148: South Park Phone Destroyer, Civilization VI and Video Game Sequels
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11/14/17 • 84 min
South Park Phone Destroyer has arrived on phones everywhere! Is this just another mobile game or is it what South Park does best? We also have Luis back on the cast to talk about his crazy gaming escapades with Civilization VI, completing Cuphead and going old school with Turok.
In the news, EA acquires Respawn Entertainment, creators of Titanfall. Telltale Games lays off a quarter of its staff as it begins to focus tighter on future games. Niantic also reveals their new Harry Potter AR game as a follow up to last year's Pokemon GO.
Our discussion this week is all about video game sequels. Many franchises didn't take off until after the first game. We explore how and why this occurred with three types of games: games that actually got good after the first one, games that weren't recognized until after the first one and games that sucked until the second one released. We have an interesting list and would love to hear your feedback and any games you think we missed!
Show Notes:
1:26 - South Park Phone Destroyer
10:21 - Civilization VI
22:26 - Gaming News
47:33 - Successful Video Game Sequels
1:18:00 - Upcoming Video Game Releases
The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday.
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Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net | Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress
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Credits:
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Woman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress
"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64
South Park Phone Destroyer has arrived on phones everywhere! Is this just another mobile game or is it what South Park does best? We also have Luis back on the cast to talk about his crazy gaming escapades with Civilization VI, completing Cuphead and going old school with Turok.
In the news, EA acquires Respawn Entertainment, creators of Titanfall. Telltale Games lays off a quarter of its staff as it begins to focus tighter on future games. Niantic also reveals their new Harry Potter AR game as a follow up to last year's Pokemon GO.
Our discussion this week is all about video game sequels. Many franchises didn't take off until after the first game. We explore how and why this occurred with three types of games: games that actually got good after the first one, games that weren't recognized until after the first one and games that sucked until the second one released. We have an interesting list and would love to hear your feedback and any games you think we missed!
Show Notes:
1:26 - South Park Phone Destroyer
10:21 - Civilization VI
22:26 - Gaming News
47:33 - Successful Video Game Sequels
1:18:00 - Upcoming Video Game Releases
The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday.
Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at www.theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at [email protected].
Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net | Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress
Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server.
Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop.
Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net
Woman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress
"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64
Previous Episode
147: Call of Duty: WWII, Blizzcon and Paris Games Week
Call of Duty returns to its roots with World War 2. Does it truly deliver the boots on the ground experience they promised? Austin and Brett give their impressions on every aspect of the game from the single player campaign to zombies. Devan joins us in talking about Super Mario Odyssey and Austin shares how Assassin's Creed: Origins is his biggest surprise this year.
In our news segment, Blizzcon 2017 dropped a ton of exciting news including a new Overwatch hero and World of Warcraft Classic. Gamestop drops a new pre-owned gaming "rental-like" service. PUBG is finally coming to Xbox and leaving Early Access on PC and Razer is making a gaming phone.
Finally, Sony Playstation dropped a ton of new announcements, trailers and more at Paris Games Week. They've shown they're back in the game with indies as well as not forgetting about virtual reality. We get The Last of Us Part II with a new trailer, some moral dilemmas with Detroit: Become Human and this new tech Playstation is pushing called PlayLink. Finally, Sucker Punch is back with a brand new IP called Ghosts of Tsushima. We can't wait to see what comes from Playstation next year!
Show Notes:
1:00 - Call of Duty: WWII
23:28 - Super Mario Odyssey
29:46 - Assassin's Creed: Origins
33:27 - Gaming News
55:20 - Playstation's Best at Paris Games Week
1:26:30 - Upcoming Video Game Releases
The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday.
Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at www.theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at [email protected].
Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net | Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress
Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server.
Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop.
Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net
Woman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress
"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64
Next Episode
149: Star Wars Battlefront 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
Enter our Episode 150 contest here: www.theinnergamer.net/ep150
We have a huge episode for you this week. The holidays are upon us and our annual holiday gift guide is back! The cast picks their favorite gear and games for the holiday season. What monitors are worth getting? What kind of console system is the best deal? What about the best games you may have missed? We even have some off the wall stuff such as books, board games and more.
One of the biggest deals of last week was the release and controversy behind Star Wars Battlefront 2. Brett plays it and shares his thoughts on the campaign and the multiplayer which is much improved over the last one. However, with all the good comes some not so good. They added microtransactions and then took them away over the course of the week. We talk about what happened and why the Internet is going crazy about it. We also talk a little about about Super Mario Odyssey and how that game is still good to lighten the mood.
Finally, in our gaming news segment we discuss Mario going to the big screen again, Gamestop halting their used games subscription service, and Cyberpunk 2077 adding some online components for long term success. Oh and Blizzard poked fun at EA with a comment on Twitter about how Starcraft doesn’t have microtransactions!
Show Notes:
4:59 - Star Wars Battlefront 2
26:05 - Super Mario Odyssey
28:16 - Gaming News
44:22 - 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
1:35:42 - Upcoming Video Game Releases
Products in the Gift Guide:
- Super Mario Odyssey Switch Bundle
- Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Edition
- PS4 Slim 1TB
- Samsung 58" 4K UHDTV (UN58MU6100)
- Elgato Game Capture HD60
- Oculus Rift
- Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Charging Dock
- HTC Vive Dual Controller Rifle Stock (Etsy)
- Samsung 50" 4K UHDTV (UN50MU6070FXZASKU)
- Dell Inspirion 15 (GTX 1050)
- S2717DG Dell Gaming Monitor - 1440p
- Apple Airpods
- Monopoly Rick and Morty Edition
- Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier
- Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook
- Zombicide Board Game
- Star Wars Dice App (App Store)
- Console Controllers (Switch, PS4, Xbox)
- Destiny 2
- Night in the Woods
- Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Little Nightmares
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Divinity Original Sin 2
The Inner Gamer is a podcast built for the casual gamer. Your weekly dose of video game news, reviews, opinions and discussions every Tuesday.
Like what you hear? Share our podcast with your friends! Also be sure and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave us a review! You can find all of our social channels at www.theinnergamer.net. If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at [email protected].
Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net
Woman Announcer - Arie Guerra; Actress
Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server.
Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop.
Credits:
"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.net
Woman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress
"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64
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