Scott welcomes returning GO Community member, Steve Peterson, to talk about his impressions of "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate". They have a spoiler-free discussion before diving into exactly what happened with the finale of the story. You'll find that our opinion of this game changed by the end of it.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 3:21) Welcome/Introduction
(3:20 - 4:48) "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate" General Information
(4:49 – 7:51) Story Discussion
(7:52 – 17:34) Mission Structure Discussion
(17:35 – 20:43) Platform Comparisons/Performance Issues
(20:44 – 25:56) Setting Discussion
(25:57 – 30:43) Final Thoughts
(30:44 – 48:42) Story Spoiler Discussion
(48:43 – 50:08) Closing
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Scott welcomes first-time guest, Jonathan Spear, to the show to share his impressions of "Tales from the Borderlands", the adventure series from Telltale that recently released its final episode. We start with a spoiler-free discussion followed by a spoiler-heavy discussion about how the game wraps up.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 2:04) Welcome/Introduction
(2:05 - 3:40) "Tales from the Borderlands" General Information
(3:41 – 22:45) Spoiler-Free Impressions
(22:46 – 38:25) Spoiler Discussion
(38:26 – 40:45) Closing
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On this week's episode, Scott, Josh and Robby discuss the decision by Warner Brothers to grant refunds for all purchases of the PC version of "Batman: Arkham Knight". Our topic this week covers games that are on our "must play" list, as well as ones that are being put by the way side for now.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 8:16) Welcome/Introduction
(8:17 - 14:08) New Releases
(14:09 – 40:02) What have you been playing?
(40:03 – 56:40) News/Trailers
(56:41 – 1:08:50) "From the Outside In" Topic: Horror Game Concepts
(1:08:51 – 1:11:39) Closing
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Scott, Josh, and Zach had an opportunity to check out three scary games for the Halloween season, and they're here to share their impressions. Scott played "Whispering Willows", Zach played "Shadowgate", and both Scott and Josh played "Slender: the Arrival".
On this week's episode, Scott and Josh pitch to each other their concept of a horror video game that they would like to see made. There's also plenty of talk of the trailer reveals from Paris Games Week, and Scott talks about his early impressions of "The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes" on the 3DS.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 5:24) Welcome/Introduction
(5:25 - 10:19) New Releases
(10:18 – 19:53) What have you been playing?
(19:54 – 35:49) News/Trailers
(35:50 – 47:22) "From the Outside In" Topic: Horror Game Concepts
(47:23 – 50:30) Closing
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Scott, Zach, and Robby spent the weekend playing the first few hours of "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate", and wanted to share their first impressions of the latest game in this hugely popular series from Ubisoft.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 2:15) Welcome/Introduction
(2:16 – 7:59) Characters
(8:00 – 17:43) Gameplay
(17:44 – 21:33) Combat
(21:34 – 23:26) Story
(23:27 – 27:56) World Design/Detail
(27:57 – 36:12) Final Thoughts
(36:13 – 38:32) Closing
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All four members of the GO Cast are present this week as they discuss they're favorite scary video games and video games series. There's also quite a few different games we've been playing, including "Rock Band 4", "The Jackbox Party Pack", the finale for "Life is Strange", "Transformers Devasatation", and "Yoshi's Wooly World". The news topics included Nintendo's dev kits for the NX.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 17:58) Welcome/Introduction/New Releases
(24:59 – 48:37) What have you been playing?
(48:38 – 1:07:13) News/Trailers
(1:07:14 – 1:32:05) "From the Outside In" Topic: Movie Franchise Video Games
(1:32:06 – 1:33:59) Closing
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Scott and Josh were lucky enough to get early access to the beta for "Star Wars Battlefront", and spent that time (as well as the weekend when it was open to everyone) trying it out. They're here to discuss their initial impression of the beta as well as decide if this will be a day one purchase for them or not.
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Scott and Robby welcome back Steve Peterson to the podcast to join in our discussion about "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain". We have a spoiler-free segment towards the beginning and then give ample warning before we head into spoiler territory.
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Scott, Josh, and Zach are to discuss which games we wish had a a level editor similar to the one available in "Super Mario Maker". Zach gives his early impressions of "Soma" on the PS4, and Scott talks about a new iOS game that he's been playing. There's even a smidge of "Star Wars Battlefront" talk to kick things off.
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The GO Cast welcomes returning guest Troy Heinritz as well as a first-time, Casey Heinritz, to share their impressions of "Super Mario Maker" for the WiiU console. Scott and Josh join in the discussion to talk about the time-released editor tools, our favorite user-created levels, as well as our attempt at making designs of our own.
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We have a special guest this week. Blake Schultz from the "2-Player Split Screen Podcast" is here to join Scott, Josh, and Zach to talk about "Rainbow 6: Siege" not getting a single-player campaign as well as eSports getting some airtime on TBS. We're also discussing which movie franchises we would like to see made into a quality video game.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 16:11) Welcome/Introduction/New Releases
(16:12 – 50:34) What have you been playing?
(50:35 – 1:14:00) News/Trailers
(1:14:01 – 1:32:01) "From the Outside In" Topic: Movie Franchise Video Games
(1:32:12 – 1:33:43) Closing
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The whole gang is back this week, and we've got a two-for-one special in the topic department. Not only are we talking about Virtual Reality, but we also discussed a rant by Robby on the character Quiet from Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain. It led to some really interesting discussions about the oversexualization of women in video games. Thankfully, it doesn't get too heated, but we definitely have some differing opinions.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 6:04) Welcome/Introduction
(6:05 – 37:56) What have you been playing?
(37:57 – 53:42) Robby's Rant (Quiet Riot)
(53:43 – 1:04:45) News/Trailers
(1:04:46 – 1:30:25) From the Outside In Topic: Virtual Reality
(1:30:26 – 1:32:20) Closing
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Zach and Robby decide to have their own discussion about sports in video games, specifically the NCAA series, which sadly no longer exists. They also touch on the Madden series and why they love this genre of games so much. Game on!
(0:00 - 1:38) Introduction
(1:39 - 9:08) Metal Gear Solid 5 Discussion
(9:09 - 46:14) College Football/Sport Game Discussion
(46:15 - 48:05) Closing
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This week, the GO Cast welcomes returning guest Shawn Fuller from Horrible Gamers Podcast as well as first-timer, Chris Owens. They're here to discuss impressions from Sony's press conference at the Tokyo Game Show as well as lots of news from Nintendo. Our "From the Outside In" topic is boss battles, good and bad.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 10:01) Welcome/Introduction
(10:02 – 29:31) What have you been playing?
(29:32 – 46:07) News/Trailers
(46:08 – 49:50) New Game Releases
(49:51 – 1:05:47) From the Outside In Topic: Boss Battles
(1:05:48 – 1:08:19) Closing
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The Go Cast welcomes returning guest Aaron Peterson from The Hollywood Outsider to talk about the latest remaster of Gears of War for the Xbox One. We discuss our impressions of the campaign and multiplayer as well as have a "legacy" discussion about the series as a whole. Get those chainsaw bayonettes ready!
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
·(0:00 – 1:20) Welcome/Introduction
·(1:21 – 3:11) "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" General Information
·(3:12 – 44:13) Impressions of "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition"
·(44:14 – 48:15) Community Questions
·(48:16 – 51:00)Closing
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This week marks the 20th anniversary of the North American launch of the original Playstation. The core group, which includes Scott, Josh, Zach, and Robby, shares their memories of the now three-generations-old console and how it left an impact on them as well as the industry. News is a bit light this week, but we still talked about the preorder complaints and Pikmin 4. We also shared our experiences with "Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain" and "Mad Max".
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
·(0:00 – 3:25) Welcome/Introduction
·(3:26 – 32:32) What have you been playing?
·(32:33 – 47:36)News/Trailers
·(47:37 – 1:18:09)20th Anniversary of Playstation Discussion
·(1:18:10 – 1:23:20)New Game Releases
·(1:23:21 – 1:26:02)Closing
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The Gaming Outsider welcomes Steve Wittkamp from the GO community to talk about "Until Dawn", a PS4 horror exclusive. We'll share our impressions of the game before getting into spoiler territory towards the end.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
· (0:00 – 7:14) Welcome/Introduction
· (7:15 – 9:04) "Until Dawn" General Information
· (9:05 – 36:51) Impressions of "Until Dawn"
· (36:52 – 45:04) Community Questions
· (45:05 – 1:12:04) Spoiler Discussion
· (1:12:05 – 1:15:26) Closing
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In our latest "Weekly Update", we discuss some news from PAX including Boss Key's first gameplay trailer for "Lawbreakers" as well as the newest trailer for "Halo 5: Guardians". Our "From the Outside In" topic this week is "What unannounced sequel would you absolutely go crazy for if you found out it was in development?"
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
· (0:00 – 15:41) Welcome/Introduction
· (15:42 – 26:23) What have you been playing?
· (26:24 – 43:07) News/Trailers
· (43:08 – 45:58) New Game Release
· (45:59 – 1:06:02) "From the Outside In" topic discussion
· (1:06:03 – 1:07:30) Closing
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Scott and Josh are here to talk about their experience with "The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth" a game that, up until recently, had only been available on PC/Mac. Now that it's on console, Scott put a good amount of time with it on Xbox One, and Josh gave it a shot on PS4. They both have pretty polarizing views on the game, so you should get a good idea if this game is for you or not.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
· (0:00 – 1:25) Welcome/Introduction
· (1:26 – 3:22) "The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth" General Information
· (3:23 – 22:14) Impressions of "The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"
· (22:15 – 23:36) Final Thoughts
· (23:37 – 25:57) Closing
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In our latest "Weekly Update", we discuss "Pokken Tournament", a Pokemon-themed fighting game that is getting a Wii U release; we're also discussing the requirement to purchase a dongle to use wireless guitar controllers from Xbox 360 on your Xbox One to play Rock Band 4. Our "From the Outside In" topic this week is "What universally popular game or series will you never understand the love it gets?"
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
· (0:00 – 22:00) Welcome/Introduction
· (22:01 – 42:34) What have you been playing?
· (42:45 – 51:02) News/Trailers
· (51:03 – 54:37) New Game Release
· (54:38 – 1:32:33) "From the Outside In" topic discussion
· (1:32:34 – 1:34:31) Closing
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Scott and Josh welcome Aaron Peterson from The Hollywood Outsider to discuss the beta for "Call of Duty: Black Ops III", which was made available to everyone last weekend. We get to hear about what's new, what's the same, and whether or not it's worth picking up on release day (at least for the multiplayer).
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
· (0:00 – 1:38) Welcome/Introduction
· (1:39 – 2:12) "Call of Duty: Black Ops III [PS4 Beta]" General Information
· (2:13 – 23:38) Impressions of "Call of Duty: Black Ops III [PS4 Beta]"
· (23:39 – 25:52) Final Thoughts
· (25:53 – 28:54) Closing
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In our latest "Weekly Update" we discuss two weeks of news including Sonic making an apperance in a Mario game as well as a Super Nintendo game coming to PS4. Our "From the Outside In" topic this week is "Even though we're all sick of HD remakes and remasters, what one game would you like to see get a fresh coat of paint?".
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
· (0:00 – 9:01) Welcome/Introduction
· (9:02 – 20:30) What have you been playing?
· (20:31 – 44:10) News/Trailers
· (44:11 – 50:02) New Game Release
· (50:03 – 1:11:17) "From the Outside In" topic discussion
· (1:11:18 – 1:14:33) Closing
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