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Defining Duke, Episode 122 | Redfall Is An Absolute Disaster - What Now? (Patreon)

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2023-05-04 16:00:06
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2023-05

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E3 2021 concluded with the "one more announcement" moment and that game was Redfall. Since then, Xbox has closely tied itself to the game as one of its big, AAA, premium exclusives. Following the vacancy of 2022, Xbox fans hoped to have their patience rewarded when the delay for Redfall released on May 2, 2023. Well, it's here and it has arrived unspectacular fashion. Redfall currently sits at a 62 on OpenCritic across 77 critic reviews and the brand has suffered yet another brutal, embarrassing blow. How could Xbox release a game of such low quality after their commitments to first party? Is this the fault of Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, Game Pass, or something else? Is this what we're to expect from Starfield and other games from acquired talent? Indeed, the release of Redfall sends an awful message and The Dukes are far from happy. With "New York Sports energy," The Dukes prepare to take Xbox and Bethesda to task for the heinous state of Redfall and delve deeper into the matter on the state of first party.


Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:59 - Duke makes us feel better

0:06:58 - Minecraft Legends hits 3 million players in 10 days

0:07:36 - A new Xbox Dashboard has been revealed

0:08:44 - Xbox has announced a new Game Pass referral program for PC

0:09:45 - Halo’s Season 2 filming has wrapped and will release in 2024

0:10:16 - Hit registration in Halo Infinite is drawing attention

0:11:29 - Respawn has issued a response to Jedi Survivor’s issues

0:21:31 - Hellblade 2 has appeared in a 2023 Game Pass ad

0:24:48 - Forza Motorsport may be arriving this summer

0:26:36 - Armored Core 6 is confirmed for August 25

0:27:35 - Wo Long has sold 1 million copies

0:29:08 - What have we been playing? (Redfall Discussion)

1:59:13 - Does Redfall’s release make us concerned for Starfield?

2:09:06 - Why choose Xbox this generation?

2:18:04 - Xbox has firmed up their summer plans

2:33:18 - Some new updates on the ABK acquisition

2:43:00 - A new Xbox game has been leaked

2:45:31 - Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass

2:49:27 - Game Pass Pick of the Week

2:59:51 - Recommendation on where to go after The Last Ronin

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Namistai25

Hang in there Dukes 💚 Brighter days are coming for the Xbox

Dillon

Damn, you guys just missed the Phil Spencer interview with KF. Would've gone great with this episode.

Anonymous

This one’s about to get JUICY!

Phil Walker

Sooooo review spoilercast when?

Jose Cantu

I was hoping they'd be able to squeeze in reactions to Phil Spencer's interview, but alas. Still listening of course.

Michael

I hope Starfield doesn’t suck massive dong. I want Xbox to succeed but it seems to me that somehow they don’t realize that having great games is crucial for that to happen.

Michael Thew
>>107817076

What makes you think that? Second question is if starfield launches shitty will you still have the brighter days on the horizon feeling?

Bogey Zero

Matty your suggestion of making sure you have a synergy and established pipeline with the studios before going and finding even more studios to buy and add to your collection, maybe even working closely with them for a few years before acquiring them, I believe there’s a phrase for that…

Anonymous

Should you get an Xbox if you already have a PC and PS5? Of course not. All Xbox games come day one to PC. That's the whole point of Xbox's play anywhere strategy. Heck if you're patient enough (shout out to the patientgamers subreddit), you could get away without a PS5. Just wait a few years for the Sony ports to come. If you're a pirate, you don't even need a Switch. I'm surprise PC guys are still asking themselves if they need an Xbox. Clearly, you don't. As a non-PC guy, I need an Xbox (and the other consoles).

Michael Mashpotato

I remember trading my GameCube and all my games for and Xbox 360 and Bioshock. It was absolutely mind blowing for me. I didn’t get a PS3 until 2012 when my wife bought me one. Then the next generation I had both a Xbox one and upgraded to a One X and also a PS4 and upgraded that to PS4 pro. I used my PS4 for exclusive games only. I played my Xbox Series X for every single 3rd party game simply because games just ran better on the console. Fast forward to now and I own every console because I am blessed and have expendable income. So I have a Switch, Steam Deck, two PS5s and a Series X and also S. Tbh I haven’t turned on my Xbox since Psychonauts 2. I played on all consoles pretty evenly and chose to play Hifi rush on my steam deck. I’ve this generation I play almost exclusively on my PS5 including almost all 3rd party games. I’m really disappointed in Xbox lately. Sorry for the long comment. I appreciate you guys and love your banter. But as a fellow Mets fan I can understand Cogs comparison to Xbox having Mets energy. I love them but am often let down.

Anonymous

Never ever listen to KF content but the Xbox interview with Phil was very strong. "There's no world where Starfield is an 11/10 and people start selling their playstations" damn Phil did come across open and honest. Would love your guys reactions to what he said next week or on DDU

Anonymous

Listening to Cog and Matty go off was worth the game releasing

Ealia Staroverov

Quick correction of sorts. Matty has brought up the Void engine of previous games and how Redfall being on UE4 could be the cause of Some of the game's problems. Their last game, Prey, actually used CryEngine, not Void. And Prey's Typhon Hunter DLC did actually switch over to using UE4. As always thanks for a tough, but fair and meaningful, discussion.

Ealia Staroverov
>>107832026

Such a weird quote. Isn't the point to get people to buy Xbox and/or GP subs? Nobody has to sell their PS to get into the ecosystem.

Matty LSM
>>107839118

Great correction. Thank you for this. If you wouldn't mind (and I'll try to commit it to memory) please write this in our next DD thread on Monday so we can include the information. Would love to give the credit where it's due. - Matty

Kenneth Koepnick

Great episode. Guest host Dark Matty hit a lot of great points. Folks may take the episode negative but I could hear the passion behind the disappointment & frustration.

ToiletDrummer

Matty, since you like DR - check out Raging Loop. It's remote japanese village DR with Werewolf/Mafia (the cardgame) as its premise. Great cast, gripping story with a greater focus on psychological horror and mindgames. Also has quite a bit of (sometimes pretty unhinged) comedy and a tinch of romance in it. Absolutely loved it and would put it up there with DR2 and Virtue's Last Reward. :)

Cai

Had too much Wednesdayluck recently, just missing out on the Phil interview this week! Looking forward to you guys covering it next week.

Your Boi Nicky V

Aha, I love raging Matty. Great show dudes.

SweetBabyRay

Best ever episode of DD. You guys killed it.

NeO JD

Might be the best ep of DD yet. You boys brought the heat!

Garry

Found it funny there isn’t a fan fest in the uk 🇬🇧 lol.

Nathan Densley

My take on the game is definitely that they made a call after some time into the delay, that the game at a creative level was busted. But they decided to release it anyways. This kinda stuff is happening across industries. COVID didn't just slow stuff down and complicate production, it seems to have taken the will and pride out of people.

Vonoran

Hi Matty, From what I’ve listened from interviews, and panels, TMNT: Last Ronin stems from an idea that Eastman and Laird conceptualized years ago. The team behind the first 100 issues of IDW (Eastman and Waltz) took the concept and made it reality with Last Ronin. Sadly, Eastman and Laird are not actively working together on Last Ronin, but Laird receives a credit due to conceptualization from decades prior. #redfalldd

Sam Lee

Cog on fire with these burger analogies. FINISHED! #iforgotthehashtagDD