Ben is flying solo again this week. After managing technical and medical difficulties, he’s champing at the bit and excited to talk about his PAX West 2024 Exhibit Hall experiences! But first, Ben has an abbreviated review of Deathbound; for the full review of this game check out our Substack page! Any feedback would be appreciated! Then Ben dives right in and shares his favorite games and booths at the show this year. If any of these games sound interesting to you, please follow the links in the show notes, like, wishlist, subscribe… do ALL the things!
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00:00:20 - Intro, explanation, apology, and CHECK OUT OUR SUBSTACK!
00:02:02 - Ben’s Deathbound thoughts 00:04:26 - 3 UPs: amazing music, great graphics for an indy, and the unique combat system 00:05:30 - 3 DOWNS: issues with targeting, perspective shift bug, and too few essences at first
You can read Ben’s full Deathbound review “It’s Inspired by… Don’t Call it a Soulslike - A Review of Deathbound on PS5” on Substack here… https://substack.com/home/post/p-149861815
00:08:43 - PAX West 2024
Day 1 00:09:05 - Ysbryd Games - https://www.ysbryd.net/ 00:09:24 - Love Eternal - https://loveeternalgame.com/ 00:10:33 - Everdeep Aurora - https://www.everdeepaurora.com/ 00:11:40 - ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist - http://www.endermagnolia.com/en/ 00:13:39 - Anshar Publishing - https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/AnsharPublishing 00:13:48 - Coridden - https://www.coridden.com/ 00:14:32 - Bytebond - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1952690/Bytebond/ 00:15:49 - Rugrats: Adventure in Gameland - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633950/Rugrats_Adventures_in_Gameland/ 00:16:33 - Railgun Games - https://www.railgungames.com/ 00:17:01 - Virtual World Centers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers 00:17:32 - Red Planet - Training Video https://youtu.be/DIPMK4L_Qv4?si=ho3Wj0xcJ2rRt9TF 00:17:51 - Deathland Drifters - https://www.youtube.com/@railgungamesdev 00:18:37 - A Corgi’s Cozy Hike - https://scalisco.com/pages/a-corgis-cozy-hike 00:19:09 - Ukiyo Studios - https://www.ukiyostudios.com/ 00:19:12 - Nine Sols - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1809540/Nine_Sols/ 00:19:20 - Infinity Bullets - https://infinitybullets.com/ 00:20:37 - Pacific Drive - https://www.pacificdrivegame.com/ 00:21:20 - Heartworm - https://heartwormgame.com/ 00:22:37 - The Mortuary Assistant - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295920/The_Mortuary_Assistant/ 00:23:12 - Section 13 - https://oceandrive.studio/blackout-protocol/ 00:24:51 - The Behemoth Games - https://www.thebehemoth.com/ 00:25:51 - Path of Exile 2 - https://pathofexile2.com/
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