https://ia601400.us.archive.org/22/items/avocadogamescast_ep53/Episode%2053%20edit%203.mp3
Featuring:
Lovely Bones
Annanomally
Ben
SingingBrakeman
Timestamps:
0:15 – Introductions
2:10 – What We’ve Been Playing
42:05 – Nintendo Direct
1:26:30 – Classic Gaming Experiences
1:44:40 – Live-Service Games, Archival, and Being Late to the Party
2:27:35 – Conclusions
Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep53
Podcast header image from Control and taken from the official Remedy Games website. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.
Introductions (0:15)
The hurricane The Kappa was referencing was Hurricane Dorian. (Source: Wikipedia)What We’ve Been Playing (2:10)
MILD SPOILERS FOR CONTROL
Steam store page for Two Point Hospital.Clarification: Two Point Hospital is currently available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It has been announced for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch, but not yet released on those platforms. (Source: Wikipedia)Epic Games store page for Control.Website for collaborative fiction project the SCP Foundation.Wikipedia article on Black.Steam store page for Quantum Break.Steam store page for Max Payne.Wikipedia article on Peter Molyneux.Clarification: Ben’s description of Bullfrog’s origins is largely correct, but the company was originally tasked with creating database software before it pivoted to video games. (Source: Wikipedia)Steam store page for Final Fantasy XIV.Wikipedia article on Deadly Premonition.Steam store page for D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die.Nintendo Direct (42:05)
Nintendo Direct for September 4th, 2019. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)Wikipedia article on Soulcalibur IV.Wikipedia article on Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture.Wikipedia article on Death Stranding.The PlatinumGames title that Sega delayed despite completion was Anarchy Reigns. (Source: Geek.com)Wikipedia article on Overwatch.Wikipedia article on Divinity: Original Sin II.Wikipedia article on Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.Wikipedia articles on Assassin’s Creed Rogue and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, including the DLC for Black Flag, Freedom Cry.Wikipedia article on Little Town Hero.Article explaining Game Freak’s development priorities. (Source: Comicbook.com)Classic Gaming Experiences (1:26:30)
Official website for World of Warcraft: Classic.The “Blame Yourself or God” change. (Source: Eyes on Final Fantasy forums)Wikipedia article on MAME, which stands for “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.”Live-Service Games, Archival, and Being Late to the Party (1:44:40)
Wikipedia article on Anthem.Correction: Lovely Bones was referring to In the Valley of Gods. (Source: Steam store)Wikipedia article on Madden NFL 2K15.The Stop Skeletons From Fighting YouTube channel.Wikipedia article on Black Desert Online.Wikipedia article on Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.Wikipedia article on the Turbografx-16.Wikipedia article on Blast Corps.Wikipedia article on War Gods.Wikipedia article on Lords of the Realm.Wikipedia article on Dual Heroes.Wikipedia article on the Super Smash Bros. series.Conclusions (2:27:35)