The Grateful Gamer

Why exclusives matter and why I think Sony's gonna lose the "console war." 

Gameplay version available at https://youtu.be/2t8be2EPFg4

Rambling about not being able to let go in real life or whatever, World of Warcraft, and a bit about Rocket League

Gameplay version can be viewed at https://youtu.be/KXnC4t7xKTA

Gameplay version can be viewed at https://youtu.be/kQw2bk56Nhc

One of the writers of Cyberpunk 2077 did a live stream and shared some honest thoughts about the game which a ton of people blew out of proportion. As usual.

Drunk ramblings originally intended to be about negative feedback versus positive feedback but turned into so much more.

Episode 9

0:00 intro, being an older gamer 

04:40 genres of games and when I started gaming

10:18 first RPG, FF3/6 and the differences

14:10 back to genres in general

15:20 wanting to be a game developer and my other hobbies

19:20 only video games, my deepest passion

20:00 starting on Atari

24:00 I love video games

25:52 fans and haters (aka sheeple)

- Red Dead Redemption II (lol) 30:40

32:10 reviews for games 

35:00 negativity in regards to games I love

38:04 negative feedback vs positive feedback

41:20 playing games just to play with friends

42:38 game reviews

47:15 pay attention to hype and ignore it

Me and my sister chat in The Poor Reichs at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ

I didn't stay up to date with the developer planned changes for Anthem. I wish I had kept an eye on it and communicated my excitement during the work the developers were doing.

- didn't play more often after I was done with it cuz I hate Xbox

- planning to finally play it on my PS4

- Nintendo and Activision suck ass at game sales

- I hate Microsoft rant (totally unplanned)

- Anthem got me back into writing cuz I couldn't stay quiet about it

- my first reaction to the cancellation of the reboot

- how gaming outlets treated updates to the game

- understanding how disappointed people can  be when a developer messes up

- you can't have an opinion without bias

- if I had paid attention to update plans, I would have been insanely hyped

- I think Anthem received more hate than usual just because players are sick of EA

- Anthem just needed more content and still more loot fixes

- how amazing the different classes are

- final thoughts on the cancellation

Link to all my posts on my website about Anthem: https://www.germsgaming.com/search?q=anthem

I have enjoyed both Destiny games very much but I still have complaints and confusion as a casual palyer.

- Infusion: didn't know how it works, deleted guns cuz I didn't understand

- I think it's disgusting how quests are only playable through the Battle Pass especially after having purchased not only the game, each individual expansion and the newest expansion

- I love the Gambit pvp/co-op mode

-- pvp mode randomly selected?

- everything is so damn grindy

- why don't different planets scale to your power level?

A game demo for Outriders will be available starting February 25th on most major platforms (no Switch) and I can't freakin wait!!!

I'm more interested in Diablo IV but I do think Diablo II Resurrected looks great as well.

Discussed:

- tried to return to Diablo 2 just to play a special player made mod

- reaction to graphics update to D2

- people always seem to forget Diablo 1 was on PlayStation 1

- D2 switch to 60 fps

- Diablo 3 in D2 mode

- changes to Diablo 2 Resurrected compared to the original

- my preference for moving past D2 to D3 and D4

- reaction to new online information about Diablo IV

- loved eight player lobbies in Diablo 2

- people that compare WoW to Diablo piss me off (lol)

- online phasing for Diablo IV, 4 - 12 players for open world events?

- Diablo 3 better after Reaper of Souls

- Diablo 3 why can't we have an auction house and good loot at the same time?

Me and my sister's podcast The Poor Reichs is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ 

(also on spotify and download links in the About)

Talking about a lot of my favorite games.

Topics discussed:

- Destiny 2's grind

- Diablo 2 as a hardcore player and my preference for Diablo 3

- first time I ever could call a game the best I ever played

- hype/overhype for games

- The Last of Us frustrations

- my love for Agents of Mayhem

- getting sick of a specific genre of games

- when a game "sucks"

- the changes in World of Warcraft and how hard it was for me to return to it

- I miss Marvel Heroes so much

- DC Universe Online my pre-order, subscription time and love for it (I would recommend subscribing to it if you find it very enjoyable and play a lot)

- brief thoughts on PvP balance related to Marvel Heroes and World of Warcraft

Games discussed: Destiny 2, Diablo 2, World of Warcraft, Agents of Mayhem, Resident Evil, Mario Odyssey, God of War, Uncharted 4, Super Mario 3D World, Halo, Zelda BOTW, The Last of Us, Assassin's Creed (new), Marvel Heroes, DC Universe Online, Diablo 3

Me and my sister's podcast The Poor Reichs is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ 

(also on spotify and download links in the About)

Difficulty options in video games are usually meaningless.

- gaming journalism can be boring

- the transition from Twitch streaming to podcast

- skip to 12:40 to get past off topic ramblings

Games mentioned: Diablo 2, World of Warcraft, Watch Dogs Legion, Rage 2, No Straight Roads, Nex Machina, Mario Odyssey, Mario Maker, Darksiders

Me and my sister's podcast The Poor Reichs is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ 

(also on spotify and download links in the About)

Starts with what got me into discussing this topic. Followed by a rant about bad teammates in Rocket League turning into general thoughts on multiplayer games as well as transitioning from controller to mouse and keyboard and vice versa.

Games discussed: Rocket League, Call of Duty, Doom 2014, Paladins

Me and my sister's podcast The Poor Reichs is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ 

(also on spotify and download links in the About)

Remake vs Remaster, thoughts on sequels, multiple endings, poor pacing in games, pointless cinematics, clickbait headlines and reading comments.

The second I finished recording this podcast I looked up the Resident Evil HD Remaster to find out how wrong I was. LOL I'm such an idiot. 

Buuuuut I was also right! so there =P From wikipedia: "Released for the GameCube video game console in 2002, it is a remake of the 1996 PlayStation game Resident Evil, the first installment in the Resident Evil video game series."

There was a point in time where these two words used to mean the same thing. Bite me! haha

Games discussed: Resident Evil, Mass Effect, Destiny 1 and 2, Uncharted

Me and my sister's podcast The Poor Reichs is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ 

(also on spotify and download links in the About)

Launch day issues, boring story dialogue, microtransactions, losing respect for well known sources and content creators, multiplayer uniqueness and thoughts in-between.  

Games discussed: Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel's Avengers, Anthem, Mass Effect: Andromeda  

Me and my sister's podcast The Poor Reichs is at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETqjKfR3ukZa6KcM1yDkCQ  (also on spotify and download links in the About)