YoVideogames!

Nov 20 2024 469 ep. 76 mins 1.9k
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A commentary on gaming lifestyle: its history, its news, and all things hype!

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YoVG # 465 The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Released!

Nov 20 2024 72 mins  
Every year the same question pops up: is TGA really an awards ceremony? Is it valid? Or is it just a popularity contest? The answer of course is: yes. It may mostly be a popularity contest, and awards are given out mostly based on sales and crowd opinion rather than critical/quality opinion - that's debatable. BUT the value of the TGA in my opinion is that it offers the clearest wi

YoVG # 464 Is Aonuma Creative?

Nov 14 2024 82 mins  
In this weeks episode: we talk Matt's Japan trip - specifically Ghibli theme park and the wonder of a park built on vibes. And then we get into Aonuma's take on game design. Eiji Aonuma is the game director behind much of the Zelda series. He's Miyomoto's protege in many respects. He is a great project manager. But is he creative? Recently he commented on game design, and how he do

YoVG # 463 Welcome Back Matt

Nov 07 2024 99 mins  
It's a movie episode! With an extra 20-30 minutes of game talk at the end. It's a long episode, but we also hadn't talked in a few weeks because Matt was in Japan with his fiancée. How dare he leave me behind. I spend an hour trying to convince everyone to watch Cloud Atlas. The entire episode. Everything else is just leading to or adding to my argument that you watch Cloud Atlas.

YoVG # 462 Games That Were Good On Paper (But Didn't Deliver)

Oct 30 2024 75 mins  
Ever see a trailer or read a quick blurb on a game and think "This sounds incredible!" but then when you got the game it just... wasn't? It has everything you want in a game, it checks all the boxes but somehow it came together in a way that left you wanting. Or maybe it promised the world and then didn't even try to deliver those things. This episode is about those games.

YoVG # 461 Glory in Gaming - 1994

Oct 23 2024 68 mins  
Today you have just a few options and so it is hard to go wrong. Whether you choose Sony, Nintendo, PC/Xbox - you'll have good gaming experiences. While we love to argue who is best or if it even matters anymore: there was a time where that decision could actually ruin you, if you chose wrong. The year is 1994, there are 7-ish consoles out, all competing for your dollars with their

YoVG # 460 Our Favorite Villains

Oct 16 2024 68 mins  
Might be better to say "our favorite type of villains" because we talk more about villain make up than naming actual favorite villains (though we do name our favorite). What makes a juicy villain? Tragic, love to hate or just fun to watch? Jump in with us as we discuss!

YoVG # 459 Unreal 5 vs Everyone

Oct 09 2024 68 mins  
We've speculated in the past that maybe everyone should standardize to the same engine. That maybe that'd be good for the industry. At the time we looked at the hype around Unreal 5 and thought - this could be it. Everyone will go to this. And a lot of people have. However, as the industry has changed so much in the last couple years - let's reexamine the idea. Should everyone be s

YoVG # 458 Tokyo Game Show 2024

Oct 02 2024 75 mins  
Tokyo Game Show doesn't usually have HUGE reveals, but there is always something interesting there. For me that something interesting was Nightmare Operator, an action/horror indie title coming to PC. The biggest piece of news out this past week is probably that Ubisoft is in dire straits because Star Wars Outlaws didn't do very well.

YoVG # 457 Sony Finally Gives Matt What He Wants!

Sep 25 2024 79 mins  
State of Play 2024 was a mixed bag for me. Matt rates it as overall pretty good - a win - even before he got what he wanted: Ghost of Yotei. I rate it as so-so, even though there were a couple things that did genuinely excite me. Let's dive in and talk the state of play 2024/25

YoVG # 456 PS5 Pro Cope, Switch 2 Leaks & The Death of Final Fantasy!?

Sep 19 2024 83 mins  
Square Enix released its earnings and we saw in plain numbers that Final Fantasy 16 and Rebirth did not hit target earnings. In fact the company missed its target by billions of yen. So, is this the death of Final Fantasy!? Okay, probably not, but this could be a wake up call to publishers that it's time to build new franchises. Plus we address some of the PS5 Pro cope floating aro