AggroChat #235 - Kickstarts and Kickstops

There is an auditory warning, but we figured we would throw one out here as well.  During about the last 15 minutes of the podcast something went wrong with Bel’s audio where the last bit of every statement got clipped.  So you essentially lost the last word he was saying. This weeks show starts with a discussion about Kickstarter projects, which leads into talk of some of the things we have backed and how Bel is that guy that fails to fill out surveys.  From there we jump into a discussion about Far Cry 5 and how it is a game where the forced story gets in the way of everything else. This leads into a discussion about Destiny 2, the Bungie divorce from Activision, and even to some discussions about how important publishers actually are now.  This also includes a bit about the bidding war for Gamestop between the folks behind Hot Topic and the folks behind Redbox.

Topics Discussed

Kickstarter Projects Reliability of Boardgames Questionable Nature of Software Projects Bel fails at filling out Surveys Far Cry 5 Fun Gameplay Forced Story Mode Abductions Weirdness of Religious Cult Theme Destiny 2 Returning Player Experience Expectations of Knowing Lore Bungie and Activision Divorce Importance of Publishers Bidding War over Gamestop Digital Only Standouts UbiSoft Abandoning Steam