On this week's thrilling episode of Podtoid, the gang discuss Hanna-Barbera cartoons, the needlessness of prequels, and the amazing man that sells Max beer who is obviously a supervillain. We also discuss the hilarious racism in James Bond novels, and get into deep theological territory while discussing whether or not it's okay to have sex with God.
We also chat about AMY being crap, Asura's Wrath being a QTE festival, and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater. All this and much more, only on Podtoid!
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Jim Sterling serves as reviews editor for Destructoid.com, head of the Podtoid podcast, and produces a number of news stories, original features, one-of-a-kind videos. With his passionate argumentative style, controversial opinions, harsh delivery, and dedication to brutal honesty Sterling is a name that you can't help but recognize.
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11:00 AM on 01.11.2012 | 
Thank God.
2. Move Your Family In With Jonathan Holmes would be the first and last reality show worth watching. "Oh, wow, what are you guys doing, sitting around the table eating some breakfast? That's great! Is that a newspaper you got there, dad? And you're reading it, learning about the news and everything? Geez, I bet you get really smart and knowledgeable doing that, maybe I should start reading the newspaper."
The before times
im done :(
To elaborate on what I said about Jim's review of FFXIII, a lot of other critics did succinctly nail problems with the linearity and game mechanics and overall shit-show/heart-break that was that game .
Very few talked about the issues with the terrible story/characters/dialogue that really ruined it for me, however -- and Jim totally got it. Honestly, even with all the problems the game had, if the characters, story and dialogue had been compelling, I would have happily waded through it.
'Cause that's what was so great about JRPG's, wasn't it? Final Fantasy VI-XII mostly fucking nailed it, I thought, story wise. They were genuinely great stories, with characters you cared about in a world you wanted to dive into.
The fact that the directors and writers of FFXIII just don't seem to think there was an issue with their narrative...just the distinct lack of understanding they have for storytelling...it doesn't give me much hope for anything else made by this team.
But goddammit, I would love to be wrong.
"When I wrote the first one in 1953, I wanted Bond to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened; I wanted him to be a blunt instrument...when I was casting around for a name for my protagonist I thought by God, (James Bond) is the dullest name I ever heard." Ian Fleming, The New Yorker, 21 April 1962
*strokes chin and points with pipe*
@Jim, old bean. It seems that Max may have had enough of the "Is it paedophilia or not?" segment!
Please make him happy again! Allow me to help.
"Is it Star Wars or not?"
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In seriousness the Willem Dafoe movie pitches were funnier!
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