The Nextlander Podcast 005: Shinra Switches Get What They Deserve
Added 2021-07-08 00:55:01 +0000 UTCWell, that new Switch model sure did get announced. It surrrrrre did. Assassin's Creed is going live-service, Dan Houser might make more video games, we're all giving Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade another shot, the xCloud beta seems pretty good, a three-wheeled car is a questionable purchase, and Vinny's running out of room for Transformers. All this and more, discussed within!
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:36 Weather Report
00:01:55 The struggles of collecting Transformers
00:03:43 Midlife crisis Fortress Maximus
00:04:17 Best midlife crisis car
00:08:19 Cars are expensive
00:12:17 Bigger baller purchase. Train or plane?
00:14:27 Dirigible, Train, or Submarine
00:17:04 20,000 Karats Under the Sea
00:19:06 Run of Show
00:20:01 The news
00:20:23 There's a new Switch coming
00:23:22 What's new with this Switch?
00:28:12 Will we get another Switch as well?
00:32:35 The reaction to the news
00:38:23 Previous attempts at upgrades
00:42:47 Assassin's Creed Online?
00:47:50 Warning: Mild AC Valhalla story talk
00:49:18 End of Mild AC Valhalla story talk
00:49:26 The state of Assassin's Creed's narrative
00:51:31 Will this game be a product in the actual AC lore?
00:53:48 Clint Hocking and the NEW GAME GODS
00:55:19 Former Rockstar founder Dan Houser starts a new company
01:02:16 Sony buys another dev studio
01:04:14 My Life for [Internet] Ire
01:04:58 What IS news really?
01:08:02 There really is a new Ghost of Tsushima release coming
01:10:32 Pricing for Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
01:13:12 Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters dates and price
01:17:49 What about RoboCop?
01:19:13 New game from the makers of Zeno Clash?
01:20:26 Break
01:20:54 The Video Games!
01:21:29 Final Fantasy 7 Remake
01:56:11 What other Final Fantasy game should be remade?
02:02:54 Project xCloud Beta
02:06:58 Playing with a wired Xbox 360 controller
02:09:55 Use cases for streaming
02:16:42 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
02:23:53 Thank You and check out our other stuff
02:25:00 Our latest show, Here Decay, Gone Tomorrow
02:28:35 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts!
02:31:01 Farewell and see you next week.
Comments
My video game spending has gone up obscenely in the past year due to hardware launches. I should know better, but I’m totally going to buy the least significant hardware release of them all.
Michael Hash
2021-07-13 04:47:45 +0000 UTCHell yeah Vinny! FF9 is the best!
Tom Ma
2021-07-10 20:54:38 +0000 UTCThe Switch OLED does have a better battery life than the launch Switch. That and the better/larger screen are definitely a decent reason to upgrade.
David Sobiegraj
2021-07-10 19:25:38 +0000 UTCRe FF7R: I hope you guys get to the Honeybee Inn sequence! The entire section leading up to and after those events were hilarious. Imo there’s a good amount of humor/self-awareness balanced with the serious stuff.
2021-07-10 02:28:15 +0000 UTCI can't believe we're ACTUALLY getting FMVinny all these years later. I'm so excited!
Dr. Judge, Private Eye
2021-07-09 22:46:59 +0000 UTCLoving the show boys! I know you're just getting up and running but video for this would be as shiny and wonderful as 47's bald head. Keep it up!
Halph Pint
2021-07-09 16:19:24 +0000 UTCI love FMV games! Thanks guys!
Robert Forster
2021-07-09 16:16:17 +0000 UTCIn the original, Sephiroth was first alluded to at the end of the Shrinra stuff when the Shrinra president is found impaled with Sephiroth sword. The big Sephiroth reveal happens in Kalm, which is the first town after Midgar.
Robert Forster
2021-07-09 15:25:26 +0000 UTCFF7R chapter 3 is by far the weakest chapter. Keep going Brad, it gets better.
Robert Forster
2021-07-09 15:11:06 +0000 UTCVinny’s newsreel voice made me laugh.
Robert Forster
2021-07-09 14:27:01 +0000 UTCWait are you guys not playing the PS5 version of FF7? That upgrade is free. They fixed all the textures in the PS5 version.
Brad Haney
2021-07-09 11:38:58 +0000 UTCBrad. I need to know your thoughts on Mass Effect Legendary. Your life was turned upside on release and I don’t want your opinion to fall through the cracks.
2021-07-08 22:33:07 +0000 UTCI played FF7 Remake without any knowledge or experience of the original. It worked for me like a brand new game, and reading up on the original, I think some of the narrative structure changes are to keep up with modern trends. You can’t have the big bad missing from the game. I would have been lost.
2021-07-08 21:25:19 +0000 UTCVinny’s retirement plan is his Transformers collection
2021-07-08 19:59:05 +0000 UTCIs the thinking that this will have better battery life? OLED screens are typically slightly *less* battery-efficient, so I'm, uh... concerned.
2021-07-08 19:23:46 +0000 UTCI respectfully disagree with Alex about GTA V. I loved all the 3D GTAs but V felt like the most mechanically complete, fun, and frustration free out of all the GTAs. I played thru V's SP on 3 different consoles and each time the hours would just melt away because I loved driving around and being in that beautiful game world so much. And for the most part I thought the characters and writing were clever and funny. On the flip side, I could never get into Saints Row 3/4's gameplay or it's cartoonish, spoofy brand of humor. But different strokes for different folks. It's just kind of interesting because over the years of listening it seems like Alex and I have pretty similar tastes in movies, music, and humor.
theorbwithinanorb
2021-07-08 18:00:08 +0000 UTCThe last few eps had chapters in Pocket Casts, I loved that feature, super easy to see what the games you were talking about. I don't know if it's just something going wrong in the RSS feed or if it's just more trouble than they're worth, but they're not in this weeks ep? I immeditately felt the lack of them and would love if you kept doing them. If they're working for everyone else let me know, and i'll investigate if it's a problem on my end.
Alex
2021-07-08 17:45:25 +0000 UTClol my parents are getting ready to buy a slingshot, I don't get it at all, they live in WV, so there are plenty of scenic roads I guess?
Dylan Bartholomew
2021-07-08 14:25:03 +0000 UTCI primarily play my switch portable so I will absolutely be buying this upgrade. A bigger, brighter screen with better sound and better battery life sounds great to me. That LCD is so hard to see outdoors or in any bright situation and the battery life of the original Switch is awful.
Brad Haney
2021-07-08 11:08:31 +0000 UTCThey made like 6 versions of the 3DS. So they've plenty milking left to do! I think we see a "new" Switch in 18 months or so.
2021-07-08 02:19:58 +0000 UTCAnyone think that this underwhelming switch means the next big jump (new console) comes sooner? Or is it just Nintendo milking it?
2021-07-08 01:28:29 +0000 UTCLoving the chapters breakdown
2021-07-08 01:11:51 +0000 UTCThanks yall!
Dinky Frinkbuster
2021-07-08 01:01:19 +0000 UTC
