Our First Ever Live Show (from Gamescom feat. Ben Starr and Alex Jordan) | Friends Per Second Ep #52
We did it live!
Guten Tag, Users!
We wanted to kick off by saying thank you so, so much to everyone who came to see our first ever live show at Gamescom. We had no idea what to expect and it was incredible to see and meet so many of you. Without getting too #emotional about it, it was a big moment for us, and we really appreciate you coming.
Big thank you to our fabulous guests Alex Jordan and Ben Starr, Tamoor Hussain for the wonderful introduction, Rob Feather (Twitter, Insta) from Fireshine Games who took these wonderful photos for us, and, of course, Gamescom for the invite.
Thank you so much again to everyone who came - sorry about the lack of chairs, weâre definitely feeding that back for next time.
Apologies that the episode and newsletter are a little late, we had to fix some audio issues on top of finishing our Gamescom coverage and traveling back. Some say Ralph is still on a plane as youâre reading this.
Games mentioned: Destiny 2, Metal Gear, Roblox, inZOI, Warframe
Misc. mentions: The Nine Inch Nails Doc Martens, Cologne, Gamescom, Kölsch, E3, Keigh3, the giant cat coming out of the ceiling in Hall 6, Alien Romulus, a New York slice, Pulp Fiction, NASCAR, Daytona 500, Tommy Bahama, Jimmy Buffet (RIP), Walkerâs Shortbread, Dairy Milk, the sacred Jedi texts, Hersheyâs âchocolateâ, the hall in Gamescom where someone threw up, Tim Tams, Tim Tam slam, Vegemite, Marmite, Ralphâs video with Reb and Meg from Warframe, the PokĂ©mon plane, the PokĂ©mon safety video
Guest block: Alex Jordan and Ben Starr
We had to bring out the big guns for our first ever live show, so we called on friends of the pod Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) and Alex Jordan (The Alters, Dragon Age: The Veilguard) to join us for a fun chat and a devilish drawing game courtesy of Jake Baldino.
Games mentioned: The First Berserker: Khazan, Final Fantasy XVI, Cyberpunk 2077, Telltaleâs Game of Thrones Game, The Alters, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Sherlock Holmes the Awakened, Demonâs Souls, Baldurâs Gate 3, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Fortnite, Legacy of Kain, Soul Reaver, Assassinâs Creed
Misc. mentions: The SAG video game voice actor strike, Equity, AI, Ben dressing up as Tifa, Paddington 2, Natural Six (Aoife Wilson, Hollie Bennett, Doug Cockle, Harry McEntire), Dungeons and Dragons, Deck of Many Friends (Troy Baker, Sam Lake, Abubakar Salim, Neil Newbon, Matt Mercer, Anjali Bhimani, Giant Bomb, Sanic the Hedgehog, Goku, Zack Flair, Zach Efron, Chun-Li, Squall, Geralt of Rivia, shout out to audio engineers, Raziel, Ezio
Gamescom and Opening Night Live impressions
Okay, time to actually talk about video games. Gamescom is one hell of a show and itâs packed to the rafters with cool games to see and play. While some of them were embargoed so we couldnât talk about them on stage (looking at you, Expedition 33, Batman: Arkham Shadow, and Metaphor ReFantazio), we had plenty of impressions from Opening Night Live and our appointments to get through.
Games mentioned: Shenmue 6 (lol), Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Borderlands 4, Elder Scrolls 6, Dungeon Keeper, Fable, Black and White, The Curiosity Cube, Masters of Albion, Borderlands 3, Tiny Tinaâs Wonderland, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Overwatch, Destiny, Marvel Rivals, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Path of Exile 2, Diablo 4, Dune: Awakening, The Sims, Tony Hawk, Batman games, Sid Meierâs Civilization 2, SimMania, SimCity 2000, SimCity, Sid Meierâs Civilization 7, Sid Meierâs Civilization 5, Ara History Untold, The First Berserker: Khazan, Code Vein, Armored Core, Sifu, Space Marine, God of War, Pac-Man, Fallout 76, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Wolfenstein, Reignbreaker, Hades, the WoW VR experience, The Eternal Life of Goldman, Gothic Remake, Stormforge, Cairn, Furi, Haven
Misc. mentions: Opening Night Live, the Borderlands Movie, Peter Molyneux, Summer Game Fest, Game Awards, the Warhammer books, Dune, the Trump Dune TikTok, Secret Level, Deadpool, Fallout (Amazon series), Blur Studio, The Last of Us (HBO), The Animatrix, the Indiana Jones movies
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Games mentioned: Baldurâs Gate 3, Outer Wilds, Starfield, Gollum, Destiny, Final Fantasy XVI, Assassinâs Creed 3, Thank Goodness Youâre Here!, Tony Hawk (with guns and swords), Animal Well
Misc. mentions: NakeyJakey, Jacob Geller, new music from Sam (Ralphâs brother)
We have a great guest lined up for the next episode, we canât wait for you to hear it. Thanks again for listening/watching/coming to the live show, and weâll see you next week.
Hopefully weâll have recovered from the jet lag by then. <3 L
The live show was a great watch. Jake was such a trooper for eating that vegemite for the first time at a live show lmao. Lucy might understand this related reference. One of my closest friends is British, (he's from Essex, but now lives in the USA) and he brought in Twiglets to work. We all tried them and he got a big laugh out of watching all the Americans trying to keep them down. Jake's experience reminded me of that a bit. Anyways, loved the live show and looking forward to the next pod!
I loved watching it live!! Even though we had no chairs XD
For real now, as a European gaming fan, we do not have many opportunities to interact with people that are from the industry, so this was really an amazing experience!
Thank you for coming, for being such awesome people and bringing some awesome guests, I'll never forget this experience for sure! It was the high point on my Gamescom!