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Scott's back on that Astro Aqua Kitty jam now that it's out on Steam and guess what, he still likes it! Scott has also played a whole lot of Warzone with the shiny new John Rambo and John McClane cosmetic items and we talk about the merits of the various styles of Battle Royale offered up by Warzone and Apex Legends. Evan's sampled Stonefly, the new very chill forested action adventure title from Flight School Studio, and he's revisited FEZ on the Switch, one of his greatest gaming loves of all time. We dip into Knockout City, the new dodgebrawler from EA, we break down some gaming news and announcements from the past week, and finally end on an email that results in discussion that would have been great fodder for Jack Thompson and Joe Lieberman alike maybe fifteen years ago. Sorry fellas, you had your chance!

Discussed: Astro Aqua Kitty (PC) 12:55, Warzone 19:15, Stonefly 48:38, FEZ 1:01:39, Knockout City 1:13:28, Horizon Forbidden West 1:31:41, Far Cry 6 1:40:50, Dying Light 2 1:56:34

Scott's been getting in deep with BIOMUTANT and despite what you may have heard, he thinks that game is pretty alright! Evan has some wrap-up thoughts on Resident Evil Village and we get into big time spoiler territory so watch out if you haven't played yet and want to save the big turns for yourself. Both of the guys have tried out the fun yet easily broken enigma that is Hood: Outlaws & Legends, and all is not well in Nottingham Forest. Finally we wrap up with some quick fire news items about Phantom Abyss, the Unreal Engine 5 technical demo, Uncharted 4's imminent PC release, and some late breaking but very solid Nintendo Switch "Pro" rumors, and finally things wrap up with a short trip to the mail bag.

Discussed: BIOMUTANT 8:30, Resident Evil Village 39:21, Resident Evil Village BIG SPOILERS 52:26, Village spoilers end 1:01:30, Hood: Outlaws & Legends 1:09:00, Phantom Abyss (And other news) 1:26:08

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This week on Quicksave, Evan is rocking a new keyboard with switches that might be too fancy, and he's played a whole lot of Resident Evil Village and has a big spooky castle full of thoughts about it. Scott's been playing the PC release of Days Gone and shares his impressions, along with his take on SnowRunner, the follow up to MudRunner (the follow up to SpinTires). There's some rare breaking news about a brand new TimeSplitters game being announced, we dig into Elite Dangerous' newest expansion, Odyssey, and then we take a trip to email town to reminisce about our favorite weird video game accessories.

Discussed: Resident Evil Village 15:14, Days Gone on PC 45:33, SnowRunner 1:03:09, New TimeSplitters 1:21:52, Elite Dangerous Odyssey 1:29:14, Email (Weird gaming accessories) 1:40:54

This week on our TWENTY FIFTH EPISODE, Scott's been playing the hex'ed up 3X city builder Before We Leave, both of the guys cannot put down Arenas mode in Apex Legends, except for when Evan can't tear himself away from Judgment on the PS5. This is rather timely given the announcement of its upcoming sequel, Lost Judgment, which is just one of the several news items discussed along with Ubisoft's future F2P plans, all-but-certain upcoming Battlefield 6 announcement, and the also soon to be released RTX 3080 Ti from Nvidia.

Discussed: Before We Leave 10:52, Apex Legends 28:07, Judgment 1:01:02, Lost Judgment Announcement 1:12:55, Ubisoft F2P 1:18:28, Epic v Apple 1:21:56, Battlefield 6 1:28:50, RTX 3080 Ti 1:31:05, Mailbag 1:39:07

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Scott's got a pocketful of games to chat up this week, including the PC port of Skate City, the old favorite Mad Max, and the new old business Wolfenstein: Blade of Agony, a fan-created original Wolfenstein campaign running in GZDoom. Evan's got his Monster Hunter "Minute", and some thoughts on Judgment for the PS5 and why it might be his favorite Yakuza series entry. The guys also dig into Apex Legends' Legacy update, the Resident Evil Village demo on PC and what the implications are for the game on that platform, and some Sony-related news. Finally, after we pay our respects to Giant Bomb's departing staff, we settle in for the Ultimate Snack Bracket Spectacular, a face-off of snack foods for the ages.

Follow along with the Snack Bracket Spectacular with the Stream VOD, or view the completed bracket at https://www.savingcontent.com/2021/05/07/quicksave-024-5000-whatever-the-f-bucks/

Discussed: Skate City 8:11, Mad Max 21:12, Blade of Agony, Monster Hunter Rise 42:11, Judgment PS5 51:37, Apex Legends 1:08:10, Resident Evil Village 1:23:07, Discord and PlayStation Partnership 1:37:07, Returnal 1:40:07, Giant Bomb 1:44:28 Ultimate Snack Bracket Spectacular 1:53:18

Buckle up, buckle up, buckle up! The show is in FINE form this week. Scott played lots of the Chivalry 2 closed beta and has much to say, and possibly even more to say about the much maligned Fast & Furious Crossroads. Evan has been dabbling with parts of the PS4's legacy catalog, while also making time for the Resident Evil Village Castle demo, and of course, the Monster Hunter Rise update. We've got some brief chit chat about recent gaming news, and we dive into our impressions of Hazelight's previous co-op focused title, A Way Out.

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Scott kicks things off talking through his experiences with two games that aren't bad but also aren't great, Crash Dive 2 and MogoGP 21. Evan has some follow-up thoughts on Oddworld Soulstorm (and why it probably isn't for him), and both of the guys have a whole lot to say about Capcom's timed demo strategy for Resident Evil Village (spoilers: we think it's super dumb). Then it's off into news and current events land where the discussion explores Sony's recent missteps with the PS3 and PS Vita marketplaces, the recent incident of Grinding Gear Games dealing with an internet troll levying false claims while pretending to be a disabled gamer, and we explore the nuance of some remarks about supporting games financially from John Garvin (director of Days Gone and Syphon Filter). It's Big Takes Week on Quicksave, so buckle up for a lot of impassioned discussion.

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