Jared’s prattling has gotten out of hand, and Shawn sets him straight. With a special guest star Erica! We talk about NYCC, Retro Consoles, and Jared’s got a few games you should check out.
Jared’s prattling has gotten out of hand, and Shawn sets him straight. With a special guest star Erica! We talk about NYCC, Retro Consoles, and Jared’s got a few games you should check out.
Tangents:
NYCC notes:
Marvel’s Avengers: Ms Marvel reveal
Iron Man VR game
New Star Wars comics set after Empire
Bizzaroverse Anthology from DC
DC announces all DCAU movies will be on DC Universe 90 days after release
Return of the Legion of Super Heroes – unfortunately it’s Bendis…
“The games as a service conversation depends on what drives you to play them. I am the person that wants to read books that are connected in one world. I want to live in the world longer. I played mostly single player RPGs growing up. But I always wanted this open living world where things would change. I don’t need a super rich story as much as lore and history of the world. For me, WoW was the closest thing to this a video game has gotten. I play mostly solo (I don’t really have friends that play), with the occasional group content. Exploration is the main driver for me. I’m most excited when there is a new expansion that gives me new area to quest in and explore. The other part of the game that I love is learning a class. Getting really good at using the kit given to kill my foes. With WoW there are people that play for other reasons. Some people just play Pokémon pet battling. Others level picking flowers. Some days I like to solo old raids to get armor for transmogrification. @jarbochov Even if the weapon or Armor is replaced, you can make the new weapon look like your old one. So there is some investment in gear. The last expansion’s main mechanic was each class had 3 different artifact weapons that you would power up through the whole expansion.”
Shawnobi
Missed Opportunities
Ducktales (Erica guest stars!)
Titan’s Robotech Comics – Not the original story at all…
00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:19 – Tangents: Comics 00:29:37 – Tangents: Video Games & More 01:24:57 – Fans Giving of the Back Feeds 01:27:23 – Missed Opportunities: Special Guest Erica
Jared and Shawn tackle the real questions. Are Disney and Sony too big to fail? Is Mario Kart Tour fun? Are games as a service too big? Is a goose the ultimate video game character?
Jared and Shawn tackle the real questions. Are Disney and Sony too big to fail? Is Mario Kart Tour fun? Are games as a service too big? Is a goose the ultimate video game character?
Housekeeping:
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Tangents:
Borderlands 3
River City Girls
Wayforward – Double Dragon Neon
Marvel Phase 4 – meh (not meh)
Spider-Man is back, but is he?
Triple Force Friday
Link’s Awakening
Untitled Goose Game
Mario Kart Tour (Gacha)
Code Vein – Vampire Souls
Sega Genesis Mini
M2 Emulation
TETRIS
Mega Man The Wily Wars
Main Topic: Games as a Service
Are games too big?
What turns Jared off of GaaS
Too much time investment
Lack of a beginning to end experience
A big part of the conversation around games as a service is rewards.
Content quality vs quantity
Pick up and playability (2-3 Hour Sessions are not pick up and play)
Obviously I spent a lot of time revisiting No Man’s Sky
Loot turns me off. I want something to feel unique. At least in tabletop RPGs that I’ve experienced you get to spend some time with items so they have more meaning and value. Looking for something new all the time just to progress isn’t that fun. Diablo expedites this process, but games like Borderlands & Destiny do not. – Games as Gamer Slot Machines
What about when they release a new version of the same world? Then encourage players to abandon the old one?
Games as a service in the pantheon of gaming history
How will these games be preserved/remembered in the future?
Other online games that have died over the years with big followings?
Star Wars Galaxies
City of Heroes
World of Warcraft
Destiny
The Division
Star Wars Battlefront
Anthem? Fallout 76?
Fans Giving of the Back Feeds
You can leave us a voicemail at (267) TAN-GENT or (267) 826-4368 and we might feature you in our next episode!
Listener JT left us a question. What’s your answer?
Missed Opportunities
Saga – Volume 1 omnibus is out for anyone wanting to jump onto the series
One Dumb Thing
Sony & Marvel & Spider-Man Internet Flame War
One Gratifying Thing
Inktober & NaNoWriMo – anything to spur creativity in a world with so much work
Join us on the discord where we and our community will be sharing our daily inktober art – and keep each other motivated (or accountable) to making art!
AbleGamers Charity – Working to reduce social isolation for people with disabilities by providing accessible equipment free of charge and promoting accessibility within video games.
Podcast Chapters
00:00:00 – Cold Open 00:00:25 – Intro 00:03:27 – Tangents 00:53:17 – Main Topic: Games as a Service 01:16:59 – Fans Giving of the Back Feeds 01:24:46 – Missed Opportunities 01:27:15 – One Dumb Thing 01:30:05 – One Gratifying Thing(s)
Use the time, daylight and weather to try something new… basements are for winter (says Shawn. I find them cool and relaxing)
Host a party – throw a tournament! (We did!!)
Play a long RPG (with friends even)
Work longer hours to save up for all the E3 games you want
Organize Cut Down On The Clutter
Fans Giving of the Back Feeds
The feedback is that we need to make episodes… so consider that received and rectified!
Missed Opportunities
Disney Infinity toys
Akira
Good Omens
One Dumb Thing
Delays
One Gratifying Thing
Games Done Quick coming soon
Podcast Chapters
00:02:13 – Intro 00:03:59 – Big Tangent: Avengers Endgame 00:52:05 – Little Tangents 01:11:35 – Main Topic: What To Do On Summer Vacation 01:25:28 – Fans Giving Of The Backfeeds 01:26:15 – Missed Opportunities 01:34:03 – One Dumb Thing 01:36:33 – One Gratifying Thing
My Dad Works At Nintendo (Please help us come up with a better name)
Microsoft + Nintendo = <3
Scalebound Platinum Games
Resurrected Nintendo Cancellations… Metroid Dread?
Tangents:
Reggie is leaving Nintendo
Hollow Knight Sequel
Doom Patrol – Jared’s view
Darkest Dungeon 2 is coming, takes us to the Howling End
Fallout Pen & Paper RPG(s)
Google Project Stream announced in commercial form
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Diablo on GoG – first time Digital Win 10 with graphics upgrade
Apparently the original isn’t Win 10 compatible
Octopath Mobile Prequel & Console Sequel
Ape Out!
PS4 for iOS
Goodbye Arrow??? I mean.. It’s still on?
Captain Marvel
Nindie Presentations
Main Topic: No Main Topic
Fans Giving of the Back Feeds
#1 Superfan Kyle agrees with Shawn? Big Surprise
The Boafet @_ChannelThree :It may be a late topic but what about Halo finally coming to PC and being available on steam.
@mcboat: (1) There are rumors about Sony possibly acquiring Take Two. What’s the likelihood of that happening? And how would that fair for the franchises, with future GTAs and Red Deads being Sony exclusives? (2) Also from the rumor mill: Google’s coming out with a…game console?!?!
@mcboat: And this: James Gunn Is Hired Back to Helm ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’
00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:30 – New Section That Needs A Name 00:07:48 – Tangents 00:53:12 – Still A Tangent: Captain Marvel 01:19:03 – Still Tangents: Nintendo 01:24:00 – Fans Giving Of The Backfeeds 01:30:08 – Missed Opportunities 01:35:55 – One Dumb Things 01:42:24 – One Gratifying Thing
Jared and Shawn take a step back from the “ledge of seriousity” and goof around a bit this week, talking about some of the difficulties in getting people together to play games. Oh, and there are Tangents too…
Dead Cells – Jared played it finally because it came to Switch
Spider-Man (PS4)
Mega Man 11 – True to form for better or worse.
Netflix Marvel Cancellations
Luke Cage & Iron Fist
Ric Grayson…… umm.. Sure (Blame KGBeast)
Rocket League cross-platform in 2019…
RPG eSports Party v Party competitive role-playing is a thing I guess.. https://rpgsports.tv/
Dark Souls Remuxified Switch now with Plastic Toys! Praise!
Main Topic: HOW TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER IN 2018
Why is it so difficult to get people to game with Jared?
Why is it so difficult to get people to try something new Jared likes?
Why buy multiplayer games if all your friends are “too busy” to play games with you anyway??? Geesh!!
No one can hang out for 8-10 hours playing board or tabletop games… other priorities like kids and family, band practice, being general flakes or whatever seem to take priority
Fans Giving of the Back Feeds
Kyle
Boat
Captain Marvel trailer!
Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in yet another new Star Trek series.
Cross-platform play across the board is finally a reality, with Sony being the reluctant holdout. What’s the impact of this going forward?
Lastly, and something I’ve brought up before: The future of server-based games. Will anyone be able to play Overwatch in 20 years?
Shawn (@shawnobi)
A good argument for why cable is a worse option than several streaming services. With cable you are locked into that service. With either contract, equipment, or both. With streaming services, I can watch what I want then cancel at any time. No contract to mess with or box/satellite to return.I get HBO now for game of thrones, then unsub. I get SlingTV for basketball season, then unsub. There is not enough time for video games and all these shows, at the same time. So I don’t have to have every service all the time. It does require me remembering to cancel and all. But still better for me than cable. Also cable boxes all have bad UI.
Missed Opportunities
Jared: The Good Place
Shawn: Norsemen
One Dumb Thing
Missed commitments – if you can’t meet the deadline, don’t tell us you can.
Slipped release dates
One Gratifying Thing
Daphne: November 3rd, I’ll be joining the Beers and Board Games Club of Columbus at the Actual Brewing company to raise money for Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
