This week's Crewcast we venture over to Clair Obscur's dystopic France, then fly over to Ecuador to check out soccer slice-of-life-em-up Despelote, and head for some outer space cat saving in Skin Deep, all before thinking long and hard about the future of games journalism. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33/ Despelote: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/despelote/ Oblivion Remastered: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2623190/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_Remastered/ Skin Deep: https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/Skin_Deep/ iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:05 - Jesse's Amsterdam Vacation 0:16:38 - Thanking our Patreon supporters! 0:19:02 - Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 0:22:55 - Checking in on our 2025 Bingo Card 0:27:29 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 0:40:01 - Expedition 33's Development Team Size Discourse 0:50:33 - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered 1:04:00 - Despelote 1:22:11 - Skin Deep 1:32:23 - Q: Thoughts on non-massive studios releasing bangers 1:36:23 - Q: What do you think counts as a "spoiler"? 1:44:54 - Q: What games have you played at the perfect time? 1:50:17 - Q: What's the future of Games Media and reporting? 2:21:05 - The Shill Zone featuring Arc Raiders 2:27:35 - Noclip Updates 2:31:26 - Sign Off
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2:36:22
Atomfall (with Rebellion's Ben Fisher)
Danny sits down with Ben Fisher, Head of Design at Rebellion, to discuss their latest game: Atomfall. Atomfall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/801800/Atomfall/ iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:20 - Thanking our Patreon supporters! 0:05:03 - Welcome Ben Fisher, Head of Design @ Rebellion 0:06:29 - Where did the idea for Atomfall come from? 0:09:44 - Moving Away from an Open World 0:19:33 - Crafting the Vibes of Atomfall's Regions 0:25:57 - Getting the Player to Trust the World 0:27:52 - Rebellion's Approach to Quest Design in Atomfall 0:37:47 - Fine-Tuning Atomfall's Combat 0:44:45 - Fast Travel vs. Shortcuts 0:47:57 - Atomfall's Positive Response 0:50:26 - What would you have done differently? 0:51:55 - Designing with Sequels in Mind (Or not!) 0:54:26 - Sign Off + Tips for visiting The Lake District
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55:57
Oblivion Remastered, Rematch, Look Outside
On this week's Crewcast: Danny sneaks in a bit of time with Oblivion Remake that dropped immediately before recording, Jeremy returns to his horror happy place with Look Outside, Frank tells us all about his trip to WrestleMania, and the crew somehow turn a discussion about Sloclap's soccer game REMATCH into a deep-dive on Lilt soda. iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter 00:00 - Intro 06:24 - Oblivion Remaster 24:55 - Look Outside 55 33:08 - REMATCH 43:29 - Lilt Soda 51:21 - Frank’s Wrestling Trip 1:03:1 - Emails 1:16:46 - Sign Off
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Schedule 1, Blue Prince, Marathon
On this week's Crewcast:Danny is back from Sweden with a harrowing travel tale and some thoughts on drug-sim Schedule I, the crew are intrigued by hybrid mystery-roguelike Blue Prince, and the recent Marathon reveal evokes some polarizing thoughts on the future (and past) of the FPS genre. iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter 0:0:00 - intro 0:17:10 - blue prince 0:24:40 - schedule I 0:37:08 - marathon reveal 0:52:56 - listener email 0:58:16 - danny's travel mishap 1:06:43 - sign off
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1:14:31
Psycho Patrol R, Katamari Damacy, Yakuza 5
While Danny's away, Frank and the J-Boys yapped for entirely too long about Psycho Patrol R, Yakuza 5, Katamari Damacy, the Nintendo Switch 2 news, James and the Giant Peach, a new Dead or Alive game, and that weird Quake AI thing! It's a big episode! Psycho Patrol R: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1907590/Psycho_Patrol_R/ Katamari Damacy Reroll: https://store.steampowered.com/app/848350/Katamari_Damacy_REROLL/ Copilot Quake AI experiment: https://copilot.microsoft.com/wham Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation Prism: https://www.play-asia.com/venus-vacation-prism-dead-or-alive-xtreme-multi-language/13/70hqyj Yakuza 5: https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1105510/ Keita Takahashi's Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqqA7QYlRlk iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:46 - Thanking our Patreon supporters! 0:06:59 - Psycho Patrol R 0:28:08 - Nintendo Switch 2 Direct 0:41:37 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 x Spongebob 0:50:06 - Copilot Quake AI 1:05:56 - Katamari Damacy 1:32:39 - Dead or Alive: Venus Vacation Prism 1:48:36 - Yakuza 5's JPOP Arc 2:01:01 - Frank's Return to GTAV 2:06:08 - Reject Modernity, Embrace Nostalgia 2:12:45 - Q: Do you have any silly boomer gamer takes? 2:17:15 - Q: Do you have any tips on starting out in game dev? 2:24:11 - Q: What games fit will with lighter, weekday evenings? 2:27:01 - Q: What games do you think were ahead of their time? 2:32:58 - Q: Are there any audio interfaces we'd recommend? 2:40:35 - Sign Off
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