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YoVG # 452 GAMESCOM ONL 2024 Aug 21, 2024

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Positive up front: there was some cool stuff announced here. Not much gameplay, yeah, but still cool things coming. We don't go game by game. Rather we talk generally about the showing and then go into some loves and hates specifically.

Tiny bit of cynicism: Everything was very safe. Which adds to our fears that the next year or two will be rough for the industry and this is only the beginning. Much like the film industry, gaming is going into a downsizing and that means "safer" ideas will be the only ones pursued. That doesn't mean cheaper, though. It means less games, and more budget for the blockbusters they think will make big money. It means more shovelware and big companies trying to bottle the magic captured by indie darlings.

Xenoblade Lorecast - Xenoblade One Definitive Edition (Bonus Episode) Aug 16, 2024

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In case you had a hard time following the two-ish hour Xenoblade One Lorecast featuring Nico B - we have gone ahead and recorded a bonus DEFINITIVE EDITION episode. We got it to just over an hour and still fit in several inappropriate jokes along the way.

Plus I make an obscure reference to the latest Planet of the Apes trilogy. What could possibly be the context for that in this episode? Listen and find out.

YoVG # 451 Summer 2024 News Dump Aug 14, 2024

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Taking a wee break from lore-castin to talk about some of the latest news. Definitive edition episode of the Xenoblade lorecast is coming later this week.

For now: let's talk about Switch 2 news, Tango getting bought, where Phil Spencer really dropped the ball and other stories!

Xenoblade Lorecast Act 4 - The Endless Now Aug 07, 2024

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This is it! We're at the final, and arguably most difficult, part to explain.

Klaus is dead. The conduit is gone. The two worlds are at peace.

For now.

12 years after the conduit has disappeared it seems the two universes are no longer stable and can't be held apart. They are crashing back together and annihilation is on the horizon! But Melia and Nia have a plan to back everyone up onto an Ark that can survive the collapse. A powerful genetic hard drive that uses the last of their ether to instantaneously transfer all beings from their old world to the new one, in new bodies.

It is a miracle of technology, and the heroes of both worlds will lead the way.

However, there is a ghost in the machine...

Xenoblade Lorecast Act 3 - The Architect Jul 31, 2024

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This week we are tackling Xenoblade Chronicles 2! We're back in our universe, on our Earth, with what remains of Klaus and the Trinity processor. The planet has been killed, and the conduit has gone quiet. Klaus is overcome with guilt and seeks redemption... Can he build a better world then the one he destroyed?

Xenoblade Lorecast Act Two - No More Gods Jul 24, 2024

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In Act One we covered the ancient history, now in Act Two we jump to the new universe where half-man Klaus, and Galea are the only living beings to make the jump. One of the Trinity processors makes the jump with them and because Klaus and Galea are administrators to its system it serves them here; giving these two the powers of gods...

Xenoblade Lorecast: Act One - Ancient History Jul 10, 2024

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Oh shiiii-- Did you see this coming? Did you know we were gonna try and explain one of the most dense and convoluted games entailing 25 years of writing and rewriting?

Yes! Yes? Oh.

Well okay, I guess it's no surprise. We've wanted to do this for a bit, but now...

We begin our tale with ancient history. The discovery of The Conduit. An impossible machine, long buried on earth, and with its discovery the birth of a utopia... Or so it seems.

YoVG # 446 Celebrating 'Mericuhn Game Industry Jul 03, 2024

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To celebrate American Independence Day, we're doing a fun one this week: just chatting about the American games industry over the years. We also find out that I know maybe more about Rollerblading than any of us ever knew (even me).

YoVG # 445 Nintendo & the Back Half of 2024 Jun 26, 2024

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We're back! I moved across the country and had to catch up on Nintendo's presentation, so what's the verdict? To me: pretty good. Maybe even great really. I swing back and forth on it. Matt likes it too, though he points out that clearly Nintendo isn't "firing on all cylinders".

What does this mean for the back half of 2024? While not a banner year, it looks like 2024 will be far from the desert I feared it would be... Well, except for Sony.

YoVG # 444 Post Showcase Clarity 2024 Jun 13, 2024

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While we wait on Nintendo's upcoming Direct - let's talk about the rest of showcase season. Did Xbox pull off a victory? Did Sony make a strategic decision to hold back their biggest announcements? Did Ubisoft show they still make big games besides Assassin's Creed? I was able to attend the Xbox Games Showcase in person and Matt was able to attend Summer Games Fest in person. And that let us form an opinion about whether they better in person than in a direct?

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