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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 230 | We're Listening

It's time, once again, for a call-in episode of Sacred Symbols+. Join us (Colin and Dustin) for 90 minutes of listener inquiries delivered by voice and on-the-fly. The topics? There are seven. What does the future hold for The Last of Us? Should we endeavor to do more expert-level commentary on the genres we love? Is a new Star Wars game every six months too much, or exactly what we should come to expect from the likes of Disney? Are we about to eat better than ever in the survival horror space? Why won't games media hold a mirror up to itself as the major reason for its own failure? How do we stop Saudi money from encapsulating our industry? What expectations do we have for the all-but-confirmed Final Fantasy IX remake? You asked. We answered.

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 230 | We're Listening

Comments

There are two The Last of Us games and an upcoming TV show. They are not comparable.

Colin Moriarty

In this episode Colin both said that people don't need to tell us that they don't like Last of Us all the time, but then later says he has to talk about Star Wars and tell us how much he dislikes the current franchise. Which one is it, lol? 😂

Mark Whittington

We're working on something.

Colin Moriarty

I'm fairly sure you've already discussed this idea, but when it comes to providing a more structured schedule for SS+ there could be one episode per month reserved as a "wild card episode". Here, you could provide a variety of different options, include the genre-specific episodes or odd one offs. This way, the schedule can still remain predictable for the audience and also provide something fresh every week.

Jack

<3

Colin Moriarty

We just randomly chose people, too, and we didn't cut anyone.

Colin Moriarty

Interesting.

Colin Moriarty

I tried it a bit; it didn't quite speak to me. But maybe I'll try again sometime.

Colin Moriarty

Oh man.

Colin Moriarty

We tell people on Discord.

Colin Moriarty

Could be interesting.

Colin Moriarty

They're full of shit. I don't want them involved in our space.

Colin Moriarty

I like both.

Colin Moriarty

No.

Colin Moriarty

The DUSK shout-out made me very happy. If any of you want to play a masterful shooter, pick that up asap. PC and Switch.

Noah Friscopp

I can only dream that every newer generation is equipped with more skills than the last!

Kyle Fox

Is it me or are all of the callers extremely eloquent and intelligent… to the point where as a Head of Operations of a marketing agency, 40 year old, I feel dumb as fuck now. These guys sound younger. I thought I was good at presenting or speaking but these callers are on another level.

Matt Wiles

I noticed that it has come up a few times, so I might have some insight on what's holding back some rereleases of lunar and other working design titles. On a game sack (yes, that's an actual YouTube channel) it was mentioned sega wanted to put the lunar games on the genesis mini two, but owner of the rights to the original translations wanted to much money. I think the rights to the games is the easy part but any rereleases need a new translation.

Trapgunner

Evil within was good also, maybe you didn’t like it but I thought it was pretty good.

Deon

I thoroughly enjoyed final fantasy 8.. so much I played through it 2x but never got to beat it because first time my system got stolen and second time my bro inlaw deleted my saved file on the memory card 😫 but I thought it was a great game

drivebyjoe

This was great, props to all the callers. Idk if I’d ever attempt to call in, but I think you should at least put up a post on Patreon itself so that people could be aware of when these things are going down. For diversity sake if anything.

NeO JD

The only direction I don't want to see in TLOU is a return to the Jesus/savior story culminating in a sacrifice to create a cure. I did a whole write up after finishing part 2, but I think it would be very interesting to have a third party enter the west coast (people on a ship from Europe or Asia) to serve as the main antagonists, with Abby/Ellie having to work together to somehow unite factions in the area against the new threat.

TL

I was really happy to hear Colin finally mentioning the Saudi-US connection and involvement in the horrible war that's been going on in Yemen for years. The Saudi regime IS a hypocritical one - Muslim law by day, vice by night. If you truly want to show Saudi Arabia's true face (and yes, it would have to involve showing the US' true face as well), bring someone to discuss the horrors that's been going on for years in Yemen.

Yoav Efron

Give Star Wars another chance. There’s nothing wrong franchises getting more things.

Brandon Soto

I think Resident Evil 4 is a bit overrated. As a long time RE fan… the village part of the game is the only good part. Just replayed it a couple months ago. Bad anime dialogue/ Salazar/ horrible “war” sequence at the end. Code Veronica > RE4

Nicholas Perfect

It's the same for me. Rogue One was a mirage.

Colin Moriarty

I'm glad to hear you're happy and fulfilled. We're glad to be here for you. It's our job to do this week-in and week-out!

Colin Moriarty

I'll keep that in mind, thank you.

Colin Moriarty

It is.

Colin Moriarty

As I noted in the beginning of the episode, I'm gonna do these on a more regular schedule. We'll have more to say soon.

Colin Moriarty

Sounds the same, yes.

Colin Moriarty

Some really good questions in this episode. Regarding Star Wars, I’m in the same boat as Colin. Star Wars was always a big part of my life since I was a kid, even to the point I’ve gone to Star Wars Celebration a couple times, but the volume of content recently, along with the discourse that accompanies it, has really turned me off from the franchise. It’s almost like just hearing someone mention Star Wars now almost gives me a visceral mental gag reflex, so to speak. I still love a few of the films, especially Rogue One, but generally I don’t think anything is going to get me back into the franchise at this point.

Jim Capron

If you guys do ever do genre specific episodes you should bring the Sphere Hunter on for survival horror! (She’s primarily a Resident Evil focused YouTuber)

HaydenPotato

Underrated and Based comment

MarkGrouch

I feel like this is a Frasier reference?

Max Burke

I recently got a job that is 100% remote, and one of the other benefits of this job is "unlimited" PTO. For the first time in my adult life I'm able to take off time and not feel guilty about it or feel like I should be saving the time for something more significant. This might seem random, but I just want to say thank you guys for being so consistent on your release schedule and the hours of content you guys create. I am truly happier than I have ever been. As I've taken the last couple of days off for my birthday I've reflected and realized that without content like yours a job like this wouldn't fulfill all my needs. What you guys do is important. ------- P.S. a preemptive statement on the Star wars question... For me "too many Star Wars games" is dependent on their quality. We used to get way more Star Wars games before Disney owned Lucasfilm. They used to be a gaming staple.

Bambi_Cobblestone

What’s the best way to get on one of the call in episodes? Check the discord a bunch?

Diddy’s Dong Quest

Thank you for not charging 25 dollars a month for this ;) ❤️

Conor Wilson

Hey Guys, Isn’t the new PS stars the same thing as the Nintendo one? Nintendo gives you coins to buy digital items and can convert to money to purchase games, it also has weekly challenges to redeem items such as profile stickers.

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