As the week comes to a close so does all the gaming excitement of new releases. Edward is starting to get into some game in the backlog and games that he always wanted to play on console like Diablo 3. William is still having huge marathon pinball games, but what else is new there? James had his cherry popped this week from raiding in Destiny. This weeks community question was: What games will you be catching up on between now and the major releases this fall? Seems like everyone will be doing some serious catching up! Please enjoy the show and see you all next week!
Starting with the top 128 best rated games on Metacritic and putting them head-to-head tournament style! The round of 16 for the March Madness Podcast. Vote for which games you think should go through!
GETL Podcast says: "In episode 81 we discuss the interesting nuance surrounding narrative and lore elements within video games, and how this interactive medium is both a boon and a curse for lore junkies".
The short answer is, it depends on the game and whether or not narrative is the focus. For example, maybe it's important to provide us with the social commentary that accompanies the fall of civilization as we come face to face with the dark side of humanity in the struggle for survival. On the other hand, maybe we just need to shoot zombies, and that's cool too. The videogame medium is versatile enough to allow for either approach, some combination of both, or something in between.
As 2021 comes to a close, Brendan, Chris, Dayna, and Jordan look back on the year; the highs, the lows, and CGM's new GOTY nominations as voted on by our wonderful audience.
