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Intro: Matt’s on location / Todd Howard in a bikini

Paying for early access play

10 sec. spotlight:

Michelle

• Trine 3: A Clockwork Conspiracy – actual boss design and gorgeous, but swapping sucks
• Halls of Torment (early access) – New DLC, new map new characters, loot, and builds
• Starfield – see below
• Drinking: Simply Lemonade

John

• Deck –Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon – tanky builds and parts and stuff with vocal fry
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk – jet set radio-like / nailed the Dreamcast look
• “It’ll suck your ass in” – John
• “I prefer robot head, personally” – Michelle
• Drinking: Geralt’s Gold

Guest Host:  Matto (aka, @MattoMcFly  )

• (PS5) Baldur’s Gate 3 – a rollercoaster launch
• Romancing the Devil Girl
• Drinking: Whiskey & Dr. Pepper

Pre-view Roundtable: Starfield

• Generation defining game
• is 4 days early worth $34?  Matt got it on Gamepass
• Michelle gamepass also / john got early access for $31
• Matt spent the time downloading the update, not playing
• gets good after 15 hours / Slow burn Snorefield
• “This looks last gen” – Michelle
• John hoped for Star Citizen
• “Star Citizen tainted me…” – John
• “The inventory (system) is absolute garbage” – John
• Basic, simple, safe story / join the factions
• quick things are appreciated
• expectations SHOULD be high / guns aren’t satisfying
• Cyberpunk > Starfield
• smuggling drugs and organs
• The install sucks
• Actual reviews next week

News:

• Nintendo Switch 2 leak
• Switch 2 VR?
• Starfield refunds / Snoredoodles
• more nintendo VR/AR speculation

Matt got lost / Actual Starfield review next week!

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