Sacred Symbols, Episode 62: Incoming Biohazard (Patreon)
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Capcom's recent resurgence hasn't only been fueled by Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, and slick retro collections. Resident Evil -- known as Biohazard in Japan -- has itself been a lynchpin since RE7 shocked us the gaming world early 2017 (not to mention RE2's wonderful remake earlier this year). Now, the Japanese publisher is teasing a new Resident Evil, but it's unclear just what it could be. A mainline entry? Another remake? Or perhaps something else entirely? Let's talk about our hopes and dreams for what's next for Raccoon City and beyond. After that, we delve into the apparent return of Telltale Games, September's surprisingly strong PS+ free games offering, the relaunch of some classic 16-bit Disney platformers, and much more. We then round out our weekly offering, as always, with questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas from the audience. Will game prices really go up next generation? Does Sony have any intention of playing nice with Stadia? Has 2K gone too far with NBA 2K20's gambling features? Is a Pizza Roll just an Italian Gusher? (That last one made Chris really angry.)
Timestamps:
0:00:17 - Intro
0:03:06 - Sacred Symbols + is still rolling on, etc.
0:04:31 - How about some listener inquiries that infuriate Chris?
0:05:56 - Goodbye, Naughty Dog's PS3 games' online functionality!
0:07:26 - Remember PS+'s "Full Game Trials"? We didn't, either.
0:08:56 - A couple of corrections for last week's episode.
0:13:27 - What have we been playing?
0:28:41 - Capcom's teasing a new Resident Evil game.
0:32:02 - September’s PS+ games have been revealed.
0:35:13 - Aladdin's and The Lion King's 16-bit platformers are making a comeback.
0:37:09 - Supermassive Games has revealed Part II of their Dark Pictures Anthology.
0:41:14 - TellTale Games is making a comeback (kinda).
0:43:48 - A new Shovel Knight spinoff game has been revealed.
0:44:50 - Capcom has revealed The Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection.
0:47:07 - Sega has announced Yakuza 7, and it’s a turn-based JRPG...?
0:49:29 - Borderlands 3’s endgame content has been detailed.
0:50:53 - Lower your expectations for Sony at TGS.
0:54:07 - Vita has received a new firmware update.
0:55:14 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
0:56:53 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:11:12 - A counter-argument to Colin’s take on increased game prices.
1:14:09 - Why does Cyberpunk 2077 have non-binary gender options?
1:16:58 - Could PlayStation games come to Stadia?
1:22:46 - Why aren’t outlets covering Death Stranding's crunch?
1:27:08 - John Carmack was on JRE (and to be fair, we didn't listen to it).
1:30:23 - Are NBA 2K20’s gambling microtransactions finally a step too far?