gaming Archives - Page 6 of 15 - For All Intents and Purposes

The Noclip Option

18 December 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

CYBERPROBLEMS 2020: The highly anticipated new game from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, was finally released after a few delays and it had some…issues. From representation issues to severe bugs, Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that has encouraged a lot of discussion, discourse, as well as hot takes. Andrew & D. Bethel do their best to sort through the mire.

UPDATE: It looks like Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation store and is refunding the purchase price to all who bought it there.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Carpenter, Nicole. “Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Says It Took the ‘Wrong Approach’ With PS4, XBox One Versions.” Polygon. Vox Media, 15 Dec. 2020.
Kroll, Justin. “Oscar Isaac to Star as Solid Snake in Sony’s Metal Gear Solid movie.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 04 Dec. 2020.
- Here’s a tweet with the video of Oscar Isaac basically casting himself for the role (via @LordBalvin):

MARCH 2019.

OSCAR ISAAC CAST HIMSELF AS SOLID SNAKE. pic.twitter.com/bFbZ9K2TLf
— Big Boss 🇵🇸 (@LordBalvin) December 4, 2020

Gareth Damian Martin‘s great Twitter thread about Cyberpunk 2077‘s issues starts here:

The more I play Cyberpunk 2077 the more I realise CDPR have pulled the heist of the generation, and they’ve done so on the back of the idea of “bugs”. 👇
— Gareth Damian Martin | Jump Over the Age (@JumpOvertheAge) December 15, 2020

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Rhythms of the Algo” (17 January 2020): Where it was mentioned that the release of the Netflix original series, The Witcher, prompted a resurgence of popularity in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
“Playing the Menu” (20 March 2020): Where Andrew started playing The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the Netflix series.
“The Cutting Edge” (29 May 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about picking up The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the hit Netflix series.
“Con Artists #06 – Tickets & Tables” (11 December 2020): Where D. Bethel talks to Taurus Comics‘ Kyrun Silva about being an independent comicker in a world without comic book conventions.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Weekend Ramboing

4 December 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew befriends dogs and murders zealots in Far Cry 5 while D. Bethel finally gathers his thoughts (now that he’s seen it both at the drive-in and now at home) on the final X-based release from 20th Century Fox (albeit after Disney’s purchase), The New Mutants, directed by Josh Boone.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Bethel, D. “Spotlight: ‘Masterpieces’ Are Better With Flaws.” A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 04 April 2018. Where D. Bethel writes about games that try to say something and fail are better than games that do otherwise.
Kroll, Justin. “Deadpool 3: Marvel Studios and Ryan Reynolds Tap the Molyneux Sisters to Pen the Sequel.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 20 November 2020.
Otterson, Joe. “DuckTales Reboot Canceled After Three Seasons at Disney XD.” Variety. Variety Media, 02 December 2020.
Visigoth. “Mammoth Rider.” YouTube, uploaded by The Orchard Enterprises, 27 January 2015.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 136 – Make It So” (02 June 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the controversy surrounding the release of Far Cry 5.
“We Still Don’t Know $#!&” (31 May 2019): Where Andrew first enters the Far Cry universe with Far Cry Primal.
“Arias In Embers” (21 June 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses––and defends––the second-to-last Fox X-film, Dark Phoenix.
“Playing the Menu” (20 March 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a game that seemingly had something important to say about colonization, but crumbled underneath the weight of a AAA budget and the expectations that brings with it.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Nature’s Velcro

3 July 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds half of a game to enjoy in Owlcat Games’ Pathfinder: Kingmaker while D. Bethel expands his artistic repertoire by investing in an iPad Pro and finds a lot to like in it.

Here’s a recent post on D. Bethel’s Long John website about using the iPad to draw. Here’s the process video that Procreate (sigh) created of the drawing:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 78 – It’s Not Crude, It’s Savage” (08 January 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the qualities of watching foreign entertainment with dubbed dialogue or in the original audio with subtitles.
“Shortcast 50 – The 2Day Show” (06 April 2018): Where Andrew discusses his thoughts after watching the first season of Netflix’s Dark.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Siegel, Ethan. “Ask Ethan: Could We Just Build a ‘Space Sunshade’ to Counteract Global Warming?” Forbes. Forbes Media, 04 January 2020.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Cutting Edge

29 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel let you in on the newest in modern entertainment. Andrew takes a dip into Nickelodeon’s 2005 animated show, Avatar: The Last Airbender, while Dan finds himself charmed by the 2015 RPG by CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Hall, Charlie. “The Witcher Author and CD Projekt End Royalties Dispute with Licensing Agreement.” Polygon. Vox Media, 20 Dec. 2019.
Lovett, Jamie. “Henry Cavill Returning as Superman for Future DC Comics.” Comic Book. 28 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Shortcast 76 – “A Sense of Place” (30 Nov. 2020): Where D. Bethel mentions Red Dead Redemption 2 in a conversation with Andrew (who uses Fallout 76 as his example) to talk about world-building in video games and how they can be subtle with giving information to players to draw them in.
“Playing the Menu” (20 March 2020): Where Andrew picks up The Witcher 3 after being inspired to do so by watching the Netflix show.
“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where Taylor Katcher shows up to talk to the hosts about the Snyder Cut being released on HBO Max.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Bouncing Waveforms

15 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

NEWS BLAST (COVID-19 EDITION): A lot of stuff is going on amid the global pandemic, and Andrew and D. Bethel are here to talk about it (if Dan actually was able to record his audio this time). They talk about the AMC theater chain shunning Universal Pictures amid Trolls World Tour‘s success, Civilization VI‘s bold new plan for a year’s worth of DLC and expansions, Marvel and DC Comics are shipping books again, The Flash has an abbreviated season (ending on somewhat of a downbeat), and New Mutants gets a theatrical release date…again.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Arrant, Chris. “Inside DC’s New Print Distribution Plan (And the New Distributors Involved).” Newsarama, 17 April 2020.
Arrant, Chris. “MARVEL, DC, IMAGE, More Part of DIAMOND’s May 20 Shipping List.” Newsarama. 28 April 2020.
Baron, Zach. “Robert Pattinson: A Dispatch from Isolation.” GQ. Condé Nast, 12 May 2020.
Chalk, Andy. “Civilization 6 is Getting a New Season Pass with 6 DLC Packs.” PC Gamer. Future US, 10 May 2020.
Rubin, Rebecca. “New Mutants Set to Release in August.” Variety. Variety Media, 13 May 2020.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Arcabar

1 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

#CAPITALISM: With Disney taking ownership of the 4th of May, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the role of ownership in public discourse for a bit.

MUNDANE FANTASY: Looking at where the world is now, and with the meteoric landing of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, D. Bethel and Andrew wonder––why do we love playing games about working…and love them?

RELEVANT LINKS:

Lee, Giacomo. “Is Inktober in Peril?” DigitalArts. IDG Communications, 20 Dec. 2019.
Robertson, Adi. “Disney Isn’t Trying to Steal Your Star Wars Tweets.” The Verge. Vox Media, 28 Apr. 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 116 – “Craftcraft” (02 Dec. 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the rise of crafting in video games.
Shortcast 21 – “Love the Stank” (30 Dec. 2016): Where Andrew talked about Stardew Valley for the first time.
Episode 122 – “It’s a Fake” (03 Feb. 2017): Where Andrew talks about doing mundane tasks in space in the game, Starbound.
“We Still Don’t KNow $#!&” (31 May 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discussed the proliferation of “RPG elements” throughout all video gaming genres.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Feed the Fish God

24 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV’s revival of Leverage, Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games‘ delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 31 – “Post-Op Dan” (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of John Rogers’ post-Leverage show, The Librarians.
Episode 36 – “Dan & Andy’s Quality Audio” (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the pilot episode for Leverage.
“Dicksisms” (06 Sept. 2019): Where Andrew reflects on his time looking at indie video games at the Seattle Indie Expo.
“Starting By Starting” (03 Jan. 2020): Where Andrew talks about his initial impressions of Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher.
“Playing the Menu” (20 Mar. 2020): Where Andrew, inspired by the Netflix series, picks up The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt and gives it another shot.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Part Racehorse; All Workhorse

17 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WHAT MAKES A REMAKE: With the incredible success of games like Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the legacy of these new games (and their original versions) while also discussing all of the iterations of “re-” that you can find in media (reboots, remakes, remasters).

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Shortcast 76 – “A Sense of Place” (30 November 2018): Where Andrew talks about what was captivating and engaging in the original release of Fallout 76.
“A Veritable Odyssey” (12 July 2019): Where Andrew briefly describes his time playing the beginning of the remake of Resident Evil 2.
“Makes A Taste” (13 March 2020): Where D. Bethel is impressed as he played the demo for Final Fantasy VII Remake.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Battle Is The Game

3 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finds the retro-JRPG stylings of Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler engaging and fun while D. Bethel gets challenged making the new pages from his webcomic, Long John, into short videos for Instagram, forcing him to look at his own work in new ways.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Brown, Fraser. “Monster Boy Developer Announces DuckTales Quackshots (Update: It’s an April Fool).” PC GAMER. Future US, 01 April 2020.
ComicLab – A podcast hosted by professional webcomickers Brad Guigar (cartoonist of Evil Inc. and editor of Webcomics.com) and Dave Kellett (cartoonist of Sheldon and Drive and co-director of the comic strip documentary, Stripped) where they talk about “making comics and making a living from comics.”
Here’s the videos Dan has been making of his comic on his YouTube channel:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 128 – “His Curry Name” (31 March 2017): Where Andrew discussed playing the indie game about being an oil baron, Turmoil.
Shortcast 33 – “National Character Counts” (20 October 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses playing the JRPG-styled Battle Chasers by Airship Syndicate, based on the comic book series by Joe Madureira.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playing the Menu

20 March 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts push through the shelter at home monotony by playing video games albeit old video games. First, Andrew steps back into 2015’s The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt now that he has more context after watching the hit Netflix show, while D. Bethel is intrigued at how hard the narrative payoff will fail in the otherwise really fun Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 69 – “Two Matching Ties” (23 October 2015): Where Andrew discusses his time with International Murder Simulator––er, I mean, Uncharted.
Episode 76 – “Beepop” (18 December 2015): Where Andrew first dicsussed playing the very good 2D Assassin’s Creed spinoff, Assassin’s Creed Chronicle: China.
Shortcast 65 – “Find a Cheap Show” (03 August 2018): Where D. Bethel talks about his experience playing Uncharted: Lost Legacy as well as the first Uncharted game in the series.
“Starting By Starting” (03 January 2020): Where Andrew shares his experience with the first few episodes of Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Plante, Chris. “Shadow of the Tomb Raider‘s ‘Immersion Mode’ is a Big Missed Opportunity.” Polygon. Vox Media, 19 Sept. 2018.

INFO:

Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
Join our Facebook page
Social: Andrew – Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel – Twitter & Instagram
Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)