sir Terence Plunder. Will Sir T become a podcast regular? Only time will tell. There is no Cavern Of Lies this week, but in a shocking turn of events it's because Nate forgot, not because I forgot. Hooray! To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings You can listen on Spotify, or above, or go straight to Soundcloud where you can download it for later. You can also now discuss the episode on our Discord channel, which has a dedicated room for podcast chat. You can also get the RSS feed here or find it on iTunes, Stitcher or Pocket Casts. Links Souls, and the acquisition of souls, is a big deal in a lot of games (including the upcoming Total War: Warhammer 3) and things like Death's Door. Diablo II is a game of nesting MacGuffins. Resident Evil should be renamed MacGuffin Mansion. Assassin's Creed has a confusing number of aliens-from-the-past MacGuffins called things like The Apple. In the Tomb Raider series there are many MacGuffins, although Lara's attitude to them changes over time. Dragon Age II has a bait and switch MacGuffin. Red Dead Redemption 2 has a $150,000 MacGuffin, and, similarly, in GTAV you just have to make a load of money, which is a nice, clear motivation. In Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines the MacGuffin is a sarcophagus with an explosive surprise. Recommendations this week are The Beast Must Die TV show (which is unfortunately on BritBox), The Tinder Swindler true crime documentary on Netflix, and The Budget Museum YouTube channel. More Podcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 204: the best eco-themed games in games We are the world Alice Bell 1 day ago 3 Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 203: the best villainous breakdowns in games special Stay still while I monologue at you Alice Bell 1 week ago 2 Ultimate Audio Bang #25: was Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer beta any good? Expect lots of nerdy COD chat Ed Thorn 2 weeks ago The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 202: the best era changes in games special Time and time travel and art Alice Bell 4 weeks ago 3 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here