Sacred Symbols, Episode 64: Boredomlands (Patreon)

It may be hard to believe, but it's been nearly seven years since Borderlands 2 launched, and so with Borderlands 3's recent arrival, you may expect fans to be delighted. Some are, no doubt, but many others aren't, and such a situation calls much into question: Are there too many loot-based shooters? Can a game like this compete on the modern market? Is Borderlands 3 simply too late? Chris and Colin don't see eye-to-eye on this much at all, which makes for an interesting conversation. Then, how 'bout some news?! GameStop keeps tanking, Final Fantasy VII Remake appeals to the old-schoolers, Control's sales are soft, and Ubisoft promises massive open-world games galore in its future. Finally, to round things out, we take some listener questions. Are publishers and developers releasing DLC too far after a game's launch? What do we think of Katamari Damacy? How do we carve out time to game? If you get a DiGiorno Pizza delivered via Amazon, does it rip a hole in space and time?

Timestamps:

0:00:17 - Intro
0:03:17 - The critics agree: Sacred Symbols+ is a hit.
0:04:53 - A note on our Control spoilercast.
0:06:46 - The date for this year’s Game Awards has been announced.
0:08:20 - A strange coincidence concerning Macaulay Culkin.
0:10:19 - Why is PewDiePie still relevant and newsworthy?
0:13:39 - Are we Death Stranded-ed out?
0:19:13 - If you get DiGiorno pizza delivered via Amazon... isn't it delivery?
0:20:47 - What have we been playing?
0:39:14 - GameStop is closing ~200 stores.
0:41:20 - Square Enix shows off Final Fantasy VII Remake's "Classic Mode".
0:45:59 - Remedy outlines its plan for Control DLC.
0:52:11 - Nioh 2 gets an open beta and release window.
0:54:21 - Ubisoft will only be making large, open world-games moving forward.
0:59:47 - Some JRPG news for gigantic nerds.
1:01:03 - A Narcos (Netflix) game is coming to PS4.
1:02:50 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has been a huge success.
1:03:20 - These are the best-selling games of August, 2019.
1:08:38 - Anthem is being added to EA Access.
1:09:24 - Minor game announcements and release date information.
1:11:49 - This week's new releases for PS4, PS Vita, and PSVR.
1:21:02 - PSA.
1:23:00 - What’s our opinion on Katamari Damacy?
1:24:50 - Do we have a game-playing routine?
1:26:47 - Does Colin have a plan for his 100th Platinum Trophy?
1:28:15 - Will the Games-As-A-Service trend ever end?
1:32:32 - Why is New Game+ always available for games so late these days?
1:35:04 - Do subscription services remove incentive to buy games at launch?