Sacred Symbols+, Episode 224 | Letting Some Steam Out
Added 2022-09-14 00:29:39 +0000 UTCYou probably already know that I (Colin) employ a certain analogy when it comes to PlayStation's current situation: A boiling pot with a lid securely on top. You know something is in there -- the metal is hot to the touch, it's rattling, and maybe you've even caught an aromatic tease or two -- but you still don't know what's within. Well, today's State of Play let some of the steam out of that pot. But enough of the vague illustrations. For your listening and viewing pleasure, Dustin and I got together to talk off-the-cuff about the 12 featured products from State of Play -- 10 games and two extras -- including a couple of titles from second party, some love for PSVR2, promising fare from the east, and of course Sony's fall tentpole in God of War: Ragnarok. Gather 'round, friends. We finally have some news to discuss, and we're quite eager to do so.
Comments
Didn't see him rolling eyes on the audio. 😂
Greg Dawson
2022-09-20 11:42:07 +0000 UTC? I think you missed the sarcasm there. He's poking fun at how pointless the exclusive quests are and basically asking that question while rolling his eyes. He's not actually hoping it's better, just saying that it's always pointless and this is yet another case of "oh well I guess we'll see"
easelgames
2022-09-20 11:30:17 +0000 UTCApologies Colin, it was Dustin! "Sometimes these exclusive quests end up being nothing, let's hope this one is more substantial". Why?
Greg Dawson
2022-09-20 07:37:24 +0000 UTCWhen did I say loved that PlayStation had exclusive content for Hogwarts? That never happened.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:53:01 +0000 UTCColin loving the exclusive PS content for Hogwarts and a few mins later lamenting Square Enix and Nintendo exclusives is the height of irony 😂
Greg Dawson
2022-09-18 15:35:36 +0000 UTCMe too. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:52:51 +0000 UTCI'd like to get into Yakuza, it's absolutely on the list.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:52:47 +0000 UTCIn some sense, getting your game on GamePass is lesser form of console exclusivity.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:52:34 +0000 UTCB/B+, for me.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:52:14 +0000 UTCThe more they go without showing first party, the more they will have to show!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:52:08 +0000 UTCI'm not a fighting game guy.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:51:58 +0000 UTCI think Chris played it. I bought it, but I never played it.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-16 18:51:50 +0000 UTCPacific Drive is the only one that stood out to me (apart from GoW). Excited to see what this new team can bring!
Napoleon in Rags
2022-09-15 19:56:26 +0000 UTCI’m not a fan of the combat in the regular Yakuza series so I’m not sure about Ishin but it looks cool. Col, I think you’d dig Like A Dragon (the rpg), it reminds me a lot of South Park: The Stick of Truth by how ridiculous it is. I don’t know anything about Yakuza but so far playing LAD seems like a good starting point as well.
NeO JD
2022-09-15 14:48:47 +0000 UTCInteresting, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and Rise of Ronin, both developed by Team Ninja(with Koei Tecmo involved) but only one of those games is console exclusive. Is Xbox really shifting away from console exclusivity(I'm sure they had to money to make it so) to focus on day one GamePass or could Koei Tecmo have only agreed to day one GamePass if the game was multiplatform?
Sam Lee
2022-09-15 14:46:15 +0000 UTCFor a state of play, this really was awesome!
Big Boss Games
2022-09-15 05:36:02 +0000 UTCI believe Chris and Dustin played and enjoyed
Jonny Sousa
2022-09-15 03:43:45 +0000 UTCSome nice surprises in there and was different from what I expected. I guess we’ll a PS Studios Showcase at some point. I’m just dying to see what they’ve been up to, I like to get hyped up.
Gareth Handa
2022-09-14 21:23:45 +0000 UTCTekken 8 trailer alone gives this state of play a b+. Everything else just puts the lotion on the skin.
superbadisfunny .
2022-09-14 21:02:13 +0000 UTCDid you guys ever talk about Death's Door? I swear I remembered you guys did but cant find it.
Justin Soprano
2022-09-14 20:59:40 +0000 UTCYeah, that's exciting, though it would be nice to get the first one.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 20:16:31 +0000 UTCMight as well. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 20:16:23 +0000 UTCA blowout would be nice.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 20:16:13 +0000 UTCWe'll discuss it further on the regular show.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 20:16:06 +0000 UTCMy favorite announcement that came out of yesterday wasn't even Playstation state of play related. It was the reveal of Octopath 2 which will come out early next year for switch/ps/pc. Really looking forward to going back into that world.
Alex
2022-09-14 17:53:43 +0000 UTCI finished it here at work, and while I do agree that Pacific Drive was appealing in some ways, I didn’t know enough about it from the event to know what it was going to be. Hearing you talk about it after doing more research on the information they provided does give it a bit more depth now. I’ll keep an eye out for more gameplay in the future.
TL
2022-09-14 16:57:43 +0000 UTCI think Dustin is onto something with the big blowout next year… being god of war is the last presumably big first party for ps4. I could see next year starting saying everything you see during this presentation will be on ps5 only and going forward.
Tim S.
2022-09-14 16:47:34 +0000 UTCI just typed up an inquiry in regards to Ragnarok so I could submit to the thread for this week but looks like you already covered the State of Play. Damn you guys are good! Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Rio_Yeti_
2022-09-14 16:21:32 +0000 UTCI agree, looks great.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:12:19 +0000 UTCI dunno, man! I'm feeling some of what they showed.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:12:14 +0000 UTCI liked it. I think we gotta get used to the new marketing normal.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:12:03 +0000 UTCNever been big into God of War (cuz I suck at it) but that trailer was pure hype
Mackenzie
2022-09-14 15:10:46 +0000 UTCGlad you're stoked.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:55 +0000 UTCDifferent strokes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:50 +0000 UTCDude, Micah was so amped all night.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:43 +0000 UTCI’m with Dustin on this one C. God of War is probably the only game I will play but won’t be until some time next year. I’m definitely getting that God of War controller though my launch dual sense is trash and needs to be replaced.
Ryan Greenwood
2022-09-14 15:00:37 +0000 UTCI was not hyped and this not disappointed, but this did next to nothing for me (the State of Play, listening to this right now). Stellar Blade and Hogwarts look good, nothing new of interest for me.
TL
2022-09-14 15:00:36 +0000 UTCI mean, I wasn't that blown away by it. Looks great.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:35 +0000 UTCIt's perfect on the Backbone. I'm not very good at it, though!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:20 +0000 UTCYou guys are hard to please!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:09 +0000 UTCYeah man, can't wait for that one.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 15:00:03 +0000 UTCI'll defer to them. Particularly Cog, who I know knows the platform.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:59:57 +0000 UTCIt looks fun, for sure.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:59:39 +0000 UTCI'm not entirely sure. But in researching, it was definitely at a State of Play in '21.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:59:31 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:59:12 +0000 UTCWe shall see!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:59:10 +0000 UTCI'm looking forward to playing it, too.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:59:06 +0000 UTCTo each his own.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:58:57 +0000 UTCIndeed.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:58:51 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:58:48 +0000 UTCIt does look neat, I agree.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:58:44 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-14 14:58:39 +0000 UTCFor better or worse, I am extremely hyped for God of War after that trailer. Will go down as one of the best trailers ever for me.
Viktor
2022-09-14 13:48:37 +0000 UTCState of Play was just ok to me. Excited for Stellar Blade. Like a Dragon: Ishin and Rise of the Ronin look interesting. Didn't care for Pacific Drive, Synduality and the VR games.
Integra76
2022-09-14 05:30:26 +0000 UTCI completely lost my shit at the Like A Dragon announcement. Ishin has been highly praised as one of the best RGG games so this is now at my top most anticipated.
Hidari Shotaro
2022-09-14 04:16:17 +0000 UTCYou guys really didn't do justice to how good that God of War trailer was
Jake Z
2022-09-14 03:46:57 +0000 UTCJust started playing Slay the Spire an hour before listening to this podcast! Very impressed, and glad Colin’s enjoying it too :)
Jacob R.
2022-09-14 03:37:51 +0000 UTCIt was fine. Like Dustin, I’d give it a C. Really hope we’re getting Spider-Man news for the next one.
Brandon Soto
2022-09-14 02:02:31 +0000 UTCI totally agree. Pacific Drive looks awesome! As a fan of arcade racers since I was a kid, any new take on the genre is very much welcome.
Samuel Ashley
2022-09-14 01:48:42 +0000 UTCThe state of play was awesome my time didn’t feel wasted. I know you both don’t know about demeo but the way Cog and the iron lords give demeo praise makes me think PlayStation got a good game on their hands and tekken 8, god of war and all the other games look good except that game that has a cortana rip off in it.
Tyee
2022-09-14 01:26:41 +0000 UTCGoWR looks banging too
Alex Bolton
2022-09-14 01:23:54 +0000 UTCStellar Blade looks impeccable, beautiful hack and slash gameplay. I for one am most excited for that. Story looks wonderfully over the top and dramatic as well, which I am a sucker for. Pleased!
Alex Bolton
2022-09-14 01:23:02 +0000 UTCStellar Blade looks like something I'd love. Wasn't that originally shown at an Xbox event?
Ryan Zimm
2022-09-14 01:20:21 +0000 UTCLove you guys
Brian
2022-09-14 01:06:03 +0000 UTCNot even death is bad ass enough for Kratos. God of War 2 is gonna be SICK
Morgan
2022-09-14 01:04:10 +0000 UTCI know we still have seen very little gameplay for God of War, but that trailer has has me hyped. Can’t wait for November.
Jordan Fugate
2022-09-14 00:42:32 +0000 UTCAfter today's Nintendo Direct, I completely forgot about the State of Play. We have a date on the new Zelda game, all I care about now and there's not much in terms of excitement from Sony atm
Yiorgos
2022-09-14 00:39:27 +0000 UTCThat God of War trailer went so hard.
Peter Medema
2022-09-14 00:36:19 +0000 UTC❤️ the hustle from you guys, always 🙏 enjoy your evenings gents
KendrickLuck
2022-09-14 00:35:13 +0000 UTCI thought that Syn Duality or whatever it was called looked rad. Dumb name, but the gameplay and Mech design looked trill
Sindri
2022-09-14 00:35:08 +0000 UTCI just had mine taken out too it’s sucks so bad
Rick the Turnip
2022-09-14 00:34:48 +0000 UTCHe only does everything
Now Here's a Guy
2022-09-14 00:33:46 +0000 UTCOh boy, let's do this. I just had my wisdom teeth removed, this is truly a blessing in the wake of the procedure. Praise be the LSM boys. <3
Ian (616Entertainment)
2022-09-14 00:33:06 +0000 UTC
