The Gaming Outsider

Scott welcomes returning GO Community member, Steve Peterson, to talk about his impressions of "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate".  They have a spoiler-free discussion before diving into exactly what happened with the finale of the story.  You'll find that our opinion of this game changed by the end of it.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 3:21) Welcome/Introduction

(3:20 - 4:48) "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate" General Information

(4:49 – 7:51) Story Discussion

(7:52 – 17:34) Mission Structure Discussion

(17:35 – 20:43) Platform Comparisons/Performance Issues

(20:44 – 25:56) Setting Discussion

(25:57 – 30:43) Final Thoughts

(30:44 – 48:42) Story Spoiler Discussion

(48:43 – 50:08) Closing

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Scott welcomes first-time guest, Jonathan Spear, to the show to share his impressions of "Tales from the Borderlands", the adventure series from Telltale that recently released its final episode.  We start with a spoiler-free discussion followed by a spoiler-heavy discussion about how the game wraps up.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 2:04) Welcome/Introduction

(2:05 - 3:40) "Tales from the Borderlands" General Information

(3:41 – 22:45) Spoiler-Free Impressions

(22:46 – 38:25) Spoiler Discussion

(38:26 – 40:45) Closing

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On this week's episode, Scott, Josh and Robby discuss the decision by Warner Brothers to grant refunds for all purchases of the PC version of "Batman: Arkham Knight". Our topic this week covers games that are on our "must play" list, as well as ones that are being put by the way side for now.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 8:16) Welcome/Introduction

(8:17 - 14:08) New Releases

(14:09 – 40:02) What have you been playing?

(40:03 – 56:40) News/Trailers

(56:41 – 1:08:50) "From the Outside In" Topic: Horror Game Concepts

(1:08:51 – 1:11:39) Closing

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Scott, Josh, and Zach had an opportunity to check out three scary games for the Halloween season, and they're here to share their impressions.  Scott played "Whispering Willows", Zach played "Shadowgate", and both Scott and Josh played "Slender: the Arrival".

On this week's episode, Scott and Josh pitch to each other their concept of a horror video game that they would like to see made.  There's also plenty of talk of the trailer reveals from Paris Games Week, and Scott talks about his early impressions of "The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes" on the 3DS.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 5:24) Welcome/Introduction

(5:25 - 10:19) New Releases

(10:18 – 19:53) What have you been playing?

(19:54 – 35:49) News/Trailers

(35:50 – 47:22) "From the Outside In" Topic: Horror Game Concepts

(47:23 – 50:30) Closing

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Scott, Zach, and Robby spent the weekend playing the first few hours of "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate", and wanted to share their first impressions of the latest game in this hugely popular series from Ubisoft.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 2:15) Welcome/Introduction

(2:16 – 7:59) Characters

(8:00 – 17:43) Gameplay

(17:44 – 21:33) Combat

(21:34 – 23:26) Story

(23:27 – 27:56) World Design/Detail

(27:57 – 36:12) Final Thoughts

(36:13 – 38:32) Closing

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All four members of the GO Cast are present this week as they discuss they're favorite scary video games and video games series.  There's also quite a few different games we've been playing, including "Rock Band 4", "The Jackbox Party Pack", the finale for "Life is Strange", "Transformers Devasatation", and "Yoshi's Wooly World". The news topics included Nintendo's dev kits for the NX.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

(0:00 – 17:58) Welcome/Introduction/New Releases

(24:59 – 48:37) What have you been playing?

(48:38 – 1:07:13) News/Trailers

(1:07:14 – 1:32:05) "From the Outside In" Topic: Movie Franchise Video Games

(1:32:06 – 1:33:59) Closing

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Scott and Josh were lucky enough to get early access to the beta for "Star Wars Battlefront", and spent that time (as well as the weekend when it was open to everyone) trying it out.  They're here to discuss their initial impression of the beta as well as decide if this will be a day one purchase for them or not.

Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:

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