star ocean 2nd story r

Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! It is that time again, time for our yearly Games of the Year show. Last year we learned that it was far better to record two weeks in a row instead of creating a marathon three-plus hour long show and cutting it in half.  This week we dive into the second half of the show covering the final eleven games.  These are games that were important to us this year and may or may not have actually been released this calendar year.  A lot of them were, but I just wanted to set the expectations.

This year we did not have a lot of overlap, which is to be expected given that the seven of us have some wildly different tastes. It was a big year and I am sure there are a lot of games that you think might need to be on this list that we did not choose. Hopefully, you enjoy our thoughts all the same.

Games Discussed:

• I Was a Teenage Exocoloist

• Super Mario RPG Remake

• Boltgun

• Star Ocrean 2nd Story R

• Jedi Survivor

• City of Heroes

• Everspace 2

• Alan Wake II

• Super Mario Wonder

• Honkai Star Rail

• Baldur’s Gate III

It's a strange week. We find ourselves in the midst of spooky season as we await the imminent release of some of the years biggest games. After some Halloween banter, we delve into the latest developments surrounding Naughty Dog's troubled Last of Us multiplayer project and the announcement of the new PS5 Slim. In the second segment, Brad finally has an opportunity to talk about the demo for Star Ocean: The Second Story R; An impressive remake of a PS1 classic that also calls more attention to the weird choices Square Enix is making. Nick and Chris Davis talk about the double edged sword that is Assassins Creed Mirage and then brad makes a compelling case for El Paso Elsewhere.

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• News - The Last of Us Factions 2 is in trouble - (35:15)
• News - Sony announces PS5 Slim - (42:45)
• Impressions - Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Demo) - (49:20)
• Impressions - Assassin's Creed Mirage - (1:02:10)
• Impressions - El Paso Elsewhere - (1:27:00)
• 4Player Minute - (1:43:10)

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