State of the Save

Our next game for the show will be a big one, as we play Eric's favorite game of all time! Resident Evil 4 has been on our list since the beginning of the show so it's great to get around to it. We wanted to drop a special episode to get everyone pumped and up to speed. Join us next Wednesday for part one of our play through. 

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Part two of our game club of Tomb Raider Underworld is here and Eric and Michael are here to share all there takes on the last adventure of Lara Croft before the major reboot of the franchise! Not only do we talk about our tomb raiding, but we also talk the other games we have been playing and what will be our next game for the show! So join us and make sure to follow us on your favorite podcasting app.

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

3:20 - Pokémon Snap

12:22 - Windjammers 2

13:15 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

16:10 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

18:35 - Metal Hellsinger

23:45 - Tomb Raider: Underworld 

1:22:22 - Resident Evil 4 Prep

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NOTE: We had some technical issues before/during the show, so there is a few short instances where the audio is a bit off. 

Eric, Nick, and Michael sit down and talk through all the cool new games shown off at the various press conferences during what used to be E3 season. We give you a full run down of what we are excited about and what you need to go check out! So join us for a fun show as always and we will be back next week for Tomb Raider Underworld part 2. Send your emails to [email protected] and follow us @stateofthesave on TikTok. 

Timecodes:

0:34 - Intro

4:45 - Not-E3 overall impressions

9:10 - Star Wars Celebration

12:19 - Pokémon Sarlet/Violet

15:39 - Warhammer Skulls

23:33 - Sony State of Play/Resident Evil 4

25:22 - PSVR2

28:50 - The Callisto Protocol 

31:17 - Street Fighter 6

35:04 - Final Fantasy XVI

36:56 - Sonic Central

39:29 - Black Voices in Gaming

40:07 - Summer Games Fest

44:00 - Witchfire

45:10 - Routine

46:31 - That Weird Dwane Johnson Cameo

54:55 - Marvel Midnight Sons

56:20 - Neon White

58:15 - Metal Hellsinger

1:01:15 - Gotham Knights

1:02:15 - The Last of Us Part 1

1:07:40 - Watch Day of the Devs

1:07:59 - Devolver Digital Direct

1:12:50 - IGN Summer of Gaming Expo

1:14:26 - Netflix Geeked Week Gaming

1:16:07 - A bunch of indie showcases

1:16:44 - Immortality

1:19:05 - More Indie Showcases

1:19:30 - Xbox/Bethesda Showcase

1:19:58 - Redfall

1:21:55 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

1:23:09 - High on Life

1:25:55 - Riot Games Gamepass

1:27:40 - Halo in Flight Simulator

1:28:25 - Overwatch 2

1:29:16 - Diablo 4

1:31:31 - Scorn

1:33:18 - Pentiment

1:34:30 - Persona 3/4/5 coming to Gamepass

1:35:54 - Hideo Kojima's Microsoft Project

1:40:55 - Starfield

1:42:52 - The PC Gaming Show

1:43:40 - Camcom Showcase

1:45:00 - Exoprimal

1:45:44 - Resident Evil Village New Content

1:48:10 - Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary Celebration

1:48:40 - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

1:52:20 - DNF Duel

1:52:36 - Choo Choo Charles

1:53:30 - Bear and Breakfast

1:54:00 - Signalis

1:55:25 - Will E3 come back?

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Our video game club, State of the Save, is back with a fascinating look at Tomb Raider Underworld. We look at the last of Lara's adventures before the reboot of the franchise with Tomb Raider 2013. Eric and Michael breakdown the first half of the game up to the mission Xibalba and share their thoughts. They also discuss some general gaming shenanigans as always. We hope you join us and make sure if you are playing along to finish the game before part two in just two weeks!

State of the Save is on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter @stateofthesave. You can also shoot a email to [email protected]. Remember to hit the 5 stars and if you would kindly leave a review we would really appreciate it!

timecodes:

:34 - Intro

1:53 - Housekeeping

4:35- Not-E3 Wrap-Up show next week

6:12 - Street Fighter Series (II, Alpha, Third Strike, Super IV Arcade Edition)

18:55 - Trek to Yomi

20:45 - Ninja Gaiden Sigma

26:45 - WWE 2K22

29:28 - Tomb Raider Underworld

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We have reached the end of the journey that is Metal Gear Solid 2 and are left with many questions. Are we real? Is this show real? In this time of questions we have one thing that we can trust.......that you can follow State of the Save on all your favorite podcasting apps as well as on social media @stateofthesave on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram! You can send your emails to [email protected] also. It's a great show and we will be back in two weeks for Part 1 of our next game Tomb Raider: Underworld! See you then. 

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

2:05 - Monster Hunter: Rise

6:40 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

9:30 - WWE 2K22

24:38 - Sniper Elite 5

25:50 - Not E3/ Star Wars - Jedi Survivor/ Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

30:15 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

43:40 - CONTENT WARNING:  R**e, Sui**de, In**st

52:25 - End of Content Warning - Heading into Arsenal Gear

1:22:45 - The Final Battle

1:38:35 - The Story themes of the Metal Gear Solid Trilogy

1:59:04 - Nick's thoughts on Metal Gear Solid 2's Ending

2:02:00 - Tomb Raider: Underworld Prep

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We have a great show this week as we continue our play through of Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty. Not only that, but we talk through a few other games that we have been enjoying as of late. Make sure to subscribe and leave a five star review so that you don't miss our next show, which will be the grand finally of MGS 2! Send a email to [email protected] and follow us @stateofthesave on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.    

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The whole crew is together to continue the saga of Metal Gear Solid! Our flag ship game series continues with part 1 of this 3-parter, coving from the beginning of the game until the Boss Fight with Fatman, so join us and play along. For the next show, we will cover up to the Boss Fight with Vamp. Also, hit us up on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram @stateofthesave and send your emails to [email protected].   

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

6:15 - The Fast and Furious Franchise

11:55 - Marvel Movies

21:30 - Monster Hunter: Rise

29:10 - Michael's Retro Game Grabs

32:50 - Lost in Random

37:00 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Guess who's back! State of the Save is back! We are finishing Half Life 2 this episode and we are telling the world our next game (drum roll please)......... Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty. That's right, we are continuing our play through of the Metal Gear saga. If you want to play along with us, your stopping point is right after the Mad Bomber Boss fight. This will be a three parter so get hyped! If you want to reach out to us you can at [email protected] and follow us @stateofthesave on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

2:30 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2

13:05 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

16:55 - Elden Ring

27:15 - The Halo Series

32:10 - Half-Life 2

1:43:00 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Rise and shine State of the Save Universe, rise and shine. Half Life 2 is our next game! So join Eric and Michael as we play up through the mission Sandtraps and discuss it. There's a ton of fun talk on this show from games and tv to this years Wrestlemania. Make sure you follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter @stateofthesave and send your emails to [email protected]. 

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TIMECODES:

:34 - Intro

6:45 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

9:48 - Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

14:12 - Hot Wheels: Unleashed

22:25 - Wrestlemania

32:48 - Halo TV Series

37:22 - Half-Life 2 Overview

47:18 - Half-Life 2 Campaign

We hop into some more minds to discuss the second half of Psychonauts! Eric and Michael talk about their highs and lows with this cult classic. Also, Eric speculates if Cody Rhodes returns to WWE (he doesn't), Michael can't help but bring up F-Zero, and they both set up the next game for the show.

Our next game will be Half-Life 2, played in two parts . Part 1 will cover from the beginning up to the beginning of "The Sandtraps". 

If you would like to join the conversation, send us an email to [email protected] or reach out to us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok @stateofthesave, and we will read your message on the next show.

As always, thank you for listening!

Link to Geoff Keighley's excellent Half-Life 2 article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/

Where you can donate to help Ukraine: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-refugees-donations-charity/

Timecodes:

:34 - Intro

3:35 - Triangle Strategy

16:35 - F-Zero X

23:20 - Elden Ring

25:36 - Rainbow Six Siege

33:00 - Psychonauts

1:49:32 - Half- Life 2 Prep

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