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GWJ Conference Call Episode 431

Dungeon of The Endless, Oculus Games, Our Most Anticipated Games of 2015 and more!

This week Shawn, Allen and Elysium talk about their most anticipated games of 2015!

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Music credits: 

High School Snaps - Broke for Free - http://brokeforfree.com/ - 16:24

Simple Hop - Broke for Free - http://brokeforfree.com/ - 49:26

Intro/Outtro Music - Ian Dorsch, Willowtree Audioworks

Comments

Here's a list of games mentioned on the show and a few others I had mentally noted:

Dying Light (Xbox One, PS4, PC) - January 27
Grim Fandango (PS4, Vita) - January 27
Life is Strange: Episode 1 (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, PC) - January 30
Evolve (Xbox One, PS4, PC) - February 10
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Wii U) - February 13
Total War: Attila (PC) - February 17
The Order: 1886 (PS4) - February 20
Bloodborne (PS4) - March 24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Xbox One, PS4, PC) - May 19
Batman: Arkham Knight (Xbox One, PS4, PC) - June 2

Not dated:

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)
Firewatch (PC)
Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One)
Hellblade (PS4) - Ninja Theory (DMC, Enslaved, Heavenly Sword)
Just Cause 3 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Mario Maker (Wii U)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, PC)
No Man’s Sky (PS4) PC?
Overwatch (Blizz)
Persona 5 (PS4, PS3)
Pillars of Eternity (PC)
Quantum Break (Xbox One)
Rainbow Six: Siege (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox One, Xbox 360)
Splatoon (Wii-U)
Star Fox (Wii U)
Superhot (Xbox One)
The Banner Saga 2 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
The Division (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
The Forest (PS4)
The Legend of Zelda (Wii U)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)

This episode made me really excited about my imminent PS4 purchase!

On the PC side of things, Torment: Tides of Numera is definitely on my list, though I think there's a fair chance that one slips to 2016.

TheHarpoMarxist wrote:

This episode made me really excited about my imminent PS4 purchase!

On the PC side of things, Torment: Tides of Numera is definitely on my list, though I think there's a fair chance that one slips to 2016.

Almost certainly going to slip. I'm ok with that; quality over celerity!

Other than Torment, Persona 5 and Pillars of Eternity are my two biggies. After listening to the show, I guess Grim Fandango counts, because I'm super-excited, but mainly to watch Kittylexy play it for the first time, since she missed it during its initial run.

Along the same lines, I'm moderately excited for the HD remake of Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

You guys nailed my thoughts on some upcoming games. The game I'm looking forward to most that will probably not disappoint is The Witcher 3. The game I'm looking forward to most that probably will disappoint is No Man's Sky.

Also, I'll be pretty upset if we hear nothing from Bethesda about Fallout this year.

I would be interested in revisiting this list next December to see how it stacks up to GOTY selections.

My most anticipated game is the unmentioned Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U.

Suddenly the urge to buy that Captain Kirk hoodie has dropped.

Nothing on this list, excepting No Man's Sky and the new Kirby game, interest me much.

I'm sure, however, that something interesting will turn up. If not, well I'm still sitting on a backlog miles long so W00T! G4M35!

Hearts of Iron 4 is on my list

and Cities: Skylines

And Pillars of Eternity. No Man's Sky if it makes it to PC.

Relevant: Pillars of Eternity, which Shawn doubted would be finished in 2015, has an announced release date of March 26.

tboon wrote:

and Cities: Skylines

This is my most anticipated game of 2015.

My list:

Grim Fandango; January 27
Life is Strange: Episode 1; January 30
The Order: 1886; February 20
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; May 19
Batman: Arkham Knight; June 2

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture; nd
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain; nd
No Man’s Sky; nd
The Banner Saga 2; nd
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End; nd

And hopefully some awesome stuff that I don't know about.

MeatMan wrote:

Relevant: Pillars of Eternity, which Shawn doubted would be finished in 2015, has an announced release date of March 26.

tboon wrote:

and Cities: Skylines

This is my most anticipated game of 2015.

I was thinking of the Torment Tides of Numenara game. I'm in the Pillars beta, the release date doesn't surprise me ... but it makes me a bit nervous.

Once again, the thread of the week was not linked in the show notes, so here it is for those interested: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/1...

Certis wrote:

I'm in the Pillars beta, the release date doesn't surprise me ... but it makes me a bit nervous.

Can you tell us why it makes you nervous?

It's still pretty rough and Obsidian doesn't have a great track record. Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

From there release date post:

Polishing and Bugs. The entire team is busy fixing as many bugs as possible.

As many as possible. Now there's the kind of confidence you want to hear when they drop a release date!

Certis wrote:

It's still pretty rough and Obsidian doesn't have a great track record. Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. :drink:

Gotcha. I was just curious if there was something specific that worried you that wasn't just about Obsidian's reputation.

Certis wrote:

From there release date post:

Polishing and Bugs. The entire team is busy fixing as many bugs as possible.

As many as possible. Now there's the kind of confidence you want to hear when they drop a release date!

LAWL. But seriously, since PoE is crowdfunded and, therefore, not subject to a publisher's deadline for release, I'm hopeful that they actually do fix every bug that they are aware of before release. With lots and lots of backers playing the beta, let's hope that they are reporting all of the bugs that they encounter.

Isn't the usual excuse for Obsidian's buggy games that the publisher just didn't give them enough time? That's going to be hard to fall back on this time around.

Certis wrote:

It's still pretty rough and Obsidian doesn't have a great track record. Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. :drink:

Throwin' some shade.

Naysaying aside, I think Pillars is gonna be something special if you love CRPGs. Obsidian's come a long way from the bugginess of past games, and the beta is not representative of the progress made on the game.

Call that a bold prediction if you want.

Well, when you're self-publishing, then you only have yourself to blame if it's "released" (Yeah, that term needs redefining in this day and age) incomplete.

doubtingthomas396 wrote:

Nothing on this list, excepting No Man's Sky and the new Kirby game, interest me much.

I'm sure, however, that something interesting will turn up. If not, well I'm still sitting on a backlog miles long so W00T! G4M35!

We find ourselves in similar circumstances.

tboon wrote:

Hearts of Iron 4 is on my list

and Cities: Skylines

And Pillars of Eternity. No Man's Sky if it makes it to PC.

Can you help sell me on HoI? It's my least favorite Paradox series.

MeatMan wrote:

Once again, the thread of the week was not linked in the show notes, so here it is for those interested: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/1...

Fixed.

Soooo....I'm regards to oculus relaxation game...."Princess Jasmine dude"? Really? Reeaallly?

Must have been a rough night.

I will be tight with my games, Elysium, yo. I will be tight with my games.

wordsmythe wrote:

Can you help sell me on HoI? It's my least favorite Paradox series.

You like Victoria 2, right? And World Wars? Think how awesome they will be smashed together.

More serious: It is my least favorite as well. Everything they have showed makes it look like they are getting rid of all (or at least most) of the tedious bits, streamlining the game, and making the UI not actively hate you.

I will posit that a game of any of the Big 4 Paradox series is better than almost any other game that comes out this year.

That's all I got.

(What I really hope for is a Victoria 3 announcement.)

tboon wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:

Can you help sell me on HoI? It's my least favorite Paradox series.

You like Victoria 2, right? And World Wars? Think how awesome they will be smashed together.

More serious: It is my least favorite as well. Everything they have showed makes it look like they are getting rid of all (or at least most) of the tedious bits, streamlining the game, and making the UI not actively hate you.

I will posit that a game of any of the Big 4 Paradox series is better than almost any other game that comes out this year.

That's all I got.

(What I really hope for is a Victoria 3 announcement.)

I'd just like to see the CK2 roleplaying system applied to HoI - "General Zhukov - your wife feels your romance is growing cold. Do you want to buy her a falcon, or exile her to Siberia?"

tboon wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:

Can you help sell me on HoI? It's my least favorite Paradox series.

You like Victoria 2, right? And World Wars? Think how awesome they will be smashed together.

More serious: It is my least favorite as well. Everything they have showed makes it look like they are getting rid of all (or at least most) of the tedious bits, streamlining the game, and making the UI not actively hate you.

I will posit that a game of any of the Big 4 Paradox series is better than almost any other game that comes out this year.

That's all I got.

(What I really hope for is a Victoria 3 announcement.)

At least we're on the same page, then. I think world wars intimidate me, when it comes to that level of complexity. If I have a few decades to get used to my country first (a la Vicky 2), I might be able to hang with it.

Tanglebones wrote:
tboon wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:

Can you help sell me on HoI? It's my least favorite Paradox series.

You like Victoria 2, right? And World Wars? Think how awesome they will be smashed together.

More serious: It is my least favorite as well. Everything they have showed makes it look like they are getting rid of all (or at least most) of the tedious bits, streamlining the game, and making the UI not actively hate you.

I will posit that a game of any of the Big 4 Paradox series is better than almost any other game that comes out this year.

That's all I got.

(What I really hope for is a Victoria 3 announcement.)

I'd just like to see the CK2 roleplaying system applied to HoI - "General Zhukov - your wife feels your romance is growing cold. Do you want to buy her a falcon, or exile her to Siberia?"

Now THAT I would play!

Mex wrote:

I will be tight with my games, Elysium, yo. I will be tight with my games.

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I am looking forward to Darkest Dungeon a rogue like dungeon crawl game that focuses on the psychological stress of fighting monsters in the dark.

It's good to hear the Wii U getting some love from the podcast crew again. I think everything mentioned for the Wii U is something I'm looking forward to.

I'm also looking forward to the Grim Fandango and Majora's Mask re-releases since I never got to play them in the first place.

So many promising games this year

Guuuuys, that's not how quantum computers work

Guuuuys, that's not how quantum computers work

To be fair, when I think of quantum computers, I'm picturing something Sam Beckett can leap into.

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