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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 552: I See You've Been a Bit Better

« on: December 26, 2017, 05:16:00 PM »

Hey Greg i always wondered.


How did you get so into american football being from the UK?


Just curious. Also is the sport picking up steam over there or is it really difficult to find other fans of the sport?


I'm not a huge football fan i'm a bball fan but just curious. I'm from LA.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 551: Two Pinballs Came at Once

« on: December 19, 2017, 07:43:31 PM »

Bethesda does alright.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 551: Two Pinballs Came at Once

« on: December 19, 2017, 04:24:39 PM »

i think the email was less about loot boxes and more about nintendo resisting the urge to go that route outside mobile.


Imagine how much Mario would have gotten knocked for making the costumes loot boxes even if it's cosmetic.


They would have gotten destroyed when a lot of devs do this.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 551: Two Pinballs Came at Once

« on: December 19, 2017, 03:01:25 PM »

Hey crew,


I think the Stern pinball game should have gotten more props over Zen.


Zen is cool but as you guys mentioned the ball physics are a bit off at times.


Stern Pinball presentation is dry as paint but the actual pinball is absolutely spot on and the ball physics the best in the biz. Farsights has always done great pinball.


Wish their presentation would get up to snuff.


Though the super ass generic art style of Zen is off putting. They need to hire a better artist. lol. That asian charlies angels type girl freaks me out.

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TalkBack / Re: Yooka-Laylee (Switch) Review

« on: December 17, 2017, 09:38:56 PM »

I liked it more. Like a solid 7.5 - 8.

But I have no issues with the 6 cause it’s not some people’s jam.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

« on: December 13, 2017, 08:28:15 PM »

I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS ABOUT MEGA MAN

i would love the guys who did wonder boy on Switch to totally redue some of those old classic games.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

« on: December 13, 2017, 12:07:06 PM »

Yeah i saw the time stamp for those two and thought that some other emails were in between those just not listed on the time stamp. lol.


Is cool. I should stop posting or emailing in the moment as i listen to the show cause it's when emotions and opinions are at an all time high. lol.


Thanks. : )

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

« on: December 12, 2017, 01:43:14 AM »

Every episode they ask for emails and I’ve sent serious emails but all they pick is silly emails and questions. So why ask for emails if we send them and not get read? : /

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

« on: December 11, 2017, 05:03:37 PM »

If Gui likes a game 70% and dislikes it 30% it feels like he spends time complaining about that 30% vs the 70% he did like. lol.


Now before i get crapped on ive heard from others that Metroid Return does have a few issues. It's based on the gameboy game so maybe that limited the game.


I'm enjoying it but ive accepted the fact that is based on a game that was very different from the modern metroid template.


Almost like a Zelda 2 remake probably being different from a standard Zelda.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

« on: December 11, 2017, 02:23:32 PM »

So no, it isn't. But also yes it is? Blades have traits, like Water Mastery or Noppon Knowledge. You can view them on the Blade info screen, though you might need to use the shoulder buttons to access that page. You have to have enough points on your active party in order to break that skill lock. You can adjust blades to do it. Those traits increase level via use.

How do you earn these points to break those levels?

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 550: Strip That Village to the Bone!

« on: December 11, 2017, 11:40:43 AM »

James i'm surprised you haven't figured out yet how the systems work as far as specials. You are usually really good at this stuff and i'm terrible at it but it didn't take too long.


You can see youtube videos that explain it as well. It's not a spoiler just helps clarify the system.


I'm really enjoying the battle system and enjoying switching between Pyra and another blade to set up the right combos. I"m in the middle of ch. 3 so probably close to where you were when you recorded this.


You're right though. The game has menus and systems upon systems. Some which i still don't understand!


But i feel the font is bigger and menus easier to grasp than X honestly.


When you go dig in the ground and it fails cause you haven't mastered something is that the skill tree?

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TalkBack / Re: Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Switch) Review

« on: November 28, 2017, 01:48:41 PM »

Haha kind of funny that you listed motion controls as bad and in revelations 1 motion controls were listed as good.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 548: Podcasters of Influence

« on: November 23, 2017, 12:09:03 PM »

She has very strong opinions but with her I’m fine with it for some reason I’m fine with it even if I disagree like with doom. Plus she’s pretty quick and moves from game to game.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 548: Podcasters of Influence

« on: November 23, 2017, 12:40:56 AM »

If that's the way she comes across to you, it's probably mostly my fault and is the result of my editing combined with a less-than-stable Skype call. She'll say "Moving on" to keep the conversation flowing and on track, which is often needed on RFN. I'll be more mindful of the way I edit coming back from interjections that stop one's train of thought, but I assure you that during recording, we don't find her rude or monopolizing the conversation.


You're going over the line with your comment, FL. There's a way to criticize with kindness.

I don’t find anything wrong with her. I enjoy her a lot actually.

Her doom comments while I don’t disagree with anything she said I still think the game is incredibly fun on switch and I didn’t have the control issues once I adjusted them in the menus. But she’s great. Have her on more often.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 13, 2017, 06:47:38 PM »

Kobeskillz, out of curiosity, how long have you been listening to RFN?  They have had a tendency to spend a lot of time nit-picking flaws in a game that they overall largely love, spanning as far back as I remember (Dr. Metts days). 

You had two people on the podcast who both summarized that they had effusive praise for the game, and one who didn't say he didn't like the game, but wanted to provide input as to why he wasn't enamored with it at the same level as Jonny & James.

Additionally, while this is a matter of personal preference, RFN's podcasts are often conversational when touching upon a larger game or topic, which can cause uneven flow.  I personally like it, but understand it's a matter of personal taste.

Mmmm i'd say between 2012-2013.


Don't get me wrong i love the show and i know the style which i like but i don't know sometimes it goes on a bit tooo much. I can understand if you're playing Sunshine and you're taking a crap on it for a while but Odyssey just felt weird as it kept going and going even while james was doing his best to spotlight the good things. It was just so different from the conversations i've heard about this game before.


Heck even my wife noticed it and she doesn't care about games and podcast. lol.


I do feel the crew shouldn't take constructive criticism so personal and thats always been a problem i've noticed. They have different opinions and i thought you could voice your opinion here even if it was different from theirs but i do notice they get defensive at times and so do the long time fans.


Again i know i'll be jumped on for those comments but hey as a fan that's how i feel. As unpopular as that may be.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 13, 2017, 04:46:26 PM »

Are you saying that you're not enjoying coming across as overly critical and negative, and that before you even said anything you knew people would make a big deal out of your light criticism and would act overly defensive? That you're a big fan but had some issues with the latest that came out, and it brought you down?


I can't imagine what that's like.




Look, I'm sorry for being snarky but I tried to be mostly positive, it's just that no one else seemed to have the same feelings about the game as I did, so I had to express them. I know some listeners feel the same way I do, and I don't see a reason to not express that point of view. The alternative would have been to shut up, which is largely what I did for the one hour Odyssey conversation between James and Greg on 547, so go ahead and enjoy that.


I may have some more positive things to say in future episodes, as I find aspects of the game I like more. But the collectathon nature of the game isn't something I enjoy, and unfortunately it's prevalent and unavoidable when playing through the game.

Its not a personal attack on you and you're super funny i always enjoy your sharp wit.


I want that to be clear i'm not attacking you! lol. Here is the irony in all this. Think of my comments like what you said about Mario Odyssey.


Everyone was raining praise but you had some small issues here and there and you expressed them. Doesn't mean you didn't love the game.


Same with me. I love this pod cast but at times i feel for pacing things should be mixed a bit. Constructive criticism with positive. Sometimes i feel the podcast likes to steer a bit too much in the negativity.

[/size][size=78%]Like how you called out odyssey i came in here and just gave my opinion and like you i'm getting crap for it. the irony. [/size]
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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 13, 2017, 11:46:18 AM »

I knew when i posted that i found the segment overly negative that i would get people on me. That's been the way here imo. A bit too defensive about critic from the crew and fans but sorry guys it's how i felt.


i'm not saying i don't like the show and in contrast i've listened to every episode ever and super excited to hear a new one every week. I love the crew but yeah this was a downer. Even my wife who was in the car with was like damn this guy is raining the negativity on the game.


I mean even when james was trying to steer it back to positive Gui [size=78%]would take it back to complaining about something and even got poor Metts into it too. Lol. Is hard to rain complaints then at the very end say yeah but I liked it like that excuses the past 20 mins lol. [/size]

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 12, 2017, 01:24:13 AM »

Sometimes I think people forget that these games are made for a wide wide range of people. The Co op mechanic is amazing with my kids because I can help with cappy or I can control Mario in harder sections and have them help with cappy and they love it. Much more than the Galaxy coop.

That's the problem, isn't it? These games are made for a broad audience, as you say, and the yet the co-op mode only seems to be useful for people with young children. I'm fairly certain that Guillaume's partner is not a 6-year-old, so you should understand why they didn't find it as enjoyable (especially coming off a game like Super Mario 3D World, which had great co-op for experienced players).

Also having a bunch of moons and some being super easy to get is perfectly fine. My kinds (4 and 6) find some moons way way too hard but some of the easier ones that are just “laying around” they love cause they still are having fun and they still get that sense of reward from getting a moon and it keeps them going instead of hitting a brick wall and just running around for an hour without getting one moon because adults complained that every moon should be a challenge.

Yeah, it is fine for the main game. The problem is that there are many superfluous post-game Power Moons as well. Just as it isn't unreasonable to expect Mario games to be very accessible for children or less experienced gamers during the main game, it's not unreasonable to expect that the game sheds the fluff and delivers a more lean platforming challenge after the credits roll. Having Power Moons that are in plain sight, require no platforming challenge to get to, and marked on the map as post-game content does make it seem like they were just trying to get the Power Moon count up.

I do think the RFN crew sometimes comes across as more critical of a game than they intend to, but this episode didn't really feel like one of those weeks. I was actually surprised at how effusive James was in his praise for this game, and the discussion felt pretty balanced overall.

But is it a problem? Hey I when to see a family movie and boy was I upset that they had some kid jokes in it. Oh wait no I wasn’t. Because I went to see a FAMILY movie.

This is a game meant for all ages. It has some impossible stuff for young children. Some real challenges and it has some features for young kids and parents. Because it’s a FAMILY game. I find it silly to nitpick about a feature that many others enjoy because you as adults found it boring. Mario is not a game you should be looking at for your intense co op fun.

I’m not tying to be a jerk but this is a feature that has been tremendously fun for me and my family and many echo that sentiment.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 10, 2017, 11:25:03 AM »

This is by far the most negative Mario odessey podcast I’ve listened too. Attack me for this comment but true.

Game club run by Shesez, Beta64, and A+Start on Youtube was harsher, ragging on things like artistic inconsistency and how they like Galaxy better and such.

I haven’t listened to that one. I mean I guess you can say it has artistic inconsistency but I just saw it as them portraying different parts of the world. I don’t know I liked that each area was so different visually from the other. I dug that.
 
Still this I was ready for a glowing podcast about Mario sprinkled with some criticisms about the game but instead it turned into this is what it does wrong and this is what I don’t like and it kept going.
 
Sometimes I think people forget that these games are made for a wide wide range of people. The Co op mechanic is amazing with my kids because I can help with cappy or I can control Mario in harder sections and have them help with cappy and they love it. Much more than the Galaxy coop.
 
 
Also having a bunch of moons and some being super easy to get is perfectly fine. My kinds (4 and 6) find some moons way way too hard but some of the easier ones that are just “laying around” they love cause they still are having fun and they still get that sense of reward from getting a moon and it keeps them going instead of hitting a brick wall and just running around for an hour without getting one moon because adults complained that every moon should be a challenge.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 09, 2017, 11:07:31 AM »

This is by far the most negative Mario odessey podcast I’ve listened too. Attack me for this comment but true.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 546: The Influence of Classical Waggle on the Modern Metropolis

« on: November 08, 2017, 08:33:24 PM »

Wario Land 1 on the gameboy is absolutely the best Wario Land game. No question about it.


Even back in the 90's when i went to buy Wario Land 2 i was sooooo disappointed in it. Still own it and still am.

My kids and I had a blast in two player mode and my kids love the motion controls. Selfish grown ups.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 540: Reset the Metroid Clock

« on: September 28, 2017, 12:38:49 AM »

ok i might get blasted here but a while back the gang clearly answered someones email about playing games you don't like.

The sentiment was very strong about why play games you don't like and why force yourself and that's stupid and a waste of time.

mmmmm. This person deserves an apology! lol.

James owes many apologies; for instance, I believe he has yet to express the requisite remorse for Episode 103 (note: this statement is very different from saying that no remorse has been expressed).

You know I kept hearing about this episode as I started listening to this podcast a few years ago and when I went back to hear it I thought it was one of the all time funniest podcast episodes ever. Of any podcast.

No apologies needed there. We should be thanking him if anything. Lol.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 540: Reset the Metroid Clock

« on: September 27, 2017, 05:37:20 PM »

ok i might get blasted here but a while back the gang clearly answered someones email about playing games you don't like.


The sentiment was very strong about why play games you don't like and why force yourself and that's stupid and a waste of time.


mmmmm. This person deserves an apology! lol.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 538: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

« on: September 11, 2017, 02:43:47 PM »

In Mario + Rabbits there is a house in Peach Castles that lets you replay all the challenges that you've tried. That helps.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 538: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

« on: September 11, 2017, 01:08:22 PM »

Mario Kart Double Dash used the Lan Adapter.


My friends and i had a blast with this.


But yeah the Lan and especially moden were hardly used.


Though PS2 didn't use these as much either. More so than GC but no where near the Xbox and it's online.