87: The Last of Us Part II and a whole lotta news

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06/29/20 • 116 min

Ep. 87 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole gang is here again and they'r all playing one of the year's biggest games in "The Last of Us Part II. Dan dipped into the stellar storytelling of "Signs of The Sojourner" and could not seem to put it down. Shelby is practicing for Drone racing with the incredible first person drone sim "Liftoff". Dan dabbled in some demos from the Steam summer event including "Gloomwood", "Disc Room", "Ynglet", and "Windjammers 2" all of which he loved. He also played a few other things that we talk about before getting into a ton of news stories. We cap it off with a super fun top 5 before wrapping up the episode. Stay safe and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-The Last of Us Part II

-Signs of The Sojourner

-HyperDot

-Hardspace: Shipbreaker

-Gunfire Reborn

-Liftoff

Games Discussed:

-The Last of Us Part II

-Signs of The Sojourner

-HyperDot

-Hardspace: Shipbreaker

-Gunfire Reborn

-Liftoff

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86: The Future of Gaming

Ep. 86 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole crew is here and ready to talk a whole lot about some videogames. Dan played and finished "If Found..." and loved it as well as some "Legends of Runeterra". Shelby finished "Murder by Numbers" and realized he's a nonogram savant. Dan in the mean time played a ton of games, most notably two that he says are some of his favorites of the year in "Signs of The Sojourner" and "Umurangi Generation". We then do a deep dive on the entire Playstation 5 "The Future of Gaming" event going through each announcement and trailer. We end the episode with a couple of news items that caught our eye. We hope you enjoy, stay safe, and keep fighting, never let them tell you when to stop- Black Lives Matter.

Games Discussed:

-Monster Train

-Sludge Life

-Umurangi Generation

-Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus

-Valorant

-Lonely Mountains Downhill

-Signs of The Sojourner

-If Found...

-Legends of Runeterra

-Murder by Numbers

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88: Game of The Year Check-In 2020

Ep. 88 of The Circle Back Podcast. The whole crew is together and playing some more of The Last of Us Part II. Dan Finally took the dive into Disco Elysium and although he is late to the party, he is loving it! He also played some Umurangi Generation which also gets high marks for style. Dan played the new "Commando's-like" from Mimimi studios Desperados III and is really enjoying the tactical stealth action. Shelby was having some PS4 woes so he decided to boot up the old vita and played some Ratchet and Clank because, why not? We then have a few news stories and rumors before doing our yearly July Game of The Year check-in. We wrap it all up with a fun Top 5. Stay safe, and we hope you enjoy!

Games Discussed:

-The Last of Us Part II

-Desperados III

-Disco Elysium

-Umurangi Generation

-Ratchet and Clank Collection