Sacred Symbols+, Episode 232 | Welcome to The Sacred League
Added 2022-10-11 16:00:15 +0000 UTCIt's me, Colin. As you know, I love sports. And these days, sports fandom and so-called 'fantasy sports' come hand-in-hand, and I'm no doubt a player. After all, who doesn't love statistics and rankings and all the rest? Objective and subjective alike, metagaming like this can be a hell of a lot of fun as a supplemental piece of entertainment, and it's from that space that I came up with the idea for The Sacred League, our new, monthly Sacred Symbols+ subseries that pits the show's three co-hosts against each other in perpetual competition, one we can track over months and years. So, what are some titles to watch this month? How about one to avoid? What was the biggest story of the past 30 days, and which yet-to-happen story will be the biggest of the next 30? The easiest way to understand what we're doing is to listen, and -- as always -- your feedback is appreciated. As is typical, you'll be helping us steer and determine things in a major way.
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I loved the first and only the first Ghost Busters movie, I've seen them all. I had no idea there was a cartoon, I have to find and watch this now. As for Ghost Busters games, I've never played any of them and not sure if I'll play this coming game?
Aaron Barnes
2022-10-20 03:54:58 +0000 UTCThe cartoon was cool.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-17 19:28:53 +0000 UTCYes, it will.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-17 19:28:45 +0000 UTCI'm just getting to this and about the whole Ghostbusters thing: while I was never a massive Ghostbusters fan, my whole limited fandom actually came from the cartoon from the 90s and I think a Super Nintendo or maybe Genesis game that one of my neighbors had. I don't think I actually watched the movie(s) until I was in high school lol.
Josh Gamez
2022-10-16 21:26:44 +0000 UTCgreat idea for a show, kind of like the draft at the begining of the year, which I hope also still continues.
Trevor Myers
2022-10-14 19:42:51 +0000 UTCWhat I'm saying is without a clearly defined ruleset that makes a competition worthwhile, then you're just talking about video games for 1-2 hours. I don't mind that, but the rest of the trappings would be superfluous.
Daniel
2022-10-14 18:24:15 +0000 UTCPerhaps.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:41:03 +0000 UTCWe'll figure it out.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:41:00 +0000 UTCI don't get this "this is just like regular Sacred" line, though I appreciate your feedback. How is this anything like the regular show?
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:40:52 +0000 UTCBecause they are busy.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:40:26 +0000 UTCAlyx is a slam dunk, I think. Has to be.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:40:19 +0000 UTCSnake draft maybe next time? Could be fun.
Dylan Manuszak
2022-10-13 19:32:25 +0000 UTCI think what's missing here that are in fantasy football leagues that I play in is prizes for winners and punishments for losers. Example: Winner for the month gets a free PlayStation game from the Last Stand coffers and loser has to Platinum a terrible game of winner's choice before the start of the following month. I think there needs to be rigorous rules and points to make sure it's fair, but there needs to be stakes to be most engaging.
Micah Locke
2022-10-13 17:26:36 +0000 UTCIt's a fun idea, but I'm worried it won't seem any different than regular SS if scoring isn't rigorously defined, weight given to risk of picks, and duplicates aren't allowed between contestants. I like the idea of audience involvement for subjective criteria though.
Daniel
2022-10-13 16:09:10 +0000 UTCI don’t understand why it should be playstation games. And if the answer is “bc its sacred symbols plus” id argue plenty of episodes have centered around other topics. It feels gatekeeping for an arbitrary reason. Why not try and expand it to include Defining Duke?
Dana Anderson
2022-10-13 13:58:15 +0000 UTCPSVR 2 is an instabuy for me if it’s pc compatible, and I’ve always felt like it’s the one thing Sony can offer to entice Valve to bring Alyx to the platform.
TheSissyOfFremont
2022-10-13 13:25:40 +0000 UTCSorry! Then this won't be a show for you, unfortunately.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:29:15 +0000 UTCThanks. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:29:06 +0000 UTCNo. That's not what this is.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:28:58 +0000 UTCHey man, you sing at concerts all you want. I won't stop you.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:28:49 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:28:34 +0000 UTCSorry! Way too overwhelming for us.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:28:28 +0000 UTCThis is a PlayStation podcast, so we're gonna keep it relegated to things germane to the ecosystem.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:28:19 +0000 UTCI wish this was the extent of my homework.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:27:57 +0000 UTCIndeed. Something to consider.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:27:46 +0000 UTCYes, I think it'll allow us to more deeply explore various topics.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:27:32 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:26:58 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:26:55 +0000 UTCWho the hell knows, really.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:26:48 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:26:41 +0000 UTCGlad to hear it!
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:26:39 +0000 UTCI agree with Jake above that this feels redundant. Also, less interaction with KB is hard to hear but whatever makes life easier for you guys. Lastly, and most importantly perhaps: Col, how you gonna shout out Legacy of Thieves on PC when you still haven’t even played The Lost Legacy? You got some nerve my dude. 😄
NeO JD
2022-10-12 14:29:28 +0000 UTCThis feels like a ‘Game of the Year’ episode but every month - love it!
Korey Beaver
2022-10-12 12:19:22 +0000 UTCWait, I don't know if I missed it in the show but since you guys are going to be talking about what you guys are playing on SS League is that segment canned in the regular show?
Asique Alam
2022-10-12 07:42:25 +0000 UTCGotta say, between the no singing at a concert and stop being nostalgic talk, the three of you sound like you really enjoy telling kids to get off your lawn.
Angel DeJesus
2022-10-12 02:17:51 +0000 UTCDope
Dmnsrage
2022-10-12 02:01:54 +0000 UTCGreat show guys. Sad to hear that knockback elections are going away though.
Joshua Hancock
2022-10-12 00:18:02 +0000 UTCThis is a fun idea! I understand the PlayStation focus bend to it but I think it would be a little bit more interesting to have the recommendations portion be platform agnostic. It would also help in the future if there's just a bad month on PlayStation, so you guys aren't highlighting games just to highlight them. Other than that, all great so far,!
Bambi_Cobblestone
2022-10-11 23:22:23 +0000 UTCSacred homework
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2022-10-11 21:30:26 +0000 UTCI agree. Probably an unpopular opinion but it felt like a condensed highlight reel of what they've already said, outside of the predictions
Shadi Haddad
2022-10-11 21:00:05 +0000 UTCThis feels like a good way to curate the PlayStation store. Games to watch with their release dates. The whole store plays like a 2-D Rubik's cube everytime I go on it now. Not too shabby of an idea.
Mitchell Lundsberg
2022-10-11 20:22:00 +0000 UTCMuch of this felt redundant to the main show
Jake Z
2022-10-11 19:46:24 +0000 UTCLove this format! It’s cool to get into this more opinion-slanted and speculative content that we don’t necessarily get on vanilla SS all the time
Ryan Daly
2022-10-11 19:39:40 +0000 UTCAs a fantasy football freak, this is very exciting 🙌
KendrickLuck
2022-10-11 17:33:53 +0000 UTCGhostbusters afterlife was a fine movie that was a half hour to long. If you didn't watch it you're not missing much. As for Friday the 13th the game it launched in a bad state but now it's loved by the fans and is a great time and only reason it died is the lawsuit between the original films writer and director. As for this new idea I like it a lot. I wasn't sure what to expect but I thought it was a great idea and can't wait to see where it goes
thefury4815
2022-10-11 17:23:26 +0000 UTCThis a Who's Line is it Anyway type deal? Games are made up, and points don't matter? Or are there stakes here, maybe a championship belt?
Trooper Farva
2022-10-11 17:17:48 +0000 UTCI am 10/10 excited for this.
John Cal McCormick
2022-10-11 17:05:58 +0000 UTCWow! Out of fucking nowhere!
Anthony_Vazquez
2022-10-11 16:46:43 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:39:22 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:39:20 +0000 UTCVery cool idea, and a monthly subseries is the perfect way to do it!
Captain Canada
2022-10-11 16:32:37 +0000 UTCNice!
Ørjan Benjaminsen
2022-10-11 16:32:32 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:29:02 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:29:00 +0000 UTCPlease do.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:28:57 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:28:53 +0000 UTCThat's right.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:28:50 +0000 UTCThanks. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:28:41 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-11 16:28:38 +0000 UTCThis is where the fun begins.
Dylan Manuszak
2022-10-11 16:11:12 +0000 UTCFucking amped!
Ian Spencer
2022-10-11 16:08:07 +0000 UTCThis sounds fucking awesome! I'll definitely give it a go and give some feedback. Nice to see you guys trying new things! 🙏
Vagicarp, I choose you
2022-10-11 16:06:13 +0000 UTCWas wondering when you were gonna do this.
Douglas Coffin
2022-10-11 16:05:33 +0000 UTCOctober Surprise
MJ SKA BOI
2022-10-11 16:04:53 +0000 UTCLove this idea!
Ryan Lemieux
2022-10-11 16:04:04 +0000 UTCOh yes
Michael (ObjoGaming)
2022-10-11 16:00:59 +0000 UTC
