Sacred Symbols+, Episode 273 | The Fake Entrepreneurs
Added 2023-03-04 17:00:05 +0000 UTCCreating a publisher requires connections galore, an eye for talent, and many millions of dollars ready for investment. Sadly, none of us meet those requirements. But what we do have is a podcast where we can pretend and play make believe to our hearts' content. The casts of Sacred Symbols and Defining Duke join for another episode of Sacred x Duke, this time with a mission: Craft custom publishers made out of any 10 game developers currently in existence. It's time for you to meet Saving Grace, The Cognition, Stand Down Productions, Wild!, and Brookhaven Labs, the five newest mega-publishers on the scene. Which has the most promise? Well, we'll leave that determination entirely up to you.
Edit: We had a Premiere export bug with a small snippet without audio. New version is up now if you delete and re-download. Sorry for the hassle!
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Hey, I loved Far Cry1 and 3, too, but the last few games haven't been the best in terms of controls, at all - FC4 and FC5 had weird floaty aiming with aim acceleration that you can't turn off(at least on PS4). As someone that plays without any form of auto-aim I found it hard to hit enemies, cause I'd be constantly overshooting, or not going far enough. Headshots were almost out of the question. FC5 on PS4 had some annoying FPP cutscenes, too, since it moved the camera on its own, and combined with frame-rate issues it was a one-way ticket to vomit town for me. I've seen on forums that I wasn't the only one, too. Thankfully the PS5 version, that probably ran off PS4 pro codebase, ran at a solid 60fps, so it might be that it's not an issue for most players, anymore. I really hated the tacked-on DoA MP modes, that made it impossible to platinum these games a few months after release(since there was no one to play with - at least in my region). Here's hoping that FC6, which I haven't played yet, dropped it altogether.
MISZCZOGRZMOT
2023-03-12 19:59:47 +0000 UTCMicah should check out Omnicron Gaming on Youtube. He's a lot like Ego Raptor.
Jeremy Seal
2023-03-09 19:07:14 +0000 UTCCreative assembly and Blizzard were completely overlooked! Total war, alien isolation, halo wars 2 and then overwatch, warcraft, StarCraft and diablo.
Ladder Ape
2023-03-09 16:06:01 +0000 UTCI agree, insane how long it took N-EPD to get picked. Easy top 10, at first I thought I had missed a rule saying they could not be picked lol
Daidoji Reiji
2023-03-09 07:23:07 +0000 UTCI was about to do the same as well and then they were taken
Brannon H
2023-03-08 21:56:40 +0000 UTCI have no idea how Nintendo EPD went unclaimed so long. Colin's team is a juggernaut because he has 2 huge quality teams in Naughty Dog and Nintendo EP, while also having a team for most genres. I really loved the idea for this podcast, good job fellas!
Brannon H
2023-03-08 21:55:42 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed this episode. Saving Grace please buy WB and cancelled all Batman games and have them work on an open city TMNT game with awesome Arkham fighting.
Context Should Matter
2023-03-08 16:57:50 +0000 UTCLiterally 3 minutes after I commented lol
start a infection
2023-03-07 21:48:41 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:21:17 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:21:14 +0000 UTCComment after listening! =D
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:21:11 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:21:05 +0000 UTCHe'll be a rich man.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:21:02 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:20:58 +0000 UTCLots of studios out there!
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:20:54 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:20:50 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:20:13 +0000 UTCOkay!
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:18:59 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:18:54 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:18:50 +0000 UTCI think I understand. =)
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:18:43 +0000 UTCWhy show up if you know you'll be disappointed?
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:18:22 +0000 UTCI wouldn't have chosen Tango, personally.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:17:31 +0000 UTCLooking forward to seeing what they come up with in terms of Bond.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-07 20:17:10 +0000 UTCThe most nerdy podcast ever.
Benjamin Stilwell
2023-03-07 04:38:05 +0000 UTCBest crossover episode so far!
ZombiesNJ
2023-03-06 22:42:37 +0000 UTCNevermind lol
start a infection
2023-03-06 18:45:27 +0000 UTCHalf way through and no one has taken Nintendo epd? Or any Nintendo developer? Are they just off limits for this?
start a infection
2023-03-06 18:42:22 +0000 UTCChris had the best list, Matty’s list made me throw up in my mouth
John
2023-03-06 16:43:57 +0000 UTCDustin is getting all my money.
Michael Mashpotato
2023-03-06 16:14:39 +0000 UTCTotally agree. Larian was criminally overlooked. Also the dev behind Wasteland 3 would of been a great pick. Too bad Matty didn't bother to save Criterion. We need arcade racing back and Burnout is seriously missed.
Clint
2023-03-06 14:23:53 +0000 UTCThis is such a great episode. Loved it.
Aswad Charles
2023-03-06 10:00:39 +0000 UTCNo love for Sucker Punch Productions??? 😢
Josh Correa
2023-03-06 04:54:22 +0000 UTCThis was such a fun idea for an episode. Chris’s early Supergiant pickup was clutch, they’re such masters of their style of game. Can’t wait for Hades 2
John
2023-03-06 01:22:59 +0000 UTCDamn, this was a great episode fellas. Love the fantasy draft setup with the 5 of you.
Brandon Silvia
2023-03-06 00:45:46 +0000 UTCIt hurts my soul whenever Larian gets overlooked as a developer. I genuinely think they make the best RPGs in the business. Did you ever play Divinity, Colin? Baldur's Gate 3 is coming out this year too on ps5. If you're hankering for a tactical rpg with a great story, should be incredible.
hugplx
2023-03-06 00:44:53 +0000 UTCLarian* won’t let me edit I guess
Max Davis
2023-03-06 00:25:31 +0000 UTCWhat a fun episode. Matty was the star of the show TBH. Such a cool idea Also - a 6th publisher I thought of even picking after everything is gone would be something like - 1. Blizzard North (whatever they’re referred to now) 2. Epic (Fortnite dev) 3. Creative Business Unit 1 4. Guerrilla (couldn’t believe not picked!) 5. MonolithSoft 6. Moon Studios (mentioned by Chris) 7. Mojang 8. Parian Studios 9. Matthias Linda (chained echoes dev) 10. HAL Laboratories
Max Davis
2023-03-06 00:23:18 +0000 UTCDefinitely need more of this.
Paul McFerron
2023-03-06 00:07:05 +0000 UTCThis is the most overwelmingly entertaining episode I have heard in a long time! The entire cast gasping or humming like an approving dad everytime there is a great pick was legendary.
Dylon Tucker
2023-03-05 23:45:30 +0000 UTCDustin absolutely killed it
Monterey Jack
2023-03-05 22:58:26 +0000 UTCI just recently started the first Pillars, and I legit don’t think I’ve played a better written game.
Noah Friscopp
2023-03-05 18:20:26 +0000 UTCDude! I was thinking the same thing when I listened. I miss EZA at it's prime, but when Kyle Bossman left the magic mostly went with him. (The other OGs are mostly great, Bossman just felt like the glue.)
Bambi_Cobblestone
2023-03-05 17:03:33 +0000 UTCChris nailed Matty by bringing up 343. 1 of the best LSM moments ever.
NeO JD
2023-03-05 15:51:23 +0000 UTCSnake drafts ftw
NeO JD
2023-03-05 15:50:55 +0000 UTCThey were. Remains to be seen if Starfield is their return to form.
NeO JD
2023-03-05 15:50:04 +0000 UTCReese Redmond
2023-03-05 05:44:45 +0000 UTCThis episode was awesome! So fun to listen to. Made me amped for this year and what's to come in the years following hearing the top names get drafted, especially since they all have big things to release soon. This definitely scratched an itch of having a fun game that you guys do during the podcast. EZA used to do this and it was always fun, but I've since stopped listening to them about 4 years ago. More of these themed episodes!
Shadi Haddad
2023-03-05 04:02:36 +0000 UTCCome on Colin, it's 2023- we can't still be doing snake fantasy drafts. Auctions are the superior draft style in every way! Lol
Josh Gamez
2023-03-05 02:27:10 +0000 UTCI'm the biggest Battlefield fan... Mattie is right about D1CE and the absolute shit show that Battlefield 2042. Their core fans will not be showing up en masse next release after being betrayed like that. I'm just not so sure that the core DICE team that worked on BF3 and BF4 is even there anymore at this point.
Born-Blind
2023-03-05 00:21:43 +0000 UTCHopefully Cog would help stuard Obsidian into making some more CRPGs like Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny, some of the best games in the genre!🤓
NotYurRealDad
2023-03-04 21:35:51 +0000 UTCFantastic episode everyone!
Bambi_Cobblestone
2023-03-04 21:34:10 +0000 UTCSeems like the Saudi Crown Prince did not like being challenged on SNKs ownership.
Jayce Tamulevich
2023-03-04 19:00:56 +0000 UTCWhat happened to Chris's audio around 1:44:00?
Guns vs Kittens
2023-03-04 18:54:54 +0000 UTCAbsolute insanity that it took that long for someone to pick up Capcom. Tango before Capcom? Insanity.
Bogey
2023-03-04 18:49:00 +0000 UTCIO Interactive will be bringing in the big bucks when that 007 game is out! Also Hitman WOA as a package might be one of the best experiences I’ve had playing games. They’d be a top 3 draft pick for me. Also shocked to see CD Project so low, just shows you how many great people are making great games.
Cai
2023-03-04 18:32:35 +0000 UTCMatty: I'm going to make picks that nobody's going to really see coming Also Matty: I choose Bethesda 😂
Bambi_Cobblestone
2023-03-04 17:30:57 +0000 UTCA Hind D
2023-03-04 17:10:26 +0000 UTC
