Despite the vast amount of perfect 10 review scores out there, the game is not perfect. It's beautiful, plays very smoothly, and redefines the open world game model in a lot of amazing ways, but it also has a lot of aspects that feel either dated or just not well thought out. But let's start with a rundown, for the two of you who don't know yet what this game is.
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Ethics in Gaming
We have a very special guest with us today he goes by Ghero on Twitch and Twitter. In this episode we talk about physical and mental health issues for gamers and creatives in the gaming industry. From there we talk about the games we've been playing and I spoil the end of Mafia 3 (That ending is pretty damn great though). We talk more Switch news mainly that the carts taste terrible and the games being released this year. We talk about newly announced games and rumours of Shenmue HD Remaster. Then finally we discuss the pros and cons of Twitch selling games through streamers and discuss what it means by ethics in game advertisements and journalism.
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Middle Earth Shadow of War
Rumour: Shenmue HD Remaster
PC Gaming
Microsoft
Peter Moore Leaves Gaming
Twitch
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Lo the Hero
Ray
Rick aka Ghero
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The Nintendo Switch is now here! We hope you are enjoying your time playing with your Switch. Past us are entirely jealous of present you! Justin is dying of anticipation of the Nintendo Switch launch while Thomas and Lo are cutting their teeth on PC games. Thomas gives his incredibly early impressions of Odyssey, a new early access educational game and the crew reminisces about old educational games they played growing up.
Once the crew gets into the Nintendo Switch news we aboard this roller-coaster of Switch news emotion. Dealing with the highs of cool interesting games like Troll and I and Snipperclips and the dumbfounded lows of Skyrim on Switch and no virtual console at launch. Once we pull out of the Switch news we take a few minutes to tell you guys to take care of each other. Take care of your body and calm down. Video games are fun let them stay as fun.
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In this episode of the Charged Shot Gamescast the crew talks about having to deal with tax season and license renewal season. Shortly after we get into the games we've been playing and the news in gaming. This week we discuss another surprise gaming TV show from the creators of Adventure Time and Fairly Odd Parents. We rant about the Nintendo Switch again. We get excited for the Crash Bandicoot Remasters. Finally, we rant about PewDiePie, responsibility, community, business, and ethics.
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Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Justin's computer crashes, Lo's couldn't hear us, Ray's internet kept cutting in and out and my microphone broke. Yet, somehow, we were able to pull off a great episode filled with gaming news. Hear what we have to say regarding a new Castlevania, E3 going public, more Nintendo news and Call of Duty going back to its roots.
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Path of Exile is a dark fantasy hack ‘n’ slash action RPG currently available on PC. It’s a Free to Play title from developer studio Grinding Gear Games.
Those of you who are familiar with the Diablo series will find many of the base mechanics familiar; dark grimy setting, top-down isometric perspective, click to move/attack, several classes to choose from (Templar, Duelist, Ranger, Marauder and Witch) etc.
There are many similarities, but there are also several aspects of this game that give its own uniqueness. One major difference is how skills are acquired. In Path of Exile, skills are linked to gems of a corresponding color. Red gems relate to strength based skills, blue is for magic based skills, and green enhances your dexterity based skills. Skill gems can be obtained in several different ways and can only be used when placed into available slots in your equipment, when available. Equipment slots come with varying numbers and color combinations. They can be linked, added, or even changed to a different color using special items. It’s a familiar system, but with an entirely different function.
Another way Path of Exile differs from other games in it’s genre, is the currency system. Path of Exile does not have a traditional currency. Instead it relies on an elaborate trading system. Town portals and scrolls of wisdom are the lowest ‘value’ and therefore the most commonly found and exchanged. Higher value items are more desirable and have a more advanced function such as improving armor and weapons, changing the number of equipment slots, or changing the color of slots. These same items can also be used at crafting benches to improve equipment even further. For more info on the currency system, visit the Currency Wiki.
In addition, the leveling system in Path of Exile is also improved upon. The player character is leveled using a passive skills sphere grid. The sphere grid system is synonymous with Final Fantasy 10. Each level grants a skill point which can be used to move along the grid. This sphere grid differs slightly from Final Fantasy 10. Instead of being forced in one direction, you may branch out into multiple directions when activating nodes. This enables you to level into other aspects of the grid simultaneously. For this reason, you can essentially have any build using any type of character.
Path of Exile is free to play, but not pay to win. Starting with only 4 stash slots you may obtain additional stash tabs. The other microtransactions in the game are armor, weapon and footstep effects which are purely cosmetic and do not change the stats of your gear.
If you enjoy hack ‘n’ slash RPG action with a dark fantasy theme, give Path of Exile a shot!
It's the skeleton crew taking the helm of this podcast and we have the key to exactly what you need. This week we talk about hype and media, Nintendo's online structure, Online Only Games needing a single player and GameStop's anti-consumer policies.
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Resident Evil
Paladins
Payday 2
Path of Exile
Justin and Thomas take a quick shot at Blossom and Decay a new game in very early access. Blossom and Decay is an MMO that is completely driven by its player base and is played in browser. We run down all the aspects in the combat demo and show off what is to come next.
In the very first episode of Charged Shot Gamescast we talk about our most anticipated games of 2017. We have Thomas, Justin, Lo and Mark to start things of with what we have been playing. Justin's been hard at work trying to finish off Final Fantasy 6 for his upcoming story play he is collaborating with his YouTube audience. Lo's been busy destroying people in Paladins. Mark's been flying around space searching for aliens in Elite Dangerous. Meanwhile, Thomas is playing The Witcher 3 and discovering why it was the best game of 2015.
Then the guys get into what their most anticipated games of 2017 are going to be. Of course, Zelda Breath of the Wild would be one of those titles. Mark and Thomas worry about the lack of communication between EA, Bioware, and their fans. Thomas believes Resident Evil 7 may be good entry and a return to horror that Resident Evil once was. After we go over the most anticipated titles, we dig deep into the Nintendo Switch news, including thoughts on the games library and the hardware itself. Find out all of this and more by listening to the Charged Shot Gamescast.
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Paladins
The Witcher 3
Mass Effect Andromeda
Sonic Mania
Resident Evil 7
Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
Mario Odyssey
1, 2 Switch
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