Dropped Frames Episode 487

The Indie Guy - Rami Ismail, on the eve of the launch of his brand new game: Australia Did It, joins us to scare us about the future of video games... Again! What are the pros/cons of AI decompiling, how will this affect future games, especially in the indie space? What are the ramifications of Unity being bought out? Then we get into the games, including Ocarina of Time remake, Ace Combat 8, Phantom Blade 0, Journey and all the wild announcements coming out of ExileCon!   00:00:00 - Intro00:02:00 - The Indie Guy00:02:50 - Australia Did It00:19:00 - Pricing games00:24:30 - AI decompiling01:02:00 - The dangers of copycat games01:10:00 - Unity getting bought out?01:15:30 - Remedy doing well01:16:00 - Elder Scrolls: Sentinel01:17:00 - World of Warcraft Forever01:23:00 - God of War Laufey delayed01:24:30 - Queen's Domain01:27:30 - Rumors of Arkane being bought by Ubisoft?01:30:20 - BitReactor hit with layoffs01:31:20 - ExileCon 2026 announcements01:35:20 - The Legend of Zelda: OOT Remake01:38:00 - Control Resonant01:45:00 - Remedyverse01:48:00 - Walk01:50:00 - Ace Combat 801:55:30 - Phantom Blade 002:00:00 - Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy02:08:00 - The Farmer Was Replaced02:19:10 - Zeke played Journey for the first time02:27:20 - GOTY category deliberations 02:38:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke's out at the Ren Fair this weekend so JP and Cohh talk at length about all their latest obsessions like Monsters & Memories, Enshrouded, soon to be World of Warcraft Forever and more! There's a lot to say about the new Wuxia action game Phantom Blade 0, the new Crimson Desert expansion and the unfortunate passing of Patrick Stewart deeply affecting them and much more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Pants.00:02:20 - Halloween00:08:30 - Emberville delayed?!00:12:00 - Patrick Stewart passed away00:17:00 - GTA6 is huge00:22:30 - CoD using real footage from a tragedy00:27:20 - Star Wars blamed for shutting down Bioware00:34:40 - Phantom Blade 001:15:20 - Crimson Desert DLC01:24:20 - Monsters & Memories01:43:00 - Enshrouded01:55:00 - Stupid Never Dies02:01:30 - Final Fantasy Resonance02:04:50 - Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fanfest02:07:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Pearl Abyss' Will Powers to catch up on where they're at after the success of Crimson Desert and where the game is going in the upcoming expansion coming this week! The big news this week is EA laying off 400 employees including shutting down decades old studio - BioWare. Long-time e-sports organization Evil Geniuses is also shutting down. Then we get into Final Fantasy Resonance, Stupid Never Dies and a whole ton of Steam demos! 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Will Powers from Pearl Abyss is here00:04:00 - Crimson Desert Expansion00:11:30 - When does Crimson Desert stop updating?00:14:30 - How does underwater work?00:27:00 - Romance00:32:30 - Bioware00:36:40 - New combat?00:49:50 - Ship building and sailing00:58:00 - Hockey01:03:00 - Steam Slop Fest 01:11:20 - OpenAI and TwitchCon collab01:16:40 - EA shuts down Bioware01:20:00 - The origin of sad Cohh01:24:00 - Evil Geniuses shutting down01:29:10 - Project Helix rumored $120001:30:30 - New GamePass prices01:34:50 - Arkane Lyon looking for a buyer01:42:00 - Steam Demos Part 102:00:30 - Monsters & Memories02:02:50 - Enshrouded02:15:20 - Final Fantasy Resonance02:22:30 - Stupid Never Dies02:31:30 - Steam Demos Part 2 02:53:30 - Upcoming releases02:56:30 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's October and in the middle of dozens of major releases are also amazing horror games releasing with Tenebris Somnia, Silver Pines, Hellraiser as well as the fear of AI recompiling creating doppelganger video games! NVIDIA ceases production of the 5090, Control Resonant is the fastest selling Remedy game, WARDOGs drama and finally our time with Enshrouded 1.0! 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Three bards00:05:20 - Concerts00:08:00 - Control Resonant is fastest selling Remedy game00:09:50 - Sad Cohh nominated for Streamer of the year00:18:00 - NVIDIA stopping production on 5090s00:20:00 - GTA6 PC rumored to release Q100:22:00 - Dev doesn't release demo out of fear of AI copycats00:30:40 - Konami doesn't believe in the future of AI in game development 00:33:40 - XBOX Labs is just more AI00:37:00 - Even more Fire Emblem00:40:50 - The origin of Dressmaker00:43:00 - Epic Games goes full AI00:48:00 - Total War: Shogun 2 AI enhancement gets removed from Steam00:50:40 - No Rest for the Wicked gets classes00:57:00 - Hellraiser01:10:00 - Valor Mortis01:18:45 - Tenebris Somnia01:26:30 - Deep Dish Dungeon01:30:00 - Silver Pines01:35:00 - Enshrouded 1.002:00:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen02:06:25 - WARDOGs season 202:27:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are just too many games that it's creating choice paralysis! Before that however: Zeke has been enjoying the Austin music scene, NVIDIA is shutting down 5090 production? and the furloughed Star Wars Zero Company devs finally return to the studio and paid! We've been playing loads of games this week including Hellraiser Revival, the indie MMO - Monsters & Memories, a deluge of Capcom games: Onimusha and Dragons Dogma 2, Silver Pines and much more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Boomer music00:23:20 - Choice paralysis00:26:00 - 5090s not being produced anymore00:30:50 - Star Wars Zero Company devs get paid00:38:50 - Richard Garriott reclaims Ultima00:40:20 - CapGods00:59:00 - Triple I initiative01:09:40 - Hellraiser01:29:40 - Monsters and Memories01:45:50 - Onimusha02:01:45 - Silver Pine02:16:40 - Endocopia02:26:20 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen02:35:00 - Star Wars Galactic Racer02:52:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JP has become a Vtuber (for a month.) We break down what it takes to become one from concept to reality and it's a lot. After that shock we get into reacting to us in the news, GTA6 gets content rated, Valve's Deadlock gets 6 news character a new map and RuneScape 4 gets announced. Cohh is having a time in Valheim, Zeke is still sailing the high fashion seas in Dressmaker and JP is scared of World of Warcraft Forever launching.   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:30 - Vtubing00:03:00 - The cost of vtubers00:23:20 - Dropping Frames00:25:40 - GTA6 content ratings00:30:00 - New Deadlock update00:34:50 - RuneScape 4 announced00:43:40 - Valheim rage01:04:50 - Witcher 3 Remaster01:08:30 - EU Kids01:12:30 - Gears of War: E-Day is out01:23:00 - Aion 201:25:40 - Silent Hill: townfall01:54:10 - Even more Dressmaker02:02:50 - American Truck Simulator02:10:20 - CONTROL Resonant02:18:05 - WoW Forever02:44:05 - End of Abyss02:49:00 - Rivage02:55:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mikael Kasurinen, the director of CONTROL: Resonant joins us this week to chat about his journey into game development, the intricacy of level design, and the willingness to go weird. Then we dive into Silent Hill: townfall a game Cohh and Zeke liked 80% of. XBOX continues to implode as multiple major dev studios seem to be shutting down, including Halo moving to Activision. Bungie recommits to Destiny while moving to unvault all of Destiny 2. Dune Awakening gets a single-player mode and Zeke gushes over the new surprise hit Dressmaker!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Disc golf00:05:05 - Director of CONTROL Resonant - Mikael Kasurinen is here!00:09:50 - Does gameplay or story dictate direction first?00:15:20 - Why Dylan?00:25:10 - Combat inspirations00:37:00 - Maintaining ambition and scope with a budget00:45:20 - How weird is too weird?00:52:15 - Is game dev fun?00:55:00 - Level design01:13:00 - Player autonomy 01:41:00 - Shipping in September01:45:20 - The high seas01:48:20 - What's next for Remedy?01:57:00 - Silent Hill: townfall02:19:50 - Blood of the Dawnwalker02:24:30 - XBOX still imploding02:31:00 - The Bungie gambit02:38:00 - Dune Awakening single-player02:41:00 - Fire Emblem02:43:50 - Dressmaker02:58:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're joined by Washington Post's Gene Park to get an expert opinion on all the Wolverine discourse and learn the deep lore of the fart gas. JP has played the World of Warcraft Forever beta, and uh oh, it's about to consume a lot of time. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a lot of game, Gene has been playing Control Resonant, Zeke absolutely adores Onimusha and so much more this week!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Gene Park is here!00:02:00 - The origin of fart gas00:09:00 - Having a blast00:11:00 - Marvel's Wolverine00:51:40 - WoW Forever breaking records01:01:30 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave01:09:20 - Control Resonant01:15:30 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword01:28:00 - Game of the year discussions01:33:40 - Enjoying games as a game reviewer01:40:20 - Valheim01:44:10 - RuneScape: Dragonwilds01:50:00 - WARDOGS continues02:00:40 - Silent Hill: Townfall02:11:00 - Hellraiser: Revival02:20:40 - Active Matter02:26:40 - Steam Frame02:32:10 - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter02:36:20 - Marathon redo02:38:45 - Mindeye devs laid off02:40:30 - PC Gamer Show - Japan02:42:50 - BLACKWOOD02:52:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke returns from the desert just in time for the world of video games to explode again! From Insomniac's Wolverine reviews, Kojima parting ways with Sony partnership to BlizzCon announcements including a new StarCraft and World of Warcraft Forever! We try to balance our excitement and horror with Valheim 1.0, surprise hit: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha, Breathedge 2 and more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Valheim 1.000:07:20 - Wolverine reviews00:11:30 - Kojima and Sony part ways00:23:30 - Crimson Desert DLC00:31:20 - StarCraft returns00:36:50 - Diablo V00:46:50 - World of Warcraft Forever01:03:30 - Zeke's Burning Man01:23:50 - Ocarina of Time Remake01:34:40 - Metroid Ravenous01:36:10 - Kirby & The World Beyond01:38:00 - Steam Achievement Leak01:42:40 - The Blood of Dawnwalker01:59:30 - Breathedge 202:13:00 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword02:19:10 - We have played Emberville02:37:10 - WARDOGS Early Access02:53:30 - Solasta 202:56:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by WARDOGS Game Directors: Howard Philpott & Mark "phantasy' Pinney this week to talk about filling a much needed niche in the FPS genre, why early access and plenty of viewer questions! Afterwards we chat about the awkwardness that is DLSS5, the GTA6 reveal that broke the internet, and a Witcher 3 remaster in the middle of a massive ton of game releases. Then our time with the new STALKER 2 update, Star Wars Zero Company and more!   00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - Can't handle all of these games00:02:40 - Wardogs devs join us00:04:50 - Why early access?00:09:40 - First convention00:17:00 - Graphical advantages00:20:50 - Vehicle control options00:33:00 - Comparisons to Planetside00:43:40 - Private servers00:57:30 - Progression systems01:33:20 - Global players01:39:50 - What have the Wardogs devs been playing?01:50:30 - Announcements at FPS Game Show01:52:30 - The DLSS5 issue01:57:40 - GTA602:11:15 - The Witcher 3 Remaster02:16:40 - STALKER 202:20:00 - Star Wars Zero Company02:44:15 - Wolcen 202:49:10 - Path of Exile 2 - Swords/release date02:51:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.