{"id":50904,"date":"2020-10-05T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=50904"},"modified":"2020-10-04T23:42:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T03:42:01","slug":"diecast-318-mass-effect-stormworks-xcloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=50904","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #318: Mass Effect, Stormworks, XCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you don&#8217;t listen to the podcast, I&#8217;m still curious what you thought of <em>Raised by Wolves<\/em> on HBO. About a month ago, I nearly spent a Tuesday column talking about how interesting and exciting it was. I&#8217;m glad I waited. That would not have aged well for me.<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast318.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast318.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast318.mp3' download='diecast318.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast318.ogg' download='diecast318.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <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>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast318.mp3\">Diecast318<\/a><\/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\/G0PFaHp1W5Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G0PFaHp1W5Q'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>00:00 Raised by Wolves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been bamboozled. After all of these years of cynicism and suspicion regarding writing, I managed to fall for the &#8220;Overwhelm the audience with New Information until they lose track of all the loose plot threads and unexplained bullshit&#8221; trick. This show punked me for 10 hours before I caught on. <\/p>\n<p>If you can imagine <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penn_%26_Teller\">Teller<\/a> falling for a &#8220;pull a coin from behind your ear&#8221; gag, then you can imagine how embarrassed I feel right now. <\/p>\n<p><strong>13:48 Stormworks<\/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\/oD3lRfqmiRE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oD3lRfqmiRE'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>33:25 Mass Effect Remaster Delayed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It seems the odds of any particular game being delayed are directly proportional to how much I&#8217;m looking forward to it. So now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2020\/09\/26\/report-the-mass-effect-trilogy-remaster-does-exist-but-has-been-delayed\/#5cd720ad584e\">Mass Effect remaster is delayed to 2021<\/a>. I&#8217;d rather a game be delayed than release in a broken state. At the same time, I&#8217;d prefer it if <strong>someone<\/strong> would put out some <strong>games<\/strong> I enjoy this year. <\/p>\n<p>I currently have just four games on my best-of-2020 list, and only one of them actually came out in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39:57 Diambert&#8217;s proposal to fix ME3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re hungry for STILL MORE MASS EFFECT ANALYSIS then here is Diambert&#8217;s proposal: <a href=\"https:\/\/verbosestoic.wordpress.com\/2020\/09\/22\/rethinking-mass-effect-3\/\">The Intro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/verbosestoic.wordpress.com\/2020\/09\/29\/rethinking-mass-effect-3-conclusion\/\">the conclusion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>42:26 Mailbag: Streaming vs. Consoles<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is launching xCloud&#8230;<br \/>\nIt seems like a lot of people with money believe in this idea. Thinking back over your past discussions of streaming gaming I don&#8217;t remember much regarding how it competes with consoles.<br \/>\nWhat if the console generation after the one about to land is a $50 box and a $10 a month subscription instead of a $500 box?<br \/>\nFor the consumer it removes the sticker shock and the upgrade cycle and it takes nearly 4 years for it to become more expensive.<br \/>\nFor Microsoft it will be more profitable because the servers to run all these games are going to be cheaper than all those Xbox&#8217;s would&#8217;ve been. (The utilization is higher, you don&#8217;t need the pretty boxes and you can use industrial power and cooling solutions.)<br \/>\nSo is that the end game?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you don&#8217;t listen to the podcast, I&#8217;m still curious what you thought of Raised by Wolves on HBO. 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