Sacred Symbols+, Episode 155: The Sacred Symbols 2022 Fantasy Draft
Added 2022-01-15 17:01:03 +0000 UTCA few years ago, I (Colin) had an idea that I thought was really clever, but in fact lots of people were already doing it: Selecting video games like football or baseball players on a fantasy team, and having a 'fantasy league' based on Metacritic. It wasn't a new idea, which took me a few years to get over. But I'm finally ready to embrace it, now. On this episode of +, the three core Sacred hosts select 12 games, coming to PlayStation platforms (or perceived to be!), launching in 2022 (or so you may think!), that will score highest on Metacritic. Why 12? So we can shake our lists down to 10... and hope for the best!
Comments
Listening to it right now and that's what I'm thinking too. Witcher PS5 would have been "The Asian delegation selects Wu-Tang Clan" level genius.
Matthew Cheatham
2022-02-22 17:22:42 +0000 UTCIm late, but wow. Really surprised no one took the native PS5 release of Witcher 3. Easy 90 points right there.
MeatSpin11
2022-02-14 15:12:00 +0000 UTCDo it!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-20 16:53:12 +0000 UTCAnyone want to put our own league together? The fantasy critics website is pretty dope to keep it all together.
Tim Harrington
2022-01-20 05:39:34 +0000 UTCStrategy, baby!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-19 22:07:32 +0000 UTCNope!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-19 22:07:23 +0000 UTCThat's why it's a good pick
Adam Hauze
2022-01-19 21:53:37 +0000 UTCPicking remasters of old games is lame as hell. It’s almost impossible for the uncharted collection to be significantly less than the original metacritic.
Thomas Adamson
2022-01-19 18:14:50 +0000 UTCAnyone pick any Activision games 🤣
Mark Whittington
2022-01-19 09:11:08 +0000 UTCYeah, I was thinking that we don't really have any stakes!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-19 05:04:27 +0000 UTCYou guys should add something that the person in last place has to do as punishment. We do that in my fantasy sports leagues and always makes things more interesting. Something like having to play through a (reasonably lengthed) game that we all know they would hate.
Andy
2022-01-18 19:42:48 +0000 UTCI totally disagree that it's unfair not to snake in a three-person league.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-18 19:27:21 +0000 UTCSnake draft for the fairness our boy Chris was robbed
Klutch
2022-01-18 17:29:58 +0000 UTCDefinitely would have been eligible, yes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-18 03:16:26 +0000 UTCI had the same thought, especially with it being an Infinity Ward year, a Modern Warfare game, and maybe the possibility of finally being current gen only. Love the episode, looking forward to seeing the points calculated. It may be worth getting a trophy made that can sit in the background of the winner’s video feed and get passed around year-to-year.
Cannonball_Jones
2022-01-18 02:06:07 +0000 UTCWould the PS5 release of cyberpunk or Witcher 3 have been eligible? I would have thought those would have been shoe in picks. Also, great episode.
Jonny K.
2022-01-18 01:33:05 +0000 UTCYou never know! Thank you. <3
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 18:55:29 +0000 UTCSurprised no one went for this years call of duty. Not my cup of tea, but critics generally cream up over them, nearly always infamously in the 8-8.5’s. Granted last years apparently was a bit of a dud, so can see the cause for hesitancy. Great show guys, love the premise.
Ethereal Pizza
2022-01-17 18:33:50 +0000 UTCWho knows if it'll even be a game?!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:35:03 +0000 UTCThat's a good pick.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:34:56 +0000 UTCI thought I did pretty well. We'll see.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:34:52 +0000 UTCThanks.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:34:32 +0000 UTCCan't wait.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:34:25 +0000 UTCShocked?!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:34:19 +0000 UTCI think you should better calibrate the things you cannot believe. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-17 01:34:09 +0000 UTCInteresting to see this as a PS only draft. Shocked Horizon wasn’t number 1.
NeO JD
2022-01-17 01:19:14 +0000 UTCKyle took it from Shane from SIFTD, who Colin once had on the show. Then some guy made the website for it and everybody started doing it.
NeO JD
2022-01-17 01:18:24 +0000 UTCI can’t believe no one took F1 2022. Guaranteed to come out and they average mid to high 80s.
Ivan Hornett
2022-01-16 21:27:39 +0000 UTCI played Rogue Legacy 2’s early access and then went back to the original. The new one is on track to be even better.
Jeremy Craves
2022-01-16 21:16:33 +0000 UTCThese draft shows are some of the best Last Stand Content. deffinatly looking forward to all the great games that are (hopefully) out this year!
Trevor Myers
2022-01-16 20:48:44 +0000 UTCI love video game fantasy drafts. Easy Allies has been doing this for a few years and its been a highlight. Coincidentally this episode went up the same day as their fantasy draft results/ new picks.
Kaleb
2022-01-16 18:15:27 +0000 UTCHoly crap Colin you just wiped the floor with them with those picks
Brian Comstock
2022-01-16 04:45:01 +0000 UTCMy sleeper pick would’ve been oxenfree 2.
Shawn Kelvey Jr
2022-01-16 04:32:28 +0000 UTCShocked and disappointed that no one selected Blue Box Games Studio’s Abandoned lol. Great show as usual gents.
Cristian R
2022-01-16 00:44:28 +0000 UTCThis year will be very interesting for MLB the show with the current lockout and no one is talking about it. The game usually releases in March/April and we haven’t heard a single thing about this game.
Mitchell Lundsberg
2022-01-15 23:31:11 +0000 UTCCyberpunk might actually get review bombed
Wayde
2022-01-15 23:16:09 +0000 UTCBaffling that none of the sports franchises MLB, madden nba2k, nhl, fifa were picked or picked higher. Mlb will be a 85 min
Wayde
2022-01-15 23:12:26 +0000 UTCWitcher 3 would be my first pick, Cyberpunk would be 2nd. Safe 170~ points from those two. Cannot believe nobody took either of them.
Lee Bull
2022-01-15 22:12:26 +0000 UTCWas thinking the same thing!
JustAnotherDean
2022-01-15 22:08:06 +0000 UTCSince you guys allowed the PS5 version of GTA5, I’m surprised no one picked up the PS5 version of The Witcher 3. If the port is good, should be a pretty safe 9+ score
DisposablePuppets
2022-01-15 20:11:09 +0000 UTCSalt and sacrifice is a good pick. Salt and sanctuary might be favorite ps vita game ever. This year already sounds more promising than last year which was good but forgettable overall.
Mitchell Lundsberg
2022-01-15 20:00:44 +0000 UTCColin you should do a fantasy football league next season with the sacred symbols supporters!
Quintin Propes
2022-01-15 18:54:05 +0000 UTCGran turismo 7 hasn’t scored a 9+ on metacritic since the 3rd one. Really curious if it’ll be a return to form for the series since I think the next Forza Motorsport will come this year, too
Stephen Forgione
2022-01-15 18:12:37 +0000 UTCIt's definitely not my kind of game in any way, but I suspect it'll be good. Have hope!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-15 18:06:03 +0000 UTCI *want* to be excited for Midnight Suns, but will forever be disappointed if Moon Knight is snubbed from the in-game roster. My favorite marvel character and he's never had a more sensible time for a video game inclusion, between the precedent of him being in the Midnight Son comics and increased public knowledge of the character thanks to the Disney+ show this year
NotSkyWalker
2022-01-15 17:44:11 +0000 UTCHa, cool!
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-15 17:41:59 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-01-15 17:41:56 +0000 UTCI just listened to episode 1 of sacred symbols plus four days ago and was hoping for another fantasy draft as you suggested at the end of that 2019 episode so this is unreal timing... At least for me =D
Cockthatslaps
2022-01-15 17:04:57 +0000 UTCAhhhh serenity now
Red Head Redemption
2022-01-15 17:04:38 +0000 UTC
