AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #32: The Aussiecast

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Featuring:

Merve
The Kappa
Ben
PT
gwahir

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions
2:45 – What The Kappa Played Over the Holidays
17:05 – What Merve Played Over the Holidays
26:20 – What gwahir Played Over the Holidays
42:35 – What Ben Played Over the Holidays (Featuring Ben’s Cat)
52:35 – What PT Played Over the Holidays
1:00:25 – Nintendo Direct Mini and Nintendo Labo
1:09:15 – E3, Microsoft, and Cross-Play
1:22:15 – Predictions for 2018
2:07:35 – Games of 2018
2:36:50 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep32

Podcast header background from Act IV of Kentucky Route Zero. Header fonts are Letter Gothic and Podkova. Spoiler and content warnings after the jump.

Introductions (0:15)
  • The Legend of  Zelda: A Link to the Past randomizer speedrun from Awesome Games Done Quick 2018. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
    • What The Kappa Played Over the Holidays (2:45)
    • Steam store page for Battle Chasers: Nightwar.
    • Battle Chasers is based on a comic of the same name by Joe Madureira. (Source: Wikipedia)
    • Steam store page for Divinity: Original Sin 2.
      • What Merve Played Over the Holidays (17:05)

      Launch trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Warning: contains mild spoilers. (Source: Nintendo UK on YouTube)

      Moogles are a race of adorable creatures from Final Fantasy games. (Source: Final Fantasy Wiki on Wikia)

      What gwahir Played Over the Holidays (26:20)

      SPOILERS FOR HORIZON ZERO DAWN, ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS, AND LOST.

      • Launch trailer for Horizon Zero Dawn. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
      • Steam store page for Assassin’s Creed Origins.
        • What Ben Played Over the Holidays (Featuring Ben’s Cat) (42:35)
        • Steam store page for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition.
        • Steam store page for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which has been released since we recorded.
        • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s controversial DLC plans. (Source: Gematsu)
        • Update: Shortly before we posted this podcast, it was revealed that Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long would be free DLC characters for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. (Source: Anime News Network)
          • What PT Played Over the Holidays (52:35)
          • Steam store page for NieR:Automata.
          • Launch trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. (Source: Nintendo UK on YouTube)
          • Story trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
          • S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional organization in Marvel Comics. (Source: Wikipedia)
            • Nintendo Direct Mini and Nintendo Labo (1:00:25)
            • The Nintendo Direct Mini from January 11th. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
            • The Nintendo Labo trailer. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
            • The “bring back Sheriff Lobo” clip from The Simpsons. (Source: rob martin on YouTube)
            • A janitor at the German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body almost mistook the Nintendo Labo for trash. (Source: Nintendo Life)
            • Release trailer for Golf Story. (Source: SideBarGames on YouTube)
            • Launch trailer for Mr. Shifty. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
            • Mario Tennis Aces segment from the Direct Mini. (Source: SwitchForce on YouTube)
            • Reveal trailer for the Longshot mode from Madden 18. (Source: EA SPORTS on YouTube)
              • E3, Microsoft, and Cross-Play (1:09:15)

              CONTENT WARNING: SLURS

              • World premiere trailer for the Xbox One X. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
              • Don Mattrick resigned as CEO of Zynga back in 2015. (Source: Wikipedia)
              • Fortnite accidentally temporarily enabled cross-play between Xbox and PS4. (Source: Polygon)
              • Steam store page for Killer Instinct.
                • Predictions for 2018 (1:22:15)

                CONTENT WARNING: JOKES ABOUT DRUG ABUSE

                • Correction: Blizzard has not actually disclosed revenue figures for Overwatch, but they did mark the milestone of surpassing $1 billion US in revenue from the game in May of 2017. (Source: The Verge)
                • Extra Credits on why demos aren’t common anymore. (Source: Extra Credits on YouTube)
                • Steam store page for the Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony demo.
                • P.T. was a demo for the cancelled Silent Hills. (Source: Wikipedia)
                • A playthrough of the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets demo. I’m pretty sure the commentary is in Finnish. (Source: Mikko Valorinta on YouTube)
                • Steam store page for The Walking Dead: 400 Days.
                • Nvidia’s game streaming service is called, fittingly, GameStream. (Source: Nvidia)
                • Amazon has filed trademarks that seem to indicate they’re set to compete with YouTube. (Source: Inverse)
                • A collection of stories explaining the Logan Paul controversy. (Source: Polygon)
                • Official website for Drip.
                • Godus is still in Early Access on Steam. (Source: Steam store)
                • An interview with Bryan Henderson, the winner of Curiosity – What’s Inside the Cube? (Source: Eurogamer)
                • E3 2017 trailer for State of Decay 2. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
                • Trailer for The Last Night. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
                • Correction: The Artifact teaser has over 14 times more dislikes than likes. (Source: PlayArtifact on YouTube)
                • The gel mechanic in Portal 2 was taken from Tag: The Power of Paint. (Source: Wikipedia)
                • The Half-Life 3 Easter egg in SteamWorld Dig. (Source: The Game Cavern on YouTube)
                • Derek Smart made pessimistic comments about Star Citizen back in 2015. (Source: PC Invasion)
                • Information on Crytek’s lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games. (Source: Kotaku)
                  • Games of 2018 (2:07:35)

                  SPOILERS FOR NIER

                  • Trailer #2 for Red Dead Redemption 2. (Source: Rockstar Games on YouTube)
                  • The D.Va voice pack in action in StarCraft II. (Source: CarBotCombat on YouTube)
                  • Trailer #2 for The Last of Us Part II. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • Announcement trailer for The Wolf Among Us Season 2. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
                  • Correction: Telltale Games laid off 25% of its workforce in November 2017. (Source: Polygon)
                  • Steam store page for the 2015 King’s Quest.
                  • Steam store page for Kentucky Route Zero.
                  • Steam store page for Consortium: The Tower, which is currently in Early Access.
                  • Gameplay reveal trailer for Anthem. (Source: Anthem Game on YouTube)
                  • Anthem has likely been delayed to 2019. (Source: Kotaku)
                  • Announcement trailer for Jurassic World Evolution. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
                  • Cinematic trailer for Skull and Bones. (Source: Ubisoft US on YouTube)
                  • Announcement trailer for Mega Man 11. (Source: Official Capcom UK on YouTube)
                  • Teaser trailer for Bayonetta 3. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                  • E3 2017 trailer for Sea of Thieves. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
                  • E3 2017 trailer for Ashen. (Source: MathChief – Gameplay & Trailers! on YouTube)
                  • Nintendo Switch trailer for Indivisible. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
                  • Reveal trailer for Iconoclasts. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • Trailer for One Piece World Seeker. (Source: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on YouTube)
                  • Features and story trailer for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. (Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube)
                  • Gameplay trailer for Granblue Fantasy Project Re: Link. (Source: Izuniy on YouTube)
                  • Gameplay trailer for Little Devil Inside. (Source: Play4Games on YouTube)
                  • Trailer #2 for Prey for the Gods. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • Teaser trailer for GreedFall. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • Trailer for Darksiders 3. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
                  • Toy Story trailer for Kingdom Hearts III. (Source: Kingdom Hearts on YouTube)
                  • E3 trailer for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
                  • Announcement trailer for Guacamelee! 2. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • Trailer for the 3D remake of Secret of Mana. (Source: PlayStation Europe on Youtube)
                  • Gameplay trailer for A Way Out. (Source: Electronic Arts on YouTube)
                  • Josef Fares’s rant at The Game Awards. (Source: Kotaku on YouTube)
                  • Trailer for Griftlands. (Source: RabidRetrospectGames on YouTube)
                  • Launch trailer for Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory. (Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube)
                  • Gameplay footage of Manifold Garden. (Source: Polygon on YouTube)
                  • Announcement trailer for Necrobarista. (Source: Route 59 on YouTube)
                  • PAX West trailer for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                  • Announcement trailer for Valkyria Chronicles 4. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • E3 2017 trailer for Vampyr. (Source: PlayStation Europe on YouTube)
                  • E3 2017 trailer for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
                  • Trailer #3 for YIIK: A Postmodern RPG. (Source: Ackk Studios on YouTube)
                  • Wikipedia article for Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.
                  • Trailer for the upcoming Yoshi game. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
                  • Kirby Star Allies segment from the Nintendo Direct Mini. (Source: ProsafiaGaming on YouTube)
                    • Conclusion (2:36:50)
                    • Official website for The Avocado.
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