This week, the guys get together to discuss The Division. Before we dive into that, we announce the HOG leaderboard for the beginning of May. Congrats to Jake and Skoll Hati for their wide lead. The guys also discuss the Gaming Hall of Fame winners, and announce the winner of the latest drawing: Richard Apel... Again! Lol. Congrats, and Live always in the NUDE!
This week, the Clan discusses their week in gaming, and dives into a review of Brothers: A Tale of Two Brothers. They discuss the story, gameplay, music, and replayability of the game. Drawing next week! Live always in the NUDE!
Oh, boy! Episode 69 is finally upon us. Join the guys as they discuss their relationship with the number 69, their week in gaming, and of course, Mortal Kombat. Join us for all the laughs and tears, the painful lines, and the god tier soundtrack. Also, make sure you leave an iTunes review! We'll be sending out a copy of the film next week! Enjoy the episode, and of course, Live always in the [NUDE]!!
This week, the clan invites goodman Troy Cavanaugh on for a review two months in the making; Tales of Zestiria. We also announce Persona 5 as the next game for Cameron and Craig. Live always in the [NUDE]
Tales of Zestiria
Tales of Zestiria is the fifteenth installment in the long-running Tales series. The game was announced on December 12th 2013 as the 20th anniversary title. The game was initially released for PlayStation 3 and 4 on January 22, 2015 in Japan, and October 20th, 2015 in North America. The game was released on Steam October 19th, 2015.
Tales of Zestiria occurs on the continent named Glenwood. Glenwood is currently divided between two warring countries of Hyland and Rolance. The negative energy/emotions generated by people is manifested as what we know as “malevolence”. Malevolence transforms living, dead, and even inanimate objects into hellions. In addition to Humans, there are a group of supernatural humanoids and animals called Seraphim. Seraphim can interact with humans with a certain amount of resonance. Seraphim were once abundant, but have become scarce over time.
Setting:
The people of Glenwood refer to individuals who can interact with the Seraphim as Shepherds; individuals hailed as saviors, yet also feared for their immense power. Shephers appear during times of crisis. Seraphim can create contracts amongst themselves, the dominant figure is referred to as a Prime Lord, and a number of partners are called Sub Lords to support them. Glenwood also houses Dragons, who are seraphim corrupted by malevolence.
Plot:
Tales of Zestiria begins with two young explorers, Sorey and Mikleo (a seraph) exploring some ruins. They come across a girl, named Alisha Diphda, and bring her back to the village Elysia. Elysia is the home of the Seraphim, btw. Alisha heads home, and the party encounters a hellion called Lunarre, and follow Alisha home. The group encounters Lailah, a Prime Lord, who grants Sorey the power to fight the hellions. We then figure out that Alisha is the princess to the Hyland Kingdom. She joins the party to fight hellions, and the party sets out to fight malevolence. The main cause of this malevolence is a creature known as the Lord of Calamity. The party meets up with Edna, a earth Seraph, and Loli on the side, who joins up. Alisha ends up leaving the group because she’s a fucking resonance cazh, but ends up being used by Hylands military as a leverage to force Sorey and his friends to help them in their fight. This is when we first encounter Heldalf, the Lord of Calamity. Heldalf crushes Sorey, and before he is killed, he is rescued by an assassin named Rose.
Once Sorey recovers, he discovers that the Shepherd must go on a pilgrimage to four shrines to gain strength and fight Heldalf. Rose finds out that she has high resonance, and becomes Sorey’s Squre, along with Guns N’ Roses Gutarist/Wind Seraph Dezel/Slash. One the group clears the four trials, they fall under the trap of Symonne, a fallen seraph/Queen of the Loli’s. Dezel reveals that his true plight is to enact revenge on Symonne for her role in the death of his friends, and sacrifices himself to assist Rose in the fight.
The group confron the Lord of Calamity, who now wants to recruit our boy Sorey. We find out that the Era of Chaos that the game takes place in was created when the previous Shepherd turned Heldalf, a Rolance military general, into a cures immortal being by fusing him toe the seraph Motelus when he refused to provide aid to his village when it was invaded. This invasion, and failure, filled him with hatred, and thus turned him into the Lord of Calamity. We then find out that the village he failed to save was where our two friends Sorey and Mikleo were born. The party defeats the Lord of Calamity, Seraphim and Humans live in peace, and we get a cutscene where an adult Mikleo falls into a hole in some ruins, and is rescued by what is presumed to be Sorey.
Gameplay-
Action RPG
Armitization
Skits
Normin
Customization
Arteeehhhs
This week, the Clan discusses what roles they would like to fill within the video game making scene. They discuss what the inspiration behind their desired position, and discuss why. There's also a great rant about a very awkward party, and we discuss finally learning the truth about Dylan's Smash Bro's ability. Congrats to Hailblue for winning the drawing for a second time!
This week, the guys take a slight detour from gaming and discuss what popular movies they dislike, regardless of the normal public opinion. They justify their distaste with these films, and then talk about their guilty pleasure films. Enjoy, and look forward to our next Patreon giveaway next week!
This week, the Clan assembles to discuss their history with Sony's PlayStation 3. We bring this discussion to the table due to the recent announcement that Sony will cease production on PS3's in Japan. We talk about our favorite titles from the console, and dig into a little trivia based around it's games and reputation. Enjoy the NUDE!
This week, the clan assembles with guest Richard Apel. We discuss what makes a good game studio, and talk about our favorite developers. Kaleb reviews Beauty and the Beast and Logan, and we talk about our goals. Enjoy the NUDE!
This week, the Clan discusses the various elements of Darksiders. We also bring the "Is it Gay?" segment to life, and build the ultimate douche. Enjoy!
This week, the Clan assembles to discuss the recent hit For Honor. We discuss the games light storyline, and dive deep into the intricacies of the multiplayer. We also have our first giveaway on the show. Congrats to Hailblue on the victory! Keep up on your HOG submissions, and live always in the NUDE!
This week, Craig has us play yet another variant of the Doug Loves Movies/Metacritic game. We duke it out for glory in the realm of shooters this time, and move on to discuss our paltry gaming for the week. Enjoy the NUDE!
This week, the Clan reviews the long awaited, and critically acclaimed Last Guardian. Join us as we discuss the games storyline, gameplay, soundtrack, design, and replayability. We also dive deep into a follow up question from last week. Enjoy the NUDE!
This week, Joe decides to rip off Doug Loves Movies with a minigame where the hosts guess a game based on reviews, the developer, and the MetaCritic score. Things also get a little steamy as the guys discover more about themselves than they could have ever imagined ala PixelEdged. Enjoy the NUDE!
This week, we discuss the father of Pac-Man, Masaya Nakamura. We discuss the popularity of Pac-Man though a quiz format. Kaleb Schweiss, of course, wins this and gets the epic Beto's Burrito as the reward. Enjoy the NUDE!
As you can guess from the title, we didn't all go see Assassin's Creed. But, two of us did beat the eye candy game called The Order 1886. Join Craig and Cameron as they take us on an adventure back in time to discuss what was meant to be one of the PS4's flagship games. Enjoy the episode, and live always in the [NUDE]!!
This week, the Clan gathers to discuss the highly renowned Parasite Eve. Join Kaleb, Joe, and Kaleb as they grapple for power in this review episode. Here's the ratings:
Joe Schweiss Craig
Story 4 7 6
Gameplay 6 9 8
Art Design 8 9 8
Sound/Music 10 9 8
Replayability 7 7 7
Overall: 75/100 W/Craig 74.6/100
This week, the Clan discusses their Game of the Year, Doom 2016. We also crowned Skoll Hati as King Hog, Joe from Michigan as Super Hog, and Felicia No Miko as Primus Titonis Audiencus. Join us for the best of episodes, and the worst of episodes. Also, please reach out to us winners!!
This week, we cover a plethora of stuff. From an overlong political discussion, to the unveiling of our Patreon, this is the Ultimate Episode of [NUDE] Clan. Join us as we discuss the epic Mortal Kombat movie in it's entirety We discuss the financial success of the film, and pit it against Double Dragon, Super Mario Bros, and Street Fighter. Also, make sure you jump on and vote for the NUDE Clan Awards! Enjoy the episode, and live always in the NUDE!
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This week, the guys discuss their goals that they set in January of 2016. They talk about the successes and failures, and talk about next years targets. They also announce Kaleb Craig as King Hog for 2016, and announce the first annual NUDE Clan awards. Enjoy the NUDE!
This week the Clan, sans Joe, discuss Metroid Prime. We talk about our favorite aspects of the game, and dive into the pro's and con's of this classic hit. We also urge the listeners to indulge in some Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, as we need more players. Live always in the NUDE!
This weeks episode focuses around the excellent forum post from PixelEdged. We discuss media consumed in 2016. We talk about books, movies, games, music, and much more. We were going to discuss Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but we ran out of time... Enjoy!
This week, Kaleb and Cameron review their playthrough of Battlefield 1. We also discuss our recent gaming, and make predictions around the soon to be released Assassin's Creed film. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes, and vote for our next UBER game! Enjoy the episode!
Kaleb Cameron
Story 8 8
Gameplay 9 9
Design 10 9
Music/Sound 8 8
Replayability 10 10
Overall 89/100
This week, the Clan assembles for the long awaited review of Armored Core: For Answer. Join us for all the laughs, rants, and overall immature content you can possibly stomach. Congrats to Joe from Michigan and Jake for being the leaders of the HOG.
Joe Cameron
Storyline 3 3
Gameplay 2 5
Design 4 2
Music/Sound 4 3
Replayability 1 5
Overall Ranking 32/100
This week, we discuss the games we're lusting over. From Civilization VI, to Final Fantasy XV. We also discuss the final segment in the long running chronicles of Cody and Sarah. Join us for all the horrifying flashbacks to that Bronco. Oh, and get your HOG points in!
This week, the guys combine forces to conquer and review South Park: The Stick of Truth. We discuss the hilarious storyline, fun gameplay, and kickass soundtrack. Enjoy the episode!
Joe Craig Cameron Schweiss
Story 10 10 10 10
Gameplay 6 8 8 8
Design 10 10 10 10
Music/Sound 8 10 9 9
Replayability 7 6 8 8