Sacred Symbols, Episode 4: Expanding the House of Killzone
Added 2018-07-24 16:01:01 +0000 UTCSony-owned studio Guerrilla Games, the minds behind Killzone and Horizon: Zero Dawn, recently announced that it's expanding its roster from 250 employees to 400. This is huge news, indicating that Guerrilla is going to start releasing games at a far greater clip. So naturally, we discuss. Of course, there's other pertinent news to chat about, too, including expectations that the battle royale genre is set to gross $20 billion next year, Fallout 76's newly announced beta, Spider-man's exclusive PS4 Pro console, the fate of Telltale's The Walking Dead, tons of Bethesda-related chatter, an update on the upcoming Sly Cooper cartoon, and much, much more. All capped off, as always, with your questions.
Timestamps:
0:00:17 - Intro.
0:01:30 - Chris' Fortnite story.
0:03:44 - Pre-show notes.
0:07:04 - What's Chris playing?
0:07:54 - What's Colin playing?
0:15:23 - Guerrilla Games is moving offices, growing staff.
0:23:12 - Battle royales expected to gross $20b in 2019.
0:29:27 - Fallout 76 is getting a beta.
0:32:11 - The rules of pre-ordering games in Germany change.
0:36:07 - Spider-man's PS4 Pro bundle.
0:42:20 - Sly Cooper and Mega Man cartoon details.
0:45:45 - Bethesda talks Fallout: New Vegas, Starfield, etc.
0:52:29 - Is Telltale's The Walking Dead continuing beyond Season 4?
0:56:58 - REmake 2's Collector's Edition revealed.
0:57:33 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
0:59:06 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:06:56 - Recommended reading/discussion: No Man's Sky NEXT.
1:12:09 - Topic of discussion: Xbox's big fiscal year.
1:15:27 - What does Chris think of the JRPG genre?
1:17:14 - Did Fallout 4 really need a voiced protagonist?
1:19:51 - Will Sony ever acquire Quantic Dream?
1:21:20 - Is PlayStation 4's controller the worst of this generation?
1:24:47 - PlayStation 5's possible launch games?
1:26:20 - What should firmware update 6.0 include?
1:28:03 - How influential are publishers in game development?
1:30:10 - Why is the gaming industry so secretive?
1:34:05 - Fuck, Marry, Kill: God of War, Uncharted, Horizon.
1:34:48 - Why are cheat codes no longer prevalent?
1:38:36 - Will 4k60fps be standard next generation?
1:40:25 - Which upcoming PS4 exclusive are we most excited about?
1:42:22 - What happens when there's no more PlayStation hardware?
1:45:39 - What is the future of VR, and PSVR's role in that future?
1:49:32 - Which developer could make a new Infamous?
1:51:43 - Outro.
Comments
Ok so where’s the Geraldo: Zero Dawn fan art?!
Joey
2018-08-07 14:18:08 +0000 UTCYes! Right you are.
Colin Moriarty
2018-08-01 23:21:13 +0000 UTCFun facts: Galoob mentioned in this episode as creators of the GameGenie also created Micro Machines, a childhood favorite of mine. I remember freaking out like the Nintendo 64 kid over Super Van City that my grandparents got me for Christmas. Galoob is owned by Hasbro and I believe they're still around making the die cast miniatres for them still 🙂
Christopher Hopkins
2018-07-30 14:30:21 +0000 UTCHey James, thanks for joining us! You'll find a thread each week that'll allow you to post. This week's went live on the 26th. Let me know if you encounter any further issues!
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-30 02:17:45 +0000 UTCI don't think I've played it since late October or early November of 2013, since before PS4 launched. I actually think I played it (and reviewed it) on a debug, so I don't even have the Trophies, as I recall. Maybe I'll go back.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-29 04:42:21 +0000 UTCVR in public kinda creeps me out, simply because of everyone sharing the headsets. It's gross to me. I dunno if that's rational or not.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-29 04:41:38 +0000 UTCI looked into those two, and we'll talk a bit about it on this upcoming episode.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-29 04:41:15 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Killzone Shadow Fall, I had not played it since it first released, and they actually updated it and put an unlocked 60 FPS on it (for the PS4 Pro), even in the big open world parts of it there's no frame dips, it looks fantastic, runs fantastic, and is very fun with the boosted frames. When I played it, it had been so long that the boosted frames sort of caught me off guard as I didn't remember the game ever running that smooth, and when I looked it up it ended up that they did indeed update it for the pro.
Jessica Gutiérrez
2018-07-28 18:23:34 +0000 UTCHey Colin, Chris nailed it with the idea of a VR arcade style bar. There is a place here in Atlanta that already beat him to the punch. Its called Revery and you can check it out here <a href="https://www.reveryvrbar.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reveryvrbar.com</a> I have been there multiple times now and its quite the experience! I played superhot vr for the first time ever here.
Jeremy Tan
2018-07-27 22:49:39 +0000 UTCThe Bud Spencer -Terence Hill game? They were Italian comedy actors from the 1970's, who appeared in the Trinity films and many others. I grew up watching these badly dubbed films. God knows why there is a game about them. I thought they were dead. Also, about VR, I definately use the 360 youtube videos and cinema mode to watch movies more than playing the games. Tha games are fun but I don't think they've found the language yet in gameplay to make them accessible to the masses. That clunkiness, along the technology limitations currently, are the gameplay problems.
Peter Campbell
2018-07-27 15:50:01 +0000 UTCI need to really sit down and learn it. I've played it twice, only for a few "days" each time, and then I kinda get bored.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-27 00:35:12 +0000 UTCAnother great episode - thanks very much both! Stardew has been the only thing played on my Vita these last few weeks. It was incredibly moreish and good for commuting.
Michael Cook
2018-07-26 05:56:00 +0000 UTCTo each his own!
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:30:36 +0000 UTCDamn lobsterback! =) There will be a thread for questions later in the week.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:30:29 +0000 UTCLOL. Coincidence? I think not.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:29:59 +0000 UTCPeople did love Killzone 2, much more than 3, as I recall.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:29:49 +0000 UTCYeah. That future is a solid decade out.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:29:38 +0000 UTCLOL. It's true. I'm still not quite right. Hahaha.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:29:06 +0000 UTCRed twins!
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:28:56 +0000 UTCAh, good note. I will make that correction in the next episode.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:28:40 +0000 UTCIt's gonna be a shitshow. I wonder who'll come out on top.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:28:28 +0000 UTCFor sure.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:28:16 +0000 UTCI agree specifically from the "why buy the cow?" standpoint. Quantic works with Sony already, though, again, I don't think that relationship will continue.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:28:10 +0000 UTCLOL. I love how low-information many people who work in games stores are. Not all or even most, for sure, but man, I, too, have encountered some winners.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:27:44 +0000 UTCWelcome back. =)
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:27:15 +0000 UTCMTGA.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:27:07 +0000 UTCThat's because you're a gigantic nerd. I have a bunch of those statues, too, but I never bought any of 'em, so I felt the need to throw that in.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:26:59 +0000 UTCIt's my pleasure. Thank you for your support!
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:26:37 +0000 UTCI'm so glad to hear that. Thank you for listening!
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:26:30 +0000 UTCI did this last week too, Renner. Pay attention.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:26:12 +0000 UTCThat makes me really happy to hear.
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:26:04 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2018-07-25 21:25:50 +0000 UTCI prefer my character to speak in Fallout. Especially in 4 and it's storyline but I understand your guys views.
Marcus Brown
2018-07-25 16:24:43 +0000 UTCHey Colin , I just want to say I was deeply offended by your remarks on how the British pronounce the word "beta " I am from the UK and I actually say the word the same way you do ! .... Ok I'm joking and I couldn't care less because I can take a joke when being told because I have something called common sense and can distinguish between someone being serious and or if they are telling a joke :-) would just like to ask if I want to ask Chris about the show and want his thoughts on it do I send my questions here ? Does he see them ? Or do I post to Twitter ? Loved this episode and I myself had thought about selling my Xbox one but after listening to the show and talking to the CLS community I have decided to hold on to it for now :-)
Matthew Perry
2018-07-25 15:34:48 +0000 UTCSo I was doing my regular morning bike ride while listening to this and no word of a lie as the tangent of Sonic the hedgehog comes up, I passed by a respectful aboriginal painting of an echidna (Australian hedgehog) on a wall. I couldn't stop laughing.
Daniel Schiffer
2018-07-25 14:12:50 +0000 UTCI may be in a minority but for me Killzone 2 was the best FPS as of last generation. They nailed everything I wanted. Yes, even beating COD4 which is a close second.
Philip Andersen
2018-07-25 13:22:16 +0000 UTCReally? I find the Switch pro controller to be one of the most comfortable controllers I've ever used.
Joe Bellotta
2018-07-25 06:04:00 +0000 UTCI'm less concerned about the future of PS should consoles fail. If that ever happened, they could snap their fingers and launch a pc app like battlenet or whatever that you bought their games from. They won't do it yet though, according to Pachter they're still making over $100 on each console. I imagine Microsoft did it because they're not making as much on each sale, they're not selling a financially relevant amount or a mix of both.
hugplx
2018-07-25 02:23:52 +0000 UTCThe Nintendo Switch pro controller just feels awkward. It's better than using the joy cons with the joy con holder, but DS4 and Xbox One controllers feel more natural. Personally, I prefer the DS4 over the others because I feel I'm able to make it do what I want better than with the others. I was just thinking the other day how funny it is that the DS4 is actually the closest to the classic SNES controller than even Nintendo. I've been playing the SNES classic and that controller still feels naturally good to this day.
Nicholas Swanson
2018-07-24 22:50:52 +0000 UTCColin is on this weeks injury report after that platinum lmao
Zack E
2018-07-24 22:42:38 +0000 UTCRed is my favorite color too! I'm so getting the Spiderman one cause I don't have a pro.
Marcus Brown
2018-07-24 22:08:39 +0000 UTCYou get 20% off games that you pre order if you have Amazon Prime. They stopped doing the two weeks after launch thing. Best Buy also stopped doing their gamers club discount, but they’ll honor it until your subscription expires. Mine is good until 2020 😈
Michael Miller
2018-07-24 21:23:45 +0000 UTCI do not understand the pull to Fortnite but I cannot argue against 2 billion. Let's see what happens when Battlefield, COD, and The Division comes out.
Marcus Brown
2018-07-24 19:41:15 +0000 UTCI think betas are today’s “demos”. They slap beta on it so they can get away with any bugs that are present.
Tyler
2018-07-24 19:27:18 +0000 UTCPersonally I think Sony doesn't need to waste money on a studio that makes, imho, overrated point and click games. It seems like David Cage would rather be a movie director because he sure as hell doesn't know what actual good gameplay is. Just my 2 cents. Great podcast as usual guys!
Joe Bellotta
2018-07-24 18:59:47 +0000 UTCI vividly remember a Compucenter employee at my local mall insisting to 9 year old me that it was Mega Man 10 when I asked the release date of Mega Man X. He gave me a long “well actually” lecture about Roman Numerals, my dad wondered why I didn’t know that already (having seen The Last Crusade prior to this) and I remember trying to plead to both of them that the last one I played was Mega Man 5 and that there was no chance I had missed 4 whole games in the series 😒
Marc Boggio
2018-07-24 18:40:53 +0000 UTCGlad to be a Patron again :)
Stephen Crane
2018-07-24 18:13:08 +0000 UTCThis makes Tuesday great again.
Nader Aboulhosn
2018-07-24 17:27:56 +0000 UTCI buy collector's edition if the statues are cool. Titanfall 1, Horizons, God of war, Wildlands. i even got the order 1886 collectors for $20 on prime day.
Joey Finelli
2018-07-24 16:44:14 +0000 UTCThanks for your hard work, my man.
Ryan Lemieux
2018-07-24 16:22:30 +0000 UTCI love getting this podcast early. Always makes my day
Craig Carter
2018-07-24 16:17:33 +0000 UTCHoly shit! Detailed sequence and time stamps. You spoil us with your OCD.
Michael Renner
2018-07-24 16:04:44 +0000 UTCThis brings soo much more joy to my day!
Joey Finelli
2018-07-24 16:03:14 +0000 UTCIn the famous words of Marvin Gaye....Lets get it Onnnn!
Marcus Brown
2018-07-24 16:02:34 +0000 UTC
