Episode 445: Zelda II of the Future

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:11 am
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This week features some more Civilization VI talk, as well as discussion of a new side-scrolling RPG Gunmetal Arcadia Zero, which is available for a few days at a “pay whatever you want” price; basically, it’s a science fiction Zelda II.

This week’s news includes:

  • Star Wars Battlefront 2 coming Fall 2017, EA suggests
  • Journey and Flower studio thatgamecompany teases its next title
  • New teaser sets Mass Effect: Andromeda 600 years after the last game

This week’s Question of the Week is for the Civ 6 players out there, “Which civ is your favorite in Civ 6?”

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