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My internal clock got turned around somehow over the weekend, and I forgot today was a Monday. Hence the late post.

Still, though, we've got a great pretty good serviceable episode lined up for tonight, as the crew talks about last month's Musings theme, Jim's article on why gamers love familiarity, and assorted other junk.

As is usually the case, we need listener questions. The best question will net the person who asked it a Dtoid swag bag, which you can then show off to your friends while they look on in bored confusion.

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vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 06/15/2009 18:04
That picture is uncomfortably adorable.
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 06/15/2009 18:06
Scribblenauts won Game of the Show from three gaming news/review outlets.

Is this the Scribblocalypse, or Scribblgeddon?
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Puppy Licks at 06/15/2009 18:06
Whatever happened to the creative glory that was Shiny and PlanetMoon Studios? Why are games rarely made these days that match the surreal caliber of games like MDK, Sacrifice and Giants: Citizen Kabuto?

As a follow up, are there any developers who you personally wish would regain the creative glory of their heyday?
Colette Bennett's Avatar
Colette Bennett at 06/15/2009 18:09
You forgot to make Samit brown.
RAB's Avatar
RAB at 06/15/2009 18:14
needs more tears
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goodgamer77 at 06/15/2009 18:16
Given the glut of surprisingly great games that appear to be coming out at the end of the year, could we get a rundown of what deserves money, what deserves Gamefly, and what deserves Jim not playing it all the way through?
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Vimto at 06/15/2009 18:16
In quite a few cases games are better in their second or third iterations like fable two or perhaps even final fantasy nine.

So why do you think that the boys that be (i.e Game Makers) don't skip the first one and move right onto the logical conclusion number two?

Oh and would you ever like to see a Braid two and how special would it have to be on a scale of one to what ever number you fancy.
DanlHaas's Avatar
DanlHaas at 06/15/2009 18:16
With regards to the remakes/sequels article, what are your thoughts on the recent trend that a series doesn't tend to take off in terms of quality / sales / critical reception until it has become an established franchise? As seems to have been the case with games like Guitar Hero or Killzone, and to some extent, the upcoming Assassin's Creed?
IroN1c's Avatar
IroN1c at 06/15/2009 18:17
I heard you won the election in Iran, Mr. Burch, and people are not pleased?
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/15/2009 18:17
Jim, if Dynasty Warriors one was rehashed using the new engine, would you buy it? Y/N.

Who was your favorite troll in your recent Prototype article?

All:
Will Ghostbusters The Game kickass?
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aborto thefetus at 06/15/2009 18:17
This one is for Linde:

What has made your life more miserable, The Ocarina of Time debacle or Bonerquest?
XivSpew's Avatar
XivSpew at 06/15/2009 18:19
For those of you who've played Prototype, do you find that playing as a character who's *actually* evil (loss of humanity, zero consequences for slaughtering innocents, fucking elbow drop from 2000 ft. up) makes for a unique experience that hasn't really been delved into before in sandbox games, or does it come off as just Niko Bellic with viral spike arms and a penchant for squirrel gliding?

Also, is stitching together bits of story via 20 second cutscenes picked up randomly fucking brilliant, or REALLY fucking brilliant?
garison's Avatar
garison at 06/15/2009 18:22
Will Samit be my boy?
Xhumation's Avatar
Xhumation at 06/15/2009 18:24
Which genre represent the current zeigeist of gaming more?

It seems like most of the stuff on the shelves is either a sandbox game or an FPS? and which one do you think will crash first and become a forgotten niche genre?

For some reason I believe sandbox is eventually gonna go away because at least in terms in storytelling a linear story often leads to better results than the open world but that's just my opinion.
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El Nicko at 06/15/2009 18:29
What type of sequels do you prefer? Direct sequels that lead off directly from the last game, sequels that aren't connected except for a common name and the same basic mechanics or remakes?

Also, do you think game series benefit from being planned before the first game is even created or after it is released?
Changston's Avatar
Changston at 06/15/2009 18:33
SPOOOOOOOOORTS

So I've got a legitimate question for Samit. I do not play sports games (or sports for that matter), but I know that people release sports games every year (football, baseball, basketball, etc). Other than a shinier coat of paint new players that reflect the current teams, I'm guessing that there are some gameplay additions too.

What I'm wondering is: how do sports people decide what gameplay to add in? Do they have a giant list of 100 things they could do, and then only say "We only have the technology for 20 of these, so let's put those in and try and work on the rest later." Or do they have several different projects going simultaneously and if one project happens to complete their goal, then it gets added into the next sequel? Is sports dynamic enough to keep warranting buying new games 10 or 20 years down the road, or will sports developers eventually run out of mechanics to keep adding in? I feel like you've talked to some sports games developers, so if you have any insight, I'm genuinely interested to hear it.

To appease the rest of you: limit his response to a minute. Then, you're more than welcome to shut Samit up however which way you want. I may be interested, but not interested enough to hear a dissertation.

SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTS
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AlienGuy18 at 06/15/2009 18:33
Ghostbusters: The Game is a soul-ed good time!

Right?
Naim Master's Avatar
Naim Master at 06/15/2009 18:34
Why isn't Hoborg banned yet?
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wanderingpixel at 06/15/2009 18:34
1.) Will Samit yell LATIKA!!! as loud as he can for me? That would be amazing.

2.) Do you think developers should stop trying to make graphics more realistic and more artistic? I thought that Team Fortress 2 was one of the best looking shooters I have seen in a while.

3.) What genre of gaming do you think has the best potentil for story telling?

4.) Did you guys see the new pixar movie "Up" yet? It's one of the best movies I've seen in years!
wanderingpixel's Avatar
wanderingpixel at 06/15/2009 18:34
1.) Will Samit yell LATIKA!!! as loud as he can for me? That would be amazing.

2.) Do you think developers should stop trying to make graphics more realistic and more artistic? I thought that Team Fortress 2 was one of the best looking shooters I have seen in a while.

3.) What genre of gaming do you think has the best potentil for story telling?

4.) Did you guys see the new pixar movie "Up" yet? It's one of the best movies I've seen in years!
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YEAH-YA at 06/15/2009 18:36
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stafax at 06/15/2009 18:37
Reggie Fils Aime says that he's going to get the "halo crowd" to buy a wii with games like The Conduit and Dead Space Extraction. Then he says those people will then get a wii fit. Thoughts? Reactions? Concerns? Or did he just say it for the lulz?

-Stafa
Naktu's Avatar
Naktu at 06/15/2009 18:40
Do you guys think a game should be allowed to sacrifice some of its enjoyability for the sake of artsyness, or do you believe that it's too integral to the medium?
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Brandnamecommercial at 06/15/2009 18:48
Upon knowing that Scribblenauts will be including a handful of internet memes in its dictionary, if the folks at 5th Cell were taking suggestions are there any Podtoid memes/references you'd like to see in the game?

If so, how would they function?
If you summoned a Jim Sterling would it get 3/4ths done with the puzzle and then just write a review about it and leave?
Would including Chet essentially break the game, literally and figuratively?
lovemana23's Avatar
lovemana23 at 06/15/2009 18:48
For Jim:

Do you think the attitude towards jokey racism is different in the US? Because i often feel very uncomfortable with the jokes you lot pretty much pile upon Samit, who i`m sure feels sometimes like it goes too far? Maybe my dumb-ass, uptight british sensibilites are clouding my judgement. But, sometimes, the whole browntown thing is purely leaning on his skin colour as a means of finding something to dig at him with, and just seems a little.....i dunno, lame, and seemingly a touch racist. Dont get me wrong, I know you lot are not obviously actually racist! And i dont know what you guys are like with each other - but your last podcast reminded me that some of you only met samit for the first time, in person, at the E3. So, yea, Jim - if this was a british podcast, do you not think you would have to know Samit a lot better, and definitely of met him in person, to be piling on the pseudo-racism for giggles? Ive got mates i can hit with that now and again, but to keep using it is asking for actual offense to eventually be caused, albeit just fatigue from unimaginative abuse. I used to call a 'tinted' friend of mine Chocolate Tree, much to his eventual irritation, but that was when i was 13. It`s like you all repeatedly calling Anthony a fake-chink, or something, like constantly. How would that feel ant? You`d expect them to be more imaginative right?

Just a question. Maybe you dont realise, but from the outside listening in, there is a disproportionate amount of time spent dissing Samit. Just call him Sports-dick or something, dont bring the race thing into it maybe? Samit, I think, should have the second opinion on this question, and can put me in my place if im talking arse. Which i suspect i am.

Loooooove podtoid by the way
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Death by Yeti at 06/15/2009 18:52
Do you think if a video game made a joke such as David Letterman about Sarah Palin that there would be as much controversy about it or would no one care because games are not considered a main form of entertainment?
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eternalplayer2345 at 06/15/2009 18:53
Do sims menstruate?
Los255's Avatar
Los255 at 06/15/2009 18:57
To Rev, and to his recent rant on character empathy:

Do you think the slow revelation of a character's past and relationship with the world through findings like recordings (Bioshock), dreams (Lost Odyssey), etc, is an effective form of empathy or storytelling or is it an excuse for the game to not tell you in direct or creative ways? Like a Half Life and possibly Splinter Cell Conviction.
XanderSan's Avatar
XanderSan at 06/15/2009 18:58
A wizard has turned you into a whale. Is this awesome?
Guncannon's Avatar
Guncannon at 06/15/2009 19:00
Jim - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 review: When is it coming? Why has it taken so long?

Also, is Kombatoid still on track for ep. 105?

"For I beheld Raiden/
As he fell from heaven!/
LIKE LIGHTNING!!!"
JTHomeslice's Avatar
JTHomeslice at 06/15/2009 19:03
Do any of you have more or less than 2 testicles? Just curious.
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hpv at 06/15/2009 19:04
When's Browntown getting his Sportstoid show and can I be the casual sports gamer on the show? I'm eminently qualified for this position because I barely give a fuck about sports games but have no problem bullshitting about them for an hour or two each week. This special skill would also allow me to tell him to shut the fuck up if he talks about Madden too much, thereby preventing him from getting a big head and ruining his ability to serve as Podtoid's whipping boy.
mo0man's Avatar
mo0man at 06/15/2009 19:07
Please, Jim needs to be Toucan Rider more often
Darkanubis87's Avatar
Darkanubis87 at 06/15/2009 19:22
for innovation or variety sakes,is having an iffy or possibly bad sequel better or worse for a stagnant series?
Zagieman's Avatar
Zagieman at 06/15/2009 19:24
You guys need to remind Aaron that his middle name is Frank more.
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lovemana23 at 06/15/2009 19:27
Also, I`d like to add that Aaron Linde, you are spot on with the Ocarina of Time thing, but i don`t know the story, so please do tell - how much did you hate Ocarina? Why? I dont hate it, i even liked it to a certain point, i just didnt get all the hoo-ha over the game. 2D Zelda FTW. Or wind waker if its gotta be 3D.

In Ocarina, Link is a personality devoid, irritatingly voiced little slipper limpet, the game is all gaudy and dull, the world so expansive as to be like one big ghost town, the dungeons vexatiously hard. It lost the cosy charm of A Link To The Past. The revelations about the vast map and, er, sun-rising couldnt eventually hide the big, soulless void at the centre of the game, for me. Sorry rest of the world, Aaron, jump in.
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theredpepperofdoom at 06/15/2009 19:32
Sims 3 is greater than Prototype and inFAMOUS combined. Discuss.
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FrankS at 06/15/2009 19:36
Gentlemen (and Samit):

Seems like gamers these days are at times jaded, no matter what the industry throws at them. Cinematics are met not with excitement but with complaints like "fuck that CG, that's not the game" and in-game footage is met with scorn and disdain by some people weepy over what isn't yet finished.

Surely you've had to deal with seeing this among gamers, or even having these feelings at times. What are the things these days that you find that best genuinely generate anticipation and excitement for a title, and stave off this sort of over-fucking-done "Epic Fail" syndrome?
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InfraredChimera at 06/15/2009 19:40
Do you guys as bloggers/journalists ever have the feeling that you do in some ways actually influence someones purchasing decisions. I'm not meaning in reviews but in general discussions during the recording of the show? I'm all for good games, but I have found myself wanting to buy NHL 09 and MLB 09: The Show because of how much Samit talks about them. While do enjoy watching hockey on tv, rerely do I ever buy a sports game, but to hear a podcaster talk about a game(s) it does tend to raise a bit of interest after awhile. So does that ever happen to you guys?
Ballistic's Avatar
Ballistic at 06/15/2009 19:58
unless I missed the post, who the hell is June's badass of the month?!
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Dexter345 at 06/15/2009 20:38
Re: my height
My last name is Nakamura. Give me a break.
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Kpax at 06/15/2009 20:47
[PROTOTYPE] > inFAMOUS

Discuss.
bermensch's Avatar
bermensch at 06/15/2009 20:49
If you had to be gay for any videogame character who would it be?SLASH if you are gay for a videogame character, who is it, and how're they in bed?
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Halidar at 06/15/2009 20:59
screw relevant topics... Whats preferable:
A) A fighting game with women who's breasts are twice the size of their heads and gyrate upon impact to the point of sheer ludicrousy?

or

B)Androgynous characters who you are strangely attracted to, but aren't sure if they are even the opposite gender, thus making you extremely uncomfortable?
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pi to the 42 at 06/15/2009 21:00
I asked this one last week, but it wasn't really about E3 so I'll give it another go.

o any of you play table top rpgs? If so, which ones, and what aspects of these table top games do you think could improve gaming experience if applied to video games? For me the concept of a dungeon master could work really well in an online setting since a person can provide more human reactions than current AI. Apparently The Matrix Online did something like this, where characters like Morpheus were played by paid actors and acted as key leaders and directors of the game's story.
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Gyrael at 06/15/2009 21:17
Do you feel like, throughout the years, reviews and opinions on the interwebs have "spoiled" your take on games, so to say? Sometimes when I read too much criticism or opinions of a game, I feel like it can make the experience of actually playing the game duller.
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Brock Samson at 06/15/2009 21:20
@ XivGNP: Saint's Row 2 was like that for me. Maybe because the cops weren't as big a problem as the other gangs, but I mowed crowed areas down to get at one guy in the back of a diner or some such.

Keep fighting the good fight Samit. Sports gamers are people, too!
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 06/15/2009 22:28
Talk about Batman: Arkham Asylum. Anything you want to talk about.
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spot the spy at 06/15/2009 22:39
Zoey is a noey for left 4 dead 2!

im sorry for the pun im pretty sure it was horrible,
but i have a question also 1 of the 3 new special infected has been
revealed my question is what do you wish the 2 other new infected will do?
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KMCC at 06/16/2009 09:39
I'm not one of those people who feel strongly either way about Jim Sterling's work, but I just wanted to say that the L4D2 article was heroic. Someone had to step up and say those things.

Question:

Think about this: We are at the end of a decade, one in which in games gained a "coolness" momentum, that continually grew, and became more and more mainstreamed. Now, at the close of the decade, we have gross overexposure and cynical market exploitation with TV shows like "The Ultimate Gamer", and the upcoming the movie "Gamer". The completely predictable counter-culture "decade pattern" seems to be coming to a close, reaching its fever pitch before collapsing under its own over-exploited excesses.

Will videogames continue to gain cultural momentum, or will they eventually become niche again, becoming another victim of the predictable pattern?
examples: skateboarding--->XTREME sports
indy/emo music scene--->Hipster Cliche
people who like games----> GAM3RZ!
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