Longform Analysis & Retrospectives Podcast #6 | feat.

[@Patrician]

If you would like the watch the rant episode, I've uploaded here unlisted - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnfPkmOjeclnf5I

[@Connor-fj5rc]

NeverKnowsBest just dropped a video that includes a pretty damning take down of you. Kinda makes you look like a con man who has no clue what he’s talking about.

[@frestdjm]

Thanks for this. parasocial as it may be, i do enjoy glimpses into less scripted aspects of the personality behind the c o n t e n t, and usually never watch streams

[@ssshsien]

i like how PS says that he's had depression and anxiety his whole life but Starfield was the thing that pushed it over the edge XDDD all jokes aside, look after yourself b

[@Zyzyx442]

Scary bro, Steam need to put a warning on starfield store page that this game is so bad it might give suicidal tendencies if you're suffering from depression no joke.

[@fusrosandvich3738]

Starfield's price tag alone at 70 bloody dollars does mental damage to me. I just kind of get really angry whenever I think about it. So I don't blame him for just straight up entering full breakdown after having to play it _and_ make a big project on it. In my eyes he's sacrificing himself documenting some incredibly lethal radioactive material.

[@XavierGoncalves89]

It's usually like that, the cup fills until something makes it overflow

[@SwampGreen14]

Its like the mirror version of that one guy who said Dark Souls saved his life from depression and suicidal thoughts.

[@QaysSyed]

@@SwampGreen14NakeyJakey?

[@spaghettimonster7010]

@Patrician. Dont apologize for all the Starfield streams leading up to release. As a major oblivion fanboy, part of what made the streams so appealing was to learn so much about how Bethesda functions. PS and your commentary on the insanity of Bethesda inner workings was food for my jaded soul.

[@logancade342]

A recurring intrusive thought which is likely to haunt me for a long time is, "Bethesda doesn't even USE design documents" 😐

[@matrix3509]

I said it on the Starfield video, and I'll say it here too: Its absolutely mind boggling that they don't, yet it explains so damn much about how their games are getting so much worse with time. Its a miracle that a shippable product comes out the other end at all, when you really consider it.

[@logancade342]

@matrix3509 Like I keep ruminating over the implications of it... I'll be staring off into space, trying to picture an approximation of Bethesda's org charts or internal workflow systems, roadmaps, timelines, anything... but all I see in my mind's eye is an etch-a-sketch of eldritch glyphs and spaghetti code. Tinnitus ear-ringing distracts from the images for long enough for the realization to dawn that I've been holding my breath for several seconds. I gasp; wait for my senses to normalize. I close my eyes to reset. Briefly, my thoughts flicker to Todd. The lifeblood of an empire and its single point of failure. The father of non-lies. The alpha and omega production bottleneck. "It just works," he says. I scream.

[@matrix3509]

@@logancade342 LMAO, but yes. Literally the entire structure of BGS rests on Todd's shoulders, and suddenly it makes much more sense in all those developer interviews when every Bethesda employee mentions how Todd doesn't have time for anything anymore. His entire job now is just 24/7 trying to ensure the Rube-Goldberg machine of Bethesda continues to run. The moment Todd retires, Bethesda comes crashing down in flames.

[@XavierGoncalves89]

I've worked on software projects without docs, it's a fucking nightmare and for a huge company like bethesda to do it is mind blowing

[@pravkdey]

​@@logancade342 gddamnmake a game about this instead haha

[@Scowleasy]

Comparing your mid video game to the single greatest achievement in human history is fucking *insane*

[@player0additem0noif]

Right!? Starfield nowhere near as amazing as sliced bread.

[@franklinhirsch1654]

@@player0additem0noiffound the good egg

[@margock3213]

starfield is the most biblical story we everwritten ähm wait...^^@@player0additem0noif

[@MaxwellVador]

It really doesn’t matter what the subject matter is, it’s always just so nice to hear two people in love talk to eachother

[@audiosurfarchive]

Hope you've had your homies back Pat. You and Sesh are a damn dynamic duo. Take care and hope you're better Sesh!

[@roo15]

Hope you’re doing better private, good to hear you back! Loved the starfield video Pat 😊

[@spaghettimonster7010]

*Picks up and wipes off crown* @PrivateSessions "You've dropped this, King"

[@SpudnickMKII]

Starfield inflicted ego death is something else

[@UnknownName5050]

I don’t blame them though. It’s literally sh*t. It makes fallout 4 look like a magnum opus.

[@nickchivers9029]

​@TheAnthonyMarlowe Starfield is Bethesdas rectum anus

[@liambo8800]

That's hilarious Imagine going to the doctors over it and they just sit quietly and nod sagely

[@carolynr570]

Glad you’re doing well @PrivateSessions!!

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

The fact people gave Starfield a 6/10 was insanely generous. It couldn't be any more bland and safe. I'm not shocked in the least it was a breaking point for sessions.

[@WineRedEchos]

I told people it was like a 6/10 because I've been trying to not be as negative about stuff lately. and everyone else I knew was having fun with it. so I was like "I mean, I guess it's like a 6/10 and I'm just missing something?"

[@Brandelwyn]

Back in the day 6\10 was meant for flawed but still good games. Nowadays 7 is the worst possible score, lol. People are so afraid to be percieved as negative

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

@@Brandelwyn Back in the day reviews were allot more honest.

[@marsbron767]

And it won “most innovative gameplay” for the yearly vote on steam LOL

[@Brandelwyn]

@@marsbron767 it truly takes a genius to sell this pile of procedurally generated crap to so many people

[@patrickdecelles9653]

Release the rant cast! Even if it's on plebTV

[@that1guy375]

The Far Harbor stream you guys did is one of my favorite streams from this year. It was a journey and you guys broke the problems with the narrative down in an entertaining way. The Destiny stream was a highlight as well, that one was more depressing though lol. Glad to hear PS is doing better. I know you guys are trying to be more positive but I think we'd all like to hear the starfield ventcast lol.

[@areufreal]

Imagine spending millions of dollars and not even being able to wipe your ass with it, that's what Starfield feels like

[@covert0overt_810]

get a bidet… its much better

[@jeremytitus9519]

@@covert0overt_810average Bethesda fan vs average Bidet enjoyer

[@covert0overt_810]

@@jeremytitus9519 you made my day fren

[@anonymone453]

16:30 The funniest thing about all the complaints I've heard about Starfield regarding space travel is that all of the things people are asking for are in Elite Dangerous and I'm not sure they would actually want it if they knew what they were asking for

[@ummerfarooq5383]

Todd said he wanted a game like the old space games like SunDog, starflight. In StarFlight (1991), you could traverse one side of a solar system to the other in around 30 seconds. You could also 😊 the system and traverse stars with fuel, in reasonable time. Kinda like a

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

In fairness, yeah, Bethesda is right when they say that straightforward fuel isn't fun, but it was still a failure of imagination: they could have just done something like pair the artifact to the ship (or rather, a moveable reactor in the ship,) and player both, and make the limiting factor in power use to be fuel instead of time. And bam, there, the player now has a reason to care about fuel, and outposts have a reason to exist.

[@dovahnetch_]

We love the pentamonthly upload schedule, best podcast schedule around

[@diepie5144]

The reason I think Bethesda keeps talking about mods is that at some point Todd Howard talked to Gabe Newell (or watched one of those interviews or talks that Gabe gave that are still floating around on KZbin) and Gabe told Todd that Valve has all the money in the world and its because they realized they could monetize modders. So Todd wants to repeat that success story, because that is what Valve did. Steam was originally for Valve games and some successful mods that got turned into games of their own (the most promising ones being bought out and released by Valve itself), and both Valve and Bethesda's bread and butter (or used to be in Valve's case) is action RPGs. But what he doesn't understand is what makes people want to mod a game. Because Half-Life was exquisitely crafted with a great story and combat, but also had an innovative engines that could do things nobody else was offering and a suite of assets that were as good or better than just about any other game up to that point. Of course people would want to make their dreams come true using cutting-edge technology which suddenly made it possible. Starfield, on the other hand, is space game #5. The engine isn't particularly easy to work with, it doesn't allow for anything unique, there isn't much of a story to expand, or novel game mechanics to explore or tweak. That's just my theory, though, and I don't have any evidence if that's what Todd Howard has in his head somewhere. Would be pretty cool if there was a quote or two though.

[@busterampleforth9806]

1:16:34 Private Sessions takes the mantle of “The Critic” after the tragic death of Doug Walker

[@scring713]

Well, the review must go on, as they say…

[@scring713]

I haven’t seen any of your other podcasts, but listening to this now and hearing the creative process behind your long form content is definitely interesting and gives me a load more respect for you all. I think I tend to take KZbin for granted, not realizing the amount of labor and passion that goes into this sort of thing. It’s especially interesting because I myself have considered making similar (albeit shorter) content about books and other forms of storytelling. It’s definitely food for thought, and has also shown me that I’m *really* not in a place to be doing so. Especially considering it’s enough to send PrivateSessions over the edge. I relate to his anxiety issues a lot and could see myself stressing a little too much with the workload as well. Oh well, thanks for all your hard work, guys. I’m looking forward to next year’s endeavors :D

[@SoggyToeHolsters]

Shout out KZbin for featuring Starfield in the description instead of Valheim Dystopian future sure is badass

[@ionseven]

Some Starfield boards are mind blowing. It's crazy how much people are scolding those not blindly praising it and coping over this soulless pos.

[@tsunderemerc2963]

Glad private is doing better. And Pat, definitely take the year like you wanted to next year and make videos on games you actually like Edit: A spartan ops video would be great for a negative video because of that "so bad it's good" quality. I have war flashbacks every time I hear them say "phantom" in H4. Can confirm solo is miserable and not the intended way to play it, I soloed the whole thing just to say I did it

[@jossricketts4452]

I like the story of spartan ops, more than the main campaign. But actually playing it solo...

[@nagger8216]

​​@@jossricketts4452I think it's honestly hilarious that Spartan Ops probably has a better story than the actual campaign. I found it to be far less egregious to the worldbuilding than the main story. They still can't help but ruin the main characters and dragged Halsey into this mess though, now she's some sociopathic war criminal even though there's so many things wrong with that depiction if you ever knew the character.

[@unit220]

2:24:30 For an update, Starfield went on sale on steam and the recent reviews *dropped* to 37% positive on recent review, putting the game into "Mostly Negative" territory. "All reviews" is at 66% "Mixed". It's also interesting that out of 271 reviews on Christmas day (the day I'm listening to this), 205 were negative. Paints an awkward picture for those getting it as a gift.

[@krabe1629]

welcome back private sessions! i played starfield for about 50 hours and only had a mild corneal ulcer

[@DrAnonEmuss]

You guys are the absolute pinnacle of this form of content for me. You go together like Batman and Robin… or maybe like the Ambiguously Gay Duo. Seriously you guys are the best. Glad to hear you again, PS

[@andreyu5640]

Arent they married too? lol

[@petrus9067]

​@@andreyu5640its my headcanon

[@RealShuraalex]

Are they actually? That's cute

[@adamriley9241]

A friend was staying with me during the launch and following the month of Starfield. He was playing that, and I was Cyberpunks Phantom of Liberty, I would look over sometimes, and I felt as if I was having a better experience. When I got around to playing it, I was correct. I'm glad to hear Session's is back on and in a better place. The timeline and lore of the year for your channels was a delight.

[@XKCDism]

I agree I really do hope someone talks about Inon Zur's music. Not because its bad, it isn't. Its just really nice forgettable background music that you could play in a cinema lobby.

[@TheGreenskullgaming]

BG3 would be a great video for your quality and depth of analysis that is a positive project. Obviously it would be an incredibly large project given the way you analyze quests and their various outcomes, but I'd love to see it!

[@audiosurfarchive]

We, need _need_ *NEED* full blown collab PattySesh joints--two of my favorite longform creators and boy would they be BANGERS. The bromance and comparability of styles, m'wah, perfect.

[@dragoncatsage3049]

I just wanted to say this, I’ve watched all of the elder scrolls retrospectives, the fallout 76 retrospective and the starfield retrospective and even your review of starfield despite being competently written and edited is a blur in my mind compared to the others. At least the negatives of the other games were due to interesting things like an overly complex and poorly constructed level scaling system. Starfield is just too soulless to remember.

[@josephhodkinson2892]

I'm happy to hear that private is doing well!

[@RedTigerDragoon]

Playing Starfield is a mental and physical health hazard. Take care of yourselves everyone o/

[@GangreneSerenity]

It’s okay bro I would be depressed too if I had to play starfish seriously

[@Pawnypj]

Glad you’re doing well Private. Pat, release the Ventcast

[@tf2scoutpunch175]

I'm watching this while in the hospital. Keep making great content

[@justinkroboth360]

Just wanted to say I'm glad you're doing better, Sess. I had only heard something on a comment on a video that wasn't yours or Pat's, so I had no idea of the voracity. Regardless, very good to hear you're on the right track again, duder.

[@Alex-nk1eu]

Great to see you and private back in action. 2 lads I will always come back to watch on youtube

[@PranksToYou]

I've always been a fan of bethesda. I love Fallout and The Elder scrolls but I refuse to play Starfield. I'm a new parent and both of guys videos made it so i would never waste my time on that horrible car crash of a game. I barely have time to play games so you guys saved me from wasting precious time.

[@gabrielmathias2249]

Pat you could release the starfield podcast on your second channel with little to no editing or on private's. Would love to the Spartan ops clown cars perhaps also on the second channel or even as Livestream

[@galuf4576]

2:49:31 The Destiny streams from you two was easily some of my favorite content from you both this year. Loved seeing it all play out live since the Oblivion stream.

[@HangerHangar]

Honestly Skyrim really could have been a fluke that it worked, rather than intentional design. Considering how badly 76 and Starfield utterly fumble at being good exploration, rather than what you would expect to see from a skilled designer learning/improving their craft.

[@shioq.]

when's the wedding?

[@kyleh1806]

Ok now I need to see the Starfield Vent stream

[@The_Drunk_Owl]

Hey @privatesessions happy to hear things are getting better. Anti-depressents made a world of differnce for me personal. Hope things keep improving for you ❤

[@phillipfragrance16]

I could listen to you guys talk shit about Bethesda all day

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

@25:22 Come to think of it, it's kind of wild that the Skyrim Imperial/Stormcloak divide has gotten almost non-stop arguments for over a decade now, but I don't see any arguments about the Starfield factions at all. That's weird, because Bethesda put way more effort into Starship Troopers Vs. Cowboy Larp than they did the Skyrim fractions, but nobody seems to have noticed or cared. It makes me think how much narrative force pushing people to actually pick a side has.

[@nickchivers9029]

It's because there's no pretend racism, religious intolerance or mild slavery in Starfield.

[@mushyroom9569]

It’s because the Empire is a real life faction.

[@druffner]

Really glad to see PrivateSessions is doing better. I played maybe 10 hours of Starfield and was so bored and annoyed at stupid design that I quit and never reinstalled.

[@MagnusAduro]

You two really come off as great friends. I hope Sessions feels better. Don't work too hard, try and have fun more often! Hang out with your bro.

[@ngmajora6986]

Starfield is one of the most impressively unimpressive games I've ever played

[@LinTekKim]

Starfield is so good, I started another Starsector pirate playthrough where I can actually be a pirate.

[@JasonX909]

It's so good it drove NMS sales to an all-time high purportedly

[@Jeezusknight]

@Patrician I really enjoyed your Fear video and have watched it about 3 times now. I also like your Harry Potter and Star Wars videos. I love your negativity but I enjoy your positivity more. I am likely a niche person, but I really like your content. What I find best about your videos, is that a person, like me, who hasn't played the games can enjoy the coverage of them. I like to dedicate lots of time to very good games, and this channel is a fantastic way to filter certain games from my interest. Tires replacing blood is 10/10 btw in that old ass CoD video.

[@TwistedScarlett60]

You two make such a cute couple. A couple of bros that is 8) (bros in love) - platonically, of course. [with benefits]

[@Warhammer_lover]

(No homo), (very gay for each other)

[@aspiringgirl4422]

Starfield literally sent PS to the hospital. Godamn.

[@KnightOfFaith]

28:00 you had to have been referring to Fudgemuppet here, they gave it a glowing day 1 review only to back step later.

[@JasonX909]

Ya Gopher ended up doing the same thing. He's usually incredibly nice to Beth games so to see him of all people knocking it was a pretty major red flag. Too bad I already bought it at that point lol

[@Matheus-uv1dc]

2:58:20 that was actually pitched by Avellone & the team after New Vegas by the way, he confirmed it earlier this week on a tweet.

[@Bronimin]

You probably won't read this, but you can't rewind premieres or any other live stuff on the phone app. That's why people are complaining. Rewinding only works on the desktop app

[@Tautolonaut]

It doesn't work well on desktop either.

[@PensFan35]

Rooting for Private Sessions. A random internet stranger here stoked to hear that you’re getting help. Fuck starfield.

[@FleeingAmoeba]

Im glad im no longer hearing people say Starfields soundtrack is good. I havent heard anyone say its bad but when i was in the honeymoon period i was actively thinking "this song is fallout, this song is star wars, and this song is nonesense". Thats the whole soundtrack.

[@schmecklin377]

Inon zurs scores are remarkably boring. I really hope someone else does the elder scrolls 6 music, but it will probably be zur.

[@DylanHunter64]

The Outer Worlds video got so many views because nobody finished it and they were curious how it actually ends.

[@JasonWrightArt]

I am a Bethesda fan boy who HATED Starfield. That game alone almost made me quit all games altogether. The insult of that abomination was deep. And your video helped me make sense of that.

[@kabletar1332]

With which game did you become a fanboy?

[@JasonWrightArt]

@@kabletar1332 for me all the way back to Morrowind

[@elviskleber10]

Most of the same people who worked on Dishonored 2, Death of the Outsider and Deathloop are working on Blade at Arkane Lyon, with the exception of Harvey Smith who returned to Arkane Austin. I prefer original games obviously but Blade is such a C tier marvel hero that it makes sense that people at the studio wanted to make a game with the character, Arkane lyon are the ones that made the pitch to marvel.

[@MegaStromboli]

The segment about modding Starfield was definitely my favorite in the video. BGS should stop trying to corporatize something that's obviously done as a hobby, or pay their hired modders better their work. Maybe they might actually make something good

[@tuidian]

Absolutely love these podcasts. Keep up the amazing work you do. 💜💜💜

[@thecameraman8648]

It’s good to hear you’re doing better @PrivateSessions ! 2:00:00 I want to show the parts you talk about your situation to my sister along with your topic of difficulty of working in the same place your home where you relax and sleep I find very relatable. Both you and patrician should have a well deserved break from negative content and choose video topics you guys enjoy and positive about. @PatricanTv ! It be good to know that I enjoyed your vids beyond your big hitters patrician. From the no man sky to the fear vid. I watched them all and greatly enjoyed and learned a lot from. I enjoyed greatly you guys talk reflecting on your past vids along with solidifying thoughts on starfield. Talking about the recent events involving starfield and Bethesda hilarious with stuff like payed mods and starfield together modder saying FUCK this Garbo game. How quickly the honeymoon period of starfield ended and the reception of starfield giving it a well deserved mixed review rating. I would like to add that it Cyberpunk wasn’t just made by devs with passion. The writing of Mike pondsmith creating the great world building and lore of the original tabletop definitely helped a lot in a starting off point the devs could expand and continue on successfully blending the influences starfield could not. I’m gonna listen to this podcast multiple times now for work, gaming, and sleep. One of my favorite episodes of the podcast yet!

[@CatboyLover69]

PS and Pat are my favourite homosexuals on the internet

[@thesunthrone]

I think your Outer Worlds video did as well as it did because you pinpoint why it's such a mediocre game in terms of everything, despite the reception at the time being "wow Obsidian REALLY know how to make an RPG, unlike Bethesda" purely because Fallout 76 was so bad that they all gave it a pass. I felt so frustrated after finishing that game and feeling my time was wasted, with everyone else considering it as some masterpiece - so your analysis was vindication to me personally.

[@kabletar1332]

Everyone else considering it a masterpiece? That game had a middling reception and a sea of criticism from day 1. It's been recommended as "buy on a 75% sale" by like three weeks after launch.

[@thesunthrone]

@@kabletar1332 Yeah, and the launch week it got a bunch of 8.5s and 9s from all the outlets, giving it a nice Metacritic score of 85, a point higher than Fallout New Vegas. How is that a "middling reception"? I understand being disagreeable runs in some people's blood, but geez dude.

[@kabletar1332]

@@thesunthrone Outlets being wrong when it comes to game scores? Imagine my shock. The non-journalist response was between calling it awful and forgettable, not worth full AAA price for something that was described as an AA game.

[@logancade342]

A four hundred million dollar bowl of rice.

[@killerrabbitmedia]

I work in a different but related creative field, and your discussion of the "scope creep" about project size really resonated with me. Glad Sessions is doing better, wishing you both a more positive 2024

[@logan9679]

I susually listen to your guy's videos, but I am intently watching due to the Vaheim gameplay. It was hilarious when you guys entered the Crypt opened a door, and eight skeletons popped out and you start fleeing.

[@trygvenelson9740]

I could listen to these conversations all day, please do more! Also you should do a Prey video lol

[@WayoftheFerret]

I'm listening to this during my third Prey playthrough lol

[@trygvenelson9740]

@@WayoftheFerret such a good game

[@ilililililili563]

Amount of "I forgot about that" form Privatesessions makes me worried that those are signs or early dementia :(

[@vstaritz]

Can relate to PS' troubles with the west virginia trip. The nervousness is obviously totally irrational. In his place i would have probably just declined in the first place. After a while you just realize that even in a familiar setting you might just have a very unpleasant time for seemingly no reason. It sucks and it's important to escape that mindset somehow and it's not a one way door, you have to stay out. Otherwise you end up not doing anything anymore. Can't say how, to be honest i haven't figured it out either.

[@ryebread1003]

2:02:00 if your PC or station is close to your bed remoting in at a library with google remote desktop is a free and stellar option to avoid the sleep hygiene issues

[@sailor_seller]

glad to hear PS back, you definitely don't want to go into a slump when recovering from mental issues, stay somewhat active and take care of yourself King

[@electricVGC]

Took so long for me to get around to this. Starfield is truly one of the fucking most games of all time. Great to see both of you making it through.

[@doshuang]

You guys have great energy and i hope your friendship/collab serves us all for years to come

[@civildisorder]

First up, Private Sessions I'm glad to hear you're on the mend dude. Keep at it! On the meat of the podcast: One of the low key fascinating things about the Starfield debacle, in a meta sense for the industry, is how it's kind of laid bare a lot of the "this is how things are supposed to work" nonsense. With hype and reception, I mean. A lot of KZbinrs don't understand they are cheap labor for PR, and up until now they've generally relied on AAA releases being safe bets. Their careers are not built on analytical thought, but just being first out the gate, or just being positive-PR shills. And going past the independent PR channels, the awards / accolades aspect of Starfield getting snubbed is so goddamn funny. It had the advantage of its release date essentially making it the "Oscar bait" of video game awards ceremonies, and it didn't pan out.

[@saltyshrimppasta]

I remember a similar tweet to the Spider-Man 2 QTE one you mentioned where a guy was trying to “show off” how cool God of War: Ragnarok’s gameplay was, and he was playing on the easiest difficulty where the enemies couldn’t even fight back. It makes the game look worse, not better.

[@porkupineexe6862]

59:21 I don’t always agree with the points you guys make, but at least y’all sound like good friends. Very wholesome

[@everythingnotnice.]

Just wanna say, random commenter and subscriber of both of ya, the fallout 76 videos maybe a little negative, but both of y’all made the experience seem so positive simply because of how much you two mesh so well. Doesn’t make 76 good or anything, but it just goes to show friends can make some of the lamest experiences better. Cheers guys

[@valthorix7347]

42:10 the shill stream was genuinely funny, I remember it fondly

[@Alex-nk1eu]

Honestly the first 15 mins of this podcast are genius commentary on the human condition, economics and creative writing

[@izaiahspears4984]

It’s kind of hilarious how yall say “well that’s it we’re gonna end it” and then talk for 20 more minutes. Love the content of both you and @PrivateSessions and look forward to all the collab content

[@ryanbarnes8181]

I know from experience how overworking yourself can make your demons come out to play. Glad you're doing better Private, hope your health continues to improve, and I look forward to your Starfield video!

[@figuures6098]

20:45 Xbox Game of the Year… The *Console*-ation Prize

[@TheDisKit]

It's telling, because Cyberpunk at launch, I wanted to keep playing despite the bugs, and I played it four times up until the 2.0 update. While Starfield...I just can't be bothered. Don't even care about the bugs because the game isn't worth fretting about. Anyways, really enjoyed this podcast. Keep it up.

[@martyfromnebraska1045]

Cyberpunk and Starfield are both mid.

[@roughrambo1000000]

1:17:00 mood. My fire department usually drives a truck around with one of the guys dressed as Santa around this time.

[@FoxeyAU]

Love you always Sesh, pat pls take care of your son xoxo

[@darkdude9248]

just remember. paid mods are coming to Starfield

[@volpa7408]

glad to hear Private Sessions is doing better

[@SandGentleman]

Release the Starfield venting cut! ❤

[@Pangora2]

As to twitch dying: I used to watch LPs, then streams, I used to even watch the concentrated autism of GDQ. Now I don't watch anything of the sort. It isn't just the oversaturation, its the focus and content of them. Old LPs used to be like sitting on a couch with a friend who was playing a game. I can't even pinpoint how they are different, but it feels like "content". It seems less they are playing the games for fun or curiosity, but because they've got a checklist.

[@BewegteBilderrahmen]

Ironically I mostly learned about Outer Worlds from your Video. I just mostly saw it as the game the I always confuse with Outer Wilds but then realise it's the boring one and click off it. And I just absolutely love both of yours long form content as background entertainment it's so clear, well structured, and easy on the ear.

[@UnknownName5050]

It’s so wonderful to hear people discuss the abysmal travesty of starfield.

[@ryebread1003]

glad to hear this one hope this next year doesn't repeat the same issue with Dragon's Dogma 2

[@TheLyricalCleric]

1:00:55 “Easily, the worst part of the game was playing it.” 10/10 review, no notes.

[@yaldabaoth2]

Retrospective is just Review in Latin.

[@Dantexshadows]

@PatricianTV @ 2:31:19 "They picked up ID software and Doom died with Eternal." Huh, I would like to know about Pat thoughts on Doom Eternal, either in a video or a comment. It's simply an interesting take about Doom Eternal (and not uncommon one) for what I've seen elsewhere. You know, beside the Doom Eternal fan pages and what not. Nice podcast too, thanks.

[@frestdjm]

That pinged for me too- Doom Eternal, fantastic game but it bounced HARD off every fps player in my social circle besides myself. I say this as a person who recently went back and did Doom -> Doom 2 - > TNT/Plutonia, because I wanted to reminisce, but I don't really see myself revisiting Doom Eternal ever, and story-content DLC in a shooter like that is just pure poison. I don't have a coherent critical view of it really but it feels like there's an autopsy to be done here

[@Dantexshadows]

​@@frestdjm “I say this as a person who recently went back and did Doom -> Doom 2 - > TNT/Plutonia, because I wanted to reminisce, but I don't really see myself revisiting Doom Eternal ever, and story-content DLC in a shooter like that is just pure poison." That's why I said it's not a uncommon opinion to not like the dlcs or the game on the whole. If I had a complete critique of the game, a part of it would be the massive lack of replayability and the one dimensional gameplay and design. Where everything and everyone has route their gameplay into heavy farming tactics (High Chainsaw, Flame belch, glory kill, etc) for the devs idea of "Resource Management." Then, the death of half the weapon mods in the game, where like two-three of the "off Meta" mods had anything interesting about them. The meta mods are still just as crazy as they were in doom2016. I still only really like playing Ultrakill these days, because it's more about freeform stylish combat and not this baby easy "Difficult and challenging game design" and boring "Resource Management", where I can break the game with just crazy farming shit and only using on meta weapon mods.

[@phantasyblues]

You guys should look into Andrew Panton from the FuckFace podcast. He 100% surveyed all 1700 planets in Starfield before even meeting most of the main cast. He just got his ship, did the first main quest, then dipped.