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Welcome to Episode 93

After finishing Ys VII, skazz has moved onto playing the original turbo cd version of Ys 1. he talks about old school game design and the various differences between the each version.

Middlemeister has been playing the most recent Assassin Creed  game: Origins. me talk about it changes form the rest of the series, and how Ubisoft games are designed. We also talk about pimping camels.

TheSuffolkRam has been been trying to survive as a civilian in a war torn country in This War of Mine. he talks about trying to survive and losing his humanity.

Middlemeister has been watching a Fringe, a J.J. Abrams series that has been talked about on Podcast before,  Middlemeister gives us his take on it. We also discuss the currently of popularity of Doctor Who

Ram carry’s on with watching his foreign language sci-fi TV series with the recently released Dutch TV series The Rain. Following a group of survivors in a world where a deadly virus is spread by water.

we discuss why we haven’t discussing splatfests and what should and shouldn’t be burnt on a fire and what we did during the Mayan apocalypse. Plus at long last, Skazz finally confronts Middlemesiter about Nier Automata. We also talk about the STALKER game series and the book and film its based on. Plus we learn about ruminant biology.

Notes:

Classic gaming with Ys on the TurboCD

Explore ancient Egypt with Assassin Creed: Origins.

Try and survive a war in This War of Mine

Still an excellent Sci-Fi series with Fringe

Make sure you bring your coat if your in the world of The Rain

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Welcome to Episode 92

We start off by discussing the long running Ys game series, with Skazz talking about the most recent release Ys VIII, talking about how he has to try and escape from a cursed island by making friends and enemy’s along the way.

TheSuffolkRam has also been trying to escape from an island in the survival game The Forest. We talk about how to create atmosphere in games using the environment and NPCs and how a driving force is needed help encourage playing survival games.

We then move onto discussing our steam summer sales purchase, and for a strange change Ram has been purchased more then Skazz. We go through our lists, Skazz has been having a fighting game addiction and we discuss what controller he recommends.  Ram has a more diverse selection including a couple that annoy Skazz

We then move onto TV, with ram first talking about Travelers. created by Stargate producer Brad White. Following a group of people from the future travelling into the past to save themselves.

When then move onto another foreign language TV series with 3%, following a group of 20 year old people taking there once in a lifetime test to escape their poverty stricken world to escape to the futuristic off-shore.

Notes:

Escape an island with Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA

Also, Escape an Island with The Forest

People taking over bodies from the past to save their future in Travelers

Would you pass the process and leave to the Off-shore in 3%

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Welcome to Episode 91

We kick off with us discussing Ram loudly updating dell laptop, and the joys of Windows update and how electronic devices are made, plus the joy of fixing other peoples PC’s.

TheSuffolkRam talks about our first game this week: The Room. Like a reverse escape room where he has to try and break into first a safe and then into the boxes within. We also discuss Ram’s first try at streaming on Twitch.

Skazz has a shock when Ram reveals hes never heard of the game Flashback, before moving onto discussing the various fighting games hes been playing including BlazBlue and Tekken Tag Tournament.

We talk about our recent 24 hours live stream, what we liked and our plans for changes going forward.

Ram then talks about the recent Netflix series Altered Carbon, a classic style Sci-Fi about human consciousness being able to freely transfer between bodies and the implications on society.

We also talk about how much we love speed running witch devolves into a discussion of the upcoming Fallout 76 and how we feel about playing an always online Fallout game. Plus the unknown downsides of wearing power Armour. Also, how Peter Molyneux is kept under control

Notes:

Crack open a safe and solves loads of puzzels in The Room

You watch Skazz play games here, and Ram play games here.

Enjoy speedruns with Games Done Quick

The new upcoming Fallout 76

Plus some great fighting games with BlazBlue and Tekken Tag Tournament

Missed the live stream? you can watch all the games we played here on YouTube

Finally enjoy a Blade Runner esk sci-fi with Altered Carbon

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Important Announcement: Sorry guys, I Screwed up. I forgot to release  this podcast before our 24 hour live stream so we talk about something  that’s already happened. Sorry

Welcome to Episode 90

We carry on discussing Shroud of the Avatar from lost podcast with  Bard discussing the deck system, and Skazz talking about been crafting  and  breaking into musician guild and stealing pianos. We also talk  about how users have help developed the game, and the friendliness of  the community.

TheSuffolkRam has been playing as a French revolutionary ere falcon  in Aviary Attorney. A visual novel heavily inspired by Ace Attorney with  a nice drawing style based on Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard (of course i  knew that, no Googling involved…..). You defend people at trials and end  up taking a part in the revolution.

Skazz and Bard have also been playing Wizard of Legend. a 2D rouge-lite pixel art game. And we talk about about Bloodstain.

We also discuss out 24hour livestream that took place on the 9th June

Plus we offend some Swedish people and Bard proves where he gets his  Handle from by treating us to some singing. We also discuss our  like/dislike of Disney films

Notes:

Watch Skazz stream Shroud and other games here

Plus play the actual game here

Play as a falcon and defend cats in Aviary Attorney

2D rouge lite with Wizards of Legend

Plus Bloodstain

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TheSuffolkRam, Skazz and Bard

Welcome to Episode 89

Both Skazz and Bard have been playing Shroud Of The Avatar, primary  developed by Richard Garriott of the Ultima series. An MMO with offline  features. The pair discuss the game virtues, and the annoyance of games  trying to guess your preferred class. As well as crazy fall damage and  weird looking NPC’s

TheSuffolkRam has been dipping into a couple of games. The first is  Jalopy, a game involving travelling across Europe with your uncle in a  car the always on the verge of breaking down, featuring a boot  organizing simulator.

Secondly, he been balancing his time keep a city safe and avoiding  the Mafia in This is the Police, trying to earn 500k in just 180 days.

We talk about our 24 hour livestream planned for June, and how we are going to torture each other with games.

TheSuffolkRam talk about upcoming Russian game Atomic Heart a Soviet era game with lots of freaky looking mad robots.

Skazz talks about Monster Hunter XX coming to the switch in the summer.

Also, We’re joined by a clown, we discuss watching episode 2 of Lost  in Space, motion capturing cattle mating, watching lets play of SEGA  megadrive games and the robots of our future.

Notes:

Richard Garriott latest project Shroud of the Avatar

Fix a car and go on a cross country trip over Europe with your Uncle in Jalopy

Get shot and tell the mafia to piss off in This is the Police

The Soviet world of Atomic Heart

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Welcome to Episode 88

Bard has still been playing CRPG with Shadowrun: Dragonfall and  Shadowrun: Hong Kong. A cyberpunk meet fantasy RPG based on the tabletop  game. Featuring blind ghoul samurai and dragon business leaders. He  talks about the differences between the games and his preferred game  play style.

Skazz has finally finished Doom 2016, but the big question is; on  which platform? He talks about some of the bugs on the different  platforms. We also discuss the Nintendo Labo and his kid thoughts on it.  He also talks about the battle royal game Radical Heights, style after  an 80s game show which reward ‘smashing through the window’ gameplay and  we discuss the weirdness between fanbases.

TheSuffolkRam has been revisiting Alien: Isolation. an Horror games  based on the first alien film, he talks about the learning AI of the  alien and the immersive gameplay. Plus the nerds have a brief discussion  of the plus and minis of the Alien films.

Ram give a scathing review of the first part of Lost in Space,  discussing silly physics, illogical plots and poorly written plots.

Ram continues with his rants, this time moving onto the ending of  Farcry 5 and the silliness of them. We discuss game endings and how very  few of them are any good.

We also discuss BBC production methods, diet plans, glasses  disasters, what makes an assassin and if there any good games with  children in them

Notes:

Keep in with the CRPG with two Shadowrun Games: Dragonfall and Hong Kong

On nearly as many platforms as Skyrim: Doom 2016

Got kids and a Switch? buy them a Labo to keep them entertained with

Got enough of Player Unknown Battlegrounds and Fortnite Battle Royal? Give Radical Heights a go

Be scared by Xenomorphs in Alien: Isolation, and check out TheSuffolkRam’s lets play of it.

If you like illogical plots, give the new Lost in Space a look

Finally a rant the terrible ending of Farcy 5, watch it here.

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Welcome to Episode 87

We start off with TheSuffolkRam trying to not talk about Farcry 5 but hes end up doing so anyway.

Bard then kick us off property with discussing two CRPG: Arcanum and Divinity original sin 2. First up is Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.  A Victorian era steampunk, where you can play as a special person. We  talk about the beautiful music and how to do a steampunk in a world  properly.

Skazz talks about Nier Automata,  previously discussed by Middlemeister, Skazz misses the fact he is  unfortunately not able to shout at him about the game. He gives a  different view on the game by discusses how the story didn’t effect him  and how and the characters throughout didn’t work for him.

Bard then carries on with talking  about his other CRPG hes been playing Divinity Original Sin 2. He talks  about the strange cast of characters such as an undead skeleton called  Fane and a human with a deamon in her head. He talks about the depth and  complexity of the story and the way characters can interact with each  other.

We then move onto Skazz talking about  Gal*Gun 2, the sequel to the very serious, hard hitting, in depth on  rails shooter about being shoot by cupid and getting charged at by  hundreds of girls. He talks about the change of mechanics in the sequel,  and how it feels like it should by a VR game.

Bard revives and old section by  playing a recently released board game called rising sun , set in feudal  japan a game about political intrigue and back stabbing your friends.  We discuss other similar games like Battlestar Galataca.

We also talk about the various  episodes we’ve missed and the various ways to listen to us. We discuss  the recently released Kingdom Come Deliverance without any of us having  playing the final release and also Skazz’s dinner

Notes:

Like victorain steam punk and fantisy? have a look Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Previous discussed with different view points: Nier Automata

Another more modern CRPG but also very good with Divinity: Original Sin 2

Only play if you can handle deeply serious subject matters with Gal*Gun2

Betray your mate and form uneasy alliances with Rising Sun

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Welcome to Episode 86

Bard starts us off this podcast talking about the latest DLC for  Armelllo, the turn bases tabletop like strategy games which we discussed  a few episodes ago. He discusses the new characters including the previously kick starter exclusive ones, as well as the unlock system within the game and some of the general improvements.

Skazz has still been playing game amazingly, this time with Dragon  Born Xenoverse a 3D arena fighting game based on the Dragon Ball series.  We also discuss arcade game machines in the home and how well some  games have aged over time.

Both TheSuffolkRam and Middlemeister have been playing Farcy 5 game  set in rural Montana fighting Religious fanatics. We discuss how the  game has been updated and the removal of elements from previous games  for the better. and unwelcome addition of micro transaction.

We move onto TV series with Ram watching another Spanish series El  Ministero Del Tempo , following a group travelling through time to stop  people changing history.

We finish off by discussing the recent data breach (there a debate on  the term) from Facebook and how the company you’ve been giving all your  data too have been (surprisingly…) using it. We then move onto a  discussion of social media in general and how much we are using it.

We talk about the correct method to delete memory from your brain and  getting lost in Doom 2016 and how no one knows what Sapphire and Steel

Notes:

We return to the turn base table top like game Armello

3D fighting game Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

Religious fanatics, gun-play and bull testicles in Farcry 5

Can’t be arsed to google for Bard strange manga? if you wish to do that search click here, or just follow this link to Wikipedia.

Watch timeless? here the series it was (supposedly) stolen from: El Ministerio Del Tiempo

The TV series from the 70s no one knows about Sapphire and Steel

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Welcome to Episode 85

We’re a bumper podcast this week with both Middlemeister and long  missing nerd Bard makes a return, along with his unique sense of humor.

Skazz kick us off with by talking about playing Phantasy Star  Universe, He tells stories of dodgy AI that perfectly replicates online  players, racist robots and horrible gameplay and prince Charlies robot  form.

Bard has joined the dark side and switched to playing Overwatch. The  team based multiplayer FPS from Blizzard, he talk us through the classes  and his love of tracer.

When then move onto Middlemeister, who has been placing Wolfenstein  2: The new colossus. We discuss the story line and characters and the  good and bad sides of Bethesda games.

Ram has been arming teachers and beating up depressed people in  Rimworld, hears the story of his colony including people being  kidnapped, the possibility of cannibalism and fires in food stores.

We then move onto an Anime that Skazz has been watching called and  anime called Bakoun!! which bring back memory’s of his early days in  biking.

Ram has also been watching a subtitle TV series with Le casa De Papel  (know as “money heist” in other countries), a Spanish series about  robbing the Spanish Mint

We also discuss the recent death of Stephen Hawking and his various TV appearance, and also the physics he did on the side

Notes:

Stupid AI and raciest Robots in Phantasy star universe

See what tempted Bard to dark side with Overwatch

Fight Nazi in an alternative 1960 america with Wolfenstein 2: the new Colossus

Arm teachers and run out of food in Rimworld

Ever wounded about the joys of motorcycle ownership, get an idea with Bakoun!!

A series about robbing the Spanish mint with Le Casa De Papel (Money Heist)

The sad recent death of Stephen Hawking

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