Episode 589: Modern Warfare 4 Looks Good — We Still Want It to Fail

About this episode

The episode discusses the reveal of Modern Warfare 4, the release of 007 First Light, and the Hell Let Loose: Vietnam beta, exploring their implications and reception.

Modern Warfare 4 got revealed, 007 First Light is finally out, and the Hell Let Loose: Vietnam beta dropped — so naturally we spent an episode on the franchise we swore off, a Bond game that isn't quite Hitman, and a beta that can't hold a frame rate. We get into the HLL: Vietnam open beta (the rubber-banding, the keybinds that won't stick, the studio's track record) and whether it's worth grabbing at the June 18 launch. Then 007 First Light: it's sitting at 88 on Metacritic and "best Bond since GoldenEye," but is it actually a let-down if you came in expecting Hitman? We break down why the reviews and the disappointment can both be right. Then the big one — Modern Warfare 4. Korea-but-modern is a genuinely cool setting, Ballistic Authority gunplay, DMZ is back, it skips last-gen. We also get into the death of the Warzone era, where extraction shooters go next (Tarkov, Arc Raiders), and a detour into Elden Ring. And we close on Aliens.gov: the site the UFO community thought was disclosure, that turned out to be something very different. Two friends, zero corporate takes. Jake's still open to it, Raz wants the whole thing to burn. 0:00 - Intro & what's on the docket 1:40 - Hell…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake, Raz

Topics covered

• Modern Warfare 4
• 007 First Light
• Hell Let Loose: Vietnam beta
• game reviews
• extraction shooters
• UFO community

Keywords

• Modern Warfare 4
• 007 First Light
• Hell Let Loose
• Vietnam beta
• game reviews
• extraction shooters
• Elden Ring
• UFOs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metacritic, Aliens.gov

Products: Modern Warfare 4, 007 First Light, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

Books & works: GoldenEye, Elden Ring

Places: Korea

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