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Thomas Lennon is like unto a god.

Tonight, Jim, Aaron, Topher and I will discuss first versus third-person perspective, LittleBigPlanet's copyright crackdown, Activision's exploitation, and CliffyB's assumption that gamers don't take game worlds seriously enough.

Once again, we are in dire need of:

- Your Der Sïëgëlpüntz™

- Your questions

- The kind of pudding only $240 can buy

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Half left's Avatar
Half left at 11/10/2008 15:01
I have a question: Who would win in a fight out of all the hosts?

A physical one that is.
Foul play is encouraged.
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MYL0R at 11/10/2008 15:02
I got this box. It says cook, and chill. And let me tell you, that's what I do everynight. I cook......and then I chill. aw yea.

The State. Fap worthy for sure.
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J03yyz at 11/10/2008 15:05
question: how come game developers and publishers are talking out of their asses so much lately? first i got sick and fucking tired of moleneux (sp?), now Epic is saying they want to charge for an end boss to penalize people who picked up the game used. and lets not forget Activision basically saying "fuck you" to any new ideas.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?
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Jim Sterling at 11/10/2008 15:08
Jim, your campaign seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why are you so popular?
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Dexter345 at 11/10/2008 15:09
I am a few weeks late and this isn't even the right podcast for it, but I've got a Kirby question. In Kirby Superstar (and Kirby Superstar Ultra, and possibly other Kirby games I haven't played), when you've got a helper and you eat food and then you touch your helper, you transfer some of the energy to them too. What is going on in this animation? Is Kirby making out with his helper, is he regurgitating half-digested food into their mouths, or something else?
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Conrad Zimmerman at 11/10/2008 15:14
Could you give me some tips pertaining to the proper care and maintenance of cheese?
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Char Aznable at 11/10/2008 15:17
Der Sïëgëlpüntz™: Scrub your Nuts & Bolts, because Banjo and Kazooie are back!

When playing a game such as Fallout 3 that has good/evil choices, why do so many people go with the good choices first and then replay the game as a total badass?

Also, CliffyB's tubgirl faceplate - your thoughts and/or vomit?

@Dexter
I like to pretend that they're sharing a tender embrace and cuddling to somehow transfer health to one another.
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Affable Robot at 11/10/2008 15:19
Got a few questions:

Recently Fallout 3 glitched on me and I was unable to complete a main story quest so I was just wondering if any of you guys had a similar experience with a game. Have you ever enjoyed a game and had a glitch ruin it for you even though you wanted to play?

A lot of people say Call of Duty 5 are saying it's good because it is the same as Call of Duty 4 but isn't that what we waited a year for a new game?

Now that it is almost here thoughts of new xbox dashboard?
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 11/10/2008 15:20
Going forward, how do you see the situation playing out in the courts and legislatures across the country regarding same-sex mearriage, specifically with regards to the Full Faith and Credit Clause of Article IV of the US Constitution and the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996? And how does this affect Mr. Tingle?
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Senisan82 at 11/10/2008 15:20
A lot of good games have come out in the past couple of weeks preceded with a ton of hype. I was wondering if any of you have been effected by this, be it positive or negative. For me, Fable 2 was something I was really looking forward to but when it came out, I felt completely indifferent. I felt like the hype had something to do with it.

p.s. that would be a good question for the gamer dictionary segment. That feeling you get when a game your anticipating finally comes out and you feel nothing. I could be alone in this sensation of indifference lol
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pendelton21 at 11/10/2008 15:20
Ok, so, when you say pudding, you mean Jell-O-style, Bill-Cosby-loving, instant pudding, or that British cake-like(?) dessert?

Also, I was listening to an older Retroforce episode (13, I think) and, in the Rev Rant, you brought up the idea that video game titles, for the most part, are shit. Do you think that the Great Deluge of games in that past months (with titles such as Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead, Dead Space, LittleBigPlanet, etc.) have gotten better titles, or are they just as terrible as before?
ryanrab1's Avatar
ryanrab1 at 11/10/2008 15:21
Shalit Pun:

You can battle my battalion in Battalion Wars 2!
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swiftly at 11/10/2008 15:22
A question-

The Max Payne film, WTF?
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wolfdragon at 11/10/2008 15:22
When you play a game with a character creator, how do you identify with the character that you have made? Do you see it as a true in-game representation of yourself? Or is it an alter ego? Or do you not identify with it at all?
Also, do you feel that creating your own character somehow adds another level of immersion to the game and at the same time improves the quality of the experience? Or do you enjoy having the main character be developer designed?
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nademagnet at 11/10/2008 15:23
If you were to have a chance encounter with $240 worth of pudding, what body part would you put into it first? For example, I would probably go balls first then the whole body.
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Fire7Man7Dan7 at 11/10/2008 15:25
Question: Should there be a statute of limitations on spoilers. The other day a friend and I were having lunch discussing Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess when a voice from behind us says, "do not spoil it yet, I have not finished it". I'm all about being respectful, but should there not be a time when it is okay to talk about the plot points in a game? Is so, what factors should be worked into it? Genre? Units sold?
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Fire7Man7Dan7 at 11/10/2008 15:26
Question: Should there be a statute of limitations on spoilers. The other day a friend and I were having lunch discussing Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess when a voice from behind us says, "do not spoil it yet, I have not finished it". I'm all about being respectful, but should there not be a time when it is okay to talk about the plot points in a game? Is so, what factors should be worked into it? Genre? Units sold?
nademagnet's Avatar
nademagnet at 11/10/2008 15:28
Shalit Pun:
Get your gears spinning all over again in Gears of War 2.
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Dragonzigg at 11/10/2008 15:29
Without wishing to stoke fanboy flames, I now have MGS4 and LittleBigPlanet for my PS3. Can you see a time that I will ever want anything else for it?
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Fire7Man7Dan7 at 11/10/2008 15:29
Oops! Sorry for the double post...damn fire fox has some sort of hiccup and is being less than cooperative. Wait...does that make this a triple post? Please dont ban me. :-)
Aberen's Avatar
Aberen at 11/10/2008 15:32
Question: Left4Dead demo impressions. Discuss!
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heyricochet at 11/10/2008 15:33
With the much hyped Mirrors edge coming out this week, and its interesting new style of gameplay, do you think we will see a bunch of copy-cat games such as when Metal Gear Solid came out and we were suddenly overloaded with stealth games and levels inserted into our favorite games?
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ReddenBlack at 11/10/2008 15:34
Question:
Why isn't homosexuality explored more in games? Aside from like Fear Effect and the like, I can't think of too many, or any, games that have had gay characters or used gay people in complex stories (well, i guess gears of war...) It just seems like this is a really missed opportunity. If someone handled the matter maturely, they might be able to hold it up as an example of how forward thinking and deep the medium could be. Thoughts?
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4knuckleshuffle at 11/10/2008 15:36
Anthony: What's so great about L4D?
Aaron: How many terms for jizz do you know?
Jim: CliffyB's faceplate. Discuss. (Disgust?)
Topher: What's your ideal question?
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Jesus H Christ at 11/10/2008 15:37
Do you think players would take game worlds more seriously if the dialogue of those games didn't sound like they injected Mad Max with all the steroids in the world and sat him in front of a typewrighter in a room with Limp Bizkit blaring on the stereo and veiny, muscular penises on the wall paper?
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Fusiontr at 11/10/2008 15:38
Zero Punctuation
Do you guys think it's funny or do you think Yahtzee is just a bit content with the sound of his own voice?
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galagabug at 11/10/2008 15:41
awwwwwwww yeahhhh.

question: should mailboxes and mailbags undergo a redesign to better accomodate taco deliveries?

source
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BulletTrain at 11/10/2008 15:41
Don't resist temptation; Pick up your copy of Resistance 2 Today!

Lately I'm busy and find myself at a loss for gaming time. Anyone on Podtoid find themselves without time to finish their backlog of games? I must have 30+ games that I own but haven't played more than an hour or two.
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eternalplayer2345 at 11/10/2008 15:41
Aaron you talking about kirby SSU a few weeks back made me go out and buy it instantly, how does it make you feel that your short ramblings on the game can cause people to buy things. Aaron Linde saving the economy since '08

Is Ben PerLee a douche?
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junglistgamer at 11/10/2008 15:44
To stick to Anthony's monthly musing theme, how would Aaron feel about a Bonerquest-inspired mod for facebreaker?

I'm thinking 'Facebreaker: Fisticocks'.

Waggle to attack, oh yes, waggle to attack.
Variable Gear's Avatar
Variable Gear at 11/10/2008 15:48
Do you think that overly pretentious developers like Jon Blow are hurting indie development overall.

If I agreed to pick you up some fast food, would you pay for your half?

Do you like to be player one or player two?

Is Fallout 3 GOTY material?

Why isn't Boner Quest out yet?

Who is Jim Sterling?
MoonStorm's Avatar
MoonStorm at 11/10/2008 15:54
Do you think most game should have a feature to were you can change from first to third person views? I know some games already do this such as Fallout 3 but it seems like an after thought and zooms out too far rather than going over the shoulder were it's most useful such as GOW/ResEivl4/and Dead Space.
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junglistgamer at 11/10/2008 15:56
One main difference between Gears of War and it's sequel, from what i've seen of the game, is the increased use of set-pieces and mild 'water-levels' to bring back an old podtoid idea.

On that note, does the cast prefer games which take a central, highly refined mechanic and explore it to it's fullest potential, or games which provide an array of gameplay styles and provides regular changes of pace/environment?
Cema's Avatar
Cema at 11/10/2008 15:57
Over time, I feel as though games have lost their 'shine'. I have beaten Pokemon Red 4 times, and yet I can't seem to muster up even a single completed file of GTA4.
What, outside of my nostalgia glasses, keeps me from being as enthusiastic about new games as I was of old?
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ace of knaves at 11/10/2008 16:00
Whenever a game property becomes wildly or even somewhat successful, it's only a matter of time before dollar signs appear in the eyes of some Hollywood studio exec and the long, tedious process of adapting the game to film begins.

In part because those originally involved in the game's creation have little to no control over the adaptation, it frequently, if not always ends up going horribly wrong.

So my question is this: Aaron, who would you want to direct and star in a Bonerquest movie. Keep in mind that as Bonerquest would be leagues ahead of a Hentai game, the Bonerquest movie would have to be that far beyond a typical porno.
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CharleyTony at 11/10/2008 16:01
-Is Boner Quest a game about a guy looking to get a boner or does he have a tremendous boner AND embarks on an epic quest ?

-Why hasnt there been a Wiimote/powerglove hybrid yet ?


-Does Fable 2 have any replay value ?

-Are camera sensative games (eyetoy play) out ?
garison's Avatar
garison at 11/10/2008 16:03
Shalit Pun:

You won't be able to resist the temptation of Resistance 2 sixty player deathmatches!

So far, what are your favourite games of the holiday season so far?
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ParaParaKing at 11/10/2008 16:04
Seeing Wii Music sales were pretty unimpressing in Japan, do you think Wii Music will be the last "big" casual game from Nintendo or will they continue with those forever?
Also when do you expect the HD Wii? Will it already get announced at next E3 or will we have to wait until 2010?
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Eschatos at 11/10/2008 16:04
Why do you think Dead Space is selling so poorly? Though it topped sales charts its first week, by the second week it wasn't even in the top 10. Is this an indication of the demand for innovation in video games, since Dead Space hasn't done anything new, despite being a very competent product? Could Yahtzee's scathing review have had any effect on sales?
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Phoenix Gamma at 11/10/2008 16:06
Regarding a comment on a previous Podcast that Anthony made (Sonic ring noise at a gas station), you wondered if anyone had something similar like that, and I do.

I've been working at Target as a part-time cashier/"electronics dude" and whenever a cashier needs change, they request it via the register, which sends a message to a PDA that someone has on them.

The thing is, when someone requests change, it's the coin sound from Super Mario World. I had wondered why it sounded so familiar until I booted up the game and heard the sound when it first boots up.

Also, a question: Why is the ESRB telling Gametrailers to take shit off of their website? No one has been able to explain to me why a RATINGS ORGANIZATION has rights to tell websites what they can and can't show. I'm confused.
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paukl schmaukl at 11/10/2008 16:08
Judging by some of the reviews, it seems that Fable 2 is the kind of RPG a guy who doesn't like RPGs could play and enjoy.

I am that guy. Should I play it, or should I just get back to fighting off the Locust Horde?
Torzelan's Avatar
Torzelan at 11/10/2008 16:08
Do you have anyone on board for this discussion that has a lot of first person gaming background or will this be kind of painful to listen to for those who do? (Kind of like how it honestly is to listen to RetroforceGO!-who-I-love-more-than-I-can-express any time the subject arises)
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Seth338 at 11/10/2008 16:16
Why do you think that the failure rate of the Xbox 360 hasn't really affected it's userbase? Do you think it is just down to the popularity of live, the fact that once a console dies users don't want to abandon their constructed game libraries, or some other factor?

Also how goes Jim's America plans, and how soon will we be able to chastise him for no longer being a real English wanker and just the less classy Anglo-American tosser?
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A New Challenger at 11/10/2008 16:24
I'm on the Mirror's Edge of my seat waiting for the Fallout 3 from this amazing quarter of releases. I only have a Wii, though, so it looks like I'll be Alone In The Dark for a while. Time to face the Wii Music.
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InfraredChimera at 11/10/2008 16:25
Hey Aaron I got a question; Will BonerQuest have any DLC? Such as extra quests or multi colored ducks with differents effects (such as Growth +5)?
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 11/10/2008 16:27
I have a new girlfriend. This is a big deal. Can you each give me one piece of valuable advice on how not to fuck this one up? Thank you. <3
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Puppy Licks at 11/10/2008 16:28
Anthony's comments about Fallout 3 last week got me wondering; would he have enjoyed the game more if he hadn't played the previous Fallout games, or would he have enjoyed it more if he hadn't played Oblivion?

Do you think this question can apply to other games? Can a game's inspirations and references actually hinder your experience with the game if you are already too familiar with them?
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Seth338 at 11/10/2008 16:35
Oh and i ask my first question /\as someone who has a broken (Disk eating) 360 and intends to get a new one after Christmas, purely for Fable 2 and Penny Arcade 2.
Seth338's Avatar
Seth338 at 11/10/2008 16:38
And for dur SIGELEPUNTZ
Penny Arcade 2 will leave the ladies rain slick in their pants
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Tubatic at 11/10/2008 16:47
Wind! Friction! Not buying this Fall blockbuster would be Resistance, too!

It was too awkward and broken *not* to share.
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