Aggrochat

One of the things about AggroChat is we very often rarely get into a game when it is new, which leads to us putting several titles on our games of the year list that are several years old.  This week Belghast finally got around to playing Control and is now trying to hook everyone else on it.  From there we talk a bit about the cyberpunk state of Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons and how Cantha is now a high tech kingdom.  Keeping the cyberpunk theme going we talk about Kamigawa Neon Dynasty.  Ash talks a bit about Trials of Mana and their New Game Plus system that allows you to easily see how the OTHER party would have finished the game.  From here we roll into a discussion about the most recent controversy going on with Star Citizen.  Then we wrap things up with a few quick topics like how Elden Ring might have a serious security vulnerability.  Then Kodra talks for a bit about Kaizo Mario and how maybe things aren’t as difficult as folks seem to think they are.

Topics Discussed

• Control
• Jade Cyberpunk Cantha
• Neon Cyberpunk Kamigawa
• Trials of Mana New Game Plus
• Transparency in Game Dev
  • Aka Star Citizen Recent Controversy
• Elden Ring potential exploits
• Celeste.smc and Kaizo Mario

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Hey Folks!  Tonight we dive into a few topics that we did not have time for last week.  First off Grace shares their adventures in Wytchwood, a game largely about crafting interesting potions.  From there we talk briefly about first impressions with a wildly different Pokemon game, Arceus.  From there we talk a bit about Chorus which dives into a longer topic about games that try different things without fully committing to them.  This brings forth a long discussion about mini games and breaking up the rhythm of a game without doing it poorly.  Kodra talks a bit about Celeste.smc which is a version of Celeste playable on the Super Nintendo.  Then we wrap things up with a quick discussion about God of War on the PC and Bel’s thoughts in playing through it.

Topics Discussed

• Wytchwood
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• Chorus
• Committing to the Concept
• Mini Games for Good and Bad
• Celeste.SMC
• God of War PC

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Tonight we are trying to get back into the swing of regularly recording shows.  It was a bit of an odd week because no one saw Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard King before it was announced.  We talk about this a bit, and Game Pass…  then Bel shares a whole bunch of games that he has been playing from Game Pass.  We also talk a bit about a game called OneShot that Kodra has been spending some time playing.

Topics Discussed

• Microsoft Buys ActiBlizz
• Game Pass
• Nobody Saves the World
• New Super Lucky’s Tale
• Oneshot
• Old School Adventure Games
• Wadjet Eye Games
• Interactive Fiction
• The Gunk
• Forza Horizon 5
  • Car MMOs

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Hey folks it is that time again, time for the Games of the Year show.  As is often the case we ended up with way too many things to talk about and could in no way fit them into a single show.  As a result this week I bring you the continuation of last week’s show as we run through the second batch of games.  We covered twelve games in the first show and we cover the last seven games in this show.  As you can tell when we go further into the list more active discussion happens as there is a bit more overlap in the titles.

Without further waffling, I bring you the second round of discussion.

Topics Discussed

• Final Fantasy VII Remake – Intergrade
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition
• Valheim
• Wildermyth
• Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
• Final Fantasy XIV / Endwalker

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