247: Jedi Fallen Order, Half-Life Alyx & Gamer Gift's

Respawn’s first Star Wars game has arrived! EA and Respawn have released their single-player story following Cal after Order 66 was executed. The game is a good combination of Dark Souls and Uncharted despite some flaws around the edges. We also revisit more of Luigi’s Mansion 3 and talk about the complexity behind the boss battles.

In the news, Pokemon Sword and Shield is suffering from a lot of controvery including what is called “Dexit.” Despite this, it sold 6 million copies. Valve announced Half-Life: Alyx for VR systems and Tesla announces Cybertruck. Cybertruck also may appear within Cyberpunk 2077. We’ll see!

Our discussion features our holiday gift guide for gamer’s! Every year we break down our main picks for the holidays from video game deals to big hardware buys. We invite Jason back onto the cast to share his top picks and also include feedback from our community on Discord and Facebook!

2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Gamer’s

TOP 3 HARDWARE/SERVICE BUYS

Austin
1. Samsung 70’ LED 6 Series Smart 4K UHD TV with HDR – $549 (899)
2. Dell 24″ 1920×1080 144hz LED Gaming LED Monitor – $149 Walmart
3. Samsung 75″ LED RU8000 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart TV – $1297.99 (2197.99) Dell
Brett
1. Avermedia Live Gamer Portable Plus 2 – $169.99 Amazon
2. Belkin USB Surge Protector (3 Plugs and 2 USB) – $19.95 Amazon
3. GTR-1 Backpack for PC Towers and Games – $199.99 Crazzie
Jason
1. GAEMS Vanguard Portable Case – $179 gamestop
2. PS4 Controllers – $38.99 gamestop
Community
1. Rose Gold PS4 Controller – squammi

TOP 3 DEALS

Austin
1. PSVR with 5 Games (Astro Bot Rescue Mission, RE2, PSVR Worlds, Skyrim VR and Everbody’s Golf VR) – $199 at Walmart
2. Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop – $1079.99 (1429.99)
3. Alienware m17 4K Laptop – $1599 (2549)
Brett
1. God of War – $10 at Best Buy
2. PSVR with 5 Games (Astro Bot Rescue Mission, RE2, PSVR Worlds, Skyrim VR and Everbody’s Golf VR) – $199 at Walmart
3. MSI Gaming Laptop with RTX 2060, 32GB RAM and 6 core i7 9750H – $1399 at Best Buy ($500 Off)
Jason
1. PSVR 5 Game Bundle with $25 coupon – $199.99 at gamestop
2. Switch Bundle with Mario kart 299.99 with $25 coupon at gamestop
3. Buy One, Get One Free – Gamestop

BEST BUY OF THE SEASON

Austin
1. Alienware m17 4K Laptop – $1599 (2549) coupon “AW950AFF”
Brett
1. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (The Outer Worlds, Gears 5 etc.) – $14.99/mo
Jason
1. Video Game Sales from Target

Special thanks to Crazzie Pro Gear. They provided us with some incredible pro-level backbacks for carrying our computer equipment to all our events. If you want a bag yourself, head over to their website to purchase one! A portion of the proceeds go to support The Inner Gamer.

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Show Notes

3:30

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
27:26

Luigi’s Mansion 3
30:45

Gaming News
1:07:58

2019 Gamer’s Holiday Gift Guide
1:47:33

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