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Jan 19, 2025 3 hr 2 min

Dropped Frames Episode 416

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We're joined in the first half by Rebel Wolves - Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz and Writer Ariana Siarkiewicz - developers of the just announced game Blood of the Dawnwalker! We chat about the narrative ambitions of the game, and what a narrative sandbox really means. In the back half we get into some of the news such as the Switch 2 being officially revealed, TikTok being banned and unbanned. Our roach expert Cohh weighs in on the recent Twitch drama and POE2 drama. Games we're playing: Dynasty Warriors Origins, The First Berserker Khazan demo, Indiana Jones, Oni and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Cats 1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs) 13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox? 55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts 57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games 1:00:00 - TikTok 1:05:40 - The Switch 2! 1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games 1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware 1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games 1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96% players 1:29:50 - David Lynch passed away 1:33:40 - Roach expert Cohh 1:39:00 - Comedy stuff 1:42:50 - Shuhei Yoshida on Bloodborne 1:49:00 - Elon's maps 1:54:40 - Dynasty Warriors Origins 2:10:30 - CD-ROM-a-thon 2:35:40 - League hell 2:36:40 - The First Berserker Khazan 2:45:10 - Indiana Jones 2:47:50 - Vtuber haters 2:53:20 - Shoutouts

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