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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 61a: E3 2019 (Part 1)

This is the episode so nice, we did it twice! This is part 1 of our E3 discussion-- we ran about two hours and are splitting it up for your listening pleasure. In part 1, we discuss Cyberpunk 2077, Terraria Journey's End, Limited Run Games, Final Fantasy VII, and Jedi Fallen Order.

Come back tomorrow for part 2, where we'll be discussing the presentations from Microsoft, Bethesda, Nintendo, and Google!

For more information on what we talked about in part 1, check out our coverage on Cheerful Ghost:

Microsoft's presentation, including Cyberpunk 2077: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4098/e3-2019-day-1-microsoft

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Summer Games Done Quick 2019 Is Here!

The Summer Games Done Quick 2019 charity speedrun that’s benefiting Doctors Without Borders is happening now. It will be running all week 24/7 with runners playing everything from Aero the Acrobat to Zelda!

Games Done Quick is a highlight of the year in gaming so if you have some time head over and check the schedule to watch a run. Also consider donating because Doctors Without Borders, a fantastic charity worthy of your support!

https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule

The Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening

For me, the biggest game hype to come out of E3 was for the Link's Awakening remake. The Gaming Historian recently dropped a very well made historical retrospective on Link's Awakening due to the new interest in the game because of the remake. It's a very timely look back and if you are a fan of the original or want to know more about why this game is so well loved this is something you need to watch!

"Learn the complete history of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. What began as an after-hours passion project turned into one of the greatest Zelda games of all time. Learn how the development team at Nintendo went outside the box and created The Legend of Zelda:... Read All

Digital Foundry Compares The New Link's Awakening Remake with the Gameboy Game

One thing I've heard pretty strongly from the people that played Link's Awakening at E3 was that the game is incredibly beautiful BUT they haven't quite got the game performance to deliver and the game lags a bit during certain scenes. Grezzo is the company that is creating this new version and they've ported/created some of the best Zelda titles around including the Ocarina of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D and Luigi's Mansion on 3DS. Clearly they have the ability to make the game fluid, hopefully that comes together in time for launch on September 20th of this year.

"John takes a look at the E3 demo of Link's Awakening on Switch - it's looking really good with a... Read All

Tale of the White Wyvern Development: Three Character Classes

Hey everyone. It's been a quick few weeks since we first dropped the first details of Tale of the White Wyvern and it was fun to see people in the community excited about playing it! As we put the finishing touches on the game for the upcoming beta I wanted to let you know a few more details a bit at a time to give you a taste of what to expect when the game launches.

How Player Leveling Works

In Tale of the White Wyvern you spend your daily turns per day fighting enemies in the forest to gain experience, gold and if you are lucky you may find some gems. Once you gain enough experience and feel you are powerful enough you can go to Tarbreth's Adventurer Training and... Read All

Dr. Mario World Will Cure Your Android and iPhone on July 10th!

Nintendo just Tweeted out some more details of their upcoming free to play mobile game, Dr. Mario World that's coming to Android and iOS July 10th! It looks like a modern take on the classic gameplay made to work well for phones. Since it's free to play, it will be a day one thing I'll play. That said, the gameplay in the video looks fairly slow paced and its not obvious that the "upside down" gameplay of sorts will be fun. Makes sense they are doing it that way with touch controls but it looks like something I'll have to try to know for sure. For me, Dr. Mario is one of the best puzzle games somewhat in same league as Tetris so they have some of that to live up to.

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 60: The Phantom Menace Anniversary Special

On May 19th of this year The Phantom Menace celebrated it’s 20th anniversary so we got together to record this bombad, okeeday celebration Podcast!

Jon, Tim, and Travis are back as always, but as a special treat, our friends Rett and Taylor from Game Dev's Quest joined us to reflect on Episode I, what it means to us, and how its perception has changed over time.

And stick around to find out how well we do at discerning Star Wars character names from actual human diseases!

Game Dev's Quest is an awesome podcast about game development, and you should go listen to that now. Well... Listen to this episode and *then* go listen to Game Dev's Quest.

https://gamedevsquest.com/

E3 2019 Wrap-Up: What were your favorites?

If you were paying attention on Cheerful Ghost this week, you saw my posts about the big presentations up to Sunday, and then only scattered info from there on. Yeah, sorry about that everyone. I had planned to do my usual summaries from each of the big conferences but I got knocked out by a bad case of strep throat.

But I've caught up on the news, and rather than suddenly dropping a ton of posts, I'm just going to share a few highlights. I picked the Engadget video embedded above for this post because it hits a lot of the high points for the general public, even if they aren't all my highlights.

These aren't in any particular order except the first two:

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Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/17/2019 at 01:14am

I haven't really paid attention to anything. I know about some games that may be relevant to me (PC games), but I haven't even really looked at them. So, the only thing I care about out of this E3 is the Terraria update. I'm glad BotW is getting a sequel, but I don't own a Switch and have no idea when I might get one. I've read that there are other models coming out, so that seems to make it even more worth while to wait it out. I'm not completely sure how I feel about the FFVII Remake, but I don't own a PS4 and don't plan on buying one or a PS5 (the game will work on both systems) any time soon. I am glad that FFVIII has been remastered for the Switch, it's my favorite FF, but again, I don't have a Switch and I already have it on Steam. I might get into Doom Immortal and the new Wolfenstein.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/17/2019 at 03:54pm

That for the shout out Travis! I am a Limited Run Games fanboy, so they were the highlight for me. Super Mario Maker 2, Link's Awaking, Jedi Fallen Order, were all the games that I want now, and preordered. Cyberpunk 2077 I am optimistic about. I was really disappointed in Marvel's Avengers, the characters look nothing like the MCU counterparts or the comics, so it was very off-putting. I would like to know more on why they went with the character models that are in the game.

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/17/2019 at 05:17pm

Basically everything I was already excited for beforehand:

* Link's Awakening Remake
* Super Mario Maker 2

A few new things:

* Terraria: Journey's End (Like, yeah, awesome. Sad it's ending but it makes sense.)
* Elder Scrolls Legends on Switch (I have very low expectations, hopefully this is more fun than the phone version)

Things I knew about but am more excited for

* Wolfenstein: New Blood. (I have yet to play New Order, so I think after Tale launches i'll wrap up Rage, New Order and then get to New Blood. Who am I kidding, I'll prob get sidetracked by the Nintendo stuff and finally beat these games in 2032.)

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Get Enter The Gungeon Free on The Epic Games Store Until June 20th!

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell rogue-like dungeon crawler where you pick from an assortment of different characters on your search for a gun that can kill the past. It's a campy premise and uses a chunky pixel art style that seems to be a mix of Secret of Mana and the more recent Nuclear Throne. If you haven't picked it up yet(like me) it's free on The Epic Game store until June 20th!

I've played a few rounds today and so far I really enjoy it. It's like a less frantic Nuclear Throne but it's pacing, art and style seem quite different. If you are looking for a new game to play, head over to Epic and get it for free right now.

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Conan Exiles Review

Azurephile gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

Azurephile gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale

This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.

This winter, I played Conan Exiles. However, I neglected to write a post about it, so here it is (assuming I can remember it well enough).

I first noticed Conan Exiles on YouTube. There were a few channels that I follow that had game play of it. I began to watch the first video in a series, but didn’t finish the video. Something about it just didn’t look appealing. It was pretty much the UI. So initially, the game didn’t look like something I’d be interested in, so I ignored it for a while.

I did notice some of my friends on Steam were playing it. I eventually decided to watch the series posted by Sl1pg8r that I had started. I ended up watching the whole series and yet... Read All