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In this conversation, Paul and Hunter discuss various aspects of FC25, including personal experiences with injuries, the evolution of FC packs, insights on Team of the Season players, formation strategies, market trends, and the impact of new cards on gameplay. They also touch on the role of female players in FC25 and share their thoughts on pack luck and conspiracy theories surrounding pack odds. In this conversation, Hunter and Paul discuss various aspects of gameplay, including player evolution, team building, and the impact of recent updates on gameplay experience. They reflect on their personal experiences with pack openings, the community's expectations, and the evolution of the game over the years. The discussion also touches on current football trends and notable players, providing insights into the gaming community's dynamics and the ongoing improvements in EAFC. Enjoying FUT Ballerz? Support the show by signing up for Ad Free and Bonus Pods ⁠Sign Up Here⁠ Want to get involved with the hosts and FUT Ballerz Community? Join our FREE Discord server ⁠Here⁠! Have a question for the show? You can reach us in the discord, on social media (links below) or on our ⁠website⁠! Visit our friends at ⁠FIFAUTEAM⁠! Follow us on X. ⁠Hunter⁠ ⁠Paul⁠ ⁠Matt⁠ ⁠Jake⁠. ⁠FUT Ballerz⁠ ⁠FIFAUTEAM⁠ Follow us on TikTok ⁠FUT Ballerz⁠ Follow us on Twitch ⁠FUT Ballerz⁠ ⁠Paul⁠ Follow us on Youtube ⁠FUT Ballerz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brent Koning is Dentsu's EVP for global gaming and spent six years at Electronic Arts, where he was Commissioner of the EA Sports FIFA Global series and was the first employee of EA's football esports team. Brent joins us to build a winning gaming strategy for his own fictitious football club, including... Where does gaming sit within a marketing strategy Roblox, Fortnite, EAFC? Which games should clubs get involved with YouTube or Twitch - Where are the fans? How do you see an ROI on gaming? The role of competitive gaming? And, what games has brent played more than 1,000 hours of?

The boys dive into the recent developments in FC25's Ultimate Team, focusing on the introduction of EVOs and their impact on player engagement and market dynamics. The hosts discuss strategies for building competitive teams, the fluctuating value of players, and the controversies surrounding recent SPC releases, particularly the dual availability of Gullit cards. They emphasize the importance of community feedback and the need for EA to balance player economics with engaging content. In this conversation, the participants discuss various aspects of FC25 gameplay, focusing on player evaluations, market trends, trading strategies, and the impact of EVOs on the game. They delve into the nostalgia associated with certain players and the community's expectations regarding new card releases. The discussion also covers the Dream Chasers promo and speculations about the future of Team of the Season, highlighting the evolving dynamics of gameplay and trading within the EAFC community. Enjoying FUT Ballerz? Support the show by signing up for Ad Free and Bonus Pods Sign Up Here Want to get involved with the hosts and FUT Ballerz Community? Join our FREE Discord server Here! Have a question for the show? You can reach us in the discord, on social media (links below) or on our website! Visit our friends at FIFAUTEAM! Follow us on X. Hunter Paul Matt Jake. FUT Ballerz FIFAUTEAM Follow us on TikTok FUT Ballerz Follow us on Twitch FUT Ballerz Paul Follow us on Youtube FUT Ballerz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

https://www.levelledupgaming.com/ On todays episode we are joined by a guy who knows a thing or two about EAFC Ultimate team and trading. If you play ultimate team or want to learn more. This is the episode for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terwijl Keez Avowed steeds hoger zijn ‘beste games aller tijden' lijstje zag beklimmen zat kwam Maarten wederom van een kouwe kermis thuis als het om Assassin's Creed gaat: de serie blijft hem haten, of is het andersom? Gelukkig bood de character creator van Monster Hunter Wilds een flinke dosis ontspanning. Verder introduceren wij een nieuwe rubriek: Het Game Jargon Dobbelspel. Gesprekken over games zitten vol met termen en af en toe even in de diepten van ‘4th wall breaking', ‘remake' en ‘scripted event' duiken is geen overbodige luxe. Ezio Auditore da Firenze bedankt onze hooggewaardeerde supporters vandaag. We zijn er weer! De Videogame Show! Baba Is You (00:02:45)FIFA (00:07:10)EAFC (00:09:45)Dragon Age The Veilguard (00:11:45)Ultimate Soccer (00:12:25)Mario Strikers / Nintendo sport games (00:13:20)Avowed (00:14:15)Pillars of Eternity (00:23:45)Skyrim (00:26:30)Klokhuis game (00:31:00)Assassin's Creed Revelations (00:35:10)Assassin's Creed 1 (00:41:00)Monter Hunter Wilds (00:43:10)GUN (00:53:00)Resident Evil 4 OG (00:55:00)Jargon Dobbelspel (00:57:10)petje.af/devideogameshowProductie: Meer van ditMuziek & montage: Keez GroentemanWil je adverteren in deze podcast? Stuur een mailtje naar: Adverteerders (direct): adverteren@meervandit.nl(Media)bureaus: adverteren@bienmedia.nl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest episode of the Directed by Dean podcast its the gaming special andIn the news I give Joe news about Acclaim and gage Sam's reaction to the alleged best FIFA and EAFC games.In the topic Sam asks us whether gaming franchises that are being made into movie or tv shows will be a hit or a flop.We appreciate everyone who downloads, streams, follows and does everything you can do in this day and age. Enjoy everyone

Moin Leude und ein herzliches Gluck Auf Sssalke in die Runde! Es ist mal wieder angerichtet unser Podcast mit einem kleinen Trikottalk am Anfang, da man mal wieder zugeschlagen hat auf dem Markt, die News von überall wo der Ball rollt und zu guter Letzt lassen wir den Bundesligaspieltag Nr.22 nochmal Revue passieren. Kleinere Ausflüge zu EAFC 25 und Diego Maradona gibt es im Übrigen auch noch. Die 0-Nummern kompensieren wir in jedem Fall mit unserem Inhalt. Versprochen! Viel Spaß! checkt gerne unseren Linktree ab, für weitere Social Media Links: linktr.ee/die0muss_stehen P.S.: Grabara< M.Müller < Vasilj

What are the gaming highlights of 2024 and what can we expect in 2025?From the big beasts such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and EAFC 24, to indie gems Balatro and Animal Well, we look at the hits - and misses - of the year.In this special episode, we're joined by the London Standard's culture and gaming writer, Vicky Jessop. Vicky also discusses the surprises and flops, best sellers, and we get a sneak peek into the most anticipated games of 2025, including GTA 6 and Assassin's Creed Shadows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wimb is joined by James Earnshaw from the Reading Chronicle to bring us right up to date with the latest off field shenanigans at Reading Football Club. James runs us through where the various bidders stand with their interest in the club, plus the current financial state of the football club as we head towards the January transfer window.  As always, thanks to our sponsors ZCZ Films and our exclusive Pod Extra Sponsor, FUTCoaching.com If you're interested in improving your EAFC 24 performance, then check them out. Our listeners can get 10% off using the code TTE, or why not check out the FREE FUT In Review Podcast. You can follow James on Twitter @james_e1871 You can follow Wimb on Twitter  @Wimby

Send us a textThis week we discuss the new concept of giving everyone TOTY cards for the weekend and what impact this has had on the market and the potential impact on the power curve.  We also discuss the Centurions normal and Icon teams, as well as the usual SBC/Objective chat.Support the show

Send us a textThis week we discuss the number of investigations that have been happening in Vancouver as well as the Trailblazers team 2, the relevance of TOTW and running down the SBCs that are worth your time.Support the show

In de dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken bespreken Mart ten Have en Bruce Tol onder meer Ajax dat wint in Baku, Twente dat al vroeg ten onder ging tegen Lazio, El Clásico, Arsenal - Liverpool en de rest van het komende voetbalweekend!(0:00) Intro(2:35) Ajax wint in Baku(12:27) CVHJ(14:42) Twente al vroeg ten onder(24:28) AZ vleugellam en Ten Hag vs Mourinho(32:37) EAFC 25(34:01) De topper: Utrecht – Feyenoord(38:47) CANAL+(39:40) Voorbeschouwen op PSV en internationale topwedstrijden(41:48) El Clasico en Arsenal - Liverpool(52:05) Voorselectie Oranje en Vitesse-fans kunnen toch met de bus.Canal+Check hier de aanbieding van Canal + en mis nooit meer een Eredivisie-wedstrijd! Registreren kan via deze link: https://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten/tv-app/registratie/?_gl=1*t43dzw*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE[…]QxOXdFYTM4c2xCclpJYnl0eDlINkppTkdhNmh3JTNEJTNE&prefc=1,1,1Coach van het JaarJe kan je nog steeds inschrijven voor onze subleague in Coach van het Jaar!Kijk op: https://www.coachvanhetjaar.nl/subleagues/33921/FC_AFKICKENEA FC 25EA FC 25 is uit! Bestel in de link hieronder het meest iconische en realistische spel ter wereld!https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc...Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textThis week we discuss Rush Team 2, the lack of impact from the latest patch and go through some tactics/players that we're getting joy out of and if any of the recent SBCs are worth the coins.Support the show

In de dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken bespreken Bart Obbink en Mart ten Have onder meer PSV dat zich verzet tegen de Franse beslissing om PSV-supporters te weren bij PSG, het Heerenveen van Van Persie, Slot dat het tegen een prima presterend Chelsea op gaat nemen, een vermoeden van matchfixing bij Benfica en Andy Carroll die Bordeaux weer uit de brand moet helpen!(0:00) Intro(1:42) PSV-fans starten rechtszaak tegen Franse overheid(10:58) Hoe doet Van Persie het bij Heerenveen?(17:23) Slot vs Maresca(28:48) Benfica aangeklaagd voor matchfixing(33:07) EAFC 25(36:19) Volgende klap BordeauxEA FC 25EA FC 25 is uit! Bestel in de link hieronder het meest iconische en realistische spel ter wereld!https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc...Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week: Game Freak had a data breach, Nintendo announces an alarm clock (and separately working on mystery Nintendo Switch Online features), there's now 203 Disco Elysium spin-offs in the works, NetEase finally lifts the lid on the Destiny f2p game, Xbox Cloud Gaming will let players stream any game in their library from November, there's a Xbox Partner Preview showcase this week, EA is adding an open world to EAFC and more.  Also: Surviving apocalypses, KurosawaGate strikes again, new pocket ideas, best holidays, new food and drink-themed streams, and more! Games discussed: Silent Hill 2, Neva, Balatro, God of War, Tiny Glade, Echoes of Wisdom, PowerWash Simulator, Metaphor: ReFantazio. Contact tcgs.co Contact form Discord Twitter Instagram Facebook Follow @davidturners @CaptainToss @matmurray @jcafarley Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Pocket Casts Overcast acast Stitcher Credits Music by Nick Parton Art by Dave Chong

In de dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken bespreken Bart Obbink en Jean-Paul Rison onder meer het echec van het Nederlands elftal in Duitsland, Jong Oranje dat foutloos naar het EK gaat en PSV-fans die niet naar Parijs mogen!(00:00) Intro(00:57) Wanvertoning in München(13:27) EAFC 25(15:21) Jong Oranje foutloos naar EK(22:12) Wie wordt de Bondscoach van Engeland?(27:24) PSV-fans mogen niet naar ParijsEA FC 25EA FC 25 is uit! Bestel in de link hieronder het meest iconische en realistische spel ter wereld!https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc...Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new Norwich City signing Emiliano Marcondes joins Rob Butler and Chris Reeve.01:50 - How is Emi finding Norfolk? 03:00 - EAFC 25 chat 05:30 - Emi on JHT 15:30 - Free kick school 17:50 - Hopes and aspirations at NCFC 19:30 - Pasta chat 22:00 - Superstitions? 24:00 - Darren Huckerby interview 31:50 - Social media questions 34:30 - Minutes unsilenced chat 37:30 - Tattoo + grief chat 43:00 - What Brazil means to Emi 44:40 - Grief tips 47:20 - NCWFC chat 51:20 - Quickfire questions. 53:30 - Global Football Business Management chat

Send us a textThis week we discuss the impact that this week's live tuning update has had, look at Total Rush Team 1, highlighting the cards that interest us the most, and we go through the SBCs available with some reviews of the cards we have done ourselves.Support the show

Ruesha Littlejohn & Lucy Quinn are back for another episode of LIFE'S A PITCH! We catch up on a busy few weeks in the Championship with London City Lionesses and Birmingham City, which has seen Lucy nominated for PLAYER OF THE MONT!. We also reveal what it's really like to be on EAFC and they go head2head with a game of HIGHER OR LOWER on their player's stats.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us a textWell it's episode 2.  Come find out what fresh hell I have found in this new iteration of the game I can't stop playing.  Feel bad about it it is going, listen to this.Support the showGG from FUT Me FC - the official FUT team of the PodcastTwitter @TJ_WhizController Modifications: https://extremerate.com/ Use code: futmeValari Gaming Pillow: https://snwbl.io/the-valari/FUTME

In de dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken bespreken Mart ten Have en Bruce Tol onder meer het gelijkspel van Ajax in Praag, FC Twente dat indruk maakt tegen Fenerbahçe en AZ dat het lang volhoudt tegen Athletic Club!(00:00) Intro(01:25) Nabeschouwing Slavia Praag – Ajax(11:18) CVHJ(12:45) FC Twente maakt indruk tegen Fenerbahçe(21:10) AZ verliest in Bilbao(27:01) EAFC(33:46) Rondje Europa/Conference League(39:35) Selectie Nederlands elftal en het Eredivisieweekend(40:52) Uitslag voorspellingen!Het meest iconische en realistische voetbalspel ter wereld is terug! Koop het nu: https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fcCoach van het JaarJe kan je nog steeds inschrijven voor onze subleague in Coach van het Jaar!Wil je dit? Kijk dan op: https://www.coachvanhetjaar.nl/subleagues/33921/FC_AFKICKENZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A draw and a defeat on the road have firmly put Wrexham under the microscope as the League One 'welcome' moment has well and truly arrived.Nathan is back from his travels to unpack games against Leyton Orient and Stevenage, discuss the George Evans-George Dobson tandem and also the questionable face scans of players on the latest EAFC instalment. Rich also catches up with Northampton podcaster Charles from the It's All Cobblers To Me show ahead of the weekend match-up at the Racecourse.All that and more in Episode 192 of RobRyanRed.Enjoy, subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice as there is lots of content coming and please leave us a review!Go and follow us on X (@RobRyanRed) and the other social platforms we have in Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.EFL FANTASY MINI-LEAGUE CODE: VMNGF582Joining link: https://fantasy.efl.com/leagues/join/VMNGF582Sponsored by red10 People Developmentwww.red10dev.comPartnering with Wrexham-band Hypenotic! Their song 'Smoulder' is out nowhttps://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hypenotic/smoulder EMAIL - RobRyanRed@gmail.comWEBSITE - https://robryanred.com/TWITTER - @RobRyanRed | @RichFay | @NathSalt1INSTAGRAM - RobRyanRedTIKTOK - RobRyanRedPodThis Podcast has been created and uploaded by RobRyanRed. The views in this podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In de dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken bespreken Mart ten Have en Lars van Velsum onder meer het spektakelstuk in Girona, een gehavend Ajax dat het opneemt tegen Slavia Praag, en de Mourinho-show in Twente.(00:00) Intro(00:46) Feyenoord wint spektakelstuk in Girona(13:45) Overige CL-wedstrijden(15:40) EAFC(18:27) Slavia Praag - Ajax(23:43) Athletic Club – AZ(30:42) Twente vs de Special One(38:50) Voorspellingen voor de Europa League!Het meest iconische en realistische voetbalspel ter wereld is terug! Koop het nu:https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-25/buyVerhaal Jan Willem Spaans: https://www.vi.nl/pro/az-opponent-athletic-doet-alles-anders-ons-werk-begint-als-spelers-negen-jaar-zijnZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Morning Footy crew welcome in Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to discuss his thoughts on VAR and its impact on the game, his club's dominant win over Celtic in UCL, his teammate Serhou Guirassy, Gio Reyna's current status, EAFC 5 a side squad and the fanbase growing in the United States. And finally, the group discuss the new Champions League format and get Kobel's views on it. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Morning Footy podcast on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @susannahcollins, @nicocantor1, @NotAlexis, @CharlieDavies9 For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In de dagelijkse podcast van FC Afkicken bespreken Mart Ten Have en Jean-Paul Rison onder meer, de wedstrijd tussen PSV en Sporting, het interview van Brian Priske in de Voetbal International en de eerste vrouwelijke scheidsrechter in het betaalde voetbal.(00:00) Intro(1:48) PSV en Sporting beloven spektakel(16:08) Rondje CL: de wedstrijden van vanavond(18:40) Arsenal – Paris Saint-Germain(22:54) EAFC 25 (28:48) Priske over ‘waarom hij Feyenoord nog niet aan het voetballen krijgt' (37:09) Shukrula krijgt eerste duel in Keuken Kampioen Divisie toegewezenEA FC 25Het meest iconische en realistische voetbalspel ter wereld is terug! Koop EA FC 25 nu via: https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this weeks episode: Kev is becoming a EAFC creator; Sheepdog makes a schoolboy error; Anna introduces a gaming news segment and Pab has to redo his ultimate team. All this and much more on episode 573 of MGP! If you have any messages or questions for the gang then send them over to : Mgukpodcast@gmail.com Get FM24 using code LOLLUJO at checkout: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/lollujoFM24⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kev now has an affiliate link with CDKeys; so if you want the latest PC/ console games at low prices click the link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/CDKeyslollujo⁠

Send us a textWe're back after the pre-order week and we've got a bumper Pod discussing our thoughts on the game so far, casting our eye over RTTK Team 1 and letting you know what SBCs are worthwhile and which ones aren't!  Rant is in the title, and there won't be any prizes for guessing which host has not been happy with what they've experienced so far!Support the show

Send us a text1st episode of EA FC 25.  Come find out if it is a hot start or same old same old in the inaugural episode of EA FC 25.Support the showGG from FUT Me FC - the official FUT team of the PodcastTwitter @TJ_WhizController Modifications: https://extremerate.com/ Use code: futmeValari Gaming Pillow: https://snwbl.io/the-valari/FUTME

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to LAFC winning the US Open Cup with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on this episode of The Cooligans. They also analyze the Campeones Cup with Club América taking the victory over Columbus Crew.Christian and Alexis then bring on streamer Kacey Anderson to chat the newest drop of EA Sports FC 25 and her involvement in the video gameLater, Christian and Alexis react to Manchester United's shocking draw in the Europa League against FC Twente.(7:26) - US Open Cup Final Reaction: LAFC vs. Sporting KC(24:00) - Campeones Cup Reaction: Club América vs. Columbus Crew(35:07) - What's different in EA Sports FC 25?(43:27) - EAFC 25's new “rush” mode & player rankings(59:20) - Manchester United settle for draw vs. FC TwenteSubscribe to The Cooligans on your favorite podcast app: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3L9G8HU Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4cqRhzOSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textOut with the old and lets take some wild guesses about the new.  We give our opinions about the beta and the new IQ system among other things.  Enjoy the final episode of the season. #eafcSupport the showGG from FUT Me FC - the official FUT team of the PodcastTwitter @TJ_WhizController Modifications: https://extremerate.com/ Use code: futmeValari Gaming Pillow: https://snwbl.io/the-valari/FUTME

The USMNT comes back to Cincy! (And has a deflating tie) Our experience of the game and impact of new manager Pochettino on FCC players chances moving forward. Our breakdown of EAFC25 new player ratings and HELL IS REAL Preview!! 

Send us a textWe'll be honest, this week, we didn't really know what to talk about, so here's a Pod about some stuff!  Including the new Icon batch FC 25 a 99 Rated team update and a bonus rant at the end!Support the show

Send us a textIt is time to do our annual look back at this year's game and reflect on where it will sit in the pantheon of FIFA/EAFC games.  It is a lengthy Pod, but we're off next week, so think of it as a 2 in 1 deal!Support the Show.

TTE Podcast Extra returns as Wimb is joined by the Reading Chronicle's James Earnshaw & Reading Today's Andy Preston to get the very latest on Reading's ongoing takeover saga. We also discuss the latest transfer gossip, which could well extend past Friday's deadline day. There's also updates on the injury front, plus thoughts on the season so far and what's to come.  As always, thanks to our sponsors ZCZ Films and our exclusive Pod Extra Sponsor, FUTCoaching.com If you're interested in improving your EAFC 24 performance, then check them out. Our listeners can get 10% off using the code TTE, or why not check out the FREE FUT In Review Podcast. You can follow James on Twitter @james_e1871 You can follow Andy on Twitter @AndyPreston96 You can follow Wimb on Twitter  @Wimby

Send us a Text Message.This week we have a look at the FC 25 UT deep dive and try and interpret how the new FC IQ will work in practice with one of the hosts with full Beta access desparately tries not to say too much! Speaking of Beta's AverageFIFADad and ChrisyBullard compare overall feelings of the FC 25 Beta and DSB and ChrisyBullard discuss differing opinions of the UFL Beta last weekend.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.This week we're looking at the Rush and Clubs Pitch Notes and discussing how well we think Rush will work in relation to it's predecessor.  We also have a look at the Futties Team 3 and discuss if some of these Player/Icon SBCs are really worth it with some of the players on offer in this season higher level rewards.  DSB also gives us a quick-start guide to UFL for anyone interested in looking at the 2nd open Beta this weekend.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.It's been a long time coming, but we have finally returned after our summer break, which was only supposed to be 3 weeks! This week we are focusing on the FC25 Gameplay Pitch Notes and looking back on the Festival of Football promo as a whole, as well as assessing how Futties is going!  All this and A LOT of Pack Luck King entries to go through!Support the Show.

In this episode, we discuss Concord, EAFC 25, College Football, Astro and so much more. This episode is also advertisement free. More PlayStation episodes this week - This week on Patreon.. Sunny & Alex breakdown U.K., European and PlayStation Download charts for June 2024. The Xbox Games to PS5 Game Draft - youtu.be/oVozBxdu6Tg?si=Xncpt3MRGGlgblri PlayStation Predictions for 2024 www.patreon.com/posts/latest-psx-…content=join_link Become a Patron for just £1 a month, help support the show and receive; - Episodes up to 3 days Early Access - Advertisement free episodes - Extra PlayStation shows every week Click here to support - www.patreon.com/latestPS5 Join us on YouTube for our latest PlayStation videos - youtube.com/channel/UC2Mt8luCdO4eRlox

Al and Jonnie talk about Starstruck Vagabond Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:02:07: What Have We Been Up To 00:08:49: Game News 00:29:54: Starstruck Vagabond 01:04:07: Outro Links Mika and the Witch’s Mountain Release Tiny Garden Kickstarter Terra Nil “Vita Nova” Update Disney Dreamlight Valley “The Lucky Dragon” Update Moonstone Island “Pool Party” DLC Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home Screenshots Bear and Breakfast Information Farming Simulator 25 Trailer Contact Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheScotBot Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Al: Hello farmers, and welcome to another episode of the harvest season. (0:00:34) Al: My name is Al. (0:00:36) Jonnie: And my name is Johnny. (0:00:38) Al: And we are here today to talk about Contachcore games. (0:00:41) Al: Whoo. (0:00:44) Al: As always, transcripts are available in the show notes and on the website. (0:00:48) Al: This episode, me and Johnny will be talking about Starstruck Thagabond, (0:00:52) Al: the new game by Yatsy Croshaw of zero punctuation fame. (0:00:57) Al: Although he doesn’t do zero punctuation anymore. (0:00:58) Jonnie: now fully Ramblimetic thing? (0:00:59) Al: That’s what it’s called. Yeah. (0:01:00) Al: No, it’s not fully ramb- is it not? He’s got two, because he’s got fully ramblimatic (0:01:06) Al: and a different one, which is… Oh, maybe fully- it’s fully ramblimatic than the standard (0:01:11) Al: one. Yes. Yeah, okay. Yes. Yeah, which is basically just all the video team from the escapist who (0:01:12) Jonnie: Yeah, that’s the new version under second wind, I think, is their new banner. (0:01:23) Al: got fired or quit. That worked out well for them. (0:01:28) Jonnie: But now you can support them much more directly, which is which is you know in some ways preferable (0:01:31) Al: Yeah. Yes, fewer management. I feel like they’ve been massively increasing the amount of content (0:01:39) Al: they’re doing. There’s so much stuff now, which, I mean, I don’t do it all because I don’t care (0:01:48) Al: about their TTRPG stuff, and I don’t care about their Let’s Play stuff, but I really enjoy most (0:01:55) Al: of their podcasts and a lot of the shorter videos they do. So, it’s good. (0:02:01) Al: Anyway, so yeah, we’ll be talking about Starstruck Vagabond. Before that, we obviously have some (0:02:05) Al: news, but first of all, Johnny, what have you been up to? (0:02:11) Jonnie: I have been up to a hidden game I came up with last year called Chance of Sinar, (0:02:17) Jonnie: and one of the things that I learned about this game is like, as a name written down, it looks (0:02:21) Jonnie: great. When you say it out loud, people have no idea what you’ve just said. It’s a confusing (0:02:27) Jonnie: jumble of terms, but it kind of works for the game because the game is all about translating (0:02:32) Jonnie: languages, and it’s a really fun game. I kind of completed it over the course of a weekend, (0:02:40) Jonnie: and I like it was one of those (0:02:41) Jonnie: games. I had a friend visiting me and just in our like downtime between doing stuff we would (0:02:45) Jonnie: just play a bit of it and it was a really fun game to play with someone else on the couch because (0:02:50) Jonnie: it’s a lot of working out stuff a lot of guesses about what you want what you think things mean (0:02:56) Jonnie: and having a second brain to like that that sees things differently I think was really valuable (0:03:02) Jonnie: for playing through the game but it was just a really fun experience great puzzles great story (0:03:09) Jonnie: Like really contained, you know, it was probably five or six (0:03:12) Jonnie: hours into it and it was just a really, really fun game. (0:03:15) Jonnie: I would highly, highly recommend Chances. (0:03:18) Al: Interesting. It has overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam, and it’s currently on sale. (0:03:24) Jonnie: and it’s currently on Game Pass, which is where I played it. (0:03:25) Al: Fair enough. I do not have Game Pass because I have too many games unplayed anyway. (0:03:34) Jonnie: Yeah, I feel like you getting game paths would just be like, uh, you know, you would just continually be adding things to a wishlist of or a backlog that you’re never actually going to get to and you would never actually play anything. (0:03:40) Al: You know the funny thing is like, I’ve literally got my Steam wishlist open just now, right? (0:03:49) Al: Because obviously everything is on sale just now and I’m like, what am I going to buy? (0:03:53) Al: The problem is like half of these games, I can’t remember, like death’s door. (0:04:00) Al: I don’t know what this game is, but apparently I added it to my wishlist and it’s currently (0:04:04) Al: 75% off. (0:04:06) Al: When did I add this to my wishlist? (0:04:07) Al: I have no idea. (0:04:08) Al: Oh wait, it does tell you, doesn’t it? (0:04:11) Al: In 2021. Okay. So a while ago, um, yeah, I do feel like it’s one of these things (0:04:14) Jonnie: Wow, yeah, I feel like it’s time to let that one go (0:04:20) Al: where some of them when, when they’re like up at like 80, 70% off, if I’m not going to (0:04:26) Al: buy it when it’s that much off, I’m removing it from my wish list. So, um, yeah, I’ve got (0:04:32) Al: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven currently on my list that are 70% off and above. (0:04:39) Jonnie: Well, that could have been a fun new game. Is it buy or remove? (0:04:40) Al: Oh my. (0:04:47) Jonnie: It’s good it’s not like we’re under a time crunch this morning. (0:04:50) Al: let me finish. I have 77 on my wish list on sale just now. That is too many. I have 160 (0:04:58) Jonnie: I don’t think I have 77 on my wish list. (0:05:02) Al: on my wish list. Part of the problem, right, part of the problem is that I add every single (0:05:09) Al: farming game that we talk about on the podcast to my wish list to keep track of it, right? (0:05:14) Jonnie: That makes sense. Yeah, that does make- (0:05:14) Al: That makes it okay, right? Maybe. (0:05:20) Al: Okay, cool, great. What have I been up to? I have been playing Go Go Town. More coming (0:05:29) Al: about that later. I don’t want to talk about that just now, but I’ve been playing it. I’ve (0:05:33) Al: also been playing Dave the Diver. Have you played Dave the Diver? You have played Dave (0:05:38) Al: the Diver. I don’t know if you’ve actually started it yet or not. You’ve done it. You (0:05:40) Jonnie: I have downloaded Dave the Diver and I have done the tutorial of Dave the Diver. (0:05:48) Al: might want to hurry up. (0:05:50) Al: You’ve got probably about 10 hours of gameplay (0:05:52) Al: before you can even play the bit that you need to talk about on the podcast. (0:05:56) Jonnie: Oh my god. (0:05:58) Al: Just be thankful you’re not on the Godzilla one. (0:06:00) Al: You have to finish five chapters, and I’m halfway through chapter two. (0:06:03) Al: And yeah, it’s taking a while. (0:06:08) Al: I don’t know why it’s so far through. (0:06:10) Al: Probably because Godzilla is probably quite hard to do. (0:06:12) Al: Anyway, blah, blah, blah. (0:06:14) Al: Dave the Diver. (0:06:16) Al: I’m enjoying it so far. (0:06:18) Al: I feel like it’s about to get- (0:06:20) Al: very grindy where I am, but it’s interesting. (0:06:24) Al: And yeah, we’ll talk more about that in the future maybe. (0:06:28) Jonnie: I know you don’t want to talk about go go town, but I also downloaded the (0:06:32) Jonnie: Early access for go go town and and had a quick play off it and I was very quick (0:06:36) Jonnie: I maybe played an hour of it (0:06:39) Jonnie: That game does feel very early access (0:06:42) Jonnie: and (0:06:43) Jonnie: I think I see this in the slack, but it’s way more (0:06:48) Jonnie: Seems like resource management town builder II than it does Animal Crossing II which I don’t know I super loved (0:06:58) Jonnie: Interested in how that game develops over early access, but my initial take was like oh (0:07:01) Jonnie: I don’t really want to play this now. I want to put this down and play it (0:07:05) Jonnie: Play it a bit later, so I’m looking forward to hearing (0:07:10) Al: Maybe. Yeah, I think the only thing I’ll say just now is that they have posted a big update on (0:07:19) Al: Steam talking about what they’re going to do and how they’ve changed what they’re going to do based (0:07:25) Al: on feedback. So might be worth having a look at that. But yeah, I will talk more about that maybe (0:07:32) Al: in the future. I don’t know. I don’t want to spoil anything. (0:07:36) Jonnie: I do. (0:07:38) Jonnie: I love spoiling things. (0:07:40) Al: And I’ve been continuing playing farm RPG. I don’t know if I’m enjoying it, but I’m playing it. (0:07:48) Al: I just keep going. I’m at crafting level 95 now. Farming level 82, fishing level 77 and exploring (0:07:48) Jonnie: of bringing an endorsement. (0:07:57) Al: level 76. It’s quite a grind at this point, but I keep going. I guess the thing is that I’m not (0:08:08) Al: I’m not actually spending a huge amount. (0:08:10) Al: of time each day on it, right? Like it’s maybe a total of 10 minutes in a day. (0:08:15) Al: So we’ll see if I’m still doing it in the next episode. (0:08:21) Al: The right is a new regular section of the podcast. Is Al still playing farm RPG? Yes. (0:08:26) Jonnie: Look I feel like this is like when Cody was playing her cult (0:08:32) Jonnie: What was a cult game that she was playing we’re Tetris that’s (0:08:33) Al: Tetris. (0:08:36) Al: yeah but i’m not trying to get out not i’m not trying to win a cruise with my (0:08:40) Al: time um let’s just not talk about how much money i’ve put into the game so we’re going (0:08:41) Jonnie: Not yet. Not yet. (0:08:50) Al: to talk about some game news so first up we have the exciting news uh that uh johnny’s (0:08:59) Al: leaning on the keyboard in the show notes um oh no I hope this podcast recording works (0:09:02) Jonnie: I’m not leaning on the keyboard. I’m trying to work out what the hell’s going on with my computer. (0:09:05) Jonnie: It’s right. (0:09:10) Al: um we have the exciting news that mica and the witch’s mountain is releasing on the 21st of august (0:09:16) Al: on steam and switch (0:09:18) Jonnie: Whoo! Only like a year after their initial release date that they were very confident about hitting. (0:09:26) Al: Yeah. I think so. Yeah. I’m very excited, not least because it’s happening after my (0:09:26) Jonnie: No, this is this is very exciting. (0:09:34) Al: month long not being at home and not having to deal with podcast. Yeah. So I’m very excited (0:09:39) Al: that it’s not releasing just now because I might have cried. (0:09:42) Jonnie: And the way they did the announcement because I I don’t know if you follow them on Instagram (0:09:46) Jonnie: But it was they they posted the day before saying like we’ll answer the most asked question (0:09:52) Jonnie: Like that we get today tomorrow and I was like (0:09:54) Jonnie: I really hope they are announcing the release date for me crew the which is now done because that is by far away gonna be (0:10:00) Jonnie: Their most asked question and and in fact they were so (0:10:03) Jonnie: No, very exciting news for that game. There was a new trailer that came along (0:10:08) Jonnie: with (0:10:10) Jonnie: With the announcement. I don’t know that I picked up anything (0:10:12) Jonnie: New other than yeah, this game looks like what they’ve promised it’s going to be and it looks pretty fun (0:10:19) Jonnie: Let’s see how it plays (0:10:21) Al: Yeah, I think this game very much will come down to how the controls feel. That’s it. (0:10:26) Al: Like if it feels good to fly, it’ll be a fun game no matter anything else. If it doesn’t (0:10:31) Al: feel fun to fly, nothing will save it. Even the froggy chair. (0:10:35) Jonnie: Uh, I could not agree more. (0:10:38) Al: Next we have Tiny Garden. This is the Polly Pocket farming game. They’ve announced that (0:10:45) Al: their Kickstarter will launch on the 2nd of July. So, there we go. Another Kickstarter. (0:10:50) Jonnie: I still think this game looks like this game looks cool right because I’m curious how it is gonna manifest into a game because the the polypockets size of stuff is so small but this one has me like super intrigued because it’s doing the cool nostalgia thing and in a way that I’m very interested how it manifests in gameplay. (0:11:12) Al: Yeah, I suspect it might feel quite kind of Tamagotchi-esque, right? (0:11:17) Al: Where the idea is not playing the game for lots of time. (0:11:23) Al: It’s like dipping it out and, you know, deal with your fart. (0:11:26) Al: Like, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was real time. (0:11:30) Al: But I guess we’ll see. (0:11:32) Al: I don’t know if I want it to be real time, but we’ll see. (0:11:35) Al: And, you know, the trailer shows lots of different designs. (0:11:39) Al: I suspect you’ll be able to. (0:11:42) Al: I wouldn’t be surprised if you could collect lots of them and like you open up your different ones to see what your gardens are currently doing inside there or something. (0:11:51) Al: Rather than just changing the design of your of your tiny garden, right? Like it feels like you’re collecting gardens, but we shall see. (0:12:01) Al: Next we have Terranil. Their new update Vitanova is out now and they’ve posted a bunch of information about it. Have you looked through this at all? (0:12:10) Jonnie: I have not looked at this one at all, but since we recorded the, like, what did I record that (0:12:17) Jonnie: episode with? It must have been with Kevin. When we recorded the episode on Terra Nil, (0:12:22) Jonnie: I hadn’t finished Terra Nil, and I keep intending to go back, and every time I see something about (0:12:28) Jonnie: Terra Nil, I’m interested in going back. But I think this might be the update that finally (0:12:34) Jonnie: sort of lures me back in, particularly with Terra Nil being available. I think it’s available (0:12:39) Jonnie: through Netflix. (0:12:40) Jonnie: I’ve got some new missions, which I assume means new maps, to play on. (0:12:42) Al: it is yes that’s a good point I should try it because I have Netflix just now (0:12:47) Al: I should try it on mobile see what it’s like (0:12:57) Jonnie: I think there’s about 11 in the initial game, and they’ve overhauled the animal functionality, (0:13:06) Jonnie: which is really interesting. (0:13:10) Jonnie: The way the animal system worked in the past is that it was kind of like the last thing (0:13:15) Jonnie: you would do, and it felt very clunky. (0:13:18) Jonnie: You would effectively build a special building, and then you would have to ping certain parts (0:13:24) Jonnie: on the map, and if it met enough of the requirements for a particular animal, that animal would (0:13:29) Jonnie: show up. (0:13:30) Jonnie: So it felt like this very clunky thing, where I remember on the first map getting frustrated (0:13:38) Jonnie: because one animal I couldn’t quite bring (0:13:40) Jonnie: back because I was like you know half a point off of needing you know a certain (0:13:46) Jonnie: area in a certain radius to bring back the final animal but equally I had no (0:13:52) Jonnie: resources at that point to re-terraform anything so I was kind of just like I (0:13:55) Jonnie: feel stuck in a way this that wasn’t particularly fun and this change (0:14:01) Al: So, so was it quite binary then where it was like you either have them or you don’t sort (0:14:07) Al: of thing, you’ve either done the checklist to get the animals back or you haven’t. Right, (0:14:10) Jonnie: Correct, yeah. (0:14:12) Al: whereas here it looks like it’s saying so it says the habitat may be sufficient for (0:14:16) Al: them to survive but not ideal for them to thrive so it’s like you can get them back (0:14:21) Al: with less work but then you have to work more to get like I guess them to reproduce or something (0:14:27) Jonnie: yeah so be curious how it works you know um like and it was it was a really there was good bones (0:14:32) Jonnie: in the system right so it’s like you know one of the requirements on the first map for wolves to (0:14:36) Jonnie: appear is they had to be deer already in a location nearby right because they need something to eat (0:14:41) Jonnie: uh which totally makes sense so um I feel like there was good bones so this is actually a really (0:14:47) Jonnie: exciting change to um uh what was uh it was probably slightly frustrating because it was at (0:14:52) Jonnie: the end where you were sort of relatively low on resources it was just your ability to sort (0:14:57) Jonnie: at that point when you didn’t really know what you needed to be building towards um was was a bit (0:15:03) Jonnie: frustrating so I like the idea of what this is doing uh I know there’s a bunch of other stuff (0:15:06) Al: Makes sense? Cool. Looks like they’ve added a new world map as well for viewing things. (0:15:11) Jonnie: yeah yeah I don’t know that that changes much other than I guess making the world feel more like a (0:15:19) Jonnie: a real world that you are restoring um which is which is kind of cool but um yeah it’s a it’s a (0:15:22) Al: Cool, and that’s live now, so I guess it’s time for you to play Terranil Journey, again. (0:15:37) Al: Speaking of updates that we’ve got more information for, for Disney Dreamlight Valley, the Lucky (0:15:42) Al: Dragon update is now out, and they’ve detailed everything in the update. (0:15:48) Al: Um, I don’t know, I don’t know if I want to. (0:15:52) Jonnie: It’s Milan. (0:15:52) Al: To go through all this stuff because a lot of stuff, well, yeah, it’s Mulan, but we (0:15:54) Jonnie: It’s Milan. (0:15:54) Al: already knew Mulan, right? (0:15:56) Al: But like they detailed a bunch of the stuff around Mulan and it looks like they’ve also (0:16:01) Al: got some more stuff around Stitch, Lilo and Stitch, um, and there’s a new event around (0:16:09) Al: Inside Out 2. (0:16:11) Al: That’s probably enough information, isn’t it? (0:16:13) Al: Don’t want to go too detailed if people are wanting to play it, but there you go. (0:16:16) Al: So if you want Mulan, go befriend Mulan now then. (0:16:22) Al: » Ireland have a new free DLC, which is the pool party DLC. (0:16:27) Al: That’s it. (0:16:27) Jonnie: The snorkel floatie looks really dumb and cute. (0:16:33) Jonnie: I love that he’s wearing a snorkel, I don’t know, there’s something about it that’s very (0:16:36) Al: Yes yeah that’s funny. Go get it if you’ve been playing the game. Okay Harvest Moon Home (0:16:47) Al: Sweet Home. Dear goodness I really don’t know what to do with this game. So they’ve posted (0:16:55) Al: a bunch of screenshots of this game which I will remind you is iOS and Android only. (0:17:02) Al: So first of all, it looks like it’s going to be a horizontal game. (0:17:06) Al: Um, because all the screenshots are like widescreen screenshots. (0:17:13) Al: Interestingly, it looks almost identical to Winds of Anthos, the newest game. (0:17:20) Al: Um, so I’m starting to worry that it might just be that, but mobile. (0:17:27) Al: Uh, and they presumably like scaled down in some cases because (0:17:31) Al: it’s probably too much for phones. (0:17:34) Al: uh… (0:17:36) Al: I mean, I like the look of Winzvantos, so I’m not against it looking similar, right? Like, my issue (0:17:42) Al: with that game was not how it looked. I thought the game looked really nice. I just didn’t enjoy (0:17:47) Al: playing it, so I’m not particularly enthused about playing this game. We have no idea about gameplay (0:17:54) Al: because it’s just some screenshots. They do show some fishing, and some animals, and a bunch of (0:18:01) Al: buildings and characters. I believe there’s one character who was in Harvest Moon One World, (0:18:07) Al: I’ll be honest, I don’t remember any characters in Harvest Moon One World because they were so (0:18:11) Al: forgettable. (0:18:14) Jonnie: I’m gonna be honest, this game looks so ugly I thought it was Pokemon for a second. (0:18:18) Al: Wow, you don’t like the look of it at all. (0:18:20) Jonnie: No, it’s terrible. And these screenshots don’t show nothing about the game, like… (0:18:22) Al: Interesting. Wow. (0:18:29) Jonnie: This is like when you’re posting screenshots, like, because you think people are excited about, (0:18:34) Al: yeah yeah it’s yeah it’s like when it’s like when Pokemon post like a new a new Pokemon (0:18:35) Jonnie: like, just literally anything that you do. And I do not think that is the case of this Harvest Moon (0:18:40) Jonnie: Home sweet home like yeah, like I say it is that we need to actually see (0:18:48) Al: and people like wow it’s a new Pokemon expecting that sort of reaction yeah I don’t because (0:18:52) Jonnie: Yeah, exactly, exactly. (0:18:57) Al: I was expecting because it’s a mobile game something mobile specific but it’s just without (0:19:03) Al: any actual idea of what the gameplay is. (0:19:04) Al: It looks like it might just be Harvest Moon, Winds of Anthos with a different story. That’s (0:19:10) Al: what it feels like it might be, and I’m really worried if that’s the case because that wasn’t (0:19:15) Al: fun to play with a controller, never mind with a touchscreen. (0:19:19) Al: But we’ll see. They have reconfirmed that there will be no in-app purchases, which is (0:19:24) Al: good, and they are not planning any DLC, which is something that is information, I guess. (0:19:33) Al: Yeah. (0:19:35) Al: But no idea about how it plays, what’s happening with this game, what it is, why it exists. (0:19:42) Al: You know, it is what it is. We’ll see. (0:19:46) Al: Very weird, I will say, why they announced this game like three weeks ago with no information (0:19:51) Al: and then three weeks later they post screenshots. Like, are they trying to build the hype up but they don’t know how? (0:19:58) Jonnie: That’s what it feels like. (0:20:00) Jonnie: It feels like somebody said, (0:20:01) Jonnie: hey, we need to start marketing this game (0:20:04) Jonnie: and then people that have no idea about marketing said, (0:20:07) Jonnie: okay, and this is what we get. (0:20:12) Al: Well, it’s going to be fun because I’m probably going to dump a whole bunch of information (0:20:19) Al: about it while I’m on holiday. So we’re going to be really delayed with that news. It’s (0:20:22) Jonnie: I mean, you can rest easy in knowing that it probably won’t be very good. (0:20:28) Al: not like I’m not going to play it though, right? Let’s not pretend. Fair, fair enough, (0:20:32) Jonnie: Oh, you’re definitely gonna play it, but you know, it’s not like the rest of us will (0:20:37) Jonnie: be missing out on anything because we’re not hearing the news. (0:20:41) Al: Fair enough. (0:20:42) Al: Any excuse for a Micah episode. (0:20:46) Al: Next, we have an update on Bear and Breakfast. (0:20:49) Al: So for those who don’t remember or weren’t listening to the episodes when we talked (0:20:54) Al: about it, there was an update about the health issues in the team. (0:20:59) Al: So one of the team members was diagnosed with cancer last year, was it? (0:21:05) Al: The end of last year, I think. (0:21:08) Al: And that was like just before their console release, I think. (0:21:13) Al: But they managed to get that out in time, but that has obviously delayed the updates (0:21:17) Al: that they were planning on bringing out, which obviously almost everybody in the (0:21:20) Al: replies are, “Get better. (0:21:22) Al: We hope the update can wait.” (0:21:26) Al: But they obviously felt like they needed to give some more information. (0:21:29) Al: So they’ve kind of given some more information about the update that they’re (0:21:32) Al: working on, but no like details on the update itself, just like they’re still (0:21:37) Al: going on and they’re hoping to get some other announcements not related. (0:21:42) Al: To the update coming in about a month, which I’m intrigued by. (0:21:48) Al: So there we go. (0:21:50) Al: Um, there’s a bit more information about the update and what’s coming. (0:21:55) Al: Oh, wait, no, I’ve scrolled down the page. (0:21:57) Al: It’s, it’s a plushie. (0:21:59) Al: There’s a plushie of the bear. (0:22:03) Jonnie: I feel like I’ve scrolled down the page and I miss this plushies of a bear right now (0:22:07) Jonnie: Cuz it doesn’t remember the beer and breakfast episodes. Hey, go back and listen to them. Oh my god (0:22:13) Jonnie: Yeah, okay. Oh, it’s a it’s a it’s a good that’s a good tease of a plushie (0:22:18) Al: Yeah. He’s got the hat and everything. Yeah, whereas I just scroll all the way down and (0:22:19) Jonnie: Ah (0:22:20) Jonnie: I think I got to like the end of the paragraph and I just did not scroll down to the image (0:22:29) Al: saw the image and went, “Oh, there we go.” So presumably it’ll be a makeshift and presumably (0:22:35) Al: it’ll come up and Johnny will cry over whether he wants to get on. The question is whether (0:22:40) Jonnie: I would definitely cry. (0:22:46) Al: whether your world will cry or not as well. (0:22:48) Al: Next, we have a new game announced. (0:22:53) Al: The game we’ve all been waiting for, Johnny. (0:22:55) Al: It’s Farming Simulator 25. (0:22:59) Jonnie: Is it a new game? Does this count? (0:23:03) Al: Well, it’s a it’s a game that’s being released that you have to buy separately (0:23:08) Al: if you didn’t have the previous if you had the previous one and you want to play it. (0:23:12) Jonnie: I like that answer better. (0:23:13) Al: So that I think would be the definition of a new game. (0:23:18) Al: It feels very philosophical, but I feel like it would be incorrect to say this is an update to (0:23:18) Jonnie: Mmm, I’m not sure. I’m still not convinced. (0:23:29) Al: a previous game, because that would imply that you would get it without purchasing. And I think (0:23:33) Al: it would be incorrect to say it’s a DLC, because you don’t have to have a previous game to buy (0:23:38) Al: this one. So I don’t know what else you would call this. (0:23:42) Jonnie: I would say they’re re-releasing farming simulator say 2018 with some minor tweaks. (0:23:49) Al: Look it’s the FIFA of farming games, right? Although we’re gonna have to change that (0:23:53) Jonnie: Yeah, and I would make that save argument. (0:23:59) Al: metaphor though because it’s not FIFA anymore. So basically, you don’t have to follow football (0:24:03) Jonnie: Is it not? I don’t- I don’t follow. (0:24:09) Al: or football games to have been aware of this, but basically FIFA asked EA for more money (0:24:16) Al: for the trademark for the games. (0:24:18) Al: So they wear. (0:24:20) Al: I think a billion dollars a year and they were asking for two billion a year. (0:24:26) Al: And so EA said, no, thank you. (0:24:29) Al: And so they lost the trademark because of that. (0:24:31) Al: And so now they call it EA Sports FC, as in football club. (0:24:37) Al: And at first thought I was like, Oh, this sounds interesting. (0:24:41) Al: That feels like a mistake on EA’s part because like FIFA brand is so big. (0:24:46) Al: But then I realised, no one else is making a game. (0:24:49) Al: I don’t think people playing the game care about the name. They go in and look for the new game. (0:24:54) Al: And therefore, I think FIFA just lost a billion dollars a year. (0:24:59) Jonnie: That sounds like FIFA being FIFA. (0:25:02) Al: So, yeah, EA Sports FC is the new name for the games that were previously called FIFA. (0:25:07) Al: But it doesn’t roll off the tongue as well. It’s not a great name. (0:25:11) Al: But I don’t think people playing the game care about the name. (0:25:15) Al: care about the name, they go in and look for the new game. (0:25:19) Al: There is a football game that has a footballer on the front of it and says EA. If they go (0:25:26) Al: in and ask for FIFA, the people in the store are going to point to EAFC. They know what (0:25:33) Al: they’re talking about. It’s not just about being incompetent, it’s about being corrupt. (0:25:34) Jonnie: Yeah, I always feel like I should go and work for FIFA because it’s just like a place where you can be incompetent and get (0:25:40) Jonnie: Paid a lot of money and I feel like I would be really good at that (0:25:48) Jonnie: I mean, I’ll do whatever. (0:25:51) Jonnie: Cool. (0:25:52) Jonnie: I’m okay with that. (0:25:53) Jonnie: Just pay me. (0:25:56) Al: Anyway, Farming Simulator! (0:25:59) Al: So they’re releasing Farming Simulator 25, whatever you might call it. (0:26:04) Al: That’s a thing that exists. (0:26:07) Al: It’s coming out on the 12th of November on Steam, Mac and PC, and PlayStation and Xbox. (0:26:14) Al: And there’s rice. (0:26:16) Al: Right, let me read… (0:26:20) Al: We’ve got some information on Steam. (0:26:21) Al: I can probably read it all in about 30 seconds. (0:26:26) Al: Farming Simulator 25, new crops, animals, productions and more. (0:26:28) Al: 400+ machines included with enhanced graphics and physics. (0:26:32) Al: Farming Simulator 25 floods the fields with a host of new machines, gameplay features, (0:26:37) Al: visual upgrades and even fresh water to grow rice, adding even more agricultural depth (0:26:42) Al: and diversity to the family-friendly series. (0:26:45) Al: New crops, animals and other features. (0:26:48) Al: It says some more. (0:26:49) Al: I don’t think it gives any more information, but it has some more words. (0:26:56) Al: Spinach and other new crops. (0:26:58) Al: I love how they mention two crops, and then they say “and others”. (0:27:06) Al: And they’ve added mighty buffaloes and other animals. (0:27:10) Al: Again, that was a list of one. (0:27:13) Al: I’m not convinced that you have a long list when you say “buffaloes and others”. (0:27:20) Al: Like I’m not thinking that that’s a long list when you only chose one. (0:27:24) Jonnie: Yeah, I’m (0:27:26) Jonnie: It’s what I’m most fascinated by is like how big is the team that’s worth like (0:27:30) Jonnie: I don’t understand the economics of farming simulator at all because today’s (0:27:34) Jonnie: There’s just so much art that goes into these games is ridiculous. I don’t know how they do it all (0:27:42) Al: So yeah, so apparently the games have sold over 25 million copies combined. (0:27:47) Al: I don’t feel like a lot. (0:27:52) Al: Farming Simulator 22, which was their last big one, sold 6 million copies. (0:27:58) Jonnie: It’s not that many. (0:28:01) Jonnie: You know, like, Pokemon sells tens of millions of copies and they can’t even (0:28:06) Jonnie: draw good trees. (0:28:09) Al: the people in this trailer are very uncanny valley, I don’t know. (0:28:14) Jonnie: Oh, like, okay, and this is all, like, so Farting Simulator does these ridiculous cinematic trailers, (0:28:19) Jonnie: and it’s not just like they do these trailers, but, like, the game starts with, you know, (0:28:23) Jonnie: some ridiculous cinematics. They’re very uncanny valley. I’m just like, (0:28:27) Jonnie: how do they have the budget to make this? (0:28:30) Al: The buffalo looks great in the trailer. The people look creepy, but the buffalo looks (0:28:36) Al: great. It looks like his hairs are individually modelled. Why have they done this? This in (0:28:45) Al: itself probably wiped out their budget for the game, only selling six million copies. (0:28:51) Jonnie: Why have they done this is just a great, like, all-round question for farming similes. (0:28:56) Al: Like, it’s not even a very expensive game, right? Like, it’s like 30 or 40 quid, I think, (0:29:01) Al: brand new? Um, it doesn’t even, it’s not even like 60, 70. And so, like, 6 million. (0:29:10) Al: What? Are they making money? (0:29:14) Jonnie: We’ve got to be somewhere. Maybe it’s all the DLC that they do. (0:29:18) Jonnie: Maybe that’s the real business model. (0:29:20) Al: Of course. Of course, they have brands in the game. That’s exactly what it is. (0:29:26) Al: Because every DLC is like, “Oh, here’s a new brand of machine.” (0:29:30) Jonnie: Ahh, yes, and I did. (0:29:30) Al: A hundred and fifty brands. The brands are obviously paying to get in the game. (0:29:34) Al: That’s how they make the money. There we go. Done. (0:29:39) Al: Anyway, if you want a new farming simulator that has rice, there you go. (0:29:44) Al: But yes, this feels like a glorified DLC shoved into the game. (0:29:50) Al: I think that’s all the news. Interesting selection of news. (0:29:54) Al: Next, we’re going to talk about Starstruck Vagabond. (0:29:58) Al: OK, so where to start on this? So I guess first of all, just a quick reminder, (0:30:03) Al: this is the new game by Yatsy Croshaw. It is a delivery-based game, shall we say, (0:30:12) Al: where you have a ship or you get a ship and then you use that to make deliveries. (0:30:21) Al: And yeah, that’s it, right? (0:30:24) Jonnie: Yep, that’s… that’s the game. (0:30:29) Al: I feel like I’m going to struggle probably like you to explain my feelings about this game. (0:30:36) Al: I don’t think I dislike it. I think you have said you do dislike it. (0:30:43) Jonnie: I would like to say that I loathe this game (0:30:48) Al: Wow! That is quite a- (0:30:51) Al: Do we want to talk about the mechanics first, or do you want to talk about your feelings about it first? (0:30:56) Jonnie: Maybe I’ll talk about my feelings first and then we can use that as a segue into the mechanics and like (0:30:59) Al: Okay. Sure. (0:31:02) Jonnie: fundamentally (0:31:04) Jonnie: So I like the vibe of this game (0:31:06) Jonnie: I think the music in the game is incredible the art style is not for everyone (0:31:11) Jonnie: But it totally makes sense in terms of like both the scope of the development and and what the game is going for (0:31:17) Jonnie: This game is so unfun to play. I (0:31:21) Jonnie: Couldn’t like I have rage quit this game. I tried to play it like three or four times and every session after (0:31:27) Jonnie: 15 minutes ended up with me just like (0:31:29) Jonnie: Rage quitting the game and needing to play something else. I just never had fun (0:31:34) Jonnie: Trying to do anything in this game because mechanically it is so (0:31:42) Jonnie: clunky (0:31:43) Jonnie: There was just I couldn’t like it wasn’t like I you know, the first time I played it and I think I rage quit (0:31:48) Jonnie: I was like, maybe it’s just me right? Like you’ve got to give these things a chance (0:31:52) Jonnie: But the more I played the less I wanted to be playing this game (0:31:57) Jonnie: There was nothing enjoyable about it. And it’s it’s shocking to me that a game in this state (0:32:05) Jonnie: Made it to release. I just don’t see (0:32:08) Jonnie: Like I struggle to see where someone (0:32:12) Jonnie: Designing this game thought the fun lived because I cannot see it (0:32:16) Jonnie: You (0:32:16) Al: we’re definitely not getting a retweet from Yahtzee. he doesn’t strike me the (0:32:24) Al: sort of person that wouldn’t listen before he retweets something as some (0:32:28) Al: developers very clearly do when I post about talking about their game and they (0:32:33) Al: retweet and I’m like you didn’t listen to this because we just slag off your (0:32:36) Al: game okay I don’t feel the same as that it’s not that I love the game though (0:32:46) Al: goodness um I don’t know why I’m struggling so much to explain how I feel (0:32:52) Al: about this game let’s let’s go through the mechanics and maybe we can talk (0:32:56) Al: about individual things and maybe that will give me a better idea of how I feel (0:33:01) Al: about this game overall so the idea is you you have your ship and you go to a (0:33:08) Al: place and you pick up packages and you take that to another place and as you go (0:33:13) Al: you upgrade your ship and there’s (0:33:17) Al: story and things happen. But there are (0:33:20) Al: basically like four main mechanics and (0:33:25) Al: that is carrying things to your ship and (0:33:29) Al: away from your ship and then the three (0:33:31) Al: mechanics that are basically only ever (0:33:33) Al: on your ship and that is welding, (0:33:37) Al: cleaning and I’ve said wrenching because (0:33:39) Al: I’m not really sure how to describe it (0:33:42) Al: other than you’ve got a wrench and you (0:33:44) Al: twist things like things are (0:33:46) Jonnie: Yeah, that’s how I would describe it. (0:33:46) Al: out of alignment. And you have to make them in alignment. There’s never really any kind (0:33:52) Al: of like problem solving with this is very much like you can tell that the idea behind (0:33:59) Al: this was not to be a puzzler. Obviously it’s meant to be, you know, just doing things to (0:34:07) Al: upgrade things. Like it looks at Stardew and goes, how do I do that sort of thing, but (0:34:13) Al: not in farming, and… (0:34:16) Al: kind of replaces things like watering and mining and stuff with these things instead. (0:34:24) Al: And so like when you’re… when something happens and you need to use one of these mechanics it’s (0:34:28) Al: like very clear the icon shows you, right? Like you see a little welder or you see a little cleaner (0:34:35) Al: thing. I don’t even know what it is we’re using to clean. Is it like a high pressure? It’s not (0:34:39) Al: like a sponge or anything, it’s like some cleaning device. And there or it shows the wrench. (0:34:40) Jonnie: Yeah, I thought it was like some sort of like water gun. (0:34:47) Al: Um, these are always very reactive, I guess. So like if you’re traveling and you hit an asteroid (0:34:54) Al: your ship will stop and you have to go and fix everything. Or you’ll come across someone who’s (0:34:59) Al: sent out an SOS and you have to go about their ship and you have to help them. They’re not really (0:35:05) Al: used as… I guess maybe that’s kind of my issue with these parts is they’re… they’re about getting (0:35:12) Al: back to the state that you were in, rather than improving the state. (0:35:16) Al: Everything in a farming game is giving you something, either giving you crops or giving you a resource of some kind to build that up. (0:35:27) Al: Technically, the welding does give you resources when you go to planets. I forgot about that, but we’ll come back to that in a minute. (0:35:33) Al: But on your ship, there is no getting things. Your ship is just a way to get between places, and these mechanics are just about, (0:35:48) Jonnie: Yeah, and I think what you’ve hit on is probably my fundamental issue with the game is that (0:35:59) Jonnie: these mechanics entirely exist to stop you from moving in the game, and there’s nothing (0:36:05) Jonnie: particularly fun about them, and I think the insight that all it is is returning your ship (0:36:10) Jonnie: to a state where it can fly, rather than about making any improvement to it, is exactly right. (0:36:17) Jonnie: You know one of the times I write (0:36:18) Jonnie: about this game is my ship got (0:36:20) Jonnie: damaged flying from planet A to planet B (0:36:22) Jonnie: and I went to fix it (0:36:24) Jonnie: and I died while fixing it. (0:36:26) Jonnie: I have no idea why I was dying (0:36:26) Al: Oh, I know why you die. I know why you die because I had that issue as well. You were (0:36:28) Jonnie: I couldn’t work it out (0:36:33) Al: out of stamina. So, yeah, I think once you’ve done that and you realized it, it then becomes (0:36:34) Jonnie: Ah, that was super unclear to me. (0:36:43) Al: more clear. But yeah, I find it a bit confusing when that happens because you’re like, “Oh, (0:36:48) Al: I’m losing health.” And you’re like, “Oh, is this because I need to do things quicker?” (0:36:52) Al: like the, the life support system isn’t working. So I need to do it quicker. So you do. (0:36:56) Jonnie: That’s what I thought it was, yep. (0:36:57) Al: But that, but that makes you die quicker because it’s your stamina that’s the issue. (0:37:01) Jonnie: Uh, so like, that stuff, like, and that’s just like, I was already not playing the game, (0:37:08) Jonnie: and to then die and be told that you’re gonna be charged some amount of money, (0:37:11) Jonnie: I was just like, I’m straight up not having a good time with this. (0:37:13) Jonnie: I don’t, I was like, I didn’t want to work it out, I just wanted to not play. (0:37:16) Jonnie: That was, that was how that experience made me feel, (0:37:20) Jonnie: ‘cause it didn’t feel like a puzzle. (0:37:21) Jonnie: I’m already feel like I’m being punished for not being particularly good (0:37:26) Jonnie: at the kind of terrible piloting mechanics like just nothing nothing (0:37:31) Jonnie: mechanically about this game was like wow I feel like I’m you know having fun (0:37:37) Jonnie: being a space delivery man it all felt like I am I’m prevented from being a (0:37:45) Jonnie: space delivery man because I have to be a mechanic that keeps dying like yeah (0:37:49) Jonnie: and that was that was a huge point of frustration for me (0:37:52) Al: Mm hmm. I think it’s probably fairly accurate to how hard space travel is, right? Like just (0:38:03) Al: constantly things going wrong. Uh, because space travel is hard. That doesn’t necessarily (0:38:08) Al: mean that it’s fun. Yeah, I think I didn’t, it didn’t make me rage quit the game, but (0:38:13) Al: I certainly got frustrated when it was like, Oh, you’re going to another planet to do a (0:38:17) Al: thing and oh no, no, no, I have to spend five minutes. (0:38:22) Al: Going and clicking on 10 different things in my ship just to continue moving. And you (0:38:28) Al: get nothing from that. Yeah, I didn’t, I didn’t find that fun. Um, the welding, let’s talk (0:38:35) Al: about the, the welding on the planets. Did you get to a planet and resource grab, getting (0:38:40) Al: resources from that? I can’t remember how early that happens, but you do that in the (0:38:42) Jonnie: And not outside of the tutorial (0:38:44) Jonnie: There’s the there’s one in the very (0:38:46) Jonnie: Yeah, you get the what do they call it? That’s the the not worth anything in it’s not called that but it’s (0:38:52) Al: Yeah. Yeah. I feel like that’s the best part of the game personally, because kind of. I dislike (0:38:53) Jonnie: It’s something like that (0:39:04) Al: it in some ways as well, but let’s come to that. I like that idea. That’s kind of the thing that (0:39:10) Al: most I enjoy is the idea of you going to these unexplored planets and getting stuff from them. (0:39:17) Al: And that was certainly when I was having the most fun. What I didn’t. (0:39:22) Al: Like about it was how you have no inventory, right? And all you, well, not for those things (0:39:32) Al: you get on. You technically do have an inventory. Do you? No, I don’t think you ever have like, (0:39:39) Al: you can’t put things in pockets. You can’t put them in a bag. All you can do is grab something (0:39:43) Al: and put it on your, your platform. And so that limits you to taking three things from a planet (0:39:50) Al: at once, which it reminds me of. (0:39:52) Jonnie: And can we talk about the three things thing? (0:39:55) Jonnie: ‘Cause my God, that drove me insane. (0:39:59) Jonnie: Like the movement in this game, (0:40:01) Jonnie: where I get that like the space on your ship (0:40:04) Jonnie: is kind of meant to be one of the limiting factors, (0:40:07) Jonnie: but it’s so restrictive at the start. (0:40:09) Jonnie: I spent maybe, this is another time I rage quit the game, (0:40:12) Jonnie: was because I couldn’t work out (0:40:14) Jonnie: that I had the specific square on the landing platform (0:40:17) Jonnie: that you need to lower the landing platform, (0:40:20) Jonnie: blocked off with one of the things (0:40:22) Jonnie: that I’m delivering. (0:40:23) Jonnie: And like, that’s not a fun game mechanic. (0:40:25) Jonnie: That’s just a frustrating user experience, right? (0:40:27) Jonnie: Like, just let me put four things on the landing platform (0:40:31) Jonnie: that has the loading platform, that has four spaces on it, (0:40:34) Jonnie: and let that go up and down. (0:40:36) Jonnie: Like, just not be able to move around the ship (0:40:39) Jonnie: like so early on, because I’ve got three or four boxes (0:40:42) Jonnie: in there. (0:40:43) Jonnie: Again, nothing fun about that. (0:40:44) Al: Yeah. Yeah, and you have no real storage space on your ship to start with. And even after you’ve (0:40:51) Al: upgraded it at least once, because I upgraded it at least once, you still don’t have any storage (0:40:57) Al: space. You’re like plonking it in random places, blocking you off from getting to places. (0:41:04) Al: Ehm. (0:41:05) Jonnie: Yeah and I don’t mind like a bit of a Tetris puzzle to go with storage but again it didn’t (0:41:12) Jonnie: really feel like a puzzle as much as just like hey the natural place where you want to put the (0:41:16) Jonnie: stuff is the wrong spot to put the stuff and it’s just going to prevent you from playing more of (0:41:20) Al: - Hmm. (0:41:21) Jonnie: the game which is that’s how I feel about most of the mechanics of this game most of the mechanics (0:41:24) Jonnie: feel like they exist just to make sure that the game actually has some length to it. (0:41:28) Al: Yeah, yeah. So yeah, I found it, it felt a little bit when I was on that planet and I (0:41:35) Al: was gathering things and I was like, Oh, the realisation that I can only take three things (0:41:39) Al: from this planet. It felt very much like the first time I played Animal Crossing New Leaf (0:41:46) Al: where you’re like gathering like apples and stuff and you can only stack up to nine in (0:41:52) Al: your inventory. And I’m like, why? Why is that so restrictive? (0:41:58) Al: And I don’t know, maybe there are people that find that sort of thing fun, right? Because (0:42:02) Al: there are games based around these sorts of things that like strand games where it’s (0:42:08) Al: like you have to have, you know, very limited space in your bag. So you have to only take (0:42:13) Al: certain stuff. I don’t find that fun. And having that in this game massively reduced (0:42:22) Al: my enjoyment of that. I think if that in particular, like if you had an inventory. (0:42:29) Al: For everything, I guess, other than packages, right? Like I understand why the packages (0:42:32) Al: would be like physical things, because that’s the whole point of the game is you’re delivering (0:42:35) Al: things, right? But things like your upgrade units and your rocks and stuff like that, (0:42:42) Al: they still have to take up the same amount of space as a massive package. Like that doesn’t (0:42:46) Al: feel right to me and it feels unfun. (0:42:50) Jonnie: Yeah, I agree. I think it’s a really good point that I think is being missed in a lot of cottagecore genres. (0:42:56) Jonnie: Like, actually, inventory management is not fun, and I feel like this is something that has persisted, you know, because it probably existed due to technical limitations of games in earlier times. (0:43:10) Jonnie: That doesn’t need to exist anymore, because the games that I most enjoy that have an inventory management aspect is because there is some associated with it. (0:43:20) Jonnie: We’re having a limited inventory, kind of, you know, impacts the difficulty of the game, right? There are some games where it’s like, “Well, yeah, if I could take infinite healing potions, of course I could kill the boss.” (0:43:32) Jonnie: Like, that’s… But, you know, if I can only take three with me, then that becomes much more of a challenge. (0:43:38) Jonnie: Cottagecore games don’t have any… Like, it’s not like the game gets harder or more difficult because you’ve got limited inventory. It just becomes more frustrating if you’ve got a limited inventory. (0:43:49) Al: Yeah, and I suspect that the whole point was to be like, yeah, you have a small ship and (0:43:50) Jonnie: Which is not the same thing. (0:43:58) Al: you have to deal with that. But yeah, the idea that a rock is going to take up as much (0:44:02) Al: space as it does in my ship doesn’t make any sense. You can get a lot of rocks in a box, (0:44:08) Al: you know, I can put rocks in my pocket, but I can only put three of them on my loading (0:44:12) Al: platform. Silly. Okay, so that I feel… (0:44:19) Al: moves into the deliveries, right? Because we’ve talked about getting stuff from planets (0:44:22) Al: and the deliveries. I think I wonder… So your point about not being able to put four (0:44:30) Al: on the platform that has four slots. Yeah, that’s, that’s very annoying. I get that. (0:44:36) Al: I completely agree with you on that. And I think that that would make a massive difference (0:44:39) Al: to the game. I totally understand why the boxes take up space on your ship. And I think (0:44:45) Al: I would be fine with that if it were for a few changes and one of the (0:44:49) Al: would be your starting ship actually having somewhere to store stuff that isn’t just the (0:44:53) Al: corridors, right? Like one small space, like make it four spaces to start with, right? And then if (0:45:01) Al: you take on a delivery that’s more than four, then you have to deal with that annoyance, right? (0:45:04) Al: I get that. That’s the kind of not risk, right? Because it’s not really a risk, it’s an annoyance, (0:45:10) Al: but you’re balancing the annoyance with getting more reward in a shorter period of time. And that, (0:45:16) Al: I think totally works. (0:45:18) Jonnie: 100% right because I think the Tetris puzzle aspect of it is kind of fun in the idea that it’s like (0:45:25) Jonnie: Oh, I now yeah, like you say, I want to carry more (0:45:28) Jonnie: So I’m gonna overflow from my storage space into my corridors and now I need to build paths and stuff (0:45:33) Jonnie: So I can make sure I can still get around to everything (0:45:36) Jonnie: That’s totally fine. Right because at that point it feels like a choice. It was just never a choice (0:45:40) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it doesn’t even need to necessarily have a new area on the ship. (0:45:45) Al: Just being able to walk around your storage area when it’s full. That would solve it. (0:45:50) Al: You’re not your storage area, you’re your loading platform, right? Because you have (0:45:53) Al: to walk through your loading platform to get to the back of the ship by default, right? (0:45:58) Al: So if you could just walk around it, that would solve the problem. And then you can (0:46:04) Al: upgrade your ship later on to have more storage space or whatever. (0:46:10) Al: I think that’s my only real annoyance about the deliveries part of it. Like, other than (0:46:15) Al: obviously I know you’re not a huge fan of the ship movement. I didn’t dislike that. (0:46:20) Al: I thought it was quite fun. I don’t know whether you realized this or not, but you didn’t have (0:46:24) Al: to do that minigame when you’re traveling. If you just exited out of it, your ship would (0:46:32) Al: fly itself. But you wouldn’t get any of the advantages of the minigame. (0:46:36) Jonnie: at their advantages to the minigame? (0:46:40) Al: You didn’t get to the warp core bit, did you? So basically, there are four things that happen (0:46:40) Jonnie: No. (0:46:51) Al: on that miniscreen. So one of them is the meteors that you have to avoid. Two is there’s (0:46:56) Al: clouds of dirt. And if you go through them, you have to clean your ship. Three is the (0:47:03) Al: S.O.S. so you can hear S.O.S. calls and go to them. That would be one of the advantages. (0:47:10) Al: You don’t get them if you don’t do the minigame. And going to the S.O.S. calls allow you to (0:47:16) Al: get more stuff. You can get money by fixing people’s ships and stuff like that. But the (0:47:21) Al: other one is the little orange clouds on the minigame screen. Those are actually things (0:47:28) Al: you can collect to get warp core fuel. So you can get free warp core fuel by flying through (0:47:38) Jonnie: Oh, I thought that they were… I think I was avoiding them because I assumed that they were bad things. (0:47:43) Al: It explains that once yeah, so it explains that once you get the warp core that you can fly through them and (0:47:50) Al: Replenish your warp core fuel. So because otherwise you have to buy warp core fuel, but that gives you that gives you more for free (0:47:54) Jonnie: Ah, right, so I never got the warp course. (0:47:58) Al: So like you you need the warp core to move between the planetary systems (0:48:03) Al: And you start off without warp core so you can only go between was it three planets in the first system? (0:48:08) Jonnie: Yeah, I think three. (0:48:09) Al: and then you need a certain amount of warp core fuel to get to (0:48:13) Al: one system away and a certain amount to get to two away blah blah blah blah (0:48:18) Al: So I actually quite like the way they do that (0:48:21) Al: Maybe they didn’t explain it well enough and that you can actually exit out of it and you you don’t I (0:48:28) Al: Think maybe it slowly builds up dirt that you have to clean off (0:48:31) A

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⁠⁠⁠We join those asking EA to engage in meaningful dialogue with the wider community to make positive changes in EAFC. Join Dan, Nath & Shaq for a very deep dive into the controversy around FC24 that was brought to a head by another massive EA mistake, that saw great cards being handed out in FUT Champs and then stopped hours later. We look at the campaign started by major content creators to try and create positive change and add our own thoughts into what's going right and wrong with a game we love. At the end of the show, we also look at Ligue 1 TOTS, the TOTS Mixed Team 3 and the recent SBC including R9! ⁠Join the Discord Server for Free! (NEW LINK!) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Live every Tuesday and Saturday 6PM UK. Questions:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ futinreview@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/futcoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.futcoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.futinreview.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/futinreview⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futinreview/message

Hello and welcome to a very special bonus episode of HCS Pro Talk! For this episode that was over three years in the making, we finally interview esports colour caster for the HCS, Apex, and EAFC, Dan Gaskin! During this interview, we discuss a little bit of everything. From Dan's early days with theater and playing Halo professionally, to becoming the 2023 Esports Awards Colour Caster of the Year, and everything in-between. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into one of the most genuine people and one of the best casters we have. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:12:18 - Personal Life 0:46:26 - Analysis/Casting/Content Creation 1:57:18 - Halo 2:54:50 - Rapid Fire Song mentioned from Five - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUn-KtTNmA Make sure to follow Gaskin on all the socials! Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanGaskin Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielgaskin/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/Gaskin YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/GaskinDan

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Bayer Leverkusen are six matches from immortality. The German champions have won 39 games of their 47 played. They've drawn eight. They've lost zero. This young team led by Xabi Alonso has already won the Bundesliga, and they're in the final of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup. They're also locked in a Europa League semifinal with Roma, two matches away from a European crown. In the end, they could go farther than Arsenal's famous Invincibles of 2004 and play an entire season—53 matches across all competitions—without defeat. It is a phenomenon.Joining the show to discuss this remarkable run is a man who's borne witness to it firsthand: Derek Rae is the lead commentator for ESPN's coverage of German football and for the Bundesliga world feed. He's also the voice of the FIFA video game series, now doing business as EAFC. We spoke Wednesday, ahead of Leverkusen's first-leg meeting with Roma, about this spectacular season for Xabi Alonso's side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big time managers are leaving their big time clubs after this season, so what do Klopp and Xavi's departures mean for the futures of Liverpool and FC Barcelona?  Where will Liverpool and Barcelona go from here?!?! Christian and Alexis break down the shocking announcements from Jurgen Klopp and Xavi, while discussing the rumors that Mikel Arteta might leave Arsenal to take over at Barcelona. The guys also recap the crazy supporter scenes from the FA Cup, roast Marcus Rashford for his corny picture in the club, and slam EAFC for leaking the 2024 MLS kits before they had been officially released. Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say

We're psyched to have EAFC content creator, BFordLancer, join the show to discuss his streaming career and Christian and Alexis recap Ali Krieger's final regular season match with Gotham FC!  EAFC 24 is out now, so you know we had to invite our friend Jake Barford (aka BFordLancer) to the studio to hear about his experience with the new game! We discuss his career as a streamer and get his takes on the title change from FIFA to EAFC and all the new features. Plus, Christian and Alexis recap their time celebrating Ali Krieger at her final Gotham FC regular season game and analyze the USMNT's 3-1 loss to Germany. Let us know what you think of our interview with BFordLancer in the reviews! Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say