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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 204 | They're Wild For Those ARMs (Patreon)

Published:
2022-07-05 16:01:06
Edited:
2022-07-08 14:45:10
Imported:
2022-09

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It's time, my friends, for a call-in episode. Dustin and I (Colin) sat on Discord and took more than half-a-dozen inquiries -- with very little notice given and without any foreknowledge of what would be discussed -- on topics ranging from the politicization of game studios and how we deal with negativity online to the true scarcity of PlayStation 5 and the expense of gaming in the developing world. And two different callers reach out with love and admiration for Wild ARMs, one of my favorite games of all-time and a recent recipient of Trophies on PS4 and PS5. So we discuss that truly wonderful JRPG in-depth, too. More call-ins are coming, so stay-tuned!



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Reon Williams

I guess I gotta buy Wild Arms now

thefury4815

My problem with subscription services in general is why limit yourself? I just looked at gamepass for the first time in months and realized I don't really care about anything on it and canceled my subscription because I already have a backlog of stuff to play on ps5. Same with the new ps+ it would only cost me $47 to upgrade for 286 days to the highest tier but I'd rather just buy what I want to play and keep going into my backlog or even replaying games like I have been doing with the re2, 3, and 7 ps5 releases and then I have tlou remake in September and mario + rabbids in October and so on and now man of medan is free on ps+. I don't have time for a subscription service. As for the ps5 availability my problem was everytime they put it on sale I would be at work and couldn't sit and wait to buy one so I just said screw it last year and got it on eBay and have been happily playing ps5 for almost a year. Sure it sucks I paid more but at least I'm not obsessing over it

Anonymous

I didn’t even know the quarry was on Xbox lol. That being said, I still wouldn’t buy it on either Xbox or ps5 as the reviews have been so-so and I’m sure it will go on sale soon.

LastStandMedia
>>87118447

Yeah, I don't need games constantly breathing down my neck. It's why I was happy to buy Wild Arms a la carte instead of subscribing.

somar

no video for this one ?

Dan Luxembourg

Loved the episode! And I would like to throw myself in the ring of “international gamers telling their stories and experiences”. Dan, from Israel. Either way, can’t wait to hear & learn more from other international gamers 💪🏻 Shalom to everyone! ❤️ Game on.

Logan

Thank goodness for Meow Meow, I’m glad I’m not the only member here with a southern drawl.

Michael Rogers

I think the issue around Ps5 is a combination of many different factors, many of which you all touched on. In my circles it comes down to 3 main issues. We refuse to support scalping, we don't want to spend all our time hunting and tracking one down, and there's really no good reason to be in a rush since there still aren't any big Ps5 only games. Ps5's will sell when people can walk into a store and buy one, along with a big new game that requires a Ps5. On the other side of things, Microsoft now has Bethesda and Starfield is on the way. Series S consoles are in stores and available. I wish Sony would compete with an affordable console. I don't need native 4K 120 FPS, or any of that pc garbage. I don't even have a 4K tv. All I need is a good quality, Hi def console and some great RPG's. For now, my Ps4 Pro is enough, and my next console will be the Series S.

LastStandMedia
>>87205365

I think the last part is key. If you're patient, you're going to get a great machine with a better and better library. And you really do need a 4K TV first and foremost, in my opinion.

Mark Whittington

Was nice to see someone finally challenge Colin's attitude to games pricing by pointing out the US isn't the whole world.

Samuel Zamora

The other day I went into a local GameStop. I asked the employees if they had any PS5’s in stock. I was told they had atleast enough to supply quite a lot of people with either an Elden Ring + Horizon bundle, Horizon bundle, & the disc based PS5’s. Had they had a digital version I would’ve bought one and given my disc one to my kids. The employees were saying they are starting to get them in more frequently. So hopefully the demand is being met.

MISZCZOGRZMOT

Hey guys, appreciate your work. Game prices have definitely became too steep, here in Poland - $100 for a base edition of a new PS5 Sony game is just too much. Especially when we've been strained by Covid, and crushed even further by the war. Electricity, gas, liquid gas, interest rate on credits, everything has gone up in the last few months as much as 50%, and that goes for groceries and basic amenities, too(and our minimum wage is ~$530/month after social and tax). No sane person would be buying $100 video games here atm, when some of us are struggling to survive to the next paycheck atm. We know that NES and SNES games were expensive, cause printing cartridges and smaller user base/hardware adoption, point that Colin's been hammering down every time the subject's been brought up, but that's not the prices we've had in the video game space during the last 20 years since the introduction of optic media, and growing user bases - $60 was all good for a long time, for everyone included. I know that budgets are getting bigger and bigger in the AAA space, but if a game like Control can be made for $30m with industry leading tech, a proprietary engine, and all other bells and whistles, maybe we're being somewhat frivolous with the spending? Do we really NEED A-list Hollywood actors in the games? A Hans Zimmer score recorded at some world class philharmonia? E3 showcases, massive marketing budgets and ads during the superbowl? Does everything need to be photorealistic and open world, too, nowadays? I know that EU tax is none of Sony's concern, but if you're talking about how unfair it would be for some countries to be paying more for games, we've been paying ~$80 for base PS3 and PS4 games here since like 2011, we're paying ~$100 now, and the story's the same or worse in other regions - AU, NZ, countries like Brazil, etc. I would be personally f*king thrilled to be paying only $70(plus $7 in tax in some states) for a PS5 game. This generation Sony decided to not decrease the prices of their exclusives over time on PS Store, too, so that's an extra kick in the nuts. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony backed out of some regions by the end of this gen, if things are going to proceed as they do now (though I do hope the war will end soon). They might stop making profit in some regions, and keeping the lights on of their local offices, localizing games or the app, commerce cost, hardware service centers, etc, all costs money. Nintendo has very little presence here, after all, they didn't even have a distributor for their games or consoles till like 2014.

LastStandMedia
>>87243199

I can only speak through an American lens, and this is, ostensibly, an American show with a mostly-American audience. We do the best we can.

LastStandMedia
>>87339881

The point of the price adjustment over time is that the cost used to literally go into making the game, physically creating it. Now the money goes into the creation, and it's still not enough, because expectations are too high. It'll all come crashing down if the money isn't there to support it. It is what it is; I own an indie studio, that's fine with me.

Uicreate

I love listening to Last Stand Media. Having these call in episodes is a lot of fun, just wanted to say thank you.