Steve returns to Creature Cast as we discuss Hazelight Studios Split Fiction. Hazelight Studios has quickly become one of our favourite studios in recent years. From its first game, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, to its most recent title, It Takes Two, you get some of the most complete experiences filled with memorable moments. After nearly 20 hours, we felt the same joy this past week as when playing video games as a kid.Bobby and Steve discuss Monster Hunter Wilds and how a newcomer to the series feels after a dozen hours exploring and hunting monsters.(0:00) Intro(1:44) Split Fiction review(26:15) Monster Hunter Wilds impressions(48:02) Outro

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Creature Cast returns for a dedicated Monster Hunter Wilds episode featuring Veerender Singh Jubbal and Hayes Madsen from Inverse!

Check out why the gang think this is an early Game of the Year contender, with a surprising narrative, deep gameplay, and changes to the formula that make the series more accessible and deadly than ever.

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Obsidian Entertainment's Carrie Patel joins Steve Vegvari with her third appearance on Creature Cast!

Carrie talks about how the studio handles multiple projects, is creatively refreshed, and is finally releasing Avowed, the joys of working on an original IP like Pillars of Eternity, and how Obsidian eases players into the series and the world of Eora.

Also, Carrie touches upon character creation, how your choices affect your build, how Obsidian fans want deep, expansive games, how Avowed is a new game built to a new scale using the Infinity Engine, and inspirations for designing the world and characters.

Thank you to @ObsidianEnt and @xbox.

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Join us on Creature Cast as we sit down with Steve, Bobby, Marcel Dee, and Hayes Madsen to discuss @ObsidianEnt  Avowed. The group discusses their time in The Living Lands, combat, exploration, the deep lore players will find and the incredible art direction. Is Avowed the best game from Obsidian we've seen so far? Please tune in to see what we think of one of the biggest games kicking off 2025. (0:00) Intro(03:40) Top-level thoughts(10:20) Performance(15:00) Combat(30:03) Exploration(35:30) Lore(49:20) Story and dialogue(55:50) Art direction(58:00) OutroLike and follow us on Social Media:Bluesky: @consolecreatures.comYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@ConsoleCreaturesTwitter: @ConsoleCreature⁠⁠⁠Facebook: @RealConsoleCreatureInstagram: @ConsoleCreaturesThreads: @consolecreatures

Marcel Dee joins Steve and Bobby to discuss the details and hands-on preview of @CompulsionGames' South of Midnight.The group discusses the demo they played, including a look at combat, Hazel's Weaver powers, the bayou, and helping the Catfish escape a sticky situation.

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(0:00) Intro

(2:19) Demo impressions

(29:10) Outro

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Dave and Bobby sit down to talk about the next Lonely Mountains game, simulators and why they scratch a certain itch, and exciting things coming up for Console Creatures!

(1:32) Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

(14:43) Lawn Mowing & PowerWash Simulator

(23:35) Eternal Strands

(33:07) SteamWorld Heist 2

(40:35) Outro

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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a game about stories and potential. It is about rebellion and hope as much as they are about loss and defeat, a fork in the road coming down to decisions and dice. Decisions where the people around you can become found family or lost in the echoes of the dark abyss you move through. Decisions where one closed door could be drenched in meaning, as much as it could just be an impassable roadblock. It pushes and challenges you at every corner, forcing you to adapt and live in its galaxy rather than adjust to yours.

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Bobby spent last week playing Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows, and this week's episode of Creature Cast is a hands-on preview!

Spending several hours exploring, fighting, and sightseeing in this take on feudal Japan, Shadows is shaping up nicely. Bobby discusses the Animus Hub, how it ties into Shadows and the franchise, and his time with Yasuke and Naoe.

Dave's also been playing indie games, such as Takara Cards and Drop Duchy, and has positive impressions of games you should watch!

(0:00) Intro

(4:43) Assassin's Creed: Shadows Hands-On

(8:50) Gameplay elements and traversal

(16:00) Prologue and story set up

(22:00) The open world and exploration 

(26:15) Added features and quality of life

(38:15) Assassin’s Creed Animus Hub

(48:32) Combat: The difference between both characters

(55:05) Swapping between Naoe and Yasuke

(1:03:58) Takara Cards

(1:09:37) Drop Duchy Demo

(1:14:43) Outro

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Happy New Year and welcome back to the Creature Cast!

We're kicking off 2025 with our most anticipated games to launch this year, from Avowed to Suikoden 1 + 2 Remaster to Assassin's Creed Shadows, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and more.

Join Steve and Bobby to discuss which games they're excited about this year.

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This is it!

We're winding down 2024 with one last episode of Creature Cast.

Dave, Steve, Bobby, Matt, and Court assemble to discuss their top five games from 2024!

We've tried to make it as diverse as possible this year with many great games.

The team brought receipts on what they played and why their top five games are where they are.

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