surf dtoid with 
Rising (10+)
People you follow
Wasn't there a preview of episode 2 at the end of episode 1? How'd you do that if it wasn't recorded yet?
Do you think the release of Natal will come too late?
Personally, I think if it had released even a year earlier, people would be a lot more hyped about it. To me, it seems like most people have accepted motion controls as one aspect of gaming rather than a revolution, and I think the sales of Natal/PS3 Arc will demonstrate this.
Personally, I think if it had released even a year earlier, people would be a lot more hyped about it. To me, it seems like most people have accepted motion controls as one aspect of gaming rather than a revolution, and I think the sales of Natal/PS3 Arc will demonstrate this.
I love dtoid more than most things, honestly, but where is retroforce? I feel that this podcast means its gone forever. I'm unfortunately not interested in investing in yet another podcast that doesnt have Chad Concelmo.
Speaking of Natal, do you believe that the possibilities are truly limitless with a device like this? Or do you think people will quickly get tired of running in place and swatting in the air repeatedly?
Great job guys, loved episode one and cannot wait to hear what the future has in store for this show. :)
Great job guys, loved episode one and cannot wait to hear what the future has in store for this show. :)
Yay! I was wondering when this would show up...
I'm curious about your opinions on Yakuza 3's cut content, although sega says the cuts are minimal, the exclusion of the host clubs removes hours of gameplay and specific mechanics from the US version.
Also, what's up with this generation and shipping unfinished or broken games? Namco's recent Tales of Graces recall in Japan made me wonder if developers are just getting lazy or if publishers are just saying "Ship it on time, we can patch it later!"
I'm curious about your opinions on Yakuza 3's cut content, although sega says the cuts are minimal, the exclusion of the host clubs removes hours of gameplay and specific mechanics from the US version.
Also, what's up with this generation and shipping unfinished or broken games? Namco's recent Tales of Graces recall in Japan made me wonder if developers are just getting lazy or if publishers are just saying "Ship it on time, we can patch it later!"
Opinions on the Mega Ten series of video games. New Shin Megami Tensei is coming out on DS, Dale posted a review, anxious to hear what you all thought of the series. Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga, Devil Summoner, the translated SNES games, and of course the recent Persona games. No other podcast discusses them.
Reference to Mega Man 10, but not neglecting previous question, I want to ask about Mega Man 9's DLC. The Endless Attack mode specifically. I know Tron Knotts enjoyed it, as did myself, and I was anxious to hear thoughts on it. Proto Man and the other DLC necessary discussion. I'm hopeful for a new Endless Attack.
Reference to Mega Man 10, but not neglecting previous question, I want to ask about Mega Man 9's DLC. The Endless Attack mode specifically. I know Tron Knotts enjoyed it, as did myself, and I was anxious to hear thoughts on it. Proto Man and the other DLC necessary discussion. I'm hopeful for a new Endless Attack.
@MowDownJoe
You called?
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Anyway MY QUESTION: Do you think that the less than stellar Robot Master names in Mega Man 10 means that the game might not be so great, or will it pull a Mega Man 4 and manage to overcome the shitty names?
You called?
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Anyway MY QUESTION: Do you think that the less than stellar Robot Master names in Mega Man 10 means that the game might not be so great, or will it pull a Mega Man 4 and manage to overcome the shitty names?
Having played Mass Effect 2 recently, I would like to know what you people think of permanent character deaths in games. I think this feature is also present in Heavy Rain, and I think that it is something we we'll definitely see again in games.
@funran,
Regarding RFGO!, check out this thread in the forums. http://www.destructoid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14908&page=12
I heard chad might have been involved in a sega podcast with Jim Sterling, but I haven't heard a thing about that for some time...
Regarding RFGO!, check out this thread in the forums. http://www.destructoid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14908&page=12
I heard chad might have been involved in a sega podcast with Jim Sterling, but I haven't heard a thing about that for some time...
Why are so many supportive of Capcom's refusal to move the original Mega Man series forward out of the shadows of Mega Man 2? When similarly iconic 8-bit gaming properties such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, and Final Fantasy (to name a few) have moved forward and in the process completely redefining the video game experience (despite slight missteps here and there), isn't it not only unambitious but ultimately condescending to Mega Man as a property to imply that it reached its peak in the 8-bit era?
Can you think of any useful or even fun applications for Natal? I can think of one and Natal probably doesn't even work well enough to implement it.
what genre of games do you think will best work with Natal? I would personally love to see a realistic simulation boxing game.
Why are so many not supportive of Capcom's exploration of Mega Man in the same 8-bit paradigm, in the tradition of Mega Man 1 through 6? While other franchises such as Sonic or Castlevania have moved laterally to different game styles, stripping their properties of previously skillful and well designed language that, frankly, was never broken and in need of moving on from (though both certainly have some merit within their non-16-bit experiences). Isn't it refreshing to see continued exploration of low bit era design, implying that there may still yet be some concepts worth exploring in that mindset.
<3 ya Tascar!
<3 ya Tascar!
Do you think a return to 8 and 16-bit graphics will be widely embraced by developers ever again? Even with HD visuals, there's something to be said for the timeless beauty I see in SNES/Genesis titles.
At the moment it seems like it's pretty much Capcom with Megaman and things like Dark Void Zero. Even with games going for retro-styled throwbacks like Sonic 4 and New Super Mario Bros the look decidedly different and modern from the titles that started the franchises.
At the moment it seems like it's pretty much Capcom with Megaman and things like Dark Void Zero. Even with games going for retro-styled throwbacks like Sonic 4 and New Super Mario Bros the look decidedly different and modern from the titles that started the franchises.
To Tubatic,
I kind of anticipated that response so I will ask you the following in response:
Would you be willing to trade Final Fantasy IV all the way up to and including Final Fantasy XIII for 10 more Final Fantasy game in the 8-bit paradigm? I picked Final Fantasy purely because on your information page, you cite Final Fantasy VI as one "of the finest games ever made" but you can substitute whatever series you see fit into that same question.
Just to respond directly to you: I do not deny that there is the possibility of additional meaningful exploration of low bit era design. It's not exactly the same thing but when I recently played Dragon Quest V on the DS (originally for the SNES), I realized that there was a huge opportunity for RPG game design exploration in the 16-bit space that had been completely forgotten due to how dominant the Final Fantasy series became. So in this regard, I agree with you that there are merits to exploring older game design spaces.
That being said, I have not seen it in Mega Man 9 and it doesn't seem that way in what I see of Mega Man 10. If I recall the last time I debated the merits of Mega Man 9 on Dtoid, I seem to recall that even its most argent defenders defended the game purely in terms of solidity and polish of design and not exploration of any new concepts or ideas as you are advocating.
<3 you too Tubatic. The Protoman avatar brings a smile to my face.
I kind of anticipated that response so I will ask you the following in response:
Would you be willing to trade Final Fantasy IV all the way up to and including Final Fantasy XIII for 10 more Final Fantasy game in the 8-bit paradigm? I picked Final Fantasy purely because on your information page, you cite Final Fantasy VI as one "of the finest games ever made" but you can substitute whatever series you see fit into that same question.
Just to respond directly to you: I do not deny that there is the possibility of additional meaningful exploration of low bit era design. It's not exactly the same thing but when I recently played Dragon Quest V on the DS (originally for the SNES), I realized that there was a huge opportunity for RPG game design exploration in the 16-bit space that had been completely forgotten due to how dominant the Final Fantasy series became. So in this regard, I agree with you that there are merits to exploring older game design spaces.
That being said, I have not seen it in Mega Man 9 and it doesn't seem that way in what I see of Mega Man 10. If I recall the last time I debated the merits of Mega Man 9 on Dtoid, I seem to recall that even its most argent defenders defended the game purely in terms of solidity and polish of design and not exploration of any new concepts or ideas as you are advocating.
<3 you too Tubatic. The Protoman avatar brings a smile to my face.
If I have a nasty itch on the back of my head while playing a driving game on Natal and have no choice but to scratch it, is my car going to flounder about everywhere on the track since technically I've took my hand off the steering wheel? At least with a controller I can hold the analogue stick up to my face with my thumb on accelerate, and sort-of make slight turns with my chin, while sorting the irritation with a now-free hand. Do you think Microsoft will do something to cater for people who really feel the need to scratch while gaming before Natal is launched?
yay! loved the first Bit Transmission. although about a mth ago i did discover retroforce go, i miss that :(
As you and I know, the original Mega Man series returning to 8 bit graphics was just fantastic. It looked and sounded great, and truly tugged at my retro heartstrings.
This got me thinking. As much as I like the original Mega Man games, I absolutely loved the Mega Man X series! But that series has gotten more off-base than the original ever did (bad 3D graphics and voice-acting.) With the success of bringing Mega Man back to his 8 bit glory, do you think there's any chance Capcom might do something similar with Mega Man X in 16 bit graphics? Would you be excited for this if it happened?
This got me thinking. As much as I like the original Mega Man games, I absolutely loved the Mega Man X series! But that series has gotten more off-base than the original ever did (bad 3D graphics and voice-acting.) With the success of bringing Mega Man back to his 8 bit glory, do you think there's any chance Capcom might do something similar with Mega Man X in 16 bit graphics? Would you be excited for this if it happened?
Is Jim Sterling alone in the Deadly Premonition "so bad it's good" camp or do any of you other guys feel the same way about it?
Based on recent impressions, Metroid: Other M sounds really different than anything else we've played. I'm a pretty big fan of Metroid and I'm excited for it, but I'm also skeptical. What do you guys think about it?
Based on recent impressions, Metroid: Other M sounds really different than anything else we've played. I'm a pretty big fan of Metroid and I'm excited for it, but I'm also skeptical. What do you guys think about it?
I'm curious as to what you guys think about Sega's/Sonic Team's/Dimps' revival of Sonic with Sonic 4 as compared/contrasted to Mega Man with MM 9 and/or 10? What do you think the games could learn from one another?
Would you have liked if Capcom had continued to make enhanced remakes of the classic and X Megaman games like Mega Man: Powered Up and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X? As much as I loved Mega Man 9 and will certainly love[ i]Mega Man 10[/i], there was also some great things about the enhanced remakes. Was it a bad thing that they were released on the PSP instead of as a downloadable game on consoles? Do you think they might be in the future? Honestly, I've never been able to play them, since neither I nor anyone I know owns the handheld.
Is this replacing RetroforceGO! and will the cast just be you three, or will other editors eventually join?
Also, what video game character do you wish had an action figure?
Also, what video game character do you wish had an action figure?
Be brutally honest - do you ever see yourself choosing something like Natal over a traditional controller when given the choice?
I ask because I've been impressed with everything I've seen so far of Natal and whatever the PS3 controller will be named, but I always come back to the thought that no matter how fluid or seamless some form of motion control was, I'd always take the controller if offered the option without a second thought.
I ask because I've been impressed with everything I've seen so far of Natal and whatever the PS3 controller will be named, but I always come back to the thought that no matter how fluid or seamless some form of motion control was, I'd always take the controller if offered the option without a second thought.
In your honest opinion, do you think Microsoft has limited itself in deciding not to pursue higher capacity disc technology (blu-ray)? Or is the future of gaming truly entirely digital?
What type of questions are looking to get? I mean, the show looks a bit more serious and focused, so i'm not sure if something like
"If you could get mega man 10 to have sex with 3d dot heroes, would the offspring be a new pixelated mega man legends, a new MM powered up, or something else?"
is appropriate :P, anyway, can't wait to hear it!
"If you could get mega man 10 to have sex with 3d dot heroes, would the offspring be a new pixelated mega man legends, a new MM powered up, or something else?"
is appropriate :P, anyway, can't wait to hear it!
Oh yeah, I know it goes against the serious nature of the show, but will the "Chocobo scale" be coming back when you look at Wiiware games? Might Conrad and Holmes make scales of their own?
@Tascar
Would I trade getting those really good FFs for more retro FF? No way, in hindsight: some of my favorite Final Fantasy moments have happened in the back half of the franchise.
Mega Man, I feel, is sort of a unique case, because for so many iterations, alot of the basic stuff just didn't change: the change was much more level/game design, and less about making Mega Man, on a fundamental level, look or control different.
Certainly, Inafune did it for the Nostalgia. He said so. But the net effect is the same: Mega Man plays like Mega Man, and here's the new stuff on top of that.
Could they do something great/world changing by slathering innovation over the genre? Most likely! Would I love that? Very likely!
But is getting a continuation of that solid and sound game design that I still enjoy from 2-6 a fair trade off for that innovation? I'd say sure!
I do indeed like chocolate pancakes, and I would likely like chocolate pancakes with Future Tech II. But if my favorite restaurant wants to keep coming out with chocolate pancakes using different brands of chocolate, I think I'm still winning.
Would I trade getting those really good FFs for more retro FF? No way, in hindsight: some of my favorite Final Fantasy moments have happened in the back half of the franchise.
Mega Man, I feel, is sort of a unique case, because for so many iterations, alot of the basic stuff just didn't change: the change was much more level/game design, and less about making Mega Man, on a fundamental level, look or control different.
Certainly, Inafune did it for the Nostalgia. He said so. But the net effect is the same: Mega Man plays like Mega Man, and here's the new stuff on top of that.
Could they do something great/world changing by slathering innovation over the genre? Most likely! Would I love that? Very likely!
But is getting a continuation of that solid and sound game design that I still enjoy from 2-6 a fair trade off for that innovation? I'd say sure!
I do indeed like chocolate pancakes, and I would likely like chocolate pancakes with Future Tech II. But if my favorite restaurant wants to keep coming out with chocolate pancakes using different brands of chocolate, I think I'm still winning.
Since you guys are talking about Natal, I'm curious to know how interested you guys personally are in it. I don't really care for Natal at all, and I even wonder what the point is to releasing it aside from a bullet point on their box to compete with Nintendo. It also doesn't help that waggle fest mini game collections aren't selling as well on the wii as they used to. Do you think Natal could do something uniquely different? What kind of game mechanic or genre would really sell you on Natal?
On da topic of MegaMan:
Do ya'll think MegaMan Legends 3 could work well on a current gen console?
Can MegaMan 10 and maybe a retromake Megaman X do anything really unique and/or new that'll stand out from predecessors? If so, what?
And will Natal actually do anything "more than casual gamers" will care about?
Do ya'll think MegaMan Legends 3 could work well on a current gen console?
Can MegaMan 10 and maybe a retromake Megaman X do anything really unique and/or new that'll stand out from predecessors? If so, what?
And will Natal actually do anything "more than casual gamers" will care about?
I know this has been discussed on previous Dtoid podcasts, but do you guys think that Capcom (and other studios) will take the Mega Man 10 concept a bit too far, and flood the market with new 8 bit games? Or do you think that it would be a good thing to come out with a new Mega Man game every 2 years in the classic design style?
Also, great job on the show, guys. :)
Also, great job on the show, guys. :)
Natal-controlled on-rails Mega Man FPS yay or nay?
More seriously, wouldn't you like to see a 2-D HD Mega Man? Come on. I LOVE MM either way, but after 10, I wanna see something. 8-bit style with HD in 1080p sounds glorious. A new X game in HD would make me froth. Not just from the mouth...
More seriously, wouldn't you like to see a 2-D HD Mega Man? Come on. I LOVE MM either way, but after 10, I wanna see something. 8-bit style with HD in 1080p sounds glorious. A new X game in HD would make me froth. Not just from the mouth...
How bout instead of 2d HD megaman we just get MEGAMAN X9 woooooooooooooooo 16bit megaman GO!!!!! jizzzz
First off, I'd just like to say how nice it is to hear Colette's voice on a podcast again - I hadn't realized how much I had missed it until the first episode. The only thing I'd want added is a small segment where Colette says ridiculous WiiWare game names and Chad reacts to them.
My question: I've been consuming Kingdom Hearts material at a shocking rate lately, and I'm curious on all of your opinions on the franchise, and if you're as ridiculously excited for Birth By Sleep as I am.
My question: I've been consuming Kingdom Hearts material at a shocking rate lately, and I'm curious on all of your opinions on the franchise, and if you're as ridiculously excited for Birth By Sleep as I am.
Loved episode 1, almost filled the RFGO gap completely!
A small mention of MealtimeStrategy.com would be lovely please! Especially if you're discussing MegaTen, as we posted a MegaTen-inspired cocktail recipe for the site launch last week!
Hope other Dtoid writers can occasionally guest too...
A small mention of MealtimeStrategy.com would be lovely please! Especially if you're discussing MegaTen, as we posted a MegaTen-inspired cocktail recipe for the site launch last week!
Hope other Dtoid writers can occasionally guest too...
It's a little late for questions, but maybe in the next episode.
What are your thoughts on games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, where the basic gameplay remains unchanged from its prequel(s), and games like Metroid Prime, Metroid: Other M, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, where gameplay style and/or other elements are quite changed from the roots of the series? Is it lazy to not try to make any serious innovations, or is radical departure from previous gameplay too big of a risk/unfaithful to a series roots?
I'm personally excite for both Galaxy 2 and Other M,
What are your thoughts on games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, where the basic gameplay remains unchanged from its prequel(s), and games like Metroid Prime, Metroid: Other M, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, where gameplay style and/or other elements are quite changed from the roots of the series? Is it lazy to not try to make any serious innovations, or is radical departure from previous gameplay too big of a risk/unfaithful to a series roots?
I'm personally excite for both Galaxy 2 and Other M,
follow
