There are no news items in this podcast. Instead, it’s just post-E3 discussion. Everything is E3. What the crew liked, what the crew didn’t, and T.J.’s reports from doing the show floor. The episode is almost 2 hours long, so there was a lot to talk about.
Episode 541: E3 Reaction 2019
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This week is just Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund, but the podcast is double length as the Xbox One dominates the last part of the podcast. There’s also the Gaming Flashback of Bungie’s Oni.
This week’s news includes:
- Games Industry Biz eulogizes Wii U, states it suffered “death by apathy”
- Xbox One revealed by Microsoft
- Microsoft: No fees for used games, special dispensation for gamers without internet
- Microsoft’s Greenberg: E3 presentation will be “all about the games”
All this and Listener Feedback.
Episode 572: RemasterationEpisode 572: Remasteration
This week’s episode is full of news that aren’t described below, as the games the guys have played get a lot of analysis.
The news, incidentally, includes:
- Rumor: Diablo 2 remaster coming this year
- Mafia Twitter account awakens after 2 years to say “Family”
- Destiny 2 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X
Let us know what you think.
Castlevania Goes 3D on the Wii?Castlevania Goes 3D on the Wii?
The next big Wii title will be Castlevania and it’s going to be a 3D fighting game. Stop laughing, it’s not a joke, it’s what Nintendo Power is saying. Picture Street Fighter but with classic Castlevania characters and lots of smashing and bashing for victory.
“GoNintendo’s report from the mag hints at appearances from characters like Simon Belmont and Alucard, the use of sub-weapons like holy water and boomerangs, and (surprise!) motion controls.” (kotaku)
This is a creative direction for Konami to take, given their very inexperienced with fighting style games. They could build a team of experienced fighting style game developers, but why? What’s wrong with a classic side-scrolling style game using the WiiWare system like Mega Man 9?
Hopefully, Konami can pull off this fighter in a world where people do not seem to be as enthusiastic about fighting games especially on a system with the graphical power of the Wii. Well, it is rumored to have “motion controls.”
I’d love to see a remake of Simons Quest.