Immersion Breaking

• Remedy's Control
  • The influence of Alan Wake
  • Gameplay impressions
  • Strong single player story
  • Metroidvania flaws
• COD: Modern Warfare
  • Alpha impressions 
  • Visceral gun play
  • 2v2 game mode
  • Rapid fire questions
  • Adding loot boxes after reviews are out
• NBA 2K20 Demo
  • Super broken
  • MyPlayer craziness
  • Gameplay changes
• Mario Kart Tour
  • Free to play
  • Slot machine mechanics
  • Nintendo lying about micro-transactions
• Frostpunk
  • Season pass announcement 
  • New map
  • New constructible buildings 
  • Prequel
  • Project TVADGYCGJRAOLMWPQBRSGRWTF
• Dying Light 2
  • Gameplay video
  • Parkour!
  • Fetch Quest the video game
• Star Citizen sells a $675 mining ship
  • Only available for people that have already backed more than $1000
  • I scream about this a lot
  • But I mean come on it's like a cult right now
• Minecraft adds... Bees
  • Minecon wishes
  • The function of bees
  • Piewdiepie!
• No Man's Sky impressions
  • Slow start
  • Texture pop in
  • Gameplay loop
  • Base building
  • Exploration

• Minecraft changes
  • Super Duper Graphics Pack Cancelled
  • RTX being added
  • Entire new "Render Dragon" graphics engine
  • Sony and Bedrock
• Sony buys Insomniac Games
  • A Sony staple
  • Spider-Man studio
• Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass
  • 5 bucks a month
  • Great for developers 
  • Will this get people playing on their phones
• Apex Legends Updates and Controversies
  • New Hero and map rework discussion
  • Iron Crown Event controversy
  • Developers calling gamers names
  • Gamers calling developers names
  • Egregious Loot Box Mechanics 
• Civ VI Gathering Storm
  • Frederick Barbarosa is a d*ck
  • Diplomatic Victory problems
  • AI Issues
• Magic The Gathering
  • Stigma / Cost
  • Building decks
  • Tournament culture
• Gamescon 2019
  • Kerbal Space Program 2 babyyyy
  • NBA 2K20 Story produced by LeBron James
  • GreedFall
• Post Pod: Spider-Man out of the MCU 
  • Disney vs. Sony
  • Can a deal still be reached?

Links
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParrott
- @Devinfern93
- @Imper_Gaming
- Tap and Swipe
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

• Louis CK
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare
  • Multiplayer changes
  • Single player campaign
  • No Season Pass
  • Gritty warfare
  • What's the catch
• Red Dead Online Update
  • Role playing mechanics
  • Bounty Hunter, Collector, Trader
  • Gameplay changes
• No Man's Sky Beyond
  • VR Support
  • Expanded Multiplayer Features
  • Third thing!??
  • No Man's Sky's journey and comeback
• Video Game Endings
  • Games that end vs. Games that don't
  • Our favorite game endings
  • Ending choice

Links
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParrott
- Tap and Swipe
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

• If you had to live in a video game world, which world would that be?
  • We guess each others picks and then reveal them
• Two years later, Minecraft still doesn't have its Xbox One X Graphics Enhancements
  • Due to release in fall of 2017
  • Only 8 people working on the new bedrock graphics engine
  • Neither Mojang nor Microsoft have responded
• We're quitting Divinity Original Sin
  • Bugginess and crashes
  • Hesitating in every turn
  • It's become a chore to play

Show Notes
- Two Years Later, Minecraft Still Doesn't Have It's Xbox One X Graphics Enhancements

Links
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParrott
- Tap and Swipe
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

• Follow Up: Loot Boxes ruled 'Not Gambling' in UK
  • Our reactions to the ruling
  • Regulating "surprise mechanics"
  • Capitalizing on addiction and incentivizing further purchases
• Follow Up: Nintendo
  • New Switch with longer battery
  • Nintendo reacts to Joy-Con Drift
• Fallout 76 adds more non-cosmetic microtransactions
  • Scrap Kits
  • Monetizing frustrations
  • Pete Hines and his sweet little lies
• WWP: Mario Maker 2
  • Playing and not building
  • Love letter to Mario fans
• WWP: Overwatch
  • New role queue in matchmaking
  • New Hero: Sigma
• Notorious bugs, glitches, and exploits
  • Divinity Original Sin PS4 bugs
  • Fallout / Skyrim bugs
  • Heavy Rain "Sean!"
  • Bugs in eSports
  • Games we've played that have been bug free!

Links
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParott
- Tap and Swipe
- Maxel YouTube
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

• Nintendo Switch Lite!
  • Lots of features are gone
  • Where's the Nintendo Switch Pro
  • The Pokemon console
  • Is the tradeoff worth it?
• WWP: F1 2019
  • The fun career mode
  • The new features
  • Adding F2 
  • Online racing mess
  • The future of F1 video games
• WWP: Stardew Valley
  • Not relaxing
  • Dating all the girls at once
• WWP: Elite Dangerous
  • The infamous learning curve
  • Selling a friend on the game
  • The grind
  • Balancing risk vs. reward
• Starfield Speculation
  • What can Starfield learn form Mass Effect
  • What makes a good space game
  • What do we want?
  • Can Bethesda grow up?

Links
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParott
- Tap and Swipe
- Maxel YouTube
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

• Opening
  • Joshua gave his two weeks notice at his day job
• What We're Playing: Gears of War Franchise
  • Combat Mechanics
  • (un)likable Characters
  • Gears Lore
  • Experimental Gameplay
• WWP: Hitman (2016)
  • Too many gameplay choices
  • Restarting every time you get caught
  • Roleplaying a true assassin is hard :( 
• WWP: The Sims 4
  • The game is way too expensive
  • The creepiness factor of playing yourself in The Sims
• WWP: Stardew Valley
  • What could be better 
  • Gifting your villagers
  • Repetitive content
  • Finding solace in a game

Links
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParott
- Tap and Swipe
- Maxel YouTube
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

We discuss EA's ridiculous notion that Loot Boxes are really "Surprise Mechanics", Marvel's Avengers having micro transactions, Apex Legends adding Dragons that drop loot, Cyberpunk 2077 story choices details and it's transgender controversy, and Joshua's foray into Stardew Valley. Then we have a spirited discussion with Stardew, Divinity, and Detroit: Become Human on the merits of jumping into a game completely blind, as opposed to doing your research beforehand on the consequences of your choices (which ultimately sucks us into a conversation about Mass Effect).

Links
 
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParott
- Tap and Swipe
- Maxel YouTube
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

Devin Fernandez joins Joshua and I as we discuss almost everything that was announced at E3 2019. We go through the conferences by Bethesda, PC Gaming, Square Enix, and Nintendo

With Bethesda we discuss pandering to gamers, Fallout 76s new updates, Elder Scrolls Blades, Ghostwire Tokyo, Elder Scrolls Online, Commander Keen, Rage 2, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Deathloop, Orion, and Doom Eternal

With PC Gaming we discuss Midnight Ghost Hunt, Chivalry 2, and Planet Zoo

With Ubisoft we discuss Watch Dogs Legion, Mythic Quest, Rainbow 6 Quarantine , Roller Champions, and Gods and Monsters

With Square Enix we discuss Final Fantasy VII, Life is Strange, Outriders, and Marvel's Avengers

With Nintendo we discuss Smash Bros, Luigi's Mansion, Link's Awakening, The Witcher 2, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Breath of the Wild 2, and Animal Crossing

Links
 
- @Maxeljulio
- @JoshuaTParott
- @Devin
- @Imperium Gaming
- Tap and Swipe
- Maxel YouTube
- Imperium Gaming YouTube
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast

Devin Fernandez joins Joshua and I as we discuss almost everything that was announced at E3 2019. We go through the conferences chronologically starting with EA and Microsoft. 

With EA we discuss Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Apex Legends, Battlefield V, FIFA 20, Anthem(lol), Madden 20 and The Sims 4

With Microsoft we discuss Bleeding Edge, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Minecraft Dungeons, Blair Witch, Cyberpunk 2077, Spiritfarer, The Legend of Wright, Age of Empires, Wasteland 3, Psychonauts, Lego Star Wars, 12 Minutes, Gears 5, Dying Light 2, Forza Horizon 4 Legos, State of Decay 2 Heartland, Elden Ring, Halo Infinite, Project xCloud and Xbox Scarlett

Part 2 we'll discuss Bethesda, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and Nintendo

Links
- @Maxel
- @Joshua
- @Devin
- Tap and Swipe
- Maxel YouTube
- Imperium Gaming
- Waiting for an Update Podcast
- Honestly Though Podcast