Der Sïëgëlpüntz™:

You will have a super galatic time in Super Maro Galaxy!

*insert random Boner Quest here*

Now that we have that out of the way:
Romantic dating games have a huge following in Japan and some are considered to be incredible tearjerkers over there. Have you ever playing one of those and what do you think about the romance, they try to convey?

*insert random follow up Boner Quest question here*

On a side note:
After all those terrible things happening the last weeks with Metacritic or Activision, today the German page of wikipedia was closed down, because of a stupid German politician suing the site, which made me really sad and angry at this world.

"Careful, or you'll fall into Fallout 3's immersive clutches this holiday season!"

Someone asked this a few Podtoids ago, but you guys never answered it on the show, and I am kind of interested to know.

How much do you guys spend on games monthly?

^^^ just in case aaron didn't see it yet

i also has a question: in fps games (and fallout i guess), which gun do you guys always use? i'm personally an assault rifle kind of person

Recently, there has been controversy surrounding the idea of internet dibs. The general idea seems to be, the more important you are, and the more exposure your dibs have, the greater the repercussions are for ignoring said dibs, if there are any consequences at all. My question is this: Do you think the idea of dibs are archaic and juvenile in nature, and is there a better way of doing things so that more people can get what they want? Calling dibs on the internet also has vague implications; if someone calls dibs on a character, are they the only person who can play as that character, ever? If someone isn't aware of another's dibs, do they get off scot-free for breaking them? If someone calls dibs on something first, but someone more important calls dibs later, who gets the dibs? These are important issues, and I think we as gamers need to set general rules as to how and when we will call dibs, and what's off limits.

Also, my Fallout 3 manual smelled minty. Discuss.

What are some last gen games or series that you guys think would make a really amazing game this gen? I think that the sly cooper series would be amazing on the current consoles, just to name an example.

Der Sïëgëlpüntz™: IF LEFT 4 DEAD DOESN'T RESURRECT YOUR SENSE OF FUN, THEN YOU DON'T DESERVE TO FUCKING LIVE.

I love Sir Digby Chicken Caesar so fucking much. Anyway, question. Pardon the shameless self-promotion, but have you seen this video of L4D being played on TF2's Dustbowl map? What other kinds of mods are you dying (oops) to see, in Left 4 Dead? Personally, I'd love to see the TF2 characters take on the infected.

Anyone play the Quest for Glory series? They had an interesting fighting game-style combat that took your stats into account. I'd love to see something in the FF universe use a semi real-time system without it being done Zelda-style.

Shallit Pun:

You better hold on, because you're going to Fall out of your seat playing fallout 3

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar is probably one of the best sketch characters in recent years
I love Mitchell & Webb
Managed to buy Peep Show Series 1-5 for £25
Best purchase ever!

Anyway, question time

With the NXE on it's way in a mere two days time, are there any features that you would have liked Microsoft to have spent time on rather than re-doing EVERYTHING pretty much?

Also, those of you, if any, who are in the early release of NXE: How are you finding it? or from what you've seen does it seem like a good decision on Microsoft's behalf?

@Fusiontr:

I love it, they have improved on everything. It's quicker, slicker, and has much more features. ITS JAWESOME

Question 2: Watchmen the video game. Its happening.

My question is: Why?

On RPG combat: In my opinion I think Lost Odyssey had the best jrpg turn based combat in recent memory. The battles each involved at least some degree of strategy and the boss battles were pretty difficult. Added to that is the ring system and for what its worth it made a fun battle system overall. Also, dibs on Bill!

In terms of RPG combat systems, do you prefer the more traditional turn based ones like old school Final Fantasys, button bash fests like Kingdom Hearts, or some sort of mid point like Rogue Galaxy or Infinite Undiscovery

Also, will Bonerquest's combat system occasionally fail to function because it's 'just not in the mood'?

I don't really like That Mitchell and Webb Look...but the Surprising Adventures of Sir Digby Chicken Cesar is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on television.
Period.

Question:
Now that videogames are advanced enough to be more easily comparable to (though not at all the same as) movies do you think that more developers should be making more "arthouse" games? Or is the idea of an "arthouse game" much more difficult to pull off than an arthouse movie?

Podtoid drinking game:

Drink every time Jim says literally

The beginning of this video sums up exactly what I love the most about RPG combat. I know it sounds wonky, but I get a great enjoyment out seeing the three-five separate individuals (despite there all being controlled by me) combine they’re different strengths to bring one common enemy down. Maybe it's just my inner Marxist (which I did not realize I had) but the image of a party of people with all different skills, and from all different walks of life, united towards a single goal is a sweet one. Do any of you guys share a love of similar, or completly different quirks when fighitng in RPGS?

I guess this could fall into the category of RPG combat...What do you think about bloated numbers when it comes to attacks and hit points? For example, a character with 9000 hit points attacked by a weapon that does 1000 damage is essentially the same as 9 hit points and 1 damage. I can understand the pure thrill of performing a devastating attack for 74395723 points as well as how some of the ratios that could be necessary. It just seems like the differences between 999 and 9999 hit points would be negligible, aside from cheap wow factor.

@Scary Womanizing Pig Mask

YOUR

Geez - every time I hit 'submit' I think of one more thing.

Anthony - you mentioned you played Baldur's Gate. Did you use the space bar to pause the game and plan your attacks, or did you go with more of a 'live' feel and just trust the other party members' scripts and AI?

Got a few questions:

Am I the only one that gets mad when people compare games like Lost Odyssey to something like Fable 2. Yes they are both RPGs but the style of play and combat is so different. What do you guys think?

I don't get it people always complain about DLC but places like ign write articles like games that need DLC and half the games came out in the past month. Shouldn't we start getting mad at ign and not the developers?

Hey,

Just commenting on the discussion you guys had last week regarding the Gamasutra interview with Nick Channon about the reasoning behind the use of first person in what is essentially a first person puzzle/platformer, rather than a shooter. You all seemed to jump on the comment, claiming that the sight of Faith's arms and legs broke any sense of connection to Faith as a character (as opposed to connecting the player and the main character he/she is controlling).

I have to disagree, as I think what Nick Channon was getting at is that the use of first person serves as a sort of nexus point in which the spaces of both Faith and the player are united. Similar to baroque works of art in which objects in the picture plane are painted as to give the illusion that they are extending into/out of the space of the viewer (see Caravaggio's Entombment and/or Velazquez's Las Meninas). For example, in Velazquez's work, you (the viewer) are standing where the subject (the nobility spotted in the mirror across the room) would be standing. Velazquez stands in front of you painting as he were and the room expands to the rest of the building you are standing in by way of the door to the far right of the room. Obviously you are not a noble couple, but all of these elements work together to give you a feeling of being there, despite the fact that it's not a part of your own reality. I believe the same applies to Mirror's Edge in that both Faith and the player are two separate entities, however, by way of the first person viewpoint both realities are united as one, connecting the two.


Yes, I am a college student.

PS. I also recall Topher mentioning how frustrating the game was to watch (I assume due to the first person perspective). I've heard other complaints from gamers regarding the "leap of faith" mentality and the decent amount of trial and error that occurs on the first playthrough. It frustrates me to hear this as there seems to be a wave of hypocrisy when it comes to tolerance of trial and error gameplay in retro titles such as Mega Man but complete intolerance of it when it occurs in a modern title. What are your takes on this?

@Reverend Anthony
I hate both of us a lot right now.

Shallit Pun:
you'll go nuts and bolts for Banjo Kazooie nuts and bolts.