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VGP Ep 113: Hype Train!
We actually talk about video games for a majority of the show this week!
- 00:00 – Intro and Game Announcements (formerly E3 Hype Train)
- 01:15:50 – Trees Week
- 01:38:40 – Fred Week
- 02:09:20 – Fight Night Champions
- 02:13:15 – Card Shark
- 02:25:10 – Tomb Raider Anniversary
VGP Ep 113: A Vanguard, It Is Not
This week Trees calls out VGP inaccuracies and looks to the future of Sony while Fred beats a dead horse with Call of Duty.
- 13:20 Trees Week
- 42:38 Fred Week
- 01:08:50 Mercenaries 2
- 01:15:00 Fight Night Champion
- 01:30:25 State of Play
- 01:46:40 Cyberpunk 2077
- 01:51:30 Pac-Man Museum Plus
- 01:57:45 Tomb Raider Anniversary
- 02:04:50 Call of Duty: Vanguard
Horror Obscura 2016: Tomb Raider Series
Tomb Raider is a very well known series in fact just recently the series hit its landmark 20th anniversary so it felt fitting to enter the series into the Horror Obscura this year. Many of course will argue that the Tomb Raider series is an action series but lingering in those tombs in practically every entry of the series there are horror themes to be found. So to celebrate the 20th anniversary and talk about some horror it’s time to discuss some of Tomb Raider‘s most memorable scares.
Podcast: Community PS2 Top 10s and Mailbag
We asked you all for community PS2 top 10 lists and boy did you oblige. In a massive push of lists that takes nearly 2 hours to read off Fred and Jam delve deep into the many games PS2 owners love. It’s a widespread list and a great celebration of Sony’s sophomore console. As a result we’ve pushed a few of the scheduled game nights, but a friendly reminder to get started on Kingdom Hearts if you haven’t already for August’s 2-part game club.
The points totals document can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RuNTDd8ZXTQcvXQJu0wbmZMMZBYJ136qRPK2FoWzgi4/edit?usp=sharing
Tomb Raider Anniversary Review
The original Tomb Raider was more than just a 32 bit title that launched a strong Playstation franchise, it was a cultural phenomenon. For those that have ever played it, especially if you’ve recently gone back, it’s rather difficult to appreciate that game without the amazing strength of nostalgia. Fortunately when Crystal Dynamics took over for the franchise with Legend the company’s second project was to remake the original. As the following reviews will attest, it was a good faith effort to not only switch up the mechanics and polish the weaker points of the first game, but ultimately the need to keep many of the levels and designs intact tarnish the experience. Crystal Dynamics played it safe with how little it tweaked of the original formula and what resulted was a game that feels so updated and tight at some points and so sluggish and archaic at others.
Ongoing Series: Tomb Raider Anniversary
For the November game club we are playing through Tomb Raider, both the original and anniversary. Fred is tackling Anniversary. By popular request two versions of each video is being uploaded: one with and one without commentary. This has commentary, so if you wish to see the one without simply go here.
Gaming History 101 