4Player Podcast #777 - The Lucky Number Se7en Show (Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Super Mario RPG, and Fantasy Critic Result / Planning)

12/22/23 • 145 min

For all intents and purposes, 2023 was a great year for gamers but the development / business side of the industry has taken a savage beating. In our final podcast of the year, we talk about two more high-profile cancellations: Naughty Dog's The Last of Us multiplayer project AND E3 were both taken off life support in the past week. Brad talks up Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Pizza Tower as he squeezes in a few more games prior to Awards season and Chris Davis has us covered with his thoughts on the remake of Super Mario RPG. In the second half of the show, we devote our time to the past, present, and future of Fantasy Critic. We talk final rankings and then hash out the changes and improvements we want to implement in 2024 - including ways of allowing the community to join in the fun more directly!

Housekeeping / Game of the Year Plans (2:38)
Headline: E3 is (finally) dead (14:50)
Headline: Naughty Dog / Sony Cancel 'The Last of Us' Multiplayer Project (19:45)
Impressions: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (35:40)
Impressions: Super Mario RPG (47:00)
Impressions: Pizza Tower (59:00)
Fantasy Critic Results and Plans for the Future (1:15:30)

Follow the 4Player 2023 Fantasy Critic League Submit your Top 10 Games of 2023 for a chance to win a free game in January! The link is pinned in our #goty-2023 channel.

Housekeeping / Game of the Year Plans (2:38)
Headline: E3 is (finally) dead (14:50)
Headline: Naughty Dog / Sony Cancel 'The Last of Us' Multiplayer Project (19:45)
Impressions: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (35:40)
Impressions: Super Mario RPG (47:00)
Impressions: Pizza Tower (59:00)
Fantasy Critic Results and Plans for the Future (1:15:30)

Follow the 4Player 2023 Fantasy Critic League Submit your Top 10 Games of 2023 for a chance to win a free game in January! The link is pinned in our #goty-2023 channel.

Previous Episode

4Player Podcast #776 - Beat the Blue Screen! (Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Reactions and The Game Awards Predictions)

It's an unexpected race against time this week! Sudden, unexpected technical difficulties near the end of the episode force us to do battle with Chris Davis' PC as it tries to silence us. Before that though, we delve into the first ever Grand Theft Auto VI trailer and take a look back at the history of the series and the impact it has had on culture and the industry. Rather than close out the show in our usual fashion, Brad runs us through a series of increasingly ridiculous predictions ahead of The Game Awards.

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Reactions (09:20)
The Game Awards Predictions (51:35)

Next Episode

4Player Podcast #778 - Our 2024 Fantasy Critic League Draft / Preview Show

With a new year comes an onslaught of new games to be excited about. As is now tradition around these parts, we kick off the new year with the initial Draft in our ongoing Fantasy Critic league! This year, Ed joins the fray, bringing our roster up to seven! We learned a lot over the last year and I think it shows because not only are our individual rosters stronger and spicier, counter-picking was absolute hell! But hey, it makes for a fun podcast. Pay attention at the beginning for the rundown of the rules and all of the changes we have implemented and then sit back and enjoy. Thanks for joining us for another year of video games!

How Fantasy Critic Works (4:20)
Determining the draft order (12:10)
Initial Draft (18:55)
Counterpicks (1:15:00)