Episode 69: Turd in a Punchbowl –
Is there any chance Grand Theft Auto VI turns out to be a turd in a punchbowl? Matt doesn’t think so, but Mike isn’t ready to rule anything out. With the game’s release just two weeks away, the guys discuss expectations, review scores, and whether Rockstar can possibly live up to the hype.
Before getting to the games, Mike shares his ongoing adventures with questionable odors, unwanted basement visitors, and an $1,800 MSI Claw that disappeared from Best Buy just as he was preparing to trade in some old consoles. Meanwhile, Matt’s phone takes a tumble down a concrete staircase, which leads to an expensive upgrade and the joys of setting up a new device.
On the gaming front, Mike and Matt revisit Sulfur following its 1.0 release, hit the ice in Tape to Tape, and discuss their experiences with Erlik, Deadly Days: Roadtrip, Rakuworld, Brotato, and Enshrouded.
There’s also plenty of gaming news, questionable financial decisions, and the usual assortment of tangents. It’s another episode of On Second Thought, where the conversation rarely stays on course for very long.
What We’ve Been Playing
- Sulfur: A first-person roguelite shooter with intense gunplay, customizable weapons, powerful enchantments, and dangerous expeditions filled with loot and secrets.
- Enshrouded: A survival action RPG set in a vast fantasy world where players explore, craft, build, and battle powerful enemies to reclaim a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog.
- Erlik: A mythology-inspired bullet heaven that combines hordes of enemies, powerful upgrades, and character progression with a dark fantasy setting.
- Deadly Days: Roadtrip: A zombie-themed bullet heaven that combines frantic combat, scavenging, and strategic backpack management as players travel through a post-apocalyptic world.
- Brotato: A top-down arena shooter where a heavily armed potato battles waves of alien enemies with an arsenal of weapons, upgrades, and unique character builds.
- Rakuworld: A colorful bullet heaven where players draw their own heroes and unleash imaginative attacks against hordes of enemies in miniature environments.
- Tape to Tape: A roguelite hockey game where players build their dream team, recruit unique athletes, unlock powerful abilities, and make strategic choices on the road to hockey glory.
Gaming News
- How large is the download file for GTA VI?
- Xbox Made an Alligator-Shaped Series X, and You Can Win It Before GTA 6 Launches
- Bethesda reveals name of new Elder Scrolls game, still 2 years away
- The Division 2 DLC and Crossplay update
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2
- Phantom Blade Zero Put Up Some Massive Sales Numbers
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/phantom-blade-zero-put-up-some-massive-sales-numbers/
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