Words About Games

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:16:26 - State of Play September 2024 thoughts

1:06:46 - Indie Game of the Week - Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697000/Windstorm_The_Legend_of_Khiimori/)

1:12:55 - Don't Nod bets on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, as multiple projects fail to meet expectations

1:30:55 - 'We don't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money:' Krafton CEO says Tango Gameworks acquisition is about legacy

1:41:22 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:53 - The games industry crash continues

0:30:06 - Final Fantasy 16 producer asks fans to please not make "offensive" or "inappropriate" PC mods

0:38:58 - Indie Game of the Week - check out our Steam curator page (https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/)

0:43:17 - The game industry is becoming an innovation wasteland (via GameDeveloper.com)

1:08:42 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:14:46 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:13:25 - Vitz got an Astrobot platinum

0:35:53 - Amy has been obsessed with Arco & Tactical Breach Wizards

0:59:37 - Indie Game of the Week - The Witch's Bakery (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967950/The_Witchs_Bakery/)

1:06:28 - The PS5 Pro starts at £700, doesn't really do much

1:48:03 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

The Witch's Bakery Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunnylabgames/witch-bakery-paris-2d-adventure-rpg

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:55 - PlayStation axes Concord after less than two weeks

0:44:58 - Sony execs claim the company isn't creating enough original franchises

1:05:53 - Indie Game of the Week - Selfloss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2996080/TAMASHIKA/)

1:08:56 - Moody's Halo: Reach review

1:34:11 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:35 - The Star Wars tangent...

0:26:34 - ...that leads to the Star Wars: Outlaws tangent...

0:27:46 - ...that leads to the David Cage tangent

0:37:04 - Why Does The World Need A PS5 Pro?

1:07:25 - Indie Game of the Week - Detective Dotson (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450840/Detective_Dotson/)

1:12:18 - A Prominent Accessibility Advocate Worked With Studios and Inspired Change. But She Never Actually Existed.

1:34:30 - Dino Crisis and Monster Hunter are the exact same game, apparently

1:55:35 - Phantom Spark Impressions

1:58:05 - Screamer 2 Impressions

1:59:55 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:25:19 - The Black Myth: Wukong ‘No Feminist Propaganda, No COVID-19 Discussion’ Email Is Real

0:45:16 - The Serious Lack Of Critical Thinking & Media Literacy In The Gaming Community

1:14:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Hela (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161310/Hela/)

1:17:53 - There Was No Pokemon Z-A News At The Pokemon World Championship

1:44:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:05 - Tango Gameworks Is Back Baby

0:40:00 - Dungeons of Hinterberg Review

0:57:29 - Indie Game of the Week - Rue Valley (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2126190/Rue_Valley/)

1:05:07 - We Raised Over £300 And Counting For Special Effect

1:36:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:45:10 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:15 - Why Do So Many Video Game Adaptations Miss?

1:00:26 - Indie Game of the Week - Castaway (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564860/Castaway/)

1:05:31 - Moody gave us too much power (Amy asks him if he's ever considered which Pokemon is tastiest)

1:23:30 - Game Reviews Are An Absolute Mess

2:00:57 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:45 - Our Favourite Performances In Games (#LevelUpTheContract)

1:04:37 - Indie Game of the Week - Arsonate (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2822980/ARSONATE/)

1:08:01 - Bungie has now laid off a quarter of its employees in the past year

1:33:12 - How To Git Gud…At Racing Games

1:47:35 - Elden Ring (Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers)

1:57:22 - No Man's Sky

2:00:56 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:28 - Are battle passes actually any good?

0:42:52 - How to "git gud"

1:19:45 - Indie Game of the Week - CORPUS EDAX (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017610/CORPUS_EDAX/)

1:22:10 - Twitch Reinstates Trump

1:39:04 - Fridge Poetry

1:44:25 - Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.49

1:50:53 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel