Sacred Symbols, Episode 138: A Vicious Cycle (Patreon)
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Who knew that we'd talk about Six Days in Fallujah for two weeks in a row some 12 years after the original iteration of the contentious game was cancelled. Yet, it's all our sphere wants to talk about, as the FPS revival of Six Days is drawing the ire of predictable industry-types. The question, though, is simple: When does criticism of a game stop being about the game itself, and start being about the critic? This is a deep subject, so naturally, we dive right in. Plus: The DualSense class action lawsuit is on, Avengers is getting its PS5 update very soon, Legends of Mana, Ninja Gaiden, and even Xbox-exclusive Stubbs the Zombie are all PS4-bound, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Does G4's revival have any prayer of succeeding? Following the recent Nintendo Direct, are we hankering for a State of Play? Does Project Triangle Strategy tickle Colin's SRPG itch? Is Chris in action figure form as eldritch as it sounds?
Note: The video version will be up later today.
Timestamps:
0:00:16 - Intro
0:09:39 - Bokeh Game Studio is working on a new horror series.
0:10:47 - Bungie is getting an upgraded studio.
0:18:58 - Is Horizon being turned into a VR game?
0:24:01 - Why is there a Ratchet & Clank animated short that no one knew about?
0:25:46 - Will Rainbow Six: Quarantine be renamed?
0:27:44 - Why do people eat with their mouth open?
0:32:34 - What have we been playing?
0:43:16 - What is everyone’s problem with Six Days In Fallujah?
1:16:48 - A lawsuit has been filed contesting that the DualSense controller is defective and that Sony knew about it.
1:19:23 - Does anyone care that Hawkeye is coming to Avengers?
1:25:26 - New weeb game announcements abound.
1:29:20 - The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is coming to PS4.
1:31:54 - Stubbs the Zombie is coming to PS4 and will be nearly untouched.
1:34:43 - The Phoenix Wright Great Ace Attorney games appear to be headed to PS4
1:35:50 - January’s NPD data has been revealed.
1:39:39 - More non-NPD sales data is here.
1:40:57 - News Wrap-Up
1:42:59 - Is the PlayStation TV corrupting memory cards?
1:46:06 - Is Xbox doing more for backwards compatibility than Sony?
1:51:59 - What’s the deal with split Trophy lists?
1:55:37 - When is the next State of Play and what did we think of the Nintendo Direct?
2:09:15 - Thoughts on the return of Attack of the Show and G4?