The Third Fleet Podcast #29 | The E3 2021 Special Episode

[@ChompDude]

Take-Two: We believe in DIVERSITY and INCLUSION in gaming and blah blah we have no games. Nintendo: Smash character. Game. Game. Game. Game. Oh and alot of them are releasing this year. More games too.

[@shinkenrock]

didnt xbox had more games tho ? xD nintendo was fine but not amazing

[@violetfern9885]

Nintendo had more games actually coming out this year.

[@TheDreadlagg]

@@shinkenrock xbox was great for the Gamepass is so good now.

[@shinkenrock]

@@violetfern9885 coming out this year yes, lot of them are just past games coming back again and again.

[@Vry9]

The all companies should have presentation like Microsoft and Nintendo. Microsoft was greate, Nintendo depends what games you like. Im little disapoited becouse of lack of Zelda colection but Metroid fans are happy.

[@GeostelarDX]

Take a shot every time Ruri says: "Here's the thing."

[@lunar_storm]

Here's the thing... I run out of things to drink.

[@blazedgamingkr]

Nintendo blew E3 out of the water. Microsoft's was good but Nintendo just.... Damn.

[@CarlodiPaolo]

are you serious?

[@LostInNumbers]

Nintendo was at it's "business as usual" quality. Everyone else were out of their game this year. Maybe it's because COVID harmed dev timelines, or possibly because E3 wasn't supposed to happen this year and everyone except Nintendo had to scramble a presentation at the last minute, but Nintendo was simply the only presenter that wasn't caught with their pants down.

[@tearzofthefallen6586]

I mean Metroid Dread alone was just such an amazing thing. With all the small games and Zelda news they were my favorite for sure. Starfield was good but could have been way better if they showed some gameplay, or story concepts.

[@blazedgamingkr]

@@CarlodiPaolo are you?

[@MoHoToGo]

Yeah know I'll admit it, I mainly started listening this podcast because I respected the work Gaijin has done over the decade+ of helping me enjoy mh games and hoped "the other dude" didn't talk too much. After listening to many of these you've won me over Rurikhan. You're cool too.

[@rurikhan]

Thank you, that's very kind of you.

[@Toruma]

For the skyward sword thing it's not really that bad. The game is design in a way that you didn't need to be constantly going from the sky to ground and vise versa I only see it a more of an "easy mode" if you are struggling through the game or a thing to save a little time if you forgot something in town.

[@greencharisard1444]

No no Rurikhan is right about the paid DLCs, they're very predatory

[@WhiteInk47]

Yeah they’re a pretty crappy thing in an otherwise fantastic game. I can’t change my characters face without paying for voucher? Like really? That’s just ridiculous

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

@@WhiteInk47 think that's been a thing ever since GU (or if you want to be specific, World). I still don't know why we gotta pay for a voucher, other games let me change my characters face, like Skyrim and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 after i create them.

[@yiangaruga4928]

@@WhiteInk47 You're actually free to change your appearance for free at any time. You only have to use a voucher if you want to completely redo your character including voice, sex and so on. And you get one voucher for free so it really isn't that bad in MH. But yeah the increasing amount of paid stuff is very worrying... And pretty sad it was what they decided to showcase in E3

[@justsomejojo]

@@yiangaruga4928 You can at most change makeup and hair. Nothing else.

[@TheDaemonDD]

The voucher is really the worst offender here. One thing is having to pay for a one-time edit, it's another that you can't even change your character's name. If you can't change the name, why change your character?

[@KyleHBlowers]

I’ve played Skyward Sword since release, it’s one of my favorite zeldas, and I’ve played through it about a dozen or more. I’ve never had a single issue with needing the portals to be more available. IIRC the majority of save statues will take you to Skyloft and they’re not difficult to travel to. It’s only inside the dungeons or handful of caves where you can’t travel to the sky, but like in previous Zeldas you can usually warp to the dungeon entrance. Since the NES Zelda has always had some form of warping system. It’s possible the amiibo functionality is intended to add a more BotW modernity to SS so that fast travel is available everywhere? Not entirely sure. TL:DR Fast Travel in SS is not essential in any way.

[@RagnarozSR]

Devolver Digital is not part of E3. They've famously split ways with ESA years ago and they just release their showcases at the same time to spite them. They even used to rent parking lots around E3 in previous years and trolled them with big ass balloons and shit.

[@ibosu3190]

That's what I hate about them. Yes, they show really promising indie games in their presentations but carrying inner problems outside of industry and acting like jerks with revenge intentions while cowering behind the troll shield is just toxic.

[@CJM08]

@@ibosu3190 who cares, its funny

[@meathir4921]

@@ibosu3190 But like, the ESA kinda deserves it…

[@hansgretl1787]

On Skyward Sword: Jumping between the Sky and the surface isn't that bad. There is these bird statues that act as your save points, and they do a good job at spreading these around just fine. It's also these statues where you can go to the sky, and in the sky, you have to fly toward certain holes in the ground to go to the surface, which can take a minute or two. This is what the Amiibo skips.

[@ryanjohnson1124]

The stories 2 demo footage was very interesting and answered so many of my questions about how the game works like how monsters changed during combat and loading zones.

[@Eragon_RH]

I really don't like the amount of paid dlc coming in Rise, some of that content could have been used for more events

[@Qballiz2kool]

Agreed, it’s very worrying.

[@inspectahgex1910]

Same

[@AtomJuice]

Yeah I don't like how readily Gaijin downplays it as "just cosmetic" when like 1/3rd of Monster Hunter for me is collecting cosmetic armor sets to feel cool wearing.

[@kevine9474]

@@AtomJuice I'm glad he actually admits it now. I think.

[@rovinnejean]

3rd fleet: mentioning vaati me: can we get vaati on the next podcast? 3rd fleet: ...(gaze blankly) me: ...vaati next podcast... right?

[@Vilithos]

Tinfoil Hat Theory: In Stories 2 they are going to show a new monster which will be put in Rise AND will show us something unexpected about Rise's-Apex-Monsters, which they will also put into Rise. They are just waiting for Stories 2 Release so they can release the next Title Update. Boom!

[@joshmay2944]

I love this theory, even tho it could very well be wishful thinking, there’s always a chance!

[@Nightmare41919]

As someone who never really cares about the shows like e3 and directs and such, I think it’s a boon so I have no expectations. I get what I get, and I’m always happy for it.

[@chuckstronggtx6863]

Kojima did not allow Kojima to make the game Kojima wanted to do.

[@ik107]

The Skyward Sword Amiibo isn’t as useful as it’s made out. The checkpoints for being able to go back to the sky are generously placed in the base game. I know many people complain about Skyward Sword but I enjoy it. It’s one of the better Zelda games which uses the classic Zelda formula.

[@sentinel9752]

More Stories 2 gameplay and the demo annoucement was the best thing from E3 this year. The Elden Ring Trailer was cool too.

[@HeyKneeGT]

Super Metroid is on the switch through the SNES games that you get access to with online. I’d highly recommend giving that a go if you want a taste of 2D Metroid before Dread comes out.

[@Soulofmana]

Thank you Ruri, for being a lot more level-headed.

[@maxlilico5375]

My only gripe with the paid dlc is that so much of it is layered armour. We would usually get that in event quests which is what gave drive to go and do those

[@SamuelCatsy]

That's what people who wheeze out the excuse "It's only cosmetic" fail to realize. They're cosmetics you used to be able to earn for free by playing. And now since they're paid DLC the pittance of event quests we get now are just to keep people in the game so they might buy them. Capcom inching closer and closer to making MH into a live service and people like Gaijin just keep making excuses for them instead of trying to stop the descent into madness.

[@maxlilico5375]

@@SamuelCatsy I don’t think it’s quite as serious as that. Rise has very much pushed away from being a live service game and at the end of the day we aren’t exactly locked out of content. But it is still disappointing that pieces that we used to be able to get through these quests are now locked behind a (very small) pay wall

[@emmanuelrojas154]

Great way to pass the time while I get material for work . You guys are the best

[@Robodob0]

Rurikhan: "A dragoon with a greatsword?" Im pretty sure there has been another FF title that allows that... FF14 isnt the only FF title.

[@mctankies]

Metroid Dread was the most important reveal of this entire E3 for me. It's been 19 years since we've gotten a new 2D Metroid.

[@spugizaninja3540]

Man I love these podcasts especially because they are by my 2 Fave Monster Hunter content creators and I always just walk around cleaning while listening

[@Shadownin91]

2:14:14 Also Dual Blades ( i use the Rampage DB with layered Mizutsune swords. )

[@braydenharalson2838]

Monster Hunter stories never got the final update in the west for mobile either :( My dreams are complete now that I can have a fire chimera :)

[@braydenharalson2838]

I’ve also counted 45 confirmed monsters so far from trailers and gameplay footage

[@Vulcanfaux]

Imma be honest, I'm actually not expecting any new monsters in rise until the ultimate update, which I hope is already in the making.

[@violetfern9885]

Same here. I figured it’d be small silly fun stuff until the g-rank expansion.

[@sephirian688]

I’m expecting minimal updates outside of events. I am hopeful for one or two actual new monsters between now and the ultimate update though.

[@TheDaemonDD]

I agree, we can expect minor content updates in terms of events with powerful or gimmicky versions of existing monsters at the most. Otherwise it will be all about the layered collab content.

[@GenMars]

people are making the zelda amiibo a much bigger deal than it is, skyward sword has statues all over the place to save and go back to the sky, the amiibo is pointless

[@skadi2911]

THANK YOU Seriously, people are getting so mad about it when most of them know nothing about the game. Skyward Sword is one of the least open-world Zelda games ever made, with the closed areas and the sky that acts as a hub with warp points everywhere on the surface. You're basically never more than 2 minutes away from a bird statue. This thing is even more pointless as it'd be to add fast travel to Mario 64.

[@KyleHBlowers]

Well, as an amiibo collector, it’s not entirely pointless bc it’s a beautiful sculpt of a beautiful version of Zelda- gamewise, absolutely 1000% agree it’s pretty pointless. It’s kinda the dowsing function of the sword in a way. Somewhat useful a handful of times like when hunting the kikwi, but not really. I wish they made the amiibo function more helpful w gathering items for equipment upgrades. Make it give link a timed buff that doubles the amount of gathering bugs and gold necklaces or whatever.

[@skadi2911]

@@KyleHBlowers There're already items in the game that allow that if you want to max everything out, so don't worry about it.

[@KyleHBlowers]

@@skadi2911 not worried, just an idea for a more useful amiibo function. I’m blanking on which items you’re referring to- are you talking about the medal you can purchase/find? If so, I’m suggesting something that could stack w that bc the medals increase encounter frequency, not the actual amount. Having the amiibo act like a 2:00 potion that doubles all gathered materials would be way more useful than its current function and also not alienating to ppl who don’t want to buy the amiibo.

[@skadi2911]

@@KyleHBlowers Ho right, i get what you meant now. The medals do indeed only increase the drop rate and not the amount. That would be a nice feature for the amiibo to increase the amount, that's true. The actual feature it has seems kinda pointless to me, unless you really suck at the game and break your shield in the middle of a dungeon :-/ It's adding an easy mode when the game is already super easy.

[@sonryu1934]

Love ya two Podcasts, keep up the good work, I listen to this when I can.

[@skadi2911]

To inform both you and Gaijin about the Skyward Sword amiibo situation, people did indeed overract. Skyward Sword is one of the least sold 3D Zelda game (like og Majora's Mask) so people mostly lost their minds on a matter they know nothing about, since most of them either didn't play it or gave up 10% through blaming the controls. I played through the game several times. The level design is quite unique for a 3D Zelda. The world isn't interconnected and semi-open world like previous titles in the series. The areas are separated and quite small, acting more like dungeon-esque levels than like actual landscape that gives you that sense of travel (almost like metroidvania games regions, but splitted with the sky acting like a hub). There're also a ton of statues scattered throughout the surface, to the point where you're basically never more than 2 minutes away from a statue. Even in dungeons, there're multiple statues and you can warp back to the entrance using one, and from there go back to the sky using another statue that's always in front of said dungeon. When the game first came out, some criticisms were actually blaming the number of warp statues for making the game to easy. The backtracking that Gaijin mentions has nothing to do with that. People complained that you revisit previously explored areas with new abilities to find new dungeons (like you do in a metroidvania game for instance). These areas could also have some specific sricpted events later on to mix things up. People were mostly mad because they didn't get their douzens of typical elemental themed Zelda areas. But the statue situation is irrelevant to that, there're almost no instance in the game where you'd need to go into an area, than go back to the sky and immediately after return to that same area. You often change areas, yes, but given the way the amiibo works, i'm assuming they'll limit its use to make the warping point disappear if you go to another area regularly after using it. Otherwise it would allow for very huge sequence breaking. All and all, this thing is more like an easy mode, to allow you to get back to town to refill potions or repair your shield (which you won't ultimately need anymore). The game's is actually very easy so there're really almost no instances where you'd need to do that anyway.

[@JBoogeth]

You don't need Chris Pratts face...the character existed before the MCU. I love that they don't look like MCU

[@srbaran]

I agree. It wouldn't be right for it to be Chris Pratt's face when it isn't his voice. He has nothing to do with the game. Yes, it was weird, at first, but this is the way it should be.

[@DarkHeroCC]

This episode shall be known as the CHAOS episode

[@RadiantMan08]

IT'S GARLAND!!!

[@blazedgamingkr]

Long time no see DarkHero. How's it going, brother. Life treating you alright?

[@Qballiz2kool]

Did you say *CHAOS??*

[@Freddie7010]

The Skyward Sword amiibo isn't really a big deal at all. The only times you need to head back to the sky are right after clearing an area or a dungeon, and the game is pretty good at slapping down save statues (which you use to go back to the sky), exactly where you need them. Being able to go back any time will be useful if you want to go do a side quest when you're midway through a dungeon, but who does that?

[@Carnidrome]

2:18:59 Monsters can die from being attacked by a mount, I have killed monsters with a mount. For example, I got Tigrex down with Tetranadon before. Also Baby Gammoth is the best part of E3.

[@m__two9829]

I haven't played skyward sword in years but I don't remember getting from the ground back to the sky being tedious

[@superwolfie4061]

Me either.

[@skadi2911]

It was not, there're ton of statues scattered throughout the surface. You're basically never 2min away from a statue.

[@L0rdp3achtr33]

This podcast is helluva lot better than the whole of E3.

[@maxlilico5375]

Woke up happy knowing I could cook my breakfast listening to this

[@CarlodiPaolo]

hey guys, listening to the elden Ring discussion, if you are intending to keep the podcast going after MH news dies down a bit and shift on other titles (like Elden Ring), I for one would definitely be there for that. I really like the vibe of the podcast and am actually really hoping it can sustain itself outside of Mh hype periods

[@jacebeleren1703]

Podcast #4 where they talk about Souls and DD is one of my favorites!

[@superwolfie4061]

So getting back up to the sky in skyward sword was not tedious. I can't remember all of how it worked but I know it wasn't annoying or anything. The only annoying thing was the motion controls in the original so if the switch version is doing away with that or fixing it then I highly suggest playing it. It's an amazing game and my 2nd favorite next to twilight princess.

[@TheIvoryDingo]

Nintendo already confirmed that Skyward Sword HD will have an option to not use motion controls, specifically by mapping the motion controls of the sword to the right stick (and in other manners as well for when the right stick wouldn't work well).

[@kyril98741]

That why it is smash ultimate only get 2 music from square before sephiroth DLC. The licensing issue was a pain in the ass.

[@RadiantMan08]

Never thought i would see ronaldo mentioned on this podcast but as a huge football fan, it was a fun surprise.

[@DDGLK92]

Im glad hearing Gaijin be more worried/critical about stuff. Honestly I didn't expect new monsters but the amount of event quests and paid dlc worries me a lot. We'll get 1 collab item this month(palico skin) but the event quests we just saw some pants and shades which we kinda have already, we do get stickers and idk if the emote will be free or another paid one. We saw a side mask and some clothing for companions+ voices which I asume will be paid dlc. Now next month what? Will we get 1 more collab item and a few event quests plus $20-$30 dlc items? Im gonna wait and see next month but I'm not liking what I'm seeing.

[@Djinn-wb1yt]

So good to hear both your reactions!

[@noel2002]

I love your friendship guys

[@NovaLp898]

Everybody crying "E3 was so bad" "there where no games shown" .... THERE WHERE OVER 300 games shown this E3. Lot's of them indie titles that outshine most games show by xbox or sony. The industry consists of more than AAA games/companies. jeez people try to look beyond that at least a little bit...

[@Vulcanfaux]

So... metroid and advanced wars !!!!!! Onto monster hunter talk.

[@denoy121]

Yes to Elden Ring Podcast.

[@laaziri5569]

As a musician under a label and distributor I've had 100s of conversations and arguments with executives over letting my music be use by certain streamers and companies as exposure over pinching pennies and it's very frustrating. They can't physically check whos using your music for what everything is automatic. It's a big mess that is not handle able at this point with how they have it set up.

[@mhk6943]

The Skyward Sword checkpoints to Ascend to the Sky are carefully placed to be Convenient when you need them so there really isn't much backtracking at all. The Amiibo is useful yes if your bothered to use it but it's not needed at all. The reason why there was so much Backlash is because Nintendo SHOULD NOT lock a new in-game feature behind an Amiibo - even if it's not that useful of a new feature as it will only serve to be a sliding slope.

[@snowpoint720]

Why do you need a License to re-broadcast a commercial? It exists to be seen and shared. Especially When the commercial and the music are owned by one company.

[@AntonioCunningham]

Greed

[@jimmymiller8]

Hey, Rurikhan, reminder that you promised to go back and kill magnamalo in the demo

[@cjanoel]

Up

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

I wonder if we can exploit it like how we did in the first demo of Monster Hunter Stories. Finding the sub yian kut ku and grinding it up until level 50. That'd be so funny if we can do that again

[@sephirian688]

Since the save data is supposed to carry over then yes. I wouldn’t recommend it because it’ll break the beginning of the game potentially, but it should be possible.

[@yorick2004]

im so sorry Khan, but an the end i could not help my self but picture you and Gaijin aiming at each others with guns under the table like in that scene in inglorious bastards, im so sorry XD

[@Lloyd-pg7fj]

As always, it was a pleasure to hear your thoughts. Thanks men and happy hunting 🎮

[@fatefulryuk6050]

Dude the stories 2 gameplay at the nintendo tree house was nice

[@Vry9]

Yes I didint play first but this show me that i want it haha. When I saw kulu i get exited haha. I also like vilage design.

[@fatefulryuk6050]

@@Vry9 I didn't play the first one either. The design looks great. Also the turn base system looks fun in this game. Been itching for a new turn based game

[@ZethisVA]

The thing with Platinum fits the Star Wars meme: "You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy Live Servie Games, not join them. Bring balance to the Video game Industry, not leave it in darkness!"

[@Ichigo111293]

I mean, I’m pretty sure Square was the one to decide that the game would be a live service.

[@vinnieg007]

The Zelda Amiibo for Skyward Sword was not really a big deal, dungeons aren't really that big I finished it back in the Wii where I had to use motion controls. If anything it just makes the game way more easier.

[@sunnroselancaster]

Blues Saraceno are beyond incredible. Props to you for knowing who they are Ruri! 😄😄

[@garden6008]

I only really liked nintendo and microsoft presentation. I think nintendo's way of doing e3 is the best: 20-45 min of just trailers then followed by 6 hours of gameplay and developer interviews on specific games. Mario party fans were disappointed that they got a new game instead of New boards DLC for the Half-Baked SMP but after seeing the gameplay and QoL improvements of Superstars their tone shifted. My Feelings on Rise shifted more to the negative side of things. It seems that the Event Quests Rewards are not improving yet They are still selling 20-35$ of Cosmetic Microtransactions a Month. Yes I understand that MH is not a Live Service Game, But it feels like it's being monetized like one. Still a great Game that was definitely worth the 60$ though.

[@frazer_1997]

Yeah, that's like the aspect I REALLY don't like. DLC Cosmetics, in any game, are always overpriced, and Rise is not exception. However, they are overpriced because when you buy them you are not only purchasing a cosmetic, but supporting post-launch developement. Rise, after the first two updates which we can clearly tell were cut content from the game due to covid delay, is offering barely anything in terms of event quests (and the collab looks very lackluster too), yet they keep releasing the paid overpriced cosmetics, like there is content production to be sustained. And from the "roadmap", we can tell there are gonna be two more paid DLC drops this Summer, with update 3.2 and 3.3. If you wanna have a light support for Rise, that's fine I guess, but don't try to squeeze every penny you can with paid DLC. Also, tbh, the support is lame compared to what 4 or Gen offered.

[@yiangaruga4928]

Yeah I really hope Monster Hunter doesn't become one of those greedy companies that focus on monetization so much it affects the quality of the game. It was almost embarrassing to watc them show paid cosmetics as the content for MH Rise in E3... At least they're making sure Rise doesn't steal the spotlight from Stories 2 by not releasing anything interesting for Rise

[@jackkrell7313]

@@yiangaruga4928 as long as its just cosmetics, I don't really care what capcom does in regard to dlc.

[@marsh4722]

@@yiangaruga4928 I believe it has already come to that. game8.co/games/Monster-Hunter-Rise/archives/330726 Just look at all those prices. I wonder if the same people who are fine with these reject $70 games? The pre-order bonus incentives, the editions, the amiibos, the save cross over bonuses with Stories 2, the non-in-game goodies like merchandise. Were these not enough? What EA game has character edit vouchers? And if you can find one, great! That means we have an EA game to compare Rise to. People who wanna know about true generosity from a video game company should pick up Ghost of Tsushima. The game that KNOWS people care about cosmetics and came out of nowhere with free game modes, an additional co-op story with upgrades and increasing rewards, raids and additional cosmetic options for its new game +. I mean literally this shit came out of nowhere unprompted for F R E E.

[@lvisjo]

@@jackkrell7313 thank you. if you don’t like it, simply don’t buy it. it’s JUST cosmetics

[@simpleryoma]

I'm gonna have to heavily disagree with Gaijin and just express my thoughts on Capcom's e3. It was disappointing simple as that. Now let me give my reasons. First, I am excited for Stories 2 and I think that's amazing what they did for RE Village. But when it comes to the news to Rise and the Esports sections those were just Meh. What makes me more critical of Rise now is that they are making more paid DLC than good Events quests. And this is severely concerning because I love MH and I don't want it to be treated like a money cow. Also the Event quest rewards are kinda lacking atm. Like its not as engaging as it used to be. The paid DLC is really concerning because I don't want Rise or any monster Hunter in the future to turn into a shitty paid DLC just for cosmetics. It's just concerning that all of the event quests are very weak and have less impact. Now enough of that and let's look at Capcom E3. I Genuinely think they could've just announced it as a post or something on their channel and let people know "hey we are doing this". Now I don't like to be negative but This was one of the worst E3's. Simply because it felt like recycled information.

[@theturninggate]

As I recall, Legend of Mana, Threads of Fate, Chrono Cross, and Vagrant Story all released in the same summer, billed as a "summer of Square Enix" event. I swear, they've never been as good as they were that summer.

[@brandonamigable6977]

1:16:06 The upcoming demo is a nice birthday present for me. I'll be sure to enjoy said demo as much as possible.

[@maxlilico5375]

My problem with the rise showcase was so many people were expecting more for rise. But they made it crystal clear before what was going to happen with rise. They never said anything about a big update. They said for the next 3 months they’re only doing small updates but still people are dissapointed about what they showed? There wasn’t any expectations to get High because we already knew what was happening

[@JimmySquiky]

Metroid Fusion is actually my fav 2D metroid so far, so I"m very happy :) They can still announce the switch pro in July or August.

[@EntropicLobo]

In terms of knowing what the content of a presentation is before I watch it - I don't do that. I don't read press releases or speculation, I just look at the schedule, see what I might be interested in based on who is presenting, and watch it. And I'm sure that's the same for many people. This is not me commenting on whether or not a slot at E3 was valid or not. It's more that expectations or not, a lot of people want these viewings to be organic. My expectations were tempered going into this because we already had a summer roadmap. What struck me about Rise's placement in E3 is that it more or less gives paid DLC top billing. Downloadable content is prominently shown, and displayed above the Event Quests for each month. World and Iceborne did have a lot of cosmetics as well, for your Room or Pendants, Poses, etc and it was always part of the dev diary but it didn't seem as pushed? I guess it stings more for layered armour going this direction. Wyverian Ears were an Event item in Iceborne, a paid item here. The new off the side fox mask would have been perfect for a Festival item in World/Iceborne. Will Prance be paid DLC? What else? With Event Quests dripping out is their expectation that people will gravitate toward DLC to fill the gap? It's concerning because a lot of these things would have previously been Events. I really enjoyed Monster Hunter Rise. I finished my crowns a few weeks ago, made every entry in my main weapon, learned weapons I'd hardly touched before. I wouldn't have done this if I didn't love it, but I have a number of criticisms about the game the same as anyone and a primary one is quest variety. I agree with Ruri that there should be more monsters on more maps. I would use expeditions to fight monsters on different maps even though I wouldn't be getting as much loot. I also agree with Gaijin that Events don't necessarily need awards. They really don't. Give them a small HR modifier if you must, but as long as they provide an interesting scenario I'm all for it. Unique combinations of monsters. Do something to elevate mid-threat monsters. I don't think we even have an equivalent to Troublesome Pair this time around? How about giving us Really Troublesome Pair - simultaneous Apex Rathian and Apex Rathalos in a one zone area? Give us a four elder gauntlet in a one zone? I feel like Rise did a lot to make me like some monsters I didn't care for before and I'd love to see them become more relevant. Well, 'it is what it is.' I'll see you in "The Fated 4.0" ;)

[@jedimarioe]

The skyward sword amiibo won't affect the game that much. The statues are pretty common and the only places that don't have statues are the dungeons. I feel like the feature that the amiibo offers shouldn't be a thing at all.

[@Disco_Potato]

Sony wasn't at e3 last year or the year before, right?

[@aruskey5590]

Yeah. They will have their own showcase soon.

[@Adelesprings]

Guys I'll be here for the Elden Ring podcast!! WOuld be a blast to listen to you live one day, just sayin ^^

[@ScreamBFMV]

I really like your podcasts . i would like to see both of you with talking with someone from RGV channel or maybe the three of them.

[@worstwordmonger]

I have to say the Charge blade is a perfect matchup for Valstrax as well

[@watcherTL]

The 50 show thing was last year, and the entire event was the inaugural year of the Summer Game Fest. Keighley definitely learned from it, but Summer Game Fest is still an umbrella of events that stretch from the kickoff last week all the way to Gamescom's Opening Night Live. There's probably just less events contained in it this year.

[@MeekCrayon]

But hey with the Nintendo direct... we might get a Metroid 5 colab with Cappcom

[@Loleo2087]

please metroid 5 collab when .

[@yoshikawoshi3728]

I wouldn’t get my hopes up for collars buddy

[@riemaennchen]

Porbably won't be anything fancy since Rise will also come to PC. Maybe Samus armor again like in previous games. Kinda sucks for the PC players anyway. First they lose out on the Horizon Zeor Dawn stuff in World/Iceborne and in Rise they would lose out on eventual Nintendo stuff that gets added to Rise.

[@yoshikawoshi3728]

@@riemaennchen u realize that we had so many Nintendo collabs in g4

[@riemaennchen]

@@yoshikawoshi3728 Yeah but those weren't also coming to PC. The entire 4th Generation of Monster Hunter was exclusive to Nintendo Consoles. I kinda doubt Nintendo will allow Zelda or Metroid stuff on Steam.

[@mctankies]

I would love to see Ratatoskr guest star on this podcast!

[@blazeofire1016]

Another banger podcast episode

[@greenhillmario]

I’ve played all the metroid 2D games in some capacity, definitely recommend picking them up. If you have a functioning wii u, I’m pretty sure you can pick up zero mission, super Metroid and fusion on the eshop there and they’re very good. For metroid 2, you can play either am2r if you want something more traditional or you could play samus returns for 3ds if you want something closer to what dread will be. All of the 2D metroid games are imo at least 8/10s

[@chadsullivan3645]

1:21:31 I do not count the "Apexes" as new monsters, literally darkened versions of the base monster with their deviant move set.

[@PabloSilva-er1ot]

Well they are different fights so I’d say they are different monsters, deviants are also changes in coloration in some cases

[@BearinBG]

For once, Nintendo was ahead of everyone else in terms of digital marketing advancement where they pulled out of physical E3 event since 2013.

[@Lowlightt]

Microsoft paid for a year license for the music in there presentation. So streamers could stream it.

[@10mcmullenj]

I think capcom could of at least teased a dlc monster, for rise, under the assumption that they will add more fron here on

[@jewmanji6266]

Maybe after stories is out, so that they can have more sales for stories

[@oak3684]

Speaking of the Akyward Sword's amiibo, I didn't even know that it lets you do warp between the sky and the surface. I don't even plan on buying the HD remaster because I already played the original game on the Wii to death, but I got the amiibo simply because it's beautiful and that particular Zelda is my favourite of all the Zelda incarnations. It would be a shame to lock such a function behind a paywall, especially when that paywall cannot even be bought. I checked the Nintendo store a week ago and was able to place the pre-order, in which it was listed as sold out the very same day in the evening.

[@juanc.lucena4062]

GaijinHunter has the right mindset tbh. That's how I've been for the last 4 years now with my expectations.

[@BoostedMonkey05]

SMT 5 BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

[@FrostyEngine]

i just have to say GamsCom is for the fans and E3 for the Media

[@rurikhan]

Gamescom has a media area as well. And it's much better organized than E3.

[@quentinmassonnat5323]

I played skyward sword when it came out so i dont remember very well but i dont think that having to walk to a specific spot to go back in the sky was tedious

[@srbaran]

Twitch and KZbin is what happened to E3. So many companies have learned how to build their own social media presence.

[@inspectahgex1910]

Yep and that’s why Sony doesn’t even bother anymore. They realized it’s cheaper and more efficient to do their own thing

[@DragonFangX]

"I guarantee 90% of people will say Elden Ring was their favorite surprise.' Well, guess I was part of the other 10% as I felt nothing for Elden Ring and my favorite surprise was Metroid Dread.

[@luansomething380]

This year is passing by crazy fast! The good thing is this way Elden ring will come fast as f***

[@violetfern9885]

I was under the impression that there wouldn’t be any big things happening to Rise until a g-rank/ultimate style version (if they’re doing that with Rise).

[@MogekoMagica]

The amount of people that criticize FF13 that haven't finished it but praise that actual garbage FF10 astounds me.

[@GarliccDread]

Damn Yuna crown hunting? I'm at the point where I'll get them if I'm lucky lol. That's how I already have the ones I got 😜

[@exiaedges]

41:56 I am glad to hear Gaijin is willing to give FFXIV a try. If he does decide to start, I recommend August, so he can have some time to get ready for the FFXV event, which is coming back in September and has arguably the best event rewards in the game.

[@mhk6943]

I want to play XIV but I don't see how I can get into an MMO. They're just not my thing

[@justsomejojo]

I'm actually glad there was nothing for me in the whole E3 (except maybe Elden Ring, but knowing me it's too big a time sink) because I can barely keep up with releases of games I like. I wanna get Legend of Mana and I wanna play Stories 2. I also still play Stories 1 because I was late to the party... I'm probably biased, but I can't imagine people have nothing in their backlogs to play if there's nothing new for them.

[@indo1354]

26:24 your talking about block buster which I mean damn...Block buster was amazing.

[@Qballiz2kool]

Yea, I love gaijin but man, some of his takes in this video were just not spot on, I completely understand his excitement about the Capcom E3 stuff but………man, I still say Capcom could have shown more at E3, they just didn’t have enough to talk about, and their presentation was oddly structured, imo the Street fighter stuff should have been first, then they could show the long gameplay for Ace Attorney, and THEN they show the stories 2 stuff/announce the demo, and the Rise talks should have been at the end, I think if they would have structured it like that it would have gone off better with the community. (Or atleast you wouldn’t have this big uproar we have currently about it.) And Gaijin, the monster release schedule of Rise isn’t answering the question “is it just me or does Rise have allot more paid dlc than World”, and it’s all cosmetic BUT I think having layered armor as paid dlc is crossing the line a bit, especially since they sell it in pieces instead of letting you buy the full outfit all in one go. And the event quests honestly just need to be more rewarding, or just have more variation, so far Rise’s event quests have been disappointing to say the least. And yea, I’m not expecting a 4.0, I fully expect them to just announce the expansion for Rise and leave the base game in the state that it’s in, and if that is in fact what happens I’ll be heavily disappointed. I’m of the opinion though that Capcom just really dropped the ball with their presentation, it could have been structured allot better, and really I think if Capcom would have say announced something like Dragons Dogma 2 at the end you maybe wouldn’t see as much negativity and blowback about their presentation as you are now, that and as I said if the presentation was structured allot better than it was.

[@lucafenni4750]

It may be just me but i'm so glad i got to play Rise and will be playing Stories 2 during this mess of a situation 😉👍

[@srbaran]

I think Gaijin is on to something with his BotW 2 theory.

[@snowpoint720]

If the Stories 2 Demo is anything like the first, June 25 is basically Launch day! The first demo was very generous with how much you could do and transfer over.

[@rerega3177]

Yeah the demo was so good that I unknowingly pulled an all nighter playing it.

[@Qballiz2kool]

That sounds pretty awesome, I’m debating getting stories 2 as I’ve never played the first one, if we’re gonna be able to get allot of play out of the demo that’ll help me form an opinion on it.

[@Djinn-wb1yt]

If you want to go aggro with GL again, do poke shell wide shells. With guard reload. Better to have element with it cause poke MV is bad.

[@silvershield9217]

Good podcast! And I don’t remember them announcing more information on botw2 and metroid dread on the summer game fest, those were some big announcements. (Elden Ring looks really good, but I wasn’t really excited for that)

[@Cassapphic]

As someone who played most of stories 1 and didn’t like it, all the stories 2 trailers look the exact same to me, and a friend of mine who’s seen most of them because she was watching the rise stuff with me and feels the exact same. Its like the dq11s trailers constantly looking similar in directs the year up to that release, except the stories 2 trailers have been so close together