These friends get together every week to tell you how video games have impacted their lives in a positive... and negative way. They'll bring you updates on what they're playing now, how they feel about where the industry is now, and where it's going.
It is time. Destiny 2 is nearly upon us, and we talk about the PC beta and the good, the bad, and the ugly. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Rachelle, Daniel, and Frank talk a bit about changes to Overwatch heroes. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week we talk about what we've been playing, how we feel about pre order incentives of several varieties, and Frank spreads a little salt about how Nintendo is handling voice chat in Splatoon 2. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
We're back! After a brief hiatus caused by rampant scheduling shenanigans, the gang is back and talking about what they've been playing lately, as well as the Destiny 2 beta. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
In a special review episode, Frank(@gvntofly1021) talks about a game he finally finished this week, the 2017 reboot of Prey. There are some mild enemy/combat spoilers, but I try to avoid any game changing story details. Score: 8.5/10 Please let us know if you would like more episodes like this by emailing us at legacygamescast@gmail.com. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, the LGC crew gets HYPED over the origins trailer and release(to PTR anyway) of a new hero in Overwatch. We also discuss a bit of technology overhype, and why on earth Sony won't get on board with cross platform gaming. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, the LGC crew discusses several new developments in gaming news that caught their attention and spent some time discussing how representation of women in games has changed over the years, for better or for worse. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, Rachelle, Daniel and Frank take a look back at e3 and discuss when stress is good or bad in games. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Frank gives the rundown on games that excited him in the big Nintendo Spotlight show, with a couple of brief updates about Microsoft and Destiny 2. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "The Lift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Frank gives the rundown on games that excited him in the PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft, and Sony Press conferences at E3 2017. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "The Lift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Frank gives the rundown on games that excited him in the EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda Press conferences at E3 2017. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "The Lift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
What kinds of gaming experiences make you feel immersed in the action? LGC discusses the things that bring them deeper into the experience, and some things that pull them out of it... Note: we apologize for the lower quality of the first 12 minutes or so, a patented Microsoft blue screen of death struck Nick's machine and of course blew away the primary recording so we had to enlist a backup. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, after getting a recommendation from Daniel for an older game we might have missed, we dive into the E3 discussion, both from a historical perspective, and finally we discussed some things we'd like to see this year. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, LGC gets briefly HYPE for the Destiny 2 gameplay reveal and then we talk about our favorite horror games. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, LGC dives into a topic that has hit the headlines again recently, net neutrality. They discuss why it is an issue again and how it could affect us, both as internet consumers and as gamers. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, LGC talks about toxicity in online gaming and the internet in general, and we're joined by our friend Apothic, who shares her experiences and how may they differ from ours. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, we have a special episode, where gvntofly1021 hosts a trivia challenge between sovereigndude and narhzul. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week, we talk about our favorite FPS games http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
LGC returns! Apologies for missing a week, we had some illnesses and scheduling conflicts that could not be avoided but we are back, and this week we have the first in a series of 'Best of' episodes, where we start by listing our favorite RPG's http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week we talk about the drama surrounding the latest Mass Effect game, Andromeda. This spawns a discussion about what drives poor game reception, how, if at all, developers can avoid negative blowups about their product, how much any of this matters, and where sometimes lines get crossed when people overreact to a game score or the perceived quality of a game.. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week we bring you the second of a two part special here at Legacy Gamescast. We're going to do a developer focus series, and this week the target of our love... and/or ire, is Bungie, with a specific focus this week on Destiny. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week we bring you the first of a two part special here at Legacy Gamescast. We're going to do a developer focus series, and this week the target of our love... and/or ire, is Bungie, with a fair amount of 343 Industries critique thrown in for good measure. "...it's like 'I, Robot', but with giant space chickens..." http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week LGC gives in to the hype and leads off with Frank's initial impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild, and Nick's impressions of Horizon Zero Dawn, before diving into which games we are all excited about this year. Topics: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the wildFrank can barely put into words how good this game is. It's getting rave reviews and Frank thinks it's living up to the potentially insurmountable hype. Horizon Zero Dawn Nick has played Horizon Zero Dawn and besides some drawbacks of traditional open world games that he takes issue with regardless of which game it is, he says it is a must play for ps4 owners. Mass Effect: AndromedaNick expresses concerns about the new game, but is still excited to play it. The Road Ahead: Destiny This week Bungie teased what's next, and finally acknowledged the coming sequel to Destiny in a weekly update Xbox Creator's program Daniel shares news about Microsoft introducing their new Creator's program and also mentions Nick 'Tasteless' Plott's new eSports social network Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Andreas discusses his most anticipated game, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as well as a brief mention that he too is excited for the Destiny sequel. Indies! Frank wraps things up with apparently the game with the most hilarious name of all time, Blaster Master Zero as well as a new game that has his attention, Night in the woods http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week LGC tries once again to avoid talking too much about Zelda, Overwatch, and Destiny. Do they succeed, before diving into a history of games they've never finished? Topics: PreyDaniel tells us about the game that once was, and what to expect from the upcoming re-imagining Ghost Story Games The remnants of Irrational Games have formed a new studio and are working on a new IP Zelda preview embargo expiresFrank is losing his mind because everyone seems to love the new Zelda and they are gushing over how difficult and rewarding it is. This week at Bungie: Frank has continued to play Destiny, and loves the open and honest approach in this week's TWAB Narhzul found something to give him his RPG fix! Andreas tells us a little about Mount and Blade: Warband NBA eSports squads Daniel discusses what the NBA is doing with eSports and how eSports in general are becoming more legitimate. Joy-Con sync fail!!! Frank talks about issues with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con sync issues and how GameXplain demonstrates the problem. Topic of the week This week we discuss games we could not finish, for one reason or another. We focus on games that just didn't grab us, not games that we lost, or watched the disc get crushed underfoot, just games that simply didn't keep our attention. http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" and "Bit Quest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week LGC talks about what they've been playing, some current events, and then they delve into the age old question regarding the quality of video game movies and games in other media in general; what works, what doesn't work, and why. Topics: Nick gushes over the first Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay series video Hearthstone Daniel takes a dive into what makes the game so much fun to play and watch, especially players like Day[9]... Quick hits from Nick:Nick leads a quick discussion regarding the odd Halo Wars 2 commercials... Drama in two forms Pewdiepie controversy: Let's talk about how to be a games personality(or anyone, for that matter) and how to not be offensive, and in turn, not lose paying gigs. Breath of the wild DLC Nintendo fans react Narhzul's forgotten treasures This week Andreas talks about Trine 1, 2 and 3 Topic of the week This week we discuss video games in other media, and why they usually fail, at least in the cinematic sense http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week LGC discusses developers... Specifically, what do they think any good developer must do to earn their business, beyond the simple answer: make good games. Topics: Space games: Daniel asks...like, wtf are those? Star Citizen, Elite: Dangerous, Astroneer, No Man’s Sky etc Notes:VERY cool encounter in Elite: Dangerous by thargoids Nintendotime Frank can barely contain his Breath of the wild excitement Switch/BoTW Super Bowl LI commercial Neogaf reveals Breath of the Wild secrets from the upcoming Game Informer cover story. Narhzul's forgotten treasures This week Andreas talks about Grand Ages Rome Topic of the week Nick asks the guys to discuss what is important to them with developer engagement, and what makes a good developer in 2017 http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week LGC discusses what sets them off when gaming, be it a particularly punishing difficulty level, a bad trailer, or a teammate who just refuses to listen. Topics: What's new? Nick finds out what we've been playing this week. Industry News Daniel dives into an attempt to bring 3d and VR to e-sports, and a drive to increase viewership Console Updates Frank has more Nintendo news! Interview with Nikkei - Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima talks Switch with Nikkei Nintendo VR patent - Will switch get VR? President Tastumi Kimishima thinks so Nintendo software numbers: a history With great sadness, Frank briefly reviews a history of declining 3rd party support for Nintendo Narhzul's forgotten treasures This week Andreas talks about Sanctum and Sanctum 2 Topic of the week Nick asks 'What makes you rage?' Follow our twitch stream for the live version of this podcast every Friday night/Saturday morning at 11:30 Eastern, 8:30 Pacific, and 5:30 am great northern kingdom of Sweden time at http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
This week the guys introduce themselves and dive into the games industry, tackling topics that interest them, what games you should have played, who has the most powerful machine of them all, and they even drop a Virtual Boy reference. Topics: What's new? Nick finds out what we've been playing this week. Industry News Daniel tells us how Halo Wars 2 is trying to bring RTS to a wider audience PC Revenue is falling... 12% over the last year Oculus announces pre-orders, amid Zenimax controversy... Is VR worth it? Console Updates Frank explained earlier how Resident Evil 7 has him shook... But apparently it would be worse on VR! In a good way... Nintendo Switch specs have been released. Xbox's Project Scorpio specs are leaking... ... and it has been described by Ori and the blind forest developer Thomas Mahler as a 'Full Blown Next-Gen Machine. Is it? Narhzul's forgotten treasures This week Andreas talks about Red Orchestra and Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Topic of the week Nick asks 'What makes a game good?' http://twitch.tv/sovereigndude http://twitch.tv/shazzam32 http://twitch.tv/gvntofly1021 http://twitch.tv/Narhzul http://twitch.tv/apothic14 http://twitch.tv/legacygamescast Youtube channels - Narhzul, gvntofly1021, legacygamescast Twitter: @gvntofly1021, @narhzul, @shazzamthreetwo Theme Music: "Cyborg Ninja" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/