We kick off by once again discussing burying one of our colleagues and how TheSuffolkRam sleeps at night.
We then finally get into the main podcast with games with been playing with – as Skazz calls it – ‘Splatoon with boobs’ in Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash. A group of Japanese girls fight in a tournament on the peach beach using water pistols.
TheSuffolkRam has been playing two games, first up is Orwell: Ignorance is Strength the sequel to the Orwell. the game about surveillance and detective work. This games focuses more on the concept of fake news and creating a narrative.
His second game follow on in the ‘strange walking simulator’ genre of game with The Norwood Suite, set in a strange hotel where you have to help people by retrieving items in order to get access to a DJ.
We somehow end up talking about TheSuffolkRam future trip to Bletchley Park and how enigma was cracked.
We finally finish off by discussing the latest voting on the EU directive with it overbearing copy-write laws. Which leads onto a discussion of what makes something successful.
We also discuss the current alive or death status of the characters of Sesame Street and how much games should guide you on.
Skazz carriers on with his Monster Hunter tread with MH: generations Ultimate, which has just been released for the switch. He talks about the difference to the Monster Hunter: World he was discussing last episode and how he prefers the gameplay in this version.
TheSuffolkRam has been curing clowns and shooting rats in Two Point Hospital. The ‘spiritual successor’/’unofficial sequel’ to Theme Hospital. he talks about the mechanics, humor and general fun he having.
Skazz talks about Valves latest update to Steam. The Proton system allows some Windows games to run on Linux. He talks about the new white-list that has been introduced for these game and how it a bit hit or miss.
Middlemesiter briefly talks about the upcoming Dark Souls Trilogy collection, Skazz and Middlemesiter talk about this hard and painful game and the joy it brings them.
TheSuffolkRam talks about a couple of TV series, first up is Mars, a half documentary/drama about how we will colonize Mars. He then moves onto Disenchantment, Matt Groening most recent animation series that try to do for fantasy what Futurama did for Sci-Fi
We start by discussing our upcoming north Korean Episode (if you have no idea what your talking about, it make no more sense in context)
Skazz has been playing the recent PC version of Monster Hunter World, he talk about the (lack) of changes from playing the PS4 version
Middlemeister has been playing a Rougelike/metroidvania game exploring a ever-changing castle and tickling corpses in Dead Cells.
TheSuffolkRam returns to an old game with S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl with the Complete Mod that was finished in 2009. He talk’s about it long running history and and it in depth but buggy world.
Next is a rarity, we’ve all talk about the same film ‘Ready Player One’ we all get to approach it different ways with Middlemeister never having read the book, Ram knows a little about the book story line and Skazz who has read and loves the book.
We also make BT worry about Skazz internet browsing history and we get to see a vision of Ram future in a care home
Skazz has been channeling his inner shining dragon with Shining Resonance Refrain. An Action RPG where he has to defeat an evil empire, and he believes is a hidden gem that being overlooked.
TheSuffolkRam has been exploring a family house and finding out the sad fate of a very strange family in What Remains of Edith Finch. A walking simulator where you explore the stores of each person through different gameplay styles.
TheSuffolkRam has started watching an series about fairy-tale creatures living in our world in ‘Grimm’.
Skazz talks about the recent released film Ready Player One. he’s not seen it yet but is not keen on it based on the things hes seen on the trailer. He talks about the story and the world and the dark future in the book.
We also discuss Ram’s laptop and how badly broken it is.
After finishing Ys VII, skazz has moved onto playing the original turbo cd version of Ys 1. he talks about old school game design and the various differences between the each version.
Middlemeister has been playing the most recent Assassin Creed game: Origins. me talk about it changes form the rest of the series, and how Ubisoft games are designed. We also talk about pimping camels.
TheSuffolkRam has been been trying to survive as a civilian in a war torn country in This War of Mine. he talks about trying to survive and losing his humanity.
Middlemeister has been watching a Fringe, a J.J. Abrams series that has been talked about on Podcast before, Middlemeister gives us his take on it. We also discuss the currently of popularity of Doctor Who
Ram carry’s on with watching his foreign language sci-fi TV series with the recently released Dutch TV series The Rain. Following a group of survivors in a world where a deadly virus is spread by water.
we discuss why we haven’t discussing splatfests and what should and shouldn’t be burnt on a fire and what we did during the Mayan apocalypse. Plus at long last, Skazz finally confronts Middlemesiter about Nier Automata. We also talk about the STALKER game series and the book and film its based on. Plus we learn about ruminant biology.
We start off by discussing the long running Ys game series, with Skazz talking about the most recent release Ys VIII, talking about how he has to try and escape from a cursed island by making friends and enemy’s along the way.
TheSuffolkRam has also been trying to escape from an island in the survival game The Forest. We talk about how to create atmosphere in games using the environment and NPCs and how a driving force is needed help encourage playing survival games.
We then move onto discussing our steam summer sales purchase, and for a strange change Ram has been purchased more then Skazz. We go through our lists, Skazz has been having a fighting game addiction and we discuss what controller he recommends. Ram has a more diverse selection including a couple that annoy Skazz
We then move onto TV, with ram first talking about Travelers. created by Stargate producer Brad White. Following a group of people from the future travelling into the past to save themselves.
When then move onto another foreign language TV series with 3%, following a group of 20 year old people taking there once in a lifetime test to escape their poverty stricken world to escape to the futuristic off-shore.
We kick off with us discussing Ram loudly updating dell laptop, and the joys of Windows update and how electronic devices are made, plus the joy of fixing other peoples PC’s.
TheSuffolkRam talks about our first game this week: The Room. Like a reverse escape room where he has to try and break into first a safe and then into the boxes within. We also discuss Ram’s first try at streaming on Twitch.
Skazz has a shock when Ram reveals hes never heard of the game Flashback, before moving onto discussing the various fighting games hes been playing including BlazBlue and Tekken Tag Tournament.
We talk about our recent 24 hours live stream, what we liked and our plans for changes going forward.
Ram then talks about the recent Netflix series Altered Carbon, a classic style Sci-Fi about human consciousness being able to freely transfer between bodies and the implications on society.
We also talk about how much we love speed running witch devolves into a discussion of the upcoming Fallout 76 and how we feel about playing an always online Fallout game. Plus the unknown downsides of wearing power Armour. Also, how Peter Molyneux is kept under control
Notes:
Crack open a safe and solves loads of puzzels in The Room
You watch Skazz play games here, and Ram play games here.
On the 9th of June 2018, at exactly just after 1pm, we started broadcasting our first (and hopefully not last) 24 hour Livestream on out Twitch Channel, We’d been planning this for almoust a year, well…. when i say ‘planning’ i mean we had the idea about a year in advance and organised everything about three days before the event.
Skazz had connected up his Nintendo Switch, Plus a Rasberry pie loaded with pretty much every game from every retro console. TheSuffolkRam set up his gaming PC with over a hundred games installed from his steam library and Middlemeister brought over his PS4 Pro to allow us to play some modern console game. After a few technical difficulties (Ram’s PC didn’t want to talk to the monitor or capture card) we kicked off
Ram kicked us off with out first game, he played about an hour on Sir, You are being Hunted. A stealth game from indie studio Big Robot, set in a procedurally generated world based on British locations, the ferns, rural, industrial, mountains and castles. He has to retrieve 17 pieces and return them to a central location whilst being hunted by Robots
Bard then takes control playing Beyond Oasis (know as the ‘The Story of Thor: A Successor to the light’ in the UK) a Mega Drive game where you have to fight an evil magic user with a silver amulet, using your own gold amulet you find at the start of the game.
Middlemiester then arrives, and we connect up the PS4 Pro and he shows us off the recently released God of War. playing Kratos on a mission to scatter his wife ashes at the top of a mountain. Joined by his son, he has to battle his way to the top
Skazz then kicks off playing our next retro game with Discworld, a classic point and click from the 90 were you play Rinsewind the wizard (voiced by Eric Idle). You have to investigate the sudden appearance of a Dragon in Ankh-Morpork. Skazz takes us through act one, before handing over to bard to play Act two.
We then have a brief 4 way battle with Worms: WMD, with all four nerds taking turns battling it out on the 2D map, who’ll emerge victorious in the group and beat all the other nerds into the ground?
Skazz and Middlemeister then return to the retro games, but this time using the PS4 megadrive collection to play Streets of Rage and fighting there way through as far as possible before Middlemeister sadly has to depart from the stream.
Ram returns once again back to the PC to play one of his all time favorties games: Rainbow Six: Raven Shield. We play on Terrorist Hunt mode playing the classic Map ‘Streets’ and the ‘Training’ map. Can Ram defeat an entire map of 35 Elite terrorists? Or will his many death drive him insane?
Ram then plays a short bout of Goat Simulator, in order for him have a ‘palate cleanser’ from the stress of Raven Shield
Ram then has a short go at the first level of Thief 2: The Metal Age. Exploring a classic stealth game playing as master thief Garret. Eventually hunger get the batter of Ram and he need to relent.
Bard then retake control to play and show Skazz the PS1 version of Discworld Noir. where you play as the discs first private eye. He talk about the differences between the PC and PS1 version as he play briefly the first part.
Bard then move onto the classic NES game Punch Out. playing as a boxer having to make it through bout after bout to get to the end.
Bard then move onto another classic retro game Fire Emblem. a tactical RPG game with turn based combat. Ram has to depart during this to have a light nap
Skazz and Bard then play the recently released ‘Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn’. a side scrolling beat them up that disappointed some of its kickstarter backers, which fitting given the original game was considered one the the worst game in history. Ram returns fully recharged just in time to watch them finish, before Bard has to depart
Whilst Ram is away, Skazz gets onto the switch and shows of Splatoon, playing a few games of turf war to paint the map, will he make the Cat happy?
Skazz then plays another beat them up with Garou: Mark of the Wolves. using the rules of just one credit and seeing how far he gets. hes gets interrupted with the news of Ram being locked out, plus breakfast.
We then move onto and complete a game Skazz and Ram have been wanting to play for some time: Firewatch, the walking simulator from one the writers of The Walking Dead telltale game. We take on a roll of Henry, a man who took a job to watch for fires in a forest, just him and another watcher whom he speaks too on the radio. but things soon turn strange and there may be aliens involved
Finally, a special Guest, Inky, Skazzs wife, takes on the mantle of host, first by playing a game shes always wanted to have a go at: Spryo the Dragon. she rescues dragons and terrorises sheep.
Finally, Inky plays the last game of the stream Kingdom and Castles. watch her build and then watch the town burns down repeatedly
So at approx 13:30 pm on the 10th June 2018, the Rand(Nerds); first 24 hour live stream draws to a close. We had a great time and whilst glad it was over, are looking forward to doing another one in about a years time. for those who joined us, thanks for the support and for helping keep us going throughout the night. for those who were not able to make it, we hope you’ve enjoyed the videos above and can join us next year when we foolishly do it all again!
Thanks
TheSuffolkRam, Skazz, Middlemeister and Bard. (oh, and Inky)
Important Announcement: Sorry guys, I Screwed up. I forgot to release this podcast before our 24 hour live stream so we talk about something that’s already happened. Sorry
Welcome to Episode 90
We carry on discussing Shroud of the Avatar from lost podcast with Bard discussing the deck system, and Skazz talking about been crafting and breaking into musician guild and stealing pianos. We also talk about how users have help developed the game, and the friendliness of the community.
TheSuffolkRam has been playing as a French revolutionary ere falcon in Aviary Attorney. A visual novel heavily inspired by Ace Attorney with a nice drawing style based on Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard (of course i knew that, no Googling involved…..). You defend people at trials and end up taking a part in the revolution.
Skazz and Bard have also been playing Wizard of Legend. a 2D rouge-lite pixel art game. And we talk about about Bloodstain.
We also discuss out 24hour livestream that took place on the 9th June
Plus we offend some Swedish people and Bard proves where he gets his Handle from by treating us to some singing. We also discuss our like/dislike of Disney films
Welcome to part 20 of my lets play of Alien Isolation. I’ve just got one last breaker to throw before I can ‘Initialize the Distribution Conduit’ and head to the Project, just need to avoid the Alien.
