What’s With All the Open World Games?

Jedi: Survivor, Return of the Poncho

Sweaty Casuals Ep #39 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Oct 10th 2024 A Holycron destroyed. The Empire delayed. Cal Kestis, a Jedi Knight, with his loyal crew on their way to new adventures. Jedi: Survivor promised so much more in what is one of best Star Wars games in recent memory. But did it deliver? Join Zach, Nox, Taco, and our guest Bandito as we dive into the pros and cons of the growing Jedi series of games… Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Palworld Messed Up, But Nintendo's a Bully

Sweaty Casuals Ep #38 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Oct 3rd 2024 Palworld’s getting sued. But the reason why? That’s a bit more interesting. Is Nintendo justified? Or is this a petty attempt to squash a smaller developer? Have they chosen the most dangerous path in doing so? Join Zach, Nox, and Taco as we jump into what may ultimately be a lot of big questions for the future of gaming… Nintendo’s Patent - https://patents.google.com/patent/JP7545191B1/en Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fighting Games?

Sweaty Casuals Ep #37 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Sep 26th 2024 Zach and Taco are joined by ParradoxMuse and himboahTV for a rousing discussion about fighting games, past and present! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

AI in Video Games?

Sweaty Casuals Ep #36 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Sep 19th 2024 The Sweaty Casuals are at it again, pondering the current and future uses of AI in video games. Join Zach, Nox, and Taco as we discuss DLSS, ChatGPT, and how crazy your future Baldurs Gate runs could truly be! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What’s With All the Open World Games?

Sweaty Casuals Ep 35 The Weekly Snowflake Sanctuary Podcast - Sep 5th 2024 Why is every game seem to be Open World these days? Does it actually make these games better? Is it making some games worse? Join Zach, Nox, and our new host Taco as we jump into all these questions and so many more! Join the conversation on Discord! - discord.gg/zayZYrNmVC Also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SweatyCasuals-sn0wflake/featured Intro music - "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/