Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 27, 2009, 07:00:00 AM
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Episode 163: Haunted Dog Food
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This big episode starts with a diverse shot of New Business -- imported Goemon, MMORPGs, PlayStation 3 downloadable games, Microsoft's interactive game show, and finally, something recognizable: Professor Layton 2.
Then we kick off the Geist edition of RetroActive, minus Greg (scheduling conflicts), but plus Jeff Kalles, who worked on the game as well as Eternal Darkness and several other notable titles for Nintendo of America. Jeff is a natural podcaster and gives incredible insight into Geist's development. We asked our questions and yours, as well as sharing our own thoughts about the game and getting some of Jeff's honest opinions too. And since he seems incapable of having a boring job, we talk about his current gig at Penny Arcade and some of the recent and upcoming events related to the world's biggest gaming comic.
Still not satisfied? What's wrong with you? Well, maybe you will be after Listener Mail, in which Greg returns. We answer questions about Wii/DS connectivity and the best on-rails shooter this holiday season. We've also got Shout-Outs for Lego Star Wars and i-Ninja.
We're always looking for great Listener Mail to read and discuss on the show, so please send your questions or comments! (We really love seeing your praise and feedback regarding the show itself; however, in the interest of time, we may edit your letter to be read on the podcast.) Credits:
This podcast was edited by Greg Leahy.
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Post by: KDR_11k on September 27, 2009, 04:26:36 PM
Post by: broodwars on September 27, 2009, 10:59:32 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on September 28, 2009, 12:19:26 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 28, 2009, 12:55:35 AM
Post by: broodwars on September 28, 2009, 01:30:53 AM
brood... take the risk. I bet you buy plenty of $50 games without playing them first.
True (and $60 games as well), but I usually have more to go on with them than screens and videos of flower petals spiraling around in fields. Plus, I'm very wary about going after these "art games" after getting really turned off by Braid a while back, which had similar hype and I just found pretentious and not particularly interesting. This just feels like a game that has to be played to really decide if you want it.
Post by: Killer_Man_Jaro on September 28, 2009, 02:30:31 AM
As for Flower, I'm somewhat dubious about that. After Jonny described the gameplay, I was left thinking "ugh, who thought this was a good idea for a videogame?". My fears were confirmed when I searched for a YouTube video of it - the one I picked had a 10 minute duration and I watched it for 1 minute before closing the window out of boredom. Once you get over the visuals, which I will concede are astonishingly nice, it seems that picking up petals would get dull extremely quickly. What I find most bizarre that Jonny used Flower to have a dig at De Blob, which kept my attention for its entirety and provided a lot of enjoyment. It obviously doesn't have the graphical finesse of the HD blades of grass, but it certainly appears to be a great deal more fun to play.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 28, 2009, 01:22:42 PM
It's also not just a graphics demo. What you obviously can't get from watching a video is the feeling of controlling the wind with your movements, which is a HUGE part of the game and is done incredibly well.
I was hesitant to mention de Blob, because it's obviously a very different game in execution. The broad concept is similar, though, in that you are transforming and reviving a world where things have decayed. And Flower excels in the one area where I felt de Blob was a big failure -- controls. Of course, de Blob gets a lot of things right, especially the music and the story concept (not so much the writing).
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on September 28, 2009, 03:04:28 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 28, 2009, 03:10:15 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on September 28, 2009, 04:35:25 PM
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Once you're 'N' you can never get out
BWAHAHAHA
Post by: broodwars on September 28, 2009, 04:41:47 PM
QuoteOnce you're 'N' you can never get out
BWAHAHAHA
That pun was so horrible, yet so awesome. All we need now is for him to use "play it loud" (my personal favorite Nintendo PR slogan) at some point. :rolleyes:
Post by: KDR_11k on September 29, 2009, 10:40:28 AM
You don't need it anyway, any walljump refills your jump count and if a gap is really wide just build a foam bridge across it.
Post by: D_Average on September 29, 2009, 02:39:31 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on September 29, 2009, 04:50:03 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 29, 2009, 04:51:46 PM
I sent off a question to RFN 3 weeks ago and it hasn't come up! Is it still coming up?
No it fell in the abyss with my question I sent in 3 weeks ago.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 29, 2009, 04:57:25 PM
Post by: D_Average on September 29, 2009, 08:41:00 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on September 30, 2009, 12:42:08 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 30, 2009, 03:21:08 AM
I feel like every week I listen Adolf Vega gets a question answered. On top of that, when you consider the fact that he also gets a question answered every week on GameScoop, its really unfair to the rest of us. Liiiike. Really unfair. :-[
That makes it all the more depressing. Thanks a lot for bringing that up.
Post by: broodwars on September 30, 2009, 03:48:02 AM
I feel like every week I listen Adolf Vega gets a question answered. On top of that, when you consider the fact that he also gets a question answered every week on GameScoop, its really unfair to the rest of us. Liiiike. Really unfair. :-[
That makes it all the more depressing. Thanks a lot for bringing that up.
Oh you are one to talk, GP. You're probably the second most-answered person in the listener mail section, second only to Adolf. ;)
As for Adolf, geez it really does remind me of the occasional time when I'll tune in Shawn Hannity on the radio, and every single episode "Marty" always calls in without fail. They even have a little theme song that plays for him in the background during his call. Maybe we need one for Adolf. ;)
I'm not too bothered by the frequency of repeat-members in listener mail, as I've only written in 3 times and got read twice so it's been pretty fair enough to me so far. I just find the whole thing funny.
Post by: NWR_Lindy on September 30, 2009, 06:51:03 PM
That pun was so horrible, yet so awesome.
I felt sort of guilty after using it, but also quite proud of myself. I just kind of felt bad, because I usually only subject James, Greg, and Jonny to my terrible puns, and not unsuspecting guests. It was like stealing candy from a baby.
Post by: adadad on September 30, 2009, 07:49:46 PM
And yes I am still chuffed about the compliments for my question a while ago! It was to do with whether developers should be afforded more sympathy due to all the complications of game development/publication that're out of their control. In a way it's kind of relevant today as we're seeing more devs like WayForward and High Voltage progressing from crap, slapped together licenced titles to fully fledged, highly acclaimed ones. It just makes it more difficult for critics to call a developer uniformly **** now that it's becoming clearer that faults do not necessarily lie with a dev team's ignorance.
Uh oh I'm kicking off again.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 30, 2009, 09:51:22 PM
Tips to get a letter read on the show:
- Ask something open-ended
- Bring up a controversy (gaming-related)
- Challenge one of the RFN crew on something we said or wrote
- Write about a game or company that doesn't get talked about much
- Ask for our opinions on a particular game or issue
- Give constructive suggestions about the podcast or website
Most of the people in this thread don't even need these tips, as we've read letters from all of you at least once! And we'll be happy to do so again if the topics are interesting.
Post by: Plugabugz on October 01, 2009, 07:51:47 AM
Post by: Penguin_Of_Thyme on October 01, 2009, 07:29:38 PM
One thing I thought I should point out. The Dreamcast can connect with the Neo Geo Pocket Color - not the WonderSwan.
FAQ on NGPC games that connect with Dreamcast
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/file/916412/8656 (http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/file/916412/8656)
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 02, 2009, 03:46:55 AM
And I have a correction for myself as well. In the episode we just recorded tonight (164), we read the letters from Plugabugz and GP and had good discussions about both. They were not bad or lackluster emails, and I'm sorry if I implied that they were earlier in this thread. It's true that I had favored some first-time writers recently, but submissions have slowed down a lot in the past week. That drove me into the backlog to look for good letters, and it happened that both of those were good topics for the show. So, I'm glad that we got to answer them after all.
Post by: broodwars on November 25, 2009, 11:27:29 PM
Post by: D_Average on November 26, 2009, 01:16:28 AM
Well, Jonny, it looks like you'll win on the issue of Flower. It has a temporary price cut down to $5 right now on PSN, and at that price I'm willing to give it a shot.
Just noticed that five mins ago. I'm thinking of biting on the Prince of Persia remake or Smash Cars. I already have Bomberman and Last Guy and would definitely recommend them at half price! As well as Flower of course, a must have at 5 bones.
Post by: NWR_Lindy on November 28, 2009, 09:24:45 PM
