The boys are back with another fantastic show. Audio only this week as it was the easiest thing to do. Not that we have to explain ourselves to you or anyone. ANYWAYS, Kupka is still a slave to Diablo III but finds time for some Yahtzee Buddies, Freak may or may not love him some Rise of The Tomb Raider and finally gets some real time with Fallout 4 all while Batch loves him some Crashlands. Other topics are discussed like Steam game sharing, the future of gaming, and how much Freak loves him some LED Dice. Enough reading about what we talked about, go listen to it.
First show of the year and we’re ready to give you our best of, kinda. We talk about the usual shit but then talk about not only our favorites of last year but also the game we’ve played the most. All while Jack Episode IV Moviefreak Oreo Hater Falvey plays some COD: BO3, that’s Call of Duty Black Ops III for you normal folk. Anyways, listen and watch below.
Well the end of the year is upon us and since we’ve taken in such a large haul of games over the holidays we didn’t have time to play them all and talk as much as we would like. So instead we decided to punish ourselves and watch one of the shittiest movies ever made, Super Mario Bros. While we discuss how awful this movie actually is we decide how to make it better. It may or may not involve Darren Aronofsky, Pixar, Aaron Sorkin, and Danny DeVito. You’ll have to listen to find out, do so with or without the movie, just remember, misery loves company. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
Okay, so this week was an experimental one over here at the GameCast. Batch decided that instead of recording with us he would rather get engaged, so he missed the fun. Totally serious. Congrats buddy. What he missed out on was the first “Commentary” edition of the show. You’ll understand the quotes when you get there. While playing Star Wars Battlefront (even we couldn’t help ourselves) Episode IV brags about being an Xbox owner, they discuss the early days of game cheats, what they’ve been playing, and reveal the special NYE movie commentary. Yes, you have to listen if you want to know what it will be. Check out all the shenanigans below and yes, there are purposely two links this week. Fucking technology.
The trifecta is once again complete as the Freak makes his return to the Game Cast. As usual he is joined by Kupka and Batch and this week they discuss some AC: Syndicate, RB6 Siege, what Black Friday deals were grabbed, and some other random shit. Watch and/or listen below. Also, stay tuned for details regarding an all-day(?) gaming event to kick off the new year.
Well another EA title, and another opportunity to play it before anyone else. This time it is the much anticipated (at least for me) Star Wars Battlefront. I played the Demo/Beta a few weeks back and was immediately blown away by the graphics. The game is absolutely stunning and I frequently found myself taking in the atmosphere, unfortunately that usually meant I was seconds away from getting taken out by enemy AI or some 12 yr old in Wyoming.
First off there are 2 game modes, multiplayer and single player. As with most FPS/TPS these days, the focus here isn’t on the solo stuff. Here you get three single player (up to 2 people online or splitscreen) modes, Training, Battles, and Survival. Training is, well, training. Battles are your standard score to 100 fare, however there are 2 modes, regular and Hero mode. Hero mode puts you in the shoes of Luke, Han, or Leia or Vader, Palpatine, or Fett, depending on which side you are playing on. You can also choose to have friendly AI support or if you want to play the Hero side completely solo. There are also 3 levels of difficulty to choose from with higher rewards for each tier. Then there is the Survival mode which is essentially Horde mode Star Wars Style.
The multiplayer mode is where the variety lies with 9 different game modes, which are: Supremacy, Walker Assault, Fighter Squadron, Blast, Cargo, Drop Zone, Droid Run, Hero Hunt, and Heroes Vs Villians. The battlefield ranges from 6-40 depending on game mode so things can get pretty intense. I have only so far played Blast (Team Deathmatch) but had a ton of fun doing it, even when I was getting smoked. Playing multiplayer will allow you to accumulate credits which you can use to unlock character skins and weapons. 187 usable unlocks and 20 collectible unlocks at launch. Your XP turns into credits which you can use to purchase the majority of these items, there is also a companion app which you can link to accumulate credits or inspect your career stats.
As with every game these days people are going to complain about lack of content and variety. Personally I’m fine with what is available at launch, then again I also don’t have the time to immerse myself in 5 different games at any one moment so that may be why. Either way you get 4 maps for the single player stuff and 9 for the multiplayer with more coming way of DLC. Currently the Season pass is $50 which means purchasing that plus the deluxe version of the game will set you back about $120. Crazy it seems but until people stop paying it I don’t see that changing. Ever. I will be waiting for a deep DLC discount, the other option is to wait for the eventual GOTY edition but who wants to wait that long? While I was going to pick this up for the PC, enough of my gaming companions will be playing the console version so you can find me battling against (or for) the Empire on my Xbox.
Battlefront releases this Tuesday November 17th or you can start playing today via EA Access.
MovieFreak told us to fuck off again (that guy’s a dick) so Batch and I talked about his love of Fallout 4, my disdain for short video games, our mutual liking of Battlefield Hardline and much, much more. This week we started a fresh game of Borderlands: The Pre Sequel. You can watch and listen below.
MovieFreak’s tum-tum hurt so he decided to go to sleep while Batch & Kupka missed him during their technical difficulties. Once they got through it though they discussed some Halo 5, the conclusion to Tales From The Borderlands Season 1, SWTOR Knights of The Fallen, Battlefield Harline, & More. All this while streaming some L4D2 for your pleasure. For those that watched, thanks for tuning in. If you missed it, watch or listen below.
The boys get together to play some Ultra Street Fighter IV and take a little stroll down Fighting Game Memory Lane while also discussing some of the things they’ve been playing. Surprise, surprise MovieFreak enjoys nothing but MGSV, dude needs rehab. Watch or listen below. Also, one of us has a free Steam Key, gotta listen to find out who.