Sacred Symbols, Episode 41: The Great Accessibility Debate (Patreon)
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Over the last couple of weeks, a debate has raged within the gaming industry: Should games be easier? Should they be more accessible? And are those two things actually the same, or in some way, shape, or form different? On this episode, we take the time to drill down deep and get to the bottom of some lingering questions about game difficulty, disabled players, and the Games Are For Everyone philosophy. But no episode of Sacred Symbols would be complete without copious news and plenty of letters from the listeners. Borderlands 3 has a release date and couch co-op, the UK's Prince Harry thinks parents are helpless against their Fortnite-playing children, GameStop is hemorrhaging money, and much more, while fan inquires range on topics from Mega Man Battle Network and The Elder Scrolls VI to PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now, and the dreaded PlayStation Store. Oh, and we gush about Phoenix Wright for a bit, too. Objection?! We think not.
Timestamps:
0:00:17 - Intro.
0:03:55 - Due to KnockBack recording, Episode 42 will be posted a day later than usual on Patreon.
0:04:39 - Is it acceptable to fart at a urinal?
0:07:13 - One listener has a Trophy confession.
0:08:02 - Per last week's episode: A couple of corrections.
0:10:05 - What do we make of Jason Schreier's BioWare exposé?
0:17:24 - What games are we playing?
0:25:12 - Borderlands 3 gets a release date, has couch co-op, etc.
0:27:15 - Prince Harry hates Fortnite, gamers, gaming, and you.
0:30:01 - SEGA speaks candidly about its decision to remove Japanese actor from Judgement.
0:32:09 - Square Enix has a studio leadership shakeup, losing two key pieces of talent.
0:33:41 - GameStop posts a nearly $700 million annual loss, the worst 12 months in company history.
0:40:09 - Super Meat Boy Forever delayed; studio refuses to crunch, citing wellness.
0:42:12 - It looks like the next Assassin's Creed game will revolve around Vikings.
0:42:45 - Rage 2 is getting some old-school cheat functionality.
0:44:46 - Sony has revealed PSN's top-downloaded games for March 2019.
0:45:54 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
0:47:31 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
0:53:02 - One listener asks us to delve into the "Easy Mode Debate" that's currently raging.
1:02:31 - How do we feel about in-game ads, whether for other games, DLC, or products?
1:04:41 - What do we think of the Mega Man Battle Network series?
1:06:17 - Why doesn't the PlayStation Store work consistently for so many gamers?
1:08:51 - The Elder Scrolls VI will launch at least a decade after Skyrim. Is that crazy?
1:10:37 - What's with publishers dropping game prices so quickly, screwing early adopters?
1:13:39 - Is it time for Sony to make PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into a single service?
1:16:43 - What's with Sony's lack of support for digital 4K content on PS4?
1:21:26 - Outro.