On this week’s show: Fil and Pat talk at lendth about KOFXIV. Zenimax and Oculus are still not seeing eye to eye. Plus why did Nintendo struggle so much with the Wii U?
8/28/2016 Show Notes
IntroWhat Are We Playing?F: King of Fighters XIVP: King of Fighters XIVB: Tales of Xillia, Umineko When They CryC: Hitman, Alienation, Human Resource MachineThe King of Fighters XIV discussionR&D1 talks with FamitsuOda: I would rather reboot classic SNK franchises than resume them.Kuroki: 50-character workload was annoying but worked in the end.Smooth framerates and online play were prioritized over visual fidelity.Netcode patch is on the wayWorld Championships announcedTech talkAerial options severely limited compared to past KOF gamesSuper jumps and “hyper hops” are goneP: This eliminates much of the need for what I call a “mute button”.P: Not a fan of the new Raging Storm input…New story arc talkWho else is getting resurrected?Nelson’s “benefactors”?Pray for Chang and Choi (Have you seen B&B Do America…? Yeah…)Ryo and Butt traveling together (Garou 2 allusions?)Linguistics geek Patrick has observations about VersePatrick bitching about cheaply made LEs…Did SFV terraform the genre landscape for KOF’s return?How great is it to see a KOF released to more or less communitywide fanfare?SNK makes 17 legacy soundtracks available on iTunes, Amazon, SpotifyRight after we signed off: PS4 Slim leakedPatrick Sounds Off on the Metal Gear Survive revealThe latest on the Zenimax/Oculus lawsuit has damning claims about Carmack, LuckeyESPN reflects on Evo Moment #37Next up for Dissidia AE: AceHorii: Dragon Quest XI scenario complete, development on track as plannedToejam & Earl 4 finds a publisher in Adult SwimP: If this leads to an Adult Swim cartoon spinoff, that would be perfect.Capcom has a PlayStation Humble Bundle up nowPlayStation Plus price going up
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