On this episode of Transition, we delve deep into the world of Assassin’s Creed: Origins and, believe it or not, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Since it’s October, there just isn’t any shortage of games to talk about and games editor Rishi Alwani[1], friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani, and host Pranay Parab[2] make the most of this opportunity. In the second half of this episode, we talk about Stranger Things season 2[3] as pop culture nerds Akhil Arora[4] and Roydon Cerejo[5] return to the podcast.
This episode begins with an in-depth look at Assassin’s Creed Origins[6], which Rishi had the chance to check out. Rishi starts by talking about the polished experience that this game offers. He compares this game with previous games in the Assassin’s Creed[7] franchise, while detailing changes to gameplay and combat in particular. There’s a lot that has changed in this game, so Rishi does a great job explaining how the game has evolved and what it might have learned from For Honor[8].
Then both Mikhail and Rishi talk about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus[9], which both of them managed to play for quite a few hours before we recorded this podcast. This is where both detail the history of the Wolfenstein franchise and whether this game is a worthy entry to the franchise. The discussion goes to the tech behind the game, its graphics and visuals, and just how gory this game is.
Then we discuss fun topics such as original Xbox[10] games coming to the Xbox One[11], EA’s rather sad development priorities[12], sales...