For years, the norm for AAA video games has been to release microtransaction-laden “Live Services”, even for single-player games. With the success of “Baldur’s Gate 3” and “Starfield”, does that signal the deal of these “Live Services” single-player games? Intro (0:49) – Scormey is annoyed with his Contractors. But all this work has allowed him…
Delving ever deeper into this cavern of Death, on today’s episode. Game: “Tiny Dungeon“ Oracle: “GameMaster’s Apprentice – Fantasy Deck“ Music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/wappe/WAPPE151.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android…
This week we discuss Pirates throughout gaming, in honor of “International Talk Like a Pirate Day” Intro (0:49) – Unity sucks. Full stop. Tabletop Roleplaying (25:01) – Time to talk like a pirate again this week, so let’s discuss whether or not Pirate action is a viable subgenre in TTRPGs Wrap (43:27) – Corrections regarding…
Into the domain of the Kobold Lord, or something to that effect, on today’s show! Game: “Tiny Dungeon“ Oracle: “GameMaster’s Apprentice – Fantasy Deck“ Music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/wappe/WAPPE150.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify |…
As many of you know, I am an avid fan of Kickstarter and Crowdfunding in general, especially when it comes to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). My collection of TTRPGs has exploded over the last three years, between print-on-demand services such as Drive Thru RPG and crowdfunding projects. That said, it hasn’t all been wine &…
We’re all about the Hype-Train, on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Did the “Starfield” hype drive us to buy the game and play at launch? Video Games (11:07) – Speaking of hype, the Alt-Right Douchebags accuse “Baldur’s Gate 3” of being ‘Overhyped’ and ‘Woke’. Is this just whinging, or do they have a point? Wrap…
