{"id":30385,"date":"2016-02-01T06:36:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T11:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=30385"},"modified":"2016-09-04T20:27:03","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T00:27:03","slug":"diecast-139-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-rainbow-six-siege-the-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=30385","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #139: Rise of the Tomb Raider, Rainbow Six Siege, The Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast139.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast139.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast139.mp3' download='diecast139.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast139.ogg' download='diecast139.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: Josh, Jacob, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Campster\">Chris<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueberrystarstudio.com\/\">Rachel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:00:50: Defense Grid 2<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Protip: You can turn the dialog volume all the way down and play this as a plotless tower defense game. I feel bad about doing so, but <em>damn<\/em> does that dialog drag on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:13:05: Naval Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:19:50: Rainbow  Six Siege<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b8AQtI4iTD0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b8AQtI4iTD0'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:27:05: Rise Of The Tomb Raider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not that the story sucks, it&#8217;s that it gets too much focus. These mechanics are really strong, and I think the game should be more confident about leaving us to enjoy them for longer. Also, like I said the other day:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dev who designed these stealth sections should have touched base with dev who decided player would wear a glowstick. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcyzfzZMDf\">pic.twitter.com\/AcyzfzZMDf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shamus Young (@shamusyoung) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shamusyoung\/status\/693459086910820352\">January 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Having played a few more hours now, I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s a magical glowstick that turns itself off if there are dudes in the zone. It&#8217;s still bananas, but it&#8217;s a different kind of bananas than I first assumed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:44:18: The Witness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>0:54:06: EA is &#8220;on a Journey&#8221; to Regain PC Gamer Trust<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>My column this week is also on this topic. But I&#8217;m sure you guessed that already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosts: Josh, Jacob, Shamus, Chris. Episode edited by Rachel. 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