Xbox Developer_Direct Post-Show - Kinda Funny Gamescast

Summary

Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast
Episode: Xbox Developer_Direct Post-Show
Release Date: January 23, 2025

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Introduction

In this episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast, hosts Tim Gettys, Greg “GameOverGreggy” Miller, Blessing Adeoye Jr., Mike, Andy Cortez, and Ryan Reynolds delve into their reactions and analyses following the Xbox Developer Direct Post-Show held on January 23, 2025. The discussion centers around the major game announcements, presentation quality, and what these unveilings mean for the gaming landscape in 2025.

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Overall Impressions of the Xbox Developer Direct

The hosts unanimously praised the Xbox Developer Direct for its polished presentation and well-timed game announcements. Greg Miller lauded the event, stating, “This was a 10 out of 10 for me” (05:00), highlighting the seamless blend of developer insights and exciting game reveals. Blessing Adeoye Jr. echoed positive sentiments, giving the presentation a “9 out of 10” (06:37), noting the impressive lineup and the effective humanization of developers.

Tim Gettys encapsulated the group's enthusiasm by calling the presentation a “masterpiece” (11:13), emphasizing how Xbox successfully answered key questions regarding release dates and showcased a diverse range of games that cater to various gaming preferences.

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Key Game Announcements and Discussions

1. Ninja Gaiden 4 and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

The announcement of Ninja Gaiden 4 alongside the surprise drop of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black sparked significant excitement. Greg Miller expressed his anticipation, “I can't wait for Ninja Gaiden 4” (20:43), appreciating the collaboration between Team Ninja and Platinum Games. Blessing Adeoye Jr. shared similar enthusiasm, highlighting the fresh take on the franchise and the enhanced accessibility features in Ninja Gaiden 2 Black.

Ryan Reynolds added, “This looks absolutely incredible. I love the bullet hell boss fights” (14:07), underscoring the game's visual prowess and dynamic combat mechanics. The hosts appreciated the decision to release Ninja Gaiden 2 Black early, allowing fans immediate access to the enhanced gameplay experience.

2. South of Midnight

South of Midnight was another focal point, with the hosts dissecting its storytelling and combat mechanics. Tim Gettys described it as, “a fantastic blend of exploration and action” (28:08), while Greg Miller was particularly drawn to its southern folklore-inspired narrative and intricate boss fights. Blessing Adeoye Jr. praised the authentic dialogue and rich world-building, stating, “I am so all in on this game” (34:21).

The hosts also addressed comparisons to other titles, with Ryan Reynolds clarifying misconceptions, “This does not look like Forspoken to me. This looks so much more live and interesting” (30:06), emphasizing the unique elements South of Midnight brings to the action-adventure genre.

3. Expedition 33 (Claire Obscura 33)

Expedition 33, a turn-based JRPG, received mixed but largely positive feedback. Mike highlighted the game’s stunning visuals and character performances, particularly praising Charlie Cox’s role, “Charlie Cox here sounds awesome. The performance is fantastic” (39:00). Blessing Adeoye Jr. appreciated the game's blend of traditional JRPG elements with original storytelling, noting, “They are taking the best bits of what they love about video games and mixing that with something very original” (41:45).

However, some concerns were raised about the game's menu complexity and length. Tim Gettys commented, “I don't like when it seems like the status effects are too many and confusing” (44:35), while Blessing hoped for a manageable playtime, expressing, “I hope it's 20 hours or less. If it's 10 hours, I'm happy” (38:30).

4. Doom the Dark Ages

The introduction of Doom the Dark Ages, a prequel to the 2016 title, garnered enthusiastic responses. Greg Miller lauded the game for focusing on intense single-player action without forced multiplayer modes, stating, “This game's gonna be an absolute winner. I cannot see this game being bad” (46:46). Mike appreciated the streamlined gameplay and high performance, mentioning, “This doesn't have to be a sort of diet, streamlined experience. You are still getting a lot here” (45:38).

Blessing Adeoye Jr. expressed curiosity about the soundtrack, hoping it maintains the high standards set by previous Doom titles, “I'm very curious about the soundtrack. I think they have the largest... team to fill Mick Gordon’s legacy” (51:44). The hosts also noted the game's focus on narrative depth and robust combat systems, positioning it as a strong contender for the year’s top action titles.

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Presentation Style and Developer Engagement

A recurring theme in the discussion was the exceptional quality of the Xbox Developer Direct presentation. The hosts appreciated how Xbox highlighted the developers, offering insights into their creative processes and fostering a deeper connection between gamers and the creators. Greg Miller emphasized, “Seeing the developers smiling and having fun, showing off their hard work, is fantastic” (05:00), while Blessing Adeoye Jr. highlighted the emotional moments shared by developers, especially during the Doom the Dark Ages announcement, “It felt like such a good emotional moment for that crew” (06:39).

Tim Gettys noted the effectiveness of the presentation in providing clear, concise information about release dates and game features, which enhanced the overall viewing experience and set a high standard for future showcases.

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Community and Additional Discussions

Beyond game announcements, the hosts engaged in light-hearted banter about sponsorships and community interactions. They acknowledged their partnership with Square Pie Guys for the Extra Life campaign, showcasing a Buffalo Chicken pizza specially crafted for the event. Quotes include Ryan Reynolds’ enthusiastic shout-out, “Mark from Square Pie Guys is here now cooking pizzas out there in the parking lot” (26:20), and Blessing Adeoye Jr.'s excitement about the event, “This is the greatest day ever” (27:27).

The discussion also touched on community feedback from social media and live chats, addressing viewer comments and teasing upcoming streams, including a live playthrough of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black by Blessing Adeoye Jr.

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Conclusion

The Kinda Funny Gamescast episode offered a comprehensive and engaging analysis of the Xbox Developer Direct Post-Show, highlighting the promising game releases slated for 2025. The hosts' enthusiastic and insightful discussions underscored Xbox’s commitment to delivering high-quality gaming experiences through well-crafted presentations and exciting game announcements. As the gaming community anticipates these titles, the episode served as an invaluable resource for understanding what’s next in the vibrant world of video games.

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Notable Quotes:

• Greg Miller: “This was a 10 out of 10 for me.” (05:00)
• Blessing Adeoye Jr.: “I'll say it's a 9 out of 10 for me.” (06:37)
• Ryan Reynolds: “This looks absolutely incredible. I love the bullet hell boss fights.” (14:07)
• Tim Gettys: “This was a perfect showcase for them.” (05:00)
• Mike: “It is a lot here because we really care about how deep this combat can go.” (33:53)

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Note: Timestamps are approximate and correspond to key points in the transcript.

Transcript

[Ryan Reynolds]

Hey there Ryan Reynolds here.

[Mike]

It's a new year and you know what that means.

[Ryan Reynolds]

No, not the diet resolutions.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

A way for us all to try.

[Tim Gettys]

And do a little bit better than.

[Mike]

We did last year. And my resolution, unlike big wireless, is to not be a raging and raise the price of wireless on you every chance I get. Give it a [e-mail] switch $45 upfront.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

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[Mike]

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[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

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[Greg Miller]

Foreign.

[Tim Gettys]

What'S up and welcome to the Kind of Funny Games cast for Tuesday, January 23, 2025. Of course I am Tim Gettys. I'm joined today by blessing at Aoye.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Jr. Good day, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Snowbike Mike what up Tim. Andy Cortez hello.

[Ryan Reynolds]

And Greg the dominoes be falling, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Finally happening after all this time. Gray and they're falling, right? Falling good. I'm excited to talk about each and every one of those dominoes. Of course, we just watched the Xbox developer direct for 2025. Spring 2025. You can watch our reactions over on YouTube or you can just stay where you are right now listening to us talk about everything we saw and giving all of our thoughts on it. Because this is the kind of Funny Games cast. Each and every weekday we get together to talk about the biggest reviews, previews and topics in video games live on YouTube, Twitch and podcast services around the globe. If you love what we do, support us with the Kind Funny membership on Patreon, YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Get all of our shows ad free, watch us record them live and you get a daily exclusive show. Greg Way Today's Greg Way is about.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I mean, who the hell knows?

[Tim Gettys]

Who the hell knows?

[Ryan Reynolds]

I was on a embargoed Zoom call on the way in. And then of course, all this Xbox information, all the Assassin's Creed stuff. I'm going to be looking through the comments on patreon.com kindafunnygames in the chat room, on the Patreon post, on the YouTube post. And I even look at the Spotify comments everybody. So you tell me what you want me to talk about right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Let them know right now.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Now I'm talking about Xbox. But I'm here for this.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, right now, to be a part of this show. You can submit your thoughts and opinions as YouTube super chat. So let us know what you thought about the Xbox Developer Direct. What games are you most excited for? Are you bummed that Something wasn't there, please let me know. And remember we are an 11 person business all about live talk shows like today's kind of Funny Games Daily where Greg and Barrett gave their hands on impressions of Assassin's Creed Shadow. So be sure to check that out. Like I said, we're did a reaction video to this direct. So if you want to see our genuine, authentic in the moment reactions, you can check that out. And then after this the stream is going to be a blessed takeover as he tries out Ninja Gaiden 2 Black for the very first time. The shadow drop of the day. You excited?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh, I'm very excited. This has never been a better time to be an action game fan. So we're gonna do this.

[Greg Miller]

Tell them.

[Tim Gettys]

So check out. Let him know after this and then the day's not over everybody. We got some big stuff coming up later. Of course you get the the Greg way that we were teasing earlier if you're a kind of funny member. But you also get to watch Alien in review episode one. It all begins for the kind of funny members today for everybody else tomorrow. Thank you to our Patreon producers Delaney Twining and Carl Jacobs. Today we're brought to you by Shady Rays and Rocket Money. But we'll tell you about that later. For now let's start with the topic of the show.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I was trying to get your attention. One more thing of course is a call out for Housekeeping. We are once again partnered with Square Pie guys. They are once again supporting our Extra Life campaign for UCSF Benioff here in San Francisco. So if you're in the SF area, of course you can go to Square Pie guys. You can buy the kind of funny pizza, which is the Buffalo Chicken pizza and support our Extra Life campaign. 3% of every pizza bought goes to our Extra Life. But if that wasn't enough, Mark from Square Pie guys is here right now cooking pizzas out there in the parking lot for us, getting ready for it.

[Greg Miller]

So we're having some fun out there.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I'm going to go out to tell.

[Greg Miller]

Nick to go stand there with him.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I'm going to go out the mic.

[Greg Miller]

Somebody.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Jesus.

[Tim Gettys]

Give him something buddy. Once. He doesn't look like he's making pizza. It looks like he's on a computer.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Well, it's the classic thing where Kevin said I'll tell him to start at 11. I said we'll tell him to start when the games cast in. Then I. So then I slacked. Kevin and I texted Kevin and I know I don't know where Kevin is.

[Tim Gettys]

So listen for the squeaks.

[Mike]

Yeah, the death whistle.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah, whatever. Guys, topic of the showtime. All right. Toss, toss, toss. All that good stuff. We just watched Xbox developer direct. I want to get everyone's thoughts. Mike, let's start with you. What'd you think overall and what would you give it on the kind of funny scale?

[Greg Miller]

Tim, I thought it was a great presentation. I had a lot of fun today. Xbox really nailed it. This is three years now that we've been doing the developer direct. And each year we've seen that the presentation has been fantastic. Going to developers, seeing the studios, seeing the human beings that make the games that we love, they've nailed that side of it, right? Each year. Certain games speak to certain people. Sometimes they'll speak to me. Not all of them have ever lined up where it goes. Oh, man, all of those games you showed right there, the games I want to play right this moment, this year, all four of those games, technically five lined up and were perfect for me. I really, really loved all of the content shown there on the game side of things, which makes for this perfect blend of the presentation being fun, uplifting, cool. To see the developers smiling and having fun and showing off their hard work. And then on the flip side, to see games that really speak to me that are my kind of style of games that I want to play and have them all dated for the first half of the year. Ninja Gaiden on the second half. But truly honestly, to have those Xbox part first party exclusives, be there exclusives no more, but we'll talk about that later. But really having the first parties the first half, that's a big deal, right? We've talked about Xbox not having the stuff in the first half of the year the past couple of years now, and really backloading their kind of games on game pass for the second half. Now to have that and them showing us maybe more of a well rounded year that they could have is a big deal. And of course to have the tagline at the beginning, all these games are on game pass day one, right? We're talking about Team Ninja and Platinum teaming up for Ninja Gaiden. That's on game pass in the fall. You have Expedition 33, that's going to be on game pass in April, south of Midnight, Doom, the Dark Ages, both dropping April and May to fill out and start up the year. Really, really great. And so, yeah, for me, that this is a. I mean, you might as well say this is a 10 out of 10. They finally nailed and dated all these Games. They have four. They had five great games that they showed. It was awesome to go into the manor at Expedition 33 and see that. But like, yeah, this was a perfect showcase for them. This was finally them saying, hey, we have a great presentation style. Now we can nail it down with some actual firm dates and some great games to show you. This was a 10 out of 10 for me.

[Tim Gettys]

Bless.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, I'll say it's a 9 out of 10 for me.

[Tim Gettys]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I think this is the best developer underscore direct that we've gotten so far. I think the one note I would give is, I think to Mike's point, all four games, all four, like presented games hit. And I love that they had that secret five in there. Right. But I would have maybe flipped around south of Midnight and what was after Expedition 33 just because I think coming off of the hype of Ninja Gaiden in such like a fast, flashy action game, as much as the art style, I think, you know, uplifts south of Midnight. I think watching the combat of south of Midnight after watching the combat of Ninja Gaiden made me go, oh man, that looks slow in comparison. So I think Expedition could have broken that up. And then you get to south of Midnight and you remind, you're reminded of like, oh man, this looks beautiful. And then you get into Doom and you're back into like 10 out of 10. Fast paced, like, you know, high gear again. Aside from that, I think it was perfect, right? Like the 10 out of 10 I kind of reserved for like all timers. I'm going to think about this all the time type showcases, which is why I don't think it hits that 10 for me. But I think for what a developer direct is and what it's supposed to be, I do think that this is the best you can do it, right? I think the production team of this should be, should be proud. I love visiting the studios. I love how you present the developers. I love. I think one of the things I love most that showcases can do that. A lot of the times I think we miss out on is humanizing the developers and so getting to actually hear them and see them talk about their games, talk about the things that they're excited about. I love that ending of the Doom the Dark Ages part of the showcase where, you know, you see the developers gather around the, the two dudes that are presenting and then you get to that room with everybody and they announce a release date together. That felt like such a good emotional moment for that crew. A crew that's been working on this game since 2020. Right when the. When Doom Eternal came out. Them getting to do that together and have it be such a moment, I think is such a beautiful thing and something that's underrated as far as like the amount of time and work people get to put into these games. Like, let's acknowledge the people that are actually behind this. So I. I think having a format that does that is wonderful. And I think this has been the best one so far. And the fact that like, you know, I think it would have been the best one so far even without a surprise drop. Right. I wasn't expecting the Ninja Gaiden thing and I know hi Fi Rush was such a great one the first time, but even having that in there is like a nice cherry on top of oh, damn. Y'all presented these games in the best way possible. And then you add in the shadow drop in there. It was like a little gift for me. Oh, let's freaking go.

[Tim Gettys]

So absolutely love this, Andy.

[Mike]

I'd give it a nine. This is a fantastic showing. Great collection of games. And again, like I mentioned before we ended, the reaction was, you know, the usually there's always a genre in there that isn't my type of vibe. You know, it's always like a Civ 7 or what was a. That one sort of RTS mic that there's always one of those games that's like, ah, it's never quite my jam. But I get why they're showing this because I was obviously a large audience for that. But this collection of games, I just totally is my. I'm super stoked about all of these titles. Really, really visually impressive. And yeah, hearing from the devs is always great. Kind of seeing a lot of behind the scenes and what their line of thinking is when making certain decisions and why we made the art this way and what I wanted to get across to the audience while building this level. All that stuff is so cool. I love deep dives like that. And yeah. Had a great time hanging out.

[Tim Gettys]

Gregory.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Hey, Tim. How are you?

[Tim Gettys]

Good. How are you?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Good. I'm not like Mike. I don't need to talk myself into it. I think this is a 10 out of 10, I think for a developer direct. What more could you want? I think even for me, where I'm looking at games that aren't my jam. Right. Ninja Gaiden. I'm just never. I'm never that action game guy.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Right.

[Ryan Reynolds]

But I can sit here in the presentation with stunning the power of what they're Talking about the surprise drop of Ninja Garden 2 Black being available today. This Batman beyond thing, like there's a lot for me to visually look at me like, damn, this game looks awesome. And even though I'm not the action game guy, I can see why this is going to fucking kill and why people are really going to like this. For me, who was so adamant last year in 2024, just like I need to admit I'm not the turn based guy. I just don't like turn based RPGs. To look at Expedition be like, fuck, I need to try that looks awesome. I need to try that. Maybe you know, the story and what they're doing with the gameplay will pull me in, let alone then to have doom another game that I'm just not the shooter guy for. But God damn, what a great presentation for that. What a great commitment from them. What a great look into id. And then of course for me being so excited for south of Midnight to get another deep dive on that to get a Release date of April 8th to see more of that game. Awesome. And again, I think even taking your personal interest out of it, just what a presentation. It moves so well. It was so entertaining throughout the quality off the charts of what they're doing, leaving those humanizing moments in there for these devs. Like, I think it's a masterpiece in terms of how you do a presentation. I'd like to see all of them be like this from here on out.

[Tim Gettys]

I agree. I think this is a masterpiece. A 10 out of 10 presentation from Xbox here. I think it is the best use of the developer direct format we've seen so far. And I feel like all of them have been great or at the very least great so far on our scale. I love everything that they did in this presentation are the things that I look for in a presentation. Answering the questions we've been asking, what are the release dates, Having them be answers that are good. These are all very, very close. Very soon release dates in any a cadence that we don't look at and go, oh, why are you doing that? You're stepping on your like, we're not criticizing the choices they made. We're happy with the choices they made. A shadow drop of consequence with Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, the announcement and of Ninja Gaiden 4 with the partnership between Team Ninja and Platinum. This is all just like amazing good news. Good news. Yes, yes. Dream type of stuff of this feels like when we predict things and we're like, wouldn't it be cool if you know what I mean, and so I'm like, yeah, that's exactly what I want from this. And then every single game they showed, I'm kind of with the majority of the people here. I'm like, I am at least interested in trying every single one of those. I'm excited for all of them. Doom looks great. Ninja Gaiden looks great. I think they did an amazing job of kind of selling Expedition as being more than just a cool looking game. I think get diving into the story, actually. I think for each one of these games they focused on the right things to really kind of sell the games to people and also sell game pass and show hey, that this first half of Xbox in 2025 is going to be freaking awesome potentially. And having the developers actually talk all the hype moments of them together announcing the dates like that's what this is all about. But on top of that, just giving them the opportunities to pitch the game the way the way they want to, I think goes such a long way than just seeing a trailer like answering all these questions, but without the human element. The human element goes so far to tell us why Doom is different than the last two Dooms, but also everything we loved about the last two Dooms. And like, that's just I think a necessary thing missing from most showcases these days. And on top of that, like, I feel that masterpiece doesn't mean perfect. I'm with bless that. I think that the jump, the ordering of Ninja Gaiden going first, which I thought was fucking awesome. But as a. Hey, we're answering the question of what's the surprise at the beginning. But jumping to south at midnight just because of the third person action boss, fighty type stuff. It's like, okay, it just looks a little slow, but still looks awesome. Moving it would have helped that. And I also think the Ninja Gaiden bit went on just a little too long. We started seeing the same footage a couple times too many. But I think that especially with the translation and the subtitles and them speaking directly to the fans that they have of Ninja Gaiden, they were answering questions that people had. So hey, man. Very, very, very hands off to y'all that y'all crushed it. One more round of applause.

[Greg Miller]

Love that. Give him two.

[Tim Gettys]

That was great. You want to get into your thoughts on. Let's start with you, Greg. Ninja Gaiden, you talked a little bit about overall not being an action guy, but what do you think is seeing that?

[Ryan Reynolds]

I mean, I wish it's one of those where I wish I was an Action Guy. I wish that I looked at that and was like, oh man, I can see myself doing any of that. It looks cool. The Batman beyond nature of it. Like that's my. One of my things for the old ninja guidance which were the turn off to me on top of how crushingly difficult they were. I remember Dave Clayman and Eric Brudvig at IGN ranting and raving every morning about being stuck on bosses and stuff like that. It was also like, I don't know, the time period doesn't interest me. This cyberpunk look, you know what I mean? Having the neon, having the dragons husk up in the air and that's why it's raining and all that. Like that all is awesome. This looks cool. It looks like Metal Gear Revengeance when it's going. Right. Like, I think this is an incredibly impressive game. And of course you'd expect nothing less in terms of visuals and action from Team Ninja than to get Platinum Games involved as well. Right. Like, I think this was a killer start. Again, what a way to. Hey, here's the Loading one and we're going right into it. We're not making you wait. It isn't the one more thing. Let's get into something you didn't see coming if you were or maybe guessed if you were Tim. But let's get into what this game looks like, how cool it looks. And it looks fucking insane.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean just real quick, I want to jump off that. Like I'm so happy I was right. That was me predicting and just trying to be a little off the beaten path of the Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy. Also speaking of that surprise, Final Fantasy 16 wasn't here.

[Greg Miller]

Hey now.

[Tim Gettys]

But at some point I'm sure that's coming soon. Anyways. Yeah. Mark the out seeing the Team Ninja opening with the. The waves and stuff. And it's funny because I know that opening so well from starting up Ninja Gaiden one countless times and having it just kick my freaking ass back in the day. And then I remember at E3 2010 when Metroid other M was revealed and at the Nintendo Conference, that logo starts and it was a Metroid game and we're like, there's no way this is going to be bad. Ah man, what an innocent time that was. But. But this looks awesome. I'm surprised they're going with Ninja Gaien 4, but I love that they're doing this kind of dual time thing and this Neo version of it all. This looks absolutely incredible. I love the bullet Hell boss fights. This I've been saying for a while that like with all the souls, like push that we're getting, like I want to get back to the more DMC ninja guide, like fast paced action, action, action and good Lord, I'm so excited for, for you guys to be able to jump into this because correct me if I'm wrong, blessed. You haven't really played the ninja guy.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

No, I, I'm not. I remember back in the day when I say that back in the day I'm talking like 2009 picked up, I think it was Ninja Gaiden Sigma from like the GameStop $10 bin. I played a little bit of that and like at the time I was just like, oh, it's too hard for me. I can't play through this. Like this isn't going to work for me. But like, I think current me I think would take to Ninja Gaiden like that if I went back and played that game. Which is why I'm very excited to do the stream. I think that would work for me for the kind of action game that it is. And, and everything about the how Ninja Gaiden 4 showcased here excites me because it brings me back to kind of what you just said as far as like how I think action games have made the strong move toward like souls likes and even like when we talk about Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo. Tim, me and you have talked about this on KFG as far as if they brought back Ninja Gaiden, what kind of game it would be. And I kept trying to tell you that like, dude, it's going to be like a Neo. It's going to be a wo long fallen dynasty. It's going to be Rise of the Ronin. Like I've been playing Team Ninja games and Koei Tecmo games, like you know, for the last few iterations. And this is their bag now. So to see this and have it be a thing of, oh no, you know, Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja are bringing back Ninja Gaiden. But we got Platinum. Like we got the guys that make the fast action games that you love. And like, I think pairing them with this IP is so smart. It'll be so fresh for the Koei Tech Mode Team Ninja catalog as well. I love the kind of game it is. I love how fresh it looks. I love even that. I can see all the platinum games elements in it too. Down to the bullet hell stuff, right? Because I look at that and I immediately think of Nier. Right? I think of Playing Nier Automata and I'm like, dude, they're going to rock this game. Like in the same way that back in the day you're like oh, Team Ninja Other M. This can't go wrong. I see Platinum, I see Platinum and I see Ninja Gaiden 4 and I'm like, there's no way that this can be bad. There's no way that this can be.

[Ryan Reynolds]

The bad heavy Superman.

[Tim Gettys]

Guarantee a big smile, Andy.

[Mike]

This yeah, it's super exciting. As somebody who only really played the old NES guidance back in the day and like never getting through those because they were just like so punishing playing them as like a 4 year old, not understanding about it and knowing the legacy that Ninja Gaiden 2 Black has with so many people and knowing that like, you know, even when as you're playing a lot of action games nowadays, the easiest buzzword is souls. Like and I always get the pushback. Like it's not a souls like Annie. It's like okay. But it's like the easiest thing to compare to. Get it though nowadays like you, you know what I'm talking about when we're talking about like boss fights that require pattern recognition and being punished if you decide to attack instead of dodge or whatever. And after watching the trailer for Phantom Blade zero and even after playing the demo for the first Berserker Kazan, having a lot of people in my chat and in my comments go, man, this reminds me a lot of the old Ninja Gaidens and that's this is kind of like a perfect melding and it is, this isn't just Platinum games. I know like team ninjas like the logo on there, but it is like co developed which I think is even cooler that you're just having this awesome little like co op project for both teams because you know, maybe Platinum excels more at this, but we excel more at this. Let's combine these powers to bring back this awesome franchise. And I think the this cyberpunk look is the best thing that they could have done. I totally agree. I I, we've seen the, we've seen the Koei Tecmo pop logo pop up followed by the Team Ninja logo pop up. And then it's always a period piece. It's always sometime in the past and it's something that you've seen before a million times. And when we're trying to talk about a lot of these games we go was that wo long or was that Rise of the Ronin? And you run into those, those you know, sort of like Just complications a lot with like, man, these games look very, very similar nowadays. But going for this futuristic look at how sci fi look. This looks unbelievable. It's the perfect choice they could have made. And you're still gonna kind of have these, you know, reaches into the past with Ryu Hayabusa and seeing how the past and the future sort of meld together. Awesome as hell. I'm so freaking jazzed about this game.

[Tim Gettys]

Can we talk about the cape for a second? Because Mike, that's the coolest cape.

[Greg Miller]

Tell me about the cape, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

The cape is a one winged angel situation. Let's fucking go, dude. Mike, what do you think about this?

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, Tim, this is really exciting to me because I've never played a Ninja Gaiden game, so I'm pumped up. This got me excited for the high speed violence that they were promoting on all of this that I can't wait to try out. And most importantly, having the shadow drop of Ninja Gaiden 2.

[Tim Gettys]

Right?

[Greg Miller]

Like, I think that is the big selling point for me as. Oh, you got me. I'm super jazzed up for Ninja Gaiden 4. Oh wait, I have to wait till fall. Okay, cool, I'll put it on my. I can't wait for that. But then for them to follow up and be like, well, actually you can play some right now. It's like, oh, that's awesome. You had me on the edge of my seat. I want to download this right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Boom.

[Greg Miller]

I get to play Ninja Gaiden 2. So I'm all about it. I can't wait.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black includes extra elements from the spin off titles released after the original game's debut, including the ability to control three additional characters. The remaster also includes Hero Play Style, a mode for beginners that provides automatic support in the most difficult situations, making the notoriously challenging title game even more accessible to those who have may not be so confident in their action skills.

[Tim Gettys]

Great. Very cool. That's. I mean, I think that's the way you got to do it. Especially for those older games that I. The new game I imagine is going to be designed from the ground up to be a little bit more inviting and inviting. But like I'm happy that even going back to the old one, it's like, oh yeah, no, like we, we're thinking through that.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Tim, somebody in chat mentioned like, why two? Why not one or three? Is there something about two?

[Tim Gettys]

I am not the expert on this at all but because like it is confusing, I'm going to get some of this Wrong. But Ninja Gaiden came out on Xbox. Then they eventually re released it as Ninja Gaiden Black. And then there was Sigma and I think one of them was on PlayStation 3. And then one of them was. When they then re ported the PlayStation version back to Xbox or something like that, they just kept enhancing the game like over and over and over. Maybe it was a Black. Was a enhanced version also on the Xbox.

[Ryan Reynolds]

That's what they're saying exists. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

And then Sigma was just the. The next gen quote unquote version of it on. On PS3. 3. And then there was a Sigma 2 if I remember correctly as well.

[Mike]

Yeah. Yes.

[Tim Gettys]

So yeah. With all that, it is a bit bizarre that they're jumping to two, but maybe that's like a gameplay thing and they've already remade one twice. Gotcha. But I don't know.

[Greg Miller]

Really quick, before we go on, just want to shout out to the pizza guy. You just saw him put cheese on the. On the outside of the pizza there. Because that's gonna melt and burn.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Nice.

[Greg Miller]

Little crisp on that crust. I want everybody to know. If you're watching out there, remember you're looking at an artist.

[Ryan Reynolds]

If you want to see the Buffalo chicken pie and you're listening later kind of funny.com pizza, you can go to the amazing website Square Pie guys made where they did a whole bunch of stuff promoting, of course extra life for us and what we're doing. Of course it is a brand new year, which means it's a brand new year for extra life. You can join us at kind of funny.com extra life to play video games and raise money. He's cutting. It's time. It's coming in.

[Greg Miller]

Chopping that.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Come in. Oh, God damn.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

What if. What if this is the year of Ninja Gaiden?

[Tim Gettys]

That's what they said it was.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

The year of the ninja.

[Tim Gettys]

The year of the snake, though.

[Mike]

Yeah, right, Andy.

[Tim Gettys]

Phantom Blade Zero. I mean, this might be the nine babies. What's up?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I feel like that we can crown this this year like the action game year.

[Tim Gettys]

Hold on.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I don't know.

[Greg Miller]

There's a.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Careful with everything you're saying because I did put in kind of Funny Games Daily a Sonic press release for tomorrow's thing. But SEGA is saying, furthermore, this fiscal year is themed Fearless Year of Shadow for the Sonic ip, focusing on global initiatives that highlight Shadow.

[Tim Gettys]

The fiscal year. Sorry. Last year was your shadow continuing it up until March. I'll take it, everybody.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

This year, Shadow continue. That's great.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But yeah, the Action Renaissance. We got to find a name for like all the action games that are coming out right now because it's a. It's great.

[Mike]

It's been a wild couple of years for sure.

[Tim Gettys]

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[Ryan Reynolds]

Hi, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Hello, Greg.

[Ryan Reynolds]

The pizza's ready. Are you excited?

[Tim Gettys]

I'm so excited.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Everybody at home, round of applause for Mark from squarefy.

[Greg Miller]

Guys.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Hello, Mark. How are you?

[Tim Gettys]

I'm great.

[Ryan Reynolds]

How are you? Great. Than for once again partnering with us for extra life. You guys are amazing.

[Tim Gettys]

It's the best.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

We love extra life.

[Mike]

We love you guys.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

So we want to do that. Do it for the kids, make some great food and do some good stuff.

[Ryan Reynolds]

So as always. Yeah. The deal is that you make a kind of funny pizza. Yep. I've of course harassed you long enough that you just make it the Buffalo chicken pizza. After a very awesome.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

We keep improving it for you.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Exactly. So talk to me about this year's Buffalo chicken pizza.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

A little reveal on it. Can we see it?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

How far can you tilt.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah. Without it going. Oh, yeah, look. Here comes the digital zoom.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Digital zoom.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Digital zoom. And again, like I said, you can go to con smack chicken nuggets on.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

This one this year. So previous years, we couldn't figure out how to get the fried chicken on there.

[Ryan Reynolds]

We unlocked it. Nice.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's a game.

[Ryan Reynolds]

That's gamer.

[Mike]

That's gamer talk. Unlock it and then boom.

[Tim Gettys]

Buffalo sauce on top Ranch unlocked it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Buffalo parm that we put together on the bottom.

[Ryan Reynolds]

It's delicious. You're gonna love it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You should even.

[Ryan Reynolds]

All right, get him in here. Get them here. Like I said, everybody. Kinda funny Dot com pizza. You can go straight to the square pie guys website for it to get it.

[Greg Miller]

This is the greatest day ever.

[Mike]

Great.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Does anybody have lactate?

[Greg Miller]

Your boy Kevin will.

[Mike]

Oh, my God.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I don't think Kevin does.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Oh, my God.

[Andy Cortez]

He'll have a pocket full of random pills.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

You just gotta guess.

[Andy Cortez]

He'll have to guess which one is Mark.

[Ryan Reynolds]

God bless you. God bless you.

[Greg Miller]

God bless America.

[Mike]

Just one for me.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I. Oh, my God. You're gonna keep slinging pies out there, you said?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. We'll bring some special ones out there. We're trying this like thin and crispy thing that we're doing so. And tease you with that and the spice pepperoni.

[Mike]

Oh, my God.

[Tim Gettys]

Round of applause. Square.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Bye, guys. Everybody. If you're in San Francisco, come get it. Come get it. Thank you.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

This one.

[Tim Gettys]

All right, next up, compulsion game. South of Midnight. You play as a weaver. A bunch of magic going on. The strands going on. A lot of get over here type action going on April 8th. Getting a release date for this one 25 coming Xbox Series X&S Xbox app for Windows PC, Steam, Cloud and Day One on Game Pass. No mention at all of a PlayStation 5 release. And you can play it up to five days early starting April 3rd and get access to Digital Extras with the premium edition. And you can upgrade if you purchase the standard edition or playing with Xbox Game Pass ultimate or PC. Who wants to kick this off, baby? Go for it.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Come on now. This is the one I this. When they said they were doing this and it was going to be doom and it's going to be Claire33. That's like, all right, cool. For me, it's south at Midnight. That's what I was excited for. Even when they were like the return of a Japanese IP or I was like, okay, cool. Probably not going to be at my alley, but I know south of Midnight is after the last presentation of south at Midnight, I was so intrigued that I tweeted or Blue sky to the devs. I forget. And was like, hey, like, the folklore you're talking about sounds awesome. Is there a book you'd recommend? Because I'd love to read these stories and stuff. And they responded back like, well, no. It's kind of the whole backbone of the game, right? The fact that so many of these are handed down through oral history, like they're not actually recorded, which is why we have done. You know, their last presentation was about all the research they were doing and all the things they were diving into for it. And I was like, that sucks for me right now, but that's awesome. And getting yet another deep dive into it. But this time being focused on how the combat's going to work, what the world looks like. Them starting from an argument with the mom in a hurricane and then being like, it's going to get more fantastical the deeper she gets into it. As Hazel, as a weaver, I'm so in. And the one thing in the lead up to this, I saw it in Games Daily, people talking about it and then even in the chat at the time, some naysayers are in there being like, this just looks so much like Forspoken to me. And I just, as somebody who reviewed Forspoken for us, don't see that.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I think this is a black female protagonist is why they're saying that.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Oh, okay.

[Mike]

I think it's the third person running and jumping and dashing. And I think that's kind of where it just ends because it looks.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I don't. I think it's one of those where People didn't and I shouldn't. I'm not. I'm painting with a broad brush based on my own things. This does not look like forspoken to me. This looks so much more live than forspoken. This looks so much more interesting than for spoken both in story, I think action. The, you know what they're doing here with the stop motion, the outfits, the world. Like, this is such a Greg ass game that I really, really, really, really, really hope they nail it. Because it is still that thing of what I thought in this presentation. Maybe we spent a bit too much time going through combat because we really were getting into some minutiae there of what we're doing, how we're fighting, blah, blah, which is interesting. But at some point, no matter what game you're talking about, you get to that where it's like, you got to feel it. I got to get on sticks. I got to feel what this actually feels like rather than just keep seeing it. But the narrative, the stuff they're doing with the music, the story, the ghosts of the past, like this speaks to me on so many different levels of a world and folklore. I really want to go Austin Mike.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, I'm really excited about this one, Greg. We've been waiting on compulsion games and what they would be doing ever since Xbox acquired them. And it is really exciting to see what they're doing here. Jumping from we happy few to this. I love the art style. I'm drawn to it. I love the southern folklore that I want to learn more of. I want to hear these stories. The music, every time it picks up, how that just grabs your attention immediately. And the idea of when you're in these boss fights, there will be different phases and the music will ramp up at certain moments. I really, really love and I can't wait to get lost into that one. The combat looks good. The movement looks good. This is a game that it's like, yeah, let's see what they got. This is a big moment here for compulsion and I'm excited. It looks like they're going to nail it.

[Ryan Reynolds]

And I'm happy to have the date. I'm happy to have. Let's just go. I think letting this gestate longer. People think about it, talk about it. What is it looks like for. Let's get done with that. Let's get it out. Let's get it into people's hands. Let's go play.

[Tim Gettys]

This one's very high on my list. I'm very excited for it. Reminds me a lot of can of Bridge of Spirits, which I loved as well. I'm very hopeful for this. I don't have the highest expectations of it being game of the year, but I think that's the right place for me to be. Where if it is, that's going to be even more awesome. It is $40, which I think is very interesting. Yeah. A couple just interesting things about the game shown today. The only. This is the only game not also coming to PlayStation 5, but $40 on outside of Black on Steam. Sorry, what?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Outside of Black, right. Did we not have confirmation on?

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, no confirmation on that. But sorry. The newer games coming out make sure we're clear. But yeah, of the. The four that they showed coming to there are. Sorry, this is the only one not coming to PS5 and 40 price tag, which I. I'm super into because I'm like, okay, this. That combined with them being like there's the four different areas with the different like animal bosses you're fighting.

[Mike]

It's about to be a seven hour game.

[Tim Gettys]

Let's go.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, let's go.

[Tim Gettys]

So, yeah, incredibly excited about this. I thought it looked so great. Really, really stoked for the music.

[Mike]

Super jam packed. Just full of substance. I think normally whenever I see crafted. Yeah. Whenever I see sort of adventures like this, I go, all right, I'm gonna play Final Fantasy Origin, Stranger Paradise. Not really for the story. I'm there for the combat. Right. I, you know, something like Ninja Gaiden don't have a care in the world. For the lore and the story. I'm there for the combat. This one, I'm here for the story. And it just so happens that the combat looks really fun and interesting itself. And it doesn't. Even though Ninja Gaiden looked absolutely bonkers, this game still looks like it has a lot to its combat to kind of make your own fun with the jumping, the dashing, the ground pound. It's like it kind of just has all the abilities that I want in one of these melee action games. Looks like a lot of fun weaving the dude, you know, Scorpion Cup. Get over here. Sort of. And what I'm super happy about is seeing a bit more enemy variety.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You know.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, yeah.

[Mike]

Seeing more than just that two toe tom son of a. And seeing that floating lady with the big ass arms. All of that stuff looks really damn good. And the art style and the art design of the creatures translate so well and look incredible in this world.

[Tim Gettys]

And also just seeing that skill tree, I love it. I'm like, that's the amount of abilities I want to get. I don't. I don't want to look at a menu that freaks me the out. Claire Expedition 33. I'm talking about you. We'll get to that in a second. Bless. What do you think about south of Midnight?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh, yeah, I think it looks wonderful. Right. There was one chat that went by a lot earlier talking about the dialogue and talking about like, man, this sounds like people I know. And I think that right there connects me so hard because like as it's. As the trailer started and you're hearing the daughter and the mom talking to each other, I am like, man, I don't think I've heard people sound like this in video games before. Right. Like, I don't think I've heard like an area captured so well, a type of folklore captured so well. Right. And like, I don't know. I think that's something special. The art style, I think is absolutely hidden. And I'm with you guys as far as I think this is one for me that I need to get my hands on the controller to see how it feels.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But outside of that, like, I am so all in on this game as far as how it's presenting story wise and worldwide.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Your reference to Keena I think is so apt. Right. Where again, let's make a smaller game, let's make a cool game, let's have a focused vision and let's go do it. That's always been the promise of Xbox. Buying these studios, making. Letting people make art, make smaller experiences. You know, I saw people like you're talking about in the chat. Bulk of the 40. Bulk at the $40. Right. It's on game pass. Right. You don't need to pay $40 for it. They're doing a special edition. You don't need to buy that. But it is the.

[Mike]

I thought they were stoked about. I saw, I thought chat was popping.

[Ryan Reynolds]

When I glanced over there, people like, oh, it's too much.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, people say it's too much.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I think, hey, man.

[Tim Gettys]

Hey.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Hey, man.

[Tim Gettys]

My God.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I'm just saying that I'm. Everything I'm hearing about South Midnight, I'm stoked on.

[Tim Gettys]

Then moving on after that, we gotta look at Sandfall Interactive's Claire Obscure Expedition 33. Incredibly weird name for a game that just looks unbelievably amazing.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm like, it's so, so wild. And there's another one. $50.

[Mike]

What?

[Tim Gettys]

$50 for this freaking game.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Let's fucking go.

[Tim Gettys]

That again.

[Ryan Reynolds]

The power of Xbox and what they say they wanted to do right. Like bring these people in. Let's make smaller experiences. Hopefully this is a turn based RPG that isn't 900 hours.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

God, please.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, so. So this is. It takes place late 19th century France. It is coming April 24, 2025, day one on Game Pass $50. Otherwise it's coming Xbox Series XS. Xbox After Windows PC and PlayStation 5. But Greg noted it was not on the Xbox rundown for some reason.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, PlayStation 5's been known for it. That's been out there. That's on Google and everything else. But for some reason. Maybe it's just a typo on Xbox's breakdown where they ran through everything they did today. They did not have it listed.

[Tim Gettys]

I think they showed it on the presentation though.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I'm just saying what I see here. Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm just saying what I see here, all right?

[Ryan Reynolds]

And I'm not saying you're right or I'm wrong. I'm just saying what I've seen right there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Do I see it?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Andy, do you see it?

[Mike]

He's seeing it. And it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Are you reading from Xbox's thing? Because I wonder then if it's the thing of. This is a. This is a game that they're not publishing.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Right?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like this is published by somebody else maybe because.

[Ryan Reynolds]

But no, they're every other one. Well, as everything else that published by. No, they're not publishing Ninja Gaiden.

[Tim Gettys]

Right.

[Ryan Reynolds]

That's technically.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, I guess you're right about.

[Ryan Reynolds]

They call it out there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Price type of. Nobody do.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And also I love that when you're talking about like people getting mad. There was like a. You. There was a YouTube chat being like, ah, it must be those Twitch folks. And then I saw a Twitch chat pop up. I was like, that's probably those bitches over there on YouTube.

[Ryan Reynolds]

What I really loved about Dr. Seuss book called the Sneetches.

[Tim Gettys]

You should all read it after seeing this game many times. And every single time being like, what? This looks crazy. Like, this looks like one of those fake video games. It still feels that way.

[Ryan Reynolds]

It does. It's one of those games you look at. How does it look this good?

[Tim Gettys]

The story bit though, here is what really got me. Like, I think they did a great job in this direct of kind of diving into what this is all for. And like, sure we have this all star cast, but like what are they actually going to be doing? And I love a story that reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy 10 going on a pilgrimage to kind of fight back against this force of nature that is against their will and like, like really destroying the. Their, their lives and worlds and all that. Very cool thing. The idea of people getting snapped. Whether it's leftovers, endgame, whatever. It's cool that so, yeah, really, really stoked on that stuff. The full 3D world map. That looks awesome.

[Mike]

Also real gamers know like that DLSS is working hard on that hair.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Like that hair is like looking real, kind of like glitchy here and there. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Very stoked for this. April 24th seems very early. I'm very interested in how big this game is. Like it seems like it's impossible for it to be this gigantic rpg.

[Andy Cortez]

It's very ambitious for this small team.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I hope it's like, I hope it's 20 hours or less. If it's 10 hours, I'm happy.

[Tim Gettys]

Can you imagine?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I mean I'd be down.

[Tim Gettys]

God.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Also do want to shout out Ninja Gaiden is published by Xbox.

[Ryan Reynolds]

My apologies, Xbox Game Studios. And I want to shout out to Ninja Gaiden 2 black is on the PS5. I think I was confused about that when I said something earlier and I.

[Mike]

Want to shout out I like blessing shirt.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh, thank you.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, I saw this when. Where does Peace Walker shirt come from?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Uniqlo. It was like, it was like they're I think selling the rest of their like rest of these shirts. I don't think they carry them anymore.

[Greg Miller]

Got a cool back.

[Mike]

Good little run.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

It does have a cool back.

[Tim Gettys]

Andy Cortez, what do you think about Expedition 33?

[Mike]

Yeah, it just looks visually incredible. Like every shot, every lighting, every. And I think that's a real nice benefit that you have with turn based combat is that you are in control of the camera. You get to set the scene and you get to art it the up and have the lighting shining at certain areas and you're not gonna see the player camera turn their way. That may be unflattering to the, to the game's visuals, but one thing that really kind of stuck out to me, and maybe I'm just kind of stereotyping Hollywood actors that get into games, but Charlie Cox here kicks ass. Like in any of the line deliveries that I heard it, you can always kind of feel when the Hollywood person who's in big kind of TV reading.

[Andy Cortez]

In a voice acting situation, you can.

[Mike]

Just always kind of tell that they're not, you know, they're. They're rarely kind of doing the voice acting thing for games or, or animations or something like that. But Charlie Cox here sounds awesome. He sounds great. The performance is fantastic. I it. I gotta assume he was doing also Mocap for it because there was just a lot of real good emoting with the, with the animations. This Overworld looks super neat. I'm just really excited about this one. And I, I agree to him kind of giving us these story bits and showing us how, you know, kind of silly these characters can be in that one NPC that has seen many expeditions before you and is like this dude's hella old. Like it's. I don't know, I'm just super kind of. I'm fascinated by this world as the.

[Andy Cortez]

Kind of big, biggest doubter of this game. Especially when we're talking about it in like the Fantasy Critic draft and stuff. Seeing all this, I'm, I'm way more sold of see, seeing the full vision because beforehand the little that we saw, it felt like, okay, they see how popular Persona is and they're trying to get on that like more active turn based train. But seeing their full vision here, seeing the world, seeing more of the story, seeing a bit more of how dynamic the gameplay is, I'm like, okay, I think they, they might have something here. I'm still a little bit worried of how big and ambitious it is. Chat was saying it. They're saying somewhere between 25 to 30 hours. I don't know where they got that.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I can do that, I can do that.

[Andy Cortez]

But still I just. With how beautiful it is with the story premise, I just, I do wonder if it's all gonna hit in the end of the day. And Tim, like you, there's a lot of menu stuff going on, a lot of menu stuff.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I do like that. It seems like one they're big fans of like JRPGs and they're going not like to the Persona thing. I do like that. The only Persona thing about this game seemingly is the how the battle system is a bit more quicker.

[Tim Gettys]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

In terms of like the button presses and stuff and like the flashiness of the battle system. But then you get to the Overworld and it is Final Fantasy. Right? And then you look at how like they're. You look at the style of it, you look how they're exploring the world and it seems like they're taking the best bits of what they love about video games, whether it be Persona, Final Fantasy, and then mixing that in with what feels very original. Right, right. What feels like an original story, what feels like an original world. And so far everything we're seeing visually is speaking to me. I love what I'm looking at. But then I think the nice thing about this being a turn based JRPG is that like you know you don't necessarily need to nail something like combat feel like an action game as long as you nail like the combat I guess rhythm of an RPG and rhythm and balance. Yeah the balancing of an RPG and making that feel satisfying to like upgrade your character and do all that stuff.

[Mike]

And sound feedback to make you feel happy when you hit a crit or whatever, all that stuff.

[Andy Cortez]

And now I can't unsee the numbers ever since Andy pointed it out.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That is the thing that is gonna bother me is I also can't unsee the number.

[Tim Gettys]

So freaking cool man. Like just such a fun thing that we so rarely see. And that does hearken back to them being such fans of what me these RPGs mean to to players and like oh for the different generations of this as well.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But can you go to like the menu that was overwhelming while you do that real quick.

[Andy Cortez]

That's in this trailer. I'll try to find it somewhere.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I want to go to an October tweet where from the Expedition 33 account we've seen a few questions regarding the price and expected play time of exhibition ex expedition 33. We are a small team with an indie spirit and we're creating something we believe is truly special. We aren't a AAA studio. This is our first game. We want as many people discovering our world as possible. To be clear, we poured our all of our hearts and souls into this game. When you play Expedition 33 you can expect 30 plus hours of main game and as much side content for our completionist expeditioners.

[Tim Gettys]

Interesting. Yeah, more than I'd like, but that's because I'm a little baby back bitch. You know what I'm talking about?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, I was hoping for like 25 hours. I'll take 30.

[Mike]

You have the when I think blessing.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Dev math that is true. 25 hours. 20 to 25 is where I bet.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That actually nets down Hope so when.

[Mike]

Blessing posted on Blue sky over the Christmas break like finished Persona 3. I'm done with these long JRPGs. I was going to reply with the AJ Styles Undertaker meme of like blessing with like Claire Obscura 33 behind him.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like I'm very hyper Xenoblade Chronicles X right now.

[Tim Gettys]

So happy for you.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Barrett, if you pull up the trailer that the launch trailer that you had or sorry it wasn't long trailer if you pull up the direction the menu specifically I want to point out was when they were talking about all the different status effects.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

It's just with it being an hour long thing, it's really hard to find.

[Tim Gettys]

Gotcha. Well, whatever.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Exactly.

[Tim Gettys]

I could just say it. It just like. It. I don't like when it just seems like the status effects, there's just so many of them that it's like, okay, what's the difference between all of them? Right. It reminds me of, like, a lot of the buffs in God of War, Ragnarok, where I'm just like, all right, cool, the numbers are going up. But, like, I don't really understand.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I like when numbers go up, though. That's the thing is, I saw that menu and for a second I was like, oh, that's a lot of numbers. But then I was like, oh, that's a lot of numbers.

[Mike]

What's the stronger version of Poison and Pokemon? We got real confused by that Mike.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Right.

[Mike]

Like a stronger. Like. Like a different version. A step up.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Mega Poison.

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Mike]

Maybe I dread Toxic. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Toxic inflicts poison.

[Tim Gettys]

Poison is a status effect.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

That Toxic gives.

[Mike]

Y'all don't know.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Like.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, here we go.

[Mike]

This is.

[Greg Miller]

This is a. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

No, man. I with this.

[Mike]

That's a lot. I with this.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, dude, I'm beating these menus for a while.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Blessings on his magic arc. So he likes getting deep into the.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That is very true right now. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

And I know.

[Tim Gettys]

I know most people do. I just know that I don't. But I also know that many games give you an option to just hit a button and optimize and move the fuck on. And I'm like, thank you for that.

[Mike]

I think this is maybe to show people, hey, we know we're $50, but look how deep this can get. Like, this is not going to be. This doesn't have to be this sort of diet, streamlined experience. Like, you are still getting a lot here because we really care about how deep this combat can go.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Also, I just got a lot of questions about, like, some of these terms.

[Mike]

Everything is.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Well, everything is energizing or empowering.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. It's like, uplifting, but, like, energizing. Jump. Is that an attack? Is that a ability? Are you spending that?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Buy the game and find out more about the manner.

[Greg Miller]

If I could really quick. You know, I find that pretty dope. We're in France. We have a manor. I've assembled my Avengers streaming.

[Mike]

Yeah, this is kind of sick right now.

[Greg Miller]

I'd like to learn more about the manor if I could really quick.

[Andy Cortez]

I just also. I also Enjoy that. The main character kind of looks like a weird Robert Pattinson elsewhere world.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Sure, yeah, it's Robert.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Robert.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Throw it back up. It's Robert Pattinson playing Zach Ryan.

[Tim Gettys]

Whoa.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

All those status things and then like the chart on the right feels like you barely put anything into it. It's like how many more do you need to collect? God damn.

[Tim Gettys]

Next up, the final game. Doom the Dark Ages, A prequel to 2016 comes out May 15, 2025 on Xbox Series X&S and Steam PlayStation 5. And it's day one on Game Pass rocks.

[Mike]

It rocks, man. This shit's cool. Thanks for watching this podcast everybody. I just loved how they, they gave us like the low down on here is here's what we're kind of expecting from the player. Here's what we think feels cool and what we think feels good while playing the game. And kind of like our what our sort of like Mantra was with Doom 1 with Doom Eternal being more jump base and now this just kind of you know, heavy on the Perry's, heavy on the getting up in dudes faces, standing your ground and shooting these enemies. I loved any time you would see multiple freaking like particle things going through the air and you have to pair the green one because the other yellow ones will probably damage you. I love like in the middle of high, high fast paced action having that little bit of strategy still being there. All of the parries look great. Of course you get to control a mech which is freaking fantastic. All of it. I, I just like this game's gonna be an absolute winner. I cannot see this game being bad.

[Tim Gettys]

This is another one that I don't think they had to do much to sell people on just because it's like we know what this is. But I think that they were like we're gonna take that as a challenge and sell them on it anyway. I loved the way they talked about this. The doom 2016 was about run and gun. Eternal was jump and shoot and this is stand and fight. And they showed that off and made it look incredibly fun. Like blast. Are you more hyped for this, seeing this?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yes. Oh 1000%. Right. Like I think the change of setting and then I like how they bullet pointed it of combat exploration story.

[Tim Gettys]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And like focusing on those two things, especially exploration in combat. I think those are the things that we're here for the most and I think do Eternal I thought was fantastic. But I personally I thought the platforming stuff was a bit too much. They went a bit too much in the direction of like, all right, double jump here. Like, here it seems like. I think they rolled that stuff back or made it at least more interesting. I like throwing the shield and then teleporting to the next thing. I love how that breaks up some of the what might be platforming stuff, right? Very much love that. The one thing I will say is that I don't know if I loved how the. How the. The Glory Kills presented as much in this trailer as they have in the past. Like, I don't know if you guys remember back In Bethesda Showcase 2015, it probably was. It was the same one where they debut Fallout and all that stuff. There was a Doom trailer there, and that trailer fucked, because it was just Doom Slayer going around ripping people open. And like, every. Like every Glory Kill had an animation. As I'm watching this trailer one, like, they kind of changed the. The way they highlight, like, Glory Kills of. Instead of it being like, you know, you're kind of blinking red, instead, there's like a big circle. And I'm sure that's just to make it more visible. Maybe they. In play testing, there was something there where they're just like, oh, we got to make this more visible, or something. But even the executions of it felt a bit more quicker. And I wish. I wish we could have seen a bit more of, like, what those actually look like. Unless this is what Lordy Kills are now, which, if that's the case, I don't know if I'm the happiest about it. That said, like, I'm here for it. I'm here for Doom. For Doom. The Dark Ages, right? Like, I, I, I, again, I love the setting. I love them introducing more characters with actual faces. And it feels. It feels like it's being. It's taking the step to become a bigger game.

[Tim Gettys]

And so, I mean, them talking even about the story, right? It being more in the cutscenes than just in the codex like that, with characters and faces. I'm like, oh, shit. Like, that seems like a good step forward for this, Mike. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

I mean, you didn't have to sell me on this game, Tim. This was already one of my most anticipated of the year from Xbox. But what got me was the release date, right? Like, I had to worry that this was going to be their big fall game. I thought, man, where's Doom gonna line up? We have a lot of question marks still. With so many games that they've announced, where does Doom fall? Is that just gonna be the big fall game? And for this to be in May it's like oh yeah, of course I want to play Doom. I want to play Doom now. I love that we get it in the first half. That leaves a big wide open six months of like what's next? Can't wait to see what is the big fall game. So yeah, I'm all about this. I'm very happy.

[Mike]

One thing I'm really happy about that there is not going to be some sort of like forced multiplayer thing in the. You know, there wasn't any mention of a tie in of hey, you can also play this multiplayer mode that we're also packaging into the video game. Not because I think that those were horrible experiences or whatever, but it just shows me there's more of a focus there and that's budget that they likely see is like and we're probably not going to make money back from this multiplayer thing. What if we just you know, didn't hire all of those side studios? Because I believe that the studio in Austin that does a lot of porting for like Halo and blanking on their name, certain reality, certain affinity, Edge of Reality sounds like pretty similar though. I believe that they worked a lot on that multiplayer suites and I'm just, I'm just glad that this feels like this is what the game is. This is what Doom is. It's a single player, gory high action, intense experience.

[Tim Gettys]

Super cool. Anyone else have thoughts on Doom?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Very curious about the soundtrack. I think they have the largest. The new studio that is doing the music has like the larger shoes to fill because Mick Gordon fucking made some of the soundtracks of the year with Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal. Even though I know Doom Eternal had weird with like compression and how the music quality actually was. But as far as those compositions. Oh that that was essential to the Doom experience. And so I'm really hoping that stuff hits. It sounds from the trailer like it. It sounds good right? Like it sounds what I know doomed to be. But yeah, I'm curious on what some of those tracks sound like once we get into the actual game.

[Mike]

And there's also not really a whole lot of games that I have or studios that I have the most faith in when it comes to this game's going to be released and is going to be extremely streamlined and efficient. Yeah, like this is not going to have. You're not going to have a shitload of frame drops and performance. Like for some reason I think just with my experience with Doom eternal and doom 2016 playing those games on PC it's like dude, these games somehow look this incredible and I'm getting 150 frames per second. How is this magic happening? And that's them and their confidence in the. In their ID engine and just having so much experience with it. And I think that's just massive for that team because it just shows you and shows other developers and publishers. Hey, when you have a team that is so familiar with what they're doing and, and their environment and their teammates and the engine that they're working in, magic can happen. And like, this game's gonna come out, look amazing and run incredibly well.

[Tim Gettys]

Yes. Any thoughts on it, Greg?

[Ryan Reynolds]

It looks awesome. Again, I played Doom 2016. I never touched it. Or maybe I touched a turn like a judges week preview because that's how long ago it was. This is one that I look at. I'm like, I like to try it. I don't think I'd stick it through the credits, but I'd enjoy tearing some stuff up for a little bit.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I love the tearing stuff up bit where they're just like, are mowing motherfuckers. I was like, damn, dude. I want to get to a bunch of super chats before we leave the games cast today, starting with Travelers. Who says Hyper side just booked everything to go to GDC for the first time this year. If any KFBFs or devs are going, I'd love to meet up at Travelers on everything. Everybody Kebab says easy. Doom on PS5. Hell yeah. Yeah. I thought that was another cool thing too. Difficult sliders.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, it's a big deal.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's huge, actually, because Doom Eternal, when you get toward the end of it, like, that ramps up in a way where I kind of got. I got actually very frustrated towards the end of Doobie Turtle. And like, I think I ended up just turning it to easy. I would have loved to have Sliders where I'm like, all right. I'm just overwhelmed with this thing. So those hunter dudes. Yeah. Oh my. Those hunters. I forgot about them. But yeah, I would love to just get in there and tweak a bit more.

[Mike]

But now that you could parry, you know, easy peasy.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

This looks so Andy.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Rishi the alien says not enough. Todd Howard Joven Gantt says, did Xbox just set the tone for 2025? I mean, yeah, Xbox just kind of was just like, yo, here's the first half of 2025. Gamers, like, look at this. Like, many games coming out in the next couple months. Like, if this is impressive, following up.

[Greg Miller]

The June showcase too. Like, yeah, going from June to now.

[Tim Gettys]

Here.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And like, well done. Don't forget about coming out next month. And then of course, if this year rounds out with what Outer Worlds 2 and Fable, like this might be the best Xbox year and a decade.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Incredible stuff. Heroic Headgear says, how do we feel about make Gordon not composing the music for Doom the Dark Ages. And then we got another one about the music.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm sad, but we knew that was going to happen.

[Tim Gettys]

D Big Fluffy Bunny saying, I hope the soundtrack for Doom doesn't just blend into another metal soundtrack and stays unique to itself.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Mirroring what Boss was saying.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And I also, yeah, I think the change in setting could present an opportunity to do something that that's a bit fresh and different and not have to be so directly compared to McGordon's work.

[Mike]

But we'll see orchestral metal. So yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Volkdasher writes in saying something that we don't agree with but saying I said before but south of Midnight's hundred percent it. South of Midnight one hundred percent is just for spoken. Lol. Same double jump effect, same empty areas, same secluded combat. Was hoping for more.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Maybe. I mean I, I said no, maybe when we play it, I will be like, oh, I see what you're talking. When I felt it, I. Looking at it, I don't see it. But maybe I. When I get on sticks like I did with first Pokemon.

[Andy Cortez]

It's also just fundamentally like different games because at least from what we've seen of south of Midnight, it's also seems to be more linear based and all this stuff. Whereas Forspoken was correct. Greg.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, you get outside the walls and.

[Andy Cortez]

Have to shoot across open zones kind of thing. And I, I think in terms of exploration and game flow, like I, I just don't know what you see there.

[Tim Gettys]

Walker man says one thing that speaks to me is that all these games are play anywhere in a cloud. It's the vision finally coming to life. This is an Xbox. Makes sense, man.

[Greg Miller]

We talked bless about it during the commercial break.

[Mike]

That's an Xbox right there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

This is an Xbox right now, right here.

[Greg Miller]

How sick is that?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

It will not run.

[Tim Gettys]

That's it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

If I can melt my laptop.

[Tim Gettys]

Furreals though, I mean we joke about it, but these are the dominoes falling, right? And like now it's, we'll see how they hit. Are they well received? Like, are people happy with these? But like I think that this is a very, very great lineup right now that they have that includes some things like Doom that are like, all right, cool. Like we know that Is pretty much as big as it gets for these type of things. So like awesome. And a bunch of new stuff. Very cool. Golden Gamer says his Ninja Guy in Black 2 on PS5. Yes it is. Mr. Hawk says 10 out of 10 event. All the devs seem super stoked on their games and that just makes me happy. Yep. Another great thing to see the price.

[Mike]

Of adwan the show says Alex Martinez. I. I mean I'm not they said what they are going to show and also about also had another moment at the other developer Direct right. Last year. Like yeah, we've been there.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, you run the risk of again, I think south and midnighting it. Talking about it too much. Right. We've done the deep dive on Avowed. There's been the preview cycle. Hands on previews of Avowed. Now it's time to give me fucking review code and let me talk about it. Xbox. That's what it needs to be.

[Mike]

Give me, give me.

[Tim Gettys]

And then we have conflicting.

[Mike]

I don't.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Know, Alien and Aliens.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Review this afternoon everybody. Commentary.

[Tim Gettys]

Black is on PS5 and is pro enhanced for $40. But then Christopher Burnett says Ninja Guy in Black 2 is on PS5 for $50. Maybe it's on King Ryan also says 50. So yeah, maybe different countries, Canadian dollars. Yeah. Bobby lynch says can we stop emphasizing the underscore and Xbox directs.

[Mike]

No, no, absolutely not.

[Ryan Reynolds]

If they put it there, we got to say it. Yeah, we're journalists.

[Tim Gettys]

Wilfredo says it looks like Expedition 33 is to Persona what Liza P Is to Dark Souls. Spiritual rendition of the genre.

[Mike]

Yeah, this is a really good developer underscore direct. Apostrophe25 Yes, I disagree just in the.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Sense that like I think there's literally only one part of like one part of Expedition 33 that like feels inspired by Persona. But the rest of the game like looks nothing like Persona. You know Persona when you're talking about what is that game at its core it is like you know, going out into the city, hanging out with friends, doing like the school social simulation of it.

[Tim Gettys]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like there's the dungeon crawling of Persona. Persona is so much more than just how that turn based combat system looks.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, I see where you're coming from, but I would make the comparison not to Persona, but just more the modern JRPG genre in general.

[Tim Gettys]

Then Garrett says Steam Doom sale up to 80% off going until January 30th.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Damn.

[Tim Gettys]

And Volk Dasher has a final one saying this is what Xbox can be if they go full publisher mode in third party. They have the money and now DEBS to be the very best third party publisher in output. Yeah, I mean they essentially are at this point. Right. While also maintaining their own first party and hardware and all that. Like kind of best of both worlds.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm very fascinated about Xbox publishing the Ninja Gaiden game instead of it being Koei Tecmo publishing it. Right. And like what that conversation looks like, what that deal looks like. Like, I think that's it's very interesting.

[Tim Gettys]

That it happened that way because they own Team Ninja. Right. And Team Ninja owns Ninja Gaiden.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But like you're saying Koei Tecmo owns Team Ninja and Team Ninja owns Ninja Gaiden.

[Tim Gettys]

Xbox own Team Ninja.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I don't think. No, no, no.

[Mike]

You're thinking ninja theory.

[Tim Gettys]

You're right. I am. I am in fact thinking that it's the year in the ninja, everybody. So I got ninjas on the mind. All right, well, everybody is Shadow and Ninja Chat. No, no, no. He's not unfortunate.

[Ryan Reynolds]

No.

[Andy Cortez]

Is he a snake?

[Tim Gettys]

You're the snake, baby. Don't forget. Let us know in the comments below. What are those games you are most hyped to play? Which one are you? Do you think is going to be the best? And are you playing Ninja Gaiden Black 2 today? Let us know. And for everyone watching, stay tuned. We're about to do a stream of Ninja gate in black 2. Bless is going to play for the very first time. If you're on Twitch, you can stay where you are. If you're on YouTube, you're going to have to make the jump over to the other YouTube video. It might be a couple minutes because Bless has to stuff this pie in his mouth.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Mark says he's working on special ones, spicy pepperoni pies.

[Mike]

Oh, my God.

[Ryan Reynolds]

So I think that's going to be on the stream too.

[Mike]

Freak out.

[Tim Gettys]

Great stuff.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Kind of funny.com pizza.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. Thank you Square pie guys, and thank you for hanging out with us on this beautiful Thursday. Till next time, love you all. Goodbye.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Bye.