Mark continues hot orb summer with Valkyrie Elysium. Daniel explores Nintendo’s recent design philosophy through Yoshi and the Mysterious Book and Splatoon Raiders. Plus Vancouver’s Full Indie Summit, the slopification of AAA games and more!

Topics Discussed

IP in Fortnite, Full Indie Summit, ‘Financialization’ of AAA games, Nights of King Ludd, Valkyrie Elysium, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Splatoon Raiders, Stages of Rot (graphic novel), Ready Player One (movie)

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks: 0:01:31
• Appetizer 2, Full Indie Summit: 0:06:49
• Appetizer 3, The "financialisation" of AAA: 0:12:09
• Appetizer 4, Nights of King Ludd: 0:16:55
• Main 1, Valkyrie Elysium: 0:18:51
• Main 2, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: 0:39:47
• Main 3, Splatoon Raiders: 0:51:003
• Dessert 1, Ready Player One (movie): 1:00:56
• Dessert 2, Stages of Rot (graphic novel): 1:12:44
• Outro: 1:16:39

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Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks

Former Doom producer berates Microsoft for making Halo a "mid-tier" game and mourns the "financialisation" of AAA

Nights of King Ludd

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Daniel goes fishing for tabletop horror in Deep Regrets, diving into the difficulty of crafted chaos. Mark studies the blade and retro action in Onimusha Warlords in light of the series’ revival. Plus Nintendo Direct impressions and much more.

Topics Discussed

Zelda Direct, Nintendo Direct, GOG Game Box Files, Toshirō Mifune in Onimusha, Dnup, Onimusha Warlords, Deep Regrets, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Howl’s Moving Castle (novel)

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Blizzcon Announcements: 0:01:41
• Appetizer 2, Nintendo and Zelda Directs: 0:03:03
• Appetizer 3, GOG Game Box Files: 0:16:27
• Appetizer 4, Toshirō Mifune in Onimusha: 0:19:25
• Main 1, Dnup: 0:24:26
• Main 2, Onimusha Warlords: 0:30:05
• Main 3, Deep Regrets: 0:49:48
• Dessert 1, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home (movies): 1:08:47
• Dessert 2, Howl’s Moving Castle (novel): 1:15:15
• Outro: 1:19:42

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We’re joined by board game designer Phil Gross to discuss his game of heavy metal massacre, The Monolith. We then exhume the monolithic video game series Resident Evil, particularly its most recent trilogy of games to discuss how it’s mutated over the years and how its most recent offering, Requiem keeps the scares fresh.

Topics Discussed

The Monolith, Billionaire Dog Party, PAX Unplugged Houston, Terranigma rerelease, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil: Village, Resident Evil: Requiem, Witch Hat Atelier (manga), The Residence (TV show), The Power Fantasy (comic), Wallace the Brace (comic)

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Introducing Phil Gross: 0:01:10
• The Monolith: 0:03:52
• Appetizer 1, PAX Unplugged Houston: 0:15:54
• Appetizer 2, Terranigma rerelease: 0:19:25
• Main, Resident Evil, the series!: 0:20:49
• Dessert 1, Witch Hat Atelier (manga): 0:58:25
• Dessert 2, The Residence (TV show): 1:02:51
• Dessert 3, The Power Fantasy (comic), Wallace the Brace (comic): 1:06:36
• Outro: 1:12:07

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The Monolith

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