EP 73 - State of Play & Stellar Blade (Spoiler Free Review)

This week the gang hop in their jalopy to talk about the Sony State of Play before kicking into a spoiler free review of Stellar Blade. We highlight our favorite games from the showcase, talk about an old addiction of Beth's coming to light again - then during the spoiler free Stellar Blade review we discuss gameplay mechanics, environments, and characters (while Gerry has several epiphanies).

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Episode Chapters:

0:00:00:10 - Buckling Up

0:01:05:23 - Intro

0:02:57:20 - The Sony State of Play

0:05:17:10 - Monster Hunter Wilds

0:10:37:22 - Infinity Nikki

0:17:42:04 - Concord

0:20:27:04 - Dynasty Warriors Origins

0:26:44:16 - Souls-Like Fatigue

0:29:26:04 - Silent Hill 2 Remake

0:32:50:08 - PSVR2 Segment

0:33:01:15 - Alien: Rogue VR

0:34:14:15 - Behemoth

0:35:47:10 - PSVR Starter Pack

0:36:35:12 - AstroBot

0:39:48:02 - Beth's Nikki Addiction

0:44:47:06 - Until Dawn Remake

0:45:24:19 - Stellar Blade (Spoiler Free) Breakdown

0:45:51:15 - The "Sexiness" of Stellarblade

0:51:47:03 - Gameplay and Mechanics

0:56:26:11 - How Hard Is Stellar Blade?

0:59:38:06 - Combat Perfected

1:03:34:17 - The Voice Acting

1:05:02:00 - Greg's Pros

1:09:33:18 - Types of Areas

1:13:16:00 - Hacking Systems

1:15:27:29 - Stellar Blade 2?

1:18:02:00 - Invasive Tutorials

1:19:25:29 - Difficulty Revisited

1:20:55:29 - Are The Story and Characters Good? (No Spoilers)

1:21:38:11 - SPOILER WARNING (Spoilers Up To Half Way Through The Game)

1:23:27:27 - That 3rd Area

1:26:59:05 - That 4th Area

1:27:58:12 - First REALLY Hard Boss

1:28:35:29 - That One Earth Friend

1:33:55:29 - That OTHER Friend

1:35:29:19 - Some Story Beats

1:37:27:29 - Environmental Spoilers

1:38:55:02 - THAT Boss Fight

1:40:40:18 - An Old But Familiar Mechanic

1:41:33:29 - Dumb Names? (Or Clever?)

1:44:03:29 - Gerry's Understanding of the Game World...So Far

1:46:59:29 - Eve's Character

1:49:07:22 - Soaking Up The Games Content

1:51:43:29 - Missable Area

1:53:18:16 - Greg's Final Thought

1:55:34:18 - Greg's Real Gripe

1:56:17:29 - Will Beth Play Stellar Blade?

1:56:54:09 - Gerry's Final Thought

1:58:27:11 - Summer Games Fest Predictions

2:02:08:10 - Closing Out The Show

2:03:53:29 - After Credits Easter Egg (L.A Noire)