Surprise Mechanics

The Last of Us Part II turns 1 this week, so to celebrate we decided to not only review this game, we also set the discourse straight (ur welcome) AND talked about what the future holds for this franchise. 

HBD TLOU2 :)

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Articles:

https://gamerant.com/alleged-microsoft-internal-last-us-2-review-leaks-loved/

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/best-accessible-games-gaad-2021

https://www.youtube.com/c/speclizer

https://hypebeast.com/2020/6/the-last-of-us-part-2-neil-druckmann-response

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/the-last-of-us-part-ii-neil-druckmann-interview

The Last of us 2 Isn’t That Bad - You Guys Are Just Dumb (Cosmonaut Variety Hour)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jiq0nR8ndD0&ab_channel=TheCosmonautVarietyHour

Understanding the Last of Us Part II (Girlfriend Reviews)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh5gzGs-63Y

Michael does his best to talk about Shovel Knight while Roman can barely keep his grasp on reality. Not sure what's up with that guy today. Sorry, folks. Be sure to leave a 5 star review. Really helps the show.

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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34376766-blood-sweat-and-pixels

Matt Williams joins us this week to reminisce/mourn Telltale Games, a company full of really talented folks who got absolutely torpedoed by their bosses.

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Find more of Matt on Instagram @Fandom.Encounters

Articles:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/13/telltale-games-shut-down-and-revival-explained

NoClip Telltale: The Human Stories Behind the Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2nNksMBpg&ab_channel=Noclip-VideoGameDocumentaries

Roman and Michael give themselves a break this week and discuss the various slop they're reading, watching, and playing. Should be fun! Hopefully! I guess you'll just have to see! I mean listen. You know what I mean.

Stuff We Talk About:

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Castlevania (anime)

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Hell or High Water

Wind River

Jacob Geller's Youtube Channel

The Simpsons

Invincible

Something Is Killing The Children

Crossed

Resident Evil franchise

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

Shovel Knight

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent, Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

Phasmophobia

Dead by Daylight

Downton Abbey

Mordhau

Your favorite (and only!) video game podcasters talk more Resident Evil this week. Roman & Mike go through the history of RE multiplayer installments, both online and off, as well as offer their two cents as to what would make for a good, contemporary entry. Also Mike begs for a new Outbreak a lot. But he's not wrong!

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Roman is joined by Resident Evil expert Michael Jones of the Surprise Mechanics Podcast to discuss the newest installment in the Resident Evil franchise.

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Ian and Sergey come on the show to talk about the excellent Disco Elysium Final Cut: a fantastical, hilarious, heartfelt, and wonderful detective rpg developed by Studio ZA/UM. The boys talk about what kind of detectives they were, their favorite quest lines, and the Pale. It's all disco, baby.

Find more of Ian & Sergey at The Summit Shack on Twitter: @SummitShack

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Articles:

https://www.thegamer.com/disco-elysium-the-final-cuts-narrator/

Adam Sladek, kaiju expert extraordinaire, joins us this week to discuss all things Godzilla! We talk about the Legendary Monsterverse compared to Godzilla's Japanese origins, the excellent Shin Godzilla, and what it would take to create a fun Godzilla video game.

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Find Adam in the wild!

Kaleb Grine returns to the show to discuss everyone's favorite Dad Simulator: Yakuza.

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Articles:

https://gameplay.tips/guides/7165-yakuza-kiwami.html

https://kotaku.com/yakuza-creator-doesn-t-want-kiryu-beating-up-women-in-f-1845622609

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-30-after-i-stepped-into-yakuzas-world-yakuzas-world-seeped-into-mine

http://segabits.com/blog/2018/05/10/yakuza-series-producer-in-my-personal-opinion-kiryu-is-a-virgin/

This week, Roman and Mike talk Remedy's Control with their old pal John Berndt! The guys talk telekinesis powers, really stable frame rates, and traversing through the halls of The Oldest House while John plays with a pen cap, or shoots dice or something. It's hard to tell exactly what's going on over there but the boy can't sit still! Geez Louise, wait until you get a load of this guy!

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Articles:

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22252475/control-free-date-ps-plus-playstation-ps5-ultimate-edition

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21377148/control-remedy-505-games-devel

Jim Sterling You Have To Buy Control Again For A 'Free' Next-Gen Upgrade Because Ha Ha Ha!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsvUGzaKuAY&ab_channel=JimSterling

Jim Sterling 505 Games Accidentally Gave Customers The Free Control Upgrade It Said Was Impossible To Give

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAJC8MoGlEk&ab_channel=JimSterling