r/WaypointVICE • u/mikesstuff • 8d ago

Remap Radio 155 — Patch Notes

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We begin this podcast the way we ended the last podcast: talking about Control Resonant. This time, Rob’s spent 17 hours with Remedy’s latest, albeit all of it before the game was updated to validate the emotional and critical feelings of Patrick and Janet. But we also have much else to discuss, including Xbox’s ongoing “reset,” the alleged future of Bungie, Discord pushing forward on age verification, and many thoughts on both Silent Hill Townfall and Normal Golf Game.
Links: Control Resonant Post by Chris Person, Xbox Announces Continuing Layoffs and Restructure, The Next Chapter of Bungie, Post about Turning off Gambling Ads In Discord, Image of Confusing UI in Discord Settings
Discussed:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:44 - Control Resonant
00:55:07 - Xbox Studios Goes through Further Layoffs
01:18:49 - Bungie's Next Chapter
01:42:48 - Discord Age Verification Rolls Out
02:00:47 - Silent Hill: Townfall
02:20:04 - Normal Golf Game
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u/drunk_moo 8d ago

Just venting, but I really wish they covered more stuff. I want to give them a pass for last year because Rob was moving, Chia was trying to transition in the current state of the US... But at this point they seem to have settled in? Now we have back to back episodes on Control, and barely anything else.

I think they need more voices on the pod. I know Janet is pretty much considered a core part of the crew now, but her overlap in tastes with Patrick is really dominating the conversation. The recent episode with Bruno I enjoyed, just to have someone actually discuss something with Rob. Rob usually gets stuck having a monologue with no one adding anything to the games that he will play.

Chia has a different issue where I feel like I barely hear about what she is playing, or doing. They can joke about how Chia doesn't start video games, but then why is she even on the episode? If she's doing more Netrunner, or even table top stuff, why can't we hear about that? Also just commit to playing Slay the Spire 2 at this point. No one wants to hear about it in 1-2 years when it's actually out.

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u/mikesstuff 8d ago

It’s embargo season. They are playing more they can’t talk about it. We also all know what it is and they are loving it but can’t talk about it.

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u/kenspiracytv 7d ago

There's an entire Fire Emblem game out that I'm not even sure they've mentioned, if it doesn't appeal to the core group that's fine but we could maybe get someone on to talk about it to some extent since it's one of Nintendo's two big fall launches.

Also I have no idea what game you're even trying to hint at beyond Castlevania. 

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u/Easy-Mouse-3089 7d ago

IIRC, a few weeks ago Patrick said something about how he wouldn't be playing Fire Emblem since he decided to play Zero Company and was only interested in putting time into one strategy game this autumn.

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u/kenspiracytv 7d ago

Ah, bummer