JoeCam.Net – The SML Podcast – Episode 360: Charla in Charge

Quite possibly our biggest show ever with multiple guests including Chris Charla, director of the ID@Xbox program!

The show kicks off joined by Chris Charla along with friends Kris Huber, Mike Mika, and non-professional figure skater Adam Rippon as we spend an hour chatting about everything imaginable. From the expected questions about the ID@Xbox program and some standout releases, to hidden easter eggs in Klax, all the way to the Little Nicky days we span their professional careers and in some of their cases, unprofessional!

After those guys split, Cole joins along with Stevo Bortz to tackle the news of the week including the monsterous Nintendo Direct. From Luigi’s Mansion to Smash Bros., Nintendo is bringing some hotness. We also talk Call of Duty, The Division, Xbox Backwards Compatibility updates, and questioning the Black Ops use of IIII instead of IV. Plus a Defender’s Quest giveaway and a huge review lineup!

Fear Effect Sedna brings the franchise back with a real time tactical side story from Sushee, Forever Entertainment, & Square Enix Collective. Stevo talks Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online the hack and slash MMO game within a game from Tamsoft, Compile Heart, & Idea Factory International. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is a third person shooter MMO game within a game from DIMPS & Bandai Namco. Stevo checks out the Steam release of Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash, the waifu packed splash-em-up from Tamsoft and XSEED Games/Marvelous USA.

Tim Ekkebus joins quick to review Into the Breach, mixing mechs, aliens, and bite sized turn based battles from Subset Games. The Story Goes On is a fantastic top down roguelike from Scarecrow Arts & KISS Ltd. Gravel is an episodicly laid out racer across multiple styles from Milestone & Square Enix. One Eyed Kutkh is a short but sweet adventure from Baba Yaga Games & Soemtimes You.

Darkest Dungeon is a gothic roguelike RPG from Red Hook Studios & Knockout Games that will beat you down have you crawling back for more. Switch – or die trying is a challenging platformer from Threye Interactive. Finally, Nine Parchments is a stunningly gorgeous level based twin stick action adventure from Frozenbyte.

This episode ends with three songs from Ferdk off of his NieR Automata: Glorty to Metal album as well as an intermission track from the always lovely Viking Guitar from his new Composing Demo Reel!

Viking Guitar – Throttled
Ferdk – Bipolar Nightmare
Ferdk – Forest Kingdom
Ferdk – Alien Manifestation

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