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It's been a minute but we're back What we've been up to What we've been playing  The Outer Wilds Presentation Game design Story Progression The Ending Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Go Vote Do it I Will Vote Follow me on Twitter Check out System Error Listen to me rant about the new iPhones Amazon Luna New Game Streaming Service Control Cloud Edition On Nintendo Switch! No Man's Sky Next Gen Next gen enhancements PS5 and PSVR stuff Quality of Life Updates All Free! You remember Anthem? Reworking Javelin Gameplay and Builds Much easier to customize and role play But is this game on life support? Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed... Again It do be like that sometimes December 10th Hey maybe calm down and don't send death threats? Among Us Our experience playing Potential improvements Miles Morales Spider-Man New gameplay features announced Story elements Peter Parker face swap controversy  Halloween fun in games Rainbow 6 Siege COD Animal Crossing Apex Fallout 76  Red Dead Online Halo Infinite Directer Leaves Project Chris Lee has left the project Joe Staten has taken over I'm scared this game won't be good Next Gen Controller In Depth Discussion The next gen consoles both offer huge upgrades but only one offers controller improvements DualSense vs. If it ain't broke don't fix it Immersion vs. visual fidelity Disappointment in Xbox's lack of Controller updates Stay tuned! Halloween Twitch Stream KOTOR Spoilercast soon And much much more! Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Microsoft buys Bethesda They now own Skyrim Fallout Dishonored Pray For 7.5 billion dollars Minecraft Live! Caves and Cliffs! New cave formations Lush caves Generations are improved Stalagmites Under water New mobs! Axolotls The Warden Minecraft Dungeons Mountain update Full cross play Minecraft Education Better World Championchip BLM Jeb! Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

You can now support the show! Buy Me a Coffee Become a Patron  I apologize to my friends And vow to eat something spicy 😡 Nvidia announced their graphics cards 3070: $499 3080: $699 3090: $1499 What does this MEAN!? Xbox Series S announced $299 All digital 1440p Raytracing Next gen but not really? It's ugly Playstation 5 Event Final Fantasy 16 Miles Morales Hogwarts Legacy COD Black Ops Cold War Resident Evil 8 DeathLoop Devil May Cry 5 Oddworld: Soulstorm Five Nights at Freddys Demon's Souls Fortnite Classic Games Playstation 5 Prices $499 $399 (digital Only) Our thoughts on the consoles so far What are our plans  To pre-order or not to pre-order Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Xbox Follow Up Xbox 4.5 Halo Delayed Ghost of Tsushima Pros and Cons Burning myself out The open world conundrum  Time savers vs. Immersion Breakers Spider-Man in Marvel's Avengers Exclusive to PS4 version This is grimy  Sony rights Crystal Dynamics is now Oscorp Whoring the game out to companies Control Will Only Get a Free Next-Gen Upgrade from the New Ultimate Edition Season Pass owners feel ripped off Fall Guys It's really fun! Battle Pass Brand thirst It's potential Splinter Cell Coming to Rainbow 6 Siege Make a Splinter Cell game Ubisoft More Hard breaching  No more vote to kick Game adjustments My Friends are Toxic  Playing with randoms Overwatch Ranked The friendliness online Add Me on PSN! And Joshua! Fortnite vs. Apple Apple's 30% cut and restrictive App Store Policies Fortnite's PR campaign Epic Game's sues Apple and Google Apple's lies Epic Game's lies All The Hot takes Apple banning Cloud gaming from iOS Old policies Apple's bull reasoning Apple's hypocrisy  Links- Virtually Happy- Follow me on twitter- Buy me a Coffee- Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

The Xbox Series X Game Lineup Halo Infinite State of Decay 3 Forza Motorsport Everwild Tell Me Why Ori The Outer Worlds: Peril On Gorgon Grounded Avowed As Dusk Falls Hellblade 2 Psychonauts 2 Destiny 2: Beyond Light STALKER 2 Warhammer Darktide Tetris Effect The Gunk The Medium Phantasy Star Online: New Genesis 2 Crossfire X Fable What wasn't announced Price Launch date Other studios The three companies next gen strategies Xbox Playstation Nintendo Links- Follow me on Twitter - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

The Last of Us Part 2 (Spoiler-free) Follow Up The music and soundtrack in the game Soundtracks in reviews Minecraft Realms is broken Can't renew subscriptions The Nether Update is essentially useless to us Minecraft is too big to get away with this Games that deserve a sequel Stardew Valley GTA Vice City Sonic Mania Burnout  Star Wars (All of them) Portal Simpsons Hit and Run From Dust Army of Two Games that we would kill off  Call of Duty Assassin's Creed NBA 2K Star Citizen Halo and Gears of War Links- Follow me on Twitter - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Cyberpunk 2077 Action movie tropes The hype The Last of Us Part 2 controversy  Polygon Article The Leaks The developers and actors responding The reviewers concerns The bigoted idiots The Last of Us Part 2 discussion (Spoilers) Joshua's take My take Links- Follow me on Twitter - System Error Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

The Playstation 5 Lineup GTA V... I guess Spider-Man Miles Morales Gran Turismo Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart  Project Athia Stray Returnal Sackboy: A Big Adventure Destruction Allstars Kena Goodbye Volcano High Oddworld Soulstorm Ghostwire Tokyo Jett The Far Shore Godfall Solar Ash Hitman 3 Little Devil Inside Microtransaction Simulator (NBA 2K21) Bugsnax Demon's Souls Deathloop Village Resident Evil Pragmata Horizon Forbidden West Playstation 5 Design Alien looking router USB A and C Thermals Digital Edition Pulse Headset HD Camera Charging Port No Price No preorder No VR  Links- @MaxelAmador - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Black Lives Matter Being a latino in America Recognizing what black Americans face The minimal accountability for Police brutality Our thoughts The sources The video game industry's response to BLM Activision Blizzard EA Take Two Infinity Ward Sony The hypocrisy of their stance on Hong Kong Protests The cynicism for their PR Highlighting Black Voices Gamespot resource on black creators Black voice actors and their characters Minecraft Dungeons Mediocre reviews Shallow gameplay Small game Low price  Future updates Tony Hawk Remasters Excitement  Developers Tony Hawk can still get it Building a PC in late 2020 Nvidia and AMD upcoming cards Waiting for the drops The way these cards will change the industry Black Lives Matter Donation Links Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Follow Up: Unreal Engine 5 PS5 is winning the race baby One triangle per pixel Lumen lighting Resolution Vs. FPS Follow Up: ESO Playing alone Dugneons The MMO Grind Follow Up: Animal Crossing Debating starting over Comparing your islands to others Coming back after not playing for weeks Tips for new players Metal Gear Phantom Pain It's kind of brilliant? Way too melodramatic Convoluted Story Voice Recordings galore Intriguing story Killer gameplay The 'yeeting' mechanic Sony State of Play: Ghost of Tsushima Exploration Map UI Horse Riding Beautiful world Hidden secrets Combat Samurai fights Honorable vs. Dishonorable approaches Stealth Customization Different armor advantages Charms give you edges in battle Color options Photo mode The Playstation 5 Controller DualSense Touch Bar doubling down Light changes Adaptive triggers  USB-C Create button Microphone array (??) Design concerns Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Happy Birthday Joshua! 🎁🎉 You're  still trash Fallout 76 Follow up Joshua is still playing Wastelanders quest variety Inside Xbox Event It was kinda wack Belittling marketing  Stand out moments: Dirt 5 With Troy Baker and Nolan North! Scorn Gross looking alien setting They're making ANOTHER Madden!??  No way!! Call of The Sea Sea exploration mystery  The Medium Psychological horror  Silent Hills Composer Second Extinction Multiplayer dinosaur hunting  Assassin's Creed Valhalla  Gameplay?? Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order The start of a new franchise May the 4th Update Elder Scrolls Online Impressions Character creation Engaging dialogue Voice acting Varied Quests Combat improvements  Environments The problem with MMOs Grind Immersion Breaking Microtransactions  Apex Legends Season 5 New Legend: Loba Map changes Quests Ranked Improvements Tweaked Legends UI improvements  Post Show: Quarantine Birthdays Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Ep. 52 Follow up Sonic follow up Sonic music Animal Crossing Follow up A couple months with the game What works and what doesn't Online is a mess Save back ups are still nowhere to be found New update Jedi Outcast & Jedi Academy  Joshua's journey as a Jedi Nostalgia  Favorite Jedi games Fallout 76 Wastelanders  OMG thanks Bethesda you're SOOOO awesome /s ❤️🥺 NPCs are back Story is captivating New interesting areas Fallout First worth The Perks of being a patient gamer Waiting for updates Waiting for stability Starting a game over  Joshua what are we? Our gaming relationship Gamers with benefits or something more? Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - System Error - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Mia Ginae Watkins is a Community Outreach Specialist in the gaming industry and she joins the podcast this week to discuss her gaming upbringing and our collective obsession with Animal Crossing Mia's gaming story The consoles that shaped us Sly Cooper The original Spiderman game Bible Trivia game! Mia's recent favorites Watch Dogs 2 Enter The Gungeon  Uncharted The balance between working in the industry and enjoying the games  Animal Crossing Growing up with Animal Crossing Sharing an island with your family Pompom is a thief  Time traveling is between you and your god Show NotesMia's WebsiteLinks- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

COVID-19 in the Gaming World GDC, E3, and esports events CANCELLED Will consoles be cancelled? Gaming has gone way up The anxiety caused by the pandemic The Last of Us 2 playable demo  Animal Crossing timing Call of Duty: Warzone A different battle royal Gulag mechanic Contracts Buy stations Weapon variety Impressions Xbox 5 Deep Look Form factor The insides! Controller differences Seagate partnership  Suspend and resume Load times Holiday 2020? The Road to PS5 Long SSD talk Game installs Custom I/O  Open market SSDs Ray tracing Heat diffusion Tempest 3D audio engine Xbox vs. Playstation Xbox is stronger ON PAPER PS5s custom hardware 3D audio Exclusives Deserted Island Games Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

I got banned from PSN (NSFW) The story The crime The time Animal Crossing New Horizons Direct! New features Crafting Multiplayer  Types of currency Adding neighbors Real time mechanics Seasonal Updates Save recovery Baldur's Gate III Gameplay reveal Turn Based combat It looks like Divinity Larian Studios vs. Old Bioware DnD controversy  What You Can Expect from Next Gen Gaming Phil Spencer writing for Xbox Wire Xbox 5 features Next Gen Processor AMDs Hardware Variable Rate Shading Raytracing SSDs Quick Resume feature Full backwards compatibility  The final Minecraft Nether Snapshot Redstone Target block Crying Obsidian (Set your Spawn point anywhere) Is starting a new Realm worth it now? Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

WWP: Joshua's games Minecraft  Sonic Mania Fallen Order WWP: Doom (2016) Optimization with my PC Gunplay Story Losing interest (played 3 times) WWP: Frostpunk: The Last Autumn The premise of Frostpunk Too damn hard The balance between hard and frustrating Apex Legends Using Revenant We won duos! The tricky thing about reloading Bouncing around heroes The grind to gold Rainbow Six Siege Year 5 / Void Edge New heroes Coming to PS5 and Xbox 5 Getting back into playing ranked  The grind to platinum  Pick rates Minecraft Snapshot Nether updates Piglins / Hoglins  Netherite! Stronger than diamond! 😱 Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Redownloading Skyrim Mods Sharing my mod list with Joshua Reformatting gaming PCs Immersive mods Vanilla vs. Mods Apex Legends Season 4 New Legend: Revenant Revenant's abilities Map changes Games that make you feel lonely 😢 Death Stranding Stardew Valley Subnautica Dead Space The Last of Us (Mid game Spoilers) Frostpunk Red Dead Redemption 2 (End game spoilers) Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Topics Sony isn’t attending E3 2020 Is E3 outdated? ESA Statement Rumored Sony February Event 4Chan leak names launch titles Sci-Fi Naughty Dog game incoming? Xbox Series X Prototype Leak Xbox ports Someone's in TROUUBLEEE Everything is delayed 2020 Avengers delayed Final Fantasy 7 delayed Cyberpunk delayed Dying Light 2 delayed What's next? Animal Crossing!? 😰 Death Stranding Follow Up Too much mindless gaming  Working that head cannon Too many player created structures Kojima we like you just chill baby We're playing Divinity Original Sin again! Getting hyped for the sequel Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

New Years Gaming Resolutions Sunk Cost Fallacy  Being picky with games Ignoring tempting micro-transactions Most anticipated games of 2020 Animal Crossing  Cyberpunk 2077 Minecraft Dungeons  Marvel's Avengers The Last of Us Part 2 Kerbel Space Program Halo Infinite Microsoft Flight Simulator Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine  Divinity: Original Sin 1 & 2 PS5 vs Xbox Series X Links- @Maxeljulio - @JoshuaTParrott - Tap and Swipe - Waiting for an Update Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show