1 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,359 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to side Quest. This is our weekly 2 00:00:21,559 --> 00:00:23,160 video game show here at gie Versus. 3 00:00:23,199 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 2: I am your host, Dylan Musk, and I would be 4 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,719 the Stellar guy herkle Patzer. 5 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 3: How are you doing tonight, my friend, I'm feeling stellar. Yeah, 6 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,079 I'm feeling feeling much better off the end, and you know, 7 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:34,799 excited to talk some games with you. 8 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, you sound great, because I feel like Taylor he 9 00:00:37,719 --> 00:00:39,479 was sick for a bid and he came back. Yeah, 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,280 but his voice was it was rough for a few 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,640 days there. But you're coming back and you're sounding pristine. 12 00:00:43,759 --> 00:00:45,439 You're top top notch right now. 13 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I got pretty lucky. Like it didn't really like 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,679 linger with the throat area. It was just like everything 15 00:00:50,719 --> 00:00:52,039 else that comes with it, with the head and the 16 00:00:52,039 --> 00:00:54,679 sinuses and yeah, like I had like the sore throat 17 00:00:54,799 --> 00:00:58,560 on whatever day it was Wednesday, Thursday, can't remember now, 18 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,000 but just like a fever dream when that happens, it's 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,880 just kind of all the days blend together. But no, 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,400 I'm I'm happy. I'm feeling better, and uh yeah, talk 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,799 some some games with you, because I definitely had some 22 00:01:07,879 --> 00:01:11,159 time to play play some games. We'll we'll sick at home, 23 00:01:11,239 --> 00:01:13,040 so yeah. 24 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, me as well. I think that's what this episode 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,519 is gonna be all about. And we were surprising each other, 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,400 so I'm not going to say up front what our what. 27 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: Our topics are. 28 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,359 Speaker 2: I mean, if you're listening to this, you'll see it 29 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,239 on your podcast download when you went to listen to this. 30 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, just a couple of quick show outs. Kirkling. 31 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 2: Unfortunately list missed our Gladiator to review, which we did, 32 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:32,719 but that is still up on the feeds. 33 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 3: Have you seen it yet or you know, I haven't 34 00:01:34,799 --> 00:01:35,519 even made it like. 35 00:01:35,519 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: Low priority, like are you still going to see it soon? 36 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,359 Speaker 3: I want to see in theaters. So I'm just kind 37 00:01:39,359 --> 00:01:41,920 of like figuring out a day what works with I 38 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:43,959 don't know, I'll see if I take my dad or something. 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 2: I don't think she was really that sound interesting, That 40 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,519 sounds like a good combo. So we'll get your thoughts 41 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,599 on the next newscast after you've seen it. And yeah, 42 00:01:50,599 --> 00:01:53,519 we're gonna do another newscast this week. I forget some 43 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,120 of the TV show. There's a bunch of TV shows 44 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,719 coming out soon, so I don't know when those are 45 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:57,159 kicking off. 46 00:01:57,239 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 3: Creature Commandos that this week or is that next week? No, 47 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,359 I think that's next. It's December, so let me just cratch. 48 00:02:03,959 --> 00:02:08,039 The Creature Commendos is next week, so yeah, two episode 49 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,439 premiere me and Me and Taylor on them. We also 50 00:02:11,439 --> 00:02:14,400 got Skeleton Crew starting, so two new shows starting next week. 51 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, and then Dexter sometimes, well, don't you dare forget 52 00:02:18,199 --> 00:02:18,599 about that. 53 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,439 Speaker 3: It's give me a busy. Oh I'm just looking at 54 00:02:20,479 --> 00:02:22,800 that list of December ye, color. 55 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: And I'm not doing much. I mean I might join 56 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:25,520 for Dexter, we'll see. 57 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,199 Speaker 2: But yeah, you guys are gonna be just the TV 58 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,319 show boys in the month of December, so that'll be 59 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,960 a good time. One other quick shout out is, of 60 00:02:32,039 --> 00:02:34,360 course Patreon is the best place to go because that 61 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,759 supports us a lot. If you support us for one 62 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,080 month on Patreon for like two dollars, that is more 63 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,319 support than listening to like one hundred episodes worth of 64 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,680 AD revenue will generate. 65 00:02:43,719 --> 00:02:44,759 Speaker 1: I don't have a math on. 66 00:02:44,719 --> 00:02:47,439 Speaker 2: That, but it's a The ratio is crazy in favor 67 00:02:47,479 --> 00:02:50,039 of Patreon's over there support us. You can also get 68 00:02:50,159 --> 00:02:52,479 episodes early and at free. As I mentioned, I also 69 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,520 did record a bonus side quest episode, just a little 70 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,400 solo thing I wanted to do a I want to 71 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,719 discrub the record, Kirkland and do my game of the 72 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,599 Year from last year, because I've played a bunch more 73 00:03:03,599 --> 00:03:05,879 twenty twenty three games like in this year, and so 74 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,199 I kind of did a rerun of my list really quick, 75 00:03:08,199 --> 00:03:11,639 and then I shared some boulders Gate three spoiler thoughts 76 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,000 as well, because when you're gonna finish that game, maybe 77 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,680 you did this weekend, maybe that's one of the surprises 78 00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:18,159 you have, but if it's not, I wanted to get 79 00:03:18,159 --> 00:03:18,960 those thoughts out there. 80 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: So that's bonus. 81 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: That's up on Patreon right now. I don't know when 82 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,319 I'm gonna drop it on the main feeds, So yeah, 83 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:26,039 if you want to listen to that right now, that's 84 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,479 the best place to go. And uh, with that, how 85 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,879 wout we get right into it? I want to kick 86 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,800 it off with this kirknpatser. Over the weekend I made 87 00:03:34,159 --> 00:03:37,719 I made a purchase and I'm finally with you and 88 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:39,360 Travis I have. 89 00:03:41,479 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: I'm huge, So yeah, that is I'm in the current 90 00:03:44,919 --> 00:03:48,879 gen baby welcome sir. Yes, thank you. 91 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 3: It feels good, you know, I well, cause that I 92 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,599 feel like it was down on the priority list, like 93 00:03:54,599 --> 00:03:56,560 we had that conversation. I think it was around Spider 94 00:03:56,599 --> 00:04:00,000 Man to release time you kind of swallowed that big 95 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,280 pill of yeah, I'm probably gonna not jump onto it 96 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,560 right away, wait a little bit for the because there 97 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,919 wasn't like many titles that were pulling you, I think 98 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:07,599 at that time. 99 00:04:07,639 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, yeah, it's a number of things. 100 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: I mean, funny going all the way back to I 101 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,560 guess it was twenty twenty when it was first announced, 102 00:04:14,599 --> 00:04:16,120 and I was like very excited because I love the 103 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,199 PS four generation, tons of great games there. And then as 104 00:04:19,199 --> 00:04:20,959 you gotten closer and closer, I put my name in 105 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,319 there for the pre order and I got one of 106 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,120 the pre orders, and then as it was like getting 107 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,839 closer when it was gonna actually go ahead, I was like, 108 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,439 you know what, I'm gonn I'm gonna cancel this. Like 109 00:04:28,439 --> 00:04:30,839 I can play Death Loop on my laptop. It's not 110 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,319 the best way to play the game, but I can 111 00:04:32,399 --> 00:04:34,600 do that, and like I can wait for the other stuff. 112 00:04:34,639 --> 00:04:37,120 Miles is coming to PS four, and then it's kind 113 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,800 of just been that for for years at this point 114 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,319 where it's like, ah, Ratchet looks cool, I'd like to 115 00:04:42,319 --> 00:04:44,480 play that, you know, Spider Man two looks cool, but like, 116 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,279 I can wait, and eventually. This is the first year 117 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,360 because I've checked every year that there's actually a good 118 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,959 Black Friday deal for the PS five, which makes sense 119 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:56,000 because I figured, okay, PS five pros coming out, maybe 120 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,199 they're gonna price drop the PS five. They didn't, but 121 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,800 they I think kind of in lieu of that, they 122 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,040 finally did a pretty decent Black Friday deal. 123 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,199 Speaker 1: So it was one hundred dollars off. 124 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 2: So it was a mixture of that, and you know, 125 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,560 this year, I got a couple of nice bonuses at work, 126 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,600 in one of which was like a two hundred and 127 00:05:11,639 --> 00:05:13,759 fifty dollars gift card, and I was like, I got 128 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,399 to use this somewhere, and so mixture of that, the 129 00:05:16,439 --> 00:05:18,920 Black Friday deal paid like two ninety for the PS five, 130 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,439 the digital version, So I was pretty pretty happy with that. 131 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: And I'm finally. 132 00:05:22,079 --> 00:05:23,759 Speaker 3: Kissing three prices. I think it was the same price 133 00:05:23,759 --> 00:05:25,360 about my PS three. Yeah, still like that. 134 00:05:26,079 --> 00:05:29,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I think the main the main pushing point 135 00:05:29,519 --> 00:05:32,680 was was a few things like Astrobot looks really great 136 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,920 or looked really good now I'm playing it, So we'll 137 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,120 talk about that in a minute. But it was really 138 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,800 it's a little bit of future proofing because like, I 139 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,759 can't miss Death Stranding too. That truly is like for me, 140 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,680 it's like if I'm ever if I ever ever don't 141 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,439 get a Nintendo Consult Launch, it's always like Smash Bros. 142 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,399 Like Okay, well now I have to buy this, And 143 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,519 I feel like Death Stranding somehow is the one for 144 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,480 me on PlayStation five, and I really want to play 145 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,920 that game and Wolverine as well. And then yeah, there's 146 00:05:55,959 --> 00:05:57,680 a lot of unknowns in terms of what the other 147 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,399 big studios are working on, but just those two and 148 00:06:00,399 --> 00:06:03,480 then hit in the backlog of other things, I think 149 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,199 it finally made a lot of sense for me. So, 150 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,399 as I mentioned Astrobot, I picked that up. I also 151 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:11,959 picked up Pacific Drive. So those are the two games. 152 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 3: It was in my cart. Honestly, I have another game 153 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:16,120 that I ended up purchasing over that one, but like 154 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,560 it was in my cart, I'm like, is this when 155 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,240 I finally make this plunge? And then I watched the 156 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:20,639 trailer again and I'm like, I don't know if this 157 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,720 is like the same magical ness that I that I 158 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:25,720 once saw, but I do want to try it still. 159 00:06:25,759 --> 00:06:28,279 But I just Yeah, it was in the cart and 160 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:30,800 I had to end up removing it. But very excited 161 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,160 to hear your thoughts on that one, cause that one 162 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,120 I feel like since the trailer released, you and I 163 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:35,839 were both super interested in that one. 164 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then I was hoping that maybe I could 165 00:06:37,959 --> 00:06:39,800 run out on my laptop. That was not the case, 166 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,959 so I haven't played it. I did download it, but 167 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,920 it is not I've not played it yet, so you're 168 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,120 gonna have to wait another week or two. My thoughts 169 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:49,040 on that one and then the other things that I 170 00:06:49,079 --> 00:06:51,800 haven't bought yet, But I would love to play Returnal 171 00:06:51,879 --> 00:06:54,839 or Hell Divers with you because the co op update 172 00:06:54,879 --> 00:06:57,439 at some point, right and then Hell Divers as well, 173 00:06:57,519 --> 00:06:59,560 So I know there's both on sale right now, but 174 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,120 I assume eternals. I saw Hell Divers is like ten 175 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:05,120 off something like that for Black Friday. 176 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:08,079 Speaker 3: So did you get the PlayStation online? 177 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,319 Speaker 1: I do not have online right now. 178 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay, because I'm pretty sure Return in Conjunction. I 179 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,480 can't remember if it was a monthly game or if 180 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,759 it's just one that's on the PlayStation catalog, but like that, 181 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:21,040 that's where I have accessed through it. 182 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: So interesting. I actually didn't know a catalog a catalog game. Yeah, 183 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:26,600 that makes a lot of sense. Yeah, I was thinking 184 00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:29,720 after because with game Pass now it's like so expensive 185 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:31,560 that I'm kind of trying to be diligent, but like 186 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,600 canceling if I'm not active with a bunch of things. 187 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,160 And so after Indy comes out, I'm gonna play through Indy, 188 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:37,759 and then I think I'm going to cancel game Pass. 189 00:07:37,759 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: So I was thinking maybe at that point I would 190 00:07:39,079 --> 00:07:39,519 jump on. 191 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 3: To take a look at the games. 192 00:07:40,959 --> 00:07:42,879 Speaker 2: Yes, plus because I know, even for me, the bigger 193 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,879 thing is like the back catalog, like how you're talking 194 00:07:44,879 --> 00:07:47,360 about it's like Hooper and some other games recently, Like 195 00:07:47,399 --> 00:07:49,040 I just want, like there's so many games I missed 196 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,240 from those generations, So I think, m hm, that's the 197 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:52,920 more exciting thing. But then you're right, like they do 198 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,120 have a lot of newer games on there too, So yeah, 199 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:57,560 I feel like I'd get a lot of value of 200 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,360 subscribing to that for a few months and I'll. 201 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,519 Speaker 1: Probably swap back and forth. Yeah the past for a 202 00:08:01,519 --> 00:08:03,399 few months plus for a few months kind of. 203 00:08:03,319 --> 00:08:05,879 Speaker 3: Go Yeah, No, I I was looking at my subscription 204 00:08:05,959 --> 00:08:08,120 for that because right now I have the like the 205 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,560 the Super Ultimate Premium Edition, whatever the hell it is. 206 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,079 That's the one that gets you access to like the 207 00:08:12,079 --> 00:08:15,759 retro games like Piece one, two and three games, and 208 00:08:15,839 --> 00:08:19,800 then like as well as every other bonus that you get. 209 00:08:19,839 --> 00:08:22,600 But I think when I renew, which is sometime in 210 00:08:22,639 --> 00:08:24,560 the spring, I'll probably do the one lower on it, 211 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,079 just because I like, I found there's a lot of 212 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,079 features maybe on the Ultimate that I'm not really getting 213 00:08:31,079 --> 00:08:33,279 the most value out of. Like there's there's like a 214 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,320 trial to Yeah, yeah, you can stream games, which I've 215 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,120 done a couple of times, and I find like if 216 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:39,519 I'm going to play a game and it gets to 217 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,480 a point where like sometimes when you stream games it 218 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,759 lags a little bit, I'm like, this is awful, like 219 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:45,799 like and it's not even like a competitive game or something. 220 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,759 I just like, I hate when you get like a 221 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,720 leg like that through streaming. So yeah, I always just 222 00:08:50,759 --> 00:08:53,399 download the games. But one of the features is like 223 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,039 the trial mode where you can basically trial like a 224 00:08:56,039 --> 00:08:57,919 brand new game for two hours. And I did that 225 00:08:57,919 --> 00:08:59,799 for Balder's Gate three ended up buying that game, and 226 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,559 I did that for another game that I'm going to 227 00:09:01,639 --> 00:09:04,240 talk about today that put in two hours and then 228 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,519 the two hours is up, and it doesn't just like okay, 229 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,840 save your progress. It literally like you're in the middle 230 00:09:08,919 --> 00:09:12,919 of doing something and it just shuts down. It's like 231 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,559 progress carry over. As soon as you get the game. 232 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,519 It's like literally you're right back in the action. It's 233 00:09:17,519 --> 00:09:20,240 like the exact same thing. Yeah, but yeah, it's a 234 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:22,600 good system because one hundred percent of the times that 235 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,679 I've done it, I've gotten the game afterwards. But that's 236 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,080 just like another feature that I feel like I haven't 237 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,559 been using the most, uh, since I've had the Ultimates. 238 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:32,559 I'll probably drop down to like the Extras tier. It's 239 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,720 like the middle one because I still do like trying 240 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:37,919 out like the catalog of games and they swap in 241 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,639 and out, and I'm sure the game passes the same. 242 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,480 But I've really been impressed actually with the PlayStation catalog 243 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,840 what they've been doing with it. And I think game 244 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:48,519 Pass might still be like have the edge on it, 245 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,039 but like there's still just some great PlayStation titles on there. 246 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: Yeah. 247 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess As for the console stuff, I don't 248 00:09:54,759 --> 00:09:57,679 really have any interesting take. You know, four years late 249 00:09:57,759 --> 00:09:59,799 on this, everything that needs to be said has been said. 250 00:10:00,039 --> 00:10:01,559 I feel like any issues that had a launch have 251 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,120 all been patched and fixed, and like I remember a 252 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,279 lot of people saying that they didn't know how to 253 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:07,440 like put the console to sleep when it first came out, 254 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:09,600 but it seems very obvious to me now. So I 255 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,600 don't know if that was something that they updated, like 256 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,440 made it easier to do in a patch or something. Yeah, 257 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,879 and you know, I've played your PS five and Travis's 258 00:10:17,879 --> 00:10:20,600 on the stream and stuff. I was surprised because I 259 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,559 remember seeing side by side comparisons because I have the 260 00:10:23,759 --> 00:10:26,120 Slim addition, I don't think they sell like the original 261 00:10:26,519 --> 00:10:28,279 one anymore. They just have like the Pro and the 262 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,639 Slim now, and the Slim is like it is a 263 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,960 lot smaller, Like I don't have the side by side 264 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,320 in my house obviously, but just thinking about like the 265 00:10:35,399 --> 00:10:37,080 chonky brick that you guys set up in. 266 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,759 Speaker 1: The twenty four hour stream, I feel like. 267 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:43,519 Speaker 2: They've made it much sleeker, which which is nice. But yeah, 268 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,600 it you know, the in terms of the system, it 269 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,600 does feel very PSO four. In terms of the interface 270 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,480 a little bit different of course, and the controllers is 271 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,960 really nice and all that. The first thing, of course 272 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,879 that I downloaded and played was hit Man because I've 273 00:10:55,879 --> 00:10:58,360 been back just madly addicted to hit Man again since 274 00:10:58,399 --> 00:11:01,080 you talked about it recently. We'll talk about Hitman a 275 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,559 bit later. But then the first thing I jumped into 276 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,960 proper was Astro's Playroom, of course, because that's that's what 277 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,759 everyone's gotta do, right, You gotta you gotta check out 278 00:11:09,399 --> 00:11:12,600 the built in game there, and it it's just it's 279 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:15,679 just fantastic. It's just like you can't not be super 280 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,960 happy playing through it. It's just the most joyous fun. 281 00:11:19,039 --> 00:11:21,320 It's not even like a game. It's just a toy really, 282 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:23,960 and I just had so much fun blasting through that 283 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,440 whole thing. As soon as I was done Playroom, I 284 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,879 immediately because i'd pre downloaded it Astrobot and so immediately 285 00:11:29,919 --> 00:11:32,320 from playing right into Astrobot. And it's funny because those 286 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,159 games are like Astrobot is very much like a sequel. 287 00:11:34,879 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: To Playroom, right. 288 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 2: It controls the exact same astro has like the same 289 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,320 movement of like the little jet pack jump thing, so 290 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:43,320 it's the it's pretty much like DLC for Astro's Playroom 291 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:44,960 in a weird way. But it was really fun to 292 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,679 just jump like right back to back into them, and 293 00:11:47,759 --> 00:11:49,919 so yeah, I'm like in the second world of Astrobot 294 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,360 now and once again, same thing. It's just I'm just 295 00:11:53,399 --> 00:11:55,360 so happy playing this game. Like I feel like when 296 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,480 I'm playing most games, I'm not actively thinking about how 297 00:11:57,519 --> 00:11:59,519 happy I am and how like this smile on my 298 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,960 face at stupid little interactions or little sound effects or 299 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,320 things like that. But it's just such a joyous game. 300 00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:07,440 So I'm just, I don't know, just gonna play through 301 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,919 the whole thing. I'm kind of being really diligent again, 302 00:12:10,039 --> 00:12:12,320 like all the bots hidden in every level, all the 303 00:12:12,399 --> 00:12:14,879 hidden puzzle pieces, and if I miss one, I'll go 304 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,320 back right into the level right away. And I'm using 305 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,159 a lot of the what do they call the game 306 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:22,799 card feature? I forget, I forget what they call that exactly, 307 00:12:22,799 --> 00:12:24,559 but you can like just hit the PlayStation button then 308 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,320 it we'll like pop up like the game help. Well 309 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,480 that's what it's called, right, game help. I don't know 310 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:29,200 if you use that. 311 00:12:29,159 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: Feature much or a couple of times. Games they can 312 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,600 really use it a whole lot, but like. 313 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 3: Trophy hints and stuff on there, so I have used 314 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,559 it in those regards. 315 00:12:37,759 --> 00:12:39,519 Speaker 1: It's just really nice in astrobot. 316 00:12:39,519 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 2: When I'm like, I'm missing one, but I don't know 317 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,159 where it is, I hit the button, it knows immediately 318 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,440 what I'm trying to find because it's cracking my data. 319 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:46,840 And then I can just click and here's a ten 320 00:12:46,879 --> 00:12:49,440 second video of someone showing you exactly where the bot is. 321 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,240 Like it's just so convenient. So I'm really really like 322 00:12:52,279 --> 00:12:55,519 that feature. And then of course the controller is great. 323 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,919 But it's funny because I've used the controller playing Mortal 324 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,600 Kombat and stuff on the stream, but I've never played 325 00:13:00,639 --> 00:13:02,639 astro and like to see, yeah, what this controller is 326 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,080 capable of is really It's taken me back a little 327 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:06,879 bit because I feel like since the Wei, I haven't 328 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,919 actively thought about the controller that I'm using to play 329 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:12,840 a game. And I love the Wii. Back in the day, 330 00:13:12,879 --> 00:13:15,320 I love the most controls. I was all into it. Nowadays, 331 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,919 I'm like, I hate when I have to go back 332 00:13:16,919 --> 00:13:18,759 to the Wei and actually use most controls to do 333 00:13:18,799 --> 00:13:19,799 anything on the console. 334 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: It's so frustrated. 335 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,519 Speaker 2: But I feel like a console or a game hasn't 336 00:13:23,519 --> 00:13:26,679 made me care about a controller in that same way since, 337 00:13:26,799 --> 00:13:29,080 and so it's been just a total joy to see, 338 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,360 like what is possible, and I know that this is 339 00:13:31,399 --> 00:13:33,480 kind of the pinnacle. Like no games as far as 340 00:13:33,519 --> 00:13:35,120 I know on the PS five like put this much 341 00:13:35,159 --> 00:13:38,559 effort into making the controller part of the experience. Like like, 342 00:13:38,759 --> 00:13:41,200 since you've been playing on this console for years, what 343 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:43,080 are other games that you can think of that like 344 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,120 really use the controller in an interesting way? Like what's 345 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,360 the second to Astro's play room? In terms of using 346 00:13:47,399 --> 00:13:48,799 all the features, I. 347 00:13:49,039 --> 00:13:50,879 Speaker 3: Don't know like list off top of my head like 348 00:13:50,919 --> 00:13:53,039 the best, but like I remember Death Loop whenever you're 349 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,279 gun with jam, like the trigger would actually jam, So 350 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,039 that was kind of a cool. Most games I actually 351 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,480 turned off, like the haptic triggers just because annoying, Like 352 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,600 especially you're playing like cod or something. You know you're 353 00:14:02,639 --> 00:14:04,440 dropping in and you're using like a pistol and you 354 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,200 can't just rapid fire because it's like actually putting pressure 355 00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:09,879 on your remote, Like it's it's actually a detriment in 356 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:12,039 those regards. But if I'm playing a single player game, 357 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:13,240 I always like to have it on just for a 358 00:14:13,279 --> 00:14:17,399 little bit more immersion. But like I imagine, like yeah, 359 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,279 like the main sony titles, like I think the most 360 00:14:20,279 --> 00:14:22,600 noticeable one is when you're playing a shooter and you 361 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:25,720 feel like the trigger a little bit more. So I 362 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,639 like it in those aspects, but yeah, I haven't really 363 00:14:29,759 --> 00:14:33,080 like astrobot would probably be the best usage, right, like 364 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,000 because it's it's built around those like I imagine there's 365 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,440 a lot of functions with the touch pads and what 366 00:14:38,639 --> 00:14:40,679 and whatnot, because like most games they just have like 367 00:14:40,679 --> 00:14:42,600 swipe up for your map or like swipe left for 368 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,200 this sort of thing, but it's not so much really 369 00:14:46,639 --> 00:14:48,720 like I guess desk stranding is another one too, but 370 00:14:48,759 --> 00:14:50,440 that's kind of back from the PS four, right. 371 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:53,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, I wonder if they did an update for the 372 00:14:53,279 --> 00:14:55,000 PS five. I think they must have done a PS 373 00:14:55,039 --> 00:14:56,120 five version for dastrands, so. 374 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: Probably just a little bit more vibration in the triggers, 375 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,279 like when it's like rough terrain. 376 00:14:59,759 --> 00:15:02,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, the walking around, like just having different sound effects 377 00:15:02,759 --> 00:15:05,039 or a little moments of tension. That's something that I'm 378 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,919 very excited for with death stranding too, because yeah, I 379 00:15:07,919 --> 00:15:09,519 think that is other than the we that's maybe the 380 00:15:09,559 --> 00:15:12,039 one exception is death stranding even on the PS four, 381 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,480 like use that controller in such a interesting way of 382 00:15:15,519 --> 00:15:17,960 having like the different colors based on you know if 383 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,720 situation was going well or not having like the baby 384 00:15:20,799 --> 00:15:24,000 cry from your controller and having to like coddle it 385 00:15:24,399 --> 00:15:26,519 or rocket or what you have to do like all 386 00:15:26,519 --> 00:15:29,000 this weird stuff. It's like, could youma has always done that? 387 00:15:29,039 --> 00:15:30,159 You know, all the way back to like the first 388 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,000 metal gear solid with like the psyclementas stuff, and then 389 00:15:33,039 --> 00:15:34,840 what is what is the one where there's like you 390 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,159 gotta like move memory cards around? You know, He's always 391 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,240 doing weird meta things, and I feel like not a 392 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,799 lot of developers are into that kind of thing. But 393 00:15:40,799 --> 00:15:43,480 given that the PS five controller is like has so 394 00:15:43,519 --> 00:15:45,440 many weird little features, I'm really excited to see what 395 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,480 he does with the sequel because I think if any 396 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,200 developer other than a sobe who makes Astro games is 397 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,360 gonna do it, it's gonna be him. So I'm curious 398 00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:56,159 to see how how immersive BB feels Death stranding too. 399 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, I gotta get back in the one before 400 00:16:00,799 --> 00:16:01,919 the Straining two comes out. 401 00:16:02,159 --> 00:16:03,639 Speaker 1: Mm hmmm, yes, you definitely do. 402 00:16:04,159 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 2: Uh but yeah, talking a little bit more about Astro, 403 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,120 I mean, I love all the PlayStation franchise stuff in it, 404 00:16:10,159 --> 00:16:12,039 Like in each level you're kind of rescuing bots and 405 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,480 like maybe half of them are quarter of them are 406 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,120 are you know. The first of you find like Ratchet, 407 00:16:17,159 --> 00:16:19,639 and then you find Rivet as well, and it's just 408 00:16:19,799 --> 00:16:21,440 cute and fun to have these things. Then ones that 409 00:16:21,519 --> 00:16:24,200 I can't even recognize, like some weird deep cuts that 410 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,480 I'm not recognizing. You got Deacon from Days Gone, which 411 00:16:27,519 --> 00:16:30,759 is very funny like this like really rough and tumble 412 00:16:30,799 --> 00:16:34,080 guys like this cute little bot. And it seems like 413 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,639 some levels are really like based around those franchises. But 414 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,759 for the most part, it's just here's a random level 415 00:16:38,759 --> 00:16:40,840 and you're finding you know, Ratchet in here. It's not 416 00:16:40,879 --> 00:16:43,879 like a Ratchet themed level. It's really just that one robot. 417 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,080 Then there are a couple exceptions to that, like I 418 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,039 just unlocked a God of War level, like it's called 419 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,399 Bot of War, so I'm curious what that one looks like. 420 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,000 There was an eight Escape level that, I mean, I 421 00:16:53,039 --> 00:16:56,279 haven't played ap Escape, but it seemed very coded like that. 422 00:16:56,639 --> 00:16:58,919 And one weird one was the Last of Us, the 423 00:16:58,919 --> 00:17:01,720 one where you find Joel and Ellie as these little bots. 424 00:17:01,879 --> 00:17:04,920 It's like an underground cave with like weird mushrooms growing 425 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,640 out and like worms growing out of everything. It's like 426 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,720 this is when you wouldn't wait, you would immediately think 427 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:11,319 of a last of us, But like, I imagine this 428 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,799 is what the earth looks like underneath the world. Because 429 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:16,640 even think about what season one of the TV show 430 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,079 when like the grounds sunk in and all the like 431 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,079 the zombies whatever they're called that game fly out of 432 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:23,359 the ground, Like, I feel like the ground under this 433 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,920 is just huge mushrooms everywhere. So even though it's a 434 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,920 very fun, cute, playful version of that, it's an interesting 435 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,119 pairing that they that they did there, So I just 436 00:17:32,279 --> 00:17:34,559 I love it. It's such a such a fun game. There's 437 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,079 certain moments with just interactable objects and little sound effects 438 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,039 that just really stand out. Or the first time I 439 00:17:40,039 --> 00:17:42,640 found like this very specific puddle, I just spent like 440 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,240 five minutes splash around. 441 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: In this puddle. 442 00:17:44,519 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 2: It was just like feeling the different vibrations and the 443 00:17:47,319 --> 00:17:49,559 sounds based on like how big of a jump you 444 00:17:49,599 --> 00:17:52,359 did or if you're just walking slowly through it. It's 445 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,440 like really nerdy stuff, but I just I feel like 446 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,960 a kid again, like playing a game. It's kind of 447 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,759 like when the first time you play a three D 448 00:17:58,839 --> 00:18:00,279 game and it just blows your mind. I feel like 449 00:18:00,319 --> 00:18:02,759 I'm kind of getting that a little bit, like you know, 450 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:06,000 showed to them for doing this this game and really 451 00:18:06,599 --> 00:18:08,319 tooling to the hardware. And it's funny that I feel 452 00:18:08,319 --> 00:18:11,319 like Astro's Playroom when you boot it up, is supposed 453 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,920 to be here's what this console is gonna do, like 454 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,799 to the consumer, but I also feel like it's supposed 455 00:18:15,799 --> 00:18:17,680 to be a bit of a playbook for like developers. 456 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,680 But then a lot of developers, like you know, they're 457 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,079 making versions for every console. They're not going to stop 458 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,559 to make you know, spend months on this thing for 459 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,519 one controller for one you know, player type, So I 460 00:18:27,599 --> 00:18:30,599 understand why it's not always as intricately done as. 461 00:18:30,839 --> 00:18:31,279 Speaker 1: It is here. 462 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,079 Speaker 2: But like on top of all that, funny little stuff 463 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,240 like Astro Bought is definitely an evolution of for Playroom 464 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:39,319 in terms of like just the platform or design and 465 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:42,440 the fun mechanics and just constantly jumping into different suits 466 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,480 and getting new little mechanics for each level. It's just 467 00:18:45,519 --> 00:18:49,440 super duper good. So I highly recommend this one. I'm guessing, 468 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,000 like for Playroom, did you just kind of play through 469 00:18:51,039 --> 00:18:51,880 all the levels once. 470 00:18:51,799 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 3: Or did you boot up Playroom actually yeah, never put up. 471 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: It's what are you doing? 472 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,839 Speaker 3: Is that crazy or not? Just an ar kissed Yeah, no, 473 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,519 never ever booted it up. Yeah, I was just like that. 474 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: I remember playing after this episode stop Stop whatever game 475 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,319 you bought yesterday. 476 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 3: And I really like the PS four had like a 477 00:19:12,279 --> 00:19:14,480 similar type of thing too, and like I think I 478 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,319 booted that one up. Maybe it was even PS three, 479 00:19:16,319 --> 00:19:19,480 Like I feel like PlayStations have always had like yeah, 480 00:19:19,519 --> 00:19:21,599 and it was just like, okay, I get it. They're 481 00:19:21,599 --> 00:19:23,440 just showcase the hardware. I bought the hard way. I 482 00:19:24,079 --> 00:19:26,240 don't even know what these triggers do. But like you know, 483 00:19:27,039 --> 00:19:30,519 patron Tyler hdalgo he he he said, Astro Playroom was amazing, 484 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,599 and I was like, okay, yeah, that's cool. And then 485 00:19:32,599 --> 00:19:34,440 they came up with Astrobot and I'm like, oh damn, 486 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,880 they're really sticking home with this uh this Astro thing. 487 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,400 But yeah, I know that's my uh maybe I'll have 488 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,640 to boot it up to a modern review of the 489 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:43,599 Astro's playroom. 490 00:19:43,839 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think player rooms like two or 491 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,480 three hours. If you go through all the levels, you 492 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:50,119 don't need to, I guess. But then there's like speed 493 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,880 run challenges and other things. I almost wish that Playroom 494 00:19:53,599 --> 00:19:56,240 was somehow an Astrobot were somehow gelled in one game, 495 00:19:56,279 --> 00:19:59,359 because I said they have the exact same controls. There's 496 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,799 some of them mechanic and enemies from Playroom or in 497 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,759 Astrobot as well, so clearly there's a lot of like 498 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,000 not copy pasting, but like using the exact same framework 499 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,480 and the same game and just building off of it. 500 00:20:08,559 --> 00:20:10,440 So almost in like that Hitman kind of way. But 501 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,160 I wish that they were kind of gelled together so 502 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:13,799 I could get all these collectibles. 503 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,319 Speaker 3: In one past World of Assassination. 504 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 1: World of Assassination. 505 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 2: But yeah, like playrooms are more about get collecting weird 506 00:20:20,519 --> 00:20:23,119 PlayStation peripherals, like those are the collectibles you're getting, and 507 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,640 this one it's more about collecting the bots, which are 508 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,720 you know, different PlayStation franchises and otherwise too, like found 509 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,200 like Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil and all these other 510 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,960 weirdos who you don't necessarily I guess Residueva is a 511 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,519 close association with PlayStation, but it's not a first party thing, 512 00:20:36,559 --> 00:20:38,720 and there's still some of those weird ones in there, 513 00:20:38,799 --> 00:20:41,920 so all that's really good. I think the highlight level 514 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,839 for me so far has been the like big tiny 515 00:20:44,839 --> 00:20:46,759 world in this where you can like just shrink down 516 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,559 to the size of a mouse at any point and 517 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:50,960 then just like pop up and down, which is a 518 00:20:51,079 --> 00:20:53,279 very classic like platformer thing to do. But as I've 519 00:20:53,279 --> 00:20:56,400 mentioned many times on side Quest, I just love that theming, 520 00:20:56,519 --> 00:20:56,799 you know. 521 00:20:56,799 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: Like Pickman or Grounded or tiny can. 522 00:21:00,559 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 2: I just always love that kind of setting here, and 523 00:21:02,599 --> 00:21:05,240 especially in this where I'm just nerding out about like the. 524 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: Sound effects and stuff. 525 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:07,799 Speaker 2: When you just go into a tiny mosse and you 526 00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:10,240 hear like the tiny little high pitched clinking sound as 527 00:21:10,279 --> 00:21:12,240 you're walking on metal versus what you sound like or 528 00:21:12,279 --> 00:21:15,079 like the enemies how there's just like a tiny little guy. 529 00:21:15,079 --> 00:21:16,839 But then when you go small, it's like this huge 530 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,400 mammoth that's like making these huge sounds as it's walking around. 531 00:21:20,559 --> 00:21:24,799 Just really absolutely loving that. So that's definitely a level highlight. 532 00:21:25,279 --> 00:21:27,200 And yeah, it just never seems to get old so 533 00:21:27,319 --> 00:21:29,039 far in the first few hours is just kind of 534 00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:30,640 reventing itself constantly. 535 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,559 Speaker 1: So super duper fun game. Really glad I picked it up. 536 00:21:33,599 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 2: I definitely put a bit of a priority on, like 537 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,640 picking up some twenty twenty four games just for like 538 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,160 Game of the Year and like, I don't know game wards, 539 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,480 I want to try and play as many of the 540 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:44,720 Game of the Year contenders as I can, and so 541 00:21:44,799 --> 00:21:47,119 that was definitely a reason for picking up Astrobot. But 542 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,519 after playing Playroom for a little bit and like, absolutely 543 00:21:49,559 --> 00:21:52,839 I want I want twenty more hours of this for sure, 544 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,559 So I highly recommend. I mean, you got to you 545 00:21:55,559 --> 00:21:56,839 gotta check a playroom. 546 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 3: That's got start the playroom. 547 00:21:57,759 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah right, And then yeah, as I said, I 548 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,400 haven't booted up Pacific drive it yet, so I will. 549 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,519 I will share that on a future episode and then 550 00:22:09,519 --> 00:22:10,720 we can come back to Hitman in a bit. 551 00:22:10,759 --> 00:22:13,079 Speaker 1: But take it away. What have you been playing lately? 552 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, I got a couple couple big ones to talk about. 553 00:22:16,559 --> 00:22:18,799 I'll start with a smaller one game that you brought 554 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,839 up before in the past. You threw this on my radar, 555 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,319 I wish listed on Steam and then it was on 556 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,359 fifty percent off sale, so I had to jump on 557 00:22:25,519 --> 00:22:27,480 sou I've been really looking forward to this one, and 558 00:22:27,519 --> 00:22:28,960 I feel like this is a perfect game to just 559 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:30,680 play when you're under the weather and not feeling good. 560 00:22:31,079 --> 00:22:34,400 Terror nil bhil Must I finally jumped into Tara Nil 561 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:38,079 and Man. I love this game and it is just 562 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,359 such a good vibe game. I feel like I just 563 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,160 got so obsessed with like just bringing the whole world back, 564 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,839 and then there'd be times when like maybe I didn't 565 00:22:46,839 --> 00:22:49,559 plan like certain rivers properly, or I didn't like my biomes. 566 00:22:49,559 --> 00:22:51,400 I would just completely restart the level. I'm like, I 567 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,400 can do this better, i can do this more efficiently. 568 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,039 And it's just such a beautiful, cute game, like especially 569 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,519 playing like I played so many games with this type 570 00:23:00,559 --> 00:23:03,440 of like camera view, whether it's like an RTS game 571 00:23:03,559 --> 00:23:06,519 or whatnot. You're usually in wartimes, you know, trying to 572 00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:09,640 murder the other nations and collect resources, and this is 573 00:23:09,759 --> 00:23:12,519 just you're just bringing the world back, and you're just 574 00:23:12,559 --> 00:23:14,680 doing it like one continent at a time, at different 575 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,319 biomes at a time, and it's just like, I don't know, 576 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,200 I just feel happy playing this game. I really like 577 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,960 the music that that's in it as well, and just 578 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,839 the little sound effects too, when you get like the 579 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:25,960 water coming back, and just I don't know, it's just 580 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,240 it's just very very pleasing. 581 00:23:28,839 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: The music's really nice. 582 00:23:29,759 --> 00:23:33,519 Speaker 3: One hundred percent, and I think it's one thing like 583 00:23:33,519 --> 00:23:35,279 like I love the strategy elements to it, just trying 584 00:23:35,279 --> 00:23:37,839 to plan like the most efficient ways to go about 585 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,759 and you can kind of get creative with some of 586 00:23:39,799 --> 00:23:42,359 your strategic elements of like where you're going to put 587 00:23:42,519 --> 00:23:45,319 certain things, whether it's like a beachfront or just certain 588 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,079 trees and whatnot. But I love how you like basically 589 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,240 remove your footprint once it's done, like you just like 590 00:23:51,279 --> 00:23:52,200 take everything down. 591 00:23:52,759 --> 00:23:54,759 Speaker 1: That's the lays so unique. 592 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then like when you when you get your ship, 593 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,119 you know, and then you just fly away and then 594 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,160 it just kind of shows your world and the birds 595 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,960 are flying and and just it's just such a great time. 596 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,000 So I'll highly highly recommend this game. It's it's I 597 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:09,519 don't know, I think I've put in like six hours 598 00:24:09,599 --> 00:24:12,000 or something like since I've got it, and yeah, it's 599 00:24:12,079 --> 00:24:14,319 it's been. It's been so fun and just a great 600 00:24:14,319 --> 00:24:16,720 pickup and one that, like from the trailers, I assumed 601 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:18,160 I was gonna love, but once I got in there, 602 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:19,680 it was just so much better than I than I 603 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,200 actually thought it was gonna be. And I don't really 604 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,440 have like any complaints for it. Like I feel like 605 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,920 it's it's introducing like different things to not just make 606 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,400 it seem like repetitive and not like it's not like 607 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,640 you just perfected your strategy, right, Like you're still kind 608 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,079 of getting introduced to new elements so you have to 609 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,519 kind of switch around or maybe you don't have all. 610 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,599 Speaker 1: The totally makes you rethink how you. 611 00:24:41,039 --> 00:24:43,559 Speaker 3: Play it exactly, like when you get like the monorail, 612 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:46,039 like when you're on like the Tropics island level, like 613 00:24:46,079 --> 00:24:48,599 that was really interesting and yeah, it's just it's just 614 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,599 a really really great time. So I'm really happy I 615 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,359 picked it up. And I feel like I knew that 616 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,799 there wasn't like different nations, but it was still just 617 00:24:55,839 --> 00:24:57,400 weird for me to jump in there and be like, wow, 618 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,640 it's really just me and this barren wasteland and no, 619 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,799 it's just I'm just bringing the world back. And yeah, 620 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,920 I really really like it. So yeah, I highly highly 621 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:05,559 recommend that one. 622 00:25:05,559 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: Tarah Nill, Yeah, yeah, I really enjoyed that game. 623 00:25:08,759 --> 00:25:11,519 Speaker 2: And from what I remember too, like after I beat it, 624 00:25:11,559 --> 00:25:13,599 which was like I forget is there multiple levels in 625 00:25:13,599 --> 00:25:15,519 each biome or is it one level perme? 626 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,039 Speaker 3: It's kind of like into the breach, how there's like 627 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,799 different like like almost countries in like like like the 628 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,599 different provinces, so you take that out, you're not really 629 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,240 taking it out, you're saving it. But then you jump 630 00:25:27,319 --> 00:25:30,279 over like different continents, and I don't know if they've 631 00:25:30,319 --> 00:25:32,160 like expanded on it, but it seems like there's quite 632 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,200 a few levels, Like like when you did it was 633 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,200 their same idea where there's like little provinces in a 634 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:38,880 country and then you switch around. 635 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 2: I seem to remember there being like four distinct biomes, 636 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,799 so I don't know how many you've seen at this point. Yeah, 637 00:25:44,839 --> 00:25:46,039 but then I can't remember if there was like, yeah, 638 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,920 multiple levels, Like I think there's probably a quick introductory 639 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,559 level and then a bigger one in. 640 00:25:50,519 --> 00:25:51,839 Speaker 1: Like the Grassland zone. 641 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 2: But what I do remember is that after I kind 642 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,240 of beat the game, rold the credits, whatever, that there 643 00:25:56,279 --> 00:25:57,720 was still like a lot I could go back and 644 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,759 do like harder levels or certain. 645 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:02,759 Speaker 1: Challenge Yeah, uh, things like that. I remember there. 646 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 2: I remember it being again like, oh, I want to 647 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,759 revisit this at some point because there's like a lot 648 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:10,240 more to do. So yeah, and I don't know something 649 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,279 about like the overall bar. I can't remember how it 650 00:26:13,319 --> 00:26:15,160 all works, but you know, you're feeling out meters as 651 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,839 you're rejuvenating the whole Earth, and I think that's like 652 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:18,880 the point of the game is to get to like 653 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,160 one hundred percent rejuvenation. 654 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 1: Or something weird like that. 655 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 2: But then there's like more, yeah, a lot more you 656 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:24,720 could do, so I feel like it's one of those 657 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:26,920 things that even though that is a genre that is 658 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,599 usually very long, what I liked about that game is 659 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,319 that it was pretty short and sweet, like I don't know, 660 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,200 maybe nine ten hours for me to get through the 661 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,960 whole thing, but then it's like, oh yeah, but there's 662 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,559 also a ton more on the deeper side if you 663 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:39,480 really want to get into the nitty gritty of it. 664 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:41,759 Speaker 3: And like, I feel like it's it's a type of 665 00:26:41,759 --> 00:26:43,960 game I could see myself just redoing some of those 666 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,359 earlier levels that it's not like it's, oh, I'm just 667 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,880 retreading my same path, like it's randomly generated to the 668 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,119 map that it's going to be. They obviously have rules 669 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,039 to follow for how the biome is going to look, 670 00:26:53,079 --> 00:26:56,039 but yeah, it's just like I had no problem just 671 00:26:56,039 --> 00:26:58,119 completely Like I was like ninety nine percent down a level. 672 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:59,480 I'm like, I don't like, look at this, I can 673 00:26:59,519 --> 00:27:02,160 make this better. Just restart and it's not like I'm 674 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,880 racing against the clock like it's it's a very passive game. 675 00:27:05,039 --> 00:27:07,640 So yeah, it was. It was fitting when I was 676 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,240 on the mend for sure, when I just like didn't 677 00:27:10,279 --> 00:27:11,640 want to have anything taxing on the break. 678 00:27:12,839 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 2: Your body as just cleanths Jones and. 679 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 3: My body working away. But yeah, I know that was 680 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,720 the first one I want to talk about. And then uh, 681 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:27,160 my second one, which is a much bigger game. And Dylan, 682 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,799 I use my free trial for this game. I have 683 00:27:28,839 --> 00:27:31,119 no idea what crossed my mind on why I even 684 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,799 want to try this, but I did. I picked up 685 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:39,960 Stellar Blade, so I no idea why. I'm just like 686 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,680 I saw it on there. I'm like, okay, new game, 687 00:27:41,759 --> 00:27:43,680 let's try. Let's do a trial. I never do these trials. 688 00:27:43,759 --> 00:27:45,839 Let's just see what this game's like. Got into it. 689 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:51,400 Very much like Near Automata actually very very similar. Yeah, 690 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:55,119 Like the combat is just insane. Some of like just 691 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:57,640 just the monsters in this or like all the designs 692 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,400 of them. There's so many different types and you get 693 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,960 like database that shows you, like the different ones you've encountered. 694 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,799 I haven't even countered like half of them yet, and 695 00:28:04,839 --> 00:28:07,799 I I think I have like thirty or so hours, 696 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:11,440 and like I have been going wow hard on still yeah, 697 00:28:11,759 --> 00:28:12,599 like game percussions. 698 00:28:13,279 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: I think I put in a near dominant to be 699 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:15,640 that game. 700 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I'm and like I've been doing a lot 701 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:20,960 of the side questing and stuff like that. I kind 702 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,720 of made the commitment of just like I'm just going 703 00:28:22,759 --> 00:28:24,319 one hundredercent of this game. I'm gonna get all the 704 00:28:24,559 --> 00:28:26,640 all the trophies and everything. So I've been doing a 705 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:30,160 lot of like the running around and sometimes with those games, 706 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,720 like the side questing can be very dry and annoying 707 00:28:32,799 --> 00:28:34,440 and it's like go get me this, and then you 708 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:35,839 go get it and you go back and it's just 709 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:37,759 like thanks, and there's nothing that come out of it, 710 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:40,920 Like it's literally just your career. And I find like 711 00:28:41,079 --> 00:28:44,640 most of the time just that cycle is really boring. 712 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,359 But I just I love the combat of this game. 713 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,640 I love just getting in and out of fights and 714 00:28:50,079 --> 00:28:52,400 just kind of perfecting like your style, because it's really 715 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,960 heavy on like dodging and pairying and like getting those 716 00:28:55,960 --> 00:29:00,119 timing windows down and like near automata, like you have 717 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,680 range weapons as well as your your close range weapons, 718 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:06,319 and it is just such a beautiful game as well, like, 719 00:29:06,319 --> 00:29:08,319 like I know that this was a one that they're 720 00:29:08,359 --> 00:29:10,200 kind of showcasing I think with the PS five like 721 00:29:10,319 --> 00:29:12,799 enhanced one I don't have, like the PS five Pro, 722 00:29:13,039 --> 00:29:15,920 I don't have that version, but it's still an absolutely 723 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,440 beautiful looking game. I remember Near Automata having like just 724 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,880 beautiful music that goes along with it, and same very 725 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,200 much same uh with this one where I think the 726 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:27,279 boss fights alone. 727 00:29:27,559 --> 00:29:29,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can comment to them that because but the 728 00:29:30,599 --> 00:29:33,200 with the game awards announced, like the nominis that came out, 729 00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:36,359 uh with that, obviously there's like best Score soundtrack, and 730 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:37,519 I was like, okay, I want to I want to 731 00:29:37,559 --> 00:29:39,599 listen to all these a little bit, and so I 732 00:29:39,599 --> 00:29:41,279 you know, I listened to a few songs of everyone 733 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,240 in there, and then Cellar Blade was the one that 734 00:29:43,319 --> 00:29:46,079 was like, holy shit, this music is amazing. And so 735 00:29:46,119 --> 00:29:48,640 I've listened with that whole soundtrack now. And yeah, it's 736 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,839 funny because I heard a lot of those Near Automata 737 00:29:50,839 --> 00:29:53,079 comparisons when the game came out down to like there's 738 00:29:53,079 --> 00:29:53,400 a Near. 739 00:29:53,279 --> 00:29:55,759 Speaker 3: Automata DLC actually like yes, I saw that. 740 00:29:55,759 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: Actually, yeah, that's in the game now. So obviously the 741 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,319 comparison is there. They know about it down to like, yeah, 742 00:30:00,359 --> 00:30:03,160 the combat, the world design, the fact that you're playing 743 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,400 a super hot girl with like jiggle. 744 00:30:05,119 --> 00:30:07,799 Speaker 3: Physics everywhere are crank right up. 745 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,359 Speaker 2: But somehow I was very surprised to also, yeah, here 746 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,559 that the music is also very kind of inspired by 747 00:30:13,799 --> 00:30:16,359 tom and that was like the best thing ever to hear. 748 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:17,720 And I add a few of those to my video 749 00:30:17,759 --> 00:30:20,599 game playlists, so can definitely double up on that thought. 750 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know the it's it's it's just a beautiful 751 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,920 like sounding game looking game graphically, like this is one 752 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:28,920 where it's like, okay, this is like Triple A gaming. 753 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,400 Like I recently went through Retch and Clank Rift apart 754 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:32,960 talk to you about that one on side Quest, and 755 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,240 it's just like, yeah, this is this is a sony 756 00:30:35,319 --> 00:30:37,799 game like that, Like this looks like they're using the 757 00:30:37,839 --> 00:30:41,359 hardware right, like like it just looks fucking amazing, like 758 00:30:41,359 --> 00:30:43,359 like how Triple A game should look, right, Like sometimes 759 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,039 we comment games come out they look like it's a 760 00:30:45,039 --> 00:30:47,480 three sixty era might be fun to play, but still 761 00:30:47,519 --> 00:30:50,519 like you know, like this isn't the future of gaming 762 00:30:50,559 --> 00:30:52,279 that we saw as little kids. Whereas I see something 763 00:30:52,319 --> 00:30:54,079 like this, I'm like, I'm just blown away right now. 764 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:56,079 Like Mortal Kombat, that's another one that just always blows 765 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,400 me away with how good those games look visually. Uh, 766 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,079 And that's what you're talk about, you know, the classic 767 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,240 jiggle physics that the characters have, Like it's so ridiculous. 768 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,359 Although it's so ridiculous and it's just like a running 769 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,240 meme where like animes do this thing where it's like 770 00:31:10,359 --> 00:31:12,400 really heavy on the fan service where they always have 771 00:31:12,519 --> 00:31:14,960 like girls wearing this the the school outfits, and it's 772 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,599 just like always been known as an anime thing. And 773 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,759 I was talking to a buddy of mine about this, 774 00:31:19,839 --> 00:31:21,640 how this game is really funny because to me, it's 775 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,079 almost like they have like a horniness slider meter where 776 00:31:24,119 --> 00:31:26,119 there's so many different outfits that you can get for 777 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,799 this game, anything from like literally just like the skimpiest 778 00:31:28,839 --> 00:31:31,079 bikini type thing to like a full on like parka. 779 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,319 My outfit that I have for Eve is the protagonist's character. 780 00:31:34,799 --> 00:31:38,359 It's basically like a kill bill like like like you know, 781 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,839 like the yellow tracksuit. It looks so badass and it 782 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,039 even says like kill kill right here on the should 783 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,400 like they know exactly what they're doing it looks so badass, 784 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,440 and of course she has like her blades and she's 785 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,200 just popping off. And then you have your little robot 786 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:51,839 that like goes on your arm as a gun, and 787 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,240 it's just so satisfying, like to play like you're like, 788 00:31:55,319 --> 00:31:57,559 I'm sure astro Brot is probably more so because they're 789 00:31:57,599 --> 00:32:01,480 just they're just hitting on all of the I don't know, 790 00:32:01,599 --> 00:32:03,559 just things that make games fun with like the audio 791 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,920 cues to you just interact with the world, interact with 792 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,680 the hardware of like the controller. But it's just so 793 00:32:08,759 --> 00:32:11,519 satisfying taking on like a group of enemies, you get 794 00:32:11,599 --> 00:32:13,880 like your parry off, and of course, like the music's 795 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,680 just hitting so hard. You have crazy animations and you 796 00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:19,960 just like barely survive a boss about like one HV. 797 00:32:20,119 --> 00:32:24,039 You're just you just feel so good. And actually random 798 00:32:24,039 --> 00:32:26,960 thought too that I had. I don't know if Xbox 799 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,759 does this, but for PlayStation trophies, I didn't always know this, 800 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,480 but when you get a trophy on PlayStation, I think 801 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,200 this is new with PS five, it kind of like 802 00:32:34,279 --> 00:32:37,920 takes a screen capture of something, so it'll be like 803 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,680 a mini video. So let's just say I killed an 804 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,559 Elderring boss or something trophy comes up. If I go 805 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,880 back and see my trophy, it'll show me getting that, 806 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,400 like that trophy like the gameplay. 807 00:32:47,319 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: Four had like the screenshot version of that. 808 00:32:49,079 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 3: But okay, yeah, he's on one step up with the 809 00:32:51,519 --> 00:32:54,079 video version. If you have a mic on or the 810 00:32:54,119 --> 00:32:57,480 PlayStation remote always has the mic on, it actually captures 811 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,440 your recording, which is hilarious because I went back, like, yeah, 812 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,559 I saw like some come of my elden Ring trophies, 813 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,480 like dipping the boss, and it's like fuck yeah, you 814 00:33:05,559 --> 00:33:07,720 just get like that exclaim, and it's so funny because 815 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,400 it's just like chiseled in stone now, like that is 816 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,240 my trophy. Now, if you go on my profile, you 817 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:13,839 see my trophy, you can click on that and you're 818 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,920 just gonna hear my voice. And There's been a couple 819 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,400 of times Instellar Blade where I'm like, yeah, suck it, 820 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,279 like like I'm just like getting all pump for beating 821 00:33:20,319 --> 00:33:23,519 a boss, and I feel like the combat like it's 822 00:33:23,519 --> 00:33:25,880 not being like elden Ring where I'm like literally just grind, 823 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,759 like being my head against a wall sometimes and I 824 00:33:27,839 --> 00:33:29,880 just can't get past it. I feel like I have 825 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:34,759 all the tools available available. But because the Natibus that's 826 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,920 that's the name of the the enemies, they're kind of 827 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:41,279 like the demons of the world. Like they're very different 828 00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:44,440 and unique and they're design so like some are very 829 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,319 good at you you can just dodge all their abilities. 830 00:33:46,319 --> 00:33:48,319 Some you can't dodge, like you have to parry, or 831 00:33:48,359 --> 00:33:51,000 some are ranged, and there's just a really good mixture 832 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,799 of them. And I think that's what makes the combat 833 00:33:52,839 --> 00:33:56,319 feel like, you know, you have like your similar combos 834 00:33:56,319 --> 00:33:58,440 that you're doing, but like, I feel like every situation 835 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,000 is just unique and new, and even if I'm fighting 836 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,799 like the same mobs over and over, it just feels 837 00:34:02,799 --> 00:34:04,519 like the way that I'm handling it is very different. 838 00:34:04,559 --> 00:34:08,159 And yeah, I've just gotten so hooked on the combat 839 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,559 and been having so much fun with it, and yeah, 840 00:34:10,559 --> 00:34:13,320 I'm committed. I'm gonna get that Platinum trophy because there's 841 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,360 some that I'm just it sucks too because some of these, 842 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:17,920 like I had to like pull up a guide on 843 00:34:18,039 --> 00:34:19,360 just like, hey, how am I supposed to get all 844 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,480 these trophies? And it's unfortunate. I hate games that have 845 00:34:22,599 --> 00:34:26,960 like the hardlock situations where once you get past a zone, 846 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,320 you just can't go back, and I like have to 847 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:31,159 do all the side quests and certain zones because I 848 00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:33,119 just can't go back, and because I've just committed to 849 00:34:33,119 --> 00:34:35,280 doing these side quests, I'm like, hey, I'm not going 850 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,639 to advance in the story. I feel like I power 851 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:40,320 was powering through the story until that certain point where 852 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,960 it's like, oh, I have to do all these things. 853 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,239 So and it's kind of been like a bit of 854 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,719 a like oh this is annoying and I have to 855 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:48,880 go do this, But it's pretty much just the limitation. 856 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,440 I'm like, that's myself issue, right, Like I'm putting that 857 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:53,760 on myself there, and. 858 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:56,760 Speaker 2: I guess that I'm quit curious on what the structure 859 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,360 of the game is. So is it kind of like 860 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,119 different in world zones and like with kind of no 861 00:35:02,199 --> 00:35:03,920 return sort of situations to them. 862 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, So I think it's just because there's like 863 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,280 a city hub that I'm in and I'm assuming a 864 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,079 story thing is going to happen that I just can't 865 00:35:11,079 --> 00:35:13,000 go back to that that city, so. 866 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,159 Speaker 1: It probably gets destroyed by a meteor or. 867 00:35:15,079 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 3: Something like that, you know spoilers. But like I because 868 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,079 it's a city, there's a lot of people in there 869 00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:24,280 that have side quest to hand out and whatnot. And 870 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,119 this is something too. When I was playing what was 871 00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:31,840 the first Near game called Not Replicant. Yeah, when I 872 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:33,280 was playing through that one, I found a lot of 873 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,000 the side quests actually just like tedious because you just 874 00:35:36,039 --> 00:35:39,880 sprint everywhere and that's just and like okay, do deliver this, 875 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:41,239 and then you run out to the wasteland and you 876 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,440 have to run all the way back. And I think 877 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,079 this game does an interesting thing with the fast travel, 878 00:35:46,079 --> 00:35:48,039 where you can't just fast travel everywhere, but they have 879 00:35:48,039 --> 00:35:49,800 these little phone booths that you pick up. It's very 880 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,559 like the Matrix. Actually you pick up the phone and 881 00:35:51,559 --> 00:35:54,800 then you just like get teleported to another phone booth 882 00:35:54,840 --> 00:36:00,199 that's established. And yeah, so I I don't know. It's 883 00:36:00,199 --> 00:36:03,079 also just a more interesting world to I think go through. 884 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:05,199 Like Near Replicant, it's an older game, so a lot 885 00:36:05,199 --> 00:36:08,079 of the open worlds are just like very flat and 886 00:36:08,079 --> 00:36:11,159 and it's just I don't know, it's maybe dated in 887 00:36:11,159 --> 00:36:13,519 that sense where it's this one like there's a couple 888 00:36:13,559 --> 00:36:16,000 of deserts that you go through and you feel like 889 00:36:16,159 --> 00:36:18,159 you're in the heat, like just like the way that 890 00:36:18,199 --> 00:36:20,760 the wind is is hitting the sand and there's like 891 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,840 some stand sandstorms that come through and it's just like 892 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:24,960 holy fuck, like this is I'm feeling the elements right 893 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,880 now through my screen. It's probably just the illness as well, 894 00:36:28,039 --> 00:36:32,079 just just probably give me a fever. But but yeah, 895 00:36:32,079 --> 00:36:34,679 I know, so I think right now there's like five 896 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,079 or six zones that I have available, and it's it's 897 00:36:37,159 --> 00:36:39,599 it's weird because like the first zone that you go to, 898 00:36:40,079 --> 00:36:42,519 you can't even open up a map, and it's really 899 00:36:42,559 --> 00:36:44,400 annoying because there's sometimes when you have to like go 900 00:36:44,559 --> 00:36:46,280 back to those zones to do side quest, but you 901 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,639 can't even figure out where you're going because for some reason, 902 00:36:48,639 --> 00:36:51,840 you just can't open your map that zone. Yeah, yeah, 903 00:36:52,519 --> 00:36:56,760 only specific zones. Yeah, It's it's very strange. I guess, 904 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,639 so they just I don't I don't understand it. So 905 00:36:58,639 --> 00:37:01,719 I'm like going back to do these basic courier missions. 906 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:02,800 I'm like, hey, where do I have to go? And 907 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,599 then I'm reading the quest log and it's like it's 908 00:37:04,599 --> 00:37:07,280 in the flooded district and then in that area there's 909 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,519 like five phones that I can teleport to. But it 910 00:37:10,559 --> 00:37:12,119 did like I can't open a map to see like 911 00:37:12,199 --> 00:37:13,960 where my quest markers are on or anything. So I'm 912 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,480 just like, well, I guess I'll go to the end 913 00:37:15,599 --> 00:37:18,360 and then backtrack and hopefully it's in there. So a 914 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,159 bit of an issue there, like I have no idea 915 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:22,760 the reason why they just didn't do a map in 916 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:25,000 that one map or in that one zone. Sorry, but 917 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:29,119 a little bit weird there. And yeah, a couple other complaint, 918 00:37:29,199 --> 00:37:33,000 like minor complaints I guess I have is like this game, 919 00:37:33,119 --> 00:37:34,960 like I'll read the description right now because I just 920 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,840 kind of chuckled about it because it's like players take 921 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,960 control of the protagonist Eve, which is the main character, 922 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,880 as she embarks on a mission to save humanity from 923 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,519 a relentless war against monstrous creatures in a distant future. 924 00:37:44,519 --> 00:37:48,159 I feel like that's exact same, like uh like description 925 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,639 of something like neuro Automta, where it's just like, you're 926 00:37:50,639 --> 00:37:53,400 this attractive robot lady you know that just looks like 927 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:57,519 an anime character, and you're just you're like, I like 928 00:37:57,599 --> 00:38:00,280 the character Eve, but she's just like so bland. She's 929 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:02,760 just she's she's very kind hearted, like how you would 930 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:04,880 expect like a character like just to be written, but 931 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,599 she's just like so clueles to everything that's going on, 932 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,719 and she's like a soldier working for something and then 933 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:12,400 she's like, Oh, this is going on, and this is 934 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,559 going on, and it just reminded me of of other 935 00:38:15,599 --> 00:38:17,840 games like this that I've played, Like Scarlett Nexus would 936 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,320 have been the most recent one that I was powering through, 937 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:23,679 and yeah, like I found a similar is she with 938 00:38:23,679 --> 00:38:26,000 with the characters, Like I like the world that they're 939 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,800 building up, like the and the world building in this 940 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,920 is really fantastic as well, Like I really like just 941 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,760 the state of the world. It's usually always a kind 942 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,760 of a post apocalyptic you know, like humanities kind of 943 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:38,639 on the back foot or like it's the glory of 944 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:41,519 Like let me ask you this. 945 00:38:41,559 --> 00:38:45,159 Speaker 2: Have you played in New Automata, Yes, played Automatave, not 946 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:46,519 played Replicant, So in. 947 00:38:46,519 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 3: Near Automata, Like, there's many areas that you're going through 948 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:50,880 like an old like a basically like New York but 949 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:54,519 like hundreds of years later. Lee, it's just like completely desolate. Yeah, 950 00:38:54,599 --> 00:38:56,000 a lot of the biomes are like this, Like you're 951 00:38:56,039 --> 00:38:58,519 going through old old cities that just seems like they've 952 00:38:58,559 --> 00:39:00,800 been gone for like hundreds upon undreds of years and 953 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,559 just kind of like investigating those things and picking up 954 00:39:03,559 --> 00:39:06,079 notes and like getting memory, Like big thing is picking 955 00:39:06,119 --> 00:39:07,880 up memory chips off of people, so you kind of 956 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:09,719 get like a glimpse in their world. And I love 957 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:11,199 doing those collectibles. 958 00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 1: Because it's just like the horizon of that. 959 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,239 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, so I just like that type of world 960 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,920 building and I'm loving all those aspects. It's just unfortunate 961 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,960 that like the character that I'm piling is one of 962 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,119 the least interesting aspects to it. And she's of course 963 00:39:25,199 --> 00:39:27,239 like she has dialogue, that she's the main focal point 964 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:30,239 of the game. Uh, but it like the world around 965 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:31,840 her is a lot more interesting than maybe her, and 966 00:39:32,199 --> 00:39:34,079 even like some of the main side characters that you 967 00:39:34,119 --> 00:39:36,840 talk with or just I don't know, because I've just 968 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:38,800 watched a lot of anime, or even like fire EMM 969 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,360 does this where and I think you've talked about this, 970 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:43,440 where like on fire Limb, they introduce you to so 971 00:39:43,519 --> 00:39:46,400 many games that certain characters just become like very bland 972 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,880 and like stereotypical, and it's just like I feel like 973 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:53,119 I've seen the same types of characters inserted in games 974 00:39:53,159 --> 00:39:55,519 like this, and this game does have that, so a 975 00:39:55,519 --> 00:39:58,440 little bit unfortunate that like the people that you're interacting 976 00:39:58,519 --> 00:40:00,599 with aren't that interesting, but the world around it and 977 00:40:00,639 --> 00:40:03,320 the combat, like the combat is like that's that's the 978 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:06,719 most interesting thing for me in this game. And and 979 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:09,639 then of course just it's it just looks so beautiful 980 00:40:09,679 --> 00:40:11,440 and like never frame drops or anything like. It just 981 00:40:11,519 --> 00:40:14,920 runs so nice on my hardware, and uh yeah, no, 982 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,400 I really really really love this game. I'm having a 983 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:20,840 blast on it, like thirty three hours right now. Fifty 984 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,679 five percent. I think that's just like the main story 985 00:40:23,679 --> 00:40:25,840 I would imagine, because like right now for trophies, it 986 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,960 says I'm at like twenty percent, but it's one of 987 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:31,280 those things where like my percentages for like collectibles are 988 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,159 at like ninety two. So I feel like I'm gonna 989 00:40:33,199 --> 00:40:35,719 I'm really gonna start raking in these trophies now that 990 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:38,199 I've been doing a lot of these collections and I 991 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:40,960 was reading online it has a thousand and six collectibles 992 00:40:41,039 --> 00:40:43,639 in this game, like objects that you can pick up. Fortunately, 993 00:40:43,679 --> 00:40:45,440 you don't need all those for the trophies. I like, 994 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:47,360 I would have been a little bit too much of adventures, 995 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:48,559 Like you get half of our collection. 996 00:40:48,599 --> 00:40:49,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're happy with that. 997 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, but uh no, it's it's it and like 998 00:40:53,559 --> 00:40:57,079 because it is that fan service y type of game, right, 999 00:40:57,079 --> 00:40:59,679 Like your character is like big jiggle physics. You can 1000 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,719 dress some very skimpy outfits. There's like a big thing 1001 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:04,559 with some of these collectibles is you have to take 1002 00:41:04,559 --> 00:41:08,119 photos of certain objects throughout the worlds. And the first 1003 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:10,559 area I actually went out and found them, and then 1004 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:12,199 you had to go to like a big desert and 1005 00:41:12,199 --> 00:41:14,599 find like ten photos across the desert. I'm like, fuck that, 1006 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:16,599 I'm pulling up a video, Like there's no way I'm 1007 00:41:16,639 --> 00:41:19,159 gonna be scouring the desert for these ten images? Are 1008 00:41:19,159 --> 00:41:21,440 you kidding me? But to do the images, your character 1009 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:23,239 like does a selfie and then of course you like 1010 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:25,280 this game has like crazy photo mode if you want 1011 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:27,440 to go into all of that, but like just the 1012 00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:30,519 like the different like selfie poses you can do, and 1013 00:41:30,559 --> 00:41:32,119 like some of the side characters that you pick up, 1014 00:41:32,119 --> 00:41:34,480 you can like have them do different poses in your selfies. 1015 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:38,079 Like it's just kind of funny how uh like I 1016 00:41:38,559 --> 00:41:40,639 guess how in depth you want to go with like 1017 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:42,760 adding to the fan service element that you could just 1018 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:45,039 go there and like yeah, yeah exactly, and like there's 1019 00:41:45,039 --> 00:41:46,800 filters for the photos. You can make it look like 1020 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,159 a Polaroid, And I'm just like, man, like, who's using 1021 00:41:49,199 --> 00:41:51,840 all these features just like spending all this time? Like 1022 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:55,039 liter I'm sure there's hundreds of Yeah, actually that's a 1023 00:41:55,039 --> 00:41:56,960 good point. That's a good point for sure, but uh 1024 00:41:57,519 --> 00:41:59,960 yeah no, I'm I've been having lots and lots of 1025 00:42:00,159 --> 00:42:02,880 fun with it and definitely would recommend it to someone 1026 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:05,119 that's like a fan of this genre because it very 1027 00:42:05,159 --> 00:42:07,320 much reminds me of of games like this, like New 1028 00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:12,960 Automata or Scarlet Nexus. I like, what even is this 1029 00:42:13,079 --> 00:42:15,840 just like a hacken slash action adventure type game, like 1030 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,000 I don't even know what genre it is really, but 1031 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:23,480 definitely for me because the big like theatrical type boss 1032 00:42:23,519 --> 00:42:26,599 battles are just they're so up my alley. Like I 1033 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:32,800 same with Meddle Gear middle Gear Vengeance. 1034 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:33,840 Speaker 1: Or something like that. 1035 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 3: Revengeance. Yeah, it was the one that's not like any 1036 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:38,119 of the other games, Like it's a it's basically this 1037 00:42:38,119 --> 00:42:41,480 type of genre. He plays raid and yeah with the 1038 00:42:41,519 --> 00:42:43,960 Sword and I love that game. Again again, it's just 1039 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,159 like over the top cinematic type level of like boss 1040 00:42:47,199 --> 00:42:49,440 battles where it's just like a giant kaijuw that you're 1041 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,679 just like taking on. It's it's very anime s So 1042 00:42:51,719 --> 00:42:54,159 I guess it makes sense why I am drawn to it. 1043 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:57,280 But really glad I tried this one out though, got 1044 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:58,960 that two hour free trial, and it just like zoomed 1045 00:42:59,039 --> 00:43:01,199 right by, and I'm like, oh, like I'm just getting 1046 00:43:01,199 --> 00:43:03,320 the hang of the combat now, like come on, now, 1047 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:04,199 I gotta get on there. 1048 00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:06,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I feel like for an open world game, like 1049 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,679 two hours is gonna be there's gonna be nothing. But yeah, 1050 00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:12,360 genre wise, I don't know, Like I guess I think 1051 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:14,199 this it sounds a little similar to like a Devil 1052 00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:17,079 Maycrier Beynetta, which would be like a character action game, 1053 00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:19,440 but those are typically more linear and they're like arena 1054 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:22,880 based fighting don't typically have like an open world situation. 1055 00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:24,840 So I feel like that kind of changes kind of 1056 00:43:25,079 --> 00:43:27,360 changes a hold the way you're kind of interacting with it. 1057 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:30,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, a couple questions for you. One on the combat. 1058 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,840 Speaker 2: I think the I generally really like the combat in 1059 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:35,719 your time, and I think I got near the end, 1060 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,519 I was trying to do some achievement hunt and stuff, 1061 00:43:37,519 --> 00:43:41,079 and like some of the combat challenges like so bullet Spongy, 1062 00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:42,599 and I even found like the second half of the game, 1063 00:43:42,679 --> 00:43:44,199 or even like the first boss of New York Town, 1064 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:48,320 like the big the Big Mechanical one. Yeah, like takes 1065 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,199 four times as long to kill, even if even if 1066 00:43:51,239 --> 00:43:53,000 you're playing perfectly, just because of how big the health 1067 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:54,679 bar is, and that kind of drove me nuts in 1068 00:43:54,679 --> 00:43:56,800 that game. That's why I wouldn't want to like go 1069 00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:58,719 back and do a ton more replaying it, even though 1070 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:00,679 it does have a ton of replayability. Yeah, is that 1071 00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:04,480 something that kind of gets copypasted from near or change 1072 00:44:04,559 --> 00:44:04,880 a bit. 1073 00:44:05,159 --> 00:44:07,679 Speaker 3: I wouldn't Like. I feel like I put out a 1074 00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:09,960 lot of damage, like like some of the boss battles. 1075 00:44:11,119 --> 00:44:13,639 It's it's not really bullet spongy for me. It's mostly 1076 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:16,440 like you just have to get your pery windows correct 1077 00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:19,840 and then like your counters hit really hard. Okay, probably 1078 00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:23,679 something like like Sekaro or I guess even dark souls 1079 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:25,480 like right, like if you get those Perry timing downs, 1080 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:27,519 sometimes you get like a major critical hit in health 1081 00:44:27,559 --> 00:44:29,840 part just gets eliminated. I also feel like the game 1082 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:33,760 gives you many many different tools to like handle situations 1083 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,480 like you have you have like your regular attacks that 1084 00:44:36,559 --> 00:44:37,920 of course, there's like a skill tree that you can 1085 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:40,239 get like different combos and whatnot. But like if I 1086 00:44:40,239 --> 00:44:42,199 get a perfect dodge off, I can like chain a 1087 00:44:42,239 --> 00:44:44,760 different type of combo. Then if I do like a 1088 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:46,920 perfect pary, I can do a different type of combo. 1089 00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:49,679 But then there's also something called like like you have 1090 00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:52,639 like another skill tree that's like burst attacks, so like 1091 00:44:53,639 --> 00:44:56,199 it's like an r one with an ability that like 1092 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:58,400 does a different type of attack. But then there's another 1093 00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:01,320 one that's like your l one with your like your 1094 00:45:01,360 --> 00:45:04,079 shape shape buttons. I don't know why that was a 1095 00:45:04,079 --> 00:45:07,199 good way to say that, but which is like another 1096 00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:10,159 different attack, and they all kind of like charge up differently, 1097 00:45:10,679 --> 00:45:12,920 so like it can be kind of overwhelming if you 1098 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:14,639 like are trying to manage that. But then there's also 1099 00:45:14,679 --> 00:45:16,960 your weapon, like your range weapon that has different types 1100 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:20,239 of AMMO, and then you also have your offensive gadgets 1101 00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:23,239 that you're using, so like technically you could be midmaxing 1102 00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:26,440 this to be outputting like just incredible amounts of damage. 1103 00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:28,679 So like I'm probably not even that good that, Like 1104 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:30,559 I'm sure, I'm sure there's some videos out there of 1105 00:45:30,599 --> 00:45:33,559 people just maximizing, like all of that and just hitting 1106 00:45:33,599 --> 00:45:36,440 all the perfect windows and just like demolishing a boss. 1107 00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:39,199 But I feel like there's a lot of times I'm 1108 00:45:39,199 --> 00:45:42,119 not even using like the offensive gadgets because I'm just 1109 00:45:42,119 --> 00:45:44,960 really liking my combos. Oh and there's also like basically 1110 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:46,800 a super sayan mode that you go that I forgot 1111 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,400 to mention. It's called Tachi Mode, which is pretty badass, 1112 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:51,920 and you grow like wings and you just pop off, 1113 00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:55,280 and again it's just the soundtrack hits and and like 1114 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:57,960 the visuals get crazy and you just start popping off 1115 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:00,000 and the dobumines just starts coming in when you're getting 1116 00:46:00,639 --> 00:46:02,119 But definitely. 1117 00:46:01,719 --> 00:46:04,480 Speaker 1: Even like Mortal Kombat get Her as a dlc oh Man. 1118 00:46:04,559 --> 00:46:07,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, like if they were do what was the PlayStation 1119 00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:10,440 one that they did, It was Soul Caliber. Is that 1120 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:10,920 what it was? 1121 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:16,119 Speaker 2: It's similar to, right, is that what you're saying. I 1122 00:46:16,159 --> 00:46:17,920 don't know if they had to be in that for sure, 1123 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:19,679 Sol Caliber game that had to be. 1124 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:22,159 Speaker 3: Okay, they must have been the more recently because like 1125 00:46:22,199 --> 00:46:23,639 the one that I played back on p S three, 1126 00:46:23,679 --> 00:46:25,679 I think they had like Yoda and Darth Vader they like, 1127 00:46:25,719 --> 00:46:28,599 depending on which copy you got, But that was kind 1128 00:46:28,599 --> 00:46:33,519 of the PlayStation. Uh smash not Smash Mortal Kombat type game, 1129 00:46:34,679 --> 00:46:39,719 but yeah, no, I mean like Eve is I don't know, 1130 00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:43,039 I like, I like Eve, but like because of how 1131 00:46:43,039 --> 00:46:45,400 she's written, I feel like I don't dislike her or 1132 00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:48,719 not like her. She's just like she's just kind of 1133 00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:51,880 like my yeah, like she's my narrator, carrying me through 1134 00:46:52,119 --> 00:46:55,320 the story and I and like she's not very she's 1135 00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:57,519 not very like giving me a lot of like yeah, 1136 00:46:57,599 --> 00:47:00,480 like bizazz with with with with their delivery and whatnot, 1137 00:47:00,559 --> 00:47:01,760 but which. 1138 00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:03,440 Speaker 2: I honestly do feel like is a two B thing 1139 00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:05,639 as well from near Telmata yeast, Like, I think the 1140 00:47:05,679 --> 00:47:08,039 side characters are the ones that stand up more in 1141 00:47:08,159 --> 00:47:10,400 terms of the personality side of things. Yeah, Like if 1142 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,159 Twob didn't have her iconic look, you know, in the 1143 00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:15,920 real gaze element of it, Like, I don't think she 1144 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,639 would be remembered as well as she is unfortunately. 1145 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:19,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know. 1146 00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:21,239 Speaker 2: When you think back on Replicant, like what were the 1147 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:26,239 can you remember the personality of any of the characters. 1148 00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:28,000 Speaker 3: Very similar, very very similar to this, like like and 1149 00:47:29,159 --> 00:47:31,880 it's interesting because they usually give them like very tragic 1150 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:35,119 backstories and like a really like sad origin and it's 1151 00:47:35,199 --> 00:47:37,440 just like, man, this is really sad, and they're like, 1152 00:47:37,599 --> 00:47:39,599 but I carry on and this is what I do. 1153 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:42,159 And then you're just popping off in like yeah, these 1154 00:47:42,159 --> 00:47:44,559 battle sequences. And I feel like there's a lot of 1155 00:47:44,599 --> 00:47:46,960 tragedy that hits in these games too, like like you 1156 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,599 you have someone very close to you that lose like 1157 00:47:48,639 --> 00:47:50,760 dies right in front of you, and it's like and 1158 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:52,480 let's just go to the next task, and like they 1159 00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:54,760 don't really hit that hard. Like a side quest that 1160 00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:56,679 I was doing for one of the vendors I believe 1161 00:47:56,679 --> 00:47:59,840 her name is Kaya minor spoiler definitely not related to 1162 00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:01,639 the story of the game, but like she's looking for 1163 00:48:01,679 --> 00:48:03,840 her sister, so you go find her sister, and her 1164 00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:06,239 sister is dead, so you come back and you and 1165 00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:09,800 then like the character Eve is very like emotional and like, oh, 1166 00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:12,320 this is so sad, Like like I'm so sad that 1167 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:14,039 I'm have to be like telling like her that like 1168 00:48:14,079 --> 00:48:15,599 this is just kind of the dialogue that she's having 1169 00:48:15,679 --> 00:48:17,880 with like her guy hair that she talks to, like 1170 00:48:17,880 --> 00:48:20,960 the guy piloting her droid. But and then and then 1171 00:48:21,239 --> 00:48:23,480 you go and talk to Kaya, it's like, yeah, this 1172 00:48:23,519 --> 00:48:25,440 is what happened, like your sister died. She's like, oh, 1173 00:48:25,519 --> 00:48:29,400 that's okay, thanks for doing that. And it's like it's 1174 00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:32,000 like you're like you want for my shop and like 1175 00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:35,760 and like I might be dramaticizing it a little bit, 1176 00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:37,760 but like it's that's how it felt though, Like there's 1177 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:41,400 some music that's a little bit emotional, but it's just like, okay, 1178 00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:42,599 now what do you want, Like you want to think 1179 00:48:42,639 --> 00:48:44,519 for my shop? Like there's no like weight that is 1180 00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:47,679 like like dread. That's that's weigne on these characters. And 1181 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:50,679 like for Eve, maybe you can make the excuse it's 1182 00:48:50,679 --> 00:48:52,760 because she is like a robot, like she's not like 1183 00:48:52,800 --> 00:48:55,280 a really human character. I believe two B is the 1184 00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:58,800 same situation, right, But like for Kya, who's like a 1185 00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:01,840 full unhuman and like she's been looking for her sister 1186 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:04,000 since you met her, it's just like, oh, okay, well 1187 00:49:04,039 --> 00:49:06,000 thanks for doing that. Here's some here's your reward for 1188 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,320 doing the quest. Like it just it just seems like okay, yeah, 1189 00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:11,039 this is just like I got milk at the milkman 1190 00:49:11,159 --> 00:49:13,119 for you, and here's your milk rate. Like it's just 1191 00:49:13,519 --> 00:49:17,719 like a go catch quest, fetch ues fetch fetch quest. 1192 00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:18,760 That's the word I was looking for. 1193 00:49:18,840 --> 00:49:23,360 Speaker 2: But are there other side quests that are more interesting? 1194 00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:28,079 Speaker 3: Yeah? I find like a theme with these games, whether 1195 00:49:28,079 --> 00:49:31,199 it's Scarlett Nexus, whether it's uh Near Automoto or even 1196 00:49:31,239 --> 00:49:34,639 this is like like a big human like factor, like 1197 00:49:34,679 --> 00:49:37,280 what makes you human? Right? Because these characters usually robots 1198 00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:38,960 that are that are not human. But it's just like, 1199 00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:41,960 you know, like am I still important for not being 1200 00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:43,519 a huge Like it just seems like a theme of 1201 00:49:43,559 --> 00:49:45,719 these games, especially when it's like set in like the 1202 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:49,760 apocalyptic future. You're a robot, you know, like defending humanity, 1203 00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:51,199 like why are you even doing this? Like they always 1204 00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:53,119 kind of have these questions that come up throughout the story, 1205 00:49:53,159 --> 00:49:57,199 and I feel like you do feel that through especially 1206 00:49:57,239 --> 00:49:59,320 a lot of like the just random side characters that 1207 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:01,639 you come across, because they're all supposed to be human, 1208 00:50:01,679 --> 00:50:03,400 but it's it's interesting because I feel like most of 1209 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:05,400 them look like cyborgs, Like they have like a robotic 1210 00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:07,199 head and you never actually see their face or like 1211 00:50:07,519 --> 00:50:10,440 some characters it like looks like a human, like a 1212 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:13,920 really grotesque, like just gross looking human with like kind 1213 00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:16,320 of cyberpunky like they're kind of pieced together with metallic 1214 00:50:16,599 --> 00:50:18,880 like materials, but they like don't have a top of 1215 00:50:18,920 --> 00:50:20,519 their head, Like their head like kind of ends like 1216 00:50:20,559 --> 00:50:22,719 at the nose and then it's just like like like 1217 00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:25,400 a metal thing there, and it's like, hey, well, like 1218 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:27,519 are you a human? Like you don't look very human 1219 00:50:27,559 --> 00:50:29,239 to me, Like I don't think there's eyes or anything 1220 00:50:29,239 --> 00:50:32,400 in there, And I feel like that's just it's just 1221 00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:34,480 like a reoccurring thing of like what makes you human, 1222 00:50:34,519 --> 00:50:36,280 like because I look like a human or more so, 1223 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:40,119 like what's inside. And that's definitely like a big theme 1224 00:50:40,119 --> 00:50:42,920 of what's going on, and I like they're It's interesting 1225 00:50:42,920 --> 00:50:45,360 because like Kaya is probably one of the more important 1226 00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:47,840 side characters that you meet, like on your ventures. It's 1227 00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:52,239 just weird that that end result was so flat, Whereas 1228 00:50:52,239 --> 00:50:54,559 there's like a random soldier that I meet who's like 1229 00:50:54,760 --> 00:50:57,400 very suicidal because he like fled and he's like was 1230 00:50:57,480 --> 00:50:59,480 fearful because he just fled for his life and he's 1231 00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:01,480 a coward and he couldn't go back. And then you 1232 00:51:01,519 --> 00:51:03,599 go and like see what he's talking about, and he's 1233 00:51:03,679 --> 00:51:05,840 just like corpses all around. All of his friends were dead, 1234 00:51:06,199 --> 00:51:07,840 and then you have to like go relay that message, 1235 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:10,440 and it just like it like fucking like changes that 1236 00:51:10,599 --> 00:51:12,679 character and you like keep interacting with him. He could 1237 00:51:12,719 --> 00:51:14,159 be like a random street card, but like just the 1238 00:51:14,159 --> 00:51:15,480 way that you talk to him, like he's just so 1239 00:51:15,719 --> 00:51:17,480 changed from that moment. So it seems a little bit 1240 00:51:17,519 --> 00:51:21,239 inconsistent with that because they definitely go through the like 1241 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:23,880 the effort of showcasing that type of stuff. But then, 1242 00:51:24,639 --> 00:51:26,280 like I said, there's the one with Kaya that's just 1243 00:51:26,360 --> 00:51:28,800 like really that that's what we're doing here, and even 1244 00:51:29,960 --> 00:51:32,239 I guess i'll call minor spoiler, but like right at 1245 00:51:32,239 --> 00:51:34,039 the beginning of the game, like one of the first 1246 00:51:34,039 --> 00:51:36,519 people that you're with just gets annihilated, just murdered, like 1247 00:51:36,599 --> 00:51:38,480 right in front of you. And that's one where like 1248 00:51:38,480 --> 00:51:40,480 I feel like that should stick with my main characters 1249 00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:42,679 about the whole game, And like a couple of times 1250 00:51:42,719 --> 00:51:44,480 it gets brought up and she's kind of weighing heavily 1251 00:51:44,519 --> 00:51:47,400 on it, but like when it happens, it's just like, Kay, 1252 00:51:47,719 --> 00:51:49,400 let's just go on our mission, and we like don't 1253 00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:51,360 even really address it from that point on. So it 1254 00:51:51,480 --> 00:51:55,599 just seems inconsistent, where like I feel like if they 1255 00:51:55,679 --> 00:52:00,360 never tried to like get attachment to it. It'd be like, Okay, 1256 00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:02,159 that's just the decision that they're making. Maybe it's just 1257 00:52:02,199 --> 00:52:04,760 our character is like a cold robot, you know, like 1258 00:52:04,800 --> 00:52:06,679 that's not the way they feel. But it's like kind 1259 00:52:06,679 --> 00:52:08,639 of flippy floppy, so little bit. 1260 00:52:08,679 --> 00:52:09,639 Speaker 1: The kind of thing is just. 1261 00:52:09,559 --> 00:52:12,480 Speaker 2: Like how do you make that work for like an 1262 00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:14,440 action game? You know, like you're not your character's not 1263 00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:17,480 just gonna go and be depressed and hang out for 1264 00:52:17,599 --> 00:52:20,840 a few hours like that happened recently in Balder's Gate, 1265 00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:23,880 some very tragic event happened. One of my MPCs was like, 1266 00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:25,079 I just gotta go to the camp and I just 1267 00:52:25,159 --> 00:52:27,400 gotta be away from things for a bit. And they 1268 00:52:27,440 --> 00:52:29,039 did for a few hours of gameplay. They were just 1269 00:52:29,079 --> 00:52:30,599 like not recruitable and they were just hanging out of 1270 00:52:30,679 --> 00:52:31,960 camp and then they come back eventually. 1271 00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:33,960 Speaker 1: But it's like I found the Protagon. It's like, you 1272 00:52:33,960 --> 00:52:36,760 can't really like bench yourself. I guess you could have 1273 00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:37,440 like a cut. 1274 00:52:37,239 --> 00:52:40,400 Speaker 2: Scene, I suppose, but I guess supposed to be so 1275 00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:42,400 many traumatic things happening in that world that if you 1276 00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:45,800 had a cut scene of like Eve going to be depressed. 1277 00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:48,039 Speaker 1: Every time, I don't know. It's an interesting problem to 1278 00:52:48,039 --> 00:52:49,920 bring up, but I'm curious to see how that kind 1279 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:53,239 of evolves or changes in like the second Ladder half 1280 00:52:53,280 --> 00:52:55,320 of the game two in terms of I don't know 1281 00:52:55,320 --> 00:52:56,880 if some of those things do come back or like 1282 00:52:56,920 --> 00:52:58,960 how that resolves in like the ending of the character 1283 00:52:59,159 --> 00:53:00,079 and their art over. 1284 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:04,679 Speaker 3: These games I find always have just like wild twists, 1285 00:53:04,760 --> 00:53:07,039 Like I remember Scarlett Nexus. I swear it had like 1286 00:53:07,079 --> 00:53:08,800 three twists in it where I was like, oh, I 1287 00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:10,119 feel like the story's going this way, and then it 1288 00:53:10,119 --> 00:53:12,199 flips on its head. You're like, holy fuck, that's crazy. 1289 00:53:12,199 --> 00:53:13,320 This is gonna be the whole game now, and then 1290 00:53:13,360 --> 00:53:15,199 it like happens again and you're just like, what is 1291 00:53:15,239 --> 00:53:19,280 going on? I remember you mentioned See If Stars had something, 1292 00:53:20,199 --> 00:53:22,559 and I feel like this game is gonna have something 1293 00:53:22,599 --> 00:53:25,280 like that, just because they always do, because like the 1294 00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:28,039 main thing that you're kind of interacting with, like it 1295 00:53:28,119 --> 00:53:30,440 seemed pretty easy of like, Okay, it seems like this 1296 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:32,519 person's gonna, you know, betray me at some point, Like 1297 00:53:32,559 --> 00:53:35,360 it just seems like that's what's gonna happen in the story, 1298 00:53:35,880 --> 00:53:37,840 and it does feel like that's gonna happen, but it's 1299 00:53:37,880 --> 00:53:39,880 still like Okay, Well, I'm only fifty five percent done 1300 00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:42,119 the main story, Like like something's gonna go on here, 1301 00:53:42,199 --> 00:53:45,079 right that that's really gonna switch up the whole narrative 1302 00:53:45,159 --> 00:53:49,119 of like Eve's goal here because essentially she sent from 1303 00:53:49,519 --> 00:53:51,840 I think it's called like mother Sphere, which is kind 1304 00:53:51,840 --> 00:53:54,639 of badass. It's just like a like a hive mind 1305 00:53:54,679 --> 00:53:57,400 type thing that's like running the Eve protocol, which is 1306 00:53:57,400 --> 00:54:01,280 what you are. And then it's really interesting too because like, 1307 00:54:01,320 --> 00:54:04,000 of course all of the soldiers that are sent are 1308 00:54:04,079 --> 00:54:07,320 just like supermodels essentially, right, Like they're all wearing like 1309 00:54:07,400 --> 00:54:10,119 high heels like a part of their body. And then 1310 00:54:10,159 --> 00:54:12,559 like of course, like their outfits are just ridiculous. But 1311 00:54:12,719 --> 00:54:14,480 like when you go and interact with these people that 1312 00:54:14,559 --> 00:54:17,320 look like cyborgs essentially, like they just call you an 1313 00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:19,719 angel because that's what you are in their eyes, Like 1314 00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:22,599 you come from the heavens literally you fall from like 1315 00:54:22,599 --> 00:54:26,639 your space ship. And then is it actually that's. 1316 00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:29,360 Speaker 1: There's like the space station where they're like sent down 1317 00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:30,599 from and yeah. 1318 00:54:30,440 --> 00:54:33,239 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, And the opening of this game, like the 1319 00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:36,280 opening near Near you're like in your ship and you're 1320 00:54:37,159 --> 00:54:39,960 very different type of game. Love that decision that they 1321 00:54:39,960 --> 00:54:42,360 had in that game really really cool. It's like a 1322 00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:45,440 very very similar opening to Near in this game, but 1323 00:54:45,519 --> 00:54:47,280 you don't like pilot a ship or anything. It's just 1324 00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:49,559 like the same, like you're coming down in a personal 1325 00:54:49,960 --> 00:54:52,679 like drone ship and then you just kind of land 1326 00:54:52,679 --> 00:54:55,320 and then that's when you pick up. But yeah, I know, 1327 00:54:55,360 --> 00:54:57,800 I've truly truly been loved. Oh. Another thing I wanted 1328 00:54:57,800 --> 00:55:00,239 to shout out was how you save in this game 1329 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:03,519 is you basically find it's like a soda machine, like 1330 00:55:03,519 --> 00:55:07,320 a like a soda dispenser and vit coins or it's 1331 00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:09,519 kind of like the main currency for getting aesthetic items, 1332 00:55:09,519 --> 00:55:11,400 so you can get like different outfits as I mentioned, 1333 00:55:11,480 --> 00:55:14,639 you can get different hairs for Eve, you can get 1334 00:55:14,639 --> 00:55:16,599 like different ear rings and glad like you can just 1335 00:55:16,599 --> 00:55:18,559 get like cosmetics, and it's usually the currency that you 1336 00:55:18,559 --> 00:55:20,760 spend it for. But every time you come across like 1337 00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:24,199 a soda machine that's like dismantled, you can insert a 1338 00:55:24,280 --> 00:55:26,079 vit coin and then that's like your new save point. 1339 00:55:26,519 --> 00:55:28,639 Now you would think that it's just wasting all your 1340 00:55:28,679 --> 00:55:30,360 vit coins, but every time you come across one of those, 1341 00:55:30,440 --> 00:55:32,679 there's usually like just a vt coin right in front 1342 00:55:32,719 --> 00:55:34,119 of it, so you get one, and then you spend 1343 00:55:34,159 --> 00:55:36,559 it there and then it just kind of like and 1344 00:55:36,599 --> 00:55:38,559 this reminds me of des Strany actually, like when when 1345 00:55:38,559 --> 00:55:40,639 when you when you open it up, power just kind 1346 00:55:40,639 --> 00:55:42,679 of comes back and there's this little like umbrella thing 1347 00:55:42,679 --> 00:55:44,920 that just pops up over your head. There's a record 1348 00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:47,199 player that's right there, and it's always just and you 1349 00:55:47,199 --> 00:55:49,159 can like, I think there's only like five or so 1350 00:55:49,159 --> 00:55:50,880 songs that you can kind of choose between, but there's 1351 00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:52,639 one on there. I can't remember what it's called, but 1352 00:55:52,679 --> 00:55:54,320 it's just such a banger, and I just have it 1353 00:55:54,360 --> 00:55:57,000 playing on all my all my save locations, and when 1354 00:55:57,039 --> 00:55:58,360 when you come close to it, you can just hear 1355 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:00,559 the music starting to play. And then there's just like 1356 00:56:01,119 --> 00:56:02,880 a lawn chair that you just sit on and when 1357 00:56:02,920 --> 00:56:04,719 you sit on it, that's when you save. And that's 1358 00:56:04,719 --> 00:56:08,000 also when you like regen essentially refill like your pots 1359 00:56:08,360 --> 00:56:11,639 you know, picture like your your estes flax from from 1360 00:56:11,639 --> 00:56:13,760 the Soul's Games. Same sort of idea, like you get 1361 00:56:13,800 --> 00:56:16,880 like a health poty like four usage or you can 1362 00:56:17,360 --> 00:56:20,519 reinforce it. Same sort of ideas as souls. But yeah, 1363 00:56:20,519 --> 00:56:22,480 when you sit like you're just kind of chilling there 1364 00:56:22,519 --> 00:56:23,880 you're like, oh, I'm gonna take a few take a 1365 00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:25,719 few minutes, listen to my music. You're like, you're like 1366 00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:27,760 shaded of course. Then you have like your little soda 1367 00:56:27,800 --> 00:56:30,599 pop machine, and those are the save areas, which is 1368 00:56:30,639 --> 00:56:33,280 which is really cool, and then you can that's where 1369 00:56:33,320 --> 00:56:35,519 you can upgrade your skill tree. That's where you can 1370 00:56:35,719 --> 00:56:40,239 work on your I forget what they're called, but it's 1371 00:56:40,280 --> 00:56:42,599 it's basically like your nanosuit, like you basically just like 1372 00:56:42,639 --> 00:56:46,280 work on it there and like unlock more of them. 1373 00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:49,000 And those are just your your save areas and usually 1374 00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:52,719 they'll be like a like a telephone there that you 1375 00:56:52,719 --> 00:56:57,519 can fast travel to two other areas on. And uh, yeah, 1376 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:03,079 that's cool. I think that's I think that's pretty much it. 1377 00:57:02,599 --> 00:57:04,679 Speaker 1: Is the near DLC just the costume or is there 1378 00:57:04,679 --> 00:57:05,400 anything else with it? 1379 00:57:05,840 --> 00:57:08,599 Speaker 3: I'm pretty like I'm not sure. I I hovered over it, 1380 00:57:08,679 --> 00:57:11,000 and it seems like you definitely get like you basically 1381 00:57:11,039 --> 00:57:12,800 just look like two be essentially like you get the 1382 00:57:12,800 --> 00:57:18,039 whole extra. Yeah, it's it's like a PAIDLC, but no, 1383 00:57:18,159 --> 00:57:21,000 I don't have it. And I think it actually has 1384 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:24,119 like missions as well, because on some of the screenshots 1385 00:57:24,119 --> 00:57:26,920 that look like you were doing things and it looks 1386 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:29,039 like Eve is actually interacting with two B, but then 1387 00:57:29,440 --> 00:57:30,920 like you also get the outfit of two B, so 1388 00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:34,280 like I'm not sure, Yeah, I'm not sure. I'll look 1389 00:57:34,320 --> 00:57:36,320 into it and report back, but I think it's like 1390 00:57:36,599 --> 00:57:38,599 ten or so dollars, which I don't know. I would 1391 00:57:38,639 --> 00:57:41,840 expect some some story content in there, not just aesthetic, 1392 00:57:41,880 --> 00:57:44,039 but who knows. These games are very fan basic, if 1393 00:57:44,079 --> 00:57:46,599 you like, I wouldn't be surprised if there's just like 1394 00:57:46,639 --> 00:57:49,159 outfit DLC's that people are paying for for this game. 1395 00:57:50,280 --> 00:57:53,760 Speaker 2: But uh, I saw a funny video on Reddit of 1396 00:57:53,800 --> 00:57:56,760 someone who had the Near Tom DLC where if you like, 1397 00:57:57,559 --> 00:57:59,880 because of course Near or two B, she has like this, 1398 00:58:00,159 --> 00:58:02,360 she has like a skirt on right, and someone like 1399 00:58:02,679 --> 00:58:06,159 turn the camera angle to like look look under her 1400 00:58:06,239 --> 00:58:06,880 skirt and then. 1401 00:58:07,199 --> 00:58:11,480 Speaker 1: She like kicks the camera. Oh yeah, like reset. Obviously 1402 00:58:11,519 --> 00:58:12,760 they are very. 1403 00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:14,519 Speaker 2: Like even in Near I think there's like an achievement 1404 00:58:14,880 --> 00:58:17,320 for like looking up two Be's skirt, Like it's just 1405 00:58:17,480 --> 00:58:21,719 so stupid, but yeah, they know what they're doing there. 1406 00:58:21,480 --> 00:58:23,000 Speaker 3: And like I feel like these games are always going 1407 00:58:23,079 --> 00:58:27,320 to have that that type of element to it, right, Yeah, 1408 00:58:27,519 --> 00:58:31,079 very similar type of like I don't know, I guess 1409 00:58:31,079 --> 00:58:33,280 teasing type thing that they have in these types of games, 1410 00:58:33,320 --> 00:58:36,320 where like same sort of element where like just the 1411 00:58:36,360 --> 00:58:39,119 camera angles. It's like like when you're going up a ladder, 1412 00:58:39,119 --> 00:58:41,000 for example, and it like forces you to just be 1413 00:58:41,039 --> 00:58:44,039 looking like right up her ass and just like, oh man, 1414 00:58:44,039 --> 00:58:45,599 I gotta put some pants on this girl. This is 1415 00:58:45,639 --> 00:58:48,400 just weird shades me walking in It's like, what the 1416 00:58:48,440 --> 00:58:50,679 fuck are you playing here? It's like, I'm sorry, it's 1417 00:58:50,679 --> 00:58:54,000 the games, but uh And and that's where I'm saying, 1418 00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:55,800 like it is nice because you can kind of choose 1419 00:58:55,840 --> 00:58:59,719 how ye just slimy. You want the outfits to look 1420 00:58:59,800 --> 00:59:02,199 right like like like my characters wear like a full tracksuit, 1421 00:59:02,280 --> 00:59:05,159 you know, there's no cleavage shown or anything, and she 1422 00:59:05,239 --> 00:59:07,599 looks bad ass and she's kicking ass. But you can 1423 00:59:07,639 --> 00:59:09,400 also go the route where she's just basically wearing like 1424 00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:11,480 a full bikini. And that's that. I'm pretty sure they 1425 00:59:11,480 --> 00:59:14,840 even have like from Ghosts in the Shell. I don't 1426 00:59:14,840 --> 00:59:17,599 know if you ever saw we do a review of that. 1427 00:59:17,639 --> 00:59:19,119 I feel like I'm having a fever dream right now 1428 00:59:19,119 --> 00:59:20,159 that we actually definitely. 1429 00:59:19,880 --> 00:59:20,480 Speaker 1: Did a review. 1430 00:59:20,679 --> 00:59:23,440 Speaker 2: I can't remember was on it. I think like Taylor 1431 00:59:23,480 --> 00:59:25,280 and Rubin were definitely part of it. 1432 00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:28,039 Speaker 3: It was I remember seeing it in theaters. Yeah, because 1433 00:59:28,239 --> 00:59:30,199 I saw it with Hidalgo because he had seen like 1434 00:59:30,199 --> 00:59:31,800 the actual anime and was interested in that. 1435 00:59:31,840 --> 00:59:33,480 Speaker 2: And of course I've not seen the anime, which I 1436 00:59:33,519 --> 00:59:35,280 feel like is a crime to people who love it 1437 00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:37,599 that they're like seeing the Scargo movie. 1438 00:59:37,360 --> 00:59:41,559 Speaker 3: And significantly better. But in that they have like basically 1439 00:59:41,559 --> 00:59:43,320 a skin suit where she just looks like she's naked 1440 00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:45,559 but like no nipples. It's just like all like the 1441 00:59:45,599 --> 00:59:48,199 same thing, and like they have that for for your 1442 00:59:48,280 --> 00:59:51,400 character here, Eve, and it's just like, yeah, okay, people 1443 00:59:51,599 --> 00:59:54,320 like I. I it's almost distracting. I don't know, it 1444 00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:57,400 just it feels strange having your character flip around doing 1445 00:59:57,400 --> 01:00:00,320 that stuff. But it's there if you want it. So yeah, 1446 01:00:00,440 --> 01:00:01,960 definitely recommend and. 1447 01:00:02,039 --> 01:00:04,599 Speaker 1: On sale now Black Friday deal on that one. 1448 01:00:04,679 --> 01:00:07,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that's why I got it, So go check 1449 01:00:07,199 --> 01:00:07,719 it out. 1450 01:00:08,599 --> 01:00:12,079 Speaker 2: Sweet, how about we take a quick break and we'll 1451 01:00:12,119 --> 01:00:13,639 come back and talk about a couple more games. We'll 1452 01:00:13,639 --> 01:00:19,559 be right back. Okay, we are back. Those are your 1453 01:00:19,639 --> 01:00:21,119 two mentions of the day, right. 1454 01:00:22,639 --> 01:00:25,480 Speaker 3: Yes, those are my two mentions. Also started playing some 1455 01:00:25,519 --> 01:00:29,199 Marvel Snap again. I was a little bit, but yeah, no, 1456 01:00:29,280 --> 01:00:31,719 I not like any real reason. I feel like it's 1457 01:00:31,760 --> 01:00:32,960 just every once in a while it's like, oh, let's 1458 01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:37,400 put up the old snap again, and I, yeah, I 1459 01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:40,000 can't remember all mass updates, but I feel like I've 1460 01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:41,920 gotten a bunch of cards that I've just been like 1461 01:00:42,119 --> 01:00:43,719 forever on the hunt, Like Art of Soola that was 1462 01:00:43,719 --> 01:00:45,000 like a big one that I just never had, and 1463 01:00:45,039 --> 01:00:46,840 now I finally have. So I've been doing like a 1464 01:00:46,920 --> 01:00:49,920 like a Zola deck and man, like it's it is 1465 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:52,480 so good in some of those situations, like I had 1466 01:00:52,519 --> 01:00:55,800 a great pairing with Venom that just like it's so 1467 01:00:55,960 --> 01:00:58,440 great too, and it's like, oh, man, this guy thinks 1468 01:00:58,440 --> 01:00:59,880 that he has me here, but he has no idea. 1469 01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:01,639 I'm about to drop this Zola right now, and just 1470 01:01:01,679 --> 01:01:04,719 and like I'm baiting him in the one lane drop Zola, 1471 01:01:04,800 --> 01:01:06,400 and then I just like shift all of my power 1472 01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:08,719 to other areas. And then it's just like I got 1473 01:01:08,719 --> 01:01:11,159 eight cubes right there, baby, Like let's let's just start cooking. 1474 01:01:11,199 --> 01:01:13,320 So it's been fun kind of jumping back into it again. 1475 01:01:13,360 --> 01:01:15,239 And usually I'm always kind of trying like a new 1476 01:01:15,280 --> 01:01:17,719 deck when I come back to just spark a little bit. Uh, 1477 01:01:18,239 --> 01:01:20,199 I don't know, some freshness to it, but yeah, it's 1478 01:01:20,239 --> 01:01:22,639 been fun and looking forward to I saw a bunch 1479 01:01:22,679 --> 01:01:24,639 of series fives are going down to series four, which 1480 01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:25,599 is interesting. 1481 01:01:25,800 --> 01:01:28,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, not a lot of fours down to three, 1482 01:01:28,400 --> 01:01:32,480 but a couple of at least ye couple. Yeah, I 1483 01:01:32,480 --> 01:01:34,199 haven't played any of that recent. Have you played any 1484 01:01:34,239 --> 01:01:35,400 more Hitman since. 1485 01:01:35,159 --> 01:01:36,079 Speaker 1: Our last conversation? 1486 01:01:36,639 --> 01:01:39,079 Speaker 3: I think my last update there, I was on Club 1487 01:01:39,079 --> 01:01:41,199 twenty seven with you. I can remember if that was 1488 01:01:41,239 --> 01:01:42,760 like the one I beat. So I beat that one 1489 01:01:42,760 --> 01:01:46,719 and then I beat the Colorado level. And it's funny 1490 01:01:46,800 --> 01:01:48,920 you mentioned I think it was you that mentioned like 1491 01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:51,599 that wasn't your favorite type of level, and I. 1492 01:01:51,599 --> 01:01:53,679 Speaker 2: Think those people in the community are like, yeah, that's 1493 01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:54,840 kind of the worst, but you know. 1494 01:01:54,800 --> 01:01:57,159 Speaker 3: Well those are usually my least favorite Hitman levels, like 1495 01:01:57,199 --> 01:01:59,039 in general, and those hitm Like I feel like every 1496 01:01:59,079 --> 01:02:01,000 Hitman game has a lot like this where you're not 1497 01:02:01,039 --> 01:02:03,800 just in a public area, like you're actually like everyone 1498 01:02:03,800 --> 01:02:05,639 will kill you. Like these are all military men right, 1499 01:02:05,639 --> 01:02:08,239 like like the like they're they're war dogs, like they're 1500 01:02:08,280 --> 01:02:10,519 out for blood. So you can't really just like be 1501 01:02:10,599 --> 01:02:12,440 a waiter and like I feel like that's why. 1502 01:02:12,280 --> 01:02:14,280 Speaker 1: There's no civilian areas in that map. 1503 01:02:14,639 --> 01:02:16,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's like my favorite aspect of hit Men. So 1504 01:02:16,719 --> 01:02:18,159 that one was kind of an and it's a big 1505 01:02:18,199 --> 01:02:21,840 area too, so especially I usually try and like scope 1506 01:02:21,880 --> 01:02:23,679 out the place on like a first play through, and 1507 01:02:23,719 --> 01:02:25,400 that was I was just I felt like I was lost, 1508 01:02:25,519 --> 01:02:27,519 and like that was I think I was mentioning to you, 1509 01:02:27,519 --> 01:02:30,480 like I try not to use the instinct so much. Yeah, man, 1510 01:02:30,519 --> 01:02:32,199 I was cranking the instinct on that level. I'm like, 1511 01:02:32,239 --> 01:02:33,840 just get me to my targets. I just want I 1512 01:02:33,960 --> 01:02:35,639 just want to go to the next area here. But 1513 01:02:35,880 --> 01:02:38,719 uh yeah, beyond that, I haven't done really any more 1514 01:02:38,719 --> 01:02:40,880 playing on that one, but uh I want to jump 1515 01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:43,719 back in. Hopefully your story will inspire me to. 1516 01:02:43,800 --> 01:02:46,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I have two two and a half uh hit Men. 1517 01:02:47,599 --> 01:02:49,039 Well one I have I have a question for you. 1518 01:02:49,079 --> 01:02:51,679 So on the stream, when we did that one fateful 1519 01:02:51,760 --> 01:02:53,760 run by, we I mean you and you were going 1520 01:02:53,760 --> 01:02:55,960 through the manor you took a crew, so but when 1521 01:02:56,159 --> 01:02:58,119 we couldn't find a freaking key card and get down 1522 01:02:58,119 --> 01:03:00,320 to the basement. In your replays of that one, I'm 1523 01:03:00,320 --> 01:03:02,519 guessing you have since found a key card and been 1524 01:03:02,519 --> 01:03:04,159 able to go through the basement that way. I know 1525 01:03:04,159 --> 01:03:07,119 there's other ways you can get into that lab underneath 1526 01:03:07,480 --> 01:03:09,039 you found a key card, yet. 1527 01:03:09,119 --> 01:03:11,760 Speaker 3: I'm trying to definitely, like I think you get them 1528 01:03:12,199 --> 01:03:16,159 from the assistant lady or someone I don't know. Oh, 1529 01:03:16,679 --> 01:03:18,440 it's the lady. It's the lady running the lab, Like 1530 01:03:18,480 --> 01:03:20,760 she has a key card, and she's actually in the mansion. 1531 01:03:21,280 --> 01:03:23,320 At a certain point she'll come out. So that's where 1532 01:03:23,360 --> 01:03:25,760 I killed her, actually, Like I killed her in the 1533 01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:26,920 mansion and then I got her. 1534 01:03:27,039 --> 01:03:29,239 Speaker 1: You have to set up something to do that, or 1535 01:03:29,280 --> 01:03:30,719 do you have or does she just come up there. 1536 01:03:31,360 --> 01:03:33,559 Speaker 3: There's a couple of different ways, like I like, I 1537 01:03:33,559 --> 01:03:36,119 think the first time I did it, I electrocuted her 1538 01:03:37,239 --> 01:03:39,519 because you kind of bade her into like a watery area, 1539 01:03:39,639 --> 01:03:41,679 you know, fuck up an outlet, and then electrocuted her 1540 01:03:41,679 --> 01:03:43,960 that way. But I just I just figured out her 1541 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,840 route and then I kind of just waited and then 1542 01:03:45,960 --> 01:03:48,159 popped out, took out a bodyguard, and then took out. 1543 01:03:48,599 --> 01:03:49,840 Speaker 2: But then you also have to go down to the 1544 01:03:49,880 --> 01:03:52,000 virus the basement exactly. 1545 01:03:52,280 --> 01:03:54,639 Speaker 3: You got to destroy the whatever it is, the weapon 1546 01:03:54,800 --> 01:03:55,840 pass destruction. 1547 01:03:55,599 --> 01:03:58,840 Speaker 2: That's it, I'll see because because like all those the 1548 01:03:58,880 --> 01:04:02,800 regular targets still in freelancer mode, they're just no targets, right, 1549 01:04:02,840 --> 01:04:03,960 but they're still walking around. 1550 01:04:04,679 --> 01:04:05,239 Speaker 1: But it's funny. 1551 01:04:05,239 --> 01:04:07,119 Speaker 2: I had the same situation where it's like I have 1552 01:04:07,159 --> 01:04:08,960 played that map a million times, but it's been a 1553 01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:11,119 long time since I've had to go down to the basement. 1554 01:04:11,159 --> 01:04:13,440 I feel like, in all my freelancer days, I've never 1555 01:04:13,480 --> 01:04:16,000 had to go down to the lab until just like. 1556 01:04:16,039 --> 01:04:17,480 Speaker 3: The lag run. It's so stressful. 1557 01:04:17,840 --> 01:04:19,119 Speaker 2: I know, just a couple of weeks ago, and so 1558 01:04:19,159 --> 01:04:20,400 I was like, okay, I got to go down to 1559 01:04:20,519 --> 01:04:22,800 this lab, and similar to you, Kirk, I was like 1560 01:04:22,880 --> 01:04:24,800 running around every I'm like, where the heck do I 1561 01:04:24,840 --> 01:04:26,800 get a key card from? I was going around the 1562 01:04:26,800 --> 01:04:29,000 whole manch and taking out random people. I even went 1563 01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:31,639 into like the one security room that they have set up, 1564 01:04:31,679 --> 01:04:34,360 and Caruso came in the heart of the regular target 1565 01:04:34,599 --> 01:04:35,960 and I was like, oh, he must have when I 1566 01:04:35,960 --> 01:04:37,519 know that on the stream, like you didn't find one 1567 01:04:37,519 --> 01:04:39,800 on him, like maybe someone picked it up or moved it, 1568 01:04:40,079 --> 01:04:41,320 but anyway, I took him out. 1569 01:04:41,559 --> 01:04:42,960 Speaker 1: He didn't have one. I had to take like three 1570 01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:44,639 guards in the room. And It's funny. I was in 1571 01:04:44,639 --> 01:04:46,760 that room for so long looking on every shelf trying 1572 01:04:46,800 --> 01:04:47,480 to find this key card. 1573 01:04:47,480 --> 01:04:49,519 Speaker 2: Couldn't find it. So I'm like, oh, okay, I guess 1574 01:04:49,519 --> 01:04:51,719 it's somewhere else. I left the room. I didn't bother 1575 01:04:51,760 --> 01:04:53,800 hiding any bodies. But then like five minutes later was 1576 01:04:53,840 --> 01:04:56,440 like body found and I guess some guards at some 1577 01:04:56,559 --> 01:04:58,760 point in the cycle come into that room. So then 1578 01:04:58,800 --> 01:05:00,800 I had to go like hide for ten minutes and 1579 01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:03,159 let things cool off a little bit. So eventually, what 1580 01:05:03,199 --> 01:05:04,599 I did on that run to get into the basement 1581 01:05:04,679 --> 01:05:07,440 is I brought in an explosive and I just planted 1582 01:05:07,480 --> 01:05:09,519 that near one of the doorways and then I just 1583 01:05:09,519 --> 01:05:11,400 blew it up and then it blasted the door open, 1584 01:05:11,519 --> 01:05:13,440 and I could I could go in that way. 1585 01:05:14,679 --> 01:05:16,599 Speaker 3: I remember you mentioned that you can like shoot locks 1586 01:05:16,679 --> 01:05:18,599 and whatnot. I've never tried doing that. Can You probably 1587 01:05:18,599 --> 01:05:21,360 can't do that for keypads, hey, I don't. 1588 01:05:21,480 --> 01:05:22,559 Speaker 1: I don't know if you would be able to do 1589 01:05:22,599 --> 01:05:23,400 it for those doors. 1590 01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:26,880 Speaker 2: It's more for like a basic door, yeah, and usually 1591 01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:28,920 you need I think something stronger than a pistol. Like 1592 01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:30,599 I think, like the best thing you can get is 1593 01:05:30,599 --> 01:05:32,960 like a silent submachine gun, like something that you can 1594 01:05:33,000 --> 01:05:35,440 just stick in your Pocket's silence so it's not gonna 1595 01:05:35,440 --> 01:05:37,920 make a ton of noise. So I think that's the 1596 01:05:37,960 --> 01:05:40,599 best way to go. So it's something to look out 1597 01:05:40,599 --> 01:05:42,280 for if you are able to find one of those. 1598 01:05:42,320 --> 01:05:44,320 I mean, usually there's not a lot of silenced weapons, 1599 01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:45,679 you know, I find. 1600 01:05:45,679 --> 01:05:48,199 Speaker 3: It's usually like I don't have them until until I 1601 01:05:48,239 --> 01:05:50,440 beat the mission. It's like you have now this available, 1602 01:05:50,519 --> 01:05:51,119 right exactly. 1603 01:05:51,360 --> 01:05:54,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, So that's what I did to get into 1604 01:05:54,280 --> 01:05:57,599 the into the the lab in that one play through, 1605 01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:59,960 and then I made it down and man, the scientists 1606 01:06:00,079 --> 01:06:02,480 I had to take out for my freelancer target was 1607 01:06:02,559 --> 01:06:05,639 just like in the middle of all these people, and 1608 01:06:05,679 --> 01:06:07,440 like their cycle, as far as I could tell, was 1609 01:06:07,480 --> 01:06:10,440 just like walking back and forth but never going anywhere 1610 01:06:10,679 --> 01:06:13,840 into any sort of like sanctioned off room. Nowhere were 1611 01:06:13,880 --> 01:06:16,199 they were isolated or on their own. I spent like 1612 01:06:16,199 --> 01:06:18,519 twenty minutes just walking around trying to see if they 1613 01:06:18,519 --> 01:06:20,800 would go anywhere, and they did not, So I'm like, 1614 01:06:20,840 --> 01:06:22,400 I don't know how many to do this. I almost 1615 01:06:22,400 --> 01:06:24,880 got caught a couple times throwing wrenches around trying to 1616 01:06:24,920 --> 01:06:27,599 bait people to go in different rooms. And so eventually 1617 01:06:27,639 --> 01:06:29,119 what I did is like, you know what, there's kind 1618 01:06:29,159 --> 01:06:30,719 of a staircase here I can used to get back 1619 01:06:30,719 --> 01:06:32,360 out the door I came in from. So I just 1620 01:06:32,400 --> 01:06:34,480 took a shotgun it. I just blasted this scientist in 1621 01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:35,360 front of fifty. 1622 01:06:35,119 --> 01:06:36,480 Speaker 1: People and just bucked it up. 1623 01:06:37,280 --> 01:06:39,000 Speaker 2: And then once I made it back up with the mansion, 1624 01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:41,280 I could like sneak around enough, so I made it 1625 01:06:41,320 --> 01:06:42,960 out of there. So I was like, okay, this this 1626 01:06:43,079 --> 01:06:46,079 worked this time, so that that was fine, and then 1627 01:06:46,559 --> 01:06:49,199 you know that mission that was success. Later that was 1628 01:06:49,199 --> 01:06:52,119 Sapienza as well, Yes, that's Sapienza. That was in the 1629 01:06:52,159 --> 01:06:55,360 basement there for Sapienza. And then I had another another 1630 01:06:55,480 --> 01:06:58,480 time where I was on that mission. I actually finally 1631 01:06:58,519 --> 01:07:00,440 feel like go all the way around, like you know, 1632 01:07:00,480 --> 01:07:02,719 even like down the cliff and there's like that fortress 1633 01:07:02,760 --> 01:07:05,519 like island kind off the side. There's actually another entrance 1634 01:07:05,559 --> 01:07:08,320 from like a cave that you don't need any door 1635 01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:10,159 or key, and so you can sneak around kind of 1636 01:07:10,159 --> 01:07:13,079 the beach get really low and like I probably knew 1637 01:07:13,119 --> 01:07:14,880 this at some point, but I forgot about it in 1638 01:07:14,920 --> 01:07:16,360 the like a few months that I haven't. 1639 01:07:16,159 --> 01:07:17,679 Speaker 1: Played the Freelancer stuff. 1640 01:07:17,719 --> 01:07:19,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, and once again, I don't think I've ever had 1641 01:07:19,519 --> 01:07:20,480 to go into that lab. 1642 01:07:20,559 --> 01:07:22,119 Speaker 1: But yeah, that's a secret way. 1643 01:07:21,960 --> 01:07:24,400 Speaker 2: You can get down there and it doesn't require it's tricky, 1644 01:07:24,440 --> 01:07:26,920 there's a lot of guards, but it doesn't require any resources. 1645 01:07:27,719 --> 01:07:30,239 So worst case scenario, that's an option. But I also 1646 01:07:30,320 --> 01:07:31,800 I had a very funny. 1647 01:07:33,400 --> 01:07:33,719 Speaker 1: Another. 1648 01:07:33,800 --> 01:07:38,599 Speaker 2: I had a showdown contract, as it's called in Freelancer. 1649 01:07:38,639 --> 01:07:40,119 Speaker 1: So Freelancer, the way it's set up is like. 1650 01:07:40,079 --> 01:07:42,760 Speaker 2: You have a pack of like three or four locations 1651 01:07:42,800 --> 01:07:44,920 missions that you're doing, and then like the last one 1652 01:07:45,000 --> 01:07:47,239 is like a boss battle mission, and these are showdown missions, 1653 01:07:47,519 --> 01:07:51,199 and those will they'll there'll be four to six suspects 1654 01:07:51,199 --> 01:07:52,679 on the map and you have to figure out which 1655 01:07:52,719 --> 01:07:53,400 one of them. 1656 01:07:53,320 --> 01:07:55,159 Speaker 1: Is the target. I've probably told you about this before. 1657 01:07:55,320 --> 01:07:56,000 It's reminding you. 1658 01:07:56,239 --> 01:07:57,679 Speaker 2: And so you know, you're giving things like they have 1659 01:07:57,719 --> 01:07:59,800 blonde hair, they're wearing a hat, they have an earring, 1660 01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:04,239 I have tattoos, they like chocolate, they read books like 1661 01:08:04,280 --> 01:08:06,400 stupid things like that. So you kind of go around, 1662 01:08:06,440 --> 01:08:08,559 you have to scout them out, figure out which ones which, 1663 01:08:08,599 --> 01:08:11,079 and then take them out and hopefully you're right. If 1664 01:08:11,079 --> 01:08:12,840 you're not right, you can, you know, take out other ones, 1665 01:08:12,880 --> 01:08:14,760 but you're gonna lose points and all that. And I 1666 01:08:14,800 --> 01:08:18,000 had a very funny spawn with this Freelancer showdown where 1667 01:08:18,039 --> 01:08:20,439 I spawned on the island, like I hopped off a boat. 1668 01:08:20,479 --> 01:08:22,880 I was on the island and I could not find 1669 01:08:22,960 --> 01:08:25,880 a convenient way to get onto the mainland. There's guards everywhere. 1670 01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:28,079 They're all enforcers. So even if I got once I 1671 01:08:28,119 --> 01:08:30,279 got one of their outfits. I was like, God, this 1672 01:08:30,319 --> 01:08:32,119 is gonna be really tricky. I don't know how gonna 1673 01:08:32,159 --> 01:08:35,520 do this. But thankfully one of the targets, or one 1674 01:08:35,560 --> 01:08:37,960 of the suspects rather, he came onto this island. He 1675 01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:39,680 came up to like where the cannonballs and all that 1676 01:08:39,680 --> 01:08:42,479 stuff is, so like perfect, knock that guy out. I 1677 01:08:42,520 --> 01:08:44,840 could tell based on the clues that he wasn't the 1678 01:08:44,840 --> 01:08:48,680 actual target. But sometimes in Freelancer, these suspects will have 1679 01:08:49,079 --> 01:08:50,840 phones and they like because they used to set up 1680 01:08:50,880 --> 01:08:53,000 like secret meetings with each other. So I took them 1681 01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:54,439 out and then you I can use the phone. I 1682 01:08:54,520 --> 01:08:57,800 planted it right there and it brought in a couple people, 1683 01:08:58,079 --> 01:09:02,119 and so it brought in two more suspects on this island. 1684 01:09:02,359 --> 01:09:03,960 I didn't know which one is which because they both 1685 01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:06,800 fit the tell completely and I knocked them out. I 1686 01:09:06,800 --> 01:09:08,880 couldn't tell if they like to read books anymore because 1687 01:09:09,039 --> 01:09:11,159 they weren't gonna do that in their cycle, and I'm like, 1688 01:09:11,199 --> 01:09:13,439 I can't risk them leaving the island, so I knock 1689 01:09:13,479 --> 01:09:16,960 them out, and then I just like killed both of them, 1690 01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:18,439 like I know, there's a bit of points, but it's okay, 1691 01:09:18,840 --> 01:09:20,439 and then I could just leave. So I had a 1692 01:09:20,520 --> 01:09:23,159 very unique mission where the entire mission I was on 1693 01:09:23,199 --> 01:09:25,560 that island. I never left that fortress, and that was 1694 01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:29,079 like a really cool weird spawn perfectly planned. Yeah, that 1695 01:09:29,239 --> 01:09:31,439 luckily worked out, so it still took me a while, 1696 01:09:31,479 --> 01:09:33,279 funnily enough, even though I was on like one small 1697 01:09:33,359 --> 01:09:35,479 chunk of the island. But it's funny because I picked 1698 01:09:35,479 --> 01:09:37,720 that mission because I'm like Sapiens. That is such a 1699 01:09:37,720 --> 01:09:39,760 big open map. I'm sure it'll be really easy for 1700 01:09:39,800 --> 01:09:41,640 me to get close to these suspects and kind of 1701 01:09:42,279 --> 01:09:44,319 you know, tail them try to figure out their tells. 1702 01:09:44,560 --> 01:09:46,279 But then I got that spawn and I'm like, oh god, 1703 01:09:46,279 --> 01:09:48,760 I'm in the middle of nowhere behind like thirty guards. 1704 01:09:48,800 --> 01:09:51,920 So that was that was a really funny situation. And 1705 01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:55,439 then the other mission I had that was really funny 1706 01:09:55,920 --> 01:09:59,039 was on Hakkaido, the Japanese mountain one. This one is 1707 01:09:59,079 --> 01:10:02,279 just I always have good funny missions on this one, but. 1708 01:10:02,359 --> 01:10:03,960 Speaker 1: This one there's kind of multiple sections. 1709 01:10:03,960 --> 01:10:06,640 Speaker 2: There's like a little hotel room area above that, there's 1710 01:10:06,680 --> 01:10:08,720 kind of like a more waiting room general area where 1711 01:10:08,760 --> 01:10:11,640 there's a couple bathrooms and there's like a guard a 1712 01:10:11,680 --> 01:10:14,560 guard security office thing there, and then you get deeper 1713 01:10:14,600 --> 01:10:16,920 in there's like a lab and all this stuff. I 1714 01:10:16,960 --> 01:10:19,319 went through in the lab areas, took out a couple 1715 01:10:19,359 --> 01:10:20,760 of my targets there, and then I had a couple 1716 01:10:20,800 --> 01:10:22,800 more that were kind of in that main waiting area, 1717 01:10:23,199 --> 01:10:25,199 and it was tricky, like this is a very public 1718 01:10:25,319 --> 01:10:28,640 area that people are walking around, there's guards everywhere, so 1719 01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:30,319 I'm like, ah, this is gonna be really tricky to 1720 01:10:30,359 --> 01:10:32,479 take these people out. On top of my targets, I 1721 01:10:32,479 --> 01:10:34,880 also had like there's people who will carry like special currency. 1722 01:10:35,159 --> 01:10:36,680 They get like marked with like kind of like an 1723 01:10:36,760 --> 01:10:39,119 enforcer icon, Like they get an icon that you can ooh, 1724 01:10:39,119 --> 01:10:41,359 if I take that personnel, I'll get some currency. And 1725 01:10:41,399 --> 01:10:43,000 like a lot of all these people were in this 1726 01:10:43,039 --> 01:10:45,840 one public area. So I was like, man, this is 1727 01:10:45,880 --> 01:10:48,399 gonna be really tricky. This is like so highly public. 1728 01:10:48,640 --> 01:10:50,399 I went in the security office. I took out a 1729 01:10:50,399 --> 01:10:52,720 couple of guards there because that was like a nice 1730 01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:55,479 secluded area that worked well. And then I went to 1731 01:10:55,520 --> 01:10:57,000 this one bathroom and I was I was in this 1732 01:10:57,039 --> 01:10:59,319 one bathroom waiting for people to come and go. I 1733 01:10:59,399 --> 01:11:01,720 noticed that, like, all the people I have to take 1734 01:11:01,720 --> 01:11:04,159 out are all walking like buy this bathroom at different 1735 01:11:04,199 --> 01:11:06,439 point in their cycle. So I'm gonna make this like 1736 01:11:06,479 --> 01:11:09,079 a freaking kill chamber. So there's like the main there's 1737 01:11:09,119 --> 01:11:11,399 the main bathroom where there's sinks in everything, and then 1738 01:11:11,399 --> 01:11:15,520 there's two bathroom stalls, two doors, and so very slowly 1739 01:11:15,560 --> 01:11:17,560 I'm just you know, I throw a brick on the ground, 1740 01:11:17,760 --> 01:11:19,560 I open it, or throw a brick, someone hears it, 1741 01:11:19,600 --> 01:11:21,760 they walk in the room, I close the door behind them, 1742 01:11:21,800 --> 01:11:23,560 knock them out. And I had to do this a 1743 01:11:23,560 --> 01:11:25,520 few times with like random people, just random guards that 1744 01:11:25,520 --> 01:11:27,640 were getting in the way or hearing my audio distraction. 1745 01:11:28,079 --> 01:11:29,720 So in the right I go put them all on 1746 01:11:29,800 --> 01:11:32,720 the right bathroom stall. I just chalk that full of bodies. 1747 01:11:32,920 --> 01:11:34,840 There's a couple of people already in there, you know, 1748 01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:36,760 washing their hands, and knock them out, throw them all 1749 01:11:36,760 --> 01:11:39,439 in there. My right closets just filled like four or 1750 01:11:39,439 --> 01:11:41,680 five bodies at this point, and eventually one of my 1751 01:11:41,680 --> 01:11:44,279 targets comes through. Take them out perfect, get like a 1752 01:11:44,319 --> 01:11:46,800 good like knife, kill on them, stick their body in there. 1753 01:11:47,079 --> 01:11:49,279 And then finally, after you know this, I was so 1754 01:11:49,439 --> 01:11:51,880 long in this freaking bathroom taking people out. Eventually my 1755 01:11:51,960 --> 01:11:55,119 last target walks by this bathroom. I crack open the door, 1756 01:11:55,199 --> 01:11:57,840 make an audio distraction. They walk in, and this one 1757 01:11:57,880 --> 01:11:59,239 I'm like, okay, this is the last thing I'm doing, 1758 01:11:59,319 --> 01:12:00,840 you know, doing this and then I can just leave. 1759 01:12:01,079 --> 01:12:02,680 Speaker 1: So I close the door, take her out in a 1760 01:12:02,800 --> 01:12:05,520 very crude way. And the left bathroom door is like 1761 01:12:05,560 --> 01:12:07,439 closer than the right one, so I'm like, I'll just 1762 01:12:07,439 --> 01:12:09,119 put her in there because I'm done with this room. 1763 01:12:09,119 --> 01:12:10,760 I don't need to worry about where I'm putting bodies. 1764 01:12:11,119 --> 01:12:13,680 I go in there, open this door. There has been 1765 01:12:13,680 --> 01:12:17,000 a guy taking a fucking shit the whole time I 1766 01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:20,159 have been in his bathroom for fifteen minutes. He's down 1767 01:12:20,199 --> 01:12:22,479 in his underwear. This guy looks like he's just having 1768 01:12:22,560 --> 01:12:25,199 the most explosive diary, like he's not having a good day. 1769 01:12:25,439 --> 01:12:28,680 And I opened the door carrying a freaking body. Oh 1770 01:12:28,760 --> 01:12:31,359 my god, I don't know how he didn't hear any 1771 01:12:31,439 --> 01:12:33,239 of these things. I was knocking people out. I was 1772 01:12:33,319 --> 01:12:38,319 throwing bricks around, throwing things on the ground, wrenches. He yeah, 1773 01:12:38,359 --> 01:12:40,239 he was in a different place, and so unfortunately I had 1774 01:12:40,199 --> 01:12:42,720 to knock him out because he saw me with a body. 1775 01:12:42,840 --> 01:12:44,720 Speaker 2: So I walked him in the head with a wrench, 1776 01:12:44,960 --> 01:12:46,880 closed the door behind me, and I just fled the level. 1777 01:12:46,920 --> 01:12:49,560 But man, I could not believe that I was in. 1778 01:12:49,439 --> 01:12:52,239 Speaker 3: The whole time, like I's gonna have the worst just 1779 01:12:52,359 --> 01:12:57,239 wake up ever. Just yeah, dirty, crusty, big concussion. 1780 01:12:58,199 --> 01:13:00,960 Speaker 1: Seven bodies like four from where he is. 1781 01:13:01,079 --> 01:13:03,239 Speaker 3: I don't explain that. You know, I was taking a shit. 1782 01:13:05,279 --> 01:13:07,199 Speaker 1: Everyone else was dead in there except for him. 1783 01:13:07,279 --> 01:13:07,960 Speaker 3: Perfect crime. 1784 01:13:08,119 --> 01:13:09,039 Speaker 1: They might think that he. 1785 01:13:09,000 --> 01:13:11,399 Speaker 2: Had like some crazy because this is like a hospital, 1786 01:13:11,399 --> 01:13:13,119 Like maybe he got some weird drugs and was just 1787 01:13:13,159 --> 01:13:16,640 acting crazy and did all this murder and knocked. 1788 01:13:16,359 --> 01:13:20,199 Speaker 1: Himself out to the mouth. Uh so yeah, hit at Freelancer. 1789 01:13:20,239 --> 01:13:22,560 It's it's just the best. I love it so much. 1790 01:13:22,560 --> 01:13:24,039 So I'm excited to hear you get back. 1791 01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:25,920 Speaker 3: In there and share some more stories. That's like my 1792 01:13:26,039 --> 01:13:28,600 endgame content for for hit Man. When I get there, 1793 01:13:28,600 --> 01:13:32,159 I'm excited, that's that's so funny. I yeah, so far. 1794 01:13:32,199 --> 01:13:35,039 I think sap Pienza holds the record for just my 1795 01:13:35,119 --> 01:13:37,359 craziest stories that happened. Like of course the stream you 1796 01:13:37,399 --> 01:13:40,319 were there for witness, but even like my own like 1797 01:13:40,439 --> 01:13:43,039 experience on that level was just so fun like when 1798 01:13:43,039 --> 01:13:46,159 I when I hit the lab and like going so 1799 01:13:46,279 --> 01:13:48,279 tact and it's funny. I find a lot of the 1800 01:13:48,319 --> 01:13:51,319 times with these hit Man levels were like, let's say, 1801 01:13:51,359 --> 01:13:53,359 like I'm scoping out the place, I go somewhere I'm 1802 01:13:53,399 --> 01:13:55,640 not supposed to. Sometimes I find like if I'm wearing 1803 01:13:55,680 --> 01:13:57,239 a disguise and I go to a guard and he's 1804 01:13:57,239 --> 01:13:58,840 like hey man, and I walk by him and he's like, 1805 01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:00,000 what the hell are you doing? You can't go there? 1806 01:14:00,039 --> 01:14:01,840 And I'm like I'm like, okay, sorry, Like why didn't 1807 01:14:01,840 --> 01:14:03,199 you tell me that before I walk by you? 1808 01:14:03,439 --> 01:14:03,640 Speaker 1: Yeah? 1809 01:14:03,640 --> 01:14:05,479 Speaker 3: And then and then of course, like it's the whole situation. 1810 01:14:05,600 --> 01:14:08,319 Maybe I didn't get out of there soon enough. There's 1811 01:14:08,319 --> 01:14:11,279 starting it's like okay, let's just restart this. This is 1812 01:14:11,640 --> 01:14:14,199 doomed from the get go, So like if it's an 1813 01:14:14,239 --> 01:14:16,119 early port of the level, I'll probably just restart the 1814 01:14:16,119 --> 01:14:18,359 whole thing and just do it. I rarely like load 1815 01:14:18,439 --> 01:14:20,680 saves on these levels. I find like I always just 1816 01:14:20,720 --> 01:14:22,399 kind of want to do it on the first first 1817 01:14:22,399 --> 01:14:24,680 go around. It's kind of just like my purest hit 1818 01:14:24,760 --> 01:14:29,000 man in me. But so but like it gets to 1819 01:14:29,039 --> 01:14:30,560 a point in the level, like let's say I've taken 1820 01:14:30,600 --> 01:14:33,000 out my first heart, my first two targets, basically my 1821 01:14:33,039 --> 01:14:34,960 only two targets on this level. Now I'm in the basement. 1822 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:39,079 I have to destroy the substance, and like in these situations, 1823 01:14:39,119 --> 01:14:40,960 it's like, okay, if the alarms are going off, I'm 1824 01:14:40,960 --> 01:14:42,640 just finishing the mission. I' getting the fuck out of here. 1825 01:14:42,680 --> 01:14:44,199 Like like it gets to a point like you just 1826 01:14:44,279 --> 01:14:46,199 kind of have to accept that it's not kind of 1827 01:14:46,199 --> 01:14:47,720 go perfect. You kind of just have to roll with 1828 01:14:47,760 --> 01:14:51,640 the punches. And in that one where like I had 1829 01:14:51,640 --> 01:14:54,119 like my lab coat, you know, like like I'm disguised. 1830 01:14:54,199 --> 01:14:56,720 I finally get into the situation, I'm like I'm like 1831 01:14:57,039 --> 01:14:59,560 throwing coins to get around guards and I'm duck in 1832 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:02,560 cameras and whatnot. I'm doing it all well, I take 1833 01:15:02,600 --> 01:15:05,000 out like a lab guy I'm putting him in there, 1834 01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:06,920 and then I turn around and there's just like like 1835 01:15:06,960 --> 01:15:11,000 a female scientist that comes in in and it's like 1836 01:15:11,039 --> 01:15:13,119 you with the bodies, Like it's just like, okay, this 1837 01:15:13,199 --> 01:15:15,520 is like a pointed no return here. Just walk right 1838 01:15:15,600 --> 01:15:17,359 up to her and just sock her like right in 1839 01:15:17,399 --> 01:15:21,800 the face, and it's just the animation of aged forty 1840 01:15:21,840 --> 01:15:24,119 seven just knocking someone out is just so funny. There's 1841 01:15:24,119 --> 01:15:26,239 been times when I've like just punched out two people 1842 01:15:26,319 --> 01:15:28,239 like right next to each other, and it's just of course, 1843 01:15:28,319 --> 01:15:30,359 just two knockouts, like it's just so funny. And then 1844 01:15:30,880 --> 01:15:31,119 I'm just. 1845 01:15:31,159 --> 01:15:33,279 Speaker 1: Way the music ratches it up too, and you get 1846 01:15:33,359 --> 01:15:35,359 caught in that moment always makes it like oh no, 1847 01:15:35,720 --> 01:15:37,840 I'm done for I'm saying they like say something like 1848 01:15:37,960 --> 01:15:38,880 they're like what are you doing? 1849 01:15:38,960 --> 01:15:41,399 Speaker 3: And then just punch to the face. She just goes limp. 1850 01:15:41,840 --> 01:15:43,479 And then I just have to like, oh, this duck 1851 01:15:43,560 --> 01:15:45,640 this body here, as I'm just laughing to myself because 1852 01:15:45,640 --> 01:15:47,800 I'm like that was so funny. And then getting out 1853 01:15:47,840 --> 01:15:50,319 of that level too, there's a you might have seen it, 1854 01:15:50,399 --> 01:15:53,359 but there's like a like a wall that's kind of 1855 01:15:53,479 --> 01:15:55,800 like like loose brick or something and you can actually 1856 01:15:55,840 --> 01:15:57,880 like destroy it. So I think I like threw like 1857 01:15:57,920 --> 01:15:59,560 a gas canister or something and then shot it and 1858 01:15:59,600 --> 01:16:01,680 then just up the wall there. So it was kind 1859 01:16:01,680 --> 01:16:03,880 of a does that make an exit or yeah, it 1860 01:16:04,319 --> 01:16:06,000 makes an exit out of it. It's probably could be 1861 01:16:06,039 --> 01:16:07,920 an entrance. I'm sure it's not the stealthiest way to 1862 01:16:08,079 --> 01:16:09,960 enter that area, of course, just blowing down the door, 1863 01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:12,039 but it made for a little bit more of a 1864 01:16:12,159 --> 01:16:14,560 I don't know, like in a badass exit because I 1865 01:16:14,680 --> 01:16:17,800 just I mean, at that point, like it's just yeah, 1866 01:16:18,159 --> 01:16:20,399 knocking out people. I'm just trying to destroy the substance. 1867 01:16:20,439 --> 01:16:22,560 And then once I destroy the substance, there's like two 1868 01:16:23,159 --> 01:16:25,079 lab rats in there and they're like what do you do? 1869 01:16:25,199 --> 01:16:27,000 And I just punched them out. I'm like, I'm out 1870 01:16:27,000 --> 01:16:28,600 of here now, my mission is done. I just need 1871 01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:30,640 to get to the exit and I'm good. And then 1872 01:16:31,680 --> 01:16:34,920 it's I feel like doing that as well. It's like 1873 01:16:35,119 --> 01:16:37,279 sometimes it's like, oh, I didn't perfect the level, Let's 1874 01:16:37,319 --> 01:16:39,199 restart that and just try and do it perfect. Sometimes 1875 01:16:39,239 --> 01:16:41,880 I am like that, but it's just like really authentic, 1876 01:16:42,039 --> 01:16:43,720 just kind of rolling with the punches. Sometimes it's just 1877 01:16:43,800 --> 01:16:46,399 really adapting, and that game gives you so many ways 1878 01:16:46,479 --> 01:16:47,720 to do that, right, Like if you get caught by 1879 01:16:47,760 --> 01:16:50,319 a camera, you can still go destroy like the evidence 1880 01:16:50,359 --> 01:16:54,079 and do stuff like that. So yeah, it's I mean, 1881 01:16:54,359 --> 01:16:56,840 the game is just amazing. So once I once I 1882 01:16:57,000 --> 01:16:59,359 wrap up Stellar Blade, I'll probably jump back in there, 1883 01:16:59,439 --> 01:17:01,159 and I feel like it's a different enough game. I 1884 01:17:01,199 --> 01:17:05,159 can see myself jumping back in. Yeah, but yeah, no it'. 1885 01:17:06,600 --> 01:17:07,880 Speaker 1: Have you looked at the next one that you have 1886 01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:08,840 to jump into? 1887 01:17:09,560 --> 01:17:11,640 Speaker 3: No, I don't remember what, like, because when you're doing 1888 01:17:11,640 --> 01:17:13,680 it the first time, you finish the level and it 1889 01:17:13,760 --> 01:17:15,439 like plays a cut scene and then I just kind 1890 01:17:15,439 --> 01:17:17,359 of like watched the cut scene then balanced at that point, 1891 01:17:17,359 --> 01:17:19,560 I can't remember what it is. It's the one after Colorado. 1892 01:17:20,720 --> 01:17:22,279 Speaker 1: Let me see if I can quickly find that out. 1893 01:17:22,319 --> 01:17:25,279 Speaker 3: I'm I don't think there's many left for me. 1894 01:17:25,520 --> 01:17:27,319 Speaker 1: I think you're on next. 1895 01:17:27,359 --> 01:17:31,239 Speaker 3: I think, oh, man, that's exciting. I've only heard good 1896 01:17:31,279 --> 01:17:33,880 things from that about you or about that from you, 1897 01:17:34,079 --> 01:17:35,680 So yeah, I'm looking forward to it. 1898 01:17:35,840 --> 01:17:37,439 Speaker 2: Hell yeah, yeah, that's the last one from hit Man 1899 01:17:37,560 --> 01:17:39,840 one and then you're in cool hit Man two at 1900 01:17:39,880 --> 01:17:40,920 that point, and. 1901 01:17:40,960 --> 01:17:45,000 Speaker 3: I imagine, like because they are all kind of together now, 1902 01:17:46,279 --> 01:17:49,279 Like is there much I don't know, different mechanics going 1903 01:17:49,319 --> 01:17:51,239 from the hit Man one to two, or they've kind 1904 01:17:51,279 --> 01:17:53,439 of like updated hit Man one for that. 1905 01:17:55,079 --> 01:17:57,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think every not every map, but 1906 01:17:57,279 --> 01:18:01,840 a lot of maps do have caned interesting mechanics with them, 1907 01:18:01,880 --> 01:18:04,039 Like even Colorado. You know, like the whole setup of 1908 01:18:04,079 --> 01:18:07,439 that map being like only guards and no like civilian 1909 01:18:07,520 --> 01:18:11,399 areas or the like. As you mentioned with sapiens, like 1910 01:18:11,479 --> 01:18:13,800 destroying the virus. That's not you wouldn't call it like 1911 01:18:14,000 --> 01:18:16,119 a new mechanic, I guess, but like it makes that 1912 01:18:16,239 --> 01:18:18,439 map unique, and I feel like they kind of do 1913 01:18:18,600 --> 01:18:21,039 that throughout, although I'd say hit Man three is more 1914 01:18:21,039 --> 01:18:24,039 where they have some more new mechanics, Like they have 1915 01:18:24,119 --> 01:18:27,760 like these shortcut mechanics that they introduce there. They have 1916 01:18:27,880 --> 01:18:30,359 the camera which leads to like hacking that you're doing. 1917 01:18:30,640 --> 01:18:33,199 There's no hacking minigame. It's kind of just a little 1918 01:18:33,199 --> 01:18:35,239 bonus feature there, but that's the thing. And then I 1919 01:18:35,279 --> 01:18:38,479 think hit Man three, especially some of the maps in particular, 1920 01:18:38,640 --> 01:18:42,159 like one, just to slightly spoil it is a a 1921 01:18:42,239 --> 01:18:44,479 mission that has like eleven targets on it, but you 1922 01:18:44,600 --> 01:18:46,199 only have to kill like four of them, and so 1923 01:18:46,279 --> 01:18:48,600 it makes it like really interesting on replay throughs, like oh, 1924 01:18:48,640 --> 01:18:50,840 which Florida I want to take out? Or like, you know, 1925 01:18:50,920 --> 01:18:52,479 to get all the challenges, you have to kill all 1926 01:18:52,520 --> 01:18:53,920 eleven through different playthroughs. 1927 01:18:54,399 --> 01:18:54,479 Speaker 3: Uh. 1928 01:18:54,640 --> 01:18:57,119 Speaker 2: And so I don't know that that's it's hard to 1929 01:18:57,159 --> 01:18:58,920 call that like a new hit Man three mechanic, but 1930 01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:02,199 it's this one mechanic tied to this specific map, but 1931 01:19:02,279 --> 01:19:04,239 it kind of changes how you interact with the game. 1932 01:19:04,359 --> 01:19:06,960 So yeah, I feel like they never truly add oh 1933 01:19:07,079 --> 01:19:09,279 now there's an RPG skill tue Like nothing crazy like that. 1934 01:19:09,439 --> 01:19:11,319 It's always more like minor things. 1935 01:19:11,920 --> 01:19:12,039 Speaker 3: Uh. 1936 01:19:12,159 --> 01:19:14,680 Speaker 2: But it definitely feels like there's an evolution of playing 1937 01:19:14,720 --> 01:19:17,560 with the what's what they're capable of with the mechanics 1938 01:19:17,640 --> 01:19:17,800 of it. 1939 01:19:17,960 --> 01:19:20,119 Speaker 1: So I think you'll feel that from hit Men two. 1940 01:19:20,840 --> 01:19:22,520 Speaker 2: I think also especially with him Man two, I think 1941 01:19:22,520 --> 01:19:26,279 you're gonna notice, like, whoa, the graphical fidelity jump is 1942 01:19:26,399 --> 01:19:28,840 like pretty insane relatively like hy Man one. I think 1943 01:19:28,840 --> 01:19:30,680 they've they've probably gone back and touched up those maps 1944 01:19:30,680 --> 01:19:33,239 a little bit. But I think with him Man two actually, 1945 01:19:33,600 --> 01:19:35,159 honestly even with the Japan map, because I think that 1946 01:19:35,199 --> 01:19:37,479 was a DLC one. I feel like the visual quality 1947 01:19:37,560 --> 01:19:40,560 is like just insane how much it it goes up there. 1948 01:19:40,680 --> 01:19:41,520 Speaker 1: So nice. 1949 01:19:41,640 --> 01:19:45,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, related to that, the year gap between games. 1950 01:19:45,239 --> 01:19:47,359 Speaker 2: Like was it a couple twenty sixteen, twenty eighteen, twenty 1951 01:19:47,399 --> 01:19:51,319 twenty one, so it was not a big gap at all. No, well, 1952 01:19:51,520 --> 01:19:55,439 actually technically because technically when when twenty sixteen came out 1953 01:19:55,439 --> 01:19:58,119 as an episodic thing, right, like they were to say 1954 01:19:58,159 --> 01:19:59,760 one map a month or every couple of months, And 1955 01:19:59,800 --> 01:20:02,039 I've I maybe they had like fans voting for like 1956 01:20:02,239 --> 01:20:04,640 who always was going to be? I'd like to but 1957 01:20:04,720 --> 01:20:06,760 I should go back and look at like how that 1958 01:20:06,920 --> 01:20:08,680 voting and stuff went. That's interesting. But yeah, so I 1959 01:20:08,760 --> 01:20:11,840 guess maybe the first map came out sometime in twenty sixteen, 1960 01:20:11,880 --> 01:20:13,880 and then like I don't I don't know how long 1961 01:20:13,920 --> 01:20:15,079 it took for the rest of them to come out, 1962 01:20:15,079 --> 01:20:16,600 but I think they pretty consistently came out, and then 1963 01:20:16,600 --> 01:20:18,760 I guess with hit Man too, is when they decided 1964 01:20:18,760 --> 01:20:21,199 how we're going to release one full game, and then 1965 01:20:21,359 --> 01:20:23,399 because I think hit the episodic thing, I don't think 1966 01:20:23,439 --> 01:20:24,880 did very well for them, Like I don't think that 1967 01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:27,880 game did huge Bonker sales and then him Men who 1968 01:20:27,880 --> 01:20:29,760 had like a DLC pack with certain maps, and then 1969 01:20:29,800 --> 01:20:31,720 hit Man three obviously was a whole pack, and then 1970 01:20:31,720 --> 01:20:33,319 they added one free map later on. 1971 01:20:33,600 --> 01:20:35,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, but yeah, they they definitely did. 1972 01:20:35,760 --> 01:20:37,760 Speaker 2: I totally forgot to be episodic nature because I wasn't 1973 01:20:37,760 --> 01:20:40,039 around for it back then, back in those days, those 1974 01:20:40,159 --> 01:20:42,720 dark dark days. Now they were just jumping and play 1975 01:20:42,800 --> 01:20:44,960 twenty one maps all at your fingertips. 1976 01:20:45,840 --> 01:20:49,600 Speaker 3: Because I just remember like they had like like celebrities essentially, 1977 01:20:49,600 --> 01:20:51,479 and they do like a video and it's like this 1978 01:20:51,680 --> 01:20:53,520 is like your target. I'm like, this is kind of strange. 1979 01:20:53,600 --> 01:20:55,239 Like Sean Dean was one of them. 1980 01:20:55,800 --> 01:20:57,680 Speaker 2: A couple yea, they just had They just had some 1981 01:20:57,960 --> 01:21:00,159 I forget his name. He's like some controversial guy who 1982 01:21:00,199 --> 01:21:02,640 just got like canceled and they removed him from the 1983 01:21:02,720 --> 01:21:03,640 game or something like that. 1984 01:21:04,760 --> 01:21:05,039 Speaker 1: Who's that? 1985 01:21:05,119 --> 01:21:05,159 Speaker 3: Like? 1986 01:21:05,199 --> 01:21:06,239 Speaker 1: It taking me? It's like an M and M a 1987 01:21:06,319 --> 01:21:10,399 fighter or something. Do you know anything about that? Not familiar? 1988 01:21:10,520 --> 01:21:13,479 But sure you're like football and like F one, I 1989 01:21:13,680 --> 01:21:14,479 just assumed. 1990 01:21:14,279 --> 01:21:16,840 Speaker 3: Very random sports. I mean, I mean it's a good, 1991 01:21:17,000 --> 01:21:20,319 good attempt. I feel like I'm usually aware of some 1992 01:21:20,439 --> 01:21:21,079 of these things, but. 1993 01:21:21,319 --> 01:21:24,560 Speaker 1: Uh no, yeah, I Weirdly, I've never I've never checked 1994 01:21:24,560 --> 01:21:25,119 out a lot of that. 1995 01:21:25,279 --> 01:21:27,920 Speaker 2: Like there's just so much content that I feel like, yeah, okay, 1996 01:21:27,960 --> 01:21:30,079 the base game stuff, replaying those missions to get all 1997 01:21:30,119 --> 01:21:31,720 the different kills and level ups, and now I'm like 1998 01:21:31,760 --> 01:21:34,640 into Freelancer, fake, I don't need all that extra stuff, 1999 01:21:34,680 --> 01:21:37,439 but there's just so much, so much to it. 2000 01:21:37,960 --> 01:21:41,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, I will say, like just comparing of course this 2001 01:21:41,720 --> 01:21:45,239 like they've just really like mastered I think the Hitman 2002 01:21:45,640 --> 01:21:47,720 game now, like they've made so many of these, like 2003 01:21:47,960 --> 01:21:49,960 just thinking back to like like the first one I 2004 01:21:50,039 --> 01:21:53,800 ever played was codenamed forty seven, and like back then, 2005 01:21:54,039 --> 01:21:56,399 it's like, Okay, your target's this guy and that's just 2006 01:21:56,439 --> 01:21:59,000 who you're taking out, and like the message would be 2007 01:21:59,199 --> 01:22:00,720 like you know, funds will come into you account once 2008 01:22:00,760 --> 01:22:04,720 it' stuff like that was it? Whereas now like for 2009 01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:08,560 the the Thailand, like the like the like that level, 2010 01:22:09,079 --> 01:22:11,000 like just like a lot of the detail on like 2011 01:22:11,079 --> 01:22:14,920 some of these targets. Of course, Freelancer it's very unique 2012 01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:16,640 in that sense where it just has different targets, but 2013 01:22:16,680 --> 01:22:18,520 the ones that the game actually sets up, like it's 2014 01:22:18,560 --> 01:22:21,159 just so much more intriguing. Like Jordan Cross, you know 2015 01:22:21,279 --> 01:22:24,439 this like just super like privileged guy that's just like 2016 01:22:24,720 --> 01:22:28,079 like making like a record in his in his dad's hotel, 2017 01:22:28,199 --> 01:22:30,760 and like again very privileged. And then there's like some 2018 01:22:30,960 --> 01:22:33,760 deeper levels to it, where like it's like, uh like 2019 01:22:33,840 --> 01:22:35,920 he like murdered his girlfriend and they're like covering it 2020 01:22:36,039 --> 01:22:38,359 up and there's just like so much Yeah, and like 2021 01:22:38,640 --> 01:22:40,920 in that level, I haven't really I haven't replayed it yet, 2022 01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:42,680 but I remember there's an option that you can like 2023 01:22:42,760 --> 01:22:45,560 get like basically the recording of like their fight, and 2024 01:22:45,600 --> 01:22:46,880 then you can play it in his room, and then 2025 01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:49,159 there's a chair that you can literally just like sit 2026 01:22:49,279 --> 01:22:50,560 and wait for him to come. I don't know if 2027 01:22:50,600 --> 01:22:53,680 you you tackled the assassination that way, but uh, like 2028 01:22:53,880 --> 01:22:55,600 there's a chip that you get through his assistant and 2029 01:22:55,640 --> 01:22:57,119 then you play it in his bedroom and then he 2030 01:22:57,239 --> 01:22:58,800 like comes in and you're just like sitting in the 2031 01:22:58,880 --> 01:23:00,880 chair like a badass sound and with your gun ready 2032 01:23:00,920 --> 01:23:04,079 to kill them. Like it it's just really I just 2033 01:23:04,199 --> 01:23:06,720 love these games. They're just so good at what they do. 2034 01:23:06,920 --> 01:23:11,319 And yeah, just just even like I feel like there's 2035 01:23:11,960 --> 01:23:15,760 certain targets that it feels like it's completely inspired by 2036 01:23:15,840 --> 01:23:18,359 like a real life person. That's like most of the 2037 01:23:18,399 --> 01:23:20,560 time not a good person, and you're like, this is 2038 01:23:20,640 --> 01:23:22,680 kind of cool, I could assassinate this person. 2039 01:23:23,399 --> 01:23:26,560 Speaker 1: So yeah, no, I like it. Yeah. 2040 01:23:26,560 --> 01:23:28,079 Speaker 2: I think they do a really good job with that, 2041 01:23:28,840 --> 01:23:32,640 especially as they go along in terms of referencing other events, 2042 01:23:32,800 --> 01:23:35,239 Like they'll be like you'll be in one map and 2043 01:23:35,359 --> 01:23:38,359 we'll there'll be a news station on a TV that'll 2044 01:23:38,439 --> 01:23:41,720 reference assassination. 2045 01:23:40,960 --> 01:23:43,239 Speaker 3: Where people talking right like just ran and passer bys 2046 01:23:43,279 --> 01:23:45,079 like can you believe that guy just got killed? And 2047 01:23:45,119 --> 01:23:47,479 then you're like walking by dressed like a waiter, smirking 2048 01:23:47,600 --> 01:23:48,239 like yeah it was me. 2049 01:23:48,840 --> 01:23:50,640 Speaker 2: Like you know, the Indian map, there's like one of 2050 01:23:50,680 --> 01:23:52,560 the targets is like a famous actor, and like that 2051 01:23:52,680 --> 01:23:55,399 actor is referenced in other you know, maybe it's like 2052 01:23:55,600 --> 01:23:58,039 a poster and some other map or some things like that. 2053 01:23:58,159 --> 01:24:00,920 Like I think they've done some fun little details there, 2054 01:24:01,239 --> 01:24:03,479 and so obviously they're really thought out, like who all 2055 01:24:03,520 --> 01:24:04,199 these targets are. 2056 01:24:04,239 --> 01:24:06,960 Speaker 1: They're not just random people. Like it all kind of 2057 01:24:07,039 --> 01:24:08,399 comes together in some way. 2058 01:24:08,520 --> 01:24:09,920 Speaker 3: And like that's why I bring up where like the 2059 01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:12,079 old games, it's just like this guy is your target, 2060 01:24:12,159 --> 01:24:14,399 whereas now like it's really feels like a living, breathing 2061 01:24:14,479 --> 01:24:17,720 world where like my actions are actually like you know, 2062 01:24:17,800 --> 01:24:20,560 people are noticing them. It's not just random guy was 2063 01:24:20,640 --> 01:24:22,279 killed and now I have ten thousand dollars out of 2064 01:24:22,359 --> 01:24:24,439 my account to carry my sniper rifle with me to 2065 01:24:24,479 --> 01:24:26,640 the next level. Like that's just kind of where they started, 2066 01:24:27,000 --> 01:24:29,479 which is great, you know, like like they didn't have 2067 01:24:29,560 --> 01:24:32,319 to start where it is now it would have been impossible. 2068 01:24:32,399 --> 01:24:35,359 But just just the growth of the series along the 2069 01:24:35,359 --> 01:24:38,439 way is really like it's not just an assassin game, 2070 01:24:38,560 --> 01:24:40,920 like like it's more than that, I feel, and just 2071 01:24:41,279 --> 01:24:43,640 the creative factors that you get to it is it's 2072 01:24:43,680 --> 01:24:45,319 so fun. Yeah, great, great game. 2073 01:24:45,640 --> 01:24:46,239 Speaker 1: So there you go. 2074 01:24:46,399 --> 01:24:47,760 Speaker 3: You did it, you succeeded. Now I want to jump 2075 01:24:47,800 --> 01:24:48,159 back into it. 2076 01:24:48,680 --> 01:24:49,079 Speaker 1: Please do. 2077 01:24:49,199 --> 01:24:51,760 Speaker 2: I can't wait for you to these next batch of maps. 2078 01:24:51,800 --> 01:24:53,720 I'm like, oh, so excited to hear you jump into 2079 01:24:53,720 --> 01:24:56,560 the house. But that was a longer segment than I expected. 2080 01:24:56,600 --> 01:24:58,600 Let's take another quick break. I have one more game 2081 01:24:58,680 --> 01:24:59,359 to talk about today. 2082 01:24:59,359 --> 01:25:05,680 Speaker 1: We will be back. Okay, we are back. The last 2083 01:25:05,760 --> 01:25:07,720 game I have two showed out here today is another 2084 01:25:07,880 --> 01:25:10,880 another new game here, so last couple or I think 2085 01:25:10,920 --> 01:25:12,399 it's been out for a week now. Something like that. 2086 01:25:12,760 --> 01:25:18,319 I have been playing Stalker two oh wow on game 2087 01:25:18,399 --> 01:25:19,960 pass here, so I've not played the first one, so 2088 01:25:20,039 --> 01:25:22,479 I'm I'm green as I'm drying played. 2089 01:25:22,239 --> 01:25:24,119 Speaker 3: The first one, so we can we can compare stories. 2090 01:25:24,399 --> 01:25:27,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, is that a game that you played through, just 2091 01:25:27,199 --> 01:25:28,840 experienced a little bit of it, played at a friend's house. 2092 01:25:28,880 --> 01:25:29,800 Speaker 1: What's your kind of experience. 2093 01:25:31,000 --> 01:25:33,600 Speaker 3: It was one that I was always interested in as 2094 01:25:33,600 --> 01:25:35,840 a kid, and I just never got access to it. 2095 01:25:36,000 --> 01:25:37,720 And then it was like on Steam and I'm like 2096 01:25:37,760 --> 01:25:39,359 I finally got to get this game. I jumped in 2097 01:25:39,439 --> 01:25:42,920 there and it was just like dated, like sure, yeah, 2098 01:25:43,000 --> 01:25:45,079 like it's an older game, and like I did like 2099 01:25:45,199 --> 01:25:47,239 aspects to it, but like something I really didn't like 2100 01:25:47,600 --> 01:25:50,399 is it had really serious head bob to it. Like 2101 01:25:50,479 --> 01:25:53,520 your character is constantly going like this, you know for 2102 01:25:53,600 --> 01:25:55,920 audio listeners, like I'm just bouncing. Yeah yeah, and you 2103 01:25:56,000 --> 01:25:58,000 can't turn it off and like that's not even sprinting, 2104 01:25:58,079 --> 01:26:01,159 like it's literally just walking, and it is like, Okay, 2105 01:26:01,319 --> 01:26:03,760 the graphics aren't nice and this is just my character 2106 01:26:03,920 --> 01:26:05,560 and there's like it's kind of a scary game, right, 2107 01:26:05,600 --> 01:26:08,039 Like there's certain situations when there's some creepy monsters in 2108 01:26:08,239 --> 01:26:10,640 a dark area, and I just feel like tackling those 2109 01:26:10,760 --> 01:26:13,680 areas like it. It's a very very big game too, 2110 01:26:13,800 --> 01:26:16,239 like like you just are like doing kind of fetch 2111 01:26:16,319 --> 01:26:19,319 quests all of the times, like I found and it 2112 01:26:19,479 --> 01:26:22,439 just wasn't the I felt like I missed the train, 2113 01:26:22,560 --> 01:26:24,359 you know, like I was really interested as a as 2114 01:26:24,359 --> 01:26:25,880 a younger lad where I feel like if I got 2115 01:26:25,920 --> 01:26:29,000 into it when the technology was just modern it was relevant, 2116 01:26:29,039 --> 01:26:32,079 I probably would just loved it because it's the type 2117 01:26:32,079 --> 01:26:34,439 of game that I really like. I love the Metro series. 2118 01:26:34,560 --> 01:26:37,239 That's why I'm not sure if you played really really 2119 01:26:37,279 --> 01:26:40,239 big fan of those like first person shoot like kind 2120 01:26:40,279 --> 01:26:44,000 of horror games. I guess like BioShock to an extent. 2121 01:26:44,079 --> 01:26:45,439 I feel like it's kind of in that in that 2122 01:26:45,600 --> 01:26:46,159 avenue too. 2123 01:26:46,199 --> 01:26:48,119 Speaker 1: They yeah, the games will like as much focus on 2124 01:26:48,359 --> 01:26:50,760 atmosphere as they do. Yeah. Yeah, I feel like that's 2125 01:26:50,760 --> 01:26:52,920 a very specific little subgenre of. 2126 01:26:54,560 --> 01:26:56,640 Speaker 3: So I'm curious how different Soccer two is because I 2127 01:26:56,800 --> 01:26:59,119 assume they they've up you know, they've up the ante 2128 01:26:59,680 --> 01:27:01,960 like some like going from like the first Metro game 2129 01:27:02,039 --> 01:27:04,640 to like the newest one. They've really implemented like an 2130 01:27:04,720 --> 01:27:06,760 RPG element to it. I'm curious if Stalker two is 2131 01:27:06,800 --> 01:27:07,359 kind of similar. 2132 01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:08,199 Speaker 1: Yeah. 2133 01:27:08,239 --> 01:27:10,239 Speaker 2: Well, like I said, I have not played the first one, 2134 01:27:10,319 --> 01:27:12,960 so the comparison, I can't give you much there. From 2135 01:27:13,000 --> 01:27:15,239 what I've seen just cruising around Reddit is a lot 2136 01:27:15,239 --> 01:27:18,640 of people say that mechanically it is very much the 2137 01:27:18,720 --> 01:27:20,720 same game as it was in the days. 2138 01:27:22,039 --> 01:27:23,840 Speaker 1: There's no head Bob as far as I can tell you, 2139 01:27:24,079 --> 01:27:26,680 at least on at least on console. Maybe on PC. 2140 01:27:26,800 --> 01:27:29,720 Speaker 2: They're like, oh, our fans love that, let's bring it back. 2141 01:27:31,199 --> 01:27:33,239 But yeah, for anyone who isn't aware, because I feel 2142 01:27:33,239 --> 01:27:35,479 like Stalker is a very under the radar series here. 2143 01:27:35,520 --> 01:27:37,000 It's funny that you've played the first that I feel 2144 01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:38,560 like that's never come up before. It's just one of 2145 01:27:38,600 --> 01:27:40,680 those games and even though you played it like it 2146 01:27:40,840 --> 01:27:42,439 just would not come up in conversations. 2147 01:27:42,560 --> 01:27:45,319 Speaker 3: Get drafted Stalker two on the on the video game Draft. 2148 01:27:45,359 --> 01:27:45,600 I can't. 2149 01:27:47,239 --> 01:27:49,199 Speaker 2: I have to check because I think you had another. 2150 01:27:50,039 --> 01:27:51,880 Oh you had another game that just came out on 2151 01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:52,560 the draft. 2152 01:27:53,239 --> 01:27:55,760 Speaker 3: I have frost Punk. I think it was what it 2153 01:27:55,880 --> 01:27:56,319 was called. 2154 01:27:56,800 --> 01:27:59,159 Speaker 1: There's even a newer one than that that just came out, 2155 01:27:59,279 --> 01:27:59,960 but I can't remember. 2156 01:28:00,520 --> 01:28:03,239 Speaker 3: Oh oh yeah, I'm gonna pull ituny. 2157 01:28:03,039 --> 01:28:05,319 Speaker 2: The radar thing, see if you can find it. Or 2158 01:28:05,359 --> 01:28:07,600 maybe it was Taylor, someone had a game that just 2159 01:28:07,800 --> 01:28:09,640 came out. I forget, but take a look at that. 2160 01:28:11,199 --> 01:28:13,119 But yeah, I guess for anyone who doesn't a isn'n 2161 01:28:13,119 --> 01:28:14,600 aware of these games, I guess I would put it 2162 01:28:15,039 --> 01:28:18,800 kind of adjacent to Fallout in a few ways, not 2163 01:28:19,000 --> 01:28:21,119 really in the tone of a tone of it, but 2164 01:28:21,199 --> 01:28:23,800 in terms of being like a post apocalyptic. 2165 01:28:23,199 --> 01:28:23,840 Speaker 1: Sort of setting. 2166 01:28:24,439 --> 01:28:27,720 Speaker 2: You know, radiation everywhere, kind of a survival kind of 2167 01:28:27,760 --> 01:28:31,119 a scary game at times, open world, as you're saying, 2168 01:28:31,159 --> 01:28:33,399 a lot of fetch quests, but then there's the main quest. 2169 01:28:33,439 --> 01:28:35,840 You can just power down if you want. You're finding 2170 01:28:35,880 --> 01:28:38,079 survivors in this world, and that's kind of a rarity, 2171 01:28:38,239 --> 01:28:41,079 but it's always interesting when you do happen upon a survivor. 2172 01:28:41,319 --> 01:28:45,119 The enemies you're fighting are like weird, mutated, radiation filled 2173 01:28:45,279 --> 01:28:48,439 versions of animals that exist on planet Earth. So in 2174 01:28:48,560 --> 01:28:51,199 many ways it is very similar to a Fallout. It 2175 01:28:51,279 --> 01:28:54,680 just feels kind of like a double A or something 2176 01:28:55,000 --> 01:28:57,399 like a budget version of a followut game. And that's 2177 01:28:57,399 --> 01:28:59,880 even the case here where this game kind of looks 2178 01:28:59,880 --> 01:29:02,039 like last generation game. It's funny how you're talking about 2179 01:29:02,039 --> 01:29:03,600 like the graphics not holding up, which was like, yeah, 2180 01:29:03,600 --> 01:29:05,439 you were playing the game years late, but this one 2181 01:29:05,520 --> 01:29:08,920 feels like, Man, I saw the trailers at every Xbox showcase. 2182 01:29:08,600 --> 01:29:10,720 Speaker 1: And that game looked great, and what they're showing here 2183 01:29:10,800 --> 01:29:11,359 is not quite the same. 2184 01:29:11,359 --> 01:29:13,319 Speaker 2: Sont maybe they were playing on like the a PC 2185 01:29:13,479 --> 01:29:15,880 with the highest settings possible, but it's like, this is 2186 01:29:15,880 --> 01:29:17,600 a serious x it should look a little bit better 2187 01:29:18,239 --> 01:29:20,319 than this, I would say, just in terms of the visuals. 2188 01:29:20,359 --> 01:29:22,199 Speaker 1: Did you find that game that just came out or 2189 01:29:22,239 --> 01:29:22,960 something on the drafting? 2190 01:29:23,079 --> 01:29:26,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, well so Stalker two, Frostpunk two, which is another 2191 01:29:26,760 --> 01:29:29,880 later one, Dragon Ball Sparking zero which came not too 2192 01:29:29,960 --> 01:29:32,359 long ago, and then Microsoft Flight Similar twenty twenty. 2193 01:29:32,479 --> 01:29:34,359 Speaker 1: Yes, that's what I was thinking about. So who had 2194 01:29:34,399 --> 01:29:35,439 that was out on your list? Me? 2195 01:29:35,760 --> 01:29:38,039 Speaker 3: Those were all my titles. I've just listed it off. 2196 01:29:38,479 --> 01:29:40,039 Speaker 2: So yeah, we got to count up your new tally 2197 01:29:40,119 --> 01:29:41,760 because that's gonna be quite a bit different than what's 2198 01:29:41,800 --> 01:29:42,560 on that version there. 2199 01:29:42,600 --> 01:29:47,399 Speaker 3: But and Taylor, it looks like Mario Luigi Brothership. I 2200 01:29:47,439 --> 01:29:48,479 don't know if that's still coming out. 2201 01:29:48,520 --> 01:29:50,119 Speaker 2: And then Shatow that's out Yeah, that came out a 2202 01:29:50,159 --> 01:29:51,399 couple of weeks ago, so I got to add that 2203 01:29:51,439 --> 01:29:53,840 on the list, and I think Travis might have it 2204 01:29:53,920 --> 01:29:54,239 this year. 2205 01:29:54,279 --> 01:29:57,039 Speaker 1: But we'll see what happens when don't we tally up 2206 01:29:57,039 --> 01:29:57,560 all these things. 2207 01:29:58,720 --> 01:30:01,800 Speaker 3: I don't know. I think that's for sure. I said, 2208 01:30:01,800 --> 01:30:03,279 I don't got it, that's for sure. I'm just looking 2209 01:30:03,319 --> 01:30:06,239 at my I'm like, man, under these games that I 2210 01:30:06,279 --> 01:30:08,560 thought were really gonna do well did not. But Microsoft 2211 01:30:08,560 --> 01:30:10,680 Flight Simulator, let's go ninety nine. 2212 01:30:11,800 --> 01:30:14,680 Speaker 2: So I guess a question for you from stocker one. 2213 01:30:15,239 --> 01:30:18,800 Do you have any recollection of like the general difficulty 2214 01:30:19,199 --> 01:30:19,680 of the game. 2215 01:30:22,600 --> 01:30:25,960 Speaker 3: I always find like older games being more difficult than 2216 01:30:26,079 --> 01:30:28,960 just like games are nowadays. So in that aspect, yes, 2217 01:30:29,239 --> 01:30:31,920 like a lot less like quest markers, like I found 2218 01:30:31,960 --> 01:30:35,079 I actually had to be cognizant of what I was doing. 2219 01:30:35,119 --> 01:30:36,680 You can't just like skip cut scene and then go 2220 01:30:36,800 --> 01:30:38,720 on to your next task. You actually like re journals 2221 01:30:38,800 --> 01:30:42,039 and whatnot. So yeah, I would say it was. It 2222 01:30:42,079 --> 01:30:44,079 was trickier than I would have expected going into Like 2223 01:30:44,359 --> 01:30:46,119 I think it's also like I had a lot of 2224 01:30:46,239 --> 01:30:48,439 preconceived notions of what the game was, what the game 2225 01:30:48,520 --> 01:30:50,439 experience was going to be just from like watching a 2226 01:30:50,479 --> 01:30:52,319 lot of trailers and whatnot about it, and it just 2227 01:30:52,479 --> 01:30:56,680 wasn't exactly that. Whether it was just being an older game, 2228 01:30:56,880 --> 01:30:58,560 maybe the fact that it was you know, like the 2229 01:30:59,239 --> 01:31:01,880 head Bobby ness I didn't love, but also just I 2230 01:31:01,960 --> 01:31:04,439 think like reading the journals and it's like, Okay, this 2231 01:31:04,560 --> 01:31:07,840 is actually going to be kind of an immersion type adventure, 2232 01:31:07,920 --> 01:31:10,399 which which is great, but like at the time, it's 2233 01:31:10,439 --> 01:31:11,880 not really what I I just wanted to jump in 2234 01:31:11,920 --> 01:31:14,119 there and get jump scarre and buy some some creepy 2235 01:31:14,399 --> 01:31:18,039 chernobyl monsters, where it seemed like I would have to 2236 01:31:18,079 --> 01:31:19,680 put in a lot of hours to really get to 2237 01:31:19,760 --> 01:31:20,119 that stuff. 2238 01:31:20,199 --> 01:31:21,920 Speaker 2: But I guess I like what you I like you 2239 01:31:22,239 --> 01:31:25,560 mentioned there of the Metro similarity, because I feel like 2240 01:31:25,600 --> 01:31:28,039 I would classify this as kind of like a cross 2241 01:31:28,119 --> 01:31:31,600 between Metro and Fallout in terms of what the energy 2242 01:31:31,680 --> 01:31:33,800 of it is or like what it's maybe going for, 2243 01:31:33,960 --> 01:31:35,880 even if it's not quite succeeding in the ways that 2244 01:31:35,960 --> 01:31:38,720 Metro does or that Follout does, of course, but just 2245 01:31:38,840 --> 01:31:40,600 kind of an in between there. But that was definitely 2246 01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:43,840 my main first impression was Holy f this game is hard. 2247 01:31:44,359 --> 01:31:47,439 The very first enemy encounter against just like a random beast. 2248 01:31:47,920 --> 01:31:50,760 I died, and I almost died a second time when 2249 01:31:50,800 --> 01:31:53,159 I reloaded the save and fought it again. The second 2250 01:31:53,239 --> 01:31:55,560 enemy encounter died as well. I had to reload a save. 2251 01:31:56,119 --> 01:31:59,119 I jumped down a ladder that was like ten feet 2252 01:31:59,279 --> 01:32:03,039 died how to save, And like every fight since there 2253 01:32:03,079 --> 01:32:06,159 has not been There's been like a couple easy fights 2254 01:32:06,159 --> 01:32:09,039 against like little rat like creatures, but like almost every 2255 01:32:09,119 --> 01:32:11,720 fight in this game has been a challenge and has 2256 01:32:11,760 --> 01:32:15,359 felt like a like I've succeeded, like I've accomplished something 2257 01:32:15,439 --> 01:32:17,760 when I've beaten it, So you know, that's kind of 2258 01:32:17,800 --> 01:32:20,199 like a two side that's a compliment and a downside 2259 01:32:20,199 --> 01:32:21,399 at the same time. I think it was a bit 2260 01:32:21,439 --> 01:32:23,720 too hard for me at first, and I dropped the 2261 01:32:23,720 --> 01:32:26,600 difficulty and I was still having trouble and still am 2262 01:32:26,680 --> 01:32:29,119 having trouble with it in the hours since. So just 2263 01:32:29,159 --> 01:32:31,359 a very very hard game. On top of that, this 2264 01:32:31,520 --> 01:32:33,159 is very much a survival game, and the way that 2265 01:32:33,279 --> 01:32:35,520 like some of the follow up games have a survival 2266 01:32:35,600 --> 01:32:38,239 mode in them, this is like you can't turn that stuff, 2267 01:32:38,279 --> 01:32:39,920 or maybe you can't turn it off, but I didn't 2268 01:32:40,000 --> 01:32:40,279 want to. 2269 01:32:40,319 --> 01:32:41,960 Speaker 1: It feels like it's part of the experience. 2270 01:32:41,560 --> 01:32:43,359 Speaker 2: Where you have to eat. You have to watch your 2271 01:32:43,439 --> 01:32:45,880 radiation encumbrance. Like you can't carry a lot of stuff 2272 01:32:45,880 --> 01:32:48,640 in this game. Your weapons are constantly jamming in this 2273 01:32:48,760 --> 01:32:51,560 game if they're not up to a very like if 2274 01:32:51,600 --> 01:32:53,399 you're not repairing them and keeping or. 2275 01:32:53,600 --> 01:32:56,079 Speaker 1: Switching on new ones. AMO is very limited. 2276 01:32:56,119 --> 01:32:58,159 Speaker 2: Like I'm constantly having to switch between weapons because I 2277 01:32:58,880 --> 01:33:01,199 fight one or two enemies and I burned through all 2278 01:33:01,199 --> 01:33:03,199 the AMMO I had in one clip. I even got 2279 01:33:03,239 --> 01:33:06,000 into achievement that was like kill five enemies in a 2280 01:33:06,039 --> 01:33:08,039 fight with different weapons, And it's funny that that just 2281 01:33:08,079 --> 01:33:10,720 happened because I constantly have to switch between weapons because 2282 01:33:10,760 --> 01:33:14,239 I'm I can't maintain AMMO. After my recent play session, 2283 01:33:14,279 --> 01:33:16,159 I sold a bunch of stuff so I could not 2284 01:33:16,199 --> 01:33:18,000 be encumbered anymore. And then I bought a shit ton 2285 01:33:18,039 --> 01:33:20,119 of AMMO, which pretty much encumbered me again. I bought 2286 01:33:20,279 --> 01:33:22,760 so much, so hopefully I can get through a bit 2287 01:33:22,840 --> 01:33:23,319 more that way. 2288 01:33:23,600 --> 01:33:26,239 Speaker 1: But it's funny. AMMO scarcity is there, but I'm getting 2289 01:33:26,279 --> 01:33:29,239 health packs like everywhere. I have like about one. 2290 01:33:29,199 --> 01:33:31,680 Speaker 2: Hundred and twenty health battles right now, just like an 2291 01:33:31,720 --> 01:33:34,279 insane amount, and I will never die. In fact, I 2292 01:33:34,319 --> 01:33:36,039 had to sell a bunch, which I like think about 2293 01:33:36,079 --> 01:33:37,800 follow it like, oh, you would never sell a stim 2294 01:33:37,880 --> 01:33:39,800 pack and that game, no way, But in this game, 2295 01:33:39,920 --> 01:33:41,439 like I just got to offload this to clear some 2296 01:33:41,560 --> 01:33:44,520 space in my inventory, so funny the way, Like, And 2297 01:33:44,560 --> 01:33:46,039 I don't know if that that might be a difficulty 2298 01:33:46,079 --> 01:33:48,319 thing because I feel like, I don't think the combat 2299 01:33:48,399 --> 01:33:50,600 changed a lot when I changed the difficulty setting, but 2300 01:33:50,680 --> 01:33:52,399 I felt like I started finding a ton of things, 2301 01:33:52,439 --> 01:33:53,960 So I don't know if that's part of the difficulties, 2302 01:33:53,960 --> 01:33:55,560 Like we're gonna throw a ton of health items at 2303 01:33:55,600 --> 01:33:57,640 you like that you're finding in random crates and things 2304 01:33:57,720 --> 01:33:59,439 like that, But that seems like a. 2305 01:33:59,439 --> 01:33:59,800 Speaker 1: Part of it. 2306 01:34:00,640 --> 01:34:02,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, I kind of kind of split my thoughts 2307 01:34:02,720 --> 01:34:05,239 here into like good things, bad things, and I don't 2308 01:34:05,239 --> 01:34:06,319 know if they're good or bad things yet. 2309 01:34:06,359 --> 01:34:07,720 Speaker 1: Where do you want me to start, kirkling? What do 2310 01:34:07,760 --> 01:34:08,359 you want to hear about? 2311 01:34:08,399 --> 01:34:11,520 Speaker 3: First? Good things? Let's start positive? 2312 01:34:11,600 --> 01:34:14,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, I mean I think that the atmosphere in 2313 01:34:14,600 --> 01:34:16,880 this game is really great. It does a really good 2314 01:34:16,960 --> 01:34:20,520 job of being like like in Fallout four, I remember 2315 01:34:20,800 --> 01:34:23,399 distinctly when there'd be like a crazy weather event and 2316 01:34:23,520 --> 01:34:26,159 how likely scary that was, especially if you have the 2317 01:34:26,239 --> 01:34:28,439 radio off and you're just listening to the score, And 2318 01:34:28,520 --> 01:34:30,840 like this game does that really well. There's like lightning 2319 01:34:30,880 --> 01:34:33,039 storms and stuff, and the lighting will like crash down 2320 01:34:33,119 --> 01:34:35,039 like you know, a two feet in front of your face, 2321 01:34:35,039 --> 01:34:36,640 and if it hits you, presumably you die, or like 2322 01:34:36,680 --> 01:34:39,520 sometimes you take it to damage and it's terrifying, like 2323 01:34:39,560 --> 01:34:42,039 the whole sky just fills with red. And like the 2324 01:34:42,199 --> 01:34:44,680 music is really great. Whoever's working on the score for 2325 01:34:44,800 --> 01:34:47,479 his composer absolutely crushed it. And just like the general 2326 01:34:47,520 --> 01:34:49,960 atmosphere I think is really good. As I mentioned that 2327 01:34:50,039 --> 01:34:53,479 the graphics aren't quite top notch, but like the there's 2328 01:34:53,520 --> 01:34:55,800 so much detail in the environments and so I just 2329 01:34:55,800 --> 01:34:57,960 feel like I really get immersed in it. The game 2330 01:34:58,079 --> 01:35:00,880 is really really dark, like just visual speaking, like you 2331 01:35:00,960 --> 01:35:04,039 have your flashlight, but even with your flashlight, it's still 2332 01:35:04,479 --> 01:35:05,199 you can't see all. 2333 01:35:05,319 --> 01:35:07,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, so that adds a lot that's bad. Check out 2334 01:35:07,479 --> 01:35:10,479 the first game and my gosh, like the flashlight is 2335 01:35:10,560 --> 01:35:11,239 like non existent. 2336 01:35:11,439 --> 01:35:14,159 Speaker 1: The lighting was worse. Lighting mechanics for worse back then. 2337 01:35:15,239 --> 01:35:17,880 Speaker 2: And as I mentioned, like the fights, like particularly when 2338 01:35:17,880 --> 01:35:20,479 I was playing yesterday, had a fight where there's probably 2339 01:35:20,560 --> 01:35:22,479 like twenty or thirty enemies and thankfully they came at 2340 01:35:22,520 --> 01:35:23,840 me in like waves and I didn't have to fight 2341 01:35:23,880 --> 01:35:25,800 them at once because there'd be no way. But then 2342 01:35:25,840 --> 01:35:28,800 I probably popped like thirty hell things during this. Had 2343 01:35:28,840 --> 01:35:30,600 to constantly pick up weapons off the ground to get 2344 01:35:30,640 --> 01:35:32,800 more AMMO because I'm not gonna melee all these guys, 2345 01:35:33,159 --> 01:35:35,079 and like, it was a really great fight. It felt 2346 01:35:35,159 --> 01:35:37,279 really great when I succeeded in the end, and that 2347 01:35:37,319 --> 01:35:39,159 doesn't feel like even down when you just have a 2348 01:35:39,199 --> 01:35:41,319 fight against like three or four monsters in the wild, 2349 01:35:41,760 --> 01:35:43,520 it still feels like an accomplishment, and I think that 2350 01:35:43,720 --> 01:35:46,560 is a testament to it. So the fights have been 2351 01:35:46,680 --> 01:35:49,439 really fun so far, even if they are can be 2352 01:35:49,479 --> 01:35:51,640 a little bit janky at times. And yeah, I think 2353 01:35:51,640 --> 01:35:53,479 that the strongest thing for me is the atmosphere. I 2354 01:35:53,680 --> 01:35:56,600 like the I just going around to the different towns, 2355 01:35:56,640 --> 01:36:00,600 interacting with people, managing the inventory, the survival element, like 2356 01:36:00,640 --> 01:36:02,760 I like that stuff in here. It just feels like 2357 01:36:02,800 --> 01:36:06,920 a bit more hardcore version of a Fallout game without 2358 01:36:07,000 --> 01:36:09,479 it just like being a bullet sponge fest, which I 2359 01:36:09,520 --> 01:36:11,039 feel like is what happens in a followut game. If 2360 01:36:11,039 --> 01:36:13,159 you turn difficulty, it's like not very it's not like 2361 01:36:13,279 --> 01:36:16,520 more fun, it's just more annoying, Whereas this game just like, 2362 01:36:16,800 --> 01:36:19,399 I don't know, it's it's it's funny playing like Astrobot 2363 01:36:19,439 --> 01:36:21,279 and Asher's play Room back to back, which are games 2364 01:36:21,319 --> 01:36:25,000 with zero friction at all other than like you know, 2365 01:36:25,119 --> 01:36:26,960 sometimes they'll put a bit of friction in the controller, 2366 01:36:27,119 --> 01:36:29,119 like the trigger, you know, when you're like pulling on 2367 01:36:29,199 --> 01:36:31,319 a certain thing. But this is like the complete opposite 2368 01:36:31,359 --> 01:36:33,119 where this game has so much friction to it in 2369 01:36:33,239 --> 01:36:35,920 like every little thing, like whether it's just doing the menu, 2370 01:36:36,399 --> 01:36:39,000 fighting an enemy, even like you know, follow when you're 2371 01:36:39,000 --> 01:36:40,600 like picking up items and I feel like you don't 2372 01:36:40,640 --> 01:36:42,199 have to have your cursor rate on the item, It'll 2373 01:36:42,199 --> 01:36:43,479 be like, oh, I know, you want to pick it up, 2374 01:36:43,479 --> 01:36:44,680 you can hit the button, and this game be like 2375 01:36:45,319 --> 01:36:46,920 it's a soda can you're picking up, you better have 2376 01:36:47,000 --> 01:36:49,159 your cursor directly on that soda can. If you're a 2377 01:36:49,319 --> 01:36:52,159 sentimeter off, you can't like hit X to pick up. 2378 01:36:52,439 --> 01:36:54,279 So even not like that stuff, it just feels like 2379 01:36:54,680 --> 01:36:57,199 so much friction, which I think I always want in 2380 01:36:58,199 --> 01:37:00,479 small doses, you know, I don't I'm not always looking 2381 01:37:00,520 --> 01:37:01,880 for a game like this, you know, I like to 2382 01:37:02,239 --> 01:37:04,000 if I play a Soul's game, like I'm good for 2383 01:37:04,119 --> 01:37:06,159 like three years, and then I'll play another one, and 2384 01:37:06,319 --> 01:37:08,399 so I feel like maybe I was in the mood 2385 01:37:08,439 --> 01:37:10,399 for something like this, but it's like some of those 2386 01:37:10,439 --> 01:37:12,720 things are working for me. Maybe it's because it's like, oh, 2387 01:37:12,720 --> 01:37:14,039 I can play soccer for a couple hours and I 2388 01:37:14,079 --> 01:37:15,640 can go play Astro for a bit and then just 2389 01:37:15,800 --> 01:37:17,840 cool off, and it kind of is like a nice 2390 01:37:17,920 --> 01:37:22,960 pairing somehow, weirdly getting into some of the bad stuff. 2391 01:37:22,960 --> 01:37:24,439 I think the main thing here is that this game 2392 01:37:24,600 --> 01:37:28,119 is very buggy. It is in a pretty rough state 2393 01:37:28,239 --> 01:37:31,039 right now, and that's been kind of confirmed. I've seen 2394 01:37:31,079 --> 01:37:32,600 a lot of articles and people on the reddit talking 2395 01:37:32,600 --> 01:37:35,039 about that as well. A lot of animations, Like the 2396 01:37:35,119 --> 01:37:37,840 running animation with your gun was working for a while 2397 01:37:37,920 --> 01:37:40,239 and then just my last playthrough, whenever I run, my 2398 01:37:40,279 --> 01:37:42,479 guy still just holds the gun right now, it's just 2399 01:37:42,560 --> 01:37:43,640 not activating. 2400 01:37:44,239 --> 01:37:47,119 Speaker 1: The game's really buggy. The controls are really wonky. 2401 01:37:47,159 --> 01:37:50,279 Speaker 2: I messed around with the like controller sensitivity, the auto 2402 01:37:50,319 --> 01:37:52,239 am all that stuff like a bunch, and I could 2403 01:37:52,319 --> 01:37:54,359 never get it quite right. And I was even wondering 2404 01:37:54,399 --> 01:37:57,239 like did my controller just start having drift or is 2405 01:37:57,319 --> 01:37:59,880 this game just really wacky? And it turns out it's 2406 01:37:59,880 --> 01:38:01,720 the game because this game I saw an article today 2407 01:38:01,760 --> 01:38:03,199 that said this game just doesn't have like a dead 2408 01:38:03,279 --> 01:38:05,520 zone on your controller, So if you touch your control 2409 01:38:05,560 --> 01:38:08,520 stick at all, your guy just starts like going like that, 2410 01:38:08,880 --> 01:38:12,439 like's just zooming across the screen. Also, the like auto aim, 2411 01:38:12,560 --> 01:38:14,000 which I had to turn on because the controls are 2412 01:38:14,039 --> 01:38:16,279 so weird. It like works through walls, so you'll just 2413 01:38:16,319 --> 01:38:19,039 be walking and if there's an enemy out there, you're aim. 2414 01:38:19,359 --> 01:38:21,720 Speaker 1: Like drifting off the side of the screen. So that's 2415 01:38:21,760 --> 01:38:24,159 like the biggest issue for me is like Skim's really 2416 01:38:24,159 --> 01:38:26,640 hard to control, which mix you know, that is maybe 2417 01:38:26,880 --> 01:38:29,920 one reason why the fights are so hard. The controls 2418 01:38:29,960 --> 01:38:32,239 are really bad. I can't make them better. 2419 01:38:32,359 --> 01:38:34,760 Speaker 2: So that's something that I assume most in keyboard would 2420 01:38:34,800 --> 01:38:36,960 just be like the way to play this game. Uh, 2421 01:38:37,359 --> 01:38:39,640 but it's pretty rough on a controller, at least right 2422 01:38:39,680 --> 01:38:41,600 now with the current like one point zero version that 2423 01:38:41,640 --> 01:38:41,880 it's on. 2424 01:38:42,600 --> 01:38:44,960 Speaker 3: That's really rough. Because I feel like that's something that 2425 01:38:45,000 --> 01:38:46,800 I would just I would just drop the game, honestly, 2426 01:38:46,880 --> 01:38:48,680 Like if it's just really hard to get through, like 2427 01:38:50,680 --> 01:38:52,359 way back in the day shouts out to pay Day, 2428 01:38:52,960 --> 01:38:55,319 pay Day two or one camera. I played it on 2429 01:38:55,399 --> 01:38:57,760 like PS four when it when it came out, and 2430 01:38:57,880 --> 01:39:00,159 for some reason, it just felt like you're playing a 2431 01:39:00,239 --> 01:39:03,000 fucking blocky game, like like the like the aiming you 2432 01:39:03,119 --> 01:39:06,960 like three long and it's just really blocky. And then 2433 01:39:07,199 --> 01:39:08,960 I got it on Steam and like that's one of 2434 01:39:09,000 --> 01:39:10,960 my most played games on Steam. I absolutely love that 2435 01:39:11,000 --> 01:39:12,760 game because you got the keyboard and mouse element and 2436 01:39:13,640 --> 01:39:16,000 one that like I do want to give another chance. 2437 01:39:16,079 --> 01:39:19,279 But I was really surprised by actually like Doom, like 2438 01:39:19,439 --> 01:39:21,640 like Doom twenty sixteen. I I booted up on the 2439 01:39:21,680 --> 01:39:25,239 console because like it's on the PlayStation catalog, and I 2440 01:39:25,319 --> 01:39:27,239 found like the aiming was like that like it like 2441 01:39:27,399 --> 01:39:29,600 I would move my my my joystick over and it 2442 01:39:29,680 --> 01:39:32,239 just seemed like really rigid in my movements, like not fluid, 2443 01:39:32,760 --> 01:39:35,359 and it's like, wow, like this game is just non me. 2444 01:39:35,800 --> 01:39:39,479 Speaker 2: Like twitch reactions quick yeah turned around that that's not 2445 01:39:39,600 --> 01:39:41,159 a game to play on a controller. 2446 01:39:40,880 --> 01:39:44,000 Speaker 3: No exactly, So like I had that situation and it's like, oh, okay, 2447 01:39:44,079 --> 01:39:45,319 I think this is just gonna be like a PC, 2448 01:39:45,640 --> 01:39:47,119 you know, like play through. It's just that I can 2449 01:39:47,199 --> 01:39:49,720 really get those quick reactions because I've heard those games 2450 01:39:49,760 --> 01:39:51,399 are just so fun to play and you want to 2451 01:39:51,439 --> 01:39:54,159 be like fluid, and what makes a game fun to 2452 01:39:54,239 --> 01:39:57,000 play is not dealing with bugs or or having you know, 2453 01:39:57,159 --> 01:40:01,199 like just really leggy movements. So that's that's unfortunate to hear. 2454 01:40:01,560 --> 01:40:05,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's And I like your point there of 2455 01:40:05,199 --> 01:40:07,039 like how you how you said, yeah, I would just 2456 01:40:07,119 --> 01:40:08,439 dip out of the game at that point. 2457 01:40:08,840 --> 01:40:10,239 Speaker 1: And I definitely feel that. 2458 01:40:10,279 --> 01:40:12,199 Speaker 2: We talked just a couple of weeks ago about Metal 2459 01:40:12,239 --> 01:40:14,800 Slug Tactics and how man, I love that game, but 2460 01:40:15,199 --> 01:40:17,399 it was too buggy and like it just wasn't worth 2461 01:40:17,479 --> 01:40:19,239 my time right now. And so I don't know what 2462 01:40:19,279 --> 01:40:20,880 it is about this, Like this is a very buggy game, 2463 01:40:20,880 --> 01:40:22,720 but I think that's just a testament to like there's 2464 01:40:22,760 --> 01:40:24,840 something interesting about this game, and I just want to 2465 01:40:24,880 --> 01:40:26,199 figure it out and I want to get a little 2466 01:40:26,239 --> 01:40:28,800 bit deeper. And I don't know, I just even though 2467 01:40:28,800 --> 01:40:31,880 it's not a fun world to be in, I just 2468 01:40:32,000 --> 01:40:33,359 want to be in this world and I want to 2469 01:40:33,439 --> 01:40:36,000 like get better at it. And obviously struggling against controls 2470 01:40:36,079 --> 01:40:38,279 is not ideal, but I think that is a testament 2471 01:40:38,319 --> 01:40:40,039 that this game is doing a lot of really interesting 2472 01:40:40,119 --> 01:40:42,800 stuff still that even though it's like really buggy and 2473 01:40:42,840 --> 01:40:44,239 I probably should just put it down and wait for 2474 01:40:44,279 --> 01:40:46,279 a bunch of patches to come out, I am kind 2475 01:40:46,319 --> 01:40:48,000 of compelled to play through it now, Like I just 2476 01:40:48,119 --> 01:40:50,239 I don't want to put it down to some extent. 2477 01:40:50,359 --> 01:40:52,760 So I guess that that's a good testament. That's like 2478 01:40:52,960 --> 01:40:54,479 the best testament you can have to a game is 2479 01:40:54,520 --> 01:40:56,159 it's super buggy, but I still want to play it. 2480 01:40:56,479 --> 01:40:58,520 It doesn't happen very often, especially with a game pass thing, 2481 01:40:58,560 --> 01:41:00,560 where it's like I don't know there, I didn't this game. 2482 01:41:00,800 --> 01:41:02,720 I don't feel an honest to actually play it now. 2483 01:41:02,760 --> 01:41:04,319 I could just put it down and pick it up later, 2484 01:41:05,079 --> 01:41:06,720 So I don't know. I maybe at some point I 2485 01:41:06,760 --> 01:41:08,920 will get to that point or come back on PC 2486 01:41:09,079 --> 01:41:10,920 when I get a new computer or something like that, 2487 01:41:11,760 --> 01:41:13,119 but I don't know. We'll see how much more I 2488 01:41:13,239 --> 01:41:16,239 get into it now, and let's see what else I think. 2489 01:41:16,600 --> 01:41:19,560 As I mentioned, combat is generally difficult. Another thing that 2490 01:41:19,560 --> 01:41:20,800 I found really odd in this game is like the 2491 01:41:20,920 --> 01:41:24,239 stealth is like I don't know if it's even a mechanic. 2492 01:41:24,279 --> 01:41:26,399 I just feel like it's it's so either the stealth 2493 01:41:26,479 --> 01:41:29,119 is so freaking hard or it's just not even in 2494 01:41:29,239 --> 01:41:30,760 the game at all. It's one of those things like 2495 01:41:30,800 --> 01:41:33,039 I just feel like enemies will spot me long before 2496 01:41:33,039 --> 01:41:33,479 I even. 2497 01:41:33,399 --> 01:41:36,239 Speaker 1: Know they're there. They'll like from really far away. 2498 01:41:36,359 --> 01:41:39,000 Speaker 2: Like most games are pretty generous of like, yeah, an 2499 01:41:39,079 --> 01:41:41,399 actual human could spot you in this situation, but like, 2500 01:41:41,479 --> 01:41:42,800 this is a video game, so we're gonna make it 2501 01:41:42,840 --> 01:41:44,520 so you gotta get somewhat close before they spot you. 2502 01:41:44,600 --> 01:41:46,960 But in this you're like hundreds of feet away and 2503 01:41:47,000 --> 01:41:49,439 they're like you see that radical pop up of like, oh, 2504 01:41:49,520 --> 01:41:51,720 they know where you are. And thankfully at that point 2505 01:41:51,760 --> 01:41:53,159 they're far enough away that they can't really hit you, 2506 01:41:53,239 --> 01:41:54,760 so you can just run behind a wall or something 2507 01:41:54,840 --> 01:41:57,000 like that. But it's made it so it's like I 2508 01:41:57,000 --> 01:41:59,359 don't even like I got a silencer upgrade from my pistol, 2509 01:41:59,680 --> 01:42:02,560 But what good is this if I can't sneak into 2510 01:42:02,600 --> 01:42:05,159 an encounter in the first place. So I don't know 2511 01:42:05,199 --> 01:42:07,319 what's going on there. Once again, could be a bug, 2512 01:42:07,640 --> 01:42:09,039 could be how the game is, or could be done 2513 01:42:09,199 --> 01:42:11,640 just bad at it. Not sure, but that's that's definitely 2514 01:42:11,640 --> 01:42:14,199 a part of it. There are a lot of invisible 2515 01:42:14,279 --> 01:42:17,680 enemies in this game, which is a weird. Uh, it's 2516 01:42:17,720 --> 01:42:19,479 a weird thing. It's a weird thing to do for 2517 01:42:19,560 --> 01:42:21,079 a game. I don't know if I like that or 2518 01:42:21,159 --> 01:42:23,520 dislike that at the moment, just straight. 2519 01:42:23,399 --> 01:42:25,840 Speaker 3: Up and visible or like active camouflage like Halo style, 2520 01:42:26,039 --> 01:42:28,039 you can it's kind of it's kind of like that. 2521 01:42:28,119 --> 01:42:29,680 Speaker 2: But once again, the game is so dark that sometimes 2522 01:42:29,720 --> 01:42:31,880 you just like you can't find them if you're there 2523 01:42:31,920 --> 01:42:33,720 in a cave. And then they like when they come 2524 01:42:33,800 --> 01:42:35,720 up and hit you, when they start striking, they are 2525 01:42:35,880 --> 01:42:38,319 visible for a bit there, so that's when you're supposed 2526 01:42:38,319 --> 01:42:39,960 to kind of get the hits in. But yeah, it's 2527 01:42:40,039 --> 01:42:42,159 it's just an interesting choice. And there's been like a 2528 01:42:42,239 --> 01:42:46,399 few of them, so yeah, and then I think I 2529 01:42:46,479 --> 01:42:48,199 was a little puzzled with the difficulty of it didn't 2530 01:42:48,199 --> 01:42:50,079 seem to change the Columba much. It really just seemed 2531 01:42:50,079 --> 01:42:52,439 like I was getting more resources. And then another thing 2532 01:42:52,520 --> 01:42:54,680 too that I don't know if I like or dislike 2533 01:42:54,720 --> 01:42:56,720 this is like as you're exploring the world and a 2534 01:42:56,840 --> 01:42:58,279 very fall away you know, and. 2535 01:42:58,359 --> 01:42:59,920 Speaker 1: Follow out, I'm programmed like every single bit. 2536 01:43:00,039 --> 01:43:02,560 Speaker 2: Then I'm gonna go into I'm gonna loot every countertop, 2537 01:43:02,680 --> 01:43:04,520 every box, all that stuff. 2538 01:43:04,520 --> 01:43:06,279 Speaker 1: I'm doing that in this game. But I'm fine. There's 2539 01:43:06,319 --> 01:43:07,239 just a lot of empty. 2540 01:43:07,000 --> 01:43:09,800 Speaker 2: Buildings and it's like, yeah, that's probably a building in 2541 01:43:09,840 --> 01:43:13,159 a post apocalyptic world where people have already scavenged through 2542 01:43:13,239 --> 01:43:15,520 would be like so it feels a little bit more immersive, 2543 01:43:16,359 --> 01:43:18,359 but then it's also like, ah am I missing note 2544 01:43:18,359 --> 01:43:20,000 if I don't go in every building and in case 2545 01:43:20,039 --> 01:43:22,399 there is something there, I don't know that is something 2546 01:43:22,439 --> 01:43:23,880 that like, I guess the pacing is a bit better 2547 01:43:23,920 --> 01:43:26,600 because you're not stopping as much to just like elot 2548 01:43:26,680 --> 01:43:29,159 around and get you know, screws and Ammo out of 2549 01:43:29,239 --> 01:43:32,079 random pockets of things, and then you know, sometimes there 2550 01:43:32,079 --> 01:43:34,000 are our rewards you're finding. But it's just so interesting 2551 01:43:34,079 --> 01:43:37,039 difference that I feel like from a Fallout inspired or 2552 01:43:37,159 --> 01:43:39,520 similar game, And it really stands out to me that 2553 01:43:39,560 --> 01:43:41,119 there are a lot of empty buildings in a way 2554 01:43:41,159 --> 01:43:42,680 that are just there to add to the atmosphere, like 2555 01:43:42,680 --> 01:43:43,319 you can still. 2556 01:43:43,119 --> 01:43:43,560 Speaker 1: Go in them. 2557 01:43:43,840 --> 01:43:45,720 Speaker 2: They might even have a staircase you can go upstairs, 2558 01:43:46,000 --> 01:43:47,760 but there's just like nothing to be found in there. 2559 01:43:47,920 --> 01:43:51,640 So it's an interesting it's an interesting thing. But yeah, 2560 01:43:51,680 --> 01:43:54,840 I've put a few hours into at this point, story wise, 2561 01:43:54,840 --> 01:43:57,680 I don't have much to say yet. Like right now, 2562 01:43:57,720 --> 01:43:59,760 I am very much like an errand boy what you're saying, 2563 01:43:59,800 --> 01:44:02,119 Like anytime I need help from someone, they're like, yeah, 2564 01:44:02,159 --> 01:44:04,039 i'll help you, but you got to go fetch this 2565 01:44:04,119 --> 01:44:06,319 thing for me or my friends got lost in this building, 2566 01:44:06,439 --> 01:44:08,560 so go save them first. And I feel like I 2567 01:44:08,600 --> 01:44:10,039 e haven't got too deep in like the actual main 2568 01:44:10,119 --> 01:44:11,760 story to see what's going on there. 2569 01:44:11,800 --> 01:44:13,199 Speaker 1: There is a lot of mystery in terms of. 2570 01:44:13,279 --> 01:44:16,079 Speaker 2: Like you're in the zone, which is this specific space 2571 01:44:16,119 --> 01:44:18,159 where all these weird events are going on, and then 2572 01:44:18,199 --> 01:44:21,479 there's like anomalies that you're finding, which are powers you 2573 01:44:21,520 --> 01:44:23,880 can get onto your character, but they're also very dangerous. 2574 01:44:24,159 --> 01:44:26,239 Speaker 1: You're seeing like these weird warbled. 2575 01:44:26,680 --> 01:44:28,199 Speaker 2: Things in the map, and if you walk into them, 2576 01:44:28,199 --> 01:44:30,119 you just like die instantly, So you have to like 2577 01:44:30,239 --> 01:44:32,399 throw screws into them to like detect where they are 2578 01:44:32,520 --> 01:44:34,359 and just and make them dissipate for a bit, and 2579 01:44:34,359 --> 01:44:37,680 as you can run through them. At one point after 2580 01:44:37,760 --> 01:44:39,520 this cut scene, I'm dropped in this place where there's 2581 01:44:39,560 --> 01:44:42,319 like those in every direction. Once again, I had to 2582 01:44:42,319 --> 01:44:44,479 reload that save like five times. I was like, I'm 2583 01:44:44,520 --> 01:44:46,560 throwing screws everywhere. I'm running through these things, but I 2584 01:44:47,199 --> 01:44:50,399 can't see anything. They're all just like these warbled invisible orbs. 2585 01:44:51,239 --> 01:44:53,600 Speaker 1: So I don't know. Once again, friction, friction, friction, but 2586 01:44:54,399 --> 01:44:56,840 interesting even though there is all these like roadblocks in 2587 01:44:56,920 --> 01:44:57,159 the way. 2588 01:44:57,319 --> 01:45:00,239 Speaker 2: So yeah, I don't know, it's an interesting game. I 2589 01:45:00,279 --> 01:45:02,439 don't know if I could really recommend it. You know, 2590 01:45:02,520 --> 01:45:04,319 if you're on Game Pass year, give it a download, 2591 01:45:04,520 --> 01:45:07,760 But even then I would probably suggest everyone wait until 2592 01:45:08,319 --> 01:45:11,199 they ideally patch out some of these bugs because it's 2593 01:45:11,279 --> 01:45:14,000 just I don't know if the controllers like not working properly. 2594 01:45:14,119 --> 01:45:15,079 Speaker 1: That's kind of annoying. 2595 01:45:15,239 --> 01:45:18,840 Speaker 2: Like as you mentioned, it's it's very obvious sometimes if 2596 01:45:18,880 --> 01:45:20,960 a game was made on PC and then like ported 2597 01:45:21,000 --> 01:45:24,119 to console, and then it's very obviously opposite times sometimes 2598 01:45:24,159 --> 01:45:25,920 where it's like, oh, this is a console game that 2599 01:45:26,039 --> 01:45:28,920 was then poorted to PC and you ideally as a player, 2600 01:45:28,960 --> 01:45:31,000 you like never notice those things because they do a 2601 01:45:31,079 --> 01:45:33,119 good job with the ports. But I feel like in 2602 01:45:33,199 --> 01:45:35,199 this case, like, yeah, this was probably a PC game 2603 01:45:35,239 --> 01:45:37,399 that like they somehow. 2604 01:45:37,119 --> 01:45:38,319 Speaker 1: Are working on an Xbox. 2605 01:45:38,399 --> 01:45:40,520 Speaker 2: But it was like not the intended place, even though 2606 01:45:40,600 --> 01:45:43,319 like Xbox funded the game and published it, and it's 2607 01:45:43,359 --> 01:45:45,000 like a I don't know, I guess a second party 2608 01:45:45,039 --> 01:45:47,319 game for them. So just kind of a weird situation 2609 01:45:47,399 --> 01:45:50,119 all around. But as I said, I'm still being pulled 2610 01:45:50,159 --> 01:45:52,600 in for some reason. So there's there's something about it 2611 01:45:52,680 --> 01:45:54,520 that is there's a secret sauce to it that I 2612 01:45:54,600 --> 01:45:55,640 can't quite call out yet. 2613 01:45:56,079 --> 01:45:58,800 Speaker 3: I feel like I do get that just itch for 2614 01:45:58,960 --> 01:46:01,319 like a survival type game like that, it's usually Fallout 2615 01:46:01,359 --> 01:46:03,960 four that I'm that I'm jumping in like to scratch 2616 01:46:04,039 --> 01:46:07,600 that itch. And it's as you're going off about some 2617 01:46:07,640 --> 01:46:10,960 of the Stocker things. I just remember Stocker one because 2618 01:46:11,000 --> 01:46:13,399 I jumped into it much later, like it still had 2619 01:46:13,880 --> 01:46:16,439 like a really positive fan base to it, and the 2620 01:46:16,520 --> 01:46:19,640 reason being was because like it had major mods like support, 2621 01:46:19,880 --> 01:46:24,840 like like people were just going all right, like completely 2622 01:46:25,079 --> 01:46:27,159 just like like they had the bones of the game 2623 01:46:27,239 --> 01:46:28,239 and they just like really. 2624 01:46:28,079 --> 01:46:29,840 Speaker 1: Need Steam or do you need to download? Like some 2625 01:46:29,960 --> 01:46:31,119 other mod launchers. 2626 01:46:31,159 --> 01:46:33,399 Speaker 3: I imagine they would have a lot of it on Steam, 2627 01:46:33,520 --> 01:46:37,239 but like like for like Skyrim moneing for like just 2628 01:46:37,319 --> 01:46:40,279 pulling from my experience, like you have like the Steam version, 2629 01:46:40,279 --> 01:46:42,439 but if you really want the like the proper stuff, 2630 01:46:42,479 --> 01:46:45,600 like you would get like a third party Nexus Mods 2631 01:46:45,640 --> 01:46:47,520 that used to be the the website that I used. 2632 01:46:48,239 --> 01:46:51,359 I think they've since rebranded, but like Nexus Mods, they 2633 01:46:51,439 --> 01:46:54,039 had like the Skyrim one and then they had the 2634 01:46:54,119 --> 01:46:56,079 Fallout one. I'm pretty sure they even had like ones 2635 01:46:56,119 --> 01:46:58,119 for Stalker. Like it was just like a mod manager 2636 01:46:58,199 --> 01:47:01,239 system and then usually through the website that's where people 2637 01:47:01,319 --> 01:47:05,399 post the mods and whatnot. But because like, because I 2638 01:47:05,479 --> 01:47:07,159 get that itch, I mean, it sounds like the game 2639 01:47:07,239 --> 01:47:08,720 is pretty buggy right now, it's a good time to 2640 01:47:08,960 --> 01:47:11,720 maybe wait for that. But like you still like the 2641 01:47:12,039 --> 01:47:15,199 survival aspect to it a lot, like it is one 2642 01:47:15,239 --> 01:47:16,800 of the seems like before I. 2643 01:47:16,760 --> 01:47:19,439 Speaker 2: Remember that was something that I can't remember if it 2644 01:47:19,439 --> 01:47:22,039 was Fallout three or Fallout New Vegas that like at 2645 01:47:22,079 --> 01:47:27,319 some point added in a survival difficulty was a thing. 2646 01:47:27,560 --> 01:47:29,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, yeah, I forget if. 2647 01:47:29,119 --> 01:47:30,399 Speaker 2: It was that launch and I just didn't play with 2648 01:47:30,479 --> 01:47:32,279 it right away, or if like and then on a 2649 01:47:32,319 --> 01:47:34,000 subsequent play through I tried it out, or if it 2650 01:47:34,079 --> 01:47:35,680 was the thing that came out later as an update, 2651 01:47:36,159 --> 01:47:37,720 but I remember really liking that, and then I was 2652 01:47:37,800 --> 01:47:39,720 kind of Bummed and Fallow four her they'd never had 2653 01:47:40,359 --> 01:47:42,720 a heart or like a survival mode, and I think 2654 01:47:42,760 --> 01:47:44,600 they maybe even did patchwen in later or. 2655 01:47:44,960 --> 01:47:46,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, they definitely had one later, because when I was 2656 01:47:46,880 --> 01:47:48,720 playing it last that's what I was That's what I 2657 01:47:48,800 --> 01:47:49,479 was playing on. 2658 01:47:49,760 --> 01:47:52,039 Speaker 2: But yeah, even then, it it felt kind of half assed, 2659 01:47:52,119 --> 01:47:54,359 you know, And I feel like either New Vegas's was 2660 01:47:54,439 --> 01:47:57,079 better or just something about it wasn't quite the same, 2661 01:47:57,640 --> 01:47:59,159 And so I feel like that's why I kind of 2662 01:47:59,239 --> 01:48:01,199 like about this is like a very similar follow out game, 2663 01:48:01,520 --> 01:48:03,600 but the survival mechanics feel a lot more thought out. 2664 01:48:03,720 --> 01:48:05,359 You don't need to sleep, you know, so it's like 2665 01:48:05,439 --> 01:48:08,000 missing that part. You don't technically need to drink water. 2666 01:48:08,159 --> 01:48:09,960 You just need to like have any sort of food, 2667 01:48:10,000 --> 01:48:11,560 which could be water or it could just be like 2668 01:48:11,720 --> 01:48:14,000 bread whatever. So I don't know, it seems like there 2669 01:48:14,039 --> 01:48:16,720 definitely could be additional layers on top of it, but 2670 01:48:16,960 --> 01:48:18,479 it is something that I like, and I like having 2671 01:48:18,520 --> 01:48:20,640 to like maintain my gear. I'm trying to decide, Okay, 2672 01:48:20,640 --> 01:48:22,479 which weapons do I actually want to keep because of 2673 01:48:22,640 --> 01:48:25,479 the encumbrance, which is brutal but also does make me 2674 01:48:25,520 --> 01:48:28,319 think about the things I'm keeping what weapons I'm upgrading 2675 01:48:28,359 --> 01:48:30,319 when I get back to town, like actually cost a 2676 01:48:30,359 --> 01:48:32,359 lot of resource to repair my weapon. I don't think 2677 01:48:32,359 --> 01:48:34,279 you can do it without the guy in town that 2678 01:48:34,359 --> 01:48:36,399 does it, or at least I can yet. So it's like, ah, 2679 01:48:36,479 --> 01:48:38,199 that's like a big decision that I got to make there, 2680 01:48:38,239 --> 01:48:40,359 and like how I'm spending my money. And I like 2681 01:48:40,439 --> 01:48:42,359 having those decisions because I feel like, can Fallout, I 2682 01:48:42,520 --> 01:48:45,520 always have a million caps and I never like spend 2683 01:48:45,560 --> 01:48:46,840 them or like know what to spend them on. 2684 01:48:47,199 --> 01:48:49,079 Speaker 3: But yeah, wait, nothing to right, Yeah, you can just 2685 01:48:49,159 --> 01:48:51,319 have infinite And I think. 2686 01:48:51,199 --> 01:48:53,399 Speaker 2: That was even a part with the survival mode in Fallout, 2687 01:48:53,439 --> 01:48:56,239 as it made your AMMO way like have weight to it, right, Yeah, 2688 01:48:56,399 --> 01:48:59,000 in this game, by default, your your AMMO also has weight. 2689 01:48:59,039 --> 01:49:00,680 So it's like it is that ward of do you 2690 01:49:00,760 --> 01:49:03,119 carry a bunch of am on your mobility sucks or 2691 01:49:03,199 --> 01:49:04,920 do you like carry very little? But then you're gonna 2692 01:49:04,920 --> 01:49:06,680 get into these encounters where you're running out of stuff, 2693 01:49:06,680 --> 01:49:08,199 And I know, I just like having to like be 2694 01:49:08,399 --> 01:49:10,720 challenged a little bit. It's something that I feel like 2695 01:49:10,760 --> 01:49:14,000 a lot of games aren't doing or no, or I 2696 01:49:14,119 --> 01:49:16,039 just maybe I don't default of the highest difficulty. But 2697 01:49:16,079 --> 01:49:18,039 even in this game, I'm on the easiest difficulty and 2698 01:49:18,119 --> 01:49:20,199 it's still making me have to think about these things 2699 01:49:20,279 --> 01:49:22,279 and make decisions. So I think from that, I think 2700 01:49:22,319 --> 01:49:25,640 that's what's really keeping me clicked in. I think if 2701 01:49:25,720 --> 01:49:27,800 I just boil it down to one thing that's keeping 2702 01:49:27,880 --> 01:49:29,840 me in, it's it would probably be that the way 2703 01:49:29,920 --> 01:49:31,960 those kind of systems feed into each other, it feels 2704 01:49:32,079 --> 01:49:34,920 very very cohesive, and it's clear that even though I'm 2705 01:49:34,960 --> 01:49:37,560 playing this for the first time, like this series, it's 2706 01:49:37,600 --> 01:49:39,000 clear that this was a game that. 2707 01:49:39,680 --> 01:49:41,600 Speaker 1: Came before and this is like a sequel to it. 2708 01:49:41,720 --> 01:49:43,800 Speaker 2: In a sense, it feels like they've kind of refined 2709 01:49:43,840 --> 01:49:46,399 some stuff, even though I don't have that point of reference, 2710 01:49:46,439 --> 01:49:48,920 I'm just just saying based off like how it well, 2711 01:49:49,079 --> 01:49:50,800 some of that stuff is put together, thought out. 2712 01:49:51,560 --> 01:49:55,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, that and like m part of me, those 2713 01:49:55,560 --> 01:49:58,560 realism aspects to it that just make you more I merse. 2714 01:49:58,600 --> 01:50:01,520 I feel like I'm always apar by those types of features, 2715 01:50:01,720 --> 01:50:04,720 like even like first kind of example, like when I 2716 01:50:04,760 --> 01:50:07,079 play that now, it's like a heavily moded version that 2717 01:50:07,199 --> 01:50:10,239 I play, but like I have things that make it so, 2718 01:50:10,359 --> 01:50:12,399 like my coins, you know, have weight, to them and 2719 01:50:12,600 --> 01:50:14,920 like you like if you have high strength, I can't 2720 01:50:15,000 --> 01:50:17,720 just carry infinite amount of like dragon bones, like these 2721 01:50:17,760 --> 01:50:20,359 super heavy resources. Like I actually have to go to 2722 01:50:20,479 --> 01:50:22,479 my base and like figure out what I'm going to 2723 01:50:22,520 --> 01:50:24,159 bring or if I'm making a big purchase, like I 2724 01:50:24,399 --> 01:50:26,079 can't carry all my coins, so then I keep it 2725 01:50:26,159 --> 01:50:28,720 like in my home, which you know, to me, it 2726 01:50:28,840 --> 01:50:31,000 just it just adds to the overall experience, and it's 2727 01:50:31,119 --> 01:50:33,520 it's something that it's not a core element of the game, 2728 01:50:33,560 --> 01:50:35,640 which is you know, it's nice because not everybody likes 2729 01:50:35,680 --> 01:50:38,760 playing that way, but it's I feel like it's almost 2730 01:50:38,800 --> 01:50:41,119 bold actually to have that as like a core foundation, 2731 01:50:41,359 --> 01:50:44,319 Like yeah, no, like you it's gonna be a struggle, 2732 01:50:44,800 --> 01:50:46,880 and for the crazy people out there, like that's just 2733 01:50:47,000 --> 01:50:49,359 so appealing. Like, man, finally a game that you can 2734 01:50:49,479 --> 01:50:53,319 like just really really just pain, you know, just just 2735 01:50:53,479 --> 01:50:56,079 like just just be in agony going through it. And 2736 01:50:56,520 --> 01:50:58,680 one that I'll bring up like Project Zomboid that one 2737 01:50:58,720 --> 01:51:00,920 of my you know, am I opinion, probably the best 2738 01:51:00,960 --> 01:51:04,039 zombie game ever made. It is so hyper realistic and 2739 01:51:04,239 --> 01:51:06,520 like it is so punishing, where like if you get 2740 01:51:06,560 --> 01:51:08,520 one bite, it doesn't matter if you've been surviving for 2741 01:51:08,640 --> 01:51:11,199 a year plus. If you get one bite, you are dead. 2742 01:51:11,279 --> 01:51:13,720 You were never gonna get cured. You are dead. So 2743 01:51:13,920 --> 01:51:16,239 like it's pretty easy to take out zombies, but it's 2744 01:51:16,239 --> 01:51:19,279 also super easy to get complacent and like I'm just 2745 01:51:19,319 --> 01:51:21,239 gonna open the door because I'm looking for something. You 2746 01:51:21,279 --> 01:51:22,600 open the door and there's just a zombie right there, 2747 01:51:22,640 --> 01:51:24,720 grabs you, bites you, and you're just dead. Like you 2748 01:51:24,720 --> 01:51:27,199 don't die instantly, but it's like, oh, I got a bite, 2749 01:51:27,239 --> 01:51:28,880 so maybe in about two days now, I'm gonna turn 2750 01:51:28,880 --> 01:51:30,920 to a zombie. And it's just it's so punishing in 2751 01:51:30,960 --> 01:51:33,079 that in that aspect, And of course there's so many 2752 01:51:33,119 --> 01:51:35,399 other elements that make that game super hyper realistic, but 2753 01:51:36,199 --> 01:51:38,399 there's just there's a certain percentage of people that just 2754 01:51:38,520 --> 01:51:41,760 they get they get that, you know, they love those 2755 01:51:41,920 --> 01:51:42,640 those mechanics. 2756 01:51:43,000 --> 01:51:45,359 Speaker 1: I even think of like Starfield. 2757 01:51:45,520 --> 01:51:49,079 Speaker 2: I remember, I think it's probably like an interview Todd 2758 01:51:49,119 --> 01:51:51,079 Howard was talking about how at some point in the 2759 01:51:51,439 --> 01:51:54,000 game's design they had this feature where you actually had 2760 01:51:54,079 --> 01:51:56,119 like think about how much gas you had in your 2761 01:51:56,159 --> 01:51:58,439 ship or how much fuel rather and I would live in, 2762 01:51:58,560 --> 01:52:00,319 like how far you could travel and if you had 2763 01:52:00,359 --> 01:52:02,760 more fuel you could go further, but like obviously that 2764 01:52:02,800 --> 01:52:05,479 would take up weight, like encumberance on your ship, that 2765 01:52:05,640 --> 01:52:08,079 kind of thing. And then eventually they just decided to 2766 01:52:08,159 --> 01:52:10,079 cut it because it was too much of a hassle. 2767 01:52:10,399 --> 01:52:12,039 But then like there is still this weird system in 2768 01:52:12,079 --> 01:52:13,720 the game where like you can only jump a certain 2769 01:52:13,760 --> 01:52:15,960 amount of systems at a time, and so it ends 2770 01:52:16,039 --> 01:52:18,479 up feeling like this half ast system. But then also 2771 01:52:18,640 --> 01:52:20,880 like the way they solve that problem was to just 2772 01:52:21,039 --> 01:52:23,119 remove it and take away like all the friction and 2773 01:52:23,239 --> 01:52:28,399 make it very palatable for every for like just most players, 2774 01:52:28,680 --> 01:52:30,199 which I feel like is the thing that bees Digit 2775 01:52:30,319 --> 01:52:32,760 does now more than ever, right, And like I totally 2776 01:52:32,840 --> 01:52:35,279 understand that decision. I think it's probably the best decision 2777 01:52:35,279 --> 01:52:37,039 if you want the most people to enjoy your game. 2778 01:52:37,439 --> 01:52:39,520 But I think it's fun to jump into a game 2779 01:52:39,560 --> 01:52:41,439 that has like the very opposite ethos of that or 2780 01:52:41,479 --> 01:52:45,119 it doesn't feel beholden to. I guess, like the fans 2781 01:52:45,119 --> 01:52:46,800 of the original game probably do want this thing, but 2782 01:52:46,800 --> 01:52:49,479 they don't feel beholden to Like what would I don't know, 2783 01:52:49,479 --> 01:52:51,479 I guess, be most palatable to like the most amount 2784 01:52:51,520 --> 01:52:53,720 of people there instead like zooming in on a specific 2785 01:52:53,800 --> 01:52:55,680 core of people like me and you that want some 2786 01:52:55,720 --> 01:52:59,119 of these more immersive niche mechanics or survival mechanics that 2787 01:52:59,279 --> 01:53:02,319 make like things like just travel a mechanic which I 2788 01:53:02,359 --> 01:53:04,560 feel like not enough, not enough games do some games 2789 01:53:04,760 --> 01:53:07,000 des stranding does that word was really great RPG that 2790 01:53:07,039 --> 01:53:08,720 focused on that stuff, so everyone's in a while you 2791 01:53:08,760 --> 01:53:10,279 do get a game that really hones in on that. 2792 01:53:10,439 --> 01:53:12,239 But a lot of games just try and remove all 2793 01:53:12,319 --> 01:53:14,159 that friction. But I think that's to me, that's like 2794 01:53:14,199 --> 01:53:15,840 almost as much fun as like the combat in a 2795 01:53:15,920 --> 01:53:18,319 game like this is like worrying about those mechanics and 2796 01:53:18,439 --> 01:53:21,119 so to haves at the same time is really cool. 2797 01:53:21,760 --> 01:53:23,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love planning out, you know, like what am 2798 01:53:23,840 --> 01:53:25,359 I gonna What am I gonna do? I like getting 2799 01:53:25,399 --> 01:53:27,800 lost in the world, but it's also like, you know, 2800 01:53:28,079 --> 01:53:29,880 like I woke up in my house today in my 2801 01:53:29,960 --> 01:53:32,319 fictional universe. Let's let's what am I gonna do? And 2802 01:53:32,399 --> 01:53:34,560 what do I need to achieve those goals? And that's 2803 01:53:34,640 --> 01:53:36,720 just something that I always have in my mind when 2804 01:53:36,760 --> 01:53:39,760 I'm playing through an RPG game. And some games they 2805 01:53:39,840 --> 01:53:42,479 have that as like a base mechanic, but I don't know, 2806 01:53:42,880 --> 01:53:45,239 these are all just especially single player games, like it's 2807 01:53:45,319 --> 01:53:47,600 it's for your experience, so like, yeah, a lot of 2808 01:53:47,640 --> 01:53:49,560 these elements. The game's not forced me to do it, 2809 01:53:49,720 --> 01:53:51,159 you know, it's not forced me to sleep. But when 2810 01:53:51,159 --> 01:53:53,319 I play Skyrim now I go. I sleep like every 2811 01:53:53,399 --> 01:53:55,520 day if I if I'm if I get a long night, 2812 01:53:55,600 --> 01:53:57,439 I'm like, man, I got to find an in somewhere. 2813 01:53:57,560 --> 01:53:59,840 I am freezing cold, I got no food in my belly. 2814 01:54:00,039 --> 01:54:01,600 I got you know, I'd be a lot warmer and 2815 01:54:01,680 --> 01:54:03,279 a lot happier with a belly full of me is 2816 01:54:03,279 --> 01:54:05,560 the guards would say, I feel like that sometimes on 2817 01:54:05,680 --> 01:54:08,560 my run. So it just it just it just adds 2818 01:54:08,640 --> 01:54:12,439 to that overall enjoyment. And uh sometimes the punishing elements, 2819 01:54:12,880 --> 01:54:16,680 you know, they really make it satisfying. So okay, I'm 2820 01:54:16,720 --> 01:54:18,680 not gonna I'm not gonna write Stoker two off. Then 2821 01:54:18,760 --> 01:54:21,840 I I didn't have the best Stalker one experience, but 2822 01:54:22,199 --> 01:54:24,920 I I and like lead, I mean, I drafted Starker 2823 01:54:25,000 --> 01:54:27,399 Stalker too, like I was interested in it coming out. 2824 01:54:27,439 --> 01:54:30,079 I think it's also just intriguing that, like it's been 2825 01:54:30,159 --> 01:54:33,600 a long time between games, so it's it's interesting interesting 2826 01:54:33,720 --> 01:54:35,800 to see how they add to it. A question that 2827 01:54:35,840 --> 01:54:37,319 I had for you was gonna be like, do you 2828 01:54:37,600 --> 01:54:39,159 do you have like a home base or something like 2829 01:54:39,279 --> 01:54:42,359 is there like caravans or like save points or something 2830 01:54:42,399 --> 01:54:44,119 that you come across or like a home or is 2831 01:54:44,159 --> 01:54:46,000 it just your You're a guy at a backpack you 2832 01:54:46,119 --> 01:54:48,840 find shops to to purchase things through. 2833 01:54:49,279 --> 01:54:52,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, so far save points you just like have a 2834 01:54:52,520 --> 01:54:54,640 free save at any point in time. You don't have 2835 01:54:54,680 --> 01:54:57,279 to get to like any specific location. So far, I've 2836 01:54:57,359 --> 01:55:01,640 been to h I've met a couple like friendly NP 2837 01:55:01,760 --> 01:55:03,720 season random spots, and one one guy had like a 2838 01:55:04,000 --> 01:55:06,000 shop just in the middle of nowhere. But then I've 2839 01:55:06,079 --> 01:55:08,479 there's been kind of one home base, which is like 2840 01:55:08,720 --> 01:55:10,800 a little town set up there that probably has like 2841 01:55:10,840 --> 01:55:13,880 twenty buildings in it and maybe like thirty residents of 2842 01:55:13,960 --> 01:55:16,560 this town, and most of them you can like most 2843 01:55:16,560 --> 01:55:17,720 of them, just talked to them like on a very 2844 01:55:17,720 --> 01:55:20,560 superficial level, which is funny. It's like the same dialogue 2845 01:55:20,560 --> 01:55:22,880 for everyone. It's like heart any rumors and you just 2846 01:55:22,920 --> 01:55:25,399 go up to everyone heard any rumors, heard any It's 2847 01:55:25,439 --> 01:55:26,960 like so funny, it's like the exact same. 2848 01:55:26,840 --> 01:55:27,319 Speaker 1: Thing every time. 2849 01:55:27,520 --> 01:55:29,720 Speaker 2: But then there's of course, like the mechanic there who 2850 01:55:30,079 --> 01:55:32,520 or the guy who can repair your weapons. There's the shopkeeper, 2851 01:55:32,640 --> 01:55:35,359 like the inn tavern guy. There's like this military base, 2852 01:55:35,399 --> 01:55:37,239 there's little factions and stuff. So that's kind of the 2853 01:55:37,279 --> 01:55:39,039 main home base that I've been to right now. And 2854 01:55:39,119 --> 01:55:42,079 that's a town that, yes, there was multiple quest givers there, 2855 01:55:42,119 --> 01:55:44,000 like obviously there's that's the main quest took me there, 2856 01:55:44,239 --> 01:55:45,600 but then there was also like three or for other 2857 01:55:45,680 --> 01:55:47,680 people there that asked me to do stuff, and so 2858 01:55:47,800 --> 01:55:49,239 I went and did all these side quests, but then 2859 01:55:49,239 --> 01:55:50,800 I had to return to the town to bring them back. 2860 01:55:51,000 --> 01:55:52,600 And so that was like a couple planned out where 2861 01:55:52,640 --> 01:55:54,239 it's like, Okay, I'll go crush these two or three 2862 01:55:54,279 --> 01:55:55,800 quest because they're in a similar spot on the map, 2863 01:55:55,840 --> 01:55:59,199 come back to town, unload, resupply, then go back up 2864 01:55:59,199 --> 01:56:00,880 to these other ones that are south, take a trip 2865 01:56:01,000 --> 01:56:02,239 up to the east, you know, come back to the 2866 01:56:02,319 --> 01:56:04,520 town that way, and planned your route. 2867 01:56:04,279 --> 01:56:04,720 Speaker 1: Out that way. 2868 01:56:04,880 --> 01:56:06,600 Speaker 2: I don't have a house in this place, though, and 2869 01:56:06,640 --> 01:56:08,159 I don't have anywhere so far that I'm able to 2870 01:56:08,279 --> 01:56:10,439 like put my goods I have If like I have 2871 01:56:10,479 --> 01:56:12,199 an extra gun, I don't have like a crate I 2872 01:56:12,239 --> 01:56:12,760 can put it in. 2873 01:56:13,199 --> 01:56:14,399 Speaker 1: I came back to this tavern. 2874 01:56:14,479 --> 01:56:16,199 Speaker 2: Like hours and hours later, my gun that I dropped 2875 01:56:16,239 --> 01:56:18,680 on the ground was still there, so like, maybe that's reliable. 2876 01:56:18,760 --> 01:56:20,600 Speaker 1: I would not want to risk put in a valuable 2877 01:56:20,680 --> 01:56:22,560 good just on the ground and a random building. 2878 01:56:23,079 --> 01:56:25,199 Speaker 2: But yeah, I haven't found like a house or anything 2879 01:56:25,279 --> 01:56:27,479 like that so far. I will say, though, I'm finally 2880 01:56:27,680 --> 01:56:30,800 just ready to leave that town and leave. The overall 2881 01:56:30,840 --> 01:56:33,960 map is kind of like a province kind of structure 2882 01:56:34,000 --> 01:56:36,079 as well. And when you zoom out on this map, 2883 01:56:36,560 --> 01:56:38,640 holy shit, I feel like, you know, I've probably put 2884 01:56:38,680 --> 01:56:41,319 like six seven hours in this game. I've discovered like 2885 01:56:42,239 --> 01:56:45,439 four percent of this map. This map is huge, and 2886 01:56:45,520 --> 01:56:47,239 when you like there's little points of interest you can 2887 01:56:47,319 --> 01:56:49,079 kind of see like not icons, but just like, oh 2888 01:56:49,159 --> 01:56:52,479 that looks like a bigger establishment, bigger settlement. But yeah, 2889 01:56:52,520 --> 01:56:56,359 I'm curious, what because like no one really lives in 2890 01:56:56,479 --> 01:56:59,079 the zone forever, like in the location in this game, 2891 01:56:59,119 --> 01:57:01,079 like people just kind of come and go. I mean, 2892 01:57:01,079 --> 01:57:02,479 even THO there's a town set up, So I don't know, 2893 01:57:02,479 --> 01:57:03,279 maybe I'm wrong about that. 2894 01:57:03,359 --> 01:57:04,119 Speaker 1: I don't know too much. 2895 01:57:04,039 --> 01:57:07,039 Speaker 2: About the lore, but yeah, I'm curious because your character 2896 01:57:07,840 --> 01:57:09,359 it's not like he's come here to live. I think 2897 01:57:09,359 --> 01:57:11,399 he's come here like to get a specific thing, So 2898 01:57:11,479 --> 01:57:13,079 I don't know. I don't know how that would work, 2899 01:57:13,159 --> 01:57:15,199 but hopefully I do get some sort of home base. 2900 01:57:15,640 --> 01:57:17,359 But I don't even know if there's fast travel in 2901 01:57:17,399 --> 01:57:20,359 this game. I haven't actually tried if it does exist, 2902 01:57:20,520 --> 01:57:22,560 because so far, like I said, I've kind of been 2903 01:57:22,560 --> 01:57:25,439 circling this one town, so I don't even know. Yeah, 2904 01:57:25,439 --> 01:57:27,560 I don't even know if there's fast travel, and therefore 2905 01:57:27,600 --> 01:57:29,560 if a house would make sense or not, because if 2906 01:57:29,560 --> 01:57:31,319 you don't have a fast travel, then a house is 2907 01:57:31,399 --> 01:57:33,960 like what am I gonna do trek back ten hours 2908 01:57:34,039 --> 01:57:34,920 to get back to my house? 2909 01:57:35,079 --> 01:57:36,439 Speaker 1: Like that's not gonna make sense, right. 2910 01:57:36,479 --> 01:57:39,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, reminded me of a certain video that you did 2911 01:57:39,760 --> 01:57:41,960 about your Morowind experience and how you you don't have 2912 01:57:42,000 --> 01:57:44,199 a house and more Wind, and it just seemed. 2913 01:57:44,079 --> 01:57:46,560 Speaker 2: Which people in the comments told me otherwise, apparently there 2914 01:57:46,560 --> 01:57:48,560 are houses. And that's just crazy that I've played Morewin 2915 01:57:48,560 --> 01:57:50,439 for hundreds of hours for twenty years and I did 2916 01:57:50,520 --> 01:57:53,560 not realize that there are a couple houses that. 2917 01:57:53,560 --> 01:57:55,439 Speaker 3: You purchable purchasable houses. 2918 01:57:55,560 --> 01:57:57,439 Speaker 2: Well, a couple of them are like a DLC thing, 2919 01:57:57,479 --> 01:57:59,840 and I didn't actually like I had the expansions later 2920 01:57:59,920 --> 01:58:00,920 on in my life, but when I was like a 2921 01:58:01,000 --> 01:58:03,520 nostalgic kid, I wasn't playing the expansions. And then one 2922 01:58:03,600 --> 01:58:05,600 of them, which is funny because I was thinking about 2923 01:58:05,600 --> 01:58:06,920 making like a follow up video to that where I 2924 01:58:07,000 --> 01:58:09,079 talked about some of these other mechanics haven't done that yet, 2925 01:58:09,439 --> 01:58:10,520 but one of them is like, you have to do 2926 01:58:10,640 --> 01:58:13,159 this long questline that has like twelve steps to it, 2927 01:58:13,520 --> 01:58:15,720 where you there's this lady in this one town, you 2928 01:58:15,840 --> 01:58:17,800 help her out with this quest, You go find this thing, 2929 01:58:18,239 --> 01:58:19,520 you take out this one guy, you go to this 2930 01:58:19,560 --> 01:58:21,760 other place, you do all these crazy steps, and then 2931 01:58:21,800 --> 01:58:23,319 you like she kind of becomes to your girlfriend, and 2932 01:58:23,359 --> 01:58:24,720 then she gives you a key to her house and 2933 01:58:24,760 --> 01:58:26,159 then you can just like live in her house. So 2934 01:58:26,279 --> 01:58:29,079 that's you know, it's not your house. It's you can't buy, 2935 01:58:29,159 --> 01:58:31,399 you can't upgrade it or change it. But there are 2936 01:58:31,439 --> 01:58:34,520 a couple of loopholes that people told me in the comments. Yeah, 2937 01:58:34,720 --> 01:58:37,119 or you can just kill someone who you like the 2938 01:58:37,119 --> 01:58:38,600 house of and that can be your house and no 2939 01:58:38,640 --> 01:58:39,960 one's gonna come in and stop you. 2940 01:58:40,039 --> 01:58:42,840 Speaker 1: In the way that a hitman. NPC has a route 2941 01:58:42,960 --> 01:58:45,039 they're no one's gonna walk into your house and see you. 2942 01:58:46,720 --> 01:58:47,119 I love it. 2943 01:58:47,600 --> 01:58:50,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I think that's all my my thoughts on 2944 01:58:50,720 --> 01:58:53,880 Stalker too. Yeah, I, like I said, I don't know 2945 01:58:54,520 --> 01:58:56,000 how much I want to commit to it right now. 2946 01:58:56,159 --> 01:58:58,079 I like I am being compelled to it, but it 2947 01:58:58,119 --> 01:59:02,079 also is not a great state, so we'll see what happens. 2948 01:59:02,119 --> 01:59:04,600 There a lot of games on the horizon here as 2949 01:59:04,680 --> 01:59:07,279 we close in on the end of the year. But yeah, 2950 01:59:07,359 --> 01:59:09,479 Kirkles is a really fun episode, a lot of games, 2951 01:59:09,479 --> 01:59:10,640 a lot of things we had to talk about, so 2952 01:59:10,680 --> 01:59:13,439 that's always a good time. Next week will be me, 2953 01:59:13,600 --> 01:59:17,119 you and Taylor, I believe for a little Game Awards predictions. 2954 01:59:17,119 --> 01:59:19,840 I think that's next week's episode on the calendar there. 2955 01:59:19,840 --> 01:59:21,560 I'd have to double check, but yeah, that's coming up soon, 2956 01:59:21,680 --> 01:59:22,800 so everyone look forward to that. 2957 01:59:22,880 --> 01:59:26,479 Speaker 1: That'll be a fun time. And yeah, thank you everyone 2958 01:59:26,760 --> 01:59:28,279 for listening. We'll see you then. 2959 01:59:28,479 --> 01:59:30,079 Speaker 3: Goodbye bye,