Transition

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Transition episodes:

October 17, 2017I'd Pay for Lootboxes to Finish The Silmarillion
We enjoyed playing Shadow Of War, so a large part of this episode is all about that game. We also discuss Forza Motorsport 7, Star Wars Battlefront 2, WWE 2K18, and the games we’ve been playing this week.
Shadow Of War
Our thoughts on the game

What Lord of the Rings fans need to keep in mind

The role of microtransactions

How to Play Middle-earth: Shadow of War Without Micro-Transactions
Forza Motorsport 7
Micro-transactions

What Microsoft did to fix things

Epic fail of a fix
WWE 2K18
Preview of the game

Interview with game producer Mark Little

Micro-transactions and game modes

Commentary

Our experience with the game
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta
EA’s game design decisions

Our thoughts about the beta

Should you buy the game?
Games we’ve been playing this week
Gundam Versus

Cuphead

Stardew Valley

Golf Story

Shadow of War

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta

The Sexy Brutale: Full House Edition

Pyre

Everybody’s Golf
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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44min
October 03, 2017The Entire Xbox Team Needs to Hit Refresh
Forza 7
Download size

Microtransactions

VIP pass misleading?

Long loading times

Performance on PC, Xbox One S, and Xbox One

Other racing games
WWE 2K18
More microtransactions

The future of AAA gaming

New modes

What we expect to see in WWE 2K19

Gamer backlash
Next PSVR
Name and improvements

Comparison with HTC Vive

HTC Vive Fallout 4 Bundle
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
In-game ads?

Ads in a premium game

Bluehole’s China marketing plans
Games we’ve been playing this week
Forza Motorsport 7

The Witness

Battle Chasers Night War

Golf Story

Etrian Odyssey V
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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48min
September 28, 2017The Cake's a Lie Better Than Portal 2
Games editor Rishi Alwani, friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani, and host Pranay Parab talk about games such as Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, Forza 7, FIFA 18, Shadow of War, LA Noire, and much more.
PUBG vs Fornite
Battle Royale mode

Does PUBG have a case here?

Should they take action against Fortnite?
Forza 7
Massive download size

No review codes till very late

Why gamers are getting the short end of the stick

Microsoft needs to sort out its marketing
FIFA 18
Selling price mess

Discounts online

Retail disc sales hit

Why this situation is so messy in India
Shadow of War
Single player lootboxes

How developers justify that

Difficulty modes and linking to lootboxes

Preying on people

Gambling in video games
LA Noire on Nintendo Switch
Variety of control methods

Camera modes adapt to portable and TV mode

Frame rates and performance
Wolfenstein 2 Collector’s Edition
Coming to India

Where to buy
Games we’ve been playing this week:
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

Battle Chasers Night War

Darkest Dungeon

The Witness

Blue Reflection

Steamworld Dig 2

Minecraft
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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42min
September 20, 2017Bethesda Does What Capcom Don't
Nintendo Direct
Xenoblade Chronicles 2

No Fallout 4 on Switch

Skyrim on Nintendo Switch

Bethesda vs Capcom on Switch

Doom on Switch

Super Mario Odyssey bundle

Fire Emblem Warriors

Minecraft on Nintendo 3DS

Alliance Alive

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon new content

Arcade archive
Tokyo Games Show
The relative lack of exciting announcements

Final Fantasy IX

Left Alive

Monster Hunter World, India release

Custom PS4 Pro bundles
PSVR India price drop, cheaper games
FIFA 18, Need for Speed Payback, Star Wars Battlefront 2, and Other EA Games Not Exclusive to Amazon India
PES 2018 India price situation
Forza 7
Massive 50GB day 1 patch

Xbox One X edition even larger

Multiple disc installs

Incomplete game on retail disc

Expansion packs
PUBG breaks yet another record
Fortnite cross-platform play
Why this is a good thing

Sony refuses to play ball

The future of cross-platform online play
Games we’ve been playing this week
Danganronpa V3

Cook, Serve, Delicious 2

Darkest Dungeon

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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43min
September 13, 20172K Went Y2K on the iPhone X
On this episode we talk about the latest updates on gaming featuring PUBG, Nintendo Direct, Fire Emblem Warriors, Super Mario Odyssey, and Okami HD. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab
PewDiePie’s racist slur
Impact on streamers

Why it is indefensible

DMCA takedowns could become the norm

No ads on gaming content toggle on YouTube
Nintendo Direct
Fallout on Switch

Fire Emblem Warriors

Season Pass for Fire Emblem

Zelda DLC

Longest Direct in a while

Super Mario Odyssey

Nintendo Switch supply issues
NES Classic and SNES Classic
Raspberry Pi alternatives

Improved stock situation

When and how to buy
Thatgamecompany’s Sky
Surprise appearance during the Apple keynote

Comparisons with Journey

Why Mike bought their games on all platforms
PUBG
1 million concurrent

Battle Royale mode in Fortnite

GTA Online Battle Royale

Lootbox system criticism

Xbox One release
32-Bit Games Dead in iOS 11
Sensor Tower report on 32-bit app revenue

2K’s appocalypse

Star Chef and its struggle to keep older devices supported
Okami HD
What the game is about

Typos from the publisher

Why we are excited about this game
Games we’ve been playing
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Danganronpa V3

Lego Worlds

Cook, Serve, Delicious 2

Darkest Dungeon

Destiny 2
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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44min
September 06, 2017Destiny 2 - Sequel to the Best 5/10 Game This Gen
On this episode of Transition, we talk about games such as Shadow of War, Destiny 2, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, FIFA 18, PES 2018, Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, apart from discussing whether you should buy an Xbox One X. Regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab.
Destiny 2
Our expectations

Review roundup

Initial impressions
Shadow of War
The mismanaged pre-release campaign

Shelob

Microtransactions

Poorly managed charity effort
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
Immense popularity

Challenges of a console launch

The lack of polish

Performance issues

Xbox One X
Mike Ybarra’s VG247 interview

Exclusives on Xbox One X

Should you buy Xbox One X?
2K removes some iOS games
Why this is a bad move

Can we expect these to return?

The future of XCOM on mobile
FIFA 18 & PES 2018
FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch

PES 2018 on PC

State of football games
Re:legend
Games we’ve been playing
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Banner Saga 2

Darkest Dungeon

Knack 2

Everybody’s Golf
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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50min
August 30, 2017Game of Thrones Season 7: A Story in Fast Forward Mode
On this week’s episode, we talk about Game of Thrones season 7 and how the show has progressed over the years. Pop culture nerd Akhil Arora joins host Pranay Parab to talk about our favourite moments from Game of Thrones season 7, the impact of George R. R. Martin’s writing, and where the TV show is going in the future.
Show completely detached from the books

Penultimate season, only 6 episodes left

Lots of leaked episodes

Big, epic moments

Several call-backs to seasons past

Lots of fan service

Longer episodes

Quality of writing

Internal logic

Acting out of character

Absurd timeline

Inability to savour moments

Why the writing suffered

How could it have been better

Favourite episode/moments

Rumours of when it'll be back (fall 2018/spring 2019)

Beyond Game of Thrones
Other fantasy books to read

Movies to watch

Games to play

Game of Thrones spinoff series

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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59min
August 23, 2017I've Never Played an Age of Empires Game
Microsoft at Gamescom
Xbox One X pre-orders

Game exclusive situation

Minecraft edition Xbox One S

Xbox Elite Controller lagging behind

Age of Empires IV

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

AoE III

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox
Overwatch content updates
New map incoming

Widowmaker skin
Final Fantasy XV PC edition
170GB download size!

Does it need mods?

Late port
Mass Effect Andromeda
No more updates for single-player

Status of multiplayer updates

Botched launch

Bioware’s focus on Anthem

Sad news for fans
HTC Vive price drop
Price in India

Should you buy now?

India retail update on Shadow of War

Starcraft Remastered
Yakuza Kiwami
Our thoughts on the game

Duration of the game

Which Yakuza game should you play first?

Side quests and mission structure
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Storytelling

Sensitivity towards Indian culture

How it compares against the first four games
Games we’ve been playing this week
Splatoon 2

Yakuza Kiwami

Technobabylon

Banner Saga

Banner Saga 2

Nexomon

Severed

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Starcraft Remastered
Death Note
What the manga and anime are about

How the movie differs

Is the movie too Americanised?

Where the movie fails

Character development and story arc

Backstory missing
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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1h 25min
August 15, 2017We Spoke About Dota 2 and Xbox on the Same Episode
AI bot beats top Dota 2 players
The complexity of Dota 2

Skynet jokes

Reaction of the players

Google’s AI winning at Go

How hard it is to win a Dota 2 game against the champs
No Man’s Sky gets a big update
The new content in the game

Has the game improved since launch?

Story mode

Joint exploration mode

Why some people are so angry

Sony’s marketing juggernaut
Steam Spy’s indie game sales blog post
Are indie developers pricing their games too low?

What’s a good price for indie games

Is this hurting sales?

Should they offer pre-order discounts?
PS4 gets new colours in India
Glacier white colour

Bundle situation in India

Different controllers and bundles in Japan and EU

What this decision means for India
The future of Xbox Gamerscore
What could your Xbox achievements be used for?

Xbox One exclusives vs Nintendo Switch exclusive
Overwatch gets Deathmatch mode
Summer Games 2017 festival

The new mode

Doomfist and how he plays
Games we’ve been playing this week
Splatoon 2

No Man’s Sky

Dragon Quest VIII

Final Fantasy XIV

Banner Saga

Table Tennis Touch

Agents of Mayhem

Matterfall

Fortnite

Steins;Gate

Corpse Party
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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49min
August 09, 2017BioShock Is Basically Ayn Rand Meets Little Mermaid
In this special episode of Transition - Gadgets 360’s pop culture and gaming podcast - we have Hrishi Oberoi and Srinivasan Veeraraghavan, two developers on BioShock for mobile, joining games editor Rishi Alwani and host Pranay Parab to tell us more. From working with an IP as heralded as BioShock to managing the intricacies of file sizes, frame rate, and even dabbling in episodic content, we discuss what went behind the making of one of India’s critical successes.
Game design
Original game design document

Level cuts

File size of the game

Game split into parts

Download size on-the-go

Sound design

Cut scenes on the feature phone game

Logs in the game
Gameplay mechanics
Auto lock

FPS

Optimising it for various devices
Production and distributions
The value of IP

Development period

Did it turn a profit for Indiagames?

Pricing and sales
Cricket game development
First mobile cricket game in the world

Cricket Fever and T20 Fever

Licensing in cricket games
Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.
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1h 2min

FAQs about Transition:

How many episodes does Transition have?

The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.