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I have two questions for you guys:
-Out of all the games present on the E3 show-floor, what was the one that impressed you the most?
-Seeing how many N64 ports have been announced for the 3DS, do you think it will compromise your interest in the console? ;)
Also, quick one for Edmund:
How many skins/costumes for Meatboy will be available in the retail release?
Love you guys! I can't wait to hear the next episode!
-Out of all the games present on the E3 show-floor, what was the one that impressed you the most?
-Seeing how many N64 ports have been announced for the 3DS, do you think it will compromise your interest in the console? ;)
Also, quick one for Edmund:
How many skins/costumes for Meatboy will be available in the retail release?
Love you guys! I can't wait to hear the next episode!
On the subject of difficulty: What are your thoughts on Demon's Souls?
Meatboy: What are the big inspirations for the creative process behind meat boy? How do you come up with such inventive and original characters, worlds and ideas?
Meatboy: What are the big inspirations for the creative process behind meat boy? How do you come up with such inventive and original characters, worlds and ideas?
Can you go over the general history of "easy" and "very easy" difficulties creeping into games? I remember in the 8- and 16-bit eras, the only difficulty settings, if any, were "regular" and "hard". Because of this, players wouldn't have a back-up to fall upon if things got too tough, unlike today, where some games even recommend to go to an easier difficulty if you fail too much.
How do you feel about games that offer different endings for completing the game on a higher or lower difficulty? Does that encourage people to challenge themselves, or does that unfairly punish people who don't have the time or the skill to fully master a game? Or, maybe, is this a gimmick to make players feel like there's more to the game by forcing multiple playthroughs?
How do you feel about games that offer different endings for completing the game on a higher or lower difficulty? Does that encourage people to challenge themselves, or does that unfairly punish people who don't have the time or the skill to fully master a game? Or, maybe, is this a gimmick to make players feel like there's more to the game by forcing multiple playthroughs?
Do you think it’s better to have a game be difficult and deal with the frustration or to have a game not challenge you and keep the pacing at a nice flow? Or do you think each individual game needs to find its own sweet spot?
What role do you think indie developers will play in servicing niche genres going forward, and what are some philosophies of independent developers that should or need to be adopted by the 'big guys?'
Here are some decent on topic questions.
Where does high difficulty border on being broken and unfun?
Lastly, why do you think some games get praised for their difficulty while others are said to...just suck, or something.
Where does high difficulty border on being broken and unfun?
Lastly, why do you think some games get praised for their difficulty while others are said to...just suck, or something.
Does the fact that this hardware cycle appears to be lasting longer than previous cycles mean we're going to see more and more standout titles in the next few years? Some of last gen's best games came towards the end of their console's life and looking at games like Rage and Killzone 3 it appears that developers are still tapping previously untouched graphical power and fine tuning gameplay for this generation's systems and aren't spending their time learning development on new hardware
Has your or Team Meat's perception of the iPhone/App Store gaming scene changed at all? Have any recent iPhone titles altered your perspective?
Completely off topic, but I've gathered from various Retroforce episodes as well as Bit Transmission that Collette is (was?) a big Final Fantasy fan. Based on comments in earlier episodes I get the feeling that she was bitterly disappointed by FF XIII (as was I). I'd like to hear her/all of you flesh that out further and discuss what you think went wrong and where the series can go from here.
What NES and SNES games you like to see in 3D?
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180000
(Mega Man 2, Yoshi's Island Among Retro Games Teased for 3DS)
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180000
(Mega Man 2, Yoshi's Island Among Retro Games Teased for 3DS)
The future of gaming: do you think that at next E3, Microsoft and Sony are going to pull a Nintendo and right all of their past wrongs? Or do you think MS and Sony will keep pushing the whole MOTION CONTROLZ ARE T3H FUTURES!!! bullshit?
@Fergus - Pretty sure Edmund is a vegetarian.
@Edmund - Where to next? Provided that SMB is as big as a hit as it should be, you know, with all of us buying it and telling our friends and grandmothers to buy it, what's the chances of Team Meat moving onto something larger, more story-driven in the XBL/Wiiware arena?
@Edmund - Where to next? Provided that SMB is as big as a hit as it should be, you know, with all of us buying it and telling our friends and grandmothers to buy it, what's the chances of Team Meat moving onto something larger, more story-driven in the XBL/Wiiware arena?
Can you guys do an all Nippon Ichi S-rpg episode? That would be awesome.
Ashley Davis is a must for that episode.
Ashley Davis is a must for that episode.
Complementing Electrium's question: will Sony and MS (well, mostly MS) come up with less cumbersome and affordable 3D solutions to counter the 3DS (why pay for a 2000$ TV when i can have a [most likely] 10 times cheaper option that's also portable)? if so how soon do you think we can expect them? will they wait to see how the 3DS does or will they .
Also, though the 3DS sports quite a few interesting new titles (OMG NEW KID ICARUS!, FUCK YEAH NINTENDO!) do you feel that they are relying a bit on ports? i mean, i had a Zeldgasm when the OoT got announced as a launch title but i also saw quite a few other ports like SF64, MGS3, SSF4 and Persona(i assume this las one to be a port of the original), do you see this simply as a launch phenomenon or will this be a repeat performance of the PSP situation were most companies settled for releasing portable versions of PS2 hits instead of making original entries to IPs or simply new IPs?.
Also, though the 3DS sports quite a few interesting new titles (OMG NEW KID ICARUS!, FUCK YEAH NINTENDO!) do you feel that they are relying a bit on ports? i mean, i had a Zeldgasm when the OoT got announced as a launch title but i also saw quite a few other ports like SF64, MGS3, SSF4 and Persona(i assume this las one to be a port of the original), do you see this simply as a launch phenomenon or will this be a repeat performance of the PSP situation were most companies settled for releasing portable versions of PS2 hits instead of making original entries to IPs or simply new IPs?.
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Complementing Electrium's question: will Sony and MS (well, mostly MS) come up with less cumbersome and affordable 3D solutions to counter the 3DS (why pay for a 2000$ TV when i can have a [most likely] 10 times cheaper option that's also portable)? if so how soon do you think we can expect them? will they wait to see how the 3DS does or will they jump in directly?.
Also, though the 3DS sports quite a few interesting new titles (OMG NEW KID ICARUS!, FUCK YEAH NINTENDO!) do you feel that they are relying a bit on ports? i mean, i had a Zeldgasm when the OoT got announced as a launch title but i also saw quite a few other ports like SF64, MGS3, SSF4 and Persona(i assume this las one to be a port of the original), do you see this simply as a launch phenomenon or will this be a repeat performance of the PSP situation were most companies settled for releasing portable versions of PS2 hits instead of making original entries to IPs or simply new IPs?.
Complementing Electrium's question: will Sony and MS (well, mostly MS) come up with less cumbersome and affordable 3D solutions to counter the 3DS (why pay for a 2000$ TV when i can have a [most likely] 10 times cheaper option that's also portable)? if so how soon do you think we can expect them? will they wait to see how the 3DS does or will they jump in directly?.
Also, though the 3DS sports quite a few interesting new titles (OMG NEW KID ICARUS!, FUCK YEAH NINTENDO!) do you feel that they are relying a bit on ports? i mean, i had a Zeldgasm when the OoT got announced as a launch title but i also saw quite a few other ports like SF64, MGS3, SSF4 and Persona(i assume this las one to be a port of the original), do you see this simply as a launch phenomenon or will this be a repeat performance of the PSP situation were most companies settled for releasing portable versions of PS2 hits instead of making original entries to IPs or simply new IPs?.
I think SMB looks awesome, but I actually really want to ask Edmund what his thoughts are on the pre-release clip of Indie Game: The Movie. It's really just him, talking about his weird childhood, his family, and some of his inspirations, but it had such an incredibly positive response... and I'm just curious what his thoughts are.
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