Bastard Sword Drew Edgar & Josh Adams

Episode Notes
METAL GEAR!? This week on Bastard Sword, Josh and Drew dive into the dense world of Metal Gear and rank each game in the mainline series to determine, once and for all, which is the best (and worst!) game in Hideo Kojima's long-running (but now dead [question mark?]) tactical espionage saga. But first, they take a quick detour to talk a little about Dark Souls challenge runs, Marvel's Midnight Suns, and the ever-growing graphics arms race.

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Episode Notes
Death is only the beginning (of podcasting). So I guess we're doing this thing, huh? On this inaugural episode of Bastard Sword, Josh and Drew talk about some recent industry trends, including a post-mortem on the Palworld controversy from earlier in the year, how Stellar Blade is looking (and how the internet is reacting to it), and Ubisoft's... uh, "questionable" position on game ownership, as demonstrated by their recent statements and even-more-recent scuttling of The Crew.

Then, they do a deep dive into Cultic, an absolutely fantastic retro-inspired shooter with heavy Resident Evil 4 vibes and a whole lot of heart (and exploding cultists). If you haven't played it, you should absolutely do that.

Welcome to Bastard Sword
Welcome to the Bastard Sword Podcast, hosted by Josh Adams & Drew Edgar. This is a preview of our first episode coming soon, wherein we talk about Cultic, one of the best games from the recent wave of retro-FPS games (or boomer shooters, if you're feeling fancy).