SGJ Podcast #272 – 2018 Year in Review/2019 Looking Ahead

by 12/20/2018 · Podcasts / Featured / Videos

The Best of 2018!

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz and I close out 2018 by looking back at this busy year and talk about what surprised us, what depressed us and a lot more. We talked about a LOT of games, so it’s a pretty long episode, but we covered a lot, and had a lot of fun, so I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did making it.

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We’re back on January 8th, 2019 with Star Dynasties, so until then, may you have a joyous holiday season and a very happy new year.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, drop them below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Most Surprising Games of 2018

  • Brian – ADIOS Amigos, Solar Explorer: New Dawn, War Tech Fighters
  • Jim – Stellaris, Starcom: Nexus, No Man’s Sky
  • Spaz – Starcom: Nexus, ADIOS Amigos, Executive Assault 2

Most Disappointing Games of 2018

  • Brian – Origin Space, Fleets of Ascendancy
  • Jim – N/A
  • Spaz – N/A

Games You Played the Most in 2018

  • Brian – 3030 Deathwar Redux – A Space Odyssey, Helium Rain, Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr
  • Jim – Battletech, Warframe, Mechwarrior Online, Elite: Dangerous
  • Spaz – Battletech, Slay the Spire, Civilization VI, Heat Signature, EDF 4.1, Astroneer

Quickest Refund in 2018

  • Brian – Space Rocket, Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
  • Jim – Chasm, I’m Not a Monster, Zone of the Enders
  • Spaz – The Last Train, The Colonists

Game of the Year for 2018

  • Brian – Helium Rain
  • Jim – X4: Foundations (for 2019?)
  • Spaz – Valkyria Chronicles 4

What You’re Looking Forward to in 2019

  • Brian – Starsector, Mechwarrior 5, Rage 2, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
  • Jim – Genesis Alpha One
  • Spaz – Ace Combat 7

Other Games Mentioned

  • Starbound
  • Distant Worlds Universe
  • Tobii Eye Tracker
  • American Truck Simulator
  • Elite: Dangerous
  • Overload
  • X4 Foundations
  • Solar Jet Man
  • X3
  • EDF 5
  • Robot Alchemic Drive
  • Second Life
  • Deep Rock Galactic
  • Dragon Quest 11
  • Nino Kuni 2
  • Sins of a Solar Empire
  • Starpoint Gemini Warlords
  • Evochron Legacy

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