We discuss a thousand streaming services, and a thought experiment on violence in games.
Tangents:
Main Topic: Games Sure Are Violent
Games are violent
Do they have to be?
Are games that aren’t violent as compelling? (Adventure Games, Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, etc)
Violence as a mechanic. Shooting, punching, jumping on Goomba’s heads.
Even games that aren’t known for violence offer some way of causing harm to others.
Does it matter?
Final Thoughts
One Dumb Thing: Everyone has a Sub Streaming Service!!!
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Mortal Kombat Theme
Outro Music : Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
We’re finally back. For good. We talk about cooperative gaming in the truest sense. Coming together for something bigger.
Tangents:
Main Topic: Co-op Gaming
Split-screen vs. Local vs. Internet co-play
Cooperative vs. Competitive – why working together is better
Shared Worlds – survival games, building games – Minecraft, Terraria, Starbound, Conan: Exiles, Ark, Fortnite, LEGO games, etc.
Cooperative Storytelling – Diablo III, Divinity: Original Sin/OS2, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine
Destiny and the co-op Competitive FPS MMOG
Party Games – RockBand, Just Dance
Hosting a game party – Co-op style!
http://www.co-optimus.com/
Final Thoughts
One Dumb Thing: The Dark Tower – Why?
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Toejam & Earl
Outro Music : Bearkeys – Classical Piano: Super Smash Bros Melee – Break The Targets
We’re back baby! We talk about Diablo 2… er I mean 3. Our main topic is the cycle of fan games, mods, hacks, creative control etc. Games have a life of their own after they are published.
Tangents:
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer – Neat
MegaMaker – https://mega-maker.com/
Summer Games Done Quick – final tally – 1.7 Million Dollars… wow Doctors without Borders wins!
Castlevania on Netflix
Super NES Classic… sure… okay… Starfox 2… WHAT?!
Spider-man:Coming Home with bags of ducats… $250 Mazillion
New Nintendo 3DS ends production in Japan
Toejam & Earl Back In The Groove
1 more than the last Star Fox, but 2 more than Star Fox Zero. Main Topic: Hacks, Fan Games , Exploits – A Discussion
Is fan created content worth it?
Super Mario Maker
Only on the Wii U, so…. You know.
Corporate Control
Mega Man Vs. Street Fighter
Fan made, Capcom published
Mods
Creator Intent vs Fan Actuality
Games taking on a life of their own
Final Thoughts
One Dumb Thing: Disney Remaking Their Films
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: Mega Man X5 Opening
Outro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
E3 is over, and well, there’s not much to talk about. So we talk about it for an hour. Nintendo shows off Super Mario Odyssey, and Metroid.
Tangents:
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm(1993) is coming to Blu-ray next month with a new 2017 1080p HD Remaster! Han Solo Directors FIRED!!! – Back to LEGO movies for you! Opie will see us through!! Way to go Mayberry Ultimate Thor Returns Jared Mini-Reviews ARMS & Nex Machina Update: Flinthook got a twin stick mode Watchmen TV series on HBO? Stop making Watchmen adaptations.
E3 Recap
Microsoft
Xboxxex X – Microsoft’s XXX Console
They had to mention Teraflops….
“Xbox – the bro console” Games
Metro Crackdown 3 Cuphead Anthem
Bethesda
Creation CLub – pay for free mods todaY!! Vr gAMES – ONE PREDICTED, ONE SURPRISE Wolfenstein II Enemy Within II Dishonored II stand alone expansion
Sony
All about the games God of War Detroit Horizon: The Frozen Wilds Expansion Spider-Man
Nintendo
Damn you Nintendo – Shawn’s response Metroid 2/x2 Mario Odyssey Xenoblade 2
PC Games Showcase
Umm… that happened again? X-Com 2 War of the Chosen Expansion
Other Stuff We Liked
Beyond Good & Evil 2 Monster Hunter World Shadow of War – Shawn’s Game of the Show
One Dumb Thing: E3 or Final Fantasy XV VR Fishing!!!! (Shawn’s Number One Pick of 2017)
Final Thoughts
Credits:
Intro Music: Super Mario Odyssey “I’ll Be Your 1-UP Girl”
Outro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
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
