Summary: <p>The folks that are making Dragons Dogma 2 think they know better than I do how I want to use fast travel. They are wrong. </p> <p><strong>What We're Playing</strong></p> <ul> <li>Cliff: Baldur's Gate</li> <li>Colby: Elden Ring, Palworld</li> </ul> <p><strong>News</strong></p> <ul> <li>Are You a Fan of Fast Travel?</li> <li>PalWord is Selling Like Hotcakes But Has Some Issues</li> <li>The Digital Only Future Has Begun</li> <li>Time to Get The Last Rock Band 4 DLC</li> <li>RTX Remix Will Update Your Old Games</li> </ul> <p><strong>Questions</strong></p> <p>Joe Coleslaw: Wakes up from 8 week Coma</p> <p>Oh, hey guys! Great show last week! Did you know Sea of Thieves introduced a Safer Seas option, which would inevitably turn a PVP(ve) world into a Private, PVE world for only you, and up to 3 of your friends?</p> <p>[ begins to discuss the possibilities of bringing in old players who are sick of "sinking" hours and hours into a session only to come across 1 group of A**holes and ruin your experience]</p> <p>[Goes on to discuss the potential for gamer parents to introduce their families to this world without fear of toxic coms, or a sense of accomplishment in succeeding in a world event, or that voyage that sends you all around the world in 4 hours tops.]</p> <p>[CONTINUES to ramble on about how the Safer Seas mode brings more FIGHT from the folks WILLING/ABLE to Risk everything for the sake of rewards, GOLD, & GLORY in the 'regular' HIGH SEAS, adventure mode.]</p> <p>By the way, since writing that question in the first week of December... we have a new season that just started on Tuesday. Including some changes to the quest system, and direct diving to start your adventure, lastly, the level of reputation is increased from a 75 cap, to level 500. 100 prestige 5 times.</p> <p>So my question is, what other game could you see this option implemented? What game could benefit from taking out the opposition, and just letting you live in the world?</p> <p>Rich:</p> <p>Name one gaming accessory that everyone should have</p> <p>Name one office accessory that everyone should have</p> <p>Princess_Megan:</p> <p>In your opinion, what is the greatest gaming system of all time? It can be computer, arcade, or console as long as you can make a reasonable argument for it</p> <p>Alan S (zeroskill):</p> <p>The Steam Deck is almost 2! Do you still use yours just as frequently as you did the first year? What have you found to be your favorite game to play handheld?</p> <p><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></p> <p>Epic Games</p> <ul> <li>Infinifactory</li> </ul> <p>Xbox Game Pass</p> <ul> <li>Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 25</li> <li>Brotato (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30</li> <li>Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2</li> <li>Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 6</li> <li>PlateUp! - February 15</li> <li>Open Roads - February 22</li> </ul> <p>PlayStation Plus</p> <p>PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for January 2024</p> <ul> <li>Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next-Level Edition | PS4 + PS5</li> <li>Resident Evil 2 | PS4 + PS5</li> <li>Hardspace: Shipbreaker | PS5</li> <li>LEGO City Undercover | PS4</li> <li>Just Cause 3 | PS4</li> <li>Session: Skate Sim | PS4 + PS5</li> <li>Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | PS4</li> <li>Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong | PS4 + PS5</li> <li>Surviving the Aftermath | PS4</li> </ul> <p>PlayStation Plus Classics Games Catalog Additions for January 2024</p> <ul> <li>Rally Cross | PS4 + PS5</li> <li>Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace | PS4 + PS5</li> <li>Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection | PS4</li> <li>Legend of Mana | PS4</li> <li>Secret of Mana | PS4</li> </ul> <p>Prime Gaming</p> <p>Yars: Recharged – Epic Games Store – January 25</p> <p><strong>Patreon</strong></p> <ul> <li>Alan Schulte</li> <li>Joe Cole Jr.</li> <li>Anonymous</li> <li>Rich Deacon</li> </ul> <p><strong>Extra Life</strong></p> <p><a href="https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/">Extra Life Donation Link</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message
