Summon Sign Episode 48 Thread
Added 2024-11-23 23:14:46 +0000 UTCHello,
This week, Lock and Cog will be joining me. The games on the docket are:
Brad - Pokémon Emerald
Lock - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Cog - Avowed, Metaphor: ReFantazio
Taking Sort it Out and Keep it Up submissions and any general thoughts, questions, and comments you’d like to share.
The cutoff for submissions is November 24th at 4 PM PST. Please keep your entries brief and well-written. Thank you!
Comments
Hey Summoners… What game if any have you rage quit then came back to it at a later time and beat? I finally beat Sekiro after rage quitting twice. Once at the first Genichiro fight the second at the Guardian Ape, over a five year period. The combat just finally clicked and it became much easier. Cheers
RedrumHobo
2024-11-24 05:03:50 +0000 UTCHi Blog(this power trios name), Keep it up Sony it was great to hear about the PlayStation Portal being able to steam games from the cloud. I hope they continue updates for this device. I'd like an update to where I could use it as another controller and turn off the screen. -Corey
Card Captor Corey
2024-11-24 04:02:32 +0000 UTCHello Summoners, Brad, while I am a lapsed Pokemon fan, it is delightful to see you making your way through the old Pokemon games I love so dearly. You've said several times that you'd tried to get into Pokemon but couldn't, but now it has finally clicked. What is it about this time around that made Pokemon finally click for you? As I'm sure you've noticed, Pokemon hasn't really changed much over the years, but man it is so goddamn fun. Love y'all and have a great day! Yes, even the European <3
Ethan Barcelos
2024-11-24 03:34:40 +0000 UTCDoes Pokemon Emerald really have too much water?
Michael Tennick
2024-11-24 02:05:43 +0000 UTCHey Summoners. My "Sort It Out" this week goes to Sony. Like many of us I have been very happy with my PS5 Pro so far. Except one issue! They removed the USB A port on the front of the console. Now to use my PlayStation PULSE 3D headphones I have to plug the USB adapter in the rear (ohh!). This causes it to overheat which makes the sound cut out. I'm seeing the current workaround is to use a USB C to A adapter. But it's very frustrating I have to do that for a $700 enthusiast console. It's their headset and console! What the heck? I didn't say much about the lack of a disk drive. I didn't even complain much about the price. But this is a step too far. Sort it out Sony! Rant over. Appreciate all the cool content and I hope y'all and the rest of the LSM Crew have a Happy Thanksgiving! D-Rain
Darrel Rainey
2024-11-24 01:13:22 +0000 UTCWhat's up Summoners! As you three are some of the biggest rpg players at LSM, I wanted to ask a simple question: How do you not get rpg burnout? I feel like I always see you guys jump from these games effortlessly, meanwhile I finish an rpg and can't touch the genre for a month. Where can one learn this power? Thanks for all you do!
TheUnchartedWolf
2024-11-24 00:59:32 +0000 UTCHey Summoners, How is Stalker 2 for newcomers to the series? Will you miss a lot of context? Or is it a good jumping on point akin to fallout 3? I know the first 2 fallouts are considered essential by many, but 3 was when it became mainstream. Is this similar, totally different or somewhere in between? Thanks and keep it up!
LevelWiley
2024-11-24 00:49:08 +0000 UTCHey gang, It's been a great year for rpgs, especially from Atlus! What do you want to see or not see from Persona 6? What can it learn from Metaphor? I'd love to see a customizable MC since they're typically a silent protag anyways, a more international focus for the story, and have most of the cast be college/young adult aged.
Javin Mather
2024-11-24 00:29:09 +0000 UTCThis one's for Lock, with the release of stalker 2 do you have any plans on watching/reading the movie/book that the game is loosely based on? I watched the 1979 movie for the first time this year and it is an unforgettably beautiful movie that I don't think I'll ever forget. It's deeply meditative and philosophical that requires intense attention but rewards the viewer for all the effort they put in.
Derrek Beeck
2024-11-24 00:05:25 +0000 UTCHey Summoners, Just thought I'd share that my sister (14) and I (27) played a game she saw online and thought would be a good sleepover game. Parappa the rapper. She absolutely loves it lol. We beat both in one sitting and I have to say I am still waiting on the next installment
Eric
2024-11-24 00:03:27 +0000 UTCHey summoners, My question is for Cog, about Avowed. Fallout fans regard Fallout New Vegas as the best in the series, for having better choice and consequence, writing, world building, etc. Do you see a possibility that, in what you've played so far, this has to potential to rise over Skyrim as one of the great medieval style RPGs? I'm skeptical from what I've seen of the game, but I'm excited to check it out nonetheless. What does it do great that The Elder Scrolls games don't? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts
ajwhite
2024-11-23 23:34:32 +0000 UTCHeya Summoners You guys bringing up physical games and the lack of a manual plus the overall fun not being there when opening a game nowadays got me thinking. I would like to submit a keep it up to xseed/marvelous games. While most companies make you buy a special edition to get all sorts of goodies. Most if not all of their normal editions come with a manual,artbook and soundtrack.
Trapgunner
2024-11-23 23:33:43 +0000 UTCWhat’s up summoners, Sort it out to gaming journalists. With SOTE GOTY nominations causing an uproar, seeing even souls fans being against it. Many journalists have attempted to make arguments about the decision to include it in the category. However, all attempts were just down right awful and actually made the decision worst. One such attempt ask to pretend if the dlc was a standalone experience broke my brain. If you have to do mental gymnastics or tell people basically “bc I said so” to justify your decision, then you know your wrong. Sort that shit out. Also want to clarify no dis to from or their game, just bought AC6 and Elden Ring during Black Friday and excited to swear at 3 am in the morning Thanks and keep it up LSM crew👍🐐
KZ_Eikon
2024-11-23 23:31:19 +0000 UTCHey Summoners. A Sort It Out this week goes to Microsoft and Asobo Studio for the utterly atrocious release of MS Flight Simulator 2024. It took me days to even get pass the loading screen and then it was still a buggy, laggy mess. I appreciate it is using Cloud technology, but it is literally totally reliant on it. Why they didn't have a large install then run off the Cloud on top on that, like they did for the last game, I'll never know. Servers couldn't handle the strain and with it my patience too. I've now moved on to other games. A real shame
Shaun Sannerude
2024-11-23 23:26:05 +0000 UTCCog, How damn good was metaphor?! Welcome to being weeb-adjacent…. For now. Thanks for all you do.
The Snacksquatch
2024-11-23 23:23:41 +0000 UTCLock, has the west risen once again or will you admit finally that you are a weeb.
sotelo74
2024-11-23 23:23:31 +0000 UTCGreetings gentlemen! Lockmort, I’m excited to hear your thoughts on Dragon Age. I wrote up my impressions on the game for Lords of Gaming after playing it for 55 hours, but I still haven’t finished it. At this point I’m not sure I am going to. My biggest issue with the game comes down to the dialogue between characters, and specifically the way Rook acts. Why is he smiling all the time? Every reply is a cheeky joke even when you try to choose a more aggressive or direct dialogue choice. It drives me insane! For Brad and Cog, do either of you plan to check this one out?
Connor Reese
2024-11-23 23:23:15 +0000 UTCGen 3 pokemon is still my favorite gen. Maybe it's nostalgia talking but there was just something about it. I'm so glad that Brad is going through this journey! Hope you're enjoying it as much as I did when I was 12. Brad, what's your favorite Pokemon so far?
Andrew Petz
2024-11-23 23:22:15 +0000 UTCSort it out Lego Horizon Adventures. My wife and I love playing co-op games and trophy hunting together, so it was a huge disappointment to find out that only the host of the game receives trophies in lego horizon. Even though my wife is logged in and playing through her own PSN account, she does not receive any progression towards the platinum. huge BUMMER. sort that shit out.
Bradley McDermott
2024-11-23 23:22:01 +0000 UTCHowdy summoners! Love this lineup. Specific question for Cog, RE: Metaphor- Now that you’ve finished the game, do you plan on jumping into the Persona series?
Kenneth Koepnick
2024-11-23 23:21:25 +0000 UTCBrad, which Pokemon is the best Pokemon? And why is it Bulbasaur?
Jefferson Wentworth
2024-11-23 23:20:59 +0000 UTCWhy is Emerald the best Pokemon game hands down?
Corey Ramón
2024-11-23 23:18:16 +0000 UTC
