Summer Game Fest Best in Show 2024 - What's Good Games

What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

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Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024 just wrapped and we'll have lots to say on our next full episode but we sat down with Ashley Esqueda, founder and CEO of Rowdy Skeleton, to chat about our picks for Game of the Show. It was really hard y'all, but I think our Top 4 picks are all pretty stellar and some are playable so soon!

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Special Episode at Summer Game Fest Play Days

00:03:07 - Serendipitous Meetings with Ashley Esqueda

00:04:47 - Mind-Blowing Monster Hunter Wilds Demo

00:06:12 - Delicious Looking In-Game Food and Weapon Swapping

00:07:40 - The Mechanics of Healing and Greenery

00:09:07 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trailer Review

00:10:39 - Intense Reaction to the Demo and Highlights

00:12:06 - Excitement for Character Customization in Dragon Age

00:13:35 - Will It Be The Best Dragon Age Game Ever??

00:14:56 - Dragon Age and the Game of the Show

00:16:32 - Astro Bot: The Perfect Platformer

00:17:59 - Progression and Difficulty in Platformers

00:19:19 - The Charm of Astro Bot

00:20:44 - Assassin's Creed Shadows: Finally In Feudal Japan

00:22:25 - Is Shadows The Next Black Flag?

00:23:54 - The Innovation and Beauty of Ubisoft's Franchise

00:25:16 - Graphic Violence in Assassin's Creed

00:26:44 - Different Distinct Play Styles

00:28:22 - Honorable Mention

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