Sacred Symbols+, Episode LV: Is PlayStation 2 Overrated?
Added 2020-08-18 16:01:03 +0000 UTCAs we delve back into the endless mailbag this week, we're confronted with a question that's bound to roil PlayStation's most hardcore audience: Is PlayStation 2 overrated? Our answers may surprise you! Plus: Just how promising is Twitch's future? Why did EA and BioWare opt to abandon Mass Effect: Andromeda while trying to resuscitate Anthem at the same time? Should a PSVR-interested listener just wait for PSVR2 at this point? Does online gaming bring out the worst in people? Should we rethink difficulty settings and how they work? What's the absolute worst game we still kinda like and have nostalgia for? All of that (and much more) on the other side of the play button.
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ZachAttacksGames
2020-09-22 15:50:19 +0000 UTCWe'll get to it, I'm sure.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-30 23:37:33 +0000 UTCHey Colin, Regarding PSVR, I have sympathy for your predicament. On the one hand, I would love you to cover more PSVR, since I think it is a pretty big part of the PlayStation ecosystem, and littered with really cool experiences. However, I absolutely don't want you guys to cover it if you don't feel it. I 110% agree with your assertion that you get the best version of Colin & Chris if you play what you want. Cheers, Pete PS. Except AstroBot. Play it immediately! :P
Pete
2020-08-25 19:44:59 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-24 23:39:19 +0000 UTCHi favorite gaming podcasters, about competitive games bring out the worse in you, I can relate to that big time. Usually I'm not into shooters or competitive games, but for some reason the team work, the strategy and the pure adrenaline that is part of Rainbow Six Siege made me addicted for some years, from the Beta days of the game. I developed strong bonds with my team players. Some people I knew and some I met along the way, and my gaming friends bubble expanded. I guess after years of late nights and stressful play sessions, the game had a bad effect in my mental health and I wasn't so good handling my emotions and I had a period of deep depression. It all went away when I decided to uninstall the game from my console and I didn't look back. I still have contact with my gaming friends via chat groups but I don't play R6S anymore. I still and will always love that game as the best shooter I have ever played, but I don't want to train for gaming, that "getting better" mentality now is best put to use in my professional skills instead of my hobby.
Arquimedes Quintero II
2020-08-24 16:41:07 +0000 UTCI didn't know you could watch 3D blu rays, I know they aren't really being made as much as they used to, but that's a huge oversight for them to never mention you can watch them with PSVR
Cash
2020-08-23 01:13:15 +0000 UTCSo, you can do way more on a psvr than just play games. You could pick one up from Gamestop for $150. You can play any app in your ps4 - it won't be in vr, but you will have a big screen. The biggest media selling point however is you can watch 3D Blu-rays in your vr. I picked up mad max fury road in 3D and that alone was worth my purchase. Hulu has a vr mode and so do a lot of other apps. I bought mine on release and love it. When you put it on you aren't just playing games.
Gondotheslayer
2020-08-22 12:28:30 +0000 UTCHa!
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:48:20 +0000 UTCWho is this?
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:48:12 +0000 UTCSee, these are the future problems I'm afraid of.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:47:42 +0000 UTCYeah man! I played it over the holiday season, 2018 into 2019. Laid in bed on my Vita for a few days, as I recall. Absolutely adored it.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:47:31 +0000 UTCI loved Bloodborne.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:47:02 +0000 UTCThis is also my answer.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:55 +0000 UTCThank you. <3
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:47 +0000 UTCMany would agree with you!
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:38 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:32 +0000 UTCYeah, they really set themselves back with that peculiar decision.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:23 +0000 UTCThat was rough.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:13 +0000 UTCNostalgia is powerful, BUT I'd also say that many people would agree with you.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:46:05 +0000 UTCLots of good stuff, no doubt.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:45:50 +0000 UTCKeith!
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:45:43 +0000 UTCThat's a good feeling.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:45:35 +0000 UTCI suppose it depends on the type of person you are. I personally would get annoyed by that.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:45:26 +0000 UTCThe PSone is pretty rad, no doubt. Do you know that the art in Chaos in the Windy City was done, in part, by Amy Hennig? True story.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:45:00 +0000 UTCI just can't believe a game like that has any reverence at all. It's so bad!!!
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:44:33 +0000 UTCYeah, I was just really into GameCube. And I got more into Xbox in the mid-aughts.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:43:56 +0000 UTCHow often do you eat at that Taco Bell?
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:43:39 +0000 UTCIt could be, but I think they're not engaged in a game of chicken, and nothing more.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:42:49 +0000 UTCThe thing is, I feel like every generation is pretty great. So then you have to figure out the pantheon, as it were.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:42:11 +0000 UTCI would think so, too.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:41:55 +0000 UTCYes, that's true. What did we say?
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:41:50 +0000 UTCThat's right!
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:37:11 +0000 UTCWho?
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:37:06 +0000 UTCHey, thanks! I don't know what I said, but I'm doing way better the last few months... Thanks again. <3
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:37:00 +0000 UTC3.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:36:36 +0000 UTC2.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:36:32 +0000 UTC1.
Colin Moriarty
2020-08-21 19:36:26 +0000 UTCMate, I’ll talk about MMORPGs and how much they suck now free of charge. It will be one episode long.
Kenneth Oms
2020-08-21 15:05:53 +0000 UTCAh man Please get Brian from PSVR Without Parole on the show for a Sacred Symbols+ Episode.
Jeremy Miller
2020-08-21 05:10:52 +0000 UTCAh yes, going through whole levels with a red screen...no place to hide lol
Joseph Tartaglia
2020-08-19 18:37:53 +0000 UTCI remember CoD: World at War on veteran. Totally nuts. I did CoD 4 on veteran, but when I tried WoW, nope, sticking to hardened..
Matthew Cooper
2020-08-19 11:28:22 +0000 UTChaha....classic..
Matthew Cooper
2020-08-19 11:26:43 +0000 UTCI found out last year that my property line ends about two feet behind the fence between my yard and my neighbor's yard. The fence was there when I bought the house. They wanted to cut down a tree and found out that it was actually on my property despite being on their side of the fence. No issues came of it, but it was a logistical annoyance.
Kevin Sullivan
2020-08-19 02:39:10 +0000 UTCI didn't realize you played TimeSpinner!! SUCH a great and underrated gem. It definitely needs more attention... and a sequel.
Jordan Falduto
2020-08-19 00:21:53 +0000 UTCBloodborne is my game of the generation. It was my first "souls" game, and singlehandedly got me into the genre. I've done no death runs of them, and tried my hand at speed running (even though I suck at it. 😂) The Demon's Souls and Elden Ring hype are through the roof!
Miles Williams
2020-08-18 22:14:31 +0000 UTCYes...
Luis Figueroa
2020-08-18 22:13:02 +0000 UTCHey Colin just wanted to give some feedback that I really enjoy the mail bag sacred symbol plus episodes and wanted to let you know my SS+ Top tier list which goes, Special News Episodes> Mail Bags> Interviews/Special guests> Spoiler casts.
Nathan Favreau
2020-08-18 21:45:54 +0000 UTCNo way the ps2 was over rated. Deepest game library ever
Wayde
2020-08-18 21:45:47 +0000 UTCUnexpected topic for me anyway. Can't wait to listen!
Scott MacLure
2020-08-18 21:10:27 +0000 UTCIf GameCube played DVDs and didn’t have small discs, it would be a whole didn’t story. Was overall a better console, but PS2 was also very good. Great exclusives all around with PS1 backwards compatability. Would’ve been cool to see GameCube with an N64 cartridge add-on.
Brandon Soto
2020-08-18 20:24:31 +0000 UTCThose 2 relationship write ins back to back though. 😅
NeO JD
2020-08-18 19:48:49 +0000 UTCNah man ps2 has to be the best by far. Then again this is coming from someone born in 98 and grew up with the ps2. I just got too much nostalgia for many games during that time like the sly cooper trilogy, jack and daxter, all the gta, tony hawk games, god of war, wwe games, the spider-man games, def jam, nba street, dragon ball z budokai tenkaichi series, need for speed, and you can’t forget the most unappreciated crash game twinsanity! Come on MAN those are some great games I grew up with!! But seriously the ps2, xbox, gamecube gen I believe is underrated for how people seem to love the games that came out during that time. Anyways thanks for the great content guys.
Bryan Lozano
2020-08-18 19:22:56 +0000 UTCRatchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Metal Gear Solid, SOCOM, the list goes on and on.
Jon Barnett
2020-08-18 19:12:43 +0000 UTCIf someone plans on getting VR get Sparc!! Add jbn2008!!
There’s No I in LLC
2020-08-18 18:59:37 +0000 UTCThe PS2 was the first console I purchased with my own hard earned money, good times.
Craig Mcguire
2020-08-18 18:53:15 +0000 UTCThe competitive gaming one is funny. Cause I love the toxic people cause they provide cheap free entertainment. I laugh at people who threaten to kill me or fuck my mom cause it’s like man you ain’t gonna do shit. That being said I don’t like playing with randoms on my team much anymore. Cause if I’m playing bad I don’t want to waste their time and if their bad I don’t want to attack them for it or cause a argument.
Adamthm
2020-08-18 18:45:28 +0000 UTCPlaystation 1 is defined my favorite. There's just something mysterious and mystical about their games. Most of them have aged badly but I still look fondly at my old fat PS1. One of the worst games I genuinely enjoy is Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City for SNES. I don't know how that thing even came to be but it's so fun to kill monsters by throwing elementally imbued basket balls.
Katyusha Mauro
2020-08-18 18:38:09 +0000 UTCListening to Colin get octavely angry about Altered Beast, after almost a decade of following him, never gets old. 😂
Joey Rawlings
2020-08-18 18:37:27 +0000 UTC"take him to the.. To the.. De-Gooser! I don't know..." had me fucking rolling. 🤣
Silentandcliche
2020-08-18 18:03:21 +0000 UTCi love the ps2 but gamecube and xbox had better exclusives in my opinion. different story now though ps3 is my favourite playstation so far :)
Jack Doheny
2020-08-18 17:31:44 +0000 UTCOn the topic of neighbor fights. My backyard wall is right up against a Taco Bell. Like, the Taco Bell sign looms over my wall. Anyway, the drive through is right there and I hear people fighting in that drive through all the time. I had no idea drive through fights were this common. I live in a really nice area, so it’s not that. People just get real heated over tacos, I guess
Richard Duflo
2020-08-18 17:27:26 +0000 UTCWhat if SONY and Microsoft are waiting for these stimulus checks to be released to people before they announce preorders?? Or at least that’s part of the reasoning?
Timothy Bryant
2020-08-18 17:05:13 +0000 UTCPs2 was a great generation, you had mgs 2-3, all the EA big sports games, the devil may cry games, all the GTA games, FFX, God of War, Need for Speed Underground, Max Paine 2, all the dynasty warriors games and RE4 just off the top of my head.
Michael Thew
2020-08-18 17:00:58 +0000 UTCyes, remove the DVD and its under 100 million in sales
Hose A Contra Razz
2020-08-18 16:54:51 +0000 UTCPS2 could also play PS1 games
Frank M
2020-08-18 16:22:48 +0000 UTCYou sons of bitch, it’s Sacred Symbols + time! 🙌🏻
Andrew Morgan
2020-08-18 16:18:13 +0000 UTCAss
Bryce Mccloskey
2020-08-18 16:07:04 +0000 UTCHey Colin, I picked up on when you said you're depressed on the last episode of Sacred Symbols. The only advice I can give is hang in there man. I've been there before and it seems like you have a very good family structure who will be there for you! Also you're an amazing talent at what you do as far as podcasting goes. In any case, keep up the great work, and as a fan I appreciate the joy you give us each and every week.
Anthony J Sanchez
2020-08-18 16:06:55 +0000 UTCThird!
Dennis Johnson
2020-08-18 16:05:58 +0000 UTCSecond! Woo-hoo! 😅🤧
Zibi Majewski
2020-08-18 16:03:18 +0000 UTCFirst!
Calcifer
2020-08-18 16:01:55 +0000 UTC
