The GO cast welcomes back Steve Peterson for our celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of the original "Legend of Zelda" game on the Nintendo Entertainment System. We share our favorite games in the series as well as our best memories/or moments from playing throughout the years. We also discuss news, including the return of Warren Spector and a price point for the HTV VIVE. The whole crew has also played "Street Fighter V", and Josh finished "Unravel".
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 10:04) Welcome/Introduction
(10:05 – 13:31) What has our guest (STEVE PETERSON) been playing? ("The Division [open beta. PS4], "Dying Light" [DLC, PS4])
(13:32 – 22:45) What has ZACH been playing? ("Street Fighter V", "Rise of the Tomb Raider" [Xbox One], "Star Wars Battlefront")
(22:46 – 28:22) What has SCOTT been playing? ("Firewatch", "Rocket League" [Xbox One])
(28:23 – 36:44) What has JOSH been playing? ("Unravel", new Pokémon-themed 3DS)
(36:45 – 57:52) News/Trailers
(57: – 1:29:51) From the Outside In "What are you favorite games from 'The Legend of Zelda' series, and what are some of your favorite memories/moments from the series?"
(1:29:52– 1:32:14) Closing
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The GO cast welcomes first-time Noah Patterson to discuss our topic on video game series that should be remade by a different developer. In our "What have we been playing?" segment, Josh and Zach talk about "Street Fighter V", Scott shares his experience with "Firewatch" and "Unravel", and Zach talks about finishing "Rise of the Tomb Raider". There's also news about Destiny, a Watch Dogs sequel, and more.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 12:51) Welcome/Introduction
(12:52 – 15:53) What has our guest (NOAH PATTERSON) been playing? ("Assassin's Creed: Syndicate", "Fallout 4", and "Witcher 2")
(15:54 – 28:20) What has JOSH been playing? ("Street Fighter V")
(28:21 – 39:34) What has ZACH been playing? ("Rise of the Tomb Raider")
(39:35 – 53:49) What has SCOTT been playing? ("Unravel" and "Firewatch")
(55:05 – 1:11:35) News/Trailers
(1:11:36 – 1:33:09) From the Outside In "If you could choose any game series to be remade by a different developer, what game series would you choose, and who would you choose to develop it?"
(1:33:10– 1:35:29) Closing
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Chris Owens returns to The GO to discuss our topic on video game difficulties. In our "What have we been playing?" segment, Josh and Chris talk about "Unravel", Robby shares his experience with "The Witness", and Scott finally dives into "Rainbow Six Siege". There's also news about the Titanfall 2 campaign as well as new Earthbound game.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 3:55) Welcome/Introduction
(3:56 – 8:20) What has our guest (CHRIS OWENS) been playing? ("Back to the Future" from Telltale)
(8:21 – 24:18) What has JOSH been playing? ("Unravel", "Peggle 2", "Battlefield: Hardline")
(24:19 – 40:44) What has ROBBY been playing? ("The Witness")
(40:45 – 52:38) What has SCOTT been playing? ("Rainbow Six: Siege", "Amplitude")
52:28)
(52:29 – 1:07:39) News/Trailers
(1:07:40 – 1:26:55) From the Outside In "On which level of difficulty do you usually start?"
(1:26:56– 1:29:22) Closing
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The GO Cast welcomes Norma Late from "Zombiecast News", "Knuckleballer Radio", and "The Social Dozen" to discuss game lengths.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 8:10) Welcome/Introduction
(8:11 – 49:19) What have you been playing?
(49:20 – 1:00:32) News/Trailers
(1:00:33 – 1:24:06) "From the Outside In "What is the perfect length for a single-player campaign?"
(1:24:07– 1:27:09) Closing
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The GO Cast reunites this week with a lot of games and news. Scott played an indie title called "Q.U.B.E.", Josh played "Rainbow Six: Siege" and "A Boy and His Blob", Zach played "The Nathan Drake Collection", and Robby played an iOS game called "Lifeline" as well as "Oxenfree". In news, we discuss the delay of "Mighty No. 9" as well as the development of "Her Story 2". Our "From the Outside In" topic tackles which games we wish we could experience for the first time all over agian.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 14:32) Welcome/Introduction
(14:33 – 57:17) What have you been playing?
(57:18 – 1:17:21) News/Trailers
(1:17:22 – 1:37:15) "From the Outside In" Topic: Games Ghat we wish we could experience for the first time"
(1:37:16– 1:39:59) Closing
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The entire Go crew is here for our second "Legacy" episode where we discuss an older game or franchise that meant a lot to us. This time time around, we're diving into the "Dead Space" series, which was important in all of our gaming careers. This conversation was a lot of fun and made all of us want to go through the games again.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 1:29) Welcome/Introduction
(1:30 – 5:08) "Dead Space" General Information
(5:09 – 9:47) Horror in games at the release of "Dead Space"
(9:48 – 13:01) Sound/art design of "Dead Space"
(13:02 – 17:02) Shooting Mechanic Innovations, navigation, kinetic powers
(17:03 – 18:13) Engineering tools as weapons
(18:14 – 24:13) Criticisms of "Dead Space"
(24:14 – 28:37) "WOW" moments of the original "Dead Space"
(28:38 – 37:35) Impressions of "Dead Space 2" and comparison to "Aliens"
(37:36 – 43:48) Impressions of "Dead Space 3"
(43:49 – 53:55) How would we make the next game in the series?
(54:56 – 56:12) Closing
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Scott welcomes first-time guest Joseph Grim to talk about an indie title called "Unmechanical: Extended". He specifically requested to be on the show to discuss it, so he's obviously a fan. Listen to find out why.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 3:20) Welcome/Introduction
(3:21 – 5:01) "Unmechanical: Extended" General Information
(5:02 – 5:54) What IS "Unmechanical: Extended"?
(5:55 – 7:59) Comparisons to "Limbo"
(8:00 – 9:23) What's the draw of this game?
(9:24 – 11:41) Graphics/Story
(11:42 – 12:27) Music
(12:28 – 13:42) Final Verdict
(13:43 – 15:16) Closing
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The GO Cast gets a little personal this week as they share some rough patches in their lives and how they used gaming to help them get through it. Scott also talks about his first experience with Halo 5 (which he completed in one sitting), Josh talks about his further adventures in Destiny: the Taken King, and Robby tells us about his birthday weekend playing tabletop games with his brother. There's also news of a TMNT game from Platinum.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 6:13) Welcome/Introduction
(6:14 – 43:02) What have you been playing?
(43:03 – 54:56) News/Trailers
(54:57 – 1:21:20) "From the Outside In" Topic: Games that helped us through difficult times
(1:21:21– 1:25:27) Closing
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Scott and Josh sit down to talk about the first game they both Kickstarted: "Amplitude" from Harmonix. They both played the original over a decade ago and have been eagerly anticipating this release.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 1:47) Welcome/Introduction
(1:48 – 6:57) Amplitude General Information/History
(6:58 – 14:28) What IS Amplitude (mechanics)?
(14:29 – 20:25) Music Selection/Track List
(20:26 – 22:09) Graphics
(22:10 – 25:31) Co-op play, DLC, Campaign, leaderboards
(25:32 – 27:21) Final thoughts
(27:22 – 28:06) Closing
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Scott, Josh, and Robby have an interesting discussion about the games that have been dubbed as "Walking Simulators". We each have our favorites, and we discuss the merits of this genre that seems to be either "you love it" or "you hate it". There's also plenty of news to discuss, including the Oculus Rift's price reveal and a release date for "Homefront: the Revolution".
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 9:13) Welcome/Introduction
(9:14 – 35:52) What have you been playing?
(35:53 – 58:26) News/Trailers
(58:27 – 1:23:47) "From the Outside In" Topic: Walking Simulators
(1:23:48– 1:26:43) Closing
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Scott asks Josh about his experience completing the campaign of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3", which he played on Xbox One. Josh has played every single campaign in the series since the original and has enjoyed every one. But did he enjoy the latest entry?
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 3:18) Welcome/Introduction
(3:19 – 4:12) Early impressions
(4:13 – 5:09) Story
(5:10 – 6:29) Gameplay
(6:30 – 9:39) Good set pieces/spectacle
(9:40 – 12:01) Cheap/bullet-sponge enemies
(12:02 – 12:43) Co-op mechanic
(12:44 – 17:08) Leveling system & "new power" mechanic
(17:09 – 18:09) Nightmare Mode (zombies)
(18:10 – 20:56) Final Thoughts
(21:00 – 25:05) What we want next in the Call of Duty series
(25:06 – 26:53) Closing
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The whole GO 'Cast is here this week for our first "weekly episode" of the new year, so we figured we'd talk about our most-anticipated games of 2016. We also discuss some information about the next game in the Assassin's Creed universe as well as a console port for the "A Boy and His Blob" remake.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 11:03) Welcome/Introduction
(11:04 – 44:00) What have you been playing?
(44:01 – 52:11) News/Trailers
(52:12 – 1:12:00) "From the Outside In" Topic: Most Anticipated games of 2016
(1:12:01 – 1:13:43) Closing
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Scott and Josh welcome first-time guest Aron Hughes II from the GO Community to discuss their experience with "Need For Speed" on the PS4 and Xbox One.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 1:47) Welcome/Introduction
(1:48 – 4:37) Our experience with actual cars/racing and racing games in general
(4:38 – 9:56) Balance between arcade/simulation & customization
(9:57 – 14:07) Cinematics/story
(14:08 – 16:45) Graphics (transition from video to gameplay)
(16:46 – 19:14) Open world/story mechanics
(19:15 – 23:42) Game mechanics
(23:43 – 28:37) Online requirements
(28:38 – 32:05) Final Thoughts
(32:06 – 32:55) Closing
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