Episode #74: Tales of Vapourwave

AVoCADo GamesCast

Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
Andy Tuttle

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:15 – What We Played over the Holidays
26:40 – What We’re Looking Forward to in 2021
52:00 – 2021 Predictions
1:24:15 – Will It Get Delayed?
1:50:30 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep74

Podcast header image from Tales of Zestiria. Linkdump, content warnings, and spoiler warnings after the jump.

Introduction (0:15)

• Mass Effect Wiki article on Salarians. (Source: Fandom)

What We Played over the Holidays (2:15)

CONTENT WARNING: JOKES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA V3.

• Wikipedia article on the 2016 Hitman reboot.
• Wikipedia article on Weezer’s discography. Merve’s “teal game” remark was a reference to Weezer’s cover album, known colloquially as “The Teal Album.” (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Assassin’s Creed Unity.
• Wikipedia article on Murder by Numbers.
• Clarification: “Oekaki” is a Japanese word for doodling or drawing. “Oekaki rojikku” or “Oekaki logic” is a Japanese term for picross. There was a Japan-exclusive picross game for the PlayStation called O-Chan no Oekaki Logic. (Sources: Wiktionary and Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
• Wikipedia article on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

What We’re Looking Forward to in 2021 (26:40)

• Announcement trailer for the Western release of Persona 5 Strikers. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Trailer for HD remaster of Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Official story and gameplay trailer for The Medium. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. (Source: GameSpot Trailers on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Sports Story. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Gamescom 2020 trailer for Cris Tales. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Official trailer for NUTS. Clarification: At the time of recording, the Apple Arcade and Switch versions of the game hadn’t yet been announced. In fact, they were announced literally the day after we recorded. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for Balan Wonderworld. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Brain in a Jar trailer for Psychonauts 2. (Source: DoubleFineProd on YouTube)
• Report on Cyberpunk 2077’s troubled development. (Source: Bloomberg)

2021 Predictions (52:00)

• Wikipedia article on Bluepoint Games.
• Wikipedia article on Quantic Dream.
• Wikipedia article on Housemarque.
• Wikipedia article on Media.Vision.
• Wikipedia article on Dontnod Entertainment.
• Clarification: Dontnod self-published Twin Mirror on PC, but Bandai Namco published the console versions of the game. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Team17.
• Report on Sony’s de-emphasis of the Japanese market. (Source: Bloomberg)
• Reveal trailer for Horizon Forbidden West. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Confirmation: The “Christmas Shopping” trophy for Psychonauts is indeed available in the PlayStation version. (Source: PSNProfiles)
• Announcement trailer for Kena: Bridge of Spirits. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• The Majora’s Mask fan film Terrible Fate. (Source: EmberLab on YouTube)

Will It Get Delayed? (1:24:15)

• Wikipedia article on Net Promoter Score.
• E3 2019 announcement trailer for Elden Ring. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Official teaser trailer for Bayonetta 3. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• First look for Metroid Prime 4. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Correction: Lovely Bones had the correct month. The last full Nintendo Direct was held in September 2019. (Source: Nintendo Wiki on Fandom)
• Gameplay trailer for GhostWire: Tokyo. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Game Awards 2020 trailer for Dragon Age 4. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• First look trailer for the sequel to Breath of the Wild. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• E3 2018 cinematic trailer for Beyond Good & Evil 2. (Source: Ubisoft North America on YouTube)
• Official announcement trailer for Starfield. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube)
• Teaser trailer for Babylon’s Fall. (Source: PlayStation Europe on YouTube)
• Trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Correction: JAG aired from 1995 to 2005. Merve was definitely not a baby during that time. (Source: Wikipedia)
• World premiere trailer for Gotham Knights. (Source: DC on YouTube)
• Official trailer for Dark Alliance. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official reveal trailer for the Fable reboot. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Awakening trailer for Final Fantasy XVI. (Source: PlayStation on YouTube)
• Information on MachineGames’ new Indiana Jones game. (Source: PCGamer)
• Trailer for No More Heroes III. (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
• Official announcement trailer for the Perfect Dark reboot. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Third trailer for Resident Evil Village. (Source: Resident Evil on YouTube)
• Announcement trailer for State of Decay 3. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Trailer for TUNIC. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
• Windjammers 2 gameplay footage. (Source: IGN on YouTube)
• Official announcement trailer for The Wolf Among Us 2. (Source: IGN on YouTube)

Conclusion (1:50:30)

• E3 announcement trailer for Tales of Arise. (Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube)
• Andy Tuttle’s Tuesday New Games column for The Avocado.
• Lovely Bones’s monthly Game News Roundup column for The Avocado.