Prof and Dev Play Games

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) try to predict the winners from amongst the 2024 The Game Awards nominees. We discuss the merits of Baltro, Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor Refantazio, and other amazing games!

The Dev, Anthony, is back and he and the Prof catch-up on what's been going on for the past couple of weeks. Xbox announced they are working on a future handheld and Nintendo confirmed Switch back compatability on the Switch successor. They then talk about what they've been playing; Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Dragon Age: Veilguard, Lego Horizon Zero Dawn, Diablo 4, Metaphor ReFantazio, and a pile of indie games.

Dev's away so Prof's Prof friend Bill joins the podcast to chat Dragon Age and then share several smaller, indie games he's been playing!

As the year is coming to a close very quickly, Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony), talk about what games are definitely on their GotY lists and what is circling; Astro Bot, Metaphor, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, LoZ: Echoes of Wisdom, UFO 50, Balatro, Persona 3 Reload and more.

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) discuss the week's Xbox Partner Showcase and then the games they have been playing: Metaphor, Final Fantasy XVI, and Mario Party Jamboree.

Prof's Final Fantasy XVI Review: https://youtu.be/7E9FoRIX9iE?si=UPzE-co8aEudp9tv 

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) discuss how Nintendo faked us all out on a new hardware announcement for an Alarm Clock. They then discuss the latest games they've been playing; Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, Metaphor Re Fantazio, Final Fantasy XVI, and LoZ: Echoes of Wisdom.

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) talk through how they think the Switch 2 reveal will go. Then, they give away Guardians of the Galaxy and Spongebob Squarepants The Cosmic Shake Steam Keys for their 450th episode! Enjoy!

Also, here's a bonus Steam Key for Remnant Records: DZCD9-B48ET-0GH2? [? represents a letter]. Good luck!

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) discuss Sony's September State of Play and that final reveal with Ghost of Yotei! They chat about their continued play of Astro Bot and Satisfactory respectively, but also spend some time on Echoes of Wisdom and UFO 50.

Prof and Dev (Larry and Anthony) discuss the video games releasing the rest of 2024 that they're excited about!

September ⦁    Tiny Glade ⦁    Shadows of Doubt ⦁    Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC) - September 24 ⦁    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Switch) - September 26

October ⦁    Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC) - October 8 ⦁    Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - October 11 ⦁    Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) - October 17 ⦁    Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - October 31

November ⦁    Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - November 7 ⦁    Antonblast (Switch, PC) - November 12 ⦁    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) - November 14 ⦁    Assassin's Creed Shadows (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - November 15 ⦁    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Xbox Series X|S, PC) - November 19 ⦁    Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Xbox Series X|S, PC) - November 20 (Road Side Picnic)

December ⦁    Indiana Jones And The Great Circle (Xbox Series X|S, PC) - December 9

The Prof, Larry, and the Dev, Anthony, discuss Sony's reveal of the Playstation 5 Pro and its shockingly high price tag vs. what it actually features. They discuss if this price is even warranted or if this is another example of an industry leader with no competition running rampant. They then dig into what they'e been playing; Astro Bot, Rogue Trader, and others!