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Cool as the above drawing by Scary Womanizing Pig Mask is, it's unfortunately kind of ironic: Jim Sterling is MIA for this week's episode of Podtoid. But worry not, faithful listener -- the always dashing Samit Sarkar was on hand to fill in for him.

This week, we talked about E3, Diablo III, microtransactions and ingame advertising. You can listen to the episode hyah. Highlights included:

- An initially confusing sonnet

- India: it's awesome!

- Diablo III: good addiction or bad addiction?

- An iPod? Really?

-What makes a good boss battle?

- Half the cast has not beaten Chrono Trigger

- A suspenseful, deathless action game?

Our favorite question this week came from Stephen57, who posited a really interesting, hypothetical game design philosophy. We got some good discussion out of it, if only because everyone disagreed with one another. Congrats, Stephen: put your email in the comments and we'll contact you about the cash.

[The intro/outro song is from here. Don't listen to it unless you really want to have it in your head for the next month. I am not joking in the slightest.]








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Senisan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:17
Senisan
It's great to hear Samit is on the podcast. Podtoid should have Dtoid alumni on more often :)
Brian Keljore's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:21
Brian Keljore
Perhaps Jim was preparing his defenses against the whirlwind of vengeance that will be Jack Thompson. Anyways, downloading now, will listen when I get home.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:22
Darren Nakamura
Downloading it from iTunes now...
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:33
randombullseye
Not finished Chrono Trigger? Why?
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:34
Tiff
I love India!
Luigi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:42
Luigi
The intro song was beautiful.

Where can I buy the album from ?
Stephen57's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:45
Stephen57
Oh wow!
stephenco2008@aol.com
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 15:47
king3vbo
MOAR SAMIT
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 16:21
KamikazeTutor
I only played Cool Spot on the Master System and there's no trace of 7up in it.
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 16:24
Tiff
Hmm.

BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 16:49
BluFire
You're a pussy. If you were MAN enough you would have been able to suck it up and say you had a small penis yourself.
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 16:56
Tiff
Intersting!!!
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 17:00
KamikazeTutor
Oh shi-! I never knew this! The euro release of Cool Spot for the genesis doesn't have 7up references either.

US


EU
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 17:02
KamikazeTutor
Well, I never heard of the Cool Spot campaign, so probably it was US only.
Thank god they release the game outside it though, it's so sweet.
iwontusemyname's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 17:31
iwontusemyname
is 7up even still around?
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 17:42
KMCC
Missed this one...
ryu89's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 17:54
ryu89
Okay, who decided to put the rainbow road song up? Whoever it was fuck you because i had just gotten the song out of my goddamn head because its on the VGcats home page, saw that there was a new podtoid, and then there it is.

Anyways, great show, can't wait till next week.
Clockwork-Zombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/10/2008 23:05
Clockwork-Zombie
Cool spot is pretty good and on my shelf.
seltzermx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2008 16:13
seltzermx
Probable Lost Odyssey SPOILER, so read at your own risk:

Regarding the comment made about making a game more cinematic by not dying in the final boss fight, didn't Lost Odyssey do that? I think it's pretty much impossbile to die in that one. The difficulty of the previous bosses and fights forces you te level up, and when you get to that last fight, its near impossible to not beat him. I'm not complaining, I really liked it. Just putting it out there in response to the discussion on Podtoid.
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