Words About Games

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:47 - Amy found some old game consoles

0:17:55 - It has been a ruinous year for video games

1:00:30 - Indie Game of the Week - Slash Quest (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718010/Slash_Quest/)

1:04:06 - Pacific Drive

1:22:24 - Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.43

1:29:52 - Amy finished her first Pokemon game (Violet)

1:39:30 - Pokemon Presents 2024 thoughts

1:44:41 - Remedy Entertainment buys Control series rights from 505 Games for €17m

1:57:31 - Alan Wake 2 speedrunner stops speedrun to do some dancing

1:58:34 - Sweet Home, The Movie That Inspired Resident Evil, Just Got Remastered (and it's on YouTube!)

2:07:53 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:06:20 - Amy is a Pokemon nerd now

0:17:37 - Amy's latest video essay is out now

0:25:00 - Moody's final thoughts on Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

0:31:53 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase thoughts

0:41:35 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer thoughts

0:51:41 - Moody wants to talk about the Borderlands movie trailer

0:57:23 - Indie Game of the Week - Arco (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/Arco/)

0:59:54 - IGN Creator's Guild union officially recognised

1:01:07 - DICE Awards 2024 reactions

1:25:57 - The Helldivers devs are pretty cool

1:32:03 - Elden Ring boss discusses Bloodborne remake, benefits of waiting for new hardware

1:35:44 - We need to talk about Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors

1:44:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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We delayed recording and releasing this podcast because we heard from our sources that Xbox was going to be a dead brand on Thursday, but then that didn't happen so Amy and Moody review the new Like A Dragon game.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:50 - Amy has a new video essay coming out soon

0:11:24 - Amy has been salvaging her old game consoles & games

0:21:33 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review

0:59:39 - Indie Game of the Week - Steam Next Fest Special Edition (Links in description)

1:10:10 - Xbox Business Update turns out to be basically nothing major, gamers still riot

1:37:38 - Discworld rerelease "may happen" but depends on "King Charles", developer says

1:41:29 - Gamers took a break from losing their minds over Xbox to argue about yellow paint

1:47:28 - Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored at GDCA 2024

1:49:03 - Things seem to be going really well between Konami and Bloober regarding Silent Hill 2

1:52:35 - Sony Interactive Entertainment will not release “any new major existing franchise titles” before March 31, 2025

1:57:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Steam Next Fest games and links:

Coffee Caravan

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2649080/Coffee_Caravan/

Diceomancer

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2649080/Coffee_Caravan/

Cabernet

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/Cabernet/

Hollowbody

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/Hollowbody/

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/Duck_Detective_The_Secret_Salami/

Berserk Boy

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561340/Berserk_Boy/

Kind Words 2: Lo-Fi City Pop

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118120/Kind_Words_2_lofi_city_pop/

Monomyth

https://store.steampowered.com/app/908360/Monomyth/

Realm of Ink

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2597080/Realm_of_Ink/

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:05:20 - Amy's kinda funny Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth story

0:13:06 - Amy needs help with gamer maths

0:16:35 - Trophy hunting

0:26:40 - Let’s talk about Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II

0:50:20 - Rumour: A New PlayStation Handheld Console Reportedly in the Works

0:58:52 - Indie Game of the Week - Isles of Sea and Sky (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/Isles_of_Sea_and_Sky/)

1:04:01 - What do you even say about the Xbox discourse?

1:32:18 - 95% of studios aren't working on live service games, and y'all need to read news stories and not just headlines

1:35:56 - IGN employees are forming a union

1:41:31 - Capcom survey asks players if they want to see sequels or remakes of lapsed series

1:50:06 - Our Final Fantasy VII Rebirth State of Play thoughts

2:08:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:42 - State of Play thoughts

0:48:01 - Silent Hill: The Short Message

0:56:51 - The Last of Us Part 2 Remaster

1:02:47 - Is Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth more or less bannanas than the rest of the Yakuza games?

1:06:32 - Indie Game of the Week - Grunn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/Grunn/)

1:10:06 - Spec Ops: The Line has been delisted and that sucks

1:14:15 - Tencent CEO thinks its gaming business achieved nothing last year, for some reason

1:17:29 - The Internet lost its mind over Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League

1:40:22 - Microsoft's made more than $7billion, probably didn't need to fire almost 2,000 people

1:50:33 - Our favourite indie game showcase Day of the Devs has gone independent

1:54:44 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:19:49 - Are AAA games sustainable?

0:45:47 - 5,900+ layoffs have been announced so far in 2024

1:03:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653470/Little_Problems_A_Cozy_Detective_Game/)

1:05:09 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 was a great celebration of gaming, raised more than $2.5million for charity

1:11:48 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

1:20:10 - Turnip Boy Robs A Bank

1:24:34 - Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.42

1:28:43 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

1:33:38 - The Last of Us: Part II Remastered

1:34:33 - Vitz tries to explain Palworld to Amy & Moody

1:53:52 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Surprise!

In a bonus episode we get the gang back together to draft our 2024 Fantasy Game Critic league.

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Amy & Vitz are joined by special guest Sadie Flayeh to talk about some of the games that impacted them throughout their lives.

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:37 - The Fight Tearing Apart The Game Awards (https://www.wired.com/story/the-game-awards-israel-palestine-open-letter-future-class/)

0:16:15 - What if we didn't glorify and monetise the Insomniac leaks?

0:18:15 - Game of the Year 2023 - Introduction

0:20:31 - Game of the Year 2023 - Building Our Long List

0:29:25 - Game of the Year 2023 - Trimming The List

1:15:13 - Game of the Year 2023 - Building Our Top 10

1:55:57 - Cooling Down

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This episode has a ton of technical issues. Discord kept freezing. I apologise, we did our best to talk around it.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:54 - Achievement/Trophy Hunting

0:24:48 - The games of 2024

1:26:36 - Predictions and general chat about 2024

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