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Whew. What a perplexing and difficult year it has been for gaming so far. Releases with game-breaking glitches and bugs. Multiple delays. Controversies. Conventions, notably E3, being cancelled. Yes, around this time, the world would be enjoying E3, gaming’s most important conference. Because of the present situations in the world, companies have had to move on and think quickly in order to premiere their upcoming content. Lo and behold, online conferences have become a norm this year. And who better to talk about it than four nerds.
Yes, this week on the Chompcast, we discussed all of our favorite announcements at Sony’s online conference. After spending time breaking down the titles we are most excited to see, we catch up with the crew after their week-long absence, finding out which games everyone has been playing. We ended the episode with two weeks’ worth of social media polls! If you want more discussion, well by golly, you’ve come to the right place.
Times:
Playstation 5 Press Conference - 12:29
Final Fantasy 9 - 1:43:21
Maneater - 2:19:14
Timelie - 2:27:21
Polls - 2:36:08
Video gaming has a long and storied history, its first designs going as far back as the 1950s. From text adventure style games on the first computers to now, the world has seen so much innovation to gaming. Thousands upon thousands of games have hit the markets.
Now, I imagine that when someone new gets into gaming, they find a game that they love and it opens up an entire new world for them. As they begin to delve into the gaming world, they find that there are so many games that they have no idea where to start.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what we try to answer this week on the newest episode of the Chompcast. What are some of the games that you should play before you die? We give you 16 of our choices where we try to balance out personal choice with influence of the game. We also balance out some of the talk with rounding up our thoughts on Maneater, Wildfire, and Bug Fables. Be safe out there, people.
Times:
Games to Play Before You Die - 15:02
Maneater - 1:45:53
Bug Fables - 2:38:04
Wildfire - 2:46:46
Polls - 3:00:10
Patron Shoutouts - 3:05:09
This week we fight over everything. Listeners sent in a huge number of fights for us to take sides on. After the dust settles we also talk about the games we’ve been playing this week; we give initial impressions on Maneater and Crucible, and Josh’s revisit to Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. Before we can leave though another storm brews about Joker.
Thanks for listening. Enjoy the show!
Times:
Sword Chomp Fight Club - 10:51
Man Eater - 1:40:07
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - 2:24:39
Crucible - 2:39:09
Polls - 2:52:13
When you hear the word mythology, oftentimes the first thought that will come to your head is Greek or Roman mythology. Zeus. Hercules. Medusa. Hydras. But recently, we have seen a small surge of games integrating Norse mythology, which ended up being our topic for week after the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. We also discussed Gears Tactics, Rich eating it up. Lastly, we discussed this week’s polls, and the Japanese giant hornet dominated our thoughts. For Valhalla!!!
Times:
Recent Norse Mythology in Gaming - 20:12
Streets of Rage 4 - 56:02
Gears Tactics - 1:33:13
Polls - 1:47:35
Pac Man, Mario, Sonic, That S-shaped block in Tetris... Just some of the characters in the pantheon of video game icons.
Whether they're hoarding wumpa fruit or tea bagging their way across Blood Gulch, these characters leave larger than life impressions on our tiny, gaming hearts.
This week we discuss new characters from the past five years that you, the listeners, voted to be Iconic over on the Sword Chomp Instagram page.
Times:
Iconic Characters - 24:27
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 2:15:01
Wonder Boy in Monster World - 2:43:36
Dirge of Cerberus - 2:58:42
Animal Crossing New Horizons update - 3:09:25
Poll and bet - 3:23:24
This week we talk about the appeal of crafting, Doom Eternal, Persona 5 Royal, and the Resident Evil 3 Remake.
Times:
Intros with lots of talk about Vagrant Story and Death Stranding and bollocks - 0:27
The Appeal of Crafting - 37:50
Persona 5 Royal - 1:14:09
Doom Eternal - 1:43:07
Doom 64 - 2:15:46
Polls - 2:25:52
Resident Evil 3 Remake - 2:51:32
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