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TONIGHT. There will be Podtoid.

This week, we'll likely be discussing our top ten favorite games of all time, as inspired by Nick's post over here. This was suggested by Brad Nicholson, who will also be joining us. We'll also probably talk about the fact that Jim just scored himself a 1337 gaming PC, and how he thinks he's better than everyone else now. Samit will probably want to talk about something PS3 as well. Variety, ladies and gentlemen, we has it.

Hit the comments to leave us a question or two, that we may wow you with our ability to read it on the show.








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Sonic9jct's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:18
Sonic9jct
After a small weekend of Double Downing, a friend and I stumbled upon a theory. The worse the double down looks, the better it will look. The better it looks, the worse it will taste. Just thought this was something you guys should know.
Sonic9jct's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:19
Sonic9jct
After a small weekend of Double Downing, a friend and I stumbled upon a theory. The worse the double down looks, the better it will taste. The better it looks, the worse it will taste. Just thought this was something you guys should know.
AdamT's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:19
AdamT
Hello.
TheStolker's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:21
TheStolker
Have you Heard about the Desert bus For Hope event that is going on For Childsplay? If not check it out at Desertbus.org
Mrmyster's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:24
Mrmyster
Do any of you guys believe that there will be further price drops on the major consoles?

P.s. I dislike paying 400 dollars for my console only to have it price drop 6 months later
wolfdragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:24
wolfdragon
I asked this last year but the cast has changed since then so what the hell.

Who would you like to see remake your favorite game?
Harris Hatsworth's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:25
Harris Hatsworth
Gentlemen of podtoid, please take a moment to celebrate the awesomeness of Topher's fan thread reaching 100 pages.
CtMythic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:27
CtMythic
How long would each of the new Special Infected from L4D2 last in a cage match against Brad Nicholson?
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:27
pl0x kthanxbai
happy + apples = happles?
CaptainApocalypse's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:29
CaptainApocalypse
What do you guys think about the cost of PC gaming in relation to console prices these days? If you compare the cost of a pretty solid gaming PC, about $750, to the cost of a PS3 or XBOX 360 at launch, $600 and $500 respectively, aren't they really the same price over time given the cost of games ($10 more for console games) and fees (specifically Xbox Live)? Or, and this is my argument, is the PC actually cheaper? I mean, you can upgrade whenever you want for usually a lot less than a console costs and they are way more functional. Thoughts?
Brian Keljore's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:29
Brian Keljore
Brad, who is your favorite party member in Dragon Age: Origins? My bet is on the Dog, as its buff as all hell.

Also, do you think more games that want to give players choices based on morality could learn a bit from Dragon Age? Or do you think that the choices there were even a bit weak?
Andrew Kauz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:30
Andrew Kauz


"I want some butts!"

Is there a stronger 80's performance than that of James Tolkan in Top Gun? I don't believe there is.
Toucan Rider's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:31
Toucan Rider
Is Brad Nicholson Sgt. "Soap" Mactavish?
Would left for dead be cool if you had to fight the military and zombies, kinda like in MGS4 or the end of MW2. I love games where your undercover against two opposing factions.
Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:34
Zombutler
If Brad Nicholson ever encounters an invincible witch in L4D2 again, will he be prepared this time?(This is me reminding Brad to retell the epic tale of me, Brad, Gnome Chompski, and an invincible witch)
ShadowRunner27's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:35
ShadowRunner27
Any of you guys looking forward to Darksiders: Wrath Of War? (:
4knuckleshuffle's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:36
4knuckleshuffle
Would a version of The Who's "Tommy" about Topher and shmups be an awesome idea, or the greatest idea ever?
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:36
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
I'm a just pre-empt Jim on this: Why do you like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 over the vastly superior Sonic 3 & Knuckles?

Ok, a few questions for everyone now:

1st question: Any scenes in Modern Warfare 2 you found more disturbing than the No Russian level?

2nd question: What are you guyses favorite Left 4 Dead 2 primary and secondary weapon combinations? (ex: Ak-47 and Katana?, Shotgun and Magnum?)

3rd question(bit of a long one): What kind of criteria do you use to judge your most favorite games? Is it as simple as what games you had the most fun with, or do you choose them based on how much they affected you life or based on just the quality of the game without any subjective influence?

Follow up bonus question to question 3: When looking back through the game's you have played in your life, are there any games that you thought you loved, or that you really do love, but for some reason wouldn't consider it "top 10" material even though you would have at one point in time, or even though you might consider it somewhat better than another game on your top 10 list?
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:36
eternalplayer2345
Brad nicholsons top game was earthbound! I seriously cannot picture this. Can there be a topher fan thread podcast?

Jim how much your new pc is broken and what was your favorite moment at dtoid HQ?

Also what single game have you played this most in your gaming history
Krow's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:37
Krow
Does the cast of Podtoid agree that the Brad Nicholson should refer to himself in the third person, at all times, and as an object?
AwesomeJon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:38
AwesomeJon
If the Left 4 Dead Zombie virus broke out in real and you somehow became infected, what kind of special infected would you want to be?
SenorDoucheoisie's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:40
SenorDoucheoisie
Hey guys, what're some games you loved when they were released, but as time went by, you realized they might not have been as great as you thought?

And Brad, are you disappointed that in L4D2, you can't melee the Tank to death with your bare hands, or at least suplex him, like you'd do in real life?
rhk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:40
rhk
What is your favorite special infected in L4D2?

Also Topher, what do you think of the new XBLA game: 0D Beat Drop?
RichardBlaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:40
RichardBlaine
Since you will be discussing your favorite games of all time, I'm very curious to hear what your "perfect" games would be. What I'm asking is, if you had creative freedom and could ignore a lot of the normal constraints in game design, what would be included in your "perfect" game? For example, Brad's perfect game would involve riding into Heaven on a dragon and usurping God's throne with RPG elements included. Feel free to speculate on what non-present Podtoiders might have in their perfect games.
YellerDog's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:41
YellerDog
How many Ibukis are in Super Street Fighter 4?
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:44
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
Meh, my bonus question kinda came out a bit messy. This is the question I meant to ask:

How has your criteria for judging your "top 10" games changed over the span of your life, and how has that effected the kind of games that have made it onto your list?
goodgamer77's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:47
goodgamer77
How many layers do you put on your PB&J? I am eating a triple decker right now and it is awesome.
Brandnamecommercial's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:47
Brandnamecommercial
As the saying goes, movie sequels tend to be worse than their first iteration and video game sequels tend to be better than their original.
That said, what video game sequels do y'all feel were noticeably worse than the first game in their respective series?

I ask this because thinking of my favorite games reminds me of how disappointed I was in Xenosaga Episode II after falling in love with Xenogears and Episode I.
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:48
Technophile
Brad. What's your shoe size.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:53
Naim Master
f the Left 4 Dead Zombie virus broke out in real and you somehow became infected, what kind of special infected would you be?
nateled's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 16:58
nateled
i love battlefield bad company and i cant wait for number two to be released do you think that it will like many other games being released at the beginning of the year it will be overlooked and what games do you we should keep an i eye that may be overlooked as well?
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:01
Jesus H Christ
Two very serious questions.

1) In scientific terms if you will, please explain exactly how dumb Nick Chester's haircut is.

2) In scientific terms if you will, please explain exactly how dumb Anthony Burch's haircut is.

Thank you, gentlemen.
Goodykoontz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:03
Goodykoontz
@Jim do you think you would be where you are today if you weren't british
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:06
Kraid
To y'all : If Poidtoid was a woman , was shape would her butt be?

I would go with a Bonita Applebum myself.

To JimPCGod23; Since you are now part of the PC gaming sanctum. Have you began to despise all other form of gaming and also have you signed in to the PC elitist party?

also, Aren't you enraged about how 2K Games treats the PC gaming community I mean WTH GAIS? The game it clearly ment for PC and what about those decimaked Servers ?!

also , are you excited on buying a new piece of hardware every month?
FalconReaper's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:06
FalconReaper
Before I ask, I'd like to acknowledge, yes I know how ridiculous my name sounds, but I pulled it out of my ass at 3 am when registering for PSN.

Question : WHo would win in a fight between Chuck Norris, Batman, Superman, Theodore Roosevelt, and Brad Nicholson ?

Serious question: I finished Modern Warfare 2's Single Player, and after getting to the part where it was like a day in the life of Brad Nicholson, It got me thinking about other holy shit moments in video games. Fro me the second half of Act 4 and all of Act 5 in MGS4 come in to mind, mostly for a lack of trying, and partially its the first game in a long time to make me keep saying holy shit in a given amount of time. So in order to keep myself from going on, What game made you say holy shit in either a good or bad way ?

And Thank you for allowing me to waste your time :P
Jinrai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:15
Jinrai
I have a question that's JRPG related. In an older podcast, you guys were talking about how games like Star Ocean and Infinite Discovery have ruined JRPG's for you becuase of cliches, I ask isn't that Hypocritical given Topher's unoffocial "This game is fun" support of Nostalgia. And what does anyone think of games like Mana Khemia or Ar Tonelico?
RoninZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:16
RoninZero
Is Brad Nicholson capable of blocking a Charger's tackle in-game, before destroying him with CHEST powers?

And serious question, what genre do you think will be the "genre of the year" for 2010? Some years seem to be about FPS's, some RPG's, and other times, just a good mixture.
Ryan Moriarty's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:19
Ryan Moriarty
What do you feel creates a better co-op experience: The 'encircling danger' that Left 4 Dead(2) presents where you die if you go too far away from the group, or the kind of sports team with guns feeling that one gets from a game like Modern Warfare(2)where simple voice communication suffices to create a sense of unity?
DEG's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:20
DEG
Now that most of the major releases have hit the store shelves how will "the year in gaming 2009" be remembered? What stands out for you? What were the biggest triumphs and failures? Does MW2 overshadow everything? Facebook on consoles? PSPgo Fail? Wii sales slowing? Price drops?
Xonticus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:21
Xonticus
Random question:

Since it's legalization in the States, have any of you ever tried Absinthe and does anyone have any large-quantity-absinthe-drinking stories if you have tried it?

Thank you.
KIHP's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:30
KIHP
What do you guys think are the best games that aren't fully appreciated. By this I mean either they are so popular that everyone takes a piss on them, really obscure, outdated or have just plain bad graphics, story or controls.
squirrelyg's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:31
squirrelyg
TheStolker stole my icon!!!

Seriously though this ones for Topher.

What would you do to get Capcom to put one of your top 5 Project Justice characters into SSF4? Also which other Street Fighter characters would you like to see make an appearance in future games?
shaoranwright's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:34
shaoranwright
If modern warfare 2 is supposed to be a "realistic" experience inside a fictional story... why there were no childrens at all during the airport attack?.. is it so wrong to kill them even if the murder is justified by the context of the game?...is it so wrong to wish to have the ability to take a child head and tenderly push it against brad's pecs till you choke him/her to death?
Ballistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:35
Ballistic
All members of Podtoid, what is your stance on the movie series Back to the Future? Greatest movie of the 80's or greatest movie ever? P.S. wasn't that crisis mod totally kickass?
Fiat Mediocrity's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:40
Fiat Mediocrity
Let me be in Podtoid 127, you jerks!
Fing Dr Yang's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:41
Fing Dr Yang
Hey Topher, when do you think RetroforceGO! will be making a comeback. Sorry if this addressed in the forum already.
Zcdrike's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:42
Zcdrike
Did anyone play A Boy and His Blob?
Fing Dr Yang's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:43
Fing Dr Yang
Hey Topher, when do you think RetroforceGO! will be making a comeback? Sorry if this is already addressed in the forums.
Mr eX's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:43
Mr eX
Do you think Brad would punch a baby?
Fing Dr Yang's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:45
Fing Dr Yang
God fucking damnit! double post
NateJB's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 17:50
NateJB
Is it acceptable to sacrifice coherent story for a greater number of epic moments in games like Modern Warfare 2, or should a developer stick to the intrigue and depth of an infallible story, while losing out on awe-striking situations?

Must all sequels be jam-packed with action to work, or can games sustain a reserved, yet gratifying experience in their continuations?
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