Sacred Symbols, Episode 198: The Kingdom Stirs
Added 2022-04-15 16:01:05 +0000 UTCThe recent 20th anniversary celebration for Kingdom Hearts came with a major surprise: The announcement of Kingdom Hearts IV. While leaked in unintentional (and obviously completely accurate) GeForce documents last year, the new Square Enix-Disney collaboration is the talk of the industry, and obviously, we dedicate plenty of time to it. We also touch on the week's other news, including Ghost of Tsushima's film project procuring its writer, CD Projekt taking the Witcher III PS5 port from Saber Interactive due to their Russian ties, PlayStation's fresh investment into Epic, Bungie's dedication to work-from-home, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! What's the most-aesthetically pleasing PlayStation console? Why hasn't Star Trek made the jump to AAA games? Are we reaching a breaking point when comparing physical and digital game prices? How young can we indoctrinate children to ensure they become Sacred Symbols superfans?
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:52 - Sacred Symbols 200 LIVE (http://www.tinyurl.com/sacred200)
0:10:05 - Super Perils of Baking!
0:10:51 - Follow-ups, nice words, and a correction.
0:28:08 - New PS firmware is out.
0:28:17 - A California lawyer alleges Newsom interfered with the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.
0:33:36 - Sean Murray can’t shut up.
0:39:09 - PS+ will no longer auto-renew.
0:40:24 - Lorne Lanning says PS+ hurt Oddworld Soulstorm.
0:46:05 - Activision will make their QA team full-time employees.
0:49:14 - Sonic 2 is doing well.
0:49:38 - Bungie is embracing the work from home model.
1:04:08 - Ms. Pac-Man has been replaced by Pac-Mom.
1:08:34 - Some new gaming trademarks have been filed.
1:10:50 - What’s happening to cause some PlayStation classics to expire?
1:12:44 - Pedro Pascal hasn’t played The Last of Us.
1:20:32 - What have we been playing?
1:45:30 - Square Enix has given even more validity to the Nvidia leaks with Kingdom Hearts IV.
2:08:11 - The Ghost of Tsushima film has a writer.
2:15:43 - The Witcher III current generation port has been delayed indefinitely.
2:21:10 - A Shadowrun Trilogy compilation may be on the way.
2:24:19 - Sony has invested more money into Epic.
2:33:46 - Bugsnax is getting free DLC.
2:38:36 - GrimGrimoire is headed to Japanese PS4s.
2:40:15 - Sony has revealed the top-downloaded games on PSN for March.
2:44:33 - News Wrap-Up
2:46:13 - What is our favorite PlayStation console aesthetic?
2:52:15 - Why is the market strong for workers right now?
3:04:10 - Star Wars needs a Hogwart’s Legacy moment.
3:13:14 - Is it okay for physical games to be cheaper than digital?
3:24:50 - Can you prefer open-world games without seeing everything?
3:32:21 - Do we have a desire to own an arcade cabinet?
Comments
I try. <3
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-22 18:38:23 +0000 UTCKudos to Colin for being a great Employer and taking care of your employees.
Raymond keys
2022-04-21 20:36:41 +0000 UTCI don't get it!
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-20 18:51:45 +0000 UTCNoah Wyle was the best Steve Jobs.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-20 18:51:38 +0000 UTCWorth noting that the original Moss was also part of last year's "Play At Home" initiative and available for Free. But yeah... very strange that they didn't just keep Moss 2 in their pocket until PSVR2.
Kevin Cooper
2022-04-20 14:38:03 +0000 UTCYeah, you don't want him to imitate Joel. Look at Steve Jobs. Played by Ashton Kutcher, looked like him, sounded like him, but you constantly had the feeling he was imitating Steve Jobs. It didn't feel believable. If you than look at Michael Fassbender, he didn't imitate Steve Jobs, he gave his own feeling to it. And it was so much more believable! Not an easy task, especially if we're talking about Joel. But I believe they're doing it the right way. I'm not going to be to hard for the show. The experience from the game will never be matched. But if I can talk to my parents,my wife,... about the last of us, and they like the show. I'm a happy man.
Big Boss Games
2022-04-20 06:32:19 +0000 UTCIndeed.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-19 16:44:38 +0000 UTCI would assume that with Neil Druckmann as the writer and executive producer of the Last of Us TV show, Pedro Pascal will get the guidance he needs to portray Joel.
Sam Lee
2022-04-19 16:07:29 +0000 UTCA good slip.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-19 00:11:07 +0000 UTCGreat episode boys, love how the time stamp says “Star Wars needs a Hogwarts legacy moment” forget Star Trek give me space wizards
Kenneth Oms
2022-04-18 21:14:46 +0000 UTCYou're a special boy.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-18 14:44:58 +0000 UTCIt sure does seem that way.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-18 14:44:53 +0000 UTCInteresting, and sad.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-18 14:44:41 +0000 UTCSame, yes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-18 14:44:36 +0000 UTCI never even beat Amy.
Colin Moriarty
2022-04-18 14:44:29 +0000 UTCI swear to christ Shadowrun, the xbox 360 shooter, was an awesome game i played with my friends but i thought time just forgot about that game. I have never heard anyone reference it or talk about it on the internet until today. I'm sure it hasn't hold up well but the blast from the past Chris just dragged me into was unreal! Does anyone know if that shooter has anything to do with the Shadowrun franchise being discussed?
Carlos Moreno
2022-04-18 13:24:54 +0000 UTCColin, when are you going to do a 100% walkthrough for Amy?
Cameron Box
2022-04-18 07:18:14 +0000 UTCColin speaking of PlayStation leaving a game out to dry, look no further than “in nightmares” it was announced February 5th 2021 and given a release date with a banner that said “pre order now” three months ago but you couldn’t pre order at all, the game wasn’t even listed on psn until the day it released! I checked psn profiles and the game only has a combined 67 owners including me!
Captain Bon Clay
2022-04-17 23:54:07 +0000 UTCI like how Chris brought up how companies like BlackRock and Zillow are buying properties, and increasing housing prices through decreasing supply as a result. Rent is a consistent, reliable form of cash flow compared to dividends from stocks or even coupon payments from bonds. Therefore, these companies literally want to create a renters economy where normal people don’t own anything.
GameSimp
2022-04-17 13:41:16 +0000 UTCKingdom Hearts is such a special series.
Robbie Agnew
2022-04-17 05:15:15 +0000 UTC
