Click to watch embedded media We're back with another exciting episode of The Game Informer Show! In a game-heavy episode, we're talking about our impressions of Darkest Dungeon 2, Shin Megami Tensei V, and our review of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy! On top of that, we also quickly discuss the highlights from Sony's latest State of Play, and end the show with a buck-wild entry of community questions.
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Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:38 – Sony State of Play Highlights
00:26:28 – Darkest Dungeon 2 Impressions
00:41:24 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Review
00:53:49 – Shin Megami Tensei V
01:12:30 – Ad Break
01:14:00 – Housekeeping
01:18:14 – Listener Emails
News:
Topic Of The Show:
Darkest Dungeon 2 is out in early access, and it's making waves here at Game Informer. Join Dan Tack as he breaks down his time with developer Red Hook Studios' ambitious sequel to the 2015 grotesque indie gem. We talk about the highs and lows of the experience thus far and chat about why fans should give the game a try even if they usually don't play titles in early access.
Watch our Darkest Dungeon 2 New Gameplay Today here.
The Playlist:
Join us for another massive segment of The Playlist! Reiner kicks things off for us by expanding on his review of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and lets us know why Eidos Montreal's new superhero action title is one of the year's biggest surprises. Next up, Kim "Kstar" Wallace goes into her early impressions of Shin Megami Tensei V and lets us know whether or not fans are going to like the latest series entry from Atlus! Finally, Alex Van Aken is handing in some late homework and lets us know how he's enjoying playing catch up with Back 4 Blood and Psychonauts 2.
Read our Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy review here.
Listener Questions:
This week's selection of listener questions goes entirely off the rails, as the crew discusses what classes they'd be if the GI team were in an RPG, what games we'd give out for Halloween, and what three gaming wishes we have.