S3EP04: Steam PH 12% VAT, Assassin's Creed Shadows Success or Flop? Silent Hill f Details and Rating, Japanese devs should avoid appealing to Western tastes
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In our recent gaming podcast, we discussed Steam games in the Philippines will have a 12% VAT starting on June 2025, Konami confirmed Silent Hill f will be released for PS5, XBox Series, and PC, Smash creator Sakurai says Japanese devs should avoid appealing to Western tastes, Tetsuya Nomura says Tifa's popularity is "not just about appearance", and Assassin's Creed Shadows is a spectacular return to form according to reviewshttps://youtu.be/0SOtpuwgS60
(00:00 ) Intro and Topics
(02:41 ) Tifa Best Girl
(07:10 ) Silent Hill f Higurashi
(10:16 ) Silent Hill f Rating
(15:05 ) Games for Western Tastes
(17:48 ) Western Games Woke
(22:30 ) AC Shadows Will you play
(25:30 ) AC Shadows Reviews Return to Form
(28:54 ) AC Shadows Anti Harassment
(32:15 ) AC Shadows Success
(34:41 ) AC Shadows Japan Parliament
(39:37 ) AC Shadows Romance Options
(45:15 ) Steam 12% VAT Philippines
(50:22 ) Steam 12% VAT Going where
(55:50 ) Steam 12% VAT Exemptions
(01:02:09 ) Shoutouts and Outro
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