EP 65 - Super Ghost Fantasy Critic Draft 2024

[00:00:00] New year.

[00:00:01] I love it.

[00:00:02] That was my New Year's resolution just to have my ass out.

[00:00:06] Oh, and I told, I let Gerino, I didn't do any like in depth research or anything like

[00:00:12] that.

[00:00:13] I just like look to see what games are coming out like an hour ago.

[00:00:16] I didn't even do that.

[00:00:17] I didn't even do that.

[00:00:18] Yeah, I was like, I want to refresh on what you now have the upper hand.

[00:00:21] You now have the upper hand.

[00:00:23] Greg, have you done anything?

[00:00:24] I do not say.

[00:00:26] I think he's got secrets. Welcome back to Supergos Radio.

[00:01:40] It is 2024.

[00:01:41] I am your host Jerry and as always most of. No, no, no, not that one. That's not the one we're doing. Oh, I'll say it in my mind. So, Fantasy Critic Games is a website know, kind of like a real good sense of a game, head over to Open Critic, check it out. It's, it's fantastic. But yeah, we no further do. Hey, go ahead. I was just going to say, yeah, and the points are just those two things are connected because the total points that a game gets is based off of their Open Critic score. Yes. That's why we're talking. There we go.

[00:04:23] Yep. Now that said, without further ado,. Alameda goddamn. Allewie. Mm mm mm. Alan Wake to and super Mario RPG remake and I counterpicked. For some reason I decided to counterpicked theater rhythm final bar line.

[00:05:42] That was a mistake. Sure. Yep. It's because I actually followed the rules this time and did the bare minimum. So yeah, I did. I did okay and then one person gave it like a one star and brought it below the threshold. Oh, that's what happened? Yes. That's tough.

[00:08:20] And that's what annoyed me.

[00:08:21] It wouldn't have made a difference,

[00:08:23] but it's more on principle, where I lost really

[00:08:25] was in counterpicks.

[00:09:21] Yeah. I thought I don't believe in them, but I felt like it.

[00:09:24] There wasn't any evidence that was even coming out.

[00:09:27] Well, they did announce that it was coming out in 2024.

[00:09:32] Like two years ago.

[00:09:33] Yeah.

[00:09:34] Yeah.

[00:09:35] And then it was not a word.

[00:09:37] I don't think they hit delays.

[00:09:38] I don't usually delay stuff.

[00:09:40] That's why I was like so sure.

[00:09:42] But well, I say so sure.

[00:09:44] I'm pretty sure if you listen back, most amazing game, but it was fun. But yeah, not a bad list. Just a couple of, a couple of misses there. Yeah. And I would say, Greg gets the word for most decisive. He had everything filled out and done by March.

[00:11:02] Yeah. I knew what I want.

[00:11:06] So he literally said it and forgot it kind of.

[00:12:21] Yeah. Four. Six. Six. Thank you. I was like, I think, six fires of Ruben-Con. The talisman's will two personified taxica cocoon and my counterpicks were file fantasy seven rebirth and Warhammer 40 K. Star Marine to I got them that was number star Marine star Marine face.

[00:12:22] You just have to comment on is, beyond the long night, I really shouldn't have picked it up. But there was one guy on, I guess YouTube recommended me this guy just like talking about beyond the long night.

[00:13:40] So enthusiastically, because he had gotten his hands

[00:13:42] on a demo and like up until, I don't know, Now, last year I lost my sentencing that you guys chose was that I was sentenced to play eight hours at a minimum of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. So very quickly, you guys kind of were like, you know, I was getting my ass wrecked a few times. And you were like, oh, you're not sneaking around. I'm like, yeah, but like, this game feels like it's also like combat heavy. I feel like when Assassin's Creed made that transition from the normal Assassin's Creed

[00:16:22] to Origin and then Odyssey and then Valhalla a better job of kind of making that an option. I didn't have that problem. I love the game. I thought it was great. So to not be seen. Hey, man, though, you know what? Flip that in the game's defense. It was trying to show you how to do it. The first couple things are also teaching you. So it was like, yeah, here is the tutorial of how, you know, to sneak. We need you to sneak. And also there's going to be tutorials where we teach you how to fight.

[00:19:01] Got you.

[00:19:02] Well, you've got to let it have it sneaky tutorial, too.

[00:19:04] All in all, I didn't hate it.

[00:19:07] I just didn't carry out a sentencing. So I'm not like, I'm at no risk here. I don't have to, I don't have to do the thing. I'm not so scary directly and was like,

[00:20:21] get your ass in gear.

[00:20:24] Get your ass, ass, and greed going.

[00:20:27] Yeah. And I did.

[00:20:28] New year ass out. month had like two insane games. And that's what's a punishment, Jerry. It truly was a punishment. That's like saying to a high school teacher, like, all my other classes gave me so much homework. I couldn't do yours. No, it's not like that. But speaking of punishments. In super goes fashion, we are going to quote unquote punish Greg, not punish.

[00:21:45] It's you said sentencing.

[00:21:47] So it's a sentencing.

[00:21:48] It's because if you recall. I know what you like and I know that there's been times that you've thrown out the term top five all time games. One of those games is the Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. So, without further ado, I present to you, Greg,

[00:23:02] your sentencing this year is to play.

[00:23:05] Final Fantasy XIV, Don Trill. I do have a backup for a third place that I'm pretty sure you didn't play. The second that I would have picked was Celeste. I have not played Celeste. There you go. That'll be the one. It is on game.

[00:24:20] It's on game.

[00:24:21] It's on game.

[00:24:22] It's on game.

[00:24:23] It's on game.

[00:24:24] It's on game.

[00:24:25] It's on game.

[00:24:26] It's on game.

[00:24:27] It's on game.

[00:24:28] It's on game. played that much. Exactly. The average gamer will get it done in eight and a half hours and cents. All right. I'm a little bit above the average gamer. So I'll probably And like we got inside. I'm not talking about that information. And did nothing with it. We kept talking about how you had lost and how we had to get, we had to pick out a game. And I'm pretty sure during December, because like I had message, when I messaged during, I was like, you've got to fucking get this stuff done.

[00:27:01] And we were still like, yeah, like we're going to, we're going to fix, list. So let us run down through once again, I am the only one that has chosen a new name for my company, my fantasy company. We have the publisher, Greg. Go on first is Greg.

[00:28:20] Yep, just Greg games. Then we have mine, Shadow of Heart Incorporated. Shout out to job and I was before that I was traveling so I didn't really have a chance so I'm sure I'm sure it would have tried harder if I had thought about it. Well why don't good. All right, draft a game. If you'll direct your eyes, please. I have chosen Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door Remake. Let me tell you, if it's anything as good as they put,

[00:31:00] like the, if they put the same amount of heart

[00:31:02] into this remake that they did to the Super Mario RPG remake,

[00:31:06] it's going to be good.

[00:31:07] That game's already good. You know, now now is the hard part guys. Got you. What do I not want to meet like Lou was access to? Is there a a tell your game coming up this year? Uh, not really. Oh, it don't pick it if you if there is anything because the one that's coming

[00:32:20] out this year is like a mobile one that it's Ah, that was good. And see that I have chosen Princess Peach Showtime because that game looks really fucking good. Even Beth is going to play a Mario universe game this year. I was going to, that was, I was contemplating between Unicorn Overlord and that one because I,

[00:33:44] I think it's going to check something here. Oh, that's an it's ineligible. Weird. What? Some things are ineligible because they're either had early access. Okay. Or I don't know what you're picking, obviously, but there's, there's some, you can see the tags that are ineligible.

[00:35:06] Some.

[00:35:07] Yeah, I saw that I'm up next and I have the distinct pleasure of choosing. I have to, I don't even care. You must. I have to. You know it.

[00:36:24] I have chosen visions of mana. Oh, you look at what I would have done it

[00:36:25] just give it a little spike selection.

[00:37:23] Well, my aunt and uncle that you guys are going to be mean to me if ever long.

[00:37:27] Picking, picking bloodborne isn't a punishment.

[00:37:30] Anyway, moving on. No idea.

[00:37:34] Which is picking Microsoft flights in you later.

[00:37:37] Twenty, twenty, twenty.

[00:37:38] Oh, yeah.

[00:37:38] You really looking forward to that?

[00:37:39] You're going to get it on launch date.

[00:37:42] No, but I think it's going to go.

[00:37:45] It's going to review well.

[00:38:42] 2% of games this year, you bastard. I was going to take all of the personal games.

[00:38:45] Oh, hang on.

[00:38:45] Many is possible.

[00:38:47] I got to play my computer.

[00:38:48] It's about to die.

[00:38:49] That would be so bad for all of us.

[00:38:52] Don't do that, Jerry.

[00:38:54] How do you fear a computer on what you mean laptop?

[00:38:59] Sure.

[00:39:03] This is how it goes.

[00:39:05] We lose all of this.

[00:40:03] down to the nitty titty. Uh,

[00:40:13] ooh, I'm gonna go with this one because hopefully this comes out.

[00:40:18] Yes, that's a big deal. Yes. Oh, I was gonna pick animal well.

[00:40:21] Ha ha. So I feel like it is my duty to on that one because I feel like Tekken usually does pretty good. Mm-hmm. Damn. Makes sense for you though. My only worry. So I was also I am second, but then I was like last year was such a good year for. Like fighters that I feel like the bar is really going to be raised for Tekken eight.

[00:41:44] I'm going to hold my comments.

[00:41:47] Why you've already picked it.

[00:42:43] action game supposedly coming up this year.

[00:42:45] It looks really good.

[00:42:49] And I think it has a halfway decent chance of coming out this year.

[00:42:52] Cool.

[00:42:58] It is my time to shine and I shall draft a game.

[00:44:25] Yeah, there's gonna like, I'm gonna like this I'm not sure. Mmm. Guys, this is tough. No, it's not. It's an easy game that we play here. I feel like something I did. I mean, even though I won last year, I feel like something that I did last year is I picked way too many games that didn't have release dates.

[00:45:40] I don't want to make that mistake again.

[00:45:42] Hmm.

[00:45:43] So this year. What? Yeah. Well, so far that's been because I feel like even just last year like Mario RPG remake got announced last year and then came out like five months, six months later.

[00:47:00] Yeah.

[00:47:01] And if like the rumors are true that the switch to is going to be like September, I think the gameplay too though is also should be taken into consideration because it does look really, really cool. Yeah, no, I think that people are going to be okay with the gameplay because they know what they're buying when they're getting into it, but they might end up finding the humor not good. And if you're playing something that's frustrating and the humor isn't going to, doesn't hit, then it'll be's right there. That's the one best. Okay. I see. I see it. You should see it. Have you seen this? Have you heard of this? No, not at all. Looks cool. I believe it. What is those other ones were really good. I thought anyways,

[00:50:44] I'm just going to casually look what Thumper got on open critic. Don't mind me.

[00:50:46] What did you see?

[00:50:47] Pretty high score, right?

[00:50:48] And 84.

[00:50:53] Good.

[00:50:54] This is where I'm stuck.

[00:50:56] I know there's like safe pics, like stuff that's coming out, but I really

[00:51:00] want to pick something I really want to pick, but I don't think it's going to

[00:51:05] make a move this year.

[00:51:06] Yeah.

[00:51:07] Hollow Knight is probably not come up this year? It's been to your guys. It's totally got to be this year. Yeah, I joke, but yeah, it's probably it's got if it doesn't come up this year, then there's there's a problem with that game. Yeah, that's the game. That's it. That's my draft, my my picks. My first eight picks.

[00:52:22] Mario versus Donkey Kong remake.

[00:52:25] Nintendo usually doesn't miss only their sports games.

[00:53:25] only financing. Yeah, you were saying all along, you were like, Oh, this is, this is just like some front from some Chinese company that's definitely not gonna deliver on this game.

[00:53:31] Because the, yeah, the gameplay looks insane for that. And like the scope of the game looks

[00:53:39] incredible. Like massive set pieces. Looks really cool. What will you do? Mm hmm. Because I feel like this is just maybe I shouldn't say this out loud, but this is this is tougher this year for the counter bricks. It is tough. Okay. I'm going out. I'm going out on a limb.

[00:55:00] Uh oh.

[00:55:01] I'm going to pick baby.

[00:55:02] I'm going to go got like a 71. That's what I'm like hoping for here is either. I gave it better than that. I think it was only 70 or 71, but I knew it was. But that's what I'm trying to, that's what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping the humor rubs enough people or irritates enough people who play it. It got a 70 on open credit.

[00:56:20] Yeah.

[00:56:21] Yeah, it's like an 80.

[00:56:23] Okay.

[00:56:24] So that's my hopes.

[00:56:28] There we go. good though. And then it comes in and is like, Oh, it is that good. Yeah, it just has the everyone who plays everyone who says they want a soul is like game and it's not actually from soft or like 10 times harder on it. So it has like a lot to prove. Yeah.

[00:57:42] I have picked stellar blade as my counterpick

[00:57:45] because I don't know what the fuck else to do.

[00:57:48] And I was the only one it was a normal game I would pick it, but yeah, this game is gonna review well. I feel like maybe because of

[00:59:06] My god, it's go down through them in the order that they're in this on the the old screen here. Let's let's do it that way. All right. So my games, I have final, any seven rebirth, like a dragon infinite wealth, dragons dogment to take an eight stellar blade, south park snow day, the plucky squire and blacksmith who come

[01:01:22] I don't want to wait until August, Wukong.

[01:01:29] And then after realizing that all of my shit is like just says 2024,

[01:01:36] I was then realizing probably probably could have picked that and got

[01:01:39] results faster than some of the other ones I picked.

[01:01:43] It's really funny, but I digress.

[01:01:46] All right.

[01:01:47] I'm last year. You better. All three of them do. Three of them have dates. You better cross your eyes and your arms

[01:03:01] and your teeth and your face.

[01:03:03] And I can't repeat baby steps.

[01:03:05] Yes, you did.

[01:03:06] I can't repeat baby steps. In September, it's gonna come out. I could totally see them doing their big thing they always do in, is it like March they usually do, like a big Nintendo Direct? And just being like, oh yeah. Switch to... Either way, I definitely feel like there's a lot

[01:04:22] of Nintendo stuff coming out that's kind of like rounding out the end life of this thing.

[01:04:24] Like last year, I mean, we got like a new Mario, the successor to the switch. Maybe it's something else entirely. Who knows? But they will be very stupid to not capitalize on the fact that the switch is already a very cool device. They could just be like, yeah, let's just make this thing better. I think I hope they, the order of the scoring here for the release dates. This month,. That was the issue. Also, like, come on. That was the issue that we had when I when I was there visiting you that time. We went out for something. We were like, oh, let's just fucking. Oh, here we go. Oh, I was my fault. Now I accidentally I should. I'm not moving anymore guys. Yeah.

[01:08:20] Stay still.

[01:08:20] Don't look around.

[01:08:22] Don't breathe.

[01:08:24] Hold your breath.