Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Journey Begins and Gamescom 2025 - SNGP 129
Send us a textWhile wondering if Microsoft secretly wants to ditch console hardware and focus their efforts on Game Pass in the cloud, David Radd finally talks about the impressive Streets of Rage 4 and goes back to the start of Nathan Drake's adventures in Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Remastered. Meanwhile, Tuesday played Angry Birds Bounce where Rovio made Breakout bad somehow and continues the Lizardcube love, with Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap where mankind doesn’t need a savior such as an alien robot dragon. In news, Sony increases the price of the PS5 hardware $50 across the board for all versions and Herman Hulst talks learning from failed projects. Circana reports that July 2025 U.S. sales were driven by Switch 2 hardware sales. Rod Ferguson confirms he's going back to BioShock as Cloud Chamber suffers layoffs. Meanwhile, Gamescom details the record setting attendance and viewer numbers for Opening Night Live while David and Tuesday talk about the game announcements that excited them the most. For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the opening hours of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, what makes it unique for the franchise, their own individual journeys and all impressions both positive and negative.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - SNGP 128
Send us a textWhile hoping itch.io and Steam can restore their content after blowback by payment processors, David Radd dealt with constant campers in the Battlefield 6 Beta and was impressed by what the Shinobi: Art of Vengence demo offered. Meanwhile, Tuesday encountered the Chaos Hero and Law Hero in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and played some Octogeddon, which is like Vampire Survivors before Vampire Survivors. In the news, Nintendo Switch 2 sells nearly 6 million units while they increase prices on the original Switch in the U.S. while Sony's PlayStation division sees a 137 percent boost to operating income Q1 2025. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stopped development on Avalanche's Contraband, while Blizzard’s cinematic department votes to unionize, and Raven QA workers secure a union contract. For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, detailing how the gameplay holds up surprisingly well while much of the humor doesn't, how it worked as an open world game with such limited hardware and how important the game was to the PSP.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Nintendo Partner Direct July 2025 - SNGP 127
Send us a textWhile looking forward to a future where Magic: The Gathering become the Fortnite of CCGs, David Radd tried to produce all the value in Balatro and encountered some of the grossest pixel art ever in Mother Russia Bleeds. Meanwhile, Tuesday had to put shoes on Pauline’s feet in Donkey Kong Bananza and played Digimon Cyber Sleuth, where the police and internet are figments of our imaginations. In the news, itch.io and Steam remove adult content after objections by payment processors, Sony acquires parts of Bandai Namco while announcing a new powersave feature and suing Tencent over a Horizon clone. Circana reports on the record setting launch of the Switch 2 in the U.S. and how Microsoft is the top publisher now on Sony platforms, while other reports place Deltarune as the top Switch 2 digital product and the Switch 2 shatters records in Japan. For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the Nintendo Partner Direct for July 2025, discuss the ports and the new games, what third-party support looks like for Switch 2, the presence of so many sports games and note that Silksong wasn't present yet again.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Harvest Moon vs. Story of Seasons: Farm Game Series Split and Rivalry - SNGP 126
Send us a textWhile wondering if Microsoft is planning on replacing half their workers with AI in the coming years, David Radd wished every level in Sonic Mania was as good as Studiopolis Zone and manage to shoot the Fuhrer in the foot in Sniper Elite V2 Operations mode. Meanwhile, Tuesday is finding that Rogue-lite Peglin is becoming their new Binding of Issac and that Timespinner's "Za Warudo" time stopping power is less key than you would think. In the news, Circana reports that Elden Ring: Nightreign topped the May 2025 U.S. charts, SAG-AFTRA members decisively vote to end the strike against the major game publishers, the founders of Unknown Worlds sue Krafton over Subnautica 2, and Ubisoft names Yves Guillemot’s son to head the new subsidiary. For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the origins of Harvest Moon, how Harvest Moon split from Story of Seasons and how indie game Stardew Valley exposed the gameplay of Harvest Moon to a much wider audience. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Switch 2 Review - SNGP 125
Send us a textWhile wondering if all future Xbox hardware releases are just going to be white-label products, David Radd beat all of Tuesday's times in My First Gran Turismo and played the final Bayonetta game, perhaps ever, in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Meanwhile, Tuesday discovered that Pac-Man Championship Edition 2+ is not like Pac-Man for GameBoy and finally played The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at a good framerate. In the news, Microsoft lays off thousands, and cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild and project Blackbird, Sega accidentally reveals full software sales numbers, third-parties on Switch 2 are having softer than expected sales and Riot will allow Valorant and League of Legends eSports teams to have gambling sponsors. For the topic, David and Tuesday went hands-on with the Switch 2 and talk about it's form, it's function and how it compares to to other hardware like the original Switch, PS5 and Steam Deck.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
David Radd and Tuesday talk about what's been lighting up their systems, discuss the biggest gaming news of the week, and converse about topics ranging from serious B2B subjects to in-depth discussions over games big and small.
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