Sacred Symbols, Episode 174: Running Up the Score (Video)

It's brutal, and it's really not worth it. I'm totally fine not posting, it's been easier than I thought. =) Wishing you well.

Colin Moriarty

I'm not sure anyone will see this but I just wanted to say that I appreciated the talk about social media and its toxicity at the beginning of this episode. I'm a Pro-Wrestler, and a few months ago, one of my friends was injured very badly. It kind of blew up online recently and people were just saying the most awful things about this guy they didn't know like he somehow deserved it. This was the first time I experienced something like this on a personal level. But I just want to thank you guys for talking about this because it made me feel not so alone in this type of experience. I never realized how much this can effect you when you are so close to it.

Solomon

We discuss on the new episode. Not quite as extreme as that. =)

Colin Moriarty

Oh dear.

Colin Moriarty

As I recall, my SAT was 1280 (when it was 1600 high). How it split, I don't remember, but I recall doing really mediocre on the math part.

Colin Moriarty

I agree. Totally.

Colin Moriarty

It's just not fun anymore. It's really quite a stressful platform!

Colin Moriarty

Wow! Sony lost the PS Vita trademark???? https://gamerant.com/sony-loses-ps-vita-trademark/

Raymond Stuart

My snack question was not a trick question! I, like Chris, reach for a snack if I die, gameplay stops or I have to quickly stop to do something. The Jaffa cake is perfect for this, as are sweets (candy) or fruit if you are a degenerate. Colin I'm sorry, but I have had Dr Pepper as my drink whilst gaming.... Thanks for the content, I am currently enjoying the Konami episode and wish you all the best

Conor Campbell

You can never underestimate the economies of scarcity. Wii's were bought by the millions simply because you could never find one!

Colin Moriarty

Chris likely a 850…learned all his stuff on his own to make his videos better

The Eclectic Gamer

Sony sales are amazing. Sales are likely driven by some of the fear of missing out / wanting something that is hard to get. Xbox sales would likely be better than they are because they made a strategic decision to upgrade all their Game Pass server blades to the Xbox Series architecture. Great to see strong competition.

Raymond Stuart

Hey CDC, this question is for Colin but both Chris and Dustin can add their 2 cent. What was your verbal score on your SAT? I ask this because of your vast vocabulary and I swear that some of the words you use aren't real words. Thanks from Byron

BMJ614

I love and have always loved brushing my teeth in the shower. Mostly as a time-saving measure, but there's a bit of the pleasure element to it as well. Feels refreshing!

I agree with reducing your Twitter usage. I feel like it has been getting worse and worse over time and its just not worth it to engage with those types of negative comments anymore. As someone who watches sports and plays games, these two things are so overly negative most of the time on Twitter and I just don't bother anymore.

That could be cool. With mouse and keyboard support, there is a lot of potential to explore that genre on PS5.

Colin Moriarty

Thanks!

Colin Moriarty

Yeah, I tend to buy a new controller every year or so myself, although I'm still using my original PS5s' respective controllers.

Colin Moriarty

To each his own, I suppose. =)

Colin Moriarty

I've not yet bought it, no. Way too overwhelmed with options right now.

Colin Moriarty

Would be interesting to explore other genres within Horizon universe. A RTS game would be fun with the different factions being able to build the “Machines” instead of military vehicles.

Matthew Deane

Colin is all talk regarding the indie scene…he’ll expense the sale to his business account but never play it and then claim it’ll go “on the list” like Death’s Door, Disco Elysium and Hades, and to a lesser extent, 13 Sentinels.

The Eclectic Gamer

As a heads up, time stamp for first ad is actually 31:41. 29:32 is when it starts.

Lewis Templeton

Usually a year or so in I buy a second controller and use my launch controller as the "snack" controller. I don't trash it, but if I want to have a snack while I play I don't have to be as concerned with that controller.

Andrew Gambill

I think Colin's viewpoint on whether or not PS5 is "worth it yet" is necessarily tinged with having always been exclusively a console player (which of course is understandable and in no way makes him "wrong"). Every year or every other year, tons of us who play in the PC space stand in line outside stores in the freezing cold for hours, or sleep on sidewalks overnight, just for the chance to be one of the lucky ones that day who gets the "privilege" of being allowed to spend $500, $700, $900, or even $1,500 on a new GPU just so the games we already own will run at 60fps instead of 45fps, or so they'll run on "ultra" graphics settings instead of "very high". I think that like it or not, consoles are becoming more like PCs every generation, and that's not going to stop any time soon (probably until consoles are gone and the major players just become subscription streaming services). Instead of having a new Mario or Sonic at launch every generation to entice buyers into new hardware, it's going to be about getting higher framerates, higher resolution, better load times, etc. on a player's current favorite games, and also adding more technology in the form of greater AI, machine learning, and other things that benefit games (Nvidia DLSS type things).

Dave Carsley

Did you buy Jett The far shore Colin as you said you were interested in that game

Zack Fair

Good thing Dagan is 5”8, imagine if he was 5”7 and had to deal with your mockery about how short he is…. 🤣 j/k Love you all equally even with Colin loving his elder son the most. 😘

Marco Maluf

Yeah, I still need to watch the second flick. But I liked the first one.

Colin Moriarty

Not a fan of the Quiet Place hate from Chris and Dustin lol great movie. Would like to eventually hear Colin’s thought on the second movie when you get around to watch it. Maybe on Knockback!

IslanderButNotLong

I started it then stopped. Micah's almost done. I've been playing other stuff. Whatever I've mentioned.

Colin Moriarty

It just doesn't get out of its own way. I have no real interest in it, now. I'll go back one day, maybe.

Colin Moriarty

I'd personally love to see that, but as I understand it, Nintendo and Sony are still staunch rivals behind-the-scenes.

Colin Moriarty

Yes. As we said, it was already announced for Xbox.

Colin Moriarty

I like getting my whole self clean at once.

Colin Moriarty

Correct.

Colin Moriarty

Now that's nerdy.

Colin Moriarty

Colin, have you started Tales of Arise yet as I haven't heard you mention you're playing it in what you guys are playing in past episodes or today you didn't mention it in what you're playing in next few months

Zack Fair

I feel so much better after hearing Colin and Chris talk about Deathloop. I thought something was wrong with me cause I just wasn’t feeling it at all. I tried to force myself through it as well, but it just frustrates me even more. It’s a chore of a game. Definitely not fun to play in my opinion. I get why some people like it. Just not for me.

Justin Credible

This will definitely cause some issues with the console crusaders but regarding the Sackboy port, would it make more sense for Sony to bring that to Switch? Personally, I don’t see Nintendo and Sony (with no current handheld) as true competitors. I know Sony just adopted the PC strategy but in many ways, Switch’s market is similar. Plus, there’s very little interest in Sackboy on PS, but on Switch, it seems perfect. I could see an insane ROI which could allow them to be more adventurous/creative on some new (or dormant) IP. P.S. Sony tell me you’re making another handheld and I’ll never mention this again lol

Not that I can be bothered to “dig through the archives” to check, but I recall previously seeing KartRider: Drift at an Inside Xbox event - I think X019?, and there was a SS+ for that event.

NickBLeaveIt

I always brush my teeth in the shower, I got it from the military as well, it can save you a couple of vital minutes lol. Plus it just makes the toothpaste feel somehow more refreshing, might be the mint mixing with the hot steam when you breath it in. And how are people upset by the Far Cry email 😂it's just a bit of fun. People really do love to be a victim.

Liam Mcnulty

Dr. Pepper IS horrible. #haveababybymebeamillionare

Erk-Prime

On the snacking while gaming conversation, I have recently started using chopsticks to eat cheetos and various other messy snacks while gaming and it has been a revelation. Highly recommend chopsticks for snacking.

Brendan Brewster

Non-violent horror games are fun. I'd like to see something where you cannot fight.

Colin Moriarty

Napoleon would like a word Colin ;). Jokes aside, awesome show this week guys. One comment -- Alien Isolation indeed has combat and gadgets. I could see the A Quiet Place game being exactly like it to the tee (homemade gadgets, stealth, sound weapons) as you mentioned and that would have promise imo

Julian Zhu

Let's duel.

Colin Moriarty

If different opinions upset you, this show is definitely not for you. And we accept that.

Colin Moriarty

This is interesting. I think what we need to know for sure before anything else is if it's truly not in the game. It's possible it's just for the ad (though I doubt it). THEN we can figure out where to go. =)

Colin Moriarty

Hm. I understand your point of view. And I didn't mean to offend.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you. Many people were totally sweet and positive and nice. I'm just sick of people acting like barnacles.

Colin Moriarty

Fellas, I gotta say, Dr. Pepper is fucking amazing. Catch these hands. Also, shout-out to Walmart’s off-price Dr. Pepper, Dr. Thunder.

Romeo

Chris ripping on Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl bummed me out so bad. Me and my Zoomer siblings love the brawler, as there are absolutely no parallels except for Smash Brothers on an entirely separate console that I don't own, and PlayStation All-Stars which is a tad different and out of style. Chris only says the game is a meme, which completely dismisses the quality and attention that the devs put in to this game. It definitely fills a void. And the Warner Bros fighter really excited me and my 3 sisters. Chris is basically saying that the developers can't make what they want to make simply because something better already exists. Honestly I'm not upset I'm just sad. Sackboy is something I still have fun playing with them on weekends and with my 6 year old niece. Kind of makes me wanna tune out and listen to something else :(

Avery Illies

Hey guys! Chris was talking about Rockstar removing the confederate flag from GTA Vice City because of the game coming to the App Store. Although that could be the reason and makes sense, their newest show called Invasion on AppleTV+ has a whole scene that shows the confederate flag about three times, also tied to some assholes with dogs in cages. It’s just all weird and inconsistent. Love y’all!

Jeff Caseres

I obviously can only speak for myself, but I didn't take it as you making fun of Kit Harington for being short....i DID take offense to the insinuation that being short meant he can't fight or lead. Sure, he could never beat The Mountain in hand to hand combat. But it takes brains and charisma to lead (nothing to do with height), and skill to fight (yeah yeah, i know there are other factors).

Ryan Zimm

Nice name.

Joaquin Branche

Happy for you in terms of reducing your Twitter usage brother. I’ll miss tweeting positive shit at you, but at least I still got Dagan. Can’t wait for the last stand metaverse

Kenneth Oms

Sorry. I truly I’m bro sorry. But to be honest it’s sort of alluded in MGS2 and on the cover of MGS4. I honestly thought you weren’t really understanding the games. Sorry again

mediaCRAXbaby

Reddit fucking sucks. I've never much bothered.

Colin Moriarty

Not audibly.

Colin Moriarty

Now you know.

Colin Moriarty

I deleted your previous message, and have no fucking clue why you thought it was appropriate to post spoilers of the game I literally just said I was avoiding spoilers on. Please be more thoughtful in the future. You avoided spoiling a game for me by mere minutes that I had gone SIXTEEN YEARS without being spoiled. And if that happened, I would have been furious. Mindfulness! Thanks.

Colin Moriarty

And Metal Gear Solid 5 is (sort of) a remake of the original Metal Gears on NES and MSX2.

mediaCRAXbaby

I know Twitter has the problems Colin mentioned, and I think Reddit even has this issue x10 because it creates a community hive mind. Outside of sports and games I avoid Reddit like the plague. It’s a shame too because pre 2015 Reddit was actually generally useful.

Stephen Forgione

Just started. Do you also fart in this episode?

Michael Miller

I had to google what SIDS was

NotYurRealDad