What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

Thank you ExpressVPN for sponsoring this week's episode!Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get 3 extra months of ExpressVPN for free.This week the ladies are analyzing that freshly-announced PS5 Slim. Is it enough bang for your buck? What about THAT SHAPE THOUGH? Activision Blizzard shared some insight into the future of their Game Pass plans, Redfall has an extensive update and XDefiant is on an indefinite delay. Riana is LOVING Cocoon, Andrea is back on her DDLV you-know-what and Britt is playing a redacted thing!Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Faris Attieh Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames00:00 - Intro03:58 - WGG Livestream Details04:20 - Housekeeping05:29 - PS5 Slim14:19 - Activision Blizzard Gamepass Plans20:26 - Redfall Update26:46 - Latest with XDefiant30:40 - Lego Animal Crossing35:42 - Unity CEO Steps Down42:13 - Cocoon48:48 - Disney's Dreamlight Valley58:40 - Baldur's Gate 301:03:38 - TV Show Catch Up!Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam...Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the podcast hosts discuss Andrea's conflicting thoughts on Assassin's Creed Mirage, the charming game Silent Hope, and the upcoming release of Spider-Man. They delve into topics such as the art teams, issues with parkour, stealth and combat mechanics, and level design in Assassin's Creed Mirage. Despite some criticisms, they acknowledge the game's solid gameplay and express excitement about playing a secret game in the future.

Thank you Shopify for sponsoring this week's episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://shopify.com/whatsgood to take your business to the next level today.This week the ladies are joined by the lovely Trisha Hershberger to talk about Sea of Thieves FINALLY getting a PVE mode (rejoice!), Resident Evil 4 remake's $60 price tag on the iPhone, Like a Dragon games coming to Game Pass and more! In hands-on Britt and Trisha give their extensive hands-on impressions of Alan Wake 2 and how it's shaping up to be a game you simply cannot miss. Alan Wake 2 accomodations provided by Epic GamesFollow Trisha on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/trishahershbergerFollow Trisha on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trishahershbergerWatch Trisha on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/trishahershbergerFollow Trisha on X: http://www.x.com/thatgrltrishThank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Subscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF02:17 - Introducing Trisha Hershberger!06:44 - Sea of Thieves Is Finally Getting a Solo Mode12:03 - Ubisoft announces The Division 319:18 - Resident Evil 4 Remake's iPhone 15 Pro Version Will Cost $6026:11 - Resident Evil Village for iPhone 15 Pro is Out on October 3030:35 - Third Star Wars Jedi Game in Development, Confirms Cameron Monaghan32:25 - Star Wars Eclipse is still alive!!35:12 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is coming to Game Pass35:20 - Like a Dragon: Ishin! is coming to Game Pass36:46 - Microsoft Signs Octopath Traveler 2 for Xbox Game Pass38:25 - Break38:46 - A Message from Shopify40:37 - A Message from our Sponsor40:40 - Alan Wake 2 hands-on!!!1:16:00 - Pit Crew Amazon seriesWant audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoo... Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam... Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com #AlanWake2 #SeaofThieves #ResidentEvil4 #videogames Follow the crew: Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd http://www.tiktok.com/@britt.brom Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow http://www.tiktok.com/@rianatiktoksnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Factor and ExpressVPN for sponsoring this week's episode! Go to http://factormeals.com/whatsgood50 and use code whatsgood50 to get 50% off.Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra 3 months free.This week we have a WHOPPER of a show! First we gotta talk about that surprising and monumental Xbox leak and Britt gushes as she recaps everything that happened at the RGG Like a Dragon Direct. In hands-on Britt and Andrea played Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (and holy CRAP it's so good), and Ri's mom has a "Boomer Review" of Baba is You! Ri has also been decompressing with A Little to the Left and Andrea is back on her DDLV you-know-what.Final Fantasy VII Rebirth accommodations provided by Square EnixThank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Subscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF02:52 - The Biggest Revelations From the Microsoft Xbox Leaks09:43 - Microsoft's Next-Gen Vision13:32 - Phil Spencer's Pubic Statement18:07 - Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says21:24 - A Message from Factor23:10 - A Message from our Sponsor23:42 - Like a Dragon: Gaiden & Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Updates38:34 - Break38:51 - A Message from ExpressVPN41:02 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth1:03:21 - Hades II Soundtrack vinyl1:05:56 - Baba Is You1:08:17 - A Little to the Left1:11:30 - Bloons TD 61:12:41 - Mortal Kombat 11:18:19 - Alan Wake 2 discussion next week!!!Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoo... Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam... Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com #FinalFantasy #Rebirth #XboxLeak #videogames Follow the crew: Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd http://www.tiktok.com/@britt.brom Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow http://www.tiktok.com/@rianatiktoksnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WHAT A WEEK. Not only has Andrea played Spider-Man 2, she’s also able to tell us about her time with Mortal Kombat 1 and Assassin’s Creed Mirage! But as if that’s not enough, join the ladies as they recap this week’s Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play and touch on the Unity fiasco. Spider-Man 2 preview access provided by PlayStationAssassin’s Creed Mirage preview access provided by Ubisoft Mortal Kombat 1 provided by Warner Brothers Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:Chewy’s GodsonAlex RigopulosFaris AttiehJustin FosheePunkdefiedListen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesSubscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvFWant audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoo...Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam...Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdhttp://www.tiktok.com/@britt.bromRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Factor and ExpressVPN for sponsoring this week's episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get 3 extra months of ExpressVPN for free.Go to http://factormeals.com/whatsgood50 and use code whatsgood50 to get 50% off.This week the ladies are joined by Bethesda superfan Emily Rose to talk about her experience with Starfield and how it holds up to other Bethesda Game Studios juggernauts. Britt spent some time at PAX West and Nintendo Live over the weekend and played a handful of super fun games including Like a Dragon Gaiden, Persona 3 Reload, Little Goody Two Shoes and more! She also saw a demo Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos that has her ALL sorts of excited. Follow Emily!https://twitter.com/Frankly_EmilyThank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Faris Attieh Justin Foshee PunkdefiedListen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Subscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF03:32 - Brittney went to PAX West 2023!!!05:51 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder10:33 - Embracer Group has announced plans to close studios, cancel games, and lay staff off16:15 - Final Fantasy XVI19:51 - Break20:11 - A Message from Factor22:00 - A Message from our Sponsor22:03 - A Message from ExpressVPN23:30 - Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos30:28 - Like a Dragon Gaiden35:14 - Persona 3 Reload39:05 - Little Goody Two Shoes42:58 - Silent Hope45:25 - Starfield Part 2 Discussion47:35 - Emily Rose's Bethesda game-play history57:08 - What stands out about Starfield?59:19 - Environmental Storytelling1:01:52 - Character Creator System1:20:32 - Lock-Picking Mechanics1:26:04 - Combat1:29:23 - Does Baldur's Gate 3 compare?Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoo... Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam... Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com #Starfield #PAXWest #BaldursGate3 Follow the crew: Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd http://www.tiktok.com/@britt.brom Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow http://www.tiktok.com/@rianatiktoksnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starfield, the highly anticipated game, is the main focus of this podcast. The hosts discuss its popularity and success on the Steam charts. They share their initial experiences exploring the vast world of Starfield and highlight unique items and encounters. The concept of encumbrance in the game is also discussed, with the hosts expressing their frustration with its implementation. Bugs and issues in Act 3 of Starfield are addressed, including inventory flow and UI problems.

The hosts discuss the biggest stories from Gamescom 2023, including Alan Wake 2 and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. They also talk about the Playstation Portal, Charles Martinet's retirement, and their experiences playing Fae Farm and Immortals of Aveum.

Thank you to Factor and Shopify for sponsoring this week's episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://factormeals.com/whatsgood50 and use code whatsgood50 to get 50% off.Go to http://shopify.com/whatsgood to take your business to the next level today.Andrea sat down with members of the team at Ascendant Studios, the folks behind the upcoming first-person magic shooter Immortals of Aveum. She spoke with Julia Lichtblau, Associate Art Director and Alyssa Lutz, Senior Level Designer about their roles at the studio, the challenges of making a new IP, what a "white box" phase of game is, some cool easter eggs, and about the "secret sauce" of balancing level design.Learn more about Ascendant Studios: https://www.ascendantstudios.comLearn more about Immortals of Aveum: https://www.immortalsofaveum.comThank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Faris Attieh Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesSubscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvFTimestamps:00:27 - Introduction02:35 - Immortals of Aveum special interview03:01 - Welcoming Julia Lichtblau - Associate Art Director & Alyssa Lutz - Senior Level Designer04:06 - Launch day!05:02 - Game Development Challenges08:46 - Alyssa's role as Senior Level Designer09:47 - Julia's role as Associate Art Director10:57 - What is a White-Box??13:47 - Immortals of Aveum accessibility 17:07 - Art team workflows18:14 - Is there a secret formula to the design process?19:42 - A Message from Factor21:45 - A Message from our Sponsor21:48 - A Message from Shopify24:16 - Bret Robbins Founder of Ascendant Studios initial concepts27:44 - Preservation of endangered plant species & magic flowers within the game30:29 - How big is Immortals of Aveum?34:28 - Does the playtime feel overwhelming?35:52 - Striking a balance with "low-hanging fruit"37:20 - Are there any easter eggs?Merch: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdhttp://www.tiktok.com/@britt.bromRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnowhttp://www.tiktok.com/@rianatiktoksnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you ExpressVPN for sponsoring this week's episode!Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra 3 months for free.This week Britt and Andrea have a special third segment interview with Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)! Stan talks about the important work the ESA is involved in, lays down some fun facts about the video game industry and, of course, chats about the future of E3. This week the ladies are also talking about the spectacular performance of Baldur's Gate 3, the latest Pokémon Presents, Resident Evil's new top seller and more! In hands-on Riana and Andrea have played Lords of the Fallen, Britt is still obsessed with Baldur's Gate 3 and Andrea checked out the upcoming social deception game The Walking Dead: Betrayal. *Baldur's Gate 3 provided by Larian Studios*Access to Lords of the Fallen provided by CI Games*Access to The Walking Dead: Betrayal provided by Skybound GamesLearn more about the Essential Facts of Video Games: http://www.theesa.com/factsFollow @TheESAhttp://www.linkedin.com/company/entertainment-software-association/Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames 02:12 - Baldur's Gate 3 Now One of the Biggest Steam Games Ever07:56 - Pokémon Presents August 2023:09:29 - Detective Pikachu Returns - Official Trailer10:35 - Pokémon Horizons Episode 17 Release Date & Time14:10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer19:33 - Steve Spohn won the Tempest Sentinal Award 2023!!21:01 - Resident Evil 2 remake is now the best-selling game in the series22:57 - WrestleQuest Has Been Delayed at the Last Minute24:28 - Break24:41 - A Message from ExpressVPN26:19 - A Message from our Sponsor26:46 - Lords of the Fallen50:06 - Baldur's Gate 358:38 - The Walking Dead: Betrayal1:09:25 - Super Space Club1:11:21 - Special interview with Stanley Pierre-Louis1:50:03 - End of the Show!Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoo... Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam... Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Follow the crew:Andrea:  http://www.twitter.com/andrearene  http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_  http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene  Britt:  http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd  http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd  http://www.tiktok.com/@britt.brom  Riana:  http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow  http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow  http://www.tiktok.com/@rianatiktoksnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices