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- Is This the End for Cheap PC Games in India?
Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to talk about the massive price hike for PC games in India, PS4 games coming to PC, and a slightly controversial review of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
- How to buy games for cheap
- PC game price hike in India
- Ubisoft and Warner Bros double game price
- Possible reasons behind this
- PC games now cost more than their console counterparts
- Region-locking and DRM
- Why Dota 2 and Counter-Strike are so popular in India
- Comparing against PC game prices in China
- Mass Effect Andromeda
- Rumoured $99 microtransactions
- Andromeda points
- Should $60 AAA games have microtransactions?
- Will these add cosmetic elements or will it end up in a pay-to-win experience?
- Which games is this model best suited to?
- Firewatch review
- Limited Run publishing physical copies of digital-only games
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Our review
- Why it got 7/10
- Weapon durability
- Bit of a grind
- RPGs have raised the bar
- Expectations from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- PS4 Games to Be Playable on PC
- Expected launch date
- What we’ve been playing this week
- Nier Automata
- Psych!
- Disgaea 5
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
39 min - Halo 6 Will Save Xbox
Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani managed to find a Nintendo Switch in India and discussion around Nintendo’s latest gaming console dominates this episode. Host Pranay Parab finally had to force Rishi and Mikhail to flip the Switch and talk about other gaming news.
Nintendo Switch
- Issues with the Switch
- The dangers of the Joy Con
- Bluetooth range issues
- Worries about scratches on the screen
- Hardware
- Joy Cons
- D-pad
- Overall controller experience
- 1-2 Switch
- Should it be bundled with Switch?
- HD Rumble
- Ping Pong mini game
- Nintendo and India
- Will Nintendo officially launch in India?
- How to buy Nintendo Switch in India
- Buying games
- Region-free console
- Try before you buy
- eShop experience
- Design and responsiveness of the online store
- Dragon Quest Heroes on the Switch
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Gameplay
- Graphics
- Music
- Does it live up to expectations
- Games available on Nintendo Switch right now
- Performance and battery life
Horizon Zero Dawn
- Storyline and experiences
- Why we gave it 9/10
- Delay in its release
- Trailer vs. final game
- Human enemies
Nier Automata
- Gadgets 360 Review
- Multiple endings
- Completely different playthroughs
- Combat
Xbox Scorpio launch lineup
- Halo 6?
- Game lineup looking dry
- Xbox game pass
Ghost Recon Wildlands
- Rishi’s apology
- Review
- Going full Rambo
What We’ve Been Playing
- The Battle of Polytopia
- Overwatch
- Titanfall 2
- Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
46 min - Glorious Red Chutney
This episode is all about Old Man’s War, a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi. Aqiul Colombowala joins Pranay Parab to talk about the book and why everyone should read it.
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
- The state of the world
- Why it’s called Old Man’s War
- Stereotypical characters
- How it feels to read it for the second time
- Fresh take on military SF
- Not too serious, which works for military SF
- Tyrannical humans
- Various alien species
- Covandu
- Lilliputian species
- Moral debates
- Two-metre tall skyscrapers
- Consu
- Advanced species
- Unclean aliens
- Overkill nature
- Rraey
- Conspiracy with Consu
- Attacking humans
- Skip Drive
- Don’t judge alien species by their looks
- Total lack of diplomacy
- Ghost Brigades
- Love life scenes
- Moral issues for Ghost Brigades
- Colonial Defence Force and its advanced nature
- Information drought back on Earth
- First-person narrative
- Star hops and time dilation
- Social commentary on the impact of war
- Loopholes in the plot and what could’ve been better
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
49 min - How to Get Big Discounts on GamesIn the first segment, Rishi Alwani, Mikhail Madnani, and host Pranay Parab offer excellent tips on getting discounts while buying your favourite games. The second segment features lots of SPOILERS on the Lego Batman Movie, as pop culture nerd Akhil Arora and host Pranay Parab discuss the movie.
Getting big discounts on games
- Why buying on launch day is usually a bad idea
- Physical goods as reward for pre-orders
- Discounts on PC games
- Steam
- Seasonal sales
- Refund policy
- Wishlists
- Regional pricing
- AAA games at super-low prices in India
- Humble Bundle
- Dollar pricing
- Bundles versus individual games
- Biggest discounts
- Greenman Gaming
- Pricing
- Refund policies could be an issue
- Payment verification issues
- Why you should avoid resellers
- GOG
- I Have Over 300 Games on Steam and I'm Leaving It All Behind for GOG Galaxy
- Games unavailable anywhere else are on GOG
- DRM-free games
- Season sales
- Discounts and goodies
- 30-day refund policy
- Region-free
- Is the GOG client as good as Steam?
- Origin
- Game selection
- Changes over the past few years
- Big games totally free
- Seasonal sales with big discounts on AAA games
- EA games such as FIFA get discounted too
- Duration of sales
- Refund policy
- Customer support
- Two-factor authentication
- Massive discounts on game discs in India
- Flipkart and Amazon
- Beware of big downloads even on discs
- Falling retail releases in India
- Retail disc prices lower than even Steam prices
- PlayStation 4 discounts
- Sales have improved a lot
- Indie titles discounted during lean periods
- Refund policy not great
- Used games market
- Discounts via retail
- Xbox One discounts
- Why games are insanely expensive in India
- Games used to be reasonably priced
- Pricing management moves from India to US
- Black Friday sales
- Discounts on new releases
- Lightning deals in India
- May not always be a good idea to wait
- Nintendo
- Dearth of discounts
- What is a good deal on Nintendo platforms
- Better deals in the US
- Could we have better discounts with Nintendo Switch?
- iOS and Android
- Poor curation of deals on Android
- Humble Mobile Bundles
- Touch Arcade and App Shopper
The Lego Batman Movie - SPOILERS ahead
- Our review
- Opening sequence
- Mocking Dark Knight Rises
- Mocking Batman and DC characters
- Self-aware jokes
- Deadpool for kids
- Jokes even without dialogue
- Relentless pacing
- Comments on editing
- Not so serious Batman
- Animation and Lego art
- Use of facial expressions for humour
- Other characters in the movie
- Excellent voice acting
- Character progression
- Laugh-a-minute
- The story (or lack thereof)
- Character development of characters other than Batman
- Music and sound effects
- Lego movie universe
- Ninjago movie
- Will success make movies worse
- Lego Movie ignored for Oscars
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
1 hr 12 min - So Many Holes It Makes Swiss Cheese Look Solid
Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to talk about Steam Greenlight and why it had to be done away with. We compare it with Steam Direct, the system that's going to replace Greenlight. We also talk about For Honor, an upcoming third-person game, an awesome Humble Bundle, and the woeful state of PS4 game pre-orders in India.
Steam Greenlight being shut down
- Reasons for shut down
- Steam Direct
- Increase in developer fees
- Valve’s hands off approach
- Rigging concerns
- Valve against walled garden approach in consoles
- Impact on independent game developers
- Our favourite games from Steam Greenlight
For Honor
- Always online single player
- Ubisoft’s reason for this decision
- Previous rollbacks of similar decisions
- Diablo 3 and Error 37
- Games as a service
- The Titanfall approach
Humble Freedom Bundle (expires February 20)
Sony’s pre-order woes in India
- Flurry of game releases in India
- High PS4 install base in India
- Pre-orders have stopped
- Uncharted 4 pre-order situation
- Horizon Zero Dawn pre-orders
- No Man’s Sky
- Selling PlayStation consoles at Sony Centres
- Comparisons with Microsoft’s Xbox One retail strategy in India
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
38 min - No Amount of Friends Can Save That Game
PS4 fans Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to praise Sony's upcoming PS4 update and talk about how it impacts gamers. We also talk about Nintendo's latest smartphone game Fire Emblem Heroes, more details on FIFA for Nintendo Switch, and Rishi's experiences with Ghost Recon Wildlands' closed beta.
PS4 Pro System Software 4.5 Beta
- External storage support
- Boost mode
- Games that support Boost mode
Fire Emblem Heroes
- Gacha system
- Free-to-play mechanics
- Impact on Nintendo consoles and games
- Why Fire Emblem Heroes hasn’t been launched in India
- Impact on US-made games
Nintendo Switch
- FIFA on Switch
- Will it be a truncated game?
- Who plays FIFA on Nintendo consoles?
- Expected launch date
Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta
- Story
- Online-only?
- Is open-world the best choice?
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
29 min - That's the New Half Life 3
Console gamers Rishi Alwani and Gagan Gupta join host Pranay Parab to discuss whether the recent lack of new titles on Xbox One is a worrying sign or is Microsoft holding back for something big. We also discuss our experiences with new PS4 games, apart from the Nintendo Switch and upcoming Fire Emblem games.
- PlayStation 4 games
- Yakuza 0 Review: 10/10
- Gravity Rush 2 and other great games that released in January 2017, most for PS4
- Microsoft and microtransactions
- Scalebound cancelled
- Total War: Warhammer review
- Halo Wars 2
- Project Scorpio
- Big updates to games for Xbox Scorpio
- Xbox One exclusives
- Do console exclusives matter anymore?
- Final Fantasy XV
- The Last Guardian
- Shenmue 3
- PS Plus vs Xbox Live Games With Gold
- Xbox One S
- Nintendo Switch preorders
- Games releasing in February
- Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes
- More Fire Emblem games
- Kingdom Hearts 2.8
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
29 min - Ready Cliche One
Kawaljit Singh Bedi and Aqiul Colombowala join host Pranay Parab to talk about Ready Player One, a science fiction novel written by Ernest Cline. SPOILERS galore ahead.
- Audiobook experience
- Will Wheaton’s narration
- Oasis, the all-encompassing VR game
- Living in the stacks
- Privacy
- Omnipresent Internet access
- Wall of text early in the book
- Characters
- James Halliday’s countless favourite games, books, TV shows
- IOI and pantomime villains
- Gunters vs. Sixers
- High Fives
- Sixers and a lack of subtlety
- Key #1
- Ludus
- Tomb of Horrors
- Irok
- Zork (play online)
- MAME - emulator to play these games
- Joust (play online)
- ZX Spectrum
- Lack of Nintendo references
- IP nightmare
- Age of Empires
- Black Tiger (play online)
- WarGames
- FlickSync
- Problem with accents
- Key #2
- Love story
- How do roads still work
- Paranoid character
- Social isolation
- Artemis’ online persona, strong character
- Other female character in the book
- Gender neutral character
- Key #3
- Castle Anorak
- How to hack IOI
- Events outside Oasis
- L33t Hax0rz Warezhaus
- Fear of death in the outside world
- Massive battle
- The role of eBay artifacts
- Unnecessary explanations
- Ending
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ending scene
- Expectations from the Ready Player One movie
- Shelf life of the novel
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
1 hr 5 min - Will Paytm Work With Nintendo Switch?
Nintendo fans Rishi Alwani, Mikhail Madnani, and Gagan Gupta join host Pranay Parab to share their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch.
- Nintendo Switch Pre-Order Date Announced; Price, Release Date Revealed
- Nintendo Switch Is Region-Free Nintendo Confirms
- Nintendo Switch Online Features to Be Paid After Free Trial
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Release Date Announced
- Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch Announced
- Nintendo Switch Games: Zelda, Mario, FIFA, and All Other Titles Announced
In the second half, pop culture nerds Akhil Arora and Rohan Naravane discuss BBC’s detective series Sherlock, the fourth season of which concluded recently. Lots of SPOILERS in this section of the podcast.
- Sherlock Season 4 Episode 1: The Game Is Afoot, Right Under Our Noses
- Sherlock Rediscovers Its Edge, While Retaining All Its Troubles
- Sherlock soundtrack on iTunes and YouTube
- Sherlock Season 4 Finale: Trauma, Love, and Memories Make Up 'The Final Problem'
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
58 min - Soon on the Nintendo NetworkNintendo Switch is the company's latest gaming console. A lot is riding on it and Nintendophiles Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to talk all things Switch.
- Nintendo Switch announced
- January 12 launch event for Switch
- Pokemon Sun and Moon success
- 3DS hardware sales in 2016
- Super Mario Run launch
- Shareholder pressure on Nintendo
- After Switch announced, Nintendo share price
- Nintendo stock fell after Super Mario Run
- Super Mario Run App Store reviews
- Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Sun and Moon
- Rumoured launch games
- Legend of Zelda bundle
- Third-party launch titles - Skyrim, NBA
- Switch less powerful than PS4, Xbox One
- Final Fantasy XV rumours
- Region-free Nintendo Switch
- No Man’s Sky disappointment
- Smartphone compatibility
- Miitomo
- Nintendo’s infamous NNID system
- Offline multiplayer and Joy Cons
- Super Mario Run always-on Internet access
- Nintendo Switch India launch?
- Nintendo Switch rumoured price
- NES Classic availability issues
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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