Tangents
Sega does what Nintendon’t The Road to E3 – what do we expect?
Scorpio
4K is it a decider for you?
Bethesda
VR Games New Sci-fi setting?
Other Titles:
EA Conference
Every Sports game is an RPG now..
NBA Live & Madden 18 have storylines and loot systems
Anthem – New Bioware game.. Not much shown yet – MS conference Battlefront II – Now I’m sold….
New Gameplay Trailer Single Player Campaign Space Combat!!!
FREE Expanded content – no Season pass!!! All 3 ERAS!
MP Feels like Battlefield meets Battlefront II (original) Points let you unlock ships/specialist classes – no more fighting over cards/icons Phased maps – change gameplay
Conference Schedule Conference Conference Time EA Saturday, June 10 at 3 PM ET Microsoft Sunday, June 11 at 5 PM ET Bethesda Sunday, June 11 at 12 AM/ Midnight! ET PC Gaming Show Monday, June 12 at 1 PM ET Ubisoft Monday, June 12 at 3 PM ET Sony Monday, June 12 at 9 PM ET Nintendo Tuesday, June 13th at 12 PM ET
One Dumb Thing: Spoilers for Marketing
Final Thoughts
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
We discuss Wonder Woman! We also delve into the world that is emulation, and why it can be important. Are games just commercial products, or are they something more?
Tangents
Wonder Woman review from Shawn? Nintendo outlines it’s paid service. $20/year include Classic Game Selection, no word on Virtual Console – VC is “still undecided” Microsoft Gamepass ARMS demo review wiggle waggle Batman & Harley Quinn
Main Topic: Emulation
Final Thoughts
The simple way to do voice chat in Splatoon 2. Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: Super Mario Bros. 2 Overworld Theme
Closing Music : Wonder Woman TV Series Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx2JdJhAL94
This week we discuss the great randomness that roguelikes bring to games, and the best DC movie you’ll see this year, and it’s not even a movie!
Tangents
Flinthook The Witcher TV Series on Netflix (Book based not Game based) Strafe? Dead Cells Early Access Star Trek Discovery Trailer Injustice 2 Everspace
Main Topic: Roguelike Gaming
The origins of the Rogue-like
Rogue Moria/NetHack
Ever Evolving games
Procedural generation Tile-based generation
Possibilities
Mega Man Mario?
Favorite Roguelikes/Hybrid Roguelikes
Rogue Legacy Diablo/Diablo II Spelunky The Binding of Isaac Darkest Dungeon Don’t Starve FTL:Faster Than Light Crawl Flinthook
Everything is a roguelike on Steam!!! (NOT)
http://store.steampowered.com/tag/en/Rogue-like/#p=0&tab=PopularNewReleases
One Dumb Thing: None surprisingly.
Final Thoughts
We want your input. Do you want to see us stream games from our backlog. Or more current games? TELL US.
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: Diablo – Tristram Village
Closing Music : Patrice Bourgeault – Flinthook Original Soundtrack – Galaxy’s Greatest Pirate.mp3
We discuss role playing games, team building, and building stories or experiences that will last a lifetime.
Tangents
Judge Dredd TV Series? Subnautica (micro-review) Mass Effect ON HOLD after Andromeda Vanquish Pre-order on Steam Remember Spider-man? Yeah he has a movie this year too…July 7 Hellboy Reboot
Main Topic: Learning to Play an offline RPG
How to introduce new players What do new players experience? Finding your voice Simple Complexity in games Building the party – adding other players Logistics & Bad Stuff – Why gaming with people is hard Playing Offline RPGs Online
Video Game DM mode: Neverwinter Nights , NWN II , DM101 Training , Divinity: Original Sin II Virtual Tabletops: Roll20.net , Fantasy Grounds , Tabletop Simulator , D20Pro Character Tools: HeroLab , HeroMachine
RPG Resources:
D&D (5E) Basic Rules Star Wars RPG Starter Set
Which SW RPG is right for you?
Pathfinder Beginner Set Starfinder RPG How to Run a Tabletop Game online
One Dumb Thing:
Alan Wake is going away from purchase.
Final Thoughts
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: The Legend of Fat Neil (Community) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuxvyGpT_z0 (0:00-0:26 seconds)
Closing Music : D&D – Stephen Lynch
We’re back this week with an all tangents podcast. Ranging from superheroes, to superheroes, are there enough superheroes already? We talk about XBox Project Scorpio, and DLC for Zelda, and much more more.
Tangents Main Topic: The tangents are the topic. Get it? One Dumb Thing : New NEW especially new Nintendo 2DS XL super mega non-3D version now with thumbsticks and Knuckles
Your Final Thoughts? Credits: Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: None Closing Music : Mah Na Mah Na – Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths
Tangents
Doctor Who – New Season ByeByeBoxBoy – HAL Laboratory’s Charming Puzzle Trilogy Free Starcraft SNES Classic? Cloak & Dagger on Freeform?
Main Topic: Game Worlds
Open World Sandboxes Linear Experiences (FF X, FF XIII) Why do game worlds matter?
One Dumb Thing : Steam Controller/Steam Link Credits: Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: Friedrich Habetler Music – Final Fantasy X – Battle Theme | Epic Rock Cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3U9lwg25Xc
Closing Music : Jonathan Coulton – Still Alive – Portal
Tangents
Main Topic: Hype
The role of the press Streamers replacing traditional reviews Pre-order now to get this great coffee mug sticker for your secret base! Practical Examples: Destiny, No Man’s Sky, Halo 5, etc.
The Gartner Disillusionment Cycle
The Hype Cycle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle The Power of Unreleased Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bV8bZ053Aw
The Sonic Cycle One Dumb Thing: Nintendo ending mini-NES production and sales despite not supplying enough to meet demand
Last Thoughts Credits: Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Quad City DJ’s – C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)
Closing Music : Monomirror – Greenwaves (Plains of Passage) – Strike the Earth! Shovel Knight Arranged
