In which we discuss the arcane nature of Prince the performer, then dive deep into the darker places of the world bringing up games like Vampire the Masquerade, Spycraft 2.0 and Thief: The Dark Project.
Games discussed this Episode:
Vampire the Masquerade, a table top RPG
Exalted, a table top RPG
Spycraft 2.0, a table top RPG
Dungeons and Dragons, a table top RPG
Thief: The Dark Project for PC
Hitman for PC
Tenchu: Stealth Assassin for Playstation
Quake for PC
Langrisser for Mobile Devices
War Groove for Everything (almost)
Anthem for PS4, Xbox One and PC
Apex Legends for PS4, Xbox One and PC
Super Mario Bros U Deluxe for Nintendo Switch
Into the Breach for Switch and PC
Destiny for contemporary consoles
Warframe for contemporary consoles
Fortnite for contemporary consoles
Items discussed in What we Learned this Month:
In a truly rare display (for 2019) Ubisoft makes money and doesn’t lay people off: https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-makes-strong-profits-doesnt-fire-800-people/
Activision/Blizzard makes record highs in revenue then fires almost 800 people: https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/12/18222096/blizzard-layoffs-february-2019
The time a AAA Games Executive (Satoru Iwata) took a pay cut in solidarity with his employees to ensure they would continue working: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-boss-is-taking-a-huge-pay-cut-because-of-the-1511382834
Extra Credits video comparing Destiny and Warframe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERepKk7dZSc
Shoutouts:
Thanks to Joe Gottli for doing our art!
Thanks to Dmitry for doing our intro/outro music!
Chase Shoutouts to Onyx Path Publishing: http://theonyxpath.com/
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Episode 024 What We Learned From Watching Others Play and Shouting into Headsets
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Episode 022 What We Learned From Dead (Star) Servers and Scorched Earth
Episode 021 What We Learned From Maniacs, Mansions and Monster Hunting
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