AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #14: Out with a Bang

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Featuring:

Merve
Science is Bad
PT

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions and AGDQ 2017
3:20 – Gaming over the Holidays
24:45 – The Nintendo Switch Presentation
55:35 – Games We’re Looking Forward to
1:09:05 – Some Complaints about Open-World Games
1:14:25 – Games We’re Looking Forward to, Pt. 2
1:18:10 – Portable Gaming
1:21:35 – Desultory Discussion Ostensibly Revolving around 2017 Trends in Gaming
1:59:05 – The Future of Video Game Marketing
2:09:55 – Crowdfunding, Double Fine, and Other Things We Might See in 2017
2:18:00 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/Podcast14Edit11

Linkdump after the jump.

Introductions and AGDQ 2017 (0:15)

  • It’s kind of a running joke at Kotaku that games journalist Jason Schreier wants his colleague Kirk Hamilton to play Suikoden II.
  • Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 was happening while we were recording this podcast. The weeklong charity speedrunning marathon ended up raising over $2.2 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. “Kill the animals” versus “Save the animals” is a popular donation incentive for the marathon. It refers to the decision of whether or not to rescue the creatures at the end of Super Metroid.

    • Gaming over the Holidays (3:20)

    • An overview of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. (Source: Wikipedia)
    • An overview of Segagaga. (Source: Wikipedia)
    • Charles Martinet is the voice of Mario. (Source: Wikipedia)
    • Square Enix’s indie imprint is called the Square Enix Collective.
    • Steam store page for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.
    • Steam Early Access page for The Long Dark.
    • Steam store page for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.

      • The Nintendo Switch Presentation (24:45)

      • The January 12th, 2017 Nintendo Switch presentation. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
      • Correction: The Canadian dollar is actually sitting closer to 75 cents American. (Source: CBC Business)
      • The Nintendo Switch launch lineup. (Source: Polygon)
      • Trailer for Super Mario Odyssey. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
      • Trailer for Splatoon 2. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
      • A list of video games with titles that have letters replaced by numbers. (Source: Giant Bomb)
      • Trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
      • Trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
      • Very significant correction: The Nintendo Wii actually has the second-highest attach rate of any Nintendo console at 8.84. Of course, the attach rate is an average, so it’s hard to tell if that figure is driven by high software sales across the board or by a small number of Nintendo loyalists buying lots and lots of games. (Source: IGN)
      • Information on the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con contollers. (Source: IGN)

        • Games We’re Looking Forward to (55:35)

        • Microsoft cancelled Scalebound. (Source: Kotaku)
        • Trailer for Cuphead. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Tacoma. (Source: Tacoma on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Resident Evil 7. (Source: GameNews PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for NieR:Automata. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. (Source: Rockstar Games on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Tekken 7. (Source: GameNewsOfficial on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Night In The Woods. (Source: Night In The Woods on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution. (Source: Arnots2 – PlayStation Gaming on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Torment: Tides of Numenera. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Nidhogg 2. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for PaRappa the Rapper Remastered. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Yooka-Laylee. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for A Hat in Time. (Source: Gears for Breakfast on YouTube)
        • An editorial about the infamous headless bikini statuette for Dead Island: Riptide. (Source: Gameological)
        • The cinematic trailer for Dead Island. (Source: deadislandgame on YouTube)
        • Gary Jules’s cover of “Mad World” (Source: Gary Jules – Topic on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Persona 5. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
        • Trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda. (Source: Mass Effect on YouTube)

          • Some Complaints about Open-World Games (1:09:05)

          • News story on the closure of United Front Games. (Source: Polygon)
          • The development history of Sleeping Dogs. (Source: Wikipedia)

            • Games We’re Looking Forward to, Pt. 2 (1:14:25)

            • Trailer for Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
            • Trailer for YIIK: A Postmodern RPG. (Source: Ackk Studios on YouTube)
            • Trailer for Prey. (Source: Bethesda Softworks on YouTube)
            • Trailer for Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
            • Trailer for Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. (Source: NIS America on YouTube)

              • Portable Gaming (1:18:10)

              Nothing to link here.

              Desultory Discussion Ostensibly Revolving around 2017 Trends in Gaming (1:21:35)

              • Six Days in Fallujah is still unreleased. (Source: Wikipedia)
              • Trailer for Monster Trucks. Save us. (Source: UKParamountPictures on YouTube)
              • Ignatiy Vishnevestsky’s F-grade review of Steven Seagal’s latest film, Contract to Kill. (Source: The A.V. Club)
              • The announcement of Shenmue III at Sony’s E3 2015 press conference. (Source: Eurogamer on YouTube)
              • Trailer for Days Gone. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
              • Gameplay from the unreleased Star Wars 1313. (Source: The VGC on YouTube)
              • An explanation of why Disney Infinity was cancelled. (Source: Screen Rant)
              • Trailer for Metal Gear Survive. Why? Just why? (Source: IGN on YouTube)
              • News story on Majesco’s exit from the video game industry. (Source: Polygon)
              • SpeedTree software for modelling vegetation.
              • Steam store page for Rocket League.
              • Steam store page for Hyper Light Drifter.
              • Steam store page for Firewatch.
              • Trailer for ReCore. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
              • Here, have an animated Esurance commercial. (Source: youngadman on YouTube)

                • The Future of Video Game Marketing (1:59:05)

                • Correction: Let It Die was announced several years before its release. (Source: Wikipedia)
                • News story about Bethesda’s new review policy. (Source: Polygon)
                • Comparison of the PS3 and PS4 versions of Persona 5. (Source: GameSpot)

                  • Crowdfunding, Double Fine, and Other Things We Might See in 2017 (2:09:55)

                  • The story of the Red Ash Kickstarter. (Source: Kotaku)
                  • The Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter.
                  • News story on the ceasing of development on Spacebase DF-9. (Source: Rock Paper Shotgun)

                    • Conclusion (2:18:00)

                    • Content warning: This segment contains jokes that some listeners may find offensive. Listener discretion is advised.
                    • The Donkey Kong relay race at AGDQ 2017. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
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