Telltale Games Reborn - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.28.19

Blessing and Tim discuss the glowing reviews of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Time Stamps - 00:03:11 - Housekeeping Yo, the Final Fantasy VII review is out! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:15 - Final Fantasy VII Reviews are LIVE - Review Round Up 00:12:32 - All the reviews of Final Fantasy 7 Remake are in, and holy shit i'm excited. But, Tetsuya Nomura has been known to get involved in a project and completely befuddle, overcomplicate, and anime the shit out of stories (see Final Fantasy 15, and Kingdom Hearts in it's entirety). Without spoilers, can you see how Nomura's involvement affected the game? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:17:17 - Do you guys feel from what you played that this was the best decision for the remake? And do you think more developers could adapt this strategy for older games to make them modern and more realized that ever? - Best Friends Q: quickjab 00:21:10 - What the fuck is up with Cooking Mama: Cookstar? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:29:50 - IGN’s Putting On Their Own E3 - Jonathon Dornbush @ IGN 00:39:20 - E3 Has Been Announced for 2021 - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBIZ 00:40:30 - Apex is adding DUOs for good - EA’s Website Reader mail - - With the recent rumors that Nintendo is remaking most of the 3D Mario games, what does this mean for the retro console catalogue on the Switch? - Ignacio Rojas - Google is giving away 3 months of Pro for all YouTube Premium Users. Do you think that Google is desperate or was this the roll out plan the whole time? Are more free games coming? - GameJumperX - Squad Up: Brad(PSVR) - Gimmelz89 - You‘re Wrong - Post Show This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Apr 20201h 9min

Note: This episode ends abruptly during the "You're Wrong" segment due to a technical error. Our apologies! - Blessing. On today's episode, Blessing and Tim answer your questions about The Last of Us Part II's delay and what that means for indies. Time Stamps - 00:08:42 - Housekeeping Troy Baker comes to We Have Cool Friends today! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:58 - There’s a new Final Fantasy VII trailer, don’t watch it. 00:12:02 - The Last of Us II and Iron Man VR have been delayed indefinitely - Jason Schreier @ Kotaku 00:17:53 - I'm writing this almost immediately after the indefinite delay of the last of us 2 to ask this. Why not release it purely digitally? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:22:43 - Do you think this will end up being a sort of boon period for digital only games that might otherwise be overshadowed by big AAA games? - Best Friends Q:Anakinjmt 00:26:58 - Xbox also showed off a ton of indies and it got me thinking, is this the best time for Indie games? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:32:38 - Game X Change remains open despite COVID-19 and sends workers debunked health advice - Rebekah Valentine @ GIBiz 00:36:48 - Outer Wilds Wins Best Game at BAFTA Game Awards 2020 - Jordan Oloman @IGN 00:38:49 - Twitch breaks 3b total hours watched in a single quarter for the first time - Rebekah Valentine @ GIBiz 00:45:03 - There’s a fifth Platinum Games Announcement Coming In 2020 - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:47:02 - A quick one for Bless: Rogue Legacy 2 Officially Announced - Jonathan Dornbush @ IGN 00:48:37 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:50 - I got an email from Atari last night, probably because I gave them an email for a game somewhere in the past. They are opening A CASINO! - Shawn Valloric 01:00:25 - As we inch towards the next generation I was wondering are we in for a cornucopia of sequels? - Parker Petrov 01:06:08 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Greg and Blessing WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Apr 20201h 16min

Blessing and Tim discuss a new interview from Phil Spencer getting detailed about Xbox Series X. Time Stamps - 00:05:50 - Housekeeping Troy Baker comes to We Have Cool Friends Friday! Today! At 6pm PT, we’re having a community “Into the Spiderverse” Netflix Party - BYO happy hour cocktail/mocktail! Stay tuned to @joeynoelle on twitter for the link shortly before it starts - It’s gonna be a good time Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:20 - Phil Spencer sat down with Ryan McCaffrey on IGN’s Unlocked - write ups from WCCFtech & Gamespot 00:24:41 - My question is though, and if the KF community would like to join in too in the chat for a quick poll, are either of you being swayed more to choose a Xbox Series X over the PS5? - Best Friends Q:Midnight Owl 00:36:20 - Sony sets up $100m COVID-19 Relief Fund - James Batchelor @ GIBiz 00:38:45 - Let’s Watch Some Game Trailers 00:48:05 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:35 - With the news that Gearbox is not paying it's staff the expected bonuses but something much lower, and responding to employees by allegedly saying "if they weren’t happy with the royalty system, they were welcome to quit" How do I as a gamer do something about that? - EightBitGeek 00:57:40 - Yesterday the New York Time published an article introducing gaming to people stuck indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic (shorturl.at/FLX39). Do you think when this is all over gaming will be much more mainstream than it is now? what benefits could that do to next gen consoles? - TechHass 01:00:10 - Will 1 terabyte remain the norm for next generation or do you think we will see consoles jump up to 2 or 5 terabytes? - Frankfurtter 01:02:50 - Squad Up: Julian (The Gluten Free Gamer) - Xbox One:JG Skills 02 01:03:20 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:30 - BREAKING NEWS: Sony Delays Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Apr 20201h 13min

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Bethesda, Quakecon, COVID, and more. Time Stamps - 00:06:10 - Housekeeping Persona 5 Royal Q&A Stream on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames Troy Baker comes to We Have Cool Friends Friday! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:20 - No Bethesda Says No Showcase in June, No QuakeCon 00:22:50 - WWE Simming Matches, Superstars commentating, Gabe Gurwin @ GameSpot 00:26:30 - COVID Updates 00:36:36 - April Fools Updates 00:43:50 - Out today 00:47:17 - Animal Crossing Mornings - Watch Twitch.tv/GaryWhitta Reader mail - 00:50:00 - Should Twitch be enforcing these timelines with the developers to help not let things leak early? Or is this one of those rare times because of how shitty the world is, that we should just let people chat about it, even people who are under embargo but are currently playing the game? - The Nano Biologist 00:54:40 - Required Reading: 01:07:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Apr 20201h 14min

Imran and Greg tackle Gamescom existing in SOME fashion in 2020 and how it could be poised to take over as THE show in the industry. Time Stamps - 00:05:00 - Housekeeping Boss Baby’s Streaming Persona 5 Royal tonight! It’s a 5:30 p.m. PT Q&A stream with Barrett on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:05:51 - Gamescom Lives! 00:14:20 - Do you think Conventions Such as PAX West or San DIego Comic Con would move into the direction of going digital with their events? - Best Friends Q:RobbyRob 00:20:19 - Mario Update, Andy Robinson @ VG 00:25:03 - Ghost Recon’s Friend Pass: Why Aren’t More Doing This? 00:31:05 - Pokemon Go’s Best Week of 2020, REB @ GIB 00:33:35 - Covid at Kojima Productions, Haydn Taylor @GIB 00:34:18 - Minecraft Dated, Delayed 00:35:24 - Wasteland 3 Delayed Because of COVID, Steve Watts @ GameSpot 00:40:50 - Outer Worlds Switch Launch, Deets 00:42:50 - Patreon 00:43:00 - Out today Reader mail - 00:48:55 - What's your expectations for the "Re-Up" NieR: RepliCant V1.22474487139? - Charles Jakobsen 00:52:40 - Squad Up: Tim(Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch) SW-6008-0619-8113 00:58:15 - You‘re Wrong - Post show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Mar 20201h 6min

The Busiest Lady in the Business returns to Kinda funny Games Daily! Let's talk about Mario remastered rumors, Final Fantasy VII's release date movin up, and more! Time Stamps - 00:05:09 - Housekeeping Resident Evil 3 Remake review is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and Gamescast podcast feeds! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:06:35 - Nintendo Switch’s 2020 Dominated by Mario, Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer 00:11:30 - With the reports hitting about Mario games being remastered and new games being worked on what do you think the original release plan would have been (assuming Covid has had an effect on the schedule)? - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man 00:11:42 - If this turns out to be true and we do get remakes, remasters, or just plan rereleases of past Mario games like Galaxy 1+2, Sunshine, 64, 3D World, Paper Mario and Paper Mario 1,000 year Door do you think they will be sold piecemeal or in a bundle like Super Mario All-Stars? - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper 00:18:50 - Resident Evil Review Round-Up 00:28:02 - Do you think Capcom should have done a remake of 1 in the style of 2 and 3 first? Do you think they should before they presumably do a remake of 4? - Best Friends Q:anakinjmt 00:31:18 - FFVII Releasing Early in Europe and Australia 00:34:25 - Why even keep to the release date at this point? If Square is trying to think of the fans while also trying to keep all employees involved with the distribution process as safe as possible, shouldn't they just start releasing copies? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:38:55 - Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Dropping this week? Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle.com 00:41:15 - Games industry rallies in fight against COVID-19 00:43:15 - Hilarious: PC Players figured out how to get into Star Wars: Jedi Academy on console and are wrecking fools, Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:47:35 - Out today 00:49:45 - Squad Up:Alex(PS4) - apw5029 00:51:00 - You‘re Wrong - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Mar 20201h

Greg and Bless talk about Sony and Microsoft saying PS5 and Xbox Series X aren't delayed, GameStop closing 300 stores, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:40 - Housekeeping Animal Crossing: Kinda Funny Cribs Edition is on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Mohammed Mohammed, Justin Toft, Das Bear Jew, Black Jack, Jarrett Brown The Roper Report - 00:06:50 - NEXT GEN ISN’T DELAYED 00:20:59 - - Best Friends Q 00:27:50 - Bungie Loves Stadia in the time of COVID 00:31:52 - Games Done Quick Takes on COVID 00:35:42 - GameStop Set to Close 300 More Stores this Year 00:39:30 - Why do people want to see GameStop fail? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:49:17 - Warface Hits a Million Players on Switch 00:52:00 - Michael Denny Leaves PlayStation, Heads to TT Games, Haydn Taylor @ GIB 00:56:10 - QUIP 00:5730: - ExpressVPN 00:59:00 - Out today 01:02:20 - Squad Up: dcash14 01:03:55 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Andrea TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Mar 20201h 13min

MinnMax's Ben Hanson joins Greg to talk about today's surprise Nintendo Direct Mini, Epic publishing games from a bunch of devs you love, and more! Support MinnMax at http://www.patreon.com/minnmax! Time Stamps - 00:06:20 - Housekeeping We’re streaming Animal Crossing this afternoon! At 2 p.m., come see my island, Joey’s island, and whatever Andy and Blessing have been up to. It’ll be on YouTube.com/kindafunnygames later. Mohammed Mohammed, Justin Toft, Das Bear Jew, Black Jack, Jarrett Brown The Roper Report - 00:10:00 - Nintendo Direct Mini 00:33:10 - What can people do to set their expectations at the correct level for Nintendo Directs, and other gaming events? - Best Friends Q: ArkWing 00:36:40 - Epic Games Partners with Remedy, Playdead, and Design 00:47:12 - Fallout 76 Wastelanders DLC Delayed 00:52:40 - QUIP 00:53:55 - ExpressVPN 00:55:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:49:50 - At this point, does Naughty Dog & Playstation look to intentionally delay The Last of Us II to a later date of when society is in a better state, so that the game would be more welcomed? - Branddnh 01:01:50 - The Division 2 because it's too close to reality right now. As somebody who's had the exact opposite reaction, who's been playing games like The Division 2 and reading every article remotely related to COVID-19 because it's so close to reality, I wanted your takes. How do you react to our modern day situation? Hide away in a fantasy world to escape? - Gondors Condor 01:06:02 - Squad Up: Luuc from the Netherlands(Pokémon GO) - 9743 5822 0485 01:07:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Mar 20201h 16min