Vibes: How Feelings Beyond Gameplay or Genre can Bless or Curse a Game - SNGP 121

While remarking a the reaction to a mere release date for Grand Theft Auto VI, David Radd, David Radd locked up his PS5 twice using the sniper option in Mafia III: Stones Unturned and notes that protagonist Karl Fairburne barely counts as a character Sniper Elite V2 Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday deals with anime terminator waifus in Signalis and does a séance Fear the Spotlight because what else are you going to do but a in a boring mid-west town.  In the news, the Nintendo Switch sees a major update while Microsoft raises prices on Xbox consoles.  Platinum Games seems to be hiring up for another online game while the Astral Chain director confirms he has left the company.  In games media news, Polygon is sold to Valnet with staff laid off while Giant Bomb's future is in the air.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about vibes, what games are that have strong "vibes", how it can help a game and sometimes, how the "vibes" end up getting ruined.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:06 Housekeeping
• 14:56 What's Been Lighting Up Your System
• 1:15:14 News
• 1:55:19 SNGP Topic: Vibes: How Feelings Beyond Gameplay or Genre can Bless or Curse a Game