I Feel Summer Creepin' In | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast, Episode 258
748The PlayStation Showcase left many fans disenchanted, but can Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest deliver some positive energy? It turns out that yes, it certainly can. Spider-Man 2 now has a release date, Prince of Persia, Sonic, and Like A Dragon are all getting new entries, known titles like Mortal Kombat 1, Witchfire, Remnant 2, Lies of P, and Banishers all look great, and new IP were revealed and elaborated on, too, like Toxic Commando and Sandland. Let's catch up on all of that, plus much more from the week, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth details, NCAA Football licensing issues, Octopath Traveler 2's solid sales, and more. Then, let's wrap things up with listener inquiries, as we're wont to do here on Sacred. When do we know it's time to abandon a game? Is Spider-Man 2's map too big? Why hasn't anime fully captured Colin? Did a man named Mark really kill the Vita?
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:35:05 - Mark killed the Vita
0:37:37 - Did baby Dustin have Colin on a podcast?
0:45:14 - Could Bungie keep influencing game direction?
0:49:01 - Savvy Games Group talks about Saudi Arabia
1:02:39 - Will the Apple Vision Pro matter?
1:22:26 - Death Stranding is coming to Mac
1:29:13 - Can you play FFVII Rebirth without playing Remake?
1:33:43 - Yuji Naka is going to prison
1:37:48 - Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has a release date
1:39:56 - Friday the 13th: The Game is being delisted
1:43:46 - The NCAA footballs players association recommends boycotting EA NCAA Football
1:52:22 - Octopath Traveler 2 surpasses one million copies sold
1:55:14 - GameStop has fired its CEO
1:59:05 - RoboCop: Rogue City looks dope
2:01:21 - Lords of Exile also looks dope
2:02:42 - What have we been playing?
2:28:01 - Summer Game Fest
2:30:34 - SGF - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
2:32:58 - SGF - Mortal Kombat 1
2:35:15 - SGF - Witchfire
2:36:55 - SGF - Crossfire: Sierra Squad
2:39:03 - SGF - Remnant II
2:41:30 - SGF - Sonic Superstars
2:43:55 - SGF - Honkai: Star Rail
2:45:55 - SGF - Lies of P
2:48:24 - SGF - Sandland
2:51:02 - SGF - Alan Wake 2
2:53:15 - SGF - Warhammer Space Marine 2
2:54:22 - SGF - Toxic Commando
2:58:20 - SGF - Spider-Man 2
3:01:42 - SGF - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
3:05:15 - SGF - Like A Dragon Gaiden
3:05:50 - SGF - Under the Waves
3:07:58 - SGF - Twisted Metal (TV)
3:09:36 - SGF - Immortals of Aveum
3:11:42 - SGF - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
3:20:13 - Sony speaks up on Cloud Gaming
3:35:47 - EA has revealed Madden NFL 24 and adds cross-play
3:40:00 - What do we think of Collector’s Editions?
3:47:52 - How do we decide what games to stick with or drop?
3:54:57 - Which prediction has been totally wrong?
4:00:47 - How big will Spider-Man 2’s map REALLY be?
4:04:16 - Why does Colin stay away from anime?
4:09:56 - Should we forget about the arts in favor of artificial intelligence?