Laura talks more than ever about 999 and Gone Home!
Predictably, we got a fair share of listener mail this week on the topic of sexism in games, so we do some more discussing of that topic during our reader mail segment. Beyond that, Laura talks a lot about 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Gone Home, whereas Austin discusses his review copy of Rune Factory 4. Jack chimes in with some useful life advice after the break, and a giant chunk of listener questions mail ends the show! No reader poll or book club this week.
This Week’s Podcast Crew: Jack and Laura and Austin
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After a somewhat necessary break, I’m back with another personal blend of humor and information in the form of a review for you all to enjoy. This time I look at the illustrious Luigi’s Mansion thanks to the persuasion of an unwanted friend.
Shu Takumi is largely known for the Ace Attorney series. But Takumi also created Ghost Trick, an under-appreciated DS (and iOS) game that came out just a few years ago.
Capcom has already given Ace Attorney the crossover treatment in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Could a mingling of the Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick IPs also happen one day? While nothing is confirmed, Takumi “would love to see” it happen.
Takumi talked about the possibility in this month’s issue of ONM. Here’s the full exchange between the two:
ONM: Could you imagine an Ace Attorney/Ghost Trick crossover? Any deaths that we couldn’t prevent by way of possession could then go to trial in a courtroom…
Takumi: …or Phoenix Wright could be killed and Sissel could prosecute his killer in court! Whatever form it might take, a crossover between these games is something I would love to see happen.
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has reached its first stretch goal on Kickstarter. Having raised $500,000, the game will now include a Risky Mode.
Risky Mode will allow players to tackle two full campaigns. There will be a main storyline featuring Shantae, and an alternate plot with Risky Boots taking center stage.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has four days left to reach additional stretch goals.
Midgar Studio has launched a Kickstarter for a project known as “Edge of Eternity”. The developer describes its game as “a new RPG that will lead you to experience a unique and unusual universe. The action takes place in a world whose design combines some steampunk influence – the best Japanese RPG – and Medieval age influences.”
According to Midgar, the plan is to have Edge of Eternity on practically every platform – Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PS Vita, and more. First, though, the team will need to raise $200,000 to secure funding. There’s also a $600,000 goal which will allow Midgar to create “a new version of the game using all the HD and resources of the next gen platforms”.
Amazon has a few new Wii U games on sale. You can pick up Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition for just $15, and Scribblenauts Unlimited/LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes for only $20.
Below are links to each of the titles:
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
– $14.99
Scribblenauts Unlimited
– $19.99
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
– $19.99
Update: Game Night is now over!
Game Night will begin at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT. Two items are attached to this page. First, above, is our official Twitch account. Any Wii U games played during Game Night will be streamed, and will eventually be posted to our official YouTube channel.
Below is what we’ll use to communicate with each other. You don’t need to sign up with any sort of service to join, and you don’t have to be playing to chat with us. Just enter any name you desire and you’ll be good to go.
What is Game Night? You can find details right here.
Batman: Arkham Origins producer Guillaume Voghel has shared a bit more about the game’s Initiation DLC.
Late last week, Warner Bros. shared details regarding Origins’s season pass, including one of the first tidbits about the new content. Initiation allows players to play as Bruce Wayne before he became Batman, “and face his final test to prove himself worthy to his greatest teacher, Kirigi.”
Voghel recently told Eurogamer of the DLC:
“You play as Bruce Wayne learning to be a ninja. That’s a really cool one. Narratively there’s some added content that will give players a little more background story.”
“[But] it’s not League of Assassins, it’s ninja-related. It’s when he learned to be a ninja and learned those techniques. He goes to a monastery – custom content was created for the DLC. You’ll be in Asia in the monastery. The team did a great job on that, it looks really good.”
