Michael takes on Resident Evil: Revelations while Eric dives into Ace Combat: Assault Horizon—and the results are hilarious, confusing, and surprisingly deep. In this episode of State of the Save, the guys trade games in another Game Swap, share their takes on the latest Nintendo Direct announcements, and dig into Gears of War: Reloaded with some personal stories along the way.
If you love retro games, classic franchises, and modern gaming deep dives, this episode has it all:
Nintendo Direct Recap — surprises, highlights, and big reveals
Resident Evil: Revelations — Michael’s baffling experience with the survival horror spin-off
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon — Eric’s unexpected existential journey through the skies
Gears of War: Reloaded — gameplay talk, nostalgia, and personal lore
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Timecodes:0:00 - Intro2:10 - Nintendo Direct14:03 - Chibi-Robo17:08 - Gears of War: Reloaded27:55 - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon42:45 - Resident Evil: Revelations58:45 - Eric's pick for Michael1:01:02 - Michael's pick for EricMusic:Jungle Mood — Peyruis [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/AE4AWGTNa-AFree Download / Stream: http://alplus.io/JungleMoodMetro — Scandinavianz [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/NPKwINq8D_4Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/metro