Cup of Jones - May 18, 2020 (Patreon)

I know it can feel like most days feel like most other days in 2020, but with the Summer Game Fest cooking up and next-gen buzz shifting gears with long anticipated first-looks at PS5 and Series X gameplay (not to mention Last of Us Part II a few weeks away) we’re definitely feeling the seasons change here at EZA. Thanks for helping make event reactions such a success for us time and time again. It’s going to be fun watching all the good stuff finally reveal itself this summer. For today’s editorial, I’m going to run through my Top 10 Games I’d Stream Every Week If I Had the Time.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfMJhny6qRg

Brandon


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PERSONAL QUESTIONS

ALEXANDER ZYRYANOV - Speaking of movies, how often do you watch bonus features and/or listen to the audio commentaries? Do you consume all behind-the-scenes content, or do you pick something you’re interested in? Personally I watch everything (and if it’s a blu-ray I manually check its file structure – sometimes I find clips that aren’t available through the menu) and often begin to appreciate the movie more after learning how and why it was created. JONES - A decade or so ago, at the height of my DVD purchasing era, I watched every single director’s commentary I owned. Since then I don’t really gravitate toward stuff like that. With my limited selfishly-selected entertainment time, I’d rather spend my hours watching a new thing than someone talking about a thing I’ve already watched.

DANIEL SOLORZANO - This is a question I have had for you for quite some time and I would love to have your insight on the situation. CDPR has said that they do not see a future where Cyberpunk 2077 is held back at all. It will make its September release as they are only working on bug fixes and the day 1 patch right now. They have stated however that the only thing that may have been trimmed is voice acting. Only 60-70% of it may be finished by September no matter how much they try. They stated they have no problem releasing the game with only the voice acting they have done and then adding the rest via patches when the game is released. Do you think this is a smart move or do you believe that this is going to bite CDPR in the butt if they actually go through with this? Do you think that reviewers and gamers will chastise the game for its lack of voice acting or do you think it will get a free pass because of Covid-19? How would you feel playing Cyberpunk 2077 with just over half of the voice acting finished? JONES - I’ve played RPGs and first-person shooters with half-and-half spoken dialogue, so that wouldn’t be a deal breaker, but it would definitely be disappointing. Having played as many GTAs as I have, I expect your open world to be talking and talking and talking. I don’t see this move by CDPR being detrimental to their sales. Maybe the review scores SLIGHTLY but that’s it.