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Summon Sign, Episode 2 | Starting the Year off With a Bang!
🕑 Added 2024-01-09 17:00:09 +0000 UTCThis week, Chris and Matty join Brad for a hefty dose of game discussion. Games on the docket include: Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak, Grand Theft Auto IV, Sea of Stars, The Finals, and more!
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:18 - What are Matty and Chris’s GOTYs of 2023?
0:14:25 - Patreon's GOTYs
0:22:21 - Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak
0:40:53 - Grand Theft Auto IV
1:01:28 - Sea of Stars
1:22:01 - The Finals
1:53:09 - Sort It Out
2:05:07 - Keep it Up
2:21:31 - Baldur’s Gate 3
2:36:55 - Metal Gear Solid V
2:55:14 - Elden Ring
3:15:47 - Do we miss E3?
3:28:19 - What do Xbox fans have to look forward to in 2024?
3:36:16 - Have we played God of War: Valhalla?
3:41:14 - What are our favorite Final Fantasy games?
Comments
Travis B
Matty plays 10 hours and decides sea of stars doesn’t have a good story yet he gloats on and on about series where the first game to play 40 hours just for “world building”
Vito Chiaramonte
Enjoying these
Colin Drew
Loving this, keep up the good stuff Brad.
MISZCZOGRZMOT
Nice ep. Gta IV was the first game i bought along with my PS3 and I sincerely thought about returning the console back to the store. Not only did it look like ass with it's 640p resolution, but it ran @20+fps all the time, and if some physics calculations ocurred (like driving into a hot dog stand), the framerate would go into single digits. Then there's the driving model that made all cars behave like they had iceskates instead of tires, and at the same time somehow making a turn impossible without using a handbrake. Then there's the floaty aiming which made hitting anyone without auto-lock a challenge, especially with the 15-20fps during combat. Then there's the fact that most of the features from previous games were stripped out - you couldn't even buy real estate/safehouses, which GTA3 had. No planes, no tanks, and all the minigames but bowling were taken straight out of SA in their entirety. There was no gang wars, activities outside of missions felt limited to exploration/mini games. I didn't even feel like running from the police since framerate and driving model were so bad. The story was good, but with a lot of stuff stripped out, the only new things were the Rage physics, mobile phone and MP. I actively avoided triggering physics so that the framerate wouldn't buckle, so that's that. Mobile phone was annoying with friends constantly calling you to do the same repetitive activities, especially since they even called you during missions and their 'loyalty' meter would go down if you had to decline an invite. MP was pretty much dead 4months after launch, with only activity that would still find games in the matchmaking being running around the statue of liberty with rocket launchers, which got stale after 5 minutes. The AI was also terrible, especially when it came to driving cars. One of the most challenging SP trophies in the game was getting a cab ride from one island to the next, cause the cab would always end up upside-down halfway through. The cars just did that all the time - they got stuck on the side, or in the middle of the road, creating massive obstacles and sometimes even costing you your mission progress. I think i got that trophy on the 5th attempt. So, yeah, there's more, but this is the stuff that comes to mind atm - suffice to say I couldn't believe the 10/10s the game was getting, cause it offered less than previous games, ran like shit, and gameplay sucked - especially with the poor aiming and driving. Thankfully I played the Killzone 2 demo next, and I knew that it wasn't the console itself that was severly underpowered, that it actually offered precise controls and good graphics - it was just GTA4 being a mess that it was.
Thecraftygamer
I would just like to say FU to Matty and this episode.. because of it I bought the stupid first game of the trails series off of steam… WHELP..here we goooo see you guys in 1000 hours.
Nick Lone
This was such a great conversation. Thanks to Matty, Chris and Brad - the 4 hours flew by. Just the kind of content I didn't even realise LSM was lacking. Great job Colin bringing Brad on board for this kind of laid back but in-depth chat. Really enjoyed your takes on The Finals (been playing too) and it was nice to hear deep thoughts on GTAIV and MGS5. Hope to see Matty and Chris return together here in the future, they're great at shooting the shit. Looking forward to hopefully hearing new (but only to LSM) voices too one day.
NeO JD
I’d probably be into Trails if the combat was different. I bought the Cold Steel collection because Matty hyped it up and then not even playing most of them. ☠️ Surprised Chris didn’t like hearing Spidey 2 was in the fans’ top 5. I’m on the opposite spectrum of Chris in regard to unlockables in shooters. If I don’t have anything to chase then I’m not interested in the long term. Even if it’s a simple Prestige system, keeps me going.
NeO JD
Nothing on Patreon. Sounded like a Discord thread or something.
NeO JD
Sacred is super hard now when each listing gets 200+ write-ins. Plus, Brad tends to choose parts of each segment so there’s always gonna be multiple ways to get in.
Evan Erickson
After writing in numerous submissions to Sacred and never getting selected, here comes my boy Brad picking my comment on the first try! Lol. Thanks dude. Great episode
Zackery Parkerson
Time stamps. 😍
Kyle Clayton
There is no way Chris got anywhere close to malenia
Asique Alam
God damn it. That intro music so good
MnTwinsfan92
Where/when was the Patreon poll for GotY? I am in the Discord, FB groups and never saw anything.
Gabriel
Trails is Phenomenal
Logan McDaniel
I can already tell this show was the missing piece the lineup needed
Gabriel SG
Loving the show Brad!
Tristan Kimball
Great episode! Stoked Brad is part of the LSM family!!
JD
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crybaby
This is a really great panel combo 💅
Bambi_Cobblestone
The Big 2 + Guest. I'll let you ponder who's the guest is.
Sam
This is the best
Noah Trujillo
This is what LSM needed. Since the platform specific shows mostly focus on current games, this show can mix new and old games easier since the burden of news isn’t there.
Adrian Pinter
I cannot stress enough how amazing it is that Brad can make a show like this flow so well with two people he’s never met before. I’m absolutely loving this show and I’m so glad that we have this to listen to each week.
Jacob R.
Chris during Trails talk: 🙂
Otacon_Ocelot
Fuck yeah deep dives into GAMING!! Just what we needed Brad.
Alexis
Great show to everyone today. That trails segment from Matty convinced me to try it sometime soon lol
Bogey
Brad I love your work bro been a fan of you for years, but you gotta practice reading out loud man. And I get it, I’m the same way. The only way I’ve improved is every time I’m alone I stopped reading in my head and instead read out loud. You will improve if you do that. When you’re putting together the show, take the comments and read them out loud instead of in your head and you will improve in no time. You’ll also get used to saying that comment, and maybe pick up on small errors here and there, so when it comes time to read it on mic you’ll be prepared. Other than that though you’re killing it. We’re gonna miss you on EZA but so glad you found a home here.
Nierly Crazy
Idk, I feel like we’ll get a good mix especially with the upcoming potential reviews/spoiler casts. Not to mention it doesn’t just have to be LSM folks. Matty is an absolute machine though!
Joseph Gedgaudas
I would've liked to participate in that GOTY survey, but I can't really keep track of anything on the Discord.
Bambi_Cobblestone
Matty's game better have a lot off comma's otherwise we riot.
Matt Millard
Same here. I would just add Alan Wake 2 for me. I really don’t understand the hate that Spider-Man 2 gets on LSM. It’s getting annoying.
DarthLemon616
The intro music is such a vibe
Joshua Brown
Matty gonna be a staple since he’s one of the only ones who finishes new/current games.
Johnny Lamotte
THE BIG THREE
Big titty drinker
Spider man 2 /ff16 were the best 2 games I played this year. Leaning Spider-Man 2 for overall
Zeke the Plumber
This show is already a huge success and will only continue to grow
ShinyRyuji
This really their best show 🫠🫠🫠🫠
Normal People (Sacshop)
Appreciate you fellas
Bart Van Geert
I absolutely love this!
Michael Mashpotato
🙌🙌
Luke Douglas
Ooooooooweeeeeeeeeeee look at those beautiful timestamps, and what a great lineup
