Episode #74: Tales of Vapourwave
Featuring: Merve Lovely Bones Andy Tuttle Editor: The Kappa Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction 2:15 – What We Played over the Holidays 26:40 – What We’re Looking Forward to in 2021 52:00 – 2021 Predictions 1:24:15 – Will It Get Delayed? 1:50:30 – Conclusion Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep74 Podcast header image from Tales of Zestiria . Linkdump, content warnings, and spoiler warnings after the jump. Introduction (0:15) Mass Effect Wiki article on Salarians . (Source: Fandom) What We Played over the Holidays (2:15) CONTENT WARNING: JOKES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA V3 . Wikipedia article on the 2016 Hitman reboot . Wikipedia article on Weezer’s discography . Merve’s “teal game” remark was a reference to Weezer’s cover album, known colloquially as “The Teal Album.” (Source: Wikipedia) Wikipedia article on Assassin’s Creed Unity . Wikipedia article on Murder by Numbers . Clarification: “Oekaki” is a Japanese word for doodling or drawing. “Oekaki rojikku” or “Oekaki logic” is a Japanese term for picross. There was a Japan-exclusive picross game for the PlayStation called O-Chan no Oekaki Logic . (Sources: Wiktionary and Wikipedia) Wikipedia article on Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony . Wikipedia article on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze . What We’re Looking Forward to in 2021 (26:40) Announcement trailer for the Western release of Persona 5 Strikers . (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) Trailer for HD remaster of Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) Trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) Official story and gameplay trailer for The Medium . (Source: IGN on YouTube) Teaser trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition . (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube) Announcement trailer for Sports Story . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) Gamescom 2020 trailer for Cris Tales . (Source: Xbox on YouTube) Official trailer for NUTS . Clarification: At the time of recording, the Apple Arcade and Switch versions of the game hadn’t yet been announced. In fact, they were announced literally the day after we recorded. (Source: IGN on YouTube) Announcement trailer for Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) Announcement trailer for Balan Wonderworld . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) Brain in a Jar trailer for Psychonauts 2 . (Source: DoubleFineProd on YouTube) Report on Cyberpunk 2077 ’s troubled development . (Source: Bloomberg) 2021 Predictions (52:00) Wikipedia article on Bluepoint Games . Wikipedia article on Quantic Dream . Wikipedia article on Housemarque . Wikipedia article on Media.Vision . Wikipedia article on Dontnod Entertainment . Clarification: Dontnod self-published Twin Mirror on PC, but Bandai Namco published the console versions of the game. (Source: Wikipedia) Wikipedia article on Team17 . Report on Sony’s de-emphasis of the Japanese market . (Source: Bloomberg) Reveal trailer for Horizon Forbidden West . (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) Confirmation: The “Christmas Shopping” trophy for Psychonauts is indeed available in the PlayStation version. (Source: PSNProfiles) Announcement trailer for Kena: Bridge of Spirits . (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) The Majora’s Mask fan film Terrible Fate . (Source: EmberLab on YouTube) Will It Get Delayed? (1:24:15) Wikipedia article on Net Promoter Score . E3 2019 announcement trailer for Elden Ring . (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) Official teaser trailer for Bayonetta 3 . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) First look for Metroid Prime 4 . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) Correction: Lovely Bones had the correct month. The last full Nintendo Direct was held in September 2019 . (Source: Nintendo Wiki on Fandom) Gameplay trailer for GhostWire: Tokyo . (Source: PlayStation on YouTube) Game Awards 2020 trailer for Dragon Age 4 . (Source: IGN on YouTube) First look trailer for the sequel to Breath of the Wild . (Source: Nintendo on YouTube) E3 2018 cinematic trailer for Beyond Good & Evil 2 . (S