If you could give any IP to any game developer, what IP would you give to who? This week on Save Data Cast, we take off all licensing restrictions and come up with our wildest dream pairings. Would Chris give Metal Gear to a studio that makes sense? Spoilers, absolutely not. 

Have IP and developer pairings of your own? Hit us up on twitter or Discord! 

Time Codes: 
Intro - 00:00 
Fantasy Critic Update - 02:21 
What have you been playin'?: 
Prij - 04:45 
Chris - 08:16 
David - 11:39 
Topic of the Show - 19:53 

 Lucasfilm games is back after an 8 year hiatus! What games do we think will be created anew? What Star Wars (or other Lucasfilm property) franchise will make a return? Are LucasFilm adventure games dead? We discuss all of these questions and give our thoughts on all Star Wars video games on this week's episode of the Save Data Cast!

Time Codes:
Intro - 00:00
Fantasy Update - 01:15
What have we been playin'?:
Elise - 07:34
Prij - 10:58
David - 13:47
Zak - 21:00
Topic of the Show - 29:13

 New year, new Fantasy Critic league! We draft the games our publishers (teams) with the goal of getting the highest cumulative Open Critic score at the end of the year. If this sounds like fun to you, get a group of friends together and setup a league at https://www.fantasycritic.games

We'll be updating you over the course of the year with fantasy updates for our league!
Time Codes:
Intro - 00:00
Topic of the show - 05:03 

2020 was an impossible year to predict what would happen in the world of games and especially in the wold at large. Will 2021 be just impossible to predict? Probably, but that won't stop us from trying. Will Halo Infinite get delayed? Will Skull & Bones come out? Will David finally get Psychonauts 2? IS ELDEN RING REAL?!
Have any predictions of your own? Hit us up on social media or on YouTube comments.

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 04:19
Topic of the show - 34:31

 2020 was a fantastic year for games, with a ton of Game of the Year candidates. In our first podcast of 2021, we discuss our picks for game of the year - including Persona 5 Royal, Hades, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and many more!

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 01:10
Topic of the show - 29:22 

Cyberpunk 2077 has had a rocky release to say the least. We discuss the game, the bugs, the refunds, and the studio - CD Projekt Red. Does CDPR still have your trust after this launch?

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 00:50
Topic of the show - 19:14

In a year of RE3, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, and FFVII Remake, game remakes show no sign of stopping! We tackle the tough question of "Are remakes diminished works of art by their very nature?"

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 00:34
Topic of the show - 32:48

Which enemies in games do we find to the most annoying, worst designed, and generally tilting? No bosses here! Just the rank and file goons. Let us know which horrible enemies we missed down via social media or youtube comments!

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 02:15
Topic of the show - 26:30

Join us in a look back at which games defined the past generation as we gear up for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 03:25
Topic of the show - 28:54

We are less than a month away from the release of next-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles, but what do we really expect to see change in the games industry with the next iteration of hardware? Well, today we provide our predictions and hopes for the Next Generation of Gaming.

Intro - 00:00
What have we been playin'? - 01:25
Topic of the show - 20:20