Retro ’Rents

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

We're Back!!! It's been a crazy couple of weeks, and we go into the details of what has been going on and why we had a few weeks off. We catch up on the games that have come out since our previous episode, which, if you haven't heard go check out now. That was our interview with the incredible Julia Minamata.

News:

- Covid 19, console and game impacts

- Fallout 76 continues to chug along with Wastelanders

- Chronicles of Elyria MMO dies before takeoff. 

Releases:

- Half Life: Alyx

- FF7 Remake

- Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord

- Predator: Hunting Grounds on 4/24!

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Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint

Hosts: Al, Nick

With Special Guest: Julia Minamata!

Hey all! On this awesome episode we had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with Julia Minamata, Artist, Designer and Programmer for her original adventure game: The Crimson Diamond (www.thecrimsondiamond.com). The Crimson Diamond is an EGA Text Parser Adventure in the style of Sierra Classics like The Colonel's Bequest. Julia brings wonderful characters, amazing pixel art and a damn good tale to bear in The Crimson Diamond, and we encourage EVERYONE to go try the free demo on Steam!

Julia gives us an awesome look into her creative process, the history and locale behind The Crimson Diamond, The Adventure Game creating community, and what it's like developing a game on her own. This interview was SO much fun, and we can't wait to talk to Julia again as The Crimson Diamond development reaches completion.

Demo for The Crimson Diamond: (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/)

Follow Julia on:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juliaminamata/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuliaMinamata

BONUS: This coming Tuesday (3/31/2020) Julia will be live streaming (via her above Youtube channel) a peak at the creative process while she and composer Dan Policar compose a piece of music for The Crimson Diamond! We hope to see you all there!

What's up everyone! First off, big credit to Dan Policar for recording this audio and providing it for us to broadcast here. Second, as you all heard in our previous episode, Al and Nick attended the "What's Next For Adventure Games" Panel at PAX East. The panel was a great "Who's who" making amazing Adventure games today:

Dave Gilbert [CEO Wadjet Eye Games],

Katie Hallahan Rahhal [Co-Founder & Game Designer Phoenix Online Studios]

Julia Minamata [Creator & Artist The Crimson Diamond]

Moderated by Francisco Gonzalez [CEO Grundislav Games]

We had SO much fun at this panel, and if you're a fan of Adventure Games you have to check this out. Also! We'll be interviewing panelist Julie Minimata in the very near future about her upcoming project, The Crimson Diamond, which she talks about here.

Enjoy the panel! We sure did!

What's up everyone!!!!

You've all been waiting for it and the day is here! This episode was recorded live from our Hotel in Boston after we got in from PAX East 2020 Day 3, Saturday Night.

Nick, Al and Kyle give their rundown of all the games that caught their eye. The indie studios killed it again this year. 

Some Highlights:

Predator: Hunting Grounds - Illfonic will be releasing a fantastic 4v1vNPCs shooter based on the original Predator film. Nick and Al got to play and chat with the developers. This is a sleeper hit.

Kyle talks about buying Haunted '86 (a newly made NES game, came in original style box and everything!)

This two hour episode has it all, including Al's take on his first time ever attending PAX 2020.

Big shout out to the Classic Gamer's Guild for putting on an amazing panel on modern Adventure Gaming and giving us gracious shout outs as well. 

We hope you all enjoy!!

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

Games Discussed: Witcher 3, Final Fantasy 14, Star Citizen

Summary: 

Nick has returned from Abbey Road, where he actually got to attend the recording sessions for Christopher Tin's (composer of Civ 5 Baba Yetu themesong) latest project. Awesome stories abound, and it's a great peek into the process of how game and movie orchestral scores are made. We talk about PAX, coronavirus fears, and how to stay healthy at big conventions and avoid the infamous con cold from an expert (Nick...who's gone a few years in a row and not gotten sick!)

News: 

1. Nick returns from Abbey Road (we discuss the trip, where he got to see composer Christopher Tin and the Royal Philharmonic record his latest project. (Composer behind Civ 5's Baba Yetu theme song)

The SavePoint game of the month: 

1. The Witcher 3 - Al - I BEAT IT (main story, anyway)

Question of the bi-week: What game would you like us to check out at PAX and get more info on?

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Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

Games Discussed: Empyreon, Witcher 3, and even more VR.

News: 

1. Final Fantasy Remake delayed a month

The SavePoint game of the month: 

1. The Witcher 3 - Review my play progress (Al)

Contact us!

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Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps

Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

Special Episode!

This episode we go over our (and YOUR) favorite games of 2019! Thank you to all who called in and participated! 

@CapnMikeM from Bad Fodder Figures 

Los from The Talking Place

"Uncle" Fred French!

We hope you all had a great 2019! we know we did! and there's amazing games coming down the line for 2020! Looking forward to another great year.

And if you get a second, make sure to congratulate @BlackEagleOps on his first full year as a member of The Retro Rents!

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, KYLE!

Games Discussed: Superhot, Asgard's Wrath, and a whole slew of VR stuff (with a dash of Switch in between). 

News: Al got an Oculus Rift (THANKS GLOVEBOX FROM THE BAD FODDER FIGURES FOR THE AWESOME DEAL (check their show out: http://badfodderfigures.podbean.com/), Game Awards.

Contact us!

VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654

@TheRetroRents, [email protected]

Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal

Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps

Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint

Currently Playing

VR, Death Stranding, Modern Warfare, Outer Worlds

News

1. Google Stadia Releases - and lags like expected

Demos/releases to check out!

Check out Summer Daze at Hero-U! The Coles latest creation that made it's kickstarter earlier this month!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139490/Summer_Daze_at_HeroU/  

The SavePoint game of the month: 

1. The Witcher 3 - should be some fantastic black friday sales, one of the best games of the decade! Get it now on the platform of your choice and play along with us!

Contact us!

VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654

@TheRetroRents, [email protected]

Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal

Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps

Lucas - find Luke on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint

What's up everyone! This is a SPECIAL EPISODE!

We are so privileged to have LORI AND COREY COLE BACK FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW! 

For those who grew up playing PC games, they are the masterminds behind:

Quest for Glory! Castle of Doctor Brain! Shannara! Mixed Up Mother Goose, not to mention the AMAZING, much more recently released Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption.

On this episode, we talk about their latest project and Kickstarter: Summer Daze at Hero-U (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transolargames/summer-daze-at-hero-u) - A Prequel set in the Summer semester at Hero U. 

This game sounds AWESOME! Summer Daze has TEN DAYS LEFT in their Kickstarter, and we REALLY want to see it funded so Transolar Games can give us another game and fantastic story to live and experience. 

Some features: 

- Many branching story paths, experience an entirely different adventure with each playthrough

- Two characters to play as, meaning two unique POVs and story lines

- CLOUD SAVES AND CROSS PLATFORM! Play it on your PC, or take it on the road and play it on your tablet or phone AND MORE. (More details in the episode)

Seriously, HUGE thank you again to Lori and Corey Cole for hanging out with us and telling us about their latest project as it begins to take shape. If you enjoy the episode and if Summer Daze sounds half as fun for you as it does for me, go back it at the Kickstarter above!

Finally, the Coles are doing a pretty awesome streaming event TODAY (October 26, 2019, 4-6PM PDT): If you're a Quest for Glory fan, you CAN'T miss this. Lori Cole is going to be reading from the novel she wrote that inspired Quest For Glory, How To Be A Hero: By the Book. This has never been available to buy, and is going to be something very special for fans of the Quest For Glory Games. 

So come join us tomorrow at http://www.twitch.tv/transolargames from 4-6PM PDT (7-9PM EDT) for a one of a kind experience. 

Thanks again Lori and Corey, we had a blast!