This week The Gaming Outsider crew welcomes Rebecca Stow from SquareXO to discuss some year end gaming as we wrap up 2017 and finalize our game of the year lists.
News this week includes the latest freebies from Xbox Games with Gold and Playstation Plus announced. Star Trek: Bridge Crew gets a non-VR patch, and the first full-blown $60 iOS game hits the market with Civilization VI.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 12:22) Welcome/Introduction
(12:23 – 30:08) News/Trailers
Games We've Been Playing
(30:09 – 37:14) "Okami HD" [PS4], "Super Mario 8" [Switch] (Rebecca)
(37:15 – 42:15) "Million Onion Hotel" (Zach)
(42:16 – 1:00:44) "Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King" [Switch], "Life is Strange: Before the Storm" [PS4], "DropMix", "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice" [PS4]
(1:00:45 – 1:17:21) "What Remains of Edith Finch" [PC], "Last Day of June" [PC]
(1:17:22 – 1:41:13) From the Outside In Topic: "Best Moments in Open World Games"
(1:41:14 – END) Closing
Finally, we top it all off with our community discussion for the week. This week we discuss open world games and the worlds that absolutely made our jaws drop the first time we stepped into them. We'll share some of our community's responses as well.
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