GameEngineStart Podcast - Backstory Is Important
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 257
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Episode description
The world has conspired so that we both got a game from a series we love in one week, so it's a long one.
We Played...- After months of discourse, Calum digs into Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and seems to like it a lot.
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure takes Euan into his Pacific North West feelings, even though this installment takes place in Vermont. Remember, "sad teen" is a genre not a time period.
- 00:05:55 - Euan Game Catchup
- 00:09:31 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- 01:00:31 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- 01:36:15 - News - Sony decided that the "best path forward" for Concord is to close the studio completely
- 01:37:47 - News - 343 Industries is now Halo Studios, and are pivoting to Unreal Engine for the future games.
- 01:38:35 - News - The mobile Animal Crossing game is getting one more year of updates, and if you want access to it then it's going to cost you $20.
- 01:44:52 - News - Another month, another Destiny 2 controversy, this time with the community sleuthing out a bug with their drop rates.
- 01:59:39 - Housekeeping & Upcoming Games
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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