Jetpack Swords

This episode we talk about the Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct Showcases which covered Minecraft Legends, Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Elder Scrolls Online, and the surprise drop rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush! At the end we also touch on Riot Games source code being stolen , and Blizzard no longer being able to release games in China .

It's just Greg and James on this episode of Jetpack Swords. James talks some about the first episode of The Last of Us Show , we briefly touch on how layoffs across the tech industry can impact gaming, and our expectations for the Xbox Developer Direct the coming week (January 25th). Recorded 2023-01-18

In this episode we talk about games in the Avatar The Last Airbender universe, and move on to talking about BM (bad mouthing) and toxicity, including Packy's go-to of calling people cringe. 

In this episode we talk about loaning out consoles (PS4/5), DKO (Divine Knockout), and how it's nice when games provide multiple options to tweak the difficulty how you see fit (as opposed to just easy -> normal -> hard).

In this episode we talk about the 2022 Video Game Awards (mainly the trailers shown, less about the awards themselves).

In this episode we talk about God of War: Ragnarok, and the incredibly cheap Series S holiday deal.

For our last episode of the year, we look back on some highlights of 2022, and forward towards what 2023 might bring.

With the launch of the latest World of Warcraft (WoW) expansion, Dragonflight, we're joined by Steve (337 days of gametime in the past 6 years) to talk about WoW. We compare our played time, talk about the new expansion, what we like, dislike, and our favorite expansions. Note: Due to having a guest star, the audio is just the single track recording of the meeting, so quality may be worse than nor...

Greg going to Dave and Busters triggers us to talk about arcades! Like the last two, this one was only edited by an automated process in order to get it out there.

After the recent news of Netflix making two Gears of War shows (one live action, one animated) we talked this week talking about multi-media crossovers and adaptations. This episode was recorded on 2022-11-09, over a month ago from when it's being posted, and only had an automated edit pass in order to catch up.

James is back from Disney this week! So instead of talking about WoW with Packy, we talk about CoD (and other stuff of course). This episode was recorded on 2022-11-02, over a month ago from when it's being posted, and only had an automated edit pass in order to catch up.

While James is at "the most wonderful place on earth" (Disney), Packy and Greg take the opportunity to talk about WoW (and other things). Greg LOVES Plague Tale Requiem , and we're both excited for the upcoming Dragonflight expansion to WoW. Before Greg teases Packy into playing more Grounded with him, he shares his cautious optimism for the upcoming Razer Edge .

Our 10th episode is our greatest episode yet. Everyone's high energy, James talks about his love for (old) Halo, and how they combine a fantastic world, story, and music together. Speaking of music, if you're listening on Spotify I suggest listening to the version of this episode with Music! If you don't care about Halo, feel free to skip ahead to the 28 minute mark where we talk about your indivi...

Jacob joins us this week to catch up! We talked about his time with the Steam Deck , Wrath of the Lich King classic , games respecting our time, and his love for Mortal Kombat (as well as other fighting games).

This week we talk about Stadia finally shutting down but are thankful for the ideas and competition it did provide like a controller that connects over Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth. Beyond that, we are playing and absolutely adore Grounded ! We draw some comparisons too between Obsidian, the developers of Grounded, and Asobo Studios, the developers of the upcoming Plague Tale: Requiem . The two deve...

In this episode we talk about the role of AI generated content in gaming, whether that be someone like Disney purchasing the voice of Darth Vader, or Ninja Theory using "AI" as placeholders during development . We also talk about traditions we all have around gaming, where Packy teaches us about the Old-Manondorf competitions. Reference links: AI-Generated Art Won a Prize

We've finally decided on our permanent name (Jetpack Swords)! Jetpack Swords was a common custom game that we made and played together back in Halo Reach, and so is a really nice, shared, formative experience for the three of us. Going off that, we talk about some of our favorite examples of user generated content, whether that be Halo Forge, Mods in Bethesda games, or Warcraft 3 custom games.

Last but not least this week, we talked about the Ubisoft Forward Event . Notably this included Mario and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope , The Division Heartland (a new free to play entry), The Division Resurgence (a new mobile entry), and of course, James' immense excitement for the future of Assassin's Creed!

In this second part we talk about Sony's State of Play including our excitement for God of War: Ragnarök and our feelings on it releasing for both the current and last generation of consoles.

This week's episode is split up into three distinct segments, the first of which is us talking about the latest Nintendo Direct ! We also briefly talk about Bonnie Ross leaving 343 industries at the start as well.

This week our friend Max enthralls us with tales of using giant crabs to throw explosive-strapped turtles into other tribes' bases in Ark: Survival Evolved . In addition to crazy Ark adventures, we talk about survival crafting games in general, including, but not limited to: Minecraft No Man's Sky Grounded Muck - A survival-roguelike

In the third episode as we work on our time management skills (it's a long one...) we talk about mobile gaming. Sony bought a mobile gaming developer, and Logitech is making an Android based cloud gaming handheld! Beyond that, we talk about how mobile gaming has grown a lot in quality, size and options including things like cloud streaming, the Steam Deck, and subscription services (Apple Arcade,...

Packy powers through being sick to attend the second episode of Party Chat Cast where we talk about the opening night of Gamescom.

The first episode of Jetpack Swords, a casual podcast about games, gaming, and whatever else catches our attention. Today we talk about our backgrounds, cloud gaming, and free to play games.