{"id":47893,"date":"2019-09-02T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=47893"},"modified":"2019-09-02T15:34:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:34:01","slug":"diecast-272-control-fortnite-classic-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=47893","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #272: Control, Fortnite, Classic WoW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a Diecast with 50% extra diecasting! You&#8217;re welcome! All this time, and we STILL somehow didn&#8217;t manage to answer any listener questions. I just want to make it clear that we&#8217;re not aloof, we&#8217;re incompetent. Big difference.<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast272.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast272.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast272.mp3' download='diecast272.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast272.ogg' download='diecast272.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast272.mp3\">Diecast272<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peripheralarbor.com\/\">Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Show notes: <!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>00:46 Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent another day with Control since recording this podcast. I&#8217;ve finished the game and here are a couple of non-spoilery thoughts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I still dislike the combat, although I found switching from survivability to DPS helped make it much less of a chore. I guess I&#8217;d upgrade my appraisal of the gameplay from &#8220;Tedious&#8221; to &#8220;Tolerable&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>I really dug the story, all the way through. Satisfying ending with a tone that matched the rest of the work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be writing more about this game in the coming weeks.<\/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\/PT5yMfC9LQM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PT5yMfC9LQM'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>29:02 Why is Fortnite so BIG?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mean, it&#8217;s HUGE!<\/p>\n<p><strong>35:09 Kerbal Space Program 2<\/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\/P_nj6wW6Gsc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P_nj6wW6Gsc'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>47:56 This Dumb Credit Sequence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story of how I used Unity to make a program to generate a credit sequence rather than doing it by hand in a video editor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>55:23 Mindhunter Season 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The previous post where I talked about how my hometown was turned into another town through the magic of editing can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=41000\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00:46 NBA 2K20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You might argue that the story where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-junD46e9Iw\">NBA 2K20 Trailer Promotes Gambling In Game Rated For 3 Year Olds And Above<\/a> is actually a problem with the ratings board more than the publisher. But we don&#8217;t need to fight! There&#8217;s more than enough blame to go around. And can I maybe throw a little bit of blame at the gamers who buy these games? I know that seems mean, but publishers only do this because it makes money.<\/p>\n<p>Dear loot boxers: You&#8217;re giving the publishers more money than fans of traditionally structured games, which is why they&#8217;re pivoting to you. Can&#8217;t you folks got to Vegas or throw your money in a fire or something? I don&#8217;t want to see all my favorite game mechanics replaced with slot machines and pay-to-win bullshit.<\/p>\n<p>Also, please don&#8217;t confuse this story with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pYqHqDEH4NU\">NBA2k game from last year that had unskippable in-game advertisements<\/a>. Please try to keep up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:10:33 Classic WoW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like the old days. Both good and bad.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not playing, but I&#8217;d love to hear from anyone who is. How is it? Is this the return of a classic, or a return to a frustrating janky past? If you had to choose between Class WoW and Nu-WoW, which would you pick?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a Diecast with 50% extra diecasting! You&#8217;re welcome! All this time, and we STILL somehow didn&#8217;t manage to answer any listener questions. I just want to make it clear that we&#8217;re not aloof, we&#8217;re incompetent. Big difference. Diecast272 Hosts: Paul, Shamus. Episode edited by Issac. 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