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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 273 | The Fake Entrepreneurs

Creating 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!

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 273 | The Fake Entrepreneurs

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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

Micah should check out Omnicron Gaming on Youtube. He's a lot like Ego Raptor.

Jeremy Seal

Creative assembly and Blizzard were completely overlooked! Total war, alien isolation, halo wars 2 and then overwatch, warcraft, StarCraft and diablo.

Ladder Ape

I 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

I was about to do the same as well and then they were taken

Brannon H

I 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

I 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

Literally 3 minutes after I commented lol

start a infection

Yes.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you.

Colin Moriarty

Comment after listening! =D

Colin Moriarty

LOL.

Colin Moriarty

He'll be a rich man.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you.

Colin Moriarty

Lots of studios out there!

Colin Moriarty

Thank you!

Colin Moriarty

Thank you!

Colin Moriarty

Okay!

Colin Moriarty

Thank you.

Colin Moriarty

=)

Colin Moriarty

I think I understand. =)

Colin Moriarty

Why show up if you know you'll be disappointed?

Colin Moriarty

I wouldn't have chosen Tango, personally.

Colin Moriarty

Looking forward to seeing what they come up with in terms of Bond.

Colin Moriarty

The most nerdy podcast ever.

Benjamin Stilwell

Best crossover episode so far!

ZombiesNJ

Nevermind lol

start a infection

Half way through and no one has taken Nintendo epd? Or any Nintendo developer? Are they just off limits for this?

start a infection

Chris had the best list, Matty’s list made me throw up in my mouth

John

Dustin is getting all my money.

Michael Mashpotato

Totally 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

This is such a great episode. Loved it.

Aswad Charles

No love for Sucker Punch Productions??? 😢

Josh Correa

This 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

Damn, this was a great episode fellas. Love the fantasy draft setup with the 5 of you.

Brandon Silvia

It 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

Larian* won’t let me edit I guess

Max Davis

What 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

Definitely need more of this.

Paul McFerron

This 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

Dustin absolutely killed it

Monterey Jack

I just recently started the first Pillars, and I legit don’t think I’ve played a better written game.

Noah Friscopp

Dude! 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

Chris nailed Matty by bringing up 343. 1 of the best LSM moments ever.

NeO JD

Snake drafts ftw

NeO JD

They were. Remains to be seen if Starfield is their return to form.

NeO JD

Reese Redmond

This 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

Come 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

I'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

Hopefully 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

Fantastic episode everyone!

Bambi_Cobblestone

Seems like the Saudi Crown Prince did not like being challenged on SNKs ownership.

Jayce Tamulevich

What happened to Chris's audio around 1:44:00?

Guns vs Kittens

Absolute insanity that it took that long for someone to pick up Capcom. Tango before Capcom? Insanity.

Bogey

IO 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

Matty: I'm going to make picks that nobody's going to really see coming Also Matty: I choose Bethesda 😂

Bambi_Cobblestone

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