Sacred Symbols, Episode 316 | Days Pass, and This Emptiness Fills My Heart
Added 2024-07-19 16:00:23 +0000 UTCWe're truly in the doldrums of summer when it comes to console gaming, at least when considering news, releases, and other notable happenings. But we have a show to do nonetheless, and there are still a series of interesting tidbits worth discussing. Nexon's Bungie-inspired shooter The First Descendant has found itself in some controversy around in-game art, Amazon's Fallout TV series received a ton of Emmy nominations (with Twisted Metal on Peacock receiving one of its own), Sony will show off a slew of games on the show floor at Beijing's ChinaJoy '24 convention, Black Ops 6's beta details have been revealed, and more. We round things out with listener inquiries, as we usually do, this week approaching topics like our game of the year so far for 2024, immersion, playing games with our spouses, and the generational gap (in player age) when it comes to the hardcore space.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:41:47 - Snark Tank dash cam crash update
0:46:10 - F Cancer
0:48:56 - Where was Dustin on Saturday?
1:13:28 - Dustin's baby publicity
1:29:50 - Too similar?
1:38:14 - Sony at ChinaJoy
1:42:03 - Black Ops 6 beta details
1:49:39 - New Emmy nominations
1:54:07 - Crash 5 cancelled?
1:58:19 - First Descendant copies Destiny?
2:03:59 - Gamers love microtransations
2:11:32 - AAA console games bomb on iOS
2:20:49 - Valve's low employee count
2:24:01 - What we're playing
2:44:29 - GOTY so far?
2:54:20 - Gaming nostalgia
3:13:18 - Immersion problems
3:21:24 - Gaming with your significant other
3:26:30 - Gaming demographics
3:37:45 - DEI layoffs
Comments
The perfect rainbow is when you fly thru one in a helicopter. They are actually a circle if they are high enough in the air. I flew thru on in Hawaii
Taylor kazemba
2024-09-21 07:32:21 +0000 UTCHow in the world do I join the discord…… I can’t figure it out. 🙏
Misko 1023
2024-07-31 19:51:20 +0000 UTCMy oldest child was also "classically raised" on old skool games, and also inevitably got sucked into the Fortnite/Roblox/Rocket League vacuum. What got him out of that loop was getting him a PS Plus Extra subscription, where he now organically seeks out different games. It didn't matter that I already own hundreds of physical games for him to try; he ironically didn't break free from the Fortnite bubble until I got him a subscription. So weird.
Kevin Cooper
2024-07-29 18:42:42 +0000 UTCA Z
S Walters
2024-07-26 00:19:20 +0000 UTCWe freeze bread all the time. The loaf really does bounce back
Aaron B Vick
2024-07-25 12:18:07 +0000 UTCWait, what was Chris playing this week
Bobby T
2024-07-24 06:56:38 +0000 UTCLoved the 25 minutes of fart talk. I honestly hope real news never returns!
Malcolm Jee
2024-07-23 01:44:49 +0000 UTCI always love when Dustin complains about how dated a very old game is 😇
Bailey Callis
2024-07-22 21:31:19 +0000 UTCWait.. A deep fried pop tart? Thats one toke over the line
Simmo
2024-07-22 19:41:15 +0000 UTC
