He's back!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/24378
Finally! Jon Lindemann returns to our coven for an action-and-laughs-packed episode full of Radios and Freedoms and Nintendos. Jon doesn't so much talk about specific games but rather delivers a treatise on the state of gaming for middle-aged men who have to throw all their games in boxes and drive for two days to a new city and take a long time to get all of those games back out of the boxes. Riveting stuff. Jonny blasts yo' expectations with the cool-but-disappointing Bit.Trip Fate, the verbose Alan Wake, and just a tad of Rock Band 3. James struggles to remain coherent when describing Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, while Greg makes a belated return to Wario Land (Shake It!) before wrapping up Castlevania: Lords of Shadow just in time for Halloween.
Then we took a break.
Then we made Jon read all five letters in Listener Mail! Your questions lead us into the state of gaming retail, Zelda: Skyward Sword's release date, the pertinence of gaming magazines, regional disparities with game releases in today's modern age, and DS games to import from Japan. There's also a special announcement about an upcoming event, and we need your help! Be sure to listen all the way through to get the 'tails. And don't forget to vote on the next RetroActive selection -- voting ends this Wednesday!
Funny, on the Joystiq podcast the host complained about the narration on Other M, but praised Alan Wake's highly detailed of scenes you just watched narration.
I'm glad you guys appreciate the episode title!
I'm glad you guys appreciate the episode title!
What does it mean?
In the parlance of the Eternal Darkness magick system, it translates to "summon a super-powerful Lindy-aligned creature". Originally, I thought about using the Mantarok alignment and replacing "Aretak" with Lindy, but then I decided it would be funnier if Lindy had his own alignment. Although, a purple Lindy is an amusing image.
What do you all think of the big announcement at the end of the episode? What are your initial thoughts on what should be included in such an event?
What do you all think of the big announcement at the end of the episode? What are your initial thoughts on what should be included in such an event?
In regards to your live charity marathon I have a few suggestions.
Try and get guests like Billy or Chris Kohler?
Retrospectives are always fun and can go on forever. Maybe talk about gba launch memories since 3DS comes out soon. Cube launch memories etc?
You should all definitely play a game you've never played before and discuss it.
People calling in and maybe doing live questions could be cool.
great discussion about the magazine trends, i recently wrote to an game informer editor called Phil Collar cause his reviews on nintendo games are very bad and very one sided, he gave metroid other m a 6, and the reasons are abismal, i could agree if the games have some flaws but giving a game a 6 because you dont like it , thats just stupid, and then you have another guitar hero and they gave it an 8, magazines have gotten too political for my taste but this crossed the line.
^yes i know but if you dont like a game that does not mean others are not going to enjoy it specially a metroid title, i know other m was not metroids best, but its a damn good game, and to give it a low score just because you dont like its un professional.
^yes i know but if you dont like a game that does not mean others are not going to enjoy it specially a metroid title, i know other m was not metroids best, but its a damn good game, and to give it a low score just because you dont like its un professional.
^yes i know but if you dont like a game that does not mean others are not going to enjoy it specially a metroid title, i know other m was not metroids best, but its a damn good game, and to give it a low score just because you dont like its un professional.
It's your review, your opinion. I would think it's unprofessional to write a review for some phantom audience that you don't actually agree with. It's your name on the review, not theirs. I'd rather see writers take a stand and have an opinion (even if I don't agree with it, like I don't agree with the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reviews) than read "Well, if you're a fan of X, Y, and Z, you might like this" reviews.
It's your review, your opinion. I would think it's unprofessional to write a review for some phantom audience that you don't actually agree with. It's your name on the review, not theirs. I'd rather see writers take a stand and have an opinion (even if I don't agree with it, like I don't agree with the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reviews) than read "Well, if you're a fan of X, Y, and Z, you might like this" reviews.
You got me, am a fanboy, but i got a question, would you agree that Other M is a 6 quality game?
It's your review, your opinion. I would think it's unprofessional to write a review for some phantom audience that you don't actually agree with. It's your name on the review, not theirs. I'd rather see writers take a stand and have an opinion (even if I don't agree with it, like I don't agree with the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reviews) than read "Well, if you're a fan of X, Y, and Z, you might like this" reviews.
You got me, am a fanboy, but i got a question, would you agree that Other M is a 6 quality game?
In my personal opinion, it's a 7.5 or so. However, given how weak the storytelling is; how rigidly linear the game's structure is; the insistence upon Wiimote-only controls that can (IMO) be painful during extended play; and the damage that game does to Samus' character, I can totally understand why someone would go lower. Despite its problems, I fairly enjoyed Other M, but that doesn't make my opinion any more "right" than anyone else's.
^yes i know but if you dont like a game that does not mean others are not going to enjoy it specially a metroid title, i know other m was not metroids best, but its a damn good game, and to give it a low score just because you dont like its un professional.Actually, to do anything but that would be unprofessional. A review is an opinion, so how can you attempt to evaluate something if you don't use your own personal rubric? Game Informer's done this in the past (with Paper Mario 2), factoring in how they perceived the general public would receive it, and it's blown up in their face.
^yes i know but if you dont like a game that does not mean others are not going to enjoy it specially a metroid title, i know other m was not metroids best, but its a damn good game, and to give it a low score just because you dont like its un professional.Actually, to do anything but that would be unprofessional. A review is an opinion, so how can you attempt to evaluate something if you don't use your own personal rubric? Game Informer's done this in the past (with Paper Mario 2), factoring in how they perceived the general public would receive it, and it's blown up in their face.
If you only read reviews to see your own thoughts reaffirmed, what's the point in reading any at all?
Did Halbred ever post his "raw, uncut" review on Metroid Other M? I'm curious what his unprofessional thoughts are on the game.
For the live podcast, may I suggest a live trivia show a la "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me?"
I've got a suggestion for the live show: If you guys get exhausted and can't go on anymore, but the money's still coming, stick Zach and Nathan on there and let them do the polo podcast they've been threatening. Problem solved.Or...you could start the show out with it and make people donate in order to make them stop. :D
I've got a suggestion for the live show: If you guys get exhausted and can't go on anymore, but the money's still coming, stick Zach and Nathan on there and let them do the polo podcast they've been threatening. Problem solved.Or...you could start the show out with it and make people donate in order to make them stop. :D
