Is the CP2077 update and DLC too little, too late? Can Scormey stop playing “Starfield” long enough to find out? This, and much more, on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Contractor woes, and other nonsense. Video Game News (6:31) – Apparently the new DLC and Update 2.0 for “Cyberpunk 2077” are out… Yawn… Wrap (33:27) […]
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No one expects incontinence – Loot Mechanics #344
Did Netflix steal the ‘World Bible’ for “Rebel Moon” from a TTRPG developer? We discuss this, and other weird things, on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Scormey can’t stop playing “Starfield”, and Beoulus has been playing more “Pathfinder: Kingmaker” Tabletop Roleplaying (10:00) – Wait… there was going to be a “Rebel Moon” TTRPG? Wrap (42:08) […]
Death of a King – Loot Mechanics #343
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 […]
YARR! – Loot Mechanics #342
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 […]
Overhyped and Woke – Loot Mechanics #341
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 […]
The Great ‘Starfield’ Caper – Loot Mechanics #340
Chatting about “The Great ‘Starfield’ Caper” and its Reddit aftermath, as well big news for Retro gamers! Intro (0:49) – What’s been going on with Scormey and Beoulus recently. Video Games (4:38) – The saga of the stolen copies of “Starfield”, and the Redditor that turned the thief in. Wrap (27:06) – Atari is releasing […]