Frosty Canucks Podcast

Boner culture.

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - Aloy's Beard "Controversy"

0:05:52 - Nintendo Direct February 2022

0:28:22 - Nintendo eShop Shutting Down

0:35:20 - Platinum Games - Live Service Games Focus and Please Buy us Big Publishers

Games We've Been Playing

0:40:35 - It Takes Two (Spoilers)

0:54:59 - Trials of Fire

1:12:32 - Outro

Well...uh...didn't see that one coming.

Not to be outdone by Microsoft, Sony dropped news last week that they'd acquired Bungie and had several more acquisitions on the way. As such, we took to talking about what this means in the wider scope of Sony's future efforts and speculate on their direction moving forward. After that we talk a bit about Legends: Arceus, Monster Hunter Rise, and Persona 5 Royal, though be wary of spoilerinos with that last one.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - Sony Acquiring Bungie

0:21:10 - Nintendo News and Pokémon Legends: Arceus Thoughts

Games We've Been Playing

0:36:09 - Room to Grow 

0:44:44 - Persona 5 Royal (Spoilers)

1:04:22 - Monster Hunter Rise

1:35:56 - Outro

Monster Hunter Rise BABY!

This week we discuss Tifa's brief invasion of the Italian senate, alongside Microsoft acquiring Activision. At the rate they're going, Microsoft is going to buy the whole industry and then everything will be an Xbox Console Exclusive. Also we answer a viewer question: how critical can you be of a game you've not played? Give us a listen to find out.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - Tifa's Surprise Italian Senate Visit

0:04:30 - Microsoft Acquiring Activision/Blizzard

0:33:00 - Can You Call a Game Bad if You Haven't Played it?

Games We've Been Playing

0:46:35 - Persona 5 Strikers (Spoilers)

0:57:57 - Dark Souls Remastered

1:17:37 - Monster Hunter Rise

1:46:43 - Outro

You died.

By some miracle, Steve played not one, but two different games he enjoyed. There's a lot of Dark Souls and Breath of the Wild talk, though not all of it's positive. We also took some time to bash NFTs (as you do) and briefly delve into PSVR2.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - NFTs and Metaverse

0:13:02 - PlayStation VR2

Games We've Been Playing

0:19:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

0:52:45 - Ghost of Tsushima

1:12:31 - Death's Door

1:20:08 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

1:31:20 - Dark Souls Remastered

1:56:05 - Outro

Yo, fuck 2021. Amirite?  

It's the end of the year, so we're doing a recap of our favourite games played. Steve has a handful of top tier 2021 games, while Jason covers a variety of games from the past several years. Can you guess what made our top cut? 

In addition, thank you all for listening to our podcast throughout 2021. It's certainly been a wild year. We hope to see you in 2022!

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - Was 2021 worse than 2020?

0:06:29 Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Games of the Year 2021 Edition

0:11:04 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

0:18:22 - It Takes Two

0:25:05 - Sayonara Wild Hearts

0:29:40 - HuniePop 2: Double Date

0:34:55 - Interlude to GOTY

0:35:51 - CrossCode

0:43:40 - Guilty Gear Strive

0:52:05 - BioShock Remastered (Spoilers)

1:02:34 - Wildermyth

1:13:33 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

1:19:26 - Closing Remarks

1:28:18 - Outro

God damn it, Discord

This week Steve completely loses his shit because Discord was giving him a hard time and we also cover games we're looking forward to in 2022! Also, there's something in there about Ubisoft and some nasty little NFTs.

Game wise, we've got more Ys VIII, along with Disgaea 2, and Dreamscaper.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - Angry White Man Fights Discord

0:02:02 - Game Awards Interlude 1

0:03:21 - 2022 Games to Look Forward to

0:30:43 - Uncharted 4 Spoilers

0:32:38 - Ubisoft's NFTs Heavily Disliked

0:38:12 - Game Awards Interlude 2

Games We've Been Playing

0:41:45 - Guilty Gear Strive

0:45:18 - Real Estate Game?

0:50:55 - Disgaea 2

0:56:23 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

1:06:26 - Dreamscaper

1:32:57 - Outro

What a week.

This week we decided to tackle the dumpster fire that was the GTA  trilogy remaster and the disastrous launches of everyone's favourite annual military shooters. In that vein, Jason and Steve delve into if 60  dollar shooters are still viable and we briefly touch on The Game  Awards.

As far as games go there's Ys VIII, Miles Morales, and Stardew Valley.  Oh, also Steve highjacked the podcast again to talk about Guilty Gear  Strive for another ten minutes.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach  out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - GTA Not So Definitive Edition

0:12:46 - Battlefield and Call of Duty

0:20:07 - Are premium 60 dollar shooters dead?

0:33:01 - The Game Awards 2021

Games We've Been Playing

0:36:29 - Guilty Gear Strive

0:44:05 - Stardew Valley

0:55:14 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

1:13:07 - Disgaea 2

1:28:48 - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

1:39:28 - Outro

Identify yourselves! WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE!?

It's another flaming dump truck of an episode as Jason and Steve talk about Skyrim: the game that will not die and Marvel's Avengers. Unfortunately, the Avengers video game is about as exciting as watching paint dry, so Steve goes on a mountain of side tangents which Jason has conveniently shaved down into a hilarious bite sized chunk for your listening pleasure.

Along the way we also talk about Monster Hunter Rise after playing the PC demo, Pokémon Emerald, and Hades. Nothing but quality content.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - YouTube Dislikes

0:05:16 - Skyrim Anniversary Edition

0:15:18 - Marvel's Avengers and The Great Side Tangents

Games We've Been Playing

0:33:37 - Monster Hunter Rise PC Demo

0:45:10 - Monster Hunter World 

0:52:08 - Pokémon Emerald

1:09:02 - Hades

1:24:45 - Stardew Valley

1:38:21 - Outro

Not a week goes by where Nintendo doesn't screw up something internet related.

After our previous episode we received a viewer question asking for further elaboration on our thoughts regarding China's latest gaming related laws. Only time will tell how correct our predictions end up being, but it was certainly an interesting topic to explore. That aside, we also briefly dip into the disaster that is the Nintendo Online Expansion pass before going into the games we've been playing which include Back 4 Blood, Dusk Diver, Lost Judgment, and, of course, Monster Hunter World. Though it may surprise you to know that Steve isn't the one who brought up Monster Hunter this time.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

0:06:37 - Is China's crackdown on video games a blessing for western gamers?

0:19:47  - Nintendo Online Expansion Pass

Games We've Been Playing

0:27:11 - Guilty Gear Strive 

0:37:37 - Back 4 Blood

0:53:59 - Lost Judgment

1:03:23 - The Riftbreaker

1:16:38 - Dusk Diver

1:21:48 - Stardew Valley

1:33:05 - Monster Hunter World

1:40:51 - Outro

Finally the China episode!

As Steve said several episodes ago we've finally covered China's war on gaming as it pertains to their youth and what kind of long standing ramifications it may have for China being a growth market for much of the gaming industry. We also cover what makes rogue-likes good and moments in games that made us well up. Warning there is a boat load of spoilers for Valkyria Chronicles in that section, which we do call-out verbally so stay mindful of that if you want to play the game at some point.

And what would the Frosty Canucks be if we didn't cover the games we've been playing? Well Steve spent almost all his gaming time playing Strive, but didn't want to bore everyone so we're a bit light this week with Jason carrying the load as we delve into Pokémon Unite, Lost Judgement, and The Surge 2.

As always, if you'd like to ask questions or suggest topics please reach out to us.

Thanks for listening and stay frosty!

Show notes to follow:

0:00:00 - What makes a good roguelike good?

0:10:47 - What games caused a really emotional response? (Valkyria Chronicles and Yakuza Spoilers)

0:21:12 - Destiny removing paid expansion content

0:29:42 - China's ban on video gaming

0:39:06 - FIFA and EA's contract renegotiation

Games We've Been Playing

0:43:17 - Game Pass 1 dollar deal twice

0:47:14 - Lost Judgment (Spoilers)

1:09:15 - Pokémon Unite 

1:29:45 - The Surge 2

1:33:33 - Outro