Dropped Frames Episode 389

Cohh is trapped in the Lands Between this week so we enlist the help of Bruce Greene formerly of Funhaus to chat about the upcoming subscription changes to Twitch, current events and managing parasocial relationships. We then go over the surprisingly robust Nintendo Direct that featured the first time Zelda has been a main character and the unlikely return of Marvel vs Capcom. Then we get into our time with the new Elden Ring DLC, Still Wakes The Deep & Falling Aces! 0:00 - Intro 4:20 - Funhaus 6:20 - The Lands Between 8:30 - Subscriptions 19:00 - Parasocial relationships 21:15 - Twitch power ups 27:10 - Nintendo Direct 28:30 - MAHVEL BABY 38:40 - Metroid Prime 4 43:00 - Friday Night Lights 46:40 - Legend of Zelda staring Zelda 52:10 - Mario & Luigi Brothership 1:04:00 - League of Legends not gaining players? 1:20:00 - Line goes up 1:30:25 - Next Fallout not being rushed 1:36:00 - Space Marine 2 1:40:10 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 2:36:20 - Still Wakes The Deep 2:48:00 - Falling Aces 2:51:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Father's Day! We learn all about the trials and tribulations of dad's on the toilet, the wait for the Elden Ring DLC is rough! Twitch gets a new app. FROM Software CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to go back to Bloodborne, Elden Ring hits 25 million sold. Cohh has some STRONG opinions about the new Dragon Age game and we go over our favorite games from this month's Steam NEXT Fest! 0:00 - Happy Father's Day 3:10 - New Elden Ring patch! 5:00 - Elden Ring troubleshooting 9:50 - Twitch raining bits 14:00 - Twitch CEO's follow list/New Twitch app 23:00 - Poopmaxxing 28:00 - Cohh on Dragon Age: Veilguard 40:00 - Bloodborne part 10 45:40 - Elden Ring makes it to 25 million sold 58:20 - Bluey 1:01:30 - Diablo 4 Vessel of Darkness trailer 1:04:50 - Avowed gameplay 1:08:20 - Starfield Creation 1:16:00 - BREAKING NEWS: Starfield 1:18:00 - Best reviewed games of 2024 (so far) 1:20:10 - Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance 1:29:20 - Steam NEXT Fest - 1:31:20 - Zeke's list of 50 demos - 1:54:35 - Steam family account 1:57:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

War was declared between Hero Shooters as the recent Playstation State of Play gave a more detailed preview of their upcoming game Concord. But with Marvel Rivals also shown, are there now too many hero shooters? We go through all the recent announcements including Silent Hill 2, Infinity Nikki and Monster Hunter Wilds as well as plan our SGF content before ending on the games we've played! 0:00 - intro/scuff2:15 - Is Bloodborne overrated?9:30 - Sony State of Play 10:30 - Concord24:30 - Login to God of War Ragnarok29:50 - Dynasty Warriors Origins31:20 - Infinity Nikki36:40 - Battles of Antara48:00 - Behemoth51:10 - Alien VR55:35 - Where Winds Meet58:00 - Until Dawn Remake1:00:00 - Path of Exile 2 coming to PS51:04:20 - Silent Hill 2 Remake1:08:05 - Monster Hunter Wilds1:11:40 - Astrobot1:18:30 - Next Indie Direct 20241:38:00 - The plan for streaming SGF2:30:00 - The Rogue Prince of Persia2:36:10 - Parasite EVE 22:44:50 - Star Trek Resurgence2:46:36 - Cohh finished Stellar Blade2:52:50 - Soulmask2:56:40 - Skald2:59:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by DansGaming this week to chat about all the amazing films we've been watching and how the newest Elden Ring trailer is peak cinema. Then we have a long discussion over Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 not blowing the socks off everyone and how it's difficult not to see the game in a vacuum after all the recent XBOX studio closures. Should we start worrying for Ninja Theory (some broad spoilers!) Valve is making a new game, The Last of Us 2 director: Neil Druckmann on AI, Diablo 4 season 4 and more! 0:00 - Intro/The schedule2:20 - Jupiter Ascending happened10:10 - Dune part 214:00 - The Equalizer16:50 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree20:30 - Larian Studios opens a 7th studio23:30 - IGN buys larger share in games media37:30 - Leaks~39:50 - Warhammer 40K45:20 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 21:08:00 - Hellblade 2 spoilers 1:15:00 - Spoilers end1:24:40 - Shakeups at Helldivers 2 studio1:31:00 - The King1:42:20 - Valve's new game1:51:30 - Neil Druckmann's AI2:04:20 - Diablo 4 season 42:15:40 - 33 Immortals3:36:25 - V Rising2:54:30 - Stellar Blade2:57:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh's away so JP and Zeke call upon Jesse Cox and Rami Ismail to educate the masses on the happenings in the games industry. Is the industry actually trending downward? Valve is making a hero shooter, Summer Games Fest is fast approaching, The AI take-over and a shotgun of games we've played! 0:00 - Intro2:00 - Jesse watches every episode6:50 - Cohh is on vacation10:00 - Square Enix restructure & layoffs16:30 - Update on the industry by Rami39:00 - Next Call of Duty will be a sub service?44:00 - Total War: Star Wars47:25 - Valve getting into Hero Shooters?52:00 - Alpha vs Beta1:03:20 - Tesla drops Steam support1:06:20 - Twitter bots1:08:05 - Assassin's Creed Shadows1:30:20 - The Division: Heartland canceled1:31:20 - Stellaris AI drama & Self-actualization2:11:00 - The sales2:21:40 - Summer Game Fest is soon2:30:00 - Jupiter Ascending2:51:20 - The games:        - Exit 8        - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim        - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes        - Cryptmaster        - Skald        - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail        - Destiny 2 The Final Shape        - Diablo 42:57:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back to catch up on the state of the AAA games indus... OH GOD. Everything is on fire! Okay how about the surprise hit Helldi~Oh no! Marvel Rivals also went into Closed Alpha Test this week and we'll tell you all the ways that it's not like Overwatch. Hades 2 amazes, we gush over V Rising, fall into the ANIMAL WELL and more!  0:00 - The echo2:00 - The news by Zeke2:50 - The Helldivers 2 drama17:55 - Now on to Microsoft45:00 - More layoffs incoming59:00 - Switch 2 announcement soon?1:02:30 - Marvel Rivals controversy1:17:00 - Playing Marvel Rivals1:40:15 - EA wants Advertisements inside games1:50:55 - Hades 22:02:00 - ANIMAL WELL2:15:30 - V Rising 1.02:35:00 - HOMM 32:46:00 - Stellar Blade2:49:00 - Dead Island 22:52:40 - Another Crab's Treasure2:53:30 - Little Kitty Big City2:56:20 - Finishing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:58:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we unpack the crazy announcements that Escape From Tarkov developed Battlestate Games made and the proceeding community backlash, what were they thinking?! Nintendo goes after Garry's Mod, Fallout 4 degen, no Blizzcon this year and Switch 2 will be backwards compatible? Then we get into the newest games of the week - Stellar Blade, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Sandland and more!  0:00 - intro2:10 - TV Show updates5:30 - X-Men '977:30 - Escape From Scamtov28:00 - Nintendo going after Garry's Mod/Skibidi Toilet37:10 - Switch 2 hardware rumors43:00 - Microsoft wants a new Fallout sooner49:30 - Fallout 4 next-gen update55:50 - No Blizzcon in 20241:02:40 - Elite Dangerous turning into Star Citizen1:09:00 - Twitch Subs issue resolved?1:11:50 - Tiktok banned?1:13:30 - Stellar Blade1:37:40 - Zeke plays Boshy again for some reason1:43:00 - Snowrunner1:48:10 - Dark Souls 3 Randomizer1:58:30 - Lords of the Fallen update2:02:20 - Icarus2:04:20 - Sandland2:09:20 - Fallout 762:15:40 - Total Warhammer 32:17:15 - Bellwright2:25:30 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU2:29:40 - Dead Island 2 comes to Steam2:36:40 - The Police Mystery2:40:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has had a lot more time to catch up on other visual mediums and we have a lot to say about the newest video game adaptation: Fallout! Keanu Reeves joining the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, Ubisoft locks up Jabba the Hutt & 7 Days to Die enters 1.0 after 12 years of development! We also praise the BAFTA game awards for being exactly what we want for industry award shows. In games we've been playing No Rest for the Wicked, Rise of the Ronin, Planet Crafter and more! 0:00 - Just Dance lore8:30 - Watching TV10:00 - Fallout TV series discussion40:00 - Upcoming video game adaptations45:00 - Keanu Reeves is playing Shadow the Hedgehog51:10 - Jabba the Hutt locked up56:00 - Kingdomcome Deliverance 21:05:30 - The BAFTAs1:13:00 - Hades 2 Technical Test1:14:00 - 7 Days to Die entering 1.01:21:00 - Cities Skylines 2 still busted1:30:30 - Triple I Showcase1:40:00 - World of Warcraft FOMO1:48:00 - Tipping devs?1:54:10 - No Rest for the Wicked2:08:00 - Steam Reviews2:34:00 - Rise of Ronin2:40:00 - Planet Crafter2:49:00 - Manor Lords2:52:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eve of the eclipse we reconvene to chat about the destruction of the games industry (not really!) with new data suggesting new games are being played by an increasing minority of players, Bandai Namco's Harada talks about modern multiplayer games, new info on The Witcher 4 & BAFTA's most iconic video game character! We review Dragon's Dogma 2, play Stellar Blade and more! 0:00 - 109.5 The DF11:50 - The Eclipse17:45 - 60% of games played are 6 years old or more.44:10 - Roku Ads55:00 - Harada on multiplayer games1:01:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 popularity explosion1:05:00 - The Witcher 41:12:10 - BAFTA announces their most iconic video game characters1:19:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Review1:32:10 - DD2 spoilers1:46:40 - Bioshock Infinite replay1:57:30 - Stellar Blade demo2:08:10 - Once Human CBT32:24:00 - Content Warning2:34:00 - Helldivers 2 2:39:30 - Stardew Valley 1.62:51:55 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get demonetized fast this episode as we wish everyone a Happy Easter and debate what Triple I means. We chat about our time with South Park: Snow Day, our reaction to Marvel Rivals, Waffle Houses in Tekken, our continuing travels in Dragon's Dogma 2, Alone in the Dark, Horizon: Forbidden West on PC and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.