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Weird West Review
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader – How Did it Take This Long to Get a Warhammer CRPG?
It’s truly bizarre that across the nearly 30 years of Warhammer video games, we haven’t had a single one that attempted to channel the tabletop Warhammer experience by utilizing the genre that feels best suited to do so: CRPGs. But that’s all about to change, as Pathfinder developer Owlcats has been cooking up something to fill this void. During an extensive hands-off demo of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, I checked out its extremely chunky turn-based combat system, drowned in its plethora of dialogue options and social skill checks, and nodded approvingly at its lovingly faithful depiction of Warhammer’s morbid universe. While it’s still very early, so far this CRPG is shaping up to be everything I’ve wanted from a Warhammer video game. If you’ve ever played (or even glanced at) a game of Warhammer 40K, then you probably know it’s designed for a hyper-specific kind of nerd who loves calculations, large-scale drama, and an incredibly detailed world one could easily get lost in. Warham...
Dissecting Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Steve in Smash, and More! - NVC 530
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This week on Nintendo Voice Chat, we're talking all things Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit! Casey DeFreitas is out this week, but we still have a great episode for you to enjoy. Join Janet Garcia, Tom Marks, Brendan Graeber, and Mitchell Saltzman as they discuss the Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit review, Nintendo's decision to reduce the price of a single Joy-Con controller, and first impressions of Minecraft Steve in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Plus, we answer your questions on another round of Question Block. Timecodes!
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- 00:00:00 Welcome!
- 00:01:50 Single Joy-Con price drop in Japan
- 00:09:50 Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit discussion
- 00:32:31 Impressions of Minecraft Steve in Smash
- 00:47:14 Games out this week
- 00:47:57 What we're playing
- 00:53:20 Question Block!
Games out this week:
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - 10/16, $99.99
- Overwatch Game Trial - 10/13-10/20, Free for NSO members
- Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! - 10/14, $19.99
- Shantae: Risk’s Revenge Director’s Cut - 10/15, $9.99
- Roki - 10/15, $19.99
- Alpaca Ball: Allstars - 10/15, $19.99
- The Jackbox Party Pack 7 - 10/15, $29.99
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You can also Download NVC 530 Directly HereYou can listen to NVC on your preferred platform every Thursday at 3pm PT/6pm ET. Have a question for Question Block? Write to us at nvc@ign.com and we may pick your question! Also, make sure to join the Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast Forums on Facebook. We're all pretty active there and often pull Question Block questions and comments straight from the community.
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Logan Plant is the Production Assistant for NVC. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.
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