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- 145: Zelda DLC And Overwatch Winter Wonderland -

We're getting closer and closer to Christmas and the guys are knocking off as many games as they can before their backlog gets even bigger.

Gary is leading off and he's still going through The Evil Within 2. He only plays streaming, which is lucky for us, as we get to witness how many heart attacks he can have in a single sitting. He's also going through Titanfall 2 again because it's only $10 at the moment. Worth it. Then Battlefront. He's still tolerating it just for Darth Maul. I'd say that's fair. And finally, for Gary, since it was just his birthday (30th) he got Horizon. However, he's only two hours in.

Next up is Brian, and he's playing Overwatch's Winter Wonderland. Something about Maze vs. Winston and 5 vs 1. Sounds like it's fun. Breath of the Wild's DLC was just released and Brian got a chance to play that too. It reminds him just why the game was Game of the Year winner. But watch out for spoilers.

Anthony's got Darksiders 2 on his plate. It's free on Playstation Plus. He's very early on in it. What he's not early on in is Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Simulator. The game starts weird with some 8-bit stuff going on, and then switches up from that. It's free to play, so that's always good.

Lastly, Stephen is up. Mario Odyssey is still his go to game. Collecting those moons is a daunting task. What's even more daunting is when you don't leave one area to do it. It's probably worse than the seeds in Breath of the Wild. Probably.

- The Drunken News -

• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom further delayed until Spring
• New Harry Potter RPG Coming in 2018
• Open World Survival Horror Game The Forest Coming to PS4
• Pokemon Crystal Coming To 3DS Next Month
• Every classic Street Fighter will land in a huge anthology in May 2018
• ROCKET LEAGUE SWITCH RETAIL VERSION COMING IN JANUARY
• The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017

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144: Night In The Woods, Super Mario Odyssey, And The Game Awards

Brian's first and he's got Batman: Return to Arkham Remaster Collection. He says the graphics aren't as good as he remembers. Then again, what is? Following that, Night In The Woods, a game you play as a cat coming home. Brian explains it much better than I do. Anthony's up and he explains more of the issues that he's been having with Pokemon Sun and Moon. Then he gets more in-depth about Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which he is enjoying. Lastly, Stephen has completed Super Mario Odyssey, and the end is something else. Really worth it.

The Drunken News

• Secret of Mana PS4 Remake Will Have a Limited Physical Release in America
• Many Mega Man Games Coming to Switch
• Free PS4 PS Plus Games For December 2017 Are Now Available
• MEGA MAN 11 ANNOUNCED
• Dark Souls Dev Not Done With Armored Core Series
• Nintendo brings HD Wii games to China’s Nvidia Shield—is Switch next? [Updated]

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143: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Evil Within 2, And Ruiner

Here we are already in the month of December. It's hard to believe. The gang is all together ready to bring you the games we'd played this week.

First up, Anthony. He's here to give you the lowdown on Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Yeah, you may have heard the reviews online about the game. Some good, some bad. Yet, no review is complete without the Tangent review, and Anthony brings just that. Then he's got a bit more Pokemon Ultra Sun. He beat it and the horse dead, as he still brings up the painful text in the game. Next up, Gary. He's playing The Evil Within 2. And when he's not crapping his pants from the mannequins, he's generally having a good time. Be sure to check him streaming the game over at our Twitch. Then he's on to Ruiner, a top down twin-sticks shooter. Think 80s. Gary's week isn't complete without Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed. The game is a mouth-full and it's very Mario Kart-like. We also have Stephen, and him and Brian talk Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Leaf tickets, man, they're a racket. Lastly, Brian hits kindergarten with Super Lucky's Tale. He finds it hard to believe they even released this game. If you have kids the game could be for you.

What week is complete without some drunk news? As always, we bring it to you. We talk EA's poor week, Destiny 2 struggling, Tamagotchis making a return, and more!

The Drunken News

• Tamagotchi is heading to your smartphone in 2018
• Forza Horizon Dev's New Game Sounds Completely Different
• Nintendo’s Animal Crossing mobile title hits 15 million downloads less than a week after wide release
• Xbox Games with Gold lineup announced for December
• Report: Nintendo to start offering in-game power-ups via cereal boxes [Updated]
• Epic Sues Minor In Lawsuit Against Fortnite Cheaters, Mother Responds
• New Petition Wants Lucasfilm to Revoke EA’s Star Wars License
• GTA Company Responds To Loot Box Controversy, Says It's Not Gambling
• Here's Why Star Wars Battlefront 2 Didn't Just Have Cosmetic Microtransactions, According To EA
• EA Says People Don't Really Enjoy Linear Games As Much Today
• Destiny 2 Dev Says It "Betrayed" Players By Failing To Disclose Details On XP System

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142: Battlefront II, Microtransactions, And Pocket Camp

Nothing signifies Christmas more than Black Friday, and Gary knows a thing or two about the terrors and madness of that shopping day.

Speaking of Gary, he opens this week after making his return, and talks HOB. He's in love with the game. It's big world has sucked him in. He also played, so you don't have to, Battlefront II, where Brian chips his thoughts in having Redboxed it. The game looks good, but the story leaves something to be desired. Brian finished up Horizon Zero Dawn's DLC. It's the perfect game to play for Christmas, though be on the look out for bear robots. Then Brian and Stephen get into a discussion about Mario Odyssey briefly and then quickly move on to the newly released Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. It's all about the Leaf Tickets. Lastly, Anthony is still going through Pokemon Ultra Sun & Moon. The real horror is the text you still can't skip.

The news this week is bleak. Just black Friday deals taking up the spotlight. But the drunk crew is able to suss up some interesting stories to talk about such as, Loot Box issues, Plants vs Zombies creator controversy, an update to Splatoon, and more.

The Drunken News

• Report: Plants vs Zombies Creator Fired by EA for Refusing Pay-to-Win System (Update)
• Square Enix on Switch: ‘We want to proactively create new IP and reboot past titles,’ ‘Well suited to mid-sized titles’
• Belgium's Justice Minister calls for loot box ban in Europe (Updated)
• Xbox Games with Gold lineup announced for December
• Translation of Senator Jérôme Durain’s Letter to ARJEL About Loot Boxes
• Major Updates to Splatoon 2 Announced

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The Tangent - 141: Super Mario Odyssey Spoilercast

It's just like old times this week. And by old times I mean, before we ever uploaded any podcasts. The original three are here to bring you the games we played this week and the news the only way we know how, drunk.

Anthony opens with a return to a recent classic, Pokemon Ultra Sun AND Ultra Moon. Yes, he picked up both. Not much has changed and that's really for the worse, because the text is still excruciating long winded. However, what he really wants to do is bring all his Pokemon into this game. We'll see how that goes. Brian lets us know that he beat Wolfenstein II and to be frank, he had some issues with the overall game. Bland characters, no interesting plot. You get the gist. I'd listen to hear his whole hot take on the game. He also stepped back into Horizon: Zero Dawn as it received an expansion pack, The Frozen Wind. I don't think Brian can get enough of it. Lastly, the three of us talk Super Mario Odyssey in this spoilerific discussion. Is this game as good as it's made out to be? I'd listen to find out.

In the drunken news it's basically pile on EA this week. And boy, do they deserve it. I'm sure you've heard the news, and if not, we give an excellent timeline of events, in a saga that rivals only that of Star Wars.

The Drunken News

• Star Wars Battlefront II Community Manager Calls Worried Fans ‘Armchair Developers’
• Rumor: Devil May Cry 5 and Soul Calibur VI Will Be Revealed at PSX
• GameStop halts its unlimited used game rental program
• UNLOCKING EVERYTHING IN STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT II REPORTEDLY TAKES 4,500 HOURS, OR $2100 [UPDATE]
• Star Wars: Battlefront 2's Loot Boxes "Are Not Gambling," EA Says
• AN UPDATE ON STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II
• EA’s Response
• Despite what you may have heard, EA hasn’t removed the refund option from Star Wars: Battlefront 2
• Nintendo Sales Panic: October 2017 US NPD Group Results

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The Tangent - 140: Wooden Poles

Anthony opens up this week to talk some Assassin's Creed Origins. Take it from a man who hasn't played the series since Assassin's Creed II, a lot has changed. A lot. It's in Egypt and there are wooden poles. What more do you need? Next up is a group discussion because we're all still playing Super Mario Odyssey. Both Anthony and Brian have beaten it and Stephen fixed some of his controller woes. Now they are both going through the game collecting all 836 Power Moons. Yes, there is that many. Then Brian talks a bit about Wolfenstein II, a game he also finished. He struggles to find the magic of the first. Last up is Gary and he's talking some High Hell.

Drunk News this week had a lot of stories about microtransactions and you can only imagine how we feel about that.

The Drunken News

• Restructuring At Telltale Games Leads To 25% Reduction Of Workforce
• PlayStation Users Can Now Turn Trophies into Money
• Conker’s Bad Fur Day 2: Other Bad Day [GameCube, Xbox – Cancelled]
• ‘Pokemon GO with Guns’ Lets You Pre-Order Microtransactions
• Ubisoft Makes More Money from Microtransactions Than Digital Game Sales
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Will Have Microtransactions
• Grand Theft Auto V publishers want microtransactions in all their future games, says boss man
• Electronic Arts buys Respawn for more than $400 million, new Titanfall in the works
• Halo 5: Xbox One X's most impressive 4K upgrade?

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The Tangent - 139: Reagan Smash

The gang's all here and ready to talk some games. First up is Stephen. He has some brief Super Mario Bros. 3 talk because of a new segment on our YouTube called, 'Autumn Games', so you should go check that out. Then we all get into a discussion of Super Mario Odyssey. The game continues to amaze. Brian and Gary then get into Wolfenstein II, and it's also a game they can't get enough of. Gary also has the game HOB, which we checked out at PAX East 2017. We even got some hats. Lastly, Justin tells us more about South Park: Fractured But Whole. The story is what really makes the game.

The Drunken News

• Nintendo Announces Q2 2018 Financial Results
• Biggest PlayStation News From Sony’s Paris Games Week Press Conference
• Nintendo Outlines Black Friday Deals, With A "Link Green" Zelda 2DS Leading The Charge
• PS Plus: Free Games for November
• EA NOT READY TO COMMIT TO MAKING MORE NINTENDO SWITCH GAMES
• New Overwatch map is a Blizzard theme park: Blizzard World
• Overwatch Adding New Support Hero Moira And Blizzard World Map
• Super Mario Odyssey Fastest Selling Mario, Switch Game Ever
• LA Noire Switch Download Doesn't Fit On System Storage
• Quantum Break With Xbox One X Enhancements Balloons To 178GB
• Call of Duty: WW2 has a mission to watch people open loot boxes

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The Tangent - 138: Luigi = Awesomeness

It was a big week in game releases and the guys are here to fill you in on some of it. Stephen talks a bit of Chameleon Run, a game from one of our prior episodes, and it's just been updated for Halloween with some new levels. Anthony gives us a wrap up of The Evil Within 2 after having completed the game. Speaking of finishing games, Gary has come to the end of Shadow of War, and he's a big fan. He also checked out a game called High Hell. Then we finally wrap up our discussion with two of the three big game releases this week, Wolfenstein II and Super Mario Odyssey.

The Drunken News

• Amazon Lists Super NES Themed New 3DS For North America
• Here’s the list of original Xbox games now playable on Xbox One
• Analogue’s Super Nt comes with two SNES games, including a ‘Director’s Cut’
• Now we know why Xbox One backward compatibility took so long
• Switch’s 4.0.0 update now allows for GameCube controller support with Wii U GameCube Adapter
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Forgoes Multiplayer Because It Would 'Dilute' Storytelling
• Insomniac On Sunset Overdrive 2: "We Just Need To Find A Publisher!"
• EA 'Doesn't Care What the Players Want, Only What Players Will Pay For Says Ex-BioWare Dev
• NINTENDO WAS AS SURPRISED AS YOU WERE ABOUT GAMECUBE CONTROLLER SUPPORT ON SWITCH

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The Tangent - 137: Influencing Orcs

Two of us were out this week. Doing what? God only knows. But I can tell you the episode remains just as great as always. We bring in Dixon and boy does he have some things to tell us about Persona 5. Oh, yes he does. Anthony's not missing a beat as he talks more about the Evil Within 2. He's still not scared. Justin gets his hands on the new South Park game, Fractured But Whole. Let's just say, he doesn't have a problem with the difficulty of the game. Gary tells us about Shadow of War. Are Loot Boxes a problem? Not in this game, that's for sure.

And don't you worry. We have plenty of Drunk News to get you buzzed this week. So, don't go falling asleep, okay?

The Drunken News

• The Analogue Super Nt Is The Ultimate SNES Clone, And You Can Pre-Order Now
• EA REFOCUSES AMY HENNIG STAR WARS GAME, VISCERAL GAMES CLOSING
• 21 years later, original developer works to fix 16-bit Sonic
• Activision Patent Encourages Microtransaction Spending Through
• NISA President Says Microsoft Is Not Very Supportive Of Japanese Games
• SONY ANNOUNCES MINI PS4 CONTROLLER FOR KIDS
• Switch 4.0 Adds Video Capture, Profile Movement, And More

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The Tangent - 136: Gaelic Jazz

Stephen starts things off and it's, of course, the SNES Classic with Starfox 2. It's different and something he'll have to put more time into. In addition, he played Super Castlevania IV. Actually, he live streamed it on our YouTube channel. So, hey, you should go check that out. After that, it was Anthony and he's got the Evil Within 2 and Cuphead. Let's just say, the Evil Within 2, not scary enough for him. Then again, is anything? The group then launches into a discussion about Cuphead, and something about Dicehead being a pain. Lastly, Brian's got a long list. He finished his backlog by beating Metroid: Samus Returns, Cuphead, and Mario + Rabbits. Now it's on to Wulverblade and Middle Earth: Shadow of War.

You want drunk news? We've got it.

The Drunken News

• Super NES Classic hacks are now oh, so easy to pull off—you can even add features
• New Nintendo Trademark Stirs Speculation of Mini Game Boy
• Assassin’s Creed Origins Season Pass and Post-Launch DLC Plans
• Jurassic World Evolution introduces a very photogenic T-Rex in first gameplay footage
• Dragon Quest XI on Switch is being developed in Unreal Engine 4
• Loot boxes are not gambling according to the ESRB

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