AggroChat #468 - Accessible Design is Important

02/25/24 • 78 min

AggroChat: Tales of the Aggronaut Podcast

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! We are back after taking a break last week due to the limited number of folks available. This week we start off with a topic that has bounced around a bit on our docket. Namely, we marvel at just how balanced City of Heroes/City of Villians is and what a pinnacle of system design it really is. Bel spent a bit of time playing Nightingale now that is available in early access, and talks about the mess of a game that it is. Finally, we dive into our primary topic this week and talk about the Last Epoch 1.0 launch and how phenomenal the game feels right now despite all of the server-side woes.

Topics Discussed

City of Heroes/City of Villains

How is the design so balanced?

Nightingale

Not a Bad Game, but Not a Great One Either

Last Epoch

The 1.0 Launch Woes
The Massive Graphical Overhaul
Why we love the game
Accessible Design Matters

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Topics Discussed

City of Heroes/City of Villains

How is the design so balanced?

Nightingale

Not a Bad Game, but Not a Great One Either

Last Epoch

The 1.0 Launch Woes
The Massive Graphical Overhaul
Why we love the game
Accessible Design Matters

Previous Episode

AggroChat #467 - Bombardier Falcon

Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! This week we have a sick Bel that is trying to hold on during the show and a very long-distance Kodra, but it all works out in the end. We start off with some discussion about Marvel reprinting the Godzilla comic run that has been out of print for decades. From there Bel and Grace talk a bit about some recent experiences with Enshrouded and playing it multiplayer. Bel also talks a bit about the endgame and its strengths and weaknesses. From there we talk quite a bit about Last Epoch and the reveal of the Falconer and the upcoming 1.0 release. We discuss our plans for the first “cycle” and how we seem to all be favoring the magic find faction. Lastly, we get into a discussion about how the spoiler-averse culture that we find ourselves in makes it very hard to discuss narrative games.

Topics Discussed:

Godzilla Marvel Comic
Enshrouded

Some Multiplayer Gameplay
Discussing the strengths and weaknesses

Last Epoch

Falconer Reveal
Looking forward to 1.0

Spoiler Aversion

How it is hard to discuss narrative games

Next Episode

AggroChat #469 - Explosion Specialist

Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Tonight we are back with the whole crew. We start off the show talking about how Secrets of Grindea, a game that we did an early gameclub show about... has FINALLY launched out of Early Access. From there we talk about Last Epoch some more as Kodra was out last week and has much to say about explosions. We also discussed building different characters and how the game rewards them. Bel attempts a Tier list but gets shut down as he is the only one who still prefers Path of Exile. Finally, Tam and Ammo share their early thoughts about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

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