AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #31: 2017 Year-in-Review Community Extravaganza

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Featuring:

Merve
The Radio Cat
The Kappa
Ben
Otakunomike
Pulprobot
Andy Tuttle
Wolfman Jew
Science is Bad

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions
1:45 – The Game Awards
8:45 – The YouTube Adpocalypse
20:15 – Patreon Rule Changes
22:20 – Loot Boxes and Microtransactions
34:05 – Visceral Games’ Closure and Multiplayer Shooters
41:15 – Mass Effect: Andromeda
48:40 – The Resurgence of the Japanese Games Industry and PC Ports of Japanese Games
53:40 – The Nintendo Switch
1:05:50 – The Xbox One X and Microsoft’s 2017
1:14:30 – The Super NES Classic Edition
1:16:15 – IGN’s Acquisition of Humble Bundle
1:22:50 – Valve No Longer Making Story-Driven Games
1:30:05 – Ben’s Favourite Games
2:02:20 – Otakunomike’s Favourite Games
2:18:55 – Pulprobot’s Favourite Games
2:45:10 – Andy Tuttle’s Favourite Games
3:13:00 – Wolfman Jew’s Favourite Games
3:41:40 – Science is Bad’s Favourite Games
4:18:30 -The Radio Cat’s Favourite Games
4:29:20 – The Kappa’s Favourite Games
4:42:50 – Merve’s Favourite Games
4:55:25 – The Worst or Most Disappointing Games of the Year
5:22:05 – Surprises of 2017
5:32:30 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep31

Podcast header background inspired by SimCity 2000. Spoiler and content warnings after the jump.

Introductions (0:15)
  • The games Merve referenced were Horizon Zero Dawn, Night in the Woods, and Super Mario Odyssey. (Sources: PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo on YouTube)
  • The Garbage Ape is a character in the Heathcliff comic strip. (Source: Heathcliff Explained)
    • The Game Awards (1:45)
    • Official website for The Game Awards.
    • List of winners for the 2017 Game Awards. (Source: The Game Awards official website)
    • Josef Fares’s rant at the ceremony. (Source: Kotaku on YouTube)
    • Clarification: Female models were bodypainted with art inspired by various games for the 2007 Spike Video Game Awards. (Source: Spike)
    • Official teaser trailer for Valve’s Artifact, which has 72000 dislikes compared to 5000 likes. (Source: PlayArtifact on YouTube)
    • “It’s better than nothing” was a remark added by Ben Judd when translating and interpreting Mighty No. 9 creator Keiji Inafune’s remarks. (Source: Kotaku)
      • The YouTube Adpocalypse (8:45)
      • Some explanations for the YouTube Adpocalypse. (Source: Out of the Loop subreddit)
      • Wikipedia article on Elsagate.
      • Please don’t watch Merve’s YouTube channel.
      • Article on PewDiePie’s usage of the n-word. (Source: Variety)
        • Patreon Rule Changes (20:15)
        • Patreon proposed fee structure changes. They backed down a few days after we recorded this. (Source: Patreon blog)
          • Loot Boxes and Microtransactions (22:20)
          • Chinese regulators forced Overwatch to reveal loot box probabilities. (Source: Polygon)
          • Prior to release, a lot of people considered Star Wars Battlefront II’s microtransaction plans unfair. (Source: Kotaku)
          • A video on labour complaints at CD Projekt Red. (Source: YongYea on YouTube)
          • Information on Middle-earth: Shadow of War’s loot boxes. (Source: Kotaku)
          • Rep. Chris Lee (D) wants to introduce legislation to regulate loot boxes. (Source: Kotaku)
            • Visceral Games’ Closure and Multiplayer Shooters (34:05)
            • News article on EA’s closing of Visceral Games. (Source: Polygon)
            • A lengthy investigative piece on what led to Visceral’s closure. (Source: Kotaku)
              • Mass Effect: Andromeda (41:15)
              • Origin store page for Mass Effect: Andromeda.
              • The story behind the game’s development. (Source: Kotaku)
                • The Resurgence of the Japanese Games Industry and PC Ports of Japanese Games (48:40)
                • Steam store page for NieR:Automata.
                • Steam store page for Nioh.
                • Yakuza 0 launch trailer. (Source: Machinima Trailer Vault on YouTube)
                • Steam store page for Dragon’s Dogma.
                  • The Nintendo Switch (53:40)
                  • The first Nintendo Switch presentation. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                  • Survey results for docked versus handheld mode. (Source: Nintendo Enthusiast)
                  • Wikipedia article on Operation Rainfall.
                    • The Xbox One X and Microsoft’s 2017 (1:05:50)
                    • The Xbox One X trailer. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
                    • Epic accidentally allowed cross-play between Xbox One and PS4 in Fortnite. (Source: Kotaku)
                      • The Super NES Classic Edition (1:14:30)
                      • Wikipedia article on Star Fox 2.
                        • IGN’s Acquisition of Humble Bundle (1:16:15)
                        • News article on the acquisition. (Source: Polygon)
                        • The Humble Store.
                        • Information on the Humble Hunie Sakura Bundle. (Source: Indie Game Bundles)
                        • Steam store page for HuniePop.
                          • Valve No Longer Making Story-Driven Games (1:22:50)
                          • Marc Laidlaw’s Half-Life 3 plot outline. (Source: Marc Laidlaw’s official website)
                          • Steam store page for Bridge Constructor Portal.
                            • Ben’s Favourite Games (1:30:05)
                            • The podcast episode we did on NieR:Automata.
                            • Steam store page for Hand of Fate 2.
                            • The Master Hand from Super Smash Bros. (Source: Smashpedia on Wikia)
                            • Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed Origins.
                            • The recently-discovered open space in the Great Pyramid of Giza was already in Assassin’s Creed Origins. (Source: Kotaku)
                            • Desert hallucinations in Assassin’s Creed Origins. (Source: Assassin’s Creed Series on YouTube)
                            • A scene from New Girl featuring Tran. (Source: New Girl on YouTube)
                            • Steam store page for For Honor.
                            • Wikipedia article for Mace: The Dark Age.
                            • Brûz the Chopper gameplay in Middle-earth: Shadow of War from the Microsoft E3 2017 presser. (Source: PCInvasion PC Gaming on YouTube)
                            • The Jimquisition’s video on Overwatch porn.
                              • Otakunomike’s Favourite Games (2:02:20)
                              • Steam store page for Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment.
                              • Nintendo Switch presentation trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                              • Steam store page for Total War: Warhammer II.
                                • Pulprobot’s Favourite Games (2:18:55)

                                SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS FOR PERSONA 5

                                • Steam store page for Thimbleweed Park.
                                • The Longest Journey’s rubber ducky puzzle is considered to be one of the most convoluted, most difficult puzzles in adventure games. (Source: Cracked)
                                • Wikipedia article on Ron Gilbert.
                                • Launch trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                                • Launch trailer for Persona 5. (Source: PlayStation EU on YouTube)
                                • Launch trailer for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. (Source: Nintendo UK on YouTube)
                                • An article on the real-world inspirations behind Persona 5, including Shinzo Abe’s election posters. (Source: USgamer)
                                • The fifth part of the A.V. Club’s multi-part review of Persona 5, which compares the game’s message to Trumpism. Correction: Though the review draws parallels to American political issues, it doesn’t specifically knock the game for not addressing American political issues directly.
                                  • Andy Tuttle’s Favourite Games (2:45:10)

                                  CONTENT WARNING: JOKES ABOUT NUCLEAR WARFARE

                                  • Steam store page for Resident Evil VII: Biohazard.
                                  • Wikipedia article for Luigi’s Mansion.
                                  • Wikipedia article for Pokémon Snap.
                                  • Steam store page for Resident Evil 4.
                                  • Some A.V. Club commenters’ thoughts on Resident Evil.
                                  • Yet again, the Yakuza 0 launch trailer. (Source: Machinima Trailer Vault on YouTube)
                                  • Steam store page for Yooka-Laylee.
                                  • Kotaku’s review of Yooka-Laylee.
                                  • Majima’s breakdancing fighting style is called the Breaker Style. (Source: Yakuza Wiki on Wikia)
                                  • Jim Sterling’s review of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: The Jimquisition)
                                  • An explanation for how Lady Bird’s perfect Rotten Tomatoes score was ruined. (Source: Quartz)
                                  • The E3 2016 trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                  • Link waking up in nothing but underwear at the start of the Breath of the Wild. (Source: TetraNinja on YouTube)
                                  • Yet again, the launch trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                                    • Wolfman Jew’s Favourite Games (3:13:00)

                                    MILD SPOILERS FOR NIER:AUTOMATA. SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS FOR SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY.

                                    • Steam store page for NieR:Automata.
                                    • Steam store page for Dangonronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls.
                                    • Trailer for Super Mario Odyssey. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                    • An article about a nostalgic Easter egg in Super Mario Odyssey. This link contains spoilers. (Source: Polygon)
                                    • The Year of Luigi was one of Nintendo’s promotional campaigns in 2013. (Source: Nintendo Wiki on Wikia)
                                    • Yet again, the E3 2016 trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                    • The Avocado’s year-end nominations for the best video games of 2017.
                                    • Wolfman Jew’s article on level design in Breath of the Wild. (Source: Source Gaming)
                                      • Science is Bad’s Favourite Games (3:41:40)

                                      MILD SPOILERS FOR THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD

                                      • Steam store page for What Remains of Edith Finch.
                                      • Steam store page for SOMA.
                                      • An analysis of the cannery sequence in What Remains of Edith Finch. (Source: Super Bunnyhop on YouTube)
                                      • An Edward Gorey alphabet book. (Source: Brain Pickings)
                                      • The Burrow was the Weasleys’ home in the Harry Potter series. (Source: Harry Potter Wiki on Wikia)
                                      • Yet again, the E3 2016 trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                      • Steam store page for Antichamber.
                                      • Yet again, the Steam store page for NieR:Automata.
                                      • The NieR:Automata soundtrack. (Source: iTunes)
                                      • Steam store page for Thomas Was Alone.
                                        • The Radio Cat’s Favourite Games (4:18:30)

                                        SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS FOR SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY. MILD SPOILERS FOR THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD.

                                        • Yet again, a trailer for Super Mario Odyssey. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                        • Wiki article on New Donk City. (Source: Super Mario Wiki on Wikia)
                                        • Yet again, the launch trailer for Persona 5. (Source: PlayStation EU on YouTube)’
                                        • The Persona 5 song with the “You’ll never see it coming” lyric is called “Last Surprise.” (Source: xPervertedkida on YouTube)
                                        • The Persona 5 song that plays at night at the café is called “Beneath the Mask.” (Source: Megami Tensei Wiki on Wikia)
                                        • One more time, because we haven’t shared it enough, the E3 2016 trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                          • The Kappa’s Favourite Games (4:29:20)
                                          • Steam store page for Planet Coaster.
                                          • A Halo Pelican dropship model in the Steam Workshop for Planet Coaster.
                                          • Confirmation: Frontier Developments is indeed making Jurassic World Evolution. (Source: The game’s official website)
                                          • Steam store page for Cuphead.
                                          • Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed Origins.
                                          • Steam store page for Far Cry.
                                            • Merve’s Favourite Games (4:42:50)

                                            MILD SPOILERS FOR L.A. NOIRE

                                            • Steam store page for Tokyo Dark.
                                            • Steam store page for Life Is Strange.
                                            • Steam store page for Prey.
                                            • Steam store page for Tacoma.
                                            • Merve’s thoughts on Tacoma and diversity. (Source: Refrigerator Rants)
                                            • Steam store page for SpellForce 3.
                                            • Yet again, the Steam store page for NieR:Automata.
                                            • Yet again, our podcast episode about NieR:Automata.
                                              • The Worst or Most Disappointing Games of the Year (4:55:25)
                                              • Steam store page for Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
                                              • Steam store page for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III.
                                              • Steam store page for ARK: Survival Evolved.
                                              • Steam store page for DayZ.
                                              • Steam store page for Conan Exiles.
                                              • Trailer for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. (Source: Nintendo Mobile on YouTube)
                                              • Origin store page for Star Wars Battlefront II.
                                              • Steam store page for Yooka-Laylee.
                                              • Steam store page for Poi.
                                              • Steam store page for Stay! Stay! Democratic People’s Republic of Korea!
                                              • Steam store page for Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~.
                                              • Lifeinvader is the Facebook parody in Grand Theft Auto V. (Source: GTA Wiki on Wikia)
                                              • DEVGRU-P Publishing’s “about” page, which indicates that they don’t publish yaoi.
                                                • Surprises of 2017 (5:22:05)
                                                • Steam store page for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.
                                                • Polygon article on Madden NFL ‘18’s Longshot mode.
                                                • Official game trailer for Metroid: Samus Returns. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                                • Teaser trailer for Metroid Prime 4. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                                • Character page for the Ice Climbers. (Source: Smashpedia on Wikia)
                                                • Trailer for the Breath of the Wild DLC, The Champions’ Ballad. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                                                • Nintendo didn’t delay any games in 2017. (Source: Kotaku)
                                                • Golf Story release trailer. (Source: SideBarGames on YouTube)
                                                • Confirmation: Kairosoft is Japanese, not Australian. (Source: Wikipedia)
                                                • Steam store page for Late Shift.
                                                  • Conclusion (5:32:30)
                                                  • The Avocado, our community’s website.
                                                  • Wikipedia article on the Zune.
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