SG 104 | ACTUALIDAD + FORSPOKEN + DEVELOPER DIRECT & POR QUÉ FRACASAN ALGUNOS TRIPLE A
Episode notes
The episode reviews first impressions of Forspoken and reflects on the problems affecting several recent AAA releases. The discussion covers Forspoken’s combat, parkour, open-world structure and price, alongside examples such as Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol and Marvel's Avengers. It also champions new intellectual properties and underappreciated games, mentioning Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Days Gone.
The news section covers Xbox and Bethesda’s Developer Direct, focusing especially on Hi-Fi Rush, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends and Redfall. The hosts also discuss Marvel Snap’s monetization, Hogwarts Legacy’s content and moral freedom, Naughty Dog’s plans, Metroid Prime 4 and Metroid Dread. Dead Space Remake receives very positive comments, while The Day Before becomes the subject of another discussion because of its delay and the dispute over its trademark.
The final section examines Xbox’s release calendar, the Activision Blizzard acquisition, development times, and the impact of marketing, budgets and hype. The episode closes by considering why some AAA games fail: premature launches, weak campaigns, repetitive designs, excessive ambition and expectations that are difficult to meet.
Chapters
- 3:20 Forspoken and AAA failures
- 11:22 Developer Direct and the Hi-Fi Rush surprise
- 16:53 Content and morality in Hogwarts Legacy
- 20:00 Naughty Dog and The Last of Us’s future
- 23:22 Dead Space Remake review
- 28:44 The Day Before: delay and trademark dispute
- 32:59 The Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct
- 44:03 Xbox’s calendar and the Activision Blizzard acquisition
- 48:42 Premature launches and AAA failures
- 1:13:14 Why some AAA games fail