Welcome to another exciting episode of Digital Coffee: Gaming Brew! This week, your host Brett Deister dives into some intriguing gaming news and reviews that are sure to capture your attention. We'll delve into the buzz around Marvel Rivals and the impressive leap in interest for the Invisible Woman, as well as discuss the notable bug fix for Penny Parker's mines. Brett also shares his take on the Last of Us Part Two Remastered and questions the trend of remastering not-so-old games. There's a focus on Helldivers 2 and the importance of core gameplay without overloading on features or micro-transactions. We also explore what's new with Lenovo Legion Go's and its potential impact on handheld gaming with SteamOS. Plus, there's chatter about the remaster of System Shock 2 and why Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a must-grab for Amazon Prime members. Finally, Brett weighs in on the mixed reviews for Assassin's Creed Shadows and why spend your gaming time elsewhere. So grab your favorite brew, settle in, and let's get started!
3 Fun Facts- After the announcement of the Fantastic Four in Marvel Rivals, there was a significant spike in Google searches for the Invisible Woman, increasing by 3,000%.
- Helldivers 2 emphasized core gameplay over overwhelming players with features, likening game development to a car metaphor: trying to please everyone results in dissatisfaction for all.
- Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is available as a free game for Amazon Prime members until April 21, offering a chance to enjoy its prequel story to the trilogy.
- Marvel Rivals gameplay and impact
- Last of Us remastered criticism
- Helldivers 2 core gameplay focus
- Lenovo Legion Go's features
- System Shock 2 remaster details
- FBC Firebreak game overview
- Assassin's Creed Shadows critique
- [00:01:17] - Invisible Woman Surge
- [00:03:02] - Blizzard's Response to Marvel Rivals
- [00:06:00] - Focus on Fundamentals
- [00:07:07] - Building Games People Actually Want to Play
- [00:08:02] - Game Development Success
- [00:08:53] - Lenovo Legion Go Review
- [00:10:17] - SteamOS Loses Windows' Grip on PCs
- [00:11:16] - The Game Changer for the Gaming Industry
- [00:17:19] - Exclusive Release Dilemma
- [00:21:51] - Gaming Industry Insights
00:00:01 --> 00:00:04 And welcome to a new episode of Digital Coffee
00:00:04 --> 00:00:07 Gaming Brew, and I'm your host, Brett Deister.
00:00:07 --> 00:00:09 Please subscribe to this podcast and all your
00:00:09 --> 00:00:11 favorite podcasting apps. The five star reveal
00:00:11 --> 00:00:13 really just help with the rankings and let me
00:00:13 --> 00:00:16 know how I'm doing. But this week we're talking
00:00:16 --> 00:00:20 about Marvel Rivals. The last was part two remastered
00:00:20 --> 00:00:23 because I mean, we got a re -re -re -master or
00:00:23 --> 00:00:27 re -re -re -release. A game that's not even that
00:00:27 --> 00:00:33 old. Helldivers 2. We also got Lenovo Legion
00:00:33 --> 00:00:37 Go S. Let's talk about Wolfenstein, The Old Blood,
00:00:38 --> 00:00:42 Night Dive Studio announcing System Shock 2 Remastered,
00:00:42 --> 00:00:47 and also Game Overview, FBC Firebreak. And then
00:00:47 --> 00:00:52 we will be talking about Assassin's Creed Shadows
00:00:52 --> 00:00:55 and the reviews and why you probably should be
00:00:55 --> 00:00:57 playing another game that actually is better.
00:00:58 --> 00:01:05 Anyways, let's get on with the show. Hmm. That's
00:01:05 --> 00:01:13 good. All right. So specifically talking and
00:01:13 --> 00:01:15 it seems like they were at the GDC when they
00:01:15 --> 00:01:18 were talking about this, but there was significant
00:01:18 --> 00:01:21 interest in Invisible Woman once it was out and
00:01:21 --> 00:01:26 it led to about 3000 % increase in Google searches
00:01:26 --> 00:01:28 after the announcement of the Fantastic Four.
00:01:29 --> 00:01:32 The executive approves. producer of Marvel Rivals
00:01:32 --> 00:01:35 know that the spike in searches during a discussion
00:01:35 --> 00:01:37 at the GDC of the game is recognized for its
00:01:37 --> 00:01:39 chaotic fights and unique hero builds with Mr.
00:01:40 --> 00:01:42 Fantastic's abilities being particularly highlighted
00:01:42 --> 00:01:47 by players. And the other interesting part was
00:01:47 --> 00:01:51 that Invisible Woman's malice skin is an evil
00:01:51 --> 00:01:53 alter ego costume spark excitement among players,
00:01:53 --> 00:01:57 and many have influenced the search in searches.
00:01:58 --> 00:02:03 Also, They have identified a bug affecting Penny
00:02:03 --> 00:02:06 Parker's minds, making them vulnerable during
00:02:06 --> 00:02:09 gameplay. Penny Parker can deploy spider minds
00:02:09 --> 00:02:14 that are usually vulnerable when within her cyberwebs.
00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 The developer acknowledges the issue quickly
00:02:17 --> 00:02:20 and began working on fixes after community feedback.
00:02:21 --> 00:02:23 Within just over nine hours, the developer announced
00:02:23 --> 00:02:26 the bug was fixed, restoring a mind's invulnerability.
00:02:29 --> 00:02:31 I think Marvel Rivals is a great game. I think
00:02:31 --> 00:02:35 it's different enough from Overwatch 2 to compete,
00:02:35 --> 00:02:37 but it'll still differentiate itself from Overwatch
00:02:37 --> 00:02:41 2, since Overwatch 2 is mostly a first -person
00:02:41 --> 00:02:44 shooter with a few exceptions, and Marvel Rivals
00:02:44 --> 00:02:49 is a third -person shooter with some first -person
00:02:49 --> 00:02:51 views. So there are differences, but there also
00:02:51 --> 00:02:54 are some similarities between it. The main difference
00:02:54 --> 00:02:57 is that Marvel Rivals is in the Marvel universe
00:02:57 --> 00:03:01 and Overwatch is in its own specific, unique
00:03:01 --> 00:03:05 universe. The issues with Overwatch is that changing
00:03:05 --> 00:03:08 the format from 5v5 to 6v6 probably wasn't the
00:03:08 --> 00:03:13 best idea for it since the 6v6 is probably the
00:03:13 --> 00:03:17 best mode for these types of hero shooters. And
00:03:17 --> 00:03:20 I said this before prior, but once they actually
00:03:20 --> 00:03:22 did that, I said there was going to be massive,
00:03:22 --> 00:03:25 massive. reworks from a lot of heroes because
00:03:25 --> 00:03:30 a lot of heroes were specific for 6v6. So they
00:03:30 --> 00:03:35 just added more issues to their own plate that
00:03:35 --> 00:03:41 they didn't need to fix as much in 6v6. So when
00:03:41 --> 00:03:44 Marvel Ravus came on the scene, Blizzard's like,
00:03:44 --> 00:03:46 all right, we're going to try 6v6 again. All
00:03:46 --> 00:03:47 right, we're going to do this. All right, we're
00:03:47 --> 00:03:49 going to have perks. Now this could have been
00:03:49 --> 00:03:52 actually been working. for a while now, but it
00:03:52 --> 00:03:55 seems like it pushed them to focus on this stuff
00:03:55 --> 00:03:59 even more. So I'm happy that more that Blizzard
00:03:59 --> 00:04:01 is doing this, but almost happy that Marvel Rivals
00:04:01 --> 00:04:04 is doing what it needs to do to remain competitive
00:04:04 --> 00:04:06 and interesting at the same time, because they
00:04:06 --> 00:04:09 still have. To a certain extent, destructive
00:04:09 --> 00:04:12 environments they do regenerate after a while,
00:04:12 --> 00:04:14 so they do have very interesting things that
00:04:14 --> 00:04:17 are very different from Overwatch. which I do
00:04:17 --> 00:04:19 appreciate. In Overwatch, I appreciate that they
00:04:19 --> 00:04:22 have their own unique characters, their own unique
00:04:22 --> 00:04:28 designs. But they could do without the gender
00:04:28 --> 00:04:30 identity and all that stuff. Just make great
00:04:30 --> 00:04:34 characters. Now he's moving on to Last of Us
00:04:34 --> 00:04:38 Part 2 Remastered, the re -re -release of a game
00:04:38 --> 00:04:41 that, well, he wasn't that old because it was
00:04:41 --> 00:04:45 released in 2024 or 2023. It was released recently
00:04:45 --> 00:04:47 in the last five years, it's kind of annoying
00:04:47 --> 00:04:51 that they're doing this. I understand the original
00:04:51 --> 00:04:53 Last of Us, but then they did it like four times
00:04:53 --> 00:04:56 too. So it's like kind of like stop, just like
00:04:56 --> 00:04:58 stop remastering things that are not that old.
00:04:59 --> 00:05:01 People don't need that. They need the old games
00:05:01 --> 00:05:06 to be remastered. So like Legends of the Dragoon,
00:05:06 --> 00:05:09 Sony, get a hint. That one was good. You should
00:05:09 --> 00:05:11 remaster because that was in the PlayStation
00:05:11 --> 00:05:13 one, PlayStation two error. And I would like
00:05:13 --> 00:05:17 to see remastered of that one. But I digress.
00:05:18 --> 00:05:21 It comes out the last part to remaster comes
00:05:21 --> 00:05:27 out April 3rd, 2025 on PC. It also has new features
00:05:27 --> 00:05:30 like rogue like survival mode, no return guitar
00:05:30 --> 00:05:32 free play mode hours of developer commentary,
00:05:32 --> 00:05:36 because that's important, apparently. And It
00:05:36 --> 00:05:38 aims to enhance the visual experience of locations
00:05:38 --> 00:05:41 like Jackson, Wyoming and Seattle, Washington.
00:05:42 --> 00:05:45 The other thing is that they, if you do log into
00:05:45 --> 00:05:50 a PSN network, you get specific rewards or skins
00:05:50 --> 00:05:53 or unlocks or whatever. So you want to do that?
00:05:53 --> 00:05:58 You can. All right. Moving on to one of the head
00:05:58 --> 00:06:02 guys over at Hilldivers2. He was at the GDC and
00:06:02 --> 00:06:05 he was talking about by focusing on core gameplay
00:06:05 --> 00:06:07 rather than overwhelming players with features
00:06:07 --> 00:06:12 and microtransactions and how this will lead
00:06:12 --> 00:06:14 to an actual successful game. So basically he
00:06:14 --> 00:06:16 said that emphasize the importance of fundamental
00:06:16 --> 00:06:20 style and features in game development. He argues
00:06:20 --> 00:06:22 that many studios prioritize features over the
00:06:22 --> 00:06:25 fundamental elements of their games leading to
00:06:25 --> 00:06:28 misguided design choices. He used the car metaphor
00:06:28 --> 00:06:31 to say that trying to please everybody results
00:06:31 --> 00:06:35 in a product that satisfies no one. He critiques
00:06:35 --> 00:06:39 the industry tendency to copy successful features
00:06:39 --> 00:06:42 from other games without considering the core
00:06:42 --> 00:06:45 philosophy of their own titles. The success of
00:06:45 --> 00:06:47 Helldivers 2 is attributed to its clear vision
00:06:47 --> 00:06:50 and cohesive gameplay experience, blending different
00:06:50 --> 00:06:55 game styles effectively. His insight advocate
00:06:55 --> 00:06:57 for deeper understanding of studios core values
00:06:57 --> 00:07:00 and audience before implementing features basically
00:07:00 --> 00:07:03 saying that get the core that will make it fun
00:07:03 --> 00:07:06 the fun loop before you add all the extra features
00:07:06 --> 00:07:08 in the micro transaction because if nobody wants
00:07:08 --> 00:07:12 to play your game and nobody's having fun then
00:07:12 --> 00:07:14 you don't actually have a successful game because
00:07:14 --> 00:07:16 no one will play the game after a while they'll
00:07:16 --> 00:07:18 play for the first few months a new game will
00:07:18 --> 00:07:25 come out and you just wasted $300 million kind
00:07:25 --> 00:07:30 of like Assassin's Creed shadows on things that
00:07:30 --> 00:07:35 weren't needed. And a lot of game developers
00:07:35 --> 00:07:38 haven't figured this out yet. They've been prioritizing
00:07:38 --> 00:07:42 like gender ideology, diversity, and all this
00:07:42 --> 00:07:44 stuff, which really isn't the core of anything.
00:07:45 --> 00:07:51 It's just superficial nonsense. So figure out
00:07:51 --> 00:07:54 what the audience wants. figure out what you
00:07:54 --> 00:07:57 are and then merge the two. If you cannot merge
00:07:57 --> 00:07:58 the two, you're not going to have a successful
00:07:58 --> 00:08:05 game. Remember, you are trying to sell to your
00:08:05 --> 00:08:07 audience or convince your audience that the game
00:08:07 --> 00:08:10 that you made is a good game that they should
00:08:10 --> 00:08:14 spend their time playing and having fun. If you
00:08:14 --> 00:08:17 can't satisfy that message, you will never be
00:08:17 --> 00:08:24 successful in game development. Recent prior
00:08:24 --> 00:08:27 knowledge of Dragon Age the Veiled Guard and
00:08:27 --> 00:08:29 our failed guard, as some people on X have said,
00:08:30 --> 00:08:35 and Assassin's Creed Shadows shows the lack of
00:08:35 --> 00:08:37 understanding your core values and the lack of
00:08:37 --> 00:08:40 understanding what the audience deems as fun.
00:08:44 --> 00:08:47 So learn from their mistakes and you will be
00:08:47 --> 00:08:52 successful. All right, moving on to Lenovo Legion
00:08:52 --> 00:08:55 Go S, which is the first handheld to have Steam
00:08:55 --> 00:08:58 OS on it is available for pre -order on Best
00:08:58 --> 00:09:01 Buy if you want to. The base model is priced
00:09:01 --> 00:09:05 at 550, featuring 16 gigs of RAM, 512 gigabytes
00:09:05 --> 00:09:10 of SSD, and the 750 model offers 32 gigs of RAM
00:09:10 --> 00:09:12 and increased storage as well, includes a micro
00:09:12 --> 00:09:18 SD card slot for expandable storage and It is
00:09:18 --> 00:09:23 powered by the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go chip and AMD Radeon
00:09:23 --> 00:09:26 graphics and performance comparison with the
00:09:26 --> 00:09:28 SteamVac is not yet available, but also features
00:09:28 --> 00:09:33 an 8 -inch ISP display with 1200p resolution,
00:09:34 --> 00:09:39 120Hz refresh rate larger than the Steam Deck's
00:09:39 --> 00:09:47 7 -inch LCD 800p 60Hz and OLED 7 .4Hz inch with
00:09:47 --> 00:09:53 90 Hertz. So it is equipped with two USB ports,
00:09:54 --> 00:09:59 a 3 .5 millimeter audio jack, and the Steam Deck
00:09:59 --> 00:10:03 only provides one USB port, which is fine. I
00:10:03 --> 00:10:06 mean, I don't know why you need more than one
00:10:06 --> 00:10:08 on that device, but sure, you can always get
00:10:08 --> 00:10:11 a dock or anything like that. And it looks like
00:10:11 --> 00:10:13 there is a Windows version that's a lot more
00:10:13 --> 00:10:18 expensive, but Yeah, this looks good. I'm glad
00:10:18 --> 00:10:20 steam is finally releasing their steam OS to
00:10:20 --> 00:10:22 other handhelds I think it's gonna be a good
00:10:22 --> 00:10:26 way of getting Loosing that the choke hold that
00:10:26 --> 00:10:31 Windows or Microsoft has had on Just the PC environment
00:10:31 --> 00:10:33 for so long. Also, they could eventually actually
00:10:33 --> 00:10:38 get it to be able to play on desktops I may consider
00:10:38 --> 00:10:41 switching depending on how much how many softwares
00:10:41 --> 00:10:45 is available or I'll just dual boot and Do it
00:10:45 --> 00:10:48 that way So we'll see. But it did say that the
00:10:48 --> 00:10:52 Windows version of the Legion Go S has received
00:10:52 --> 00:10:55 poor reviews pitched at $730 with complaints
00:10:55 --> 00:10:58 about high cost. And that's the Windows version.
00:10:59 --> 00:11:01 So the Steam version, SteamOS version is going
00:11:01 --> 00:11:04 to be cheaper as the base model, but you can
00:11:04 --> 00:11:08 still, you can spend more to get 32 gigs of RAM
00:11:08 --> 00:11:10 and more internal storage. You also have the
00:11:10 --> 00:11:13 micro SD slot. So It could be an interesting
00:11:13 --> 00:11:16 thing. I'm just glad that it's happened because
00:11:16 --> 00:11:19 I'm pretty sure Microsoft's licensee fees probably
00:11:19 --> 00:11:21 makes it a lot more expensive. And that's why
00:11:21 --> 00:11:24 SteamOS might be a better alternative. If they
00:11:24 --> 00:11:29 have little to no licensing fees on it, it could
00:11:29 --> 00:11:32 be a game changer for at least the gaming industry,
00:11:32 --> 00:11:36 maybe a game changer for Linux. Because like
00:11:36 --> 00:11:40 I understand you, a lot of people are a small
00:11:40 --> 00:11:43 portion of the PC community uses Linux, but it's
00:11:43 --> 00:11:45 a very small portion. That's why there's not
00:11:45 --> 00:11:51 a lot of. Compatibility with software because
00:11:51 --> 00:11:56 Windows is so dominant in this space, but I always
00:11:56 --> 00:12:02 like it when new things come out that will. Let's
00:12:02 --> 00:12:06 say. Bring competition to Microsoft, because
00:12:06 --> 00:12:09 I do agree that they need competition. I mean.
00:12:09 --> 00:12:11 Windows 10 was great, but Windows 11 is not that
00:12:11 --> 00:12:15 good. I mean, I have to use like Stardux Fences,
00:12:15 --> 00:12:18 Stardux, WinStart 2 .0, like a lot of different
00:12:18 --> 00:12:25 things just to make it passable. Because they
00:12:25 --> 00:12:30 launched it and it just wasn't good. And it seems
00:12:30 --> 00:12:33 to be one Microsoft's thing. Like every other
00:12:33 --> 00:12:35 Windows release needs to be not very good. So
00:12:35 --> 00:12:37 you appreciate the good ones. The problem is
00:12:37 --> 00:12:41 that they in the end of life, the operating system,
00:12:41 --> 00:12:43 everybody's like, but I like this one. I don't
00:12:43 --> 00:12:47 like Windows 11. And I don't disagree with you.
00:12:47 --> 00:12:50 Like I said, I had to use like three Starbucks
00:12:50 --> 00:12:53 softwares just to make it like okay for me to
00:12:53 --> 00:12:59 use. So there you have it. All right, are you
00:12:59 --> 00:13:02 looking for a free game? Because you can get
00:13:02 --> 00:13:04 Wolfenstein, The Old Blood, which I highly recommend.
00:13:04 --> 00:13:08 free for Amazon Prime members until April 21st.
00:13:08 --> 00:13:11 So you've got Amazon Prime, you can get it for
00:13:11 --> 00:13:13 free. This is basically a prequel to the new
00:13:13 --> 00:13:16 order. So it's the prequel to the first game
00:13:16 --> 00:13:19 of the trilogy of the Wolfenstein made by Machine
00:13:19 --> 00:13:23 Gun Games. It's not, has nothing to do with id's
00:13:23 --> 00:13:26 version of it, which is prior to all this, but
00:13:26 --> 00:13:30 this one is good. The second one was just as
00:13:30 --> 00:13:34 good. The third one, no, wasn't good at all.
00:13:35 --> 00:13:38 But the prequel and the first game were probably
00:13:38 --> 00:13:41 the best. So I highly recommend you. If you haven't
00:13:41 --> 00:13:46 played it, get it. All right, moving on to Nightdive
00:13:46 --> 00:13:51 Studio has announced System Shock 2 Remastered.
00:13:51 --> 00:13:55 It will be released on June 26, 2025. It will
00:13:55 --> 00:13:58 be available on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, which
00:13:58 --> 00:14:01 is a surprising NPC. It was initially announced
00:14:01 --> 00:14:04 in 2019 as System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition. It
00:14:04 --> 00:14:08 has been rebranded as System Shock 2 25th -Evers
00:14:08 --> 00:14:11 Remaster. Remaster follows the success release
00:14:11 --> 00:14:16 of System Shock 1 Remake in 2023. Promised enhancement
00:14:16 --> 00:14:18 include improved character models, weapon models,
00:14:18 --> 00:14:20 textures, cinematics, and animation. Quality
00:14:20 --> 00:14:22 of life improvements will feature optimized control
00:14:22 --> 00:14:25 support, updated co -op multiplayer achievements,
00:14:25 --> 00:14:30 PC players can expect mod support and up to 144
00:14:30 --> 00:14:34 frames per second and ultra wide compatibility.
00:14:35 --> 00:14:37 The game retains the original story story featuring
00:14:37 --> 00:14:41 the rogue AI showdown and players navigating
00:14:41 --> 00:14:47 FTL ship Von Braun in 2114. Yes, it is highly
00:14:47 --> 00:14:50 recommended if you look kind of like the more
00:14:50 --> 00:14:58 harder. I would call it like. RPG like elements
00:14:58 --> 00:15:01 with like first person mode in it. It's a very
00:15:01 --> 00:15:03 good game. It was very good game when it came
00:15:03 --> 00:15:06 out. It was one of the few, it was before Deus
00:15:06 --> 00:15:09 Ex but it was in the vein of a lot of the Warren
00:15:09 --> 00:15:15 Specter and Kevin Levine I think. There were
00:15:15 --> 00:15:17 two like high priority ones that went off to
00:15:17 --> 00:15:20 be really successful made these games. They were
00:15:20 --> 00:15:23 really good games. They had really good stories,
00:15:23 --> 00:15:25 really strong stories, really good combat. It
00:15:25 --> 00:15:29 was hard as hell, as I remember as a kid, but
00:15:29 --> 00:15:31 it's coming out. And so I highly recommend if
00:15:31 --> 00:15:32 you haven't gotten the first one and get the
00:15:32 --> 00:15:35 first one as well. It's just these games are
00:15:35 --> 00:15:37 really, really good and they're really good for
00:15:37 --> 00:15:40 a reason. And they're basically like the pinnacle
00:15:40 --> 00:15:45 of what gaming can be. Even in the 90s in the
00:15:45 --> 00:15:50 early 2000s. All right, some gameplay overview.
00:15:50 --> 00:15:53 So first off is FBC Firebreak. It's a three -person
00:15:53 --> 00:15:56 co -op, first -person shooter set in the Control's
00:15:56 --> 00:16:01 oldest house, releasing in summer 2025. Players
00:16:01 --> 00:16:03 act as volunteer first responders addressing
00:16:03 --> 00:16:07 the HISS crisis within the Federal Bureau of
00:16:07 --> 00:16:13 Control. Jobs. The game represent missions with
00:16:13 --> 00:16:16 unique crises to involve, including a job called
00:16:16 --> 00:16:20 paper chase set in the executive sector. Threat
00:16:20 --> 00:16:22 and clearance levels players select a threat
00:16:22 --> 00:16:25 level to determine combat difficulty and reward,
00:16:25 --> 00:16:28 along with clearance level accessing zones and
00:16:28 --> 00:16:31 rewards. Players can choose from three crisis
00:16:31 --> 00:16:36 kits, jump kit, electricity focus with electro
00:16:36 --> 00:16:39 kinetic charge impactor, fixed kit equipped with
00:16:39 --> 00:16:43 a wrench or Manor splash kit water focus with
00:16:43 --> 00:16:48 a crank operated fluid ejector post slash content.
00:16:48 --> 00:16:51 The game will be a premium mid price release
00:16:51 --> 00:16:53 with free post launch content for all players,
00:16:53 --> 00:16:57 plus optional cosmetic purchases. Long term support
00:16:57 --> 00:17:00 remedy plans to support FBC firebreak for the
00:17:00 --> 00:17:03 long term with concrete plans for future content.
00:17:04 --> 00:17:07 And then the availability is PC, PS5, Xbox Series
00:17:07 --> 00:17:11 X and S, Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus
00:17:11 --> 00:17:16 Extra and premium tiers. For PC, it's also on
00:17:16 --> 00:17:19 Epic and Steam because I did actually wishlist
00:17:19 --> 00:17:21 it because I wasn't sure because Remedy has been
00:17:21 --> 00:17:23 more exclusive with Epic, but I don't think it's
00:17:23 --> 00:17:25 actually helped them whatsoever. So they might
00:17:25 --> 00:17:28 have gone back to that. We're like, no, that's
00:17:28 --> 00:17:32 good. Looks interesting. Looks in a similar vein
00:17:32 --> 00:17:34 of Left 4 Dead, but not really Left 4 Dead because
00:17:34 --> 00:17:36 it's in their own universe. We'll see how well
00:17:36 --> 00:17:40 this actually does, but what I saw was interesting
00:17:40 --> 00:17:44 with the Post -it notes and apparently it will
00:17:44 --> 00:17:48 stick on you and it was chaotic. It looked like
00:17:48 --> 00:17:49 chaotic fun to be honest with you, but we'll
00:17:49 --> 00:17:54 see how well it actually does. All right, moving
00:17:54 --> 00:17:59 on to Sesame Creed Shadow reviews. So apparently
00:17:59 --> 00:18:02 the Gaming Media Press loves it. They say it's
00:18:02 --> 00:18:07 the best. It's back to form. It's all these things
00:18:07 --> 00:18:10 that aren't really actually true because there's
00:18:10 --> 00:18:12 gay sex scenes in there because that actually
00:18:12 --> 00:18:17 makes a lot of sense in that time. There is some
00:18:17 --> 00:18:22 bugs and they actually had to do a day one pass
00:18:22 --> 00:18:24 to make sure that you wouldn't desecrate the
00:18:24 --> 00:18:28 Japanese shrines. It just seemed like a mess.
00:18:28 --> 00:18:30 It seemed like parkour wasn't great. It seems
00:18:30 --> 00:18:33 like combat was not very good as well. Now from
00:18:33 --> 00:18:36 the graphics and design team and design, like
00:18:36 --> 00:18:39 the historical things, they did a fantastic job
00:18:39 --> 00:18:40 from what I looked at. It looks great. It looks
00:18:40 --> 00:18:43 amazing. The problem is the story does not look
00:18:43 --> 00:18:46 good. The character models do not look good.
00:18:47 --> 00:18:53 The gay stuff, why is it in there? Like what
00:18:53 --> 00:18:57 point are you proving? I don't really understand
00:18:57 --> 00:18:59 these points anymore. It's just it's a nauseating
00:18:59 --> 00:19:01 thing where I'm like, well, I guess I'm not buying
00:19:01 --> 00:19:05 that. And SteamDB is not looking at it favorably.
00:19:06 --> 00:19:08 I know some of the press has been like, oh, look,
00:19:08 --> 00:19:14 it's on par with this when Assassin's Creed Valhalla
00:19:14 --> 00:19:19 came out on Steam. But the problem is the steam
00:19:19 --> 00:19:22 numbers are misleading and the article is misleading
00:19:22 --> 00:19:25 because Assassin's Creed Valhalla came out Couple
00:19:25 --> 00:19:28 years later than when actually officially launched
00:19:28 --> 00:19:31 because it was only on you play that you can
00:19:31 --> 00:19:33 actually play most of these games So I don't
00:19:33 --> 00:19:36 really understand that argument and then PC gamer
00:19:36 --> 00:19:39 came out and was like, oh well I don't think
00:19:39 --> 00:19:43 Ubisoft will ever play or ever make a great RPG
00:19:43 --> 00:19:45 game and I'm like, yeah, uh -huh. It's not that
00:19:45 --> 00:19:51 good Here's my thing Go get ghost to Shima and
00:19:51 --> 00:19:56 get that instead a lot better one character.
00:19:56 --> 00:19:58 You don't have to worry about the other one.
00:19:59 --> 00:20:02 He does basically both of what the two characters
00:20:02 --> 00:20:06 from Assassin's Creed does. Treats Japanese culture
00:20:06 --> 00:20:12 with respect, unlike Assassin's Creed. It's a
00:20:12 --> 00:20:15 Japanese dude. And the story's more interesting
00:20:15 --> 00:20:19 of him trying to navigate samurai culture with
00:20:19 --> 00:20:28 trying to save Japan. So samurai culture is basically
00:20:28 --> 00:20:33 like, don't be an assassin. Don't kill, I guess,
00:20:34 --> 00:20:37 kill with honor. So basically don't be stealth,
00:20:37 --> 00:20:39 like always be out in the open and kill a bunch
00:20:39 --> 00:20:44 of people. And he kind of doesn't do that because
00:20:44 --> 00:20:46 he wants to save his country and he wants to
00:20:46 --> 00:20:51 be smart about how to fight the Mongols. So it's
00:20:51 --> 00:20:56 a very interesting game. that I like because
00:20:56 --> 00:21:00 it it treats it with reverence and respect. And
00:21:00 --> 00:21:02 it's also just really, really good. And it does
00:21:02 --> 00:21:06 a better job of an Assassin's Creed game in Japan
00:21:06 --> 00:21:09 than Assassin's Creed Shadow does. And it came
00:21:09 --> 00:21:14 out way before it, too. Now, Ghost of Utah, we
00:21:14 --> 00:21:16 won't discuss that because I'm not really quite
00:21:16 --> 00:21:17 sure if that's actually going to be good or not.
00:21:17 --> 00:21:19 But at least this one is actually really good.
00:21:20 --> 00:21:22 It does have a multiplayer mode. It's it's all
00:21:22 --> 00:21:25 right. But the Main single player component of
00:21:25 --> 00:21:31 it is way better Like miles ahead better like
00:21:31 --> 00:21:35 Just get that game You will not be disappointed
00:21:35 --> 00:21:38 if you get ghost of Toshima because it's just
00:21:38 --> 00:21:40 a really good game. I think I've completed like
00:21:40 --> 00:21:43 three or four times It's amazing. It's kind of
00:21:43 --> 00:21:47 up there with me like which Witcher 3 and shadows
00:21:47 --> 00:21:55 of Mordor shadows of war doesn't have any of
00:21:55 --> 00:21:57 that weird stuff in there, surprisingly, but
00:21:57 --> 00:21:59 it also came out. It was also in development
00:21:59 --> 00:22:02 before all the weird stuff was more prevalent.
00:22:02 --> 00:22:05 So that's why it's actually a good game because
00:22:05 --> 00:22:07 they actually understood their core values and
00:22:07 --> 00:22:09 understood the core mechanics of a game that
00:22:09 --> 00:22:18 people would actually find fun. So that would
00:22:18 --> 00:22:23 be my recommendation. Don't get Assassin's Creed
00:22:23 --> 00:22:26 shadows and probably tell like It's at least
00:22:26 --> 00:22:28 on a 50 % discount or does the dragon age veil
00:22:28 --> 00:22:32 garden gives you for free on PlayStation Which
00:22:32 --> 00:22:36 still nobody played But that's where we're at
00:22:36 --> 00:22:38 where we have to pick and choose now I rather
00:22:38 --> 00:22:41 play Adam fall over Assassin's Creed shadows
00:22:41 --> 00:22:43 Which this is actually the first Assassin's Creed
00:22:43 --> 00:22:49 game. I haven't actually gotten employed So if
00:22:49 --> 00:22:51 you still want to play it More power to you,
00:22:51 --> 00:22:54 but I just don't see the point of it anymore
00:22:54 --> 00:22:58 and Ubisoft is not in the best financial state
00:22:58 --> 00:23:01 right now either So they're probably gonna go
00:23:01 --> 00:23:05 under So and enjoy probably the last few games
00:23:05 --> 00:23:08 of Ubisoft because I don't see them surviving
00:23:08 --> 00:23:13 this at all Anyways, what do you think you think
00:23:13 --> 00:23:17 I'm crazy about all this or do you think? Assassin's
00:23:17 --> 00:23:18 Creed Shadows is going to be one of the best
00:23:18 --> 00:23:20 games ever. Let me know in the comments below,
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00:23:38 --> 00:23:40 stay safe. Get to playing the games you want
00:23:40 --> 00:23:43 to play in the middle of its sessions, Creed
00:23:43 --> 00:23:46 Shadows or whatever else you enjoy. and see you
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