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Sacred Symbols, Episode 292 | Meet Me In Outer Space
🕑 Added 2024-02-02 17:00:12 +0000 UTCA new State of Play presentation -- arguably the best Sony has ever executed -- has given us a plethora of items to discuss on this week's all-new episode of Sacred Symbols. For starters, we finally have a release date for the amazing-looking second party PS5 exclusive action-RPG Stellar Blade, which we cannot wait to play. We also got a lengthy glimpse at Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin, confirmation of a near-remake of Until Dawn from Ballistic Moon, a fresh look at Death Stranding 2 en route to PS5 in 2025, and the confirmation of a new, MGS-like Kojima series, presumably on PlayStation 6 (!). And there's lots of other news, too, including the first details concerning Firesprite's upcoming title, Project Heartbreak. Likewise, MLB: The Show 24 and Horizon: Forbidden West's PC port have both been dated, obscure PlayStation vehicular combat game Hardware Rivals may be returning, classic shooter Spec Ops: The Line has been delisted, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is driving people insane, leaks indicate we'll be playing Xbox 'exclusives' on PlayStation very soon, and much more. Finally: Listener inquiries! Are recent rumors of a new Sony handheld to be believed? Have Battle Passes ruined online gaming forever? Is cross-media the future no matter how much it's resisted? Can we please stop with the double-spacing, once and for all?
Please note the spoilers in the Suicide Squad segment (noted in timestamps)
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:10:16 - Correction on Prince of Persia
0:11:15 - Please ban Ryan!
0:12:53 - Dustin's health train
0:32:57 - The Double Space Debate continues
0:39:13 - Sacred Symbols skincare
0:48:47 - Firesprite Games exclusive info
0:52:17 - Insane video game release tweet
0:55:05 - MLB The Show 2024
0:56:17 - Horizon Forbidden West is coming to PC March 21st
0:57:21 - Changes at Bungie
1:12:50 - Is Hardware Rivals coming back?
1:21:18 - Neversoft's Call of Duty has leaked
1:24:27 - Spec Ops: The Line is delisted everywhere
1:37:58 - Bloodborne Kart has been hit by Sony
1:49:12 - Eidos Montreal faces layoffs
1:54:27 - Suicide Squad drama (Spoilers for Suicide Squad and The Last of Us Part 2)
2:34:13 - What are we playing?
3:01:41 - Overall thoughts on State of Play
3:10:09 - Helldivers 2
3:10:57 - Stellar Blade
3:18:58 - Sonic X Shadow
3:19:51 - Zenless Zone Zero
3:22:07 - Foamstars
3:22:48 - Dave the Diver
3:26:15 - V Rising
3:29:15 - Silent Hill 2
3:38:01 - Judas
3:47:02 - PSVR2 Games
3:53:48 - Dragon’s Dogma 2
3:56:24 - Rise of the Ronin
4:06:02 - Until Dawn
4:12:10 - Death Stranding 2
4:25:38 - Physint
4:37:05 - Where’s First Party?
4:45:16 - Sony is investing in Africa
4:51:07 - Square Enix is shutting down Tokyo RPG Factory
4:54:25 - New PS Plus games
4:56:04 - HiFI Rush for PS5?
5:01:33 - Is Sony making another handheld?
5:10:13 - Is it worth remaking semi-recent games?
5:13:10 - Will in game rewards return?
5:18:45 - How do we feel about video game cross media?
5:25:57 - What is the balance of cost, product, and risk?
5:30:50 - Should PlayStation become more like Xbox in terms of streaming?
Comments
Kevin Cooper
I still recommend playing The Short Message, despite the opinions here. Yes, the writing is heavy-handed with melodramatic voice acting to match, but it's no worse than the Life Is Strange franchise that gets nearly universal praise. I also had no performance issues with the game, and some of the areas actually looked on par with that UE5 Matrix tech demo. So yeah, while I agree that it is an awful Silent Hill game, it is still worth checking out as a FREE two-hour experience.
Brannon H
Judas just doesn't move the needle for me. I love Bioshock but I really don't care for Bioshock Infinite. The thought of just running it back in a new location doesn't make me thrilled. It's the same issue I have with a lot of studios constantly reiterating instead of trying to innovate. Also saying the stuff in Death Stranding 2 is objectively cool is bizarre.
Nicholas Santaro
Regarding Dustin’s take on part 2, and justice league and star wars etc. WELL SAID. Couldnt agree more. Story beats were justified in part 2 As a heartbroken ex star wars fan, i think this is the best path forward.
Michael Mashpotato
I feel like Steel Rising is a game Colin will like. Disregard the “souls like” comparison because it’s really not. I think the story is right up his alley. I found that game to be dope AF.
