The Nextlander Podcast 177: San Francisco's Not a Minion Town
Added 2024-12-05 02:16:27 +0000 UTCWe're back from Thanksgiving and catching up on the news (Sony might be making a handheld, Ubisoft is shutting down Xdefiant, NES Tetris returns at last), games (Star Wars Outlaws, Dragon Age, STALKER 2), and your emails (Alex's celebrity doppelganger, our dream farewell concerts). Podcast!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:07) Rank everything, including months
(00:05:47) Is December lit?
(00:09:54) Dragon Age: The Veilguard [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 31, 2024
(00:31:51) Satisfactory [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 10, 2024
(00:39:12) Star Wars Outlaws [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2024
(00:47:25) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 20, 2024
(00:51:23) Nuclear Nightmare [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Oct 20, 2024
(00:54:05) Silent Hill 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Oct 08, 2024
(00:55:01) The PS5 some fun anniversary business
(01:00:07) Is Sony gearing up for another handheld?
(01:15:22) XDefiant is shutting down
(01:24:10) More studios stopping operations
(01:30:05) Avatars will be going away on your modern Xbox
(01:34:33) Some Tetris news for Tetris fans!
(01:40:42) Emails
(01:53:49) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:59:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:00:38) Nextlander content updates
(02:01:12) Headiest old GOTY memories
(02:03:38) See ya!
Comments
I have all of July off, work starts up again in August. I so get six weeks in all though. I am from Denmark.
Kasper Lund Hjorth
2024-12-07 13:16:12 +0000 UTCAlex is thinking about Rephantazio, the dumbed-down persona.
Arsen Loupin
2024-12-06 12:06:24 +0000 UTCI understand the maths, but I took it as taking a massive chunk of holiday. Which would be fantastic tbf
M0 P5
2024-12-05 23:01:04 +0000 UTCAssuming you work 5 days a week, 38 days of vacation is nearly 8 weeks off.
Brandon
2024-12-05 21:29:29 +0000 UTCVeilguard's the first game where I used custom difficulty. I like to dodge stuff, so enemies hit hard. But I don't like a damage sponge, so I also hit hard. And a generous parry window is nice. Knowing my tendencies, it made the combat really satisfying and I'm gonna mess around with custom difficulties whenever I get a chance now.
csl316
2024-12-05 19:45:35 +0000 UTCThanks alot! It worked!
Mats Gjersvik
2024-12-05 15:34:16 +0000 UTCJuly is the big shutdown month here in Sweden. We don't have a long summer so everyone tries to maximize their days off when it's the warmest.
Arvid Falk
2024-12-05 15:19:20 +0000 UTCI got it now, thanks Vinny!
Arvid Falk
2024-12-05 14:54:14 +0000 UTCThere's a new toggle in the CMS for adding to RSS and it seems like it is off by default now. I just toggled it so hopefully it works now? Might have to manually refresh your feed. --Vinny
nextlander
2024-12-05 14:40:58 +0000 UTCThis episode didnt show up in pocketcasts. RSS issue?
Ryan Muldoon
2024-12-05 13:54:19 +0000 UTCSame for me. Last thing in my feed is the Ramblecast
Mikhail Popov
2024-12-05 13:13:10 +0000 UTCI’ve seen some commentary that the romances are much more chaste than previous BioWare games? So maybe he saw someone say that and misinterpreted it
Alex London
2024-12-05 13:01:28 +0000 UTCSame here...
Mordecai Biran
2024-12-05 12:39:54 +0000 UTCSame
Arvid Falk
2024-12-05 12:15:54 +0000 UTCJanuary is the worst month because it’s the point where winter has worn out its welcome. Also, as an American, fuck January 2025 in particular.
Michael McCarthy
2024-12-05 11:41:39 +0000 UTCYeah, same here.
Valli
2024-12-05 11:07:13 +0000 UTCYeah, it hasn’t hit my RSS
Curt Bordelon
2024-12-05 10:50:45 +0000 UTCI do not get 6/8 weeks off wtf, teachers sort of do. A lot of families do go on holiday in August but we Dinks (double income no kids) just go whenever. We do get a tonne of holiday time tbf 😎 including bank holidays I get 38 days paid.
M0 P5
2024-12-05 10:28:16 +0000 UTCMetaphor doesn’t let you actually romance companions, maybe that’s what Alex was thinking of? You can romance in Dragon Age.
Pete
2024-12-05 10:27:12 +0000 UTCSame.
Geir Ove
2024-12-05 08:47:37 +0000 UTCThis episode doesn't show up in my RSS feed. Is it just me?
Mats Gjersvik
2024-12-05 08:46:43 +0000 UTC
