THE QUARRY & REPASAMOS EL "NO E3" & VIDEOJUEGOS NARRATIVOS | SECTOR GAMING 81
Episode notes
The episode begins by discussing games the participants are playing, such as Watch Dogs Legion and Diablo Immortal, as well as a positive first impression of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. The main section reviews the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, praising its greater focus on gameplay and the proximity of some releases, while noting the lack of major surprises. Starfield receives extensive discussion, covering expectations about its scale, space exploration, cities, length, dialogue, action and possible technical issues. The podcast also addresses Xbox’s collaboration with Riot Games, Diablo IV crossplay and several news items: a possible PlayStation Pro controller, Prime Gaming titles, ray tracing in Forza Motorsport, an unannounced Infinity Ward RPG, Kingdom Hearts 4, Devolver Digital, the Gran Turismo film and future Fallout plans. Finally, the episode examines narrative video games and devotes a long segment to The Quarry: its horror setting, ensemble structure, decisions, quick time events, consequences, replayability, audiovisual presentation, length and price. The overall assessment is favorable, especially for fans of the genre, although its launch price is questioned.
Chapters
- 1:40 Games played: Watch Dogs Legion and Diablo Immortal
- 4:28 First impression of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
- 6:02 Assessment of the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase
- 12:24 Riot Games, Game Pass and Xbox platforms
- 23:08 Rumor about the PlayStation Pro controller
- 25:45 Games included with Prime Gaming
- 39:45 Introduction to the narrative video game discussion
- 55:28 The Quarry: setting and structure
- 1:00:02 The Quarry: choices, consequences and replayability
- 1:12:36 No E3 recap and assessment of The Quarry