The Tangent

The nation may be divided, but this podcast sure isn't. This week we finished up our Let's Play of the game Virginia and let's just say, we're all just a bit confused. So, you should definitely go and check that out! However, before we even start talking about Virginia, Stephen begins Under Your Thumb this week with two games. First, Twilight Princess HD. He thinks it's not worth your time, and to add insult to injury, hardly even "HD". The other game he played was Super Mario 3D World, which many of the gang agree is a great game. He would concur.

Following that is Justin. He still has a lot to say about the Skyrim Remaster. You know, the water, the grass, the rocks, and the clouds. Especially the clouds. It even got him off his Fallout 4 kick. Who would have thought? He also introduced the rest of us to a "Brian Shitter Game™, Steppy Pants. Group texts aside, I think he made a good case for the game being good.

Gary's next and his game this week is Titanfall 2. For a game he was on the fence about buying he sure does seem pretty happy about his purchase. The game developers must also love listening to the podcast too, because some of the names in the game hit a little too close to home, and a little too close for comfort.

Anthony then lets us know he's still going strong on Dark Souls 3, unlike some people who seem to have trouble even removing the plastic wrap from the game. The new Dishonored 2 makes an appearance and that's when Brian jumps in to talk about the game. Speaking of the game, Brian did an unboxing of his Collector's Edition copy of the game. You should absolutely take a look at that. But the game seems great.

A somewhat short Drunken News tonight, but we talk Jade Empire sequels, Fallout 4 mods on the PS4, Mafia III update, Nintendo Wii U's end, downloadable NES manuals, and The Last Guardian going gold.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Jade Empire Sequel is ‘Never Dead,’ Says BioWare
• Fallout 4 Mods For PS4 Coming With Next Update
• New Mafia III Update Includes Free, Stylish Outfits
• Nintendo announces the end of Wii U production
• Download and print game manuals for all 30 games coming in the NES Classic Edition
• The Last Guardian may have taken a decade, but it will have 4K!

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After Halloween is always tough. The pumpkin is gone, the candy is dwindling, and the classy tablecloth is no more. What we do have are games to talk about. Brian lets us in on a Lego-style GTA called Lego City Undercover. An overlooked game from the Wii U launch. Remember that system? Of course you don't. Gary then wraps things up on Until Dawn. Did he save the ones that need saving? Probably not. But he did play Alien: Isolation. The biggest problem with the game? Pronouncing the lead characters name from the movies. It's okay. It's only one of the greatest movies ever made. He then launches into Virginia, a game that Brian had played a few weeks back. Some of The Tangent crew are in the mists of a 'Let's Play' of the game... you should check it out. Next up, Justin. He is really not happy with Mafia 3 anymore. Didn't see that coming at all... but what some of us did see, is that he picked up the Skyrim Remaster. Suffice it to say, the game was actually remastered. Go figure! Anthony is actually still on a Halloween kick as he played a game called, Wick this week. A cross between Slender and Five Nights At Freddy's. Really, right up his alley. He finishes up with a bit of Dark Souls 3 DLC. And finally, Stephen just shares a few more brief comments about Paper Mario: Color Splash.

In Drunken News, Phil Spencer talks VR, PS4 continues to not get mods, a new Animal Crossing: New Leaf update, and maybe the Nintendo Switch's pricing.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Xbox’s Phil Spencer: VR will come to Project Scorpio when it doesn’t feel like “demos and experiments”
• Rumor: Overwatch's Sombra shows up on Blizzard website
• Fus Ruh Roh Dah: One of the biggest Skyrim mods won't come to PS4
• The final Wii U will roll off Nintendo's production line this week
• Wii U Production Ending This Week?
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf Update Out Now
• Deadpool Director Developing Sonic the Hedgehog Movie
• Journey developer teases "game about giving"
• Dragon Quest VIII Launching January 20 In North America
• Rumor: Nintendo Switch Launch Date, Price, and Bundles Leaked

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It's Halloween today, and much like sitting down to watch a Halloween movie to get into the spirit of the holiday (that, of course, excludes The Nightmare Before Christmas), we too play games that give us that same spooky Halloween feeling. Anthony brings Gears of War, which allows the rest of the guys to jump in and share more of their experiences. There's also Dark Souls 3, but really Layers of Fear is Anthony's game this week. Brian catches us off guard with a Vita (what?) title, The Bridge. Sometimes life is strange, and speaking of that, Life Is Strange is another game Brian played this week.  It wouldn't be a Tangent episode now without someone talking about Overwatch. It's okay, God-Mic doesn't even realize that it's happening anymore. Ignoring who started that discussion, Gary fills us in on more Until Dawn. He just can't get enough. Also, Battlefield 1 is still on the agenda. Gary and Justin seem to be finding (or making) their own humor in the game. Stephen then slips his game in and it's Color Splash. Or is it Sticker Star? He's not quite sure, and neither is Nintendo it seems. Finally, Justin just adds some more tidbits about his time with Mafia 3.

The Drunken News brings us more Nintendo Switch discussion (along we more confusing Justin reasoning), some Overwatch, Bethesda's review policy, and an Uncharted movie.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Xbox Live Games With Gold For November 2016
• Nintendo: ‘You Shouldn’t Assume What You Saw On The Video Represents Actual Switch Game Footage’
• Turtle Rock Studios Ends Support for Evolve
• Bethesda's 'everyone experiences [our games] at the same time' policy is wildly inconsistent
• PS Plus: Free Games for November 2016
• Current Overwatch’s third competitive season is coming back early with skill rating tweaks Third Parties Publishing On Switch
• Nintendo Announces Switch Presentation On January 12
• Nintendo Switch has a 6.2" 720p multi-touch screen
• Night at the Museum director reportedly helming Uncharted movie
• Nintendo's Big Switch: Q&A With President Tatsumi Kimishima

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Something tells me this is going to be a long episode. I don't know. Maybe it's because I edit them, but there is something mystical about it all. Or maybe it's miscellaneous? Who knows? Any who, Justin starts this week with, of course, Overwatch. Woo. Pokemon Leaf Green gets a mention, but really it's all about Mafia 3 for, well, the 3 of them. It's a hybrid of sorts. Or not. I don't really understand what that word means, actually. Anthony lets us know he's been playing Gears of War 4, though the real surprise is Color Splash, which is actually is more of a bellyflop. He also tries Emily Wants To Play. I'm not sure she really does. I know the rest of the gang is pretty freaked out. Speaking of freaked out, Brian freaks us out by not liking a "movie game" with him checking out 'Virginia' on the PS4. Too much movie and not enough game for him. Never thought I'd live to see and hear about it. Strange days. Closing it out this week is Gary. He talks a lot about Battlefield One. That's really all I remember. You should probably listen.

The Drunken News is still pretty dry. Too dry, really. Sometimes the drive is just too far for some people, and for others it isn't. Go figure. I know this week we're seeing a lot of red. For one, Red Dead Redemption 2 is on the horizon with a trailer release, Blizzard makes some changes to Overwatch (...), and Nintendo announces the 'Nintendo Switch' (finally). If things are a little too coherent, feel free to email and complain.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• New Beyond Good & Evil May Not Be a Sequel
• FCC Filing for Bluetooth NFC Device
• Blizzard planning 'significant hero changes' for Overwatch
• Blizzard makes "significant hero changes" on the Overwatch PTR
• Nintendo Gives First Details Of Nintendo Switch
• Current Known Third Parties Publishing On Switch
• Nintendo: No Additional Switch Information In 2016
• Red Dead Redemption 2: PlayStation and Rockstar Games Announce Partnership

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We're back from Comic Con and Anthony opens up this week with a game from PAX that most of us seemed to like, or not. I don't really know. It's Necropolis. He also played the remake of the remake Resident Evil on the PS4. It really frightened him. The camera angles that is. Next up, Justin. He talks a bit more about Don't Starve, but quickly moves on to Gears of War 4, where Brian and Gary join in. Speaking of Gary, he's got some Mafia 3 to discuss, along with a classic 3DS game, Castlevania: Lords of Shadows -- Mirror of Fate. It's a mouthful. I also think Overwatch was somewhere in Under Your Thumb, but honestly, does it matter? Let us know!

You know, for the news, someone here is "reformed". Whatever that really means. So, the news is a little less drunk. It's a sad day. The rest of us manage to pick up the slack, however. Don't know what that really says about us. We talk about Cuphead never actually coming out, Turok 2 being remastered (can't see that helping), Sony's Smartphone game plan (as if it has one), and we slip in a listener review at the end.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Mass Effect Andromeda Release Date Possibly Revealed by Art Book Listing
• 'Cuphead' and its deal with the devil pushed into 2017
• Mass Effect Andromeda Release Date Accidentally Leaked
• The Turok 2 remaster is coming, but not yet
• Sony Details Smartphone Gaming Plans, Launching More Than Five Titles by March 2018

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We deviate from our usual weekly routine and make our way down to New York City to check out Comic Con this year. I know what you’re thinking… what the hell? No games?! Well, I think you’ll find it quite interesting. On the first part of our journey we talk about the challenges of just getting in to the building. Basically, and obviously, a total shit-show. You’ll also find in New York the humans will give you no love. And in the building, the air was full of sound. It was all very exhilarating. After we looked at all the life we found plenty of amazing artists from the show. It’s just a podcast you’ll have to listen to to get the full scoop.

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Ah, so finally, a week without hearing about Overwatch. It's lovely, isn't it? Well, anyway, Gary opens with Shadow Warrior and XCOM 2. I hear one of them goes well with a nice cold Belgian Sessions. Then again, what do I know? Brian follows with Oracle of Ages for the GBC. A classic Zelda game that he played on this thing called the GameBoy Advanced SP. Pretty archaic. It doesn't even have a headphone jack! There was also The Flame In The Flood. Justin doesn't have anything to report about EarthLock, sadly. However, he ends up giving Don't Starve a shot. With that also came Gears of War Judgment (without the 'e', of course) and Gary jumps in for that discussion. Anthony's up last and drops a bomb: he bought an Xbox One. We got Inside, Sunset Overdrive, and a game we all know (not so much) and love, Earthlock. Anthony sets the record straight on just what Earthlock is, by the way.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Beyond Good & Evil 2 hopes resurrected with this beautiful teaser image
• PS Vita a 'Great Machine' But 'Too Late,' Says Former Sony Exec – IGN Unfiltered
• N64 Emulator Removed from Xbox Games Store
• No Man’s Sky is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority
• PlayStation Plus: Free Games for October 2016
• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition appears on Brazilian rating website
• Amazon has finally unveiled its first big-budget AAA games
• Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom Announced

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Gary's taking the lead-off position this week with ReCore, but I'm surprised his was able to make it with all the waiting he's had to do with the loading screens. With some (un)scientific proof, Gary and Justin manage to see who truly has some of the longest loading screens. That's not all for Gary, though. He's also got another game, The Park. It's a horror adventure and it's right up his alley. Dark room, headphones, alone, that's how those games are meant to be played. Anthony sinks his time into Dragon Quest VII. Just another typical RPG for him, but also a good one. Justin tells us more about EarthLock, this time somewhat more coherently (maybe). He then let us in on Assassin's Creed Chronicles China, which was a mystery to at least one of The Tangent. Next, Brian puts the bookend on his Deus Ex adventure. It'd say he enjoyed it, but I'll let the man speak for himself. Finally, Stephen gets back to us with the Rom Hack, Super Mario 64 Run. Not much to say about it. Mario does indeed run.

We've got Drunken News about Blizzard changing Battle.Net's name, Ubisoft and the NX, some Xbox games with Gold, and more disappointing PC Port issues. And if that's not enough, we've also got a listener question.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• The Pokemon Company CEO: “We will make games for the NX”
• Paladins Developer Responds to Overwatch Comparisons
• HDR on the old PS4: No games, no streaming, just a useless menu option
• Dark Souls 3’s DLC will be the end of the franchise ... for now
• Battle.net’s name is changing—just in time for its 20th anniversary
• Ubisoft CEO Talks Nintendo NX and Advantages of New Hardware
• Free Xbox One/360 Games With Gold for October 2016 Revealed
• BioShock Collection PC Problems Will Be Fixed

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The order of Under Your Thumb every week is always a struggle to remember, but this week Brian leads off. First, of course, some Overwatch. We can't forget that. Then a classic segment: Brian's Shitter Game. This time it's Blocky Football. Not bad. But forget all that, ReCore was just released and the guys just need to talk about it, as Gary joins in. Speaking of Gary, besides his usual Overwatch, Bioshock Collection is consuming his time. It's 16% all over again. Stephen brings some homebrew Gameboy games. If you remember our adventure from the Boston Indie Games Festival, you may recall a few of these games. I'll just say, the stand out: Yarn Ball. Justin has what will surely be considered a 'classic', EarthLock. Hard to explain, really. Finally, Anthony has a surprise for the crew. He played Overwatch. In fact, so did Stephen. So, listen for the two other thoughts on the game (as if you don't have enough already).

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Co-creator of Diablo, Warcraft, and Starcraft Retires from Blizzard
• Unofficial ROM Hack ‘Super Mario Run 64’ Brings The Mobile Experience To Nintendo 64
• Nintendo’s New NX Console to Go Retro With Videogame Cartridges
• 'South Park: The Fractured But Whole' delayed to early 2017
• The Last Guardian Delayed Until December
• Atlas Sighs: BioShock Remastered PC Is A Bit Of A Mess
• Shuhei Yoshida: No Man's Sky Didn't Have 'A Great PR Strategy'

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It's a five man crew this week as Gary returns to the podcast. First, we've got what is now our weekly Overwatch update. Gary, Brian, and Justin both find something amiss when playing with a certain friend online. But they have a strategy on how to deal with it. Well, three of them do. Also, there's some commentary on who should be buffed and who should actually be nurfed. Interesting stuff. We then return to Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. It turns out the game is pretty good. Following that is the Fallout 4 DLC, in what is hopefully the last discussion about it for awhile (unlikely). Gary makes sure to talk about the Battlefield 1 demo, because it turns out him and Brian don't exactly see eye to eye on it.

In a bit of a surprise, four us managed to attend the Boston Festival of Indie Games over at MIT in Cambridge. It's a small local indie game event that consisted of about 30 or so indie developers and table top board game designers and creators. It was a nice showcase, and we talk about some of the games that we saw there, so especially take a listen to that.

In the Drunken News, we hammer away at the big news about the PS4 this week, along with Nintendo showing up at the Apple event, and of course, some early numbers from Metroid Prime: Federation Force.

The Drunken Show Notes:

• Metroid Prime: Federation Force flops
• Apple Reveals All-New 'Super Mario Run' Game Coming to iOS
• Nintendo Only Launching Four Mobile Games In This Fiscal Year
• HDR gaming coming to every PS4 via firmware update next week
• The PlayStation 4 Pro is not an Ultra HD Blu-ray player
• Sony’s PS4 Pro provides a mid-generation graphics bump to PS4 games [Updated]
• PlayStation 4 Pro games look amazing, but don't expect real 4K
• BioWare teases new Mass Effect: Andromeda details at Sony PS4 event
• Pokémon GO Plus, JUST AROUND THE CORNER
• No PS4 Pro 4K Blu-ray support? Blame streaming video
• Mass Effect: Andromeda's Male and Female Characters Both Exist In-Game, Are Family

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