Death Stranding is arguably Hideo Kojima’s most polarizing game. But it’s one worth persevering through. Death Stranding is a game that is like an onion with some deep, deep layers. In this episode, Matt Millsap and Henry Rigdon join Logan to help peel back those layers to see if Death Stranding stinks or surprisingly smells like a rose.

Episode 238 – Is Starfield's Delay A Sign About Xbox? – The Reformed Gamers

Xbox announced a date for both a Starfield Direct and a release date for the game. But people online are saying Starfield got delayed. We disagree. We also get into PSVR 2 impressions, Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo, dream video game music projects, and remember just how solid the band Creed was (even if the lead singer went a little crazy). Connect With TRG You can catch up with TRG by following us on Twitter, Facebook, and join our Discord server for community game nights! Twitter: https://twitter.com/TRGPodcast YouTube: https://YouTube.com/TheReformedGamers Website: https://thereformedgamers.com Discord: https://discord.gg/r4g6p4dztC Snap Chatter! Snap Chatter: A Marvel Snap Podcast is our weekly show dedicated to discussing all things Marvel Snap! The show is hosted by Logan and Nate (Backlog Breakdown). Check it out on these platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JWcvCJmL8tF1Jyf2Rg1oA?si=603dbd177b2348be YouTube: https://youtu.be/sX04l2d7lWg Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snap-chatter-podcast/id1672452046 Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SnapChatterPod Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 2:44 Housekeeping 4:10 Micah's PSVR 2 Impressions 22:02 Resident Evil 3 Chain Demo Proved Something 28:33 Final Thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy 29:45 The 107 Hour Platinum of Persona 5 Royal 32:34 Where is Persona 6? 33:49 Starfield Got "Delayed"? 40:15 PS5 Pro Coming Soon? 48:37 Castlevania Primed For Comeback 54:17 Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere As Video Games 59:53 How Will AI Shape Video Games? 1:05:19 Dream Video Game Music Projects 1:13:24 Which Metroid Is Best? 1:14:43 Which Metroid Should You Start With? 1:19:11 Patreon Shout-Outs 1:20:40 Recos! 1:23:00 Remember the band, Creed?  #Xbox #Starfield #ResidentEvil4Remake

1. Episode 238 – Is Starfield's Delay A Sign About Xbox? 01:25:58
2. Episode 237 – Does Playstation NEED Call of Duty? 01:31:35
3. Episode 236 – Is Xbox Game Pass A Harbinger of Good or Bad? 01:28:54
4. Episode 235 – Xbox Has Changed Things 01:33:36
5. Episode 234 – God of War RagnaROKED 01:57:27

Housekeeping (5:56)

• Get extra content on our website and YouTube!
• More Death Stranding Talk on TRG’s YouTube
• Check out Matt’s other episodes of TRG:
  • Episode 121 – God of War (2018)
  • Episode 146 – What Remains of Edith Finch
  • Episode 174 – The Last of Us Part 2
  • Episode 189 – Chrono Trigger

The Games We’ve Been Playing (7:53)

• WarioWare: Get It Together
• Tales of Arise
• Metal Wolf Chaos XD

Topic (18:55)

Is Death Stranding designed to put forth a pro-life message? This is something that was noticeably absent from many reviews and reactions when it first came out. There was plenty of talk about how the game is a walking simulator in many a review but is Death Stranding merely a walking simulator? We here at TRG disagree and believe Death Stranding to be so much more.

Patron Thank You’s! (1:17:26)

TRG would not be here without our Patrons! Thank you to those who supported TRG in the month of September: AaronElWhite, Alex Castellanos, Andre Swann, Ashley Kronenbitter, Chris Freeman, Christopher Commander, Darryl Tavares, David Henderson, David Matthews, Derek Smith, Isaac.stultz, Jake Walker, Jeff Jackson Jr., Jimmy Changa, JoAnne Monroe, Joe Morgan,  Josh Broccolo, Kokorodaki, Luke Strain, Mark Fromme, Matt Edwards, Matthew “White Chocolate” McDougal, Matthew Millsap, Melvin Benson V, Micah Hendrick, Michael Toller, MrButts, Nate McKeever, Paige Pinson, Retro Rewind Podcast, Ryan1701e, Sam White, Samuel Colunga, Savon Pena, Third Strongest Mole, Travis, Vincent Yu, WeathermanKeef, Wesley Rea, Xaviel Medina

Reco’s! (1:19:07)

• “Did You Mean It?” by Natalie Millsap
• Bluey
• Trials of Imagination
• No Dumb Questions (Podcast)
• Backlog Breakdown Episode feat. Logan

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