Barbecued Amends
Monday, May 11th, 2009 running time 38:15
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Demigod, Excitebots: Trick Racing, Trixel. We make it up to Jason for leaving him behind last week whine reminiscing about our recent gaming conquests.
The movie may have rubbed some people the wrong way, but at least the game version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine serves up all the delicious violence fans of the comic have come to expect from their indestructible hero. G4TV.com's Sterling McGarvey joins JayFresh to share tales of rampant decapitation and Wolverine's Limb Removal Service.
Demigod may look like an RTS, but it has more in common with Diablo and the venerable Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients. Current.com's new online gaming figurehead Philip Kollar laments the game's utter lack of a tutorial or in-game help with Matt.
The Wii seems to be hitting it's stride this year with yet another non-Mario, non-Zelda, non-Metroid release that may serve to pull in a wider audience of kart-racing enthusiasts. Excitebots: Trick Racing is what Excitetruck should have been and is ROBOTS on top of that! Dan "Shoe" Hsu comes along for the Area 5 BBQ and hashes it out with Ryan over whether this game is all it's cracked up to be.
This week's iPhone shoutout goes to the brain-meltingly difficult puzzler Trixel. Matt takes a few minutes out of stuffing his face to explain it to Shoe.
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Highlights
god of war
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4:37, 4:51, 10:44, 10:46, 4:37, 4:51, 10:44, 10:46
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Activision
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10:52, 10:52
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X-Men
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10:54, 10:54
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20/20
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29:47, 29:47
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god of war
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4:37, 4:51, 10:44, 10:46, 4:37, 4:51, 10:44, 10:46
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Activision
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10:52, 10:52
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X-Men
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10:54, 10:54
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20/20
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29:47, 29:47
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" War."
" This episode god is brought to you. Computer taking. Godaddy.com."
" And yeah."
" Previously on co -- it's -- beautiful outside ocean because. Hey."
" Yeah hey good news."
" Well what we're being handled it. Yeah -- Bermuda."
" Things really nice downside click hot years and never was our -- are you kidding me. I seriously I -- it can guys who all day virus that Jesus in the city that I guess that is your form columns are. It is. I wish I -- then sorry and the reason is you always feel that whatever. I promised that only just. Let's set -- history. -- act -- leaders. This. Talk and not that. Ask your own special. System -- Shirt. Nothing -- just. Two weeks. Don't forget about it forget how to. Glass ball. --"
" Wow Randy you made this game looks really good. While I was playing like all weekend long street and -- get it done. The finish. Doesn't he did he did the secondly you're hearing. Yeah -- I -- some of the new costumes and I went right back into it and started like restarting checkpoints for some like my favorite area that's really the combat situation is just fun watching you use on Mac is like you mean you change -- up all the -- you good luck to recreate it. We had a sterling. Ordered less because a lot of fun I'm gonna debut on."
" And there."
" Game's narrative takes place in two different time periods and you have. The original story of ovarian customers prequel how he got is that anything closet then this sort of like events that led right after that experiment. But throughout the game you're kind of sporadically flashing back to Africa to operation firestorm which was three years prior sort of -- and some of the narrative plot point."
" Of the game. They're trying to kill me. I was a member of the team that spent."
" I don't think raven had there's -- no mistake about who they really like this is catered towards getting down elect. When Wolverine levels up there's like that power cards."
" And like that's itself over the top life. When you pull the dog tags and yeah Madigan is it silver presenting -- takes -- like big hair metal -- like god of war meats like huge marvel movie license it's pretty obvious that life stages they stamp."
" tells of -- anymore hair and a Logitech at a lunch attack which is a great time."
" She yeah you know the one thing about -- doses. Not god of war is. There were there fighting styles differ -- has -- changed the game is more of -- mid to long range may actually Wolverine doesn't happen that they compensate quarter by adding this one's. That you can view and that you can jump between NBC news -- really creative ways to get across -- they have that -- chase scene which yeah you're jumping from boat to boat taking up and guys the same thing you know politely with the idea that the floods in the trucks and out really well exactly so I thought I felt like I actually didn't use that enough and that's sort of mechanic that was really really fun to do. The first hour and a half of the game especially I felt was like the strongest area you start of the jungle it looks really good. On the fight situations they have you and a great that's really over the game is at its strongest is when you're in a smaller arena. You have half a dozen a dozen guys fighting you and you have all these sort of like creative options as far as how you want to tackle the situation and what I was doing that. Consistent across the board I was always having fun but when it went to a more larger scale. And when you started fighting the bosses that's where I felt like. Things started to not work that's for the frustration started to kick again the first big like magma like rock boss guy that you thought. But first song. I was like is going to be awesome but then I found that all you're doing is rolling when he does is attack and then lunching on his back and attacking and you have to do that like eight times -- to take him down. And that's hurt you know after the third or fourth time in two starts competitor starts to become boring but didn't go right after that you're back in a room fighting. Your normal the normal enemies that they have and it's funny yeah. It's like kind of was like a little roller coaster revenue having these. Small areas of frustration and just really kind of disappointment right but they missed some opportunities to make some really compelling game -- moments but it always brought him back."
" I feel like yeah I was definitely a series of ups and downs and probably the moment to me that just kind of exemplifies. Blowing those set pieces was. When you face off against the sentinel. Because the entire time he delta and everything you've gone to this huge sentinel factory you've gone through all this like carrying her and when you power cords plug and yeah."
" Our core over here in the power who are here show floor for the car wherever there. And it's always this whole litany of how our course and finally get to the sentinel and you're like -- right. They care about other terror about. And you get out on the field and he starts stomping around you can't tell if you're actually inflicting damage on it. You just constantly attacking what."
" Yeah not not when -- first -- let -- like. Oh my god they're gonna go for like Wolverine -- was shot of the colossus that would enter my clock. Just let us get into -- like that systems now. Night instead it was like I'm going to attack his flipped over and over it'd be like the guy -- each other clauses locker with a toothpick jabbing you in the fight at the end of at all. You know -- rewarded -- kinda cool skydiving sequence. Ends look like. Carpal tunnel syndrome and using quicktime and you can't build tension by making my thumbs -- exactly it's just not an effective means of making me feel like. The bad ass which is what it. That's the focus of these kind of games it's like you have to feel like you are injury yet."
" One thing to say about -- generation I really liked the way they did it where his body does deteriorate and so we come back. The only thing with that is due to damage a lot yeah game -- almost always you're kind of bloody mess yes and when you go into the real -- cut scenes where you actually -- use your actual -- the game. You'll see that work wolverines talking to a chicken he's got like half of this state is in seeing her life blood all on his arms -- It looks really weird when a company like in this kind of very graphic. But it is really really cool to be able to run and likes to his adamant to him like skeleton yeah what's he threw his rib cage after he's taken like a missile at point blank or something like that that was very very cool."
" And and -- that is just like in real time just the whole start. Like filling up and it's like skin again."
" The elegant deadline was an issue here -- there weren't quite able to add that sort of layer of polish -- we expect with triple a games yeah there's just points where little bugs come up you played. PS3 version I guess threw 61 and all of us -- Didn't crash. Little frame rate issues here and there are just guys popping through walls just strange things happening that would. Take you out of the game. I saw them more than a typically scenery help product and so. That didn't feel like maybe a couple more months to kind of balance and bind to that I think it would have gone a long wait for it."
" It has its share of problems yeah yeah. There's something very oddly endearing about it they're concerned that all the stuff that totally crazy but at the same time goes like this totally like it's just kind of cheesy but what do you have this huge grin as you're going along you're playing good. This summer games are like absolutely stay away from this game it's kind of like -- on my hobby -- let the buyer beware right. I understand that life. No you're not buying god of war three before god of war three comes out. But I understand it like it's not nearly the atrocities like the last game that Activision put -- man and X-Men movie was our view that -- pair of home to yeah this huge improvement over that indeed indeed."
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" Are you did you play."
" Yeah yeah. Yeah it was also the beavers and is only uses no single parent and more important that there's no it's important you know I went -- came over earlier this week -- the -- talked there's just no we hear out of his game. Unless you're familiar with the disease is more extreme horror you just jump street had figured out -- that's zero."
" There's the intro cut scene which is just a voice over that's really buoyant. And that it's. She's a skirmish or tournament no tutorial nothing like that I couldn't believe it I mean I've become -- become so used to yet expecting tutorials and my game. And especially in RTS which is kinda what I thought this was some kind of -- simplified RTS game whatever it really made me just -- play as -- are able. What the new things have been doing with the genre bending that this is going to be an online play this game like most strategy games -- says. But I was still hoping that there would be a more flushed out single player mode right. You know whether another sad story at least you know having that -- like that's what usually motivates me to -- little bit less motivated to try that now after jumping with my friends we've already been playing for a week before you start playing. They were my tutorials they were added explaining me -- that I really felt the game needs to explain it. Have you played. Warcraft three and yet the defense of the ancient smog yeah see I knew that this was supposed to -- take on defense the -- I did not really that was pretty much a direct clone of defensively to put -- 100%."
" Disturbed people that don't know legacies to the defense of the -- with the use of mod for warcraft period that was based office star craft now. Where instead of controlling all the individual units in your town only controls one hero character. And all of the minions are automatically generated and they just attack each other. And your hero builds up levels and skills that fault that affect your army affected here trying to make it really powerful Europe episode -- That experience and our taste creativity more likely action hockey almost."
" Diablo the experience to the point where if you played defensive agents. This is kind of like real learning. Like just your your picking up riding -- and -- you know like I play defense engines. I don't then that was recalled that there is need to know tutorial and after about five or ten minutes I was like okay right I played basketball I know what it is. But if you haven't played defensively agents and you don't know what that is going in. You're gonna be lost -- so which. Cared very did you go live which got I got did you choose I tried them all. It seems to mean like my a my favorite actually set them so far interest -- the event was the idea stuck with one just because I wanted to get to know one -- Well here is I use the the torture I think this man and I kind of I think ended up going with him because there might in the my major wild because he -- he's -- I spoke to the fire or some of the abilities are in the same names and -- and same effects spells and -- well -- didn't really -- in general."
" Oh you have the left homeless here when you're thinking here one of eight euros and eighteen to pick assassins -- generals and assassins are solar characters and generals can have minions. And I thought. The -- in the small squad combat which is. Essentially what warcraft we really came down it was small squad management the better you're at it that the minute you were at war -- three. And so I was like all right all I kind of understanding of the small squad me. Headset and I just really like because her minions are really powerful. And she has that healing wave around -- that yourself from that area with any character when you're giving up around global leader nine. The ability to give me you just about unstoppable -- it. Who isn't comparable level you Rhode. And I really despite the sadness. You progression there and she didn't have any first -- and believe it quickly. She's really really hard -- and their opinions you just every -- one -- just keep popping up. And -- Fact that -- in general I found. He. In general like on the general flexible -- here's more --"
" I found myself constantly beating the computer vendors didn't. That normal. I started uneasy and I tried a little bit on the smallest -- and even in normal wasn't -- as much troubles. And said it would now has become a case of like I would kind of rushed to eight -- nine and then I would just be able to dominate for the rest of the map because they would never be able to. Get past. But definitely makes it. That definitely makes a difference treating choosing the harder difficulty doubles because they AIG does -- really smart. It's not just today has more hit points apparently she needed -- windows attacks that it actually gets Mars so. I noticed I was playing with but my friends online here playing -- computer. And never -- let's put all the -- on nightmare and see what happens they seem to be they seem to have abilities and use items appropriate for the characters. And David do things like. Takeover goes directly for the evening if you had to -- around and and and then there's more lenient on your site. And they were they were really really intent on capturing. And I was like okay what this lets you be part of the maps and actually modified my -- style I'm like okay well now we really need beyond these opinions. -- engaged -- they're clearly what that AI feels important so with the designers designed to be important. I was like wow I'm actually learning something from a computer AI GFI you can go back to Italy -- agreed to -- based on yet more rain and dad -- war range. I haven't figured out how that goes it just isn't enough -- but Whiteside -- rate has increased that you can read the manual and figure it out of it you know it. I'm an old school there -- every Daniels for a solution for the editorial. Yeah -- have the benefit of the with the together they had a problem was there were some patent patent issues. He would. Decide to take a pass right through a bunch of enemy towers and die on the label I was over off looking at the flags and seeing that captured on -- overall I was pretty satisfied with the I think I can dvd maker let's that's it is like I mean I -- here. Focusing on you know one -- small number of characters it's. It probably not going to be looking up in the other direction too often and this is only happened a couple times it is just in knowing when it did happen -- like. That they can make it happen. Better than that and."
" I found that heroes to overall -- be found. Having played all of them I felt like okay I've really understand what each of these characters when support actually no I have I have -- And evidently don't it the cool thing -- for me is that even."
" single player was just. One of them I got I've been able to kind of figure out what the other Democrats -- good -- display and watching what the other guys on my team are doing what they got an opposite immigrants like for example in. No grudges but that's when it is down powers for example my you know things like that who you who is good for -- necessary for healing in his bid for other stuff that. That's been really close well and that's up this kind of built into the game."
" Overall I would have stayed I've just been really enjoying Thanksgiving and and the amount of polish there is put into it and it's. It runs silky smooth like everything goes really well balanced I I really enjoy the different concept of the maps he's. Arenas -- don't have to be based on real world -- that you really interesting looking. Which game to give them playing the most that I have is that."
" differences like race. Conquest is the main woman's right in actually conquests is the only wanted to complain I don't know why -- have -- and that is very it was. That's for the enemy fortress is that the answer yet again. Yet -- in this a couple of others this one reacted to destroy a bunch of enemy fortresses and there is domination mode which is where you have to control -- on the map for certain amount of time you get points and for controlling the flags. Which is balanced than my favorite and -- there's also where you have to kill a certain number of enemy demagogues win. A title that would be good I've actually been enjoying that one as well that's on that had the most trouble with interestingly enough. Probably because afternoon couldn't get bit at the -- But. The first time that I played that like we won the match but it was like we had killed ten and demagogues and so we all ten kills and we got two deaths on our side of both of them. You hit -- I thought it was a little bit this."
" It does seem to really work flow in different roles in concert at one another. Guess most games have really smart. Keeping the number. Eight heroes they have really feels about right because they were able to keep it was a balance and keep everyone -- unique with the -- me."
" It powers for everyone -- feel like there's a lot of them as well to start adding on for an ad like. You know number of views -- pictures and updates are expansions or whatever and and still have them. Be balanced with an angry and I'm really looking forward to that there's -- in history they've already got that played out."
" And I can't believe -- agencies can maintain for a really long time it's still going strong still looking -- year. In fact there was a song in Sweden -- in sweeping us that the defense they ancient song it's like that I had an idea yeah exactly."
" It's done it's Phoenix."
" It is it's awful good it's like. This is attested to how popular that type gateway is over there. Let's -- play online and try to -- on -- all right -- 68."
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" He's fear of I got a special room. I hate that. It's -- good. -- UK glass donated. They're welcome. So good. I love -- that you just political right."
" It's in the dark -- looks like it hurts my eyes will be its business right. Straining and -- are you. The difference in the hands full and the Oscar honor let's let's murder and is just can't just -- mr. Henry he changed and how lovely and manage every night dream but it appears to -- a super cool blue society and we yeah. -- terms -- you really get green is really lemon garlic and I'm like I'm all of a little love from Louisiana who looked like this -- Wanted to alert you that feed back and think you're a good argument I think they're gonna get yeah oh yeah. Hello I'm sorry yeah I just yeah."
" It's. It's. Excuse. Me shall. This face I just to make."
" Months went yeah yeah yeah. Yeah yeah yeah it's been. Yeah. I'd say in how to read. And this -- yeah. She -- winds earlier this month. Yeah. The."
" And yeah. Residents."
" Yeah it's good luck guys and that I think. Our net. Earnings it's needed it then you missed it."
" Did you see and I played -- answer -- cyclops I was like you know this seems like it could be okay first -- that it's and he looks pretty awful and it's not that the graphics aren't. -- and -- the harder it looks like something out of Venezuela violator of overseas or something like that it was just the standard racing game like. It's a truck or my -- are. I'm pretty sure would be turned off by the appearance of the game. He keeps for the other side there's all these obstacles that popular -- yet that you with the silly we the citizens of this. There's so many things happening in any given moment you -- so bad that. It actually is pretty -- and I'm just to view rather interesting game."
" I thought it does seem like represented. You say -- and united some pretty easy in that. That's great you know malicious diseases that -- times only did -- really was asked Clinton listens to excite truck. But he completing carried out only the latest news like this is just just for me tonight increasing -- transformers. Online. Rated actors -- Syrian desert. You're gonna tell. You know it's like why not just traded evil and use but futuristic. Really weird. Signed by its tracks you know like just you just true evil it is going nuts that it."
" There's a stage that's like. Got a bunch of these kind of dinosaur fossils it just looks like your standard room trackside detail -- use you like these are racing game. But it is game -- second lap after the track all the sudden it becomes the -- is certainly chomping at all the cars on the track. It's surprising you know there's there's all these. These in this game that I wasn't. I wasn't expecting to see them then that is what like any moving."
" It's like excite me. Except for our courts -- by more voters are you. Yeah temperature -- youth -- does it if you use the law you -- over and slipped down. When it's cool. The -- right moment that you're taking off the job doesn't think Turbo Turbo jobs. Which makes you don't really high and really fast and it's really want your own all the where every agency all the different reviews he should take it in erasing games. Point 72 seconds and that -- mean everything's you know but it is game. There's times when -- actually like 20/20 five seconds off my previous I just because. 5000 completely new group that I didn't know existed before."
" I like is a mix of -- it's like. He has power up. Treated this thing to gratitude towards -- to form. -- want to -- addresses by any deal is that first step in this whole thing this is potentially. Create shortcuts they put it. -- It's -- it's you'll taste it's all kinda optional to make you -- if you miss this one power up. We've just like kicking a soccer ball -- he -- his bonus points."
" It's fairly user friendly and beginning because there is some. Remaining in the I mean there -- a lot of times where I craft a bunch in the race and finally there is still coming in first or second."
" Players' contracts are really why -- you get off track a little bit and on the -- is not a big deal infected did you rewards you for doing treatment yeah -- you look you know. And I think that's all -- need it because I just can't. Drive is precisely the that was trolls can't analog stick to ridiculously fast and super says that he's watching you -- Everywhere else. So that's actually and it's nice that it's like okay E Street track not a big deal can be if he even if you crash of keeping chasing him."
" That -- not only you can give me your best game with the Turbo boost that doesn't actually preacher temperatures yeah they're really reduce the -- sometimes it usually happens the break this is not one of them. This single players there as a training mode clicks that is Robert Manning -- it's really easy to -- first place. But in the multiplayer once you know every made mistakes that you made it really counts -- whether I'm gonna win that race. It's totally different game."
" Once the race is heating it was more fun and not only that you know the game has this turns the stars. That you used to unlock the various fields and beautiful colors when you Hopkins the multiplayer -- you're given the opportunity to bet on under race using the points that you recruit previously and then depending upon what place you get bailing out of them all the -- and -- there was one race that I wear one and -- first place actually right about stars line. And I got four times more McLaren it's made 10000 credits which is more than I ever being played for the entire single player game. And one reason multiplayer I -- I was just -- Warner he raises the you know what it was like to see that. There was -- Iraq or whatever but it up like saying I'm asking motorists and racism -- is like -- win on any precinct that it was -- that was really addicted to."
" Did you play other smokers is I asked did you get this cancer -- straight. And then every once on the track TC -- my humble opinion to drive into anyone's doing it's. -- its. And its he had to -- which we wanted to. It's akin to your team had but we're -- the hardest -- it looks like everything yeah I could lose on time. Had to sit and analyze it's like okay completely just hold onto these because I might have a possible street. And it says nice. Ultimately of course there's always you. Everyone slows down your game right to pick of the race cars where it might just slow. He just music they slap on the stuff on top of this site which was announced a big disappointment for me but. But it is a language mapping and wonderful athletes like it something different and I didn't know like okay not getting busy gaming it. But you know initially -- storm does not even more so hard I can still read things that Nicholas."
" I would rather -- we're sort of well I guess I would rather play Mario parents don't put an end at least not weavers and it's not really trying to sell itself doing this is something you it's it's it is different. There was a racing game and it feels totally unique and you won't play anything happens anywhere else."
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" Origin any mention this. Because I'm playing trickled in but. Pixel -- Like -- matching game -- do you do you pattern like a finesse a correct order after the match it. But just looking over -- than you have this little -- you know tell you which direction here so normally you only go you know what north south east west. And let me just messed. Hubris but it can only move when spotted this -- it's rectangular. Let me ask exactly when she when she touched -- that with so. And so it used to mastered happiness in the upper left aren't -- trying to get these trophies but this morning got six steps up and go from being. But what's really cool. Just let it -- didn't really."
" This one here has caught -- everything. Off. But the bombs have different media excellent. Series heroes around telling where -- which. That the other ones work zones where they go into tiles to work it out -- it's gonna come out and that. So we'll start combining all of these needs its own and bring. My only my only real problem with the game is played. Sometimes puzzle game. -- do you think you're very quickly -- the point where it I don't know how to solve business in the trial and error that we written it."
" My only other complain about it is that -- I realize the you know it's the simple concept but over -- or whatever -- DDR style and it looks to me like. But with Photoshop filters that doesn't have the the best part but I think thinking please -- because -- any of these puzzles like -- bring up for a few minutes look at that I don't like kids you know I can go back out the menu or perhaps -- whether to go back again. And then the game right always if you want -- government off this is really is at the perfect portable game."
" Okay okay. It sends a higher purpose that I -- you are nineteen. Million. As part of you has grave idea is okay and this oh loss. Ask for any like better goods -- yeah sorry you do. --"
" Yeah."
" Good time it's time it's do. --"
" War."
" This episode god is brought to you. Computer taking. Godaddy.com."
" And yeah."
" Previously on co -- it's -- beautiful outside ocean because. Hey."
" Yeah hey good news."
" Well what we're being handled it. Yeah -- Bermuda."
" Things really nice downside click hot years and never was our -- are you kidding me. I seriously I -- it can guys who all day virus that Jesus in the city that I guess that is your form columns are. It is. I wish I -- then sorry and the reason is you always feel that whatever. I promised that only just. Let's set -- history. -- act -- leaders. This. Talk and not that. Ask your own special. System -- Shirt. Nothing -- just. Two weeks. Don't forget about it forget how to. Glass ball. --"
" Wow Randy you made this game looks really good. While I was playing like all weekend long street and -- get it done. The finish. Doesn't he did he did the secondly you're hearing. Yeah -- I -- some of the new costumes and I went right back into it and started like restarting checkpoints for some like my favorite area that's really the combat situation is just fun watching you use on Mac is like you mean you change -- up all the -- you good luck to recreate it. We had a sterling. Ordered less because a lot of fun I'm gonna debut on."
" And there."
" Game's narrative takes place in two different time periods and you have. The original story of ovarian customers prequel how he got is that anything closet then this sort of like events that led right after that experiment. But throughout the game you're kind of sporadically flashing back to Africa to operation firestorm which was three years prior sort of -- and some of the narrative plot point."
" Of the game. They're trying to kill me. I was a member of the team that spent."
" I don't think raven had there's -- no mistake about who they really like this is catered towards getting down elect. When Wolverine levels up there's like that power cards."
" And like that's itself over the top life. When you pull the dog tags and yeah Madigan is it silver presenting -- takes -- like big hair metal -- like god of war meats like huge marvel movie license it's pretty obvious that life stages they stamp."
" tells of -- anymore hair and a Logitech at a lunch attack which is a great time."
" She yeah you know the one thing about -- doses. Not god of war is. There were there fighting styles differ -- has -- changed the game is more of -- mid to long range may actually Wolverine doesn't happen that they compensate quarter by adding this one's. That you can view and that you can jump between NBC news -- really creative ways to get across -- they have that -- chase scene which yeah you're jumping from boat to boat taking up and guys the same thing you know politely with the idea that the floods in the trucks and out really well exactly so I thought I felt like I actually didn't use that enough and that's sort of mechanic that was really really fun to do. The first hour and a half of the game especially I felt was like the strongest area you start of the jungle it looks really good. On the fight situations they have you and a great that's really over the game is at its strongest is when you're in a smaller arena. You have half a dozen a dozen guys fighting you and you have all these sort of like creative options as far as how you want to tackle the situation and what I was doing that. Consistent across the board I was always having fun but when it went to a more larger scale. And when you started fighting the bosses that's where I felt like. Things started to not work that's for the frustration started to kick again the first big like magma like rock boss guy that you thought. But first song. I was like is going to be awesome but then I found that all you're doing is rolling when he does is attack and then lunching on his back and attacking and you have to do that like eight times -- to take him down. And that's hurt you know after the third or fourth time in two starts competitor starts to become boring but didn't go right after that you're back in a room fighting. Your normal the normal enemies that they have and it's funny yeah. It's like kind of was like a little roller coaster revenue having these. Small areas of frustration and just really kind of disappointment right but they missed some opportunities to make some really compelling game -- moments but it always brought him back."
" I feel like yeah I was definitely a series of ups and downs and probably the moment to me that just kind of exemplifies. Blowing those set pieces was. When you face off against the sentinel. Because the entire time he delta and everything you've gone to this huge sentinel factory you've gone through all this like carrying her and when you power cords plug and yeah."
" Our core over here in the power who are here show floor for the car wherever there. And it's always this whole litany of how our course and finally get to the sentinel and you're like -- right. They care about other terror about. And you get out on the field and he starts stomping around you can't tell if you're actually inflicting damage on it. You just constantly attacking what."
" Yeah not not when -- first -- let -- like. Oh my god they're gonna go for like Wolverine -- was shot of the colossus that would enter my clock. Just let us get into -- like that systems now. Night instead it was like I'm going to attack his flipped over and over it'd be like the guy -- each other clauses locker with a toothpick jabbing you in the fight at the end of at all. You know -- rewarded -- kinda cool skydiving sequence. Ends look like. Carpal tunnel syndrome and using quicktime and you can't build tension by making my thumbs -- exactly it's just not an effective means of making me feel like. The bad ass which is what it. That's the focus of these kind of games it's like you have to feel like you are injury yet."
" One thing to say about -- generation I really liked the way they did it where his body does deteriorate and so we come back. The only thing with that is due to damage a lot yeah game -- almost always you're kind of bloody mess yes and when you go into the real -- cut scenes where you actually -- use your actual -- the game. You'll see that work wolverines talking to a chicken he's got like half of this state is in seeing her life blood all on his arms -- It looks really weird when a company like in this kind of very graphic. But it is really really cool to be able to run and likes to his adamant to him like skeleton yeah what's he threw his rib cage after he's taken like a missile at point blank or something like that that was very very cool."
" And and -- that is just like in real time just the whole start. Like filling up and it's like skin again."
" The elegant deadline was an issue here -- there weren't quite able to add that sort of layer of polish -- we expect with triple a games yeah there's just points where little bugs come up you played. PS3 version I guess threw 61 and all of us -- Didn't crash. Little frame rate issues here and there are just guys popping through walls just strange things happening that would. Take you out of the game. I saw them more than a typically scenery help product and so. That didn't feel like maybe a couple more months to kind of balance and bind to that I think it would have gone a long wait for it."
" It has its share of problems yeah yeah. There's something very oddly endearing about it they're concerned that all the stuff that totally crazy but at the same time goes like this totally like it's just kind of cheesy but what do you have this huge grin as you're going along you're playing good. This summer games are like absolutely stay away from this game it's kind of like -- on my hobby -- let the buyer beware right. I understand that life. No you're not buying god of war three before god of war three comes out. But I understand it like it's not nearly the atrocities like the last game that Activision put -- man and X-Men movie was our view that -- pair of home to yeah this huge improvement over that indeed indeed."
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" There's the intro cut scene which is just a voice over that's really buoyant. And that it's. She's a skirmish or tournament no tutorial nothing like that I couldn't believe it I mean I've become -- become so used to yet expecting tutorials and my game. And especially in RTS which is kinda what I thought this was some kind of -- simplified RTS game whatever it really made me just -- play as -- are able. What the new things have been doing with the genre bending that this is going to be an online play this game like most strategy games -- says. But I was still hoping that there would be a more flushed out single player mode right. You know whether another sad story at least you know having that -- like that's what usually motivates me to -- little bit less motivated to try that now after jumping with my friends we've already been playing for a week before you start playing. They were my tutorials they were added explaining me -- that I really felt the game needs to explain it. Have you played. Warcraft three and yet the defense of the ancient smog yeah see I knew that this was supposed to -- take on defense the -- I did not really that was pretty much a direct clone of defensively to put -- 100%."
" Disturbed people that don't know legacies to the defense of the -- with the use of mod for warcraft period that was based office star craft now. Where instead of controlling all the individual units in your town only controls one hero character. And all of the minions are automatically generated and they just attack each other. And your hero builds up levels and skills that fault that affect your army affected here trying to make it really powerful Europe episode -- That experience and our taste creativity more likely action hockey almost."
" Diablo the experience to the point where if you played defensive agents. This is kind of like real learning. Like just your your picking up riding -- and -- you know like I play defense engines. I don't then that was recalled that there is need to know tutorial and after about five or ten minutes I was like okay right I played basketball I know what it is. But if you haven't played defensively agents and you don't know what that is going in. You're gonna be lost -- so which. Cared very did you go live which got I got did you choose I tried them all. It seems to mean like my a my favorite actually set them so far interest -- the event was the idea stuck with one just because I wanted to get to know one -- Well here is I use the the torture I think this man and I kind of I think ended up going with him because there might in the my major wild because he -- he's -- I spoke to the fire or some of the abilities are in the same names and -- and same effects spells and -- well -- didn't really -- in general."
" Oh you have the left homeless here when you're thinking here one of eight euros and eighteen to pick assassins -- generals and assassins are solar characters and generals can have minions. And I thought. The -- in the small squad combat which is. Essentially what warcraft we really came down it was small squad management the better you're at it that the minute you were at war -- three. And so I was like all right all I kind of understanding of the small squad me. Headset and I just really like because her minions are really powerful. And she has that healing wave around -- that yourself from that area with any character when you're giving up around global leader nine. The ability to give me you just about unstoppable -- it. Who isn't comparable level you Rhode. And I really despite the sadness. You progression there and she didn't have any first -- and believe it quickly. She's really really hard -- and their opinions you just every -- one -- just keep popping up. And -- Fact that -- in general I found. He. In general like on the general flexible -- here's more --"
" I found myself constantly beating the computer vendors didn't. That normal. I started uneasy and I tried a little bit on the smallest -- and even in normal wasn't -- as much troubles. And said it would now has become a case of like I would kind of rushed to eight -- nine and then I would just be able to dominate for the rest of the map because they would never be able to. Get past. But definitely makes it. That definitely makes a difference treating choosing the harder difficulty doubles because they AIG does -- really smart. It's not just today has more hit points apparently she needed -- windows attacks that it actually gets Mars so. I noticed I was playing with but my friends online here playing -- computer. And never -- let's put all the -- on nightmare and see what happens they seem to be they seem to have abilities and use items appropriate for the characters. And David do things like. Takeover goes directly for the evening if you had to -- around and and and then there's more lenient on your site. And they were they were really really intent on capturing. And I was like okay what this lets you be part of the maps and actually modified my -- style I'm like okay well now we really need beyond these opinions. -- engaged -- they're clearly what that AI feels important so with the designers designed to be important. I was like wow I'm actually learning something from a computer AI GFI you can go back to Italy -- agreed to -- based on yet more rain and dad -- war range. I haven't figured out how that goes it just isn't enough -- but Whiteside -- rate has increased that you can read the manual and figure it out of it you know it. I'm an old school there -- every Daniels for a solution for the editorial. Yeah -- have the benefit of the with the together they had a problem was there were some patent patent issues. He would. Decide to take a pass right through a bunch of enemy towers and die on the label I was over off looking at the flags and seeing that captured on -- overall I was pretty satisfied with the I think I can dvd maker let's that's it is like I mean I -- here. Focusing on you know one -- small number of characters it's. It probably not going to be looking up in the other direction too often and this is only happened a couple times it is just in knowing when it did happen -- like. That they can make it happen. Better than that and."
" I found that heroes to overall -- be found. Having played all of them I felt like okay I've really understand what each of these characters when support actually no I have I have -- And evidently don't it the cool thing -- for me is that even."
" single player was just. One of them I got I've been able to kind of figure out what the other Democrats -- good -- display and watching what the other guys on my team are doing what they got an opposite immigrants like for example in. No grudges but that's when it is down powers for example my you know things like that who you who is good for -- necessary for healing in his bid for other stuff that. That's been really close well and that's up this kind of built into the game."
" Overall I would have stayed I've just been really enjoying Thanksgiving and and the amount of polish there is put into it and it's. It runs silky smooth like everything goes really well balanced I I really enjoy the different concept of the maps he's. Arenas -- don't have to be based on real world -- that you really interesting looking. Which game to give them playing the most that I have is that."
" differences like race. Conquest is the main woman's right in actually conquests is the only wanted to complain I don't know why -- have -- and that is very it was. That's for the enemy fortress is that the answer yet again. Yet -- in this a couple of others this one reacted to destroy a bunch of enemy fortresses and there is domination mode which is where you have to control -- on the map for certain amount of time you get points and for controlling the flags. Which is balanced than my favorite and -- there's also where you have to kill a certain number of enemy demagogues win. A title that would be good I've actually been enjoying that one as well that's on that had the most trouble with interestingly enough. Probably because afternoon couldn't get bit at the -- But. The first time that I played that like we won the match but it was like we had killed ten and demagogues and so we all ten kills and we got two deaths on our side of both of them. You hit -- I thought it was a little bit this."
" It does seem to really work flow in different roles in concert at one another. Guess most games have really smart. Keeping the number. Eight heroes they have really feels about right because they were able to keep it was a balance and keep everyone -- unique with the -- me."
" It powers for everyone -- feel like there's a lot of them as well to start adding on for an ad like. You know number of views -- pictures and updates are expansions or whatever and and still have them. Be balanced with an angry and I'm really looking forward to that there's -- in history they've already got that played out."
" And I can't believe -- agencies can maintain for a really long time it's still going strong still looking -- year. In fact there was a song in Sweden -- in sweeping us that the defense they ancient song it's like that I had an idea yeah exactly."
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" Did you see and I played -- answer -- cyclops I was like you know this seems like it could be okay first -- that it's and he looks pretty awful and it's not that the graphics aren't. -- and -- the harder it looks like something out of Venezuela violator of overseas or something like that it was just the standard racing game like. It's a truck or my -- are. I'm pretty sure would be turned off by the appearance of the game. He keeps for the other side there's all these obstacles that popular -- yet that you with the silly we the citizens of this. There's so many things happening in any given moment you -- so bad that. It actually is pretty -- and I'm just to view rather interesting game."
" I thought it does seem like represented. You say -- and united some pretty easy in that. That's great you know malicious diseases that -- times only did -- really was asked Clinton listens to excite truck. But he completing carried out only the latest news like this is just just for me tonight increasing -- transformers. Online. Rated actors -- Syrian desert. You're gonna tell. You know it's like why not just traded evil and use but futuristic. Really weird. Signed by its tracks you know like just you just true evil it is going nuts that it."
" There's a stage that's like. Got a bunch of these kind of dinosaur fossils it just looks like your standard room trackside detail -- use you like these are racing game. But it is game -- second lap after the track all the sudden it becomes the -- is certainly chomping at all the cars on the track. It's surprising you know there's there's all these. These in this game that I wasn't. I wasn't expecting to see them then that is what like any moving."
" It's like excite me. Except for our courts -- by more voters are you. Yeah temperature -- youth -- does it if you use the law you -- over and slipped down. When it's cool. The -- right moment that you're taking off the job doesn't think Turbo Turbo jobs. Which makes you don't really high and really fast and it's really want your own all the where every agency all the different reviews he should take it in erasing games. Point 72 seconds and that -- mean everything's you know but it is game. There's times when -- actually like 20/20 five seconds off my previous I just because. 5000 completely new group that I didn't know existed before."
" I like is a mix of -- it's like. He has power up. Treated this thing to gratitude towards -- to form. -- want to -- addresses by any deal is that first step in this whole thing this is potentially. Create shortcuts they put it. -- It's -- it's you'll taste it's all kinda optional to make you -- if you miss this one power up. We've just like kicking a soccer ball -- he -- his bonus points."
" It's fairly user friendly and beginning because there is some. Remaining in the I mean there -- a lot of times where I craft a bunch in the race and finally there is still coming in first or second."
" Players' contracts are really why -- you get off track a little bit and on the -- is not a big deal infected did you rewards you for doing treatment yeah -- you look you know. And I think that's all -- need it because I just can't. Drive is precisely the that was trolls can't analog stick to ridiculously fast and super says that he's watching you -- Everywhere else. So that's actually and it's nice that it's like okay E Street track not a big deal can be if he even if you crash of keeping chasing him."
" That -- not only you can give me your best game with the Turbo boost that doesn't actually preacher temperatures yeah they're really reduce the -- sometimes it usually happens the break this is not one of them. This single players there as a training mode clicks that is Robert Manning -- it's really easy to -- first place. But in the multiplayer once you know every made mistakes that you made it really counts -- whether I'm gonna win that race. It's totally different game."
" Once the race is heating it was more fun and not only that you know the game has this turns the stars. That you used to unlock the various fields and beautiful colors when you Hopkins the multiplayer -- you're given the opportunity to bet on under race using the points that you recruit previously and then depending upon what place you get bailing out of them all the -- and -- there was one race that I wear one and -- first place actually right about stars line. And I got four times more McLaren it's made 10000 credits which is more than I ever being played for the entire single player game. And one reason multiplayer I -- I was just -- Warner he raises the you know what it was like to see that. There was -- Iraq or whatever but it up like saying I'm asking motorists and racism -- is like -- win on any precinct that it was -- that was really addicted to."
" Did you play other smokers is I asked did you get this cancer -- straight. And then every once on the track TC -- my humble opinion to drive into anyone's doing it's. -- its. And its he had to -- which we wanted to. It's akin to your team had but we're -- the hardest -- it looks like everything yeah I could lose on time. Had to sit and analyze it's like okay completely just hold onto these because I might have a possible street. And it says nice. Ultimately of course there's always you. Everyone slows down your game right to pick of the race cars where it might just slow. He just music they slap on the stuff on top of this site which was announced a big disappointment for me but. But it is a language mapping and wonderful athletes like it something different and I didn't know like okay not getting busy gaming it. But you know initially -- storm does not even more so hard I can still read things that Nicholas."
" I would rather -- we're sort of well I guess I would rather play Mario parents don't put an end at least not weavers and it's not really trying to sell itself doing this is something you it's it's it is different. There was a racing game and it feels totally unique and you won't play anything happens anywhere else."
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" Origin any mention this. Because I'm playing trickled in but. Pixel -- Like -- matching game -- do you do you pattern like a finesse a correct order after the match it. But just looking over -- than you have this little -- you know tell you which direction here so normally you only go you know what north south east west. And let me just messed. Hubris but it can only move when spotted this -- it's rectangular. Let me ask exactly when she when she touched -- that with so. And so it used to mastered happiness in the upper left aren't -- trying to get these trophies but this morning got six steps up and go from being. But what's really cool. Just let it -- didn't really."
" This one here has caught -- everything. Off. But the bombs have different media excellent. Series heroes around telling where -- which. That the other ones work zones where they go into tiles to work it out -- it's gonna come out and that. So we'll start combining all of these needs its own and bring. My only my only real problem with the game is played. Sometimes puzzle game. -- do you think you're very quickly -- the point where it I don't know how to solve business in the trial and error that we written it."
" My only other complain about it is that -- I realize the you know it's the simple concept but over -- or whatever -- DDR style and it looks to me like. But with Photoshop filters that doesn't have the the best part but I think thinking please -- because -- any of these puzzles like -- bring up for a few minutes look at that I don't like kids you know I can go back out the menu or perhaps -- whether to go back again. And then the game right always if you want -- government off this is really is at the perfect portable game."
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" Good time it's time it's do. --"
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Started discussion: May 11, 2009 @ 10:29pm GMT
Episode 110 - Barbecued Amends - Wolverine, Demigod, Excitebots, Trixel [Discussion]
The Co-Op Team go out of their way to make it up to Jason for leaving him behind last week, spending some quality time with burgers, beer, and a bevy of exciting games. This week they cover X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PC, PS3, 360), Demigod (PC), Excitebots: Trick Racing (Wii), and Trixel (iPhone/iPod Touch).
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lonelyspacepanda
6 months ago
Another great one guys. Can't believe you are 10 episodes in!
I'm really curious about Demigod, now. I think I'll pass though, I just can't handle RTS games anymore. Especially one without a campaign. I know all games are trivial, but RTS games leave me with such a feeling of "what did I accomplish" after playing a 90 minute match. I think that's why I'm enjoying Plants vs. Zombies, as it is divided into tiny levels with a clear sense of foward progression. Anybody else have this issue?
By the way, the compression on the 30p video doesn't seem as good as usual. I might be completely off on this, but at least it seems that way.
I'm really curious about Demigod, now. I think I'll pass though, I just can't handle RTS games anymore. Especially one without a campaign. I know all games are trivial, but RTS games leave me with such a feeling of "what did I accomplish" after playing a 90 minute match. I think that's why I'm enjoying Plants vs. Zombies, as it is divided into tiny levels with a clear sense of foward progression. Anybody else have this issue?
By the way, the compression on the 30p video doesn't seem as good as usual. I might be completely off on this, but at least it seems that way.
lolziantor
6 months ago
you guys do some really entertaining ads
... just wanted to make that observation. besides your great game and "day in the life" segments, I find your ads really amusing and actually enjoyable to watch, which isn't easy to do. good job on that.
Jayfresh
6 months ago
In reply to lolziantor:
... just wanted to make that observation. besides your great game and "day in the life" segments, I find your ads really amusing and actually enjoyable to watch, which isn't easy to do. good job on that.
Thanks! Having to make ads is pretty new to us (we never did anything like it when we were doing The 1UP Show) so it's been fun to experiment around with it. We totally understand that most people would rather not watch commercials so we try to make them entertaining :)
Thanks for watching guys and for all the great feedback!
lshah655
6 months ago
I'm loving you're show. The way you discuss games feels exactly like conversations I have with friends, the ads are funny, the theme song is sick, and the design of the fly-in text is sexy as hell.
But Heineken and Paps Blue Ribbon? Really? I don't know if you guys try a lot of different beer, but if you're going to get a 5L mini-keg, try Rogue Brewery's Yellow Snow IPA. It's amazing. There is a lot of amazing beer you can get for the price of a heineken mini-keg, don't limit yourself to a beer that tastes like it is already skunked.
Anyway, you're show is great.
But Heineken and Paps Blue Ribbon? Really? I don't know if you guys try a lot of different beer, but if you're going to get a 5L mini-keg, try Rogue Brewery's Yellow Snow IPA. It's amazing. There is a lot of amazing beer you can get for the price of a heineken mini-keg, don't limit yourself to a beer that tastes like it is already skunked.
Anyway, you're show is great.
ryanodonnell
6 months ago
In reply to lshah655:
But Heineken and Paps Blue Ribbon? Really? I don't know if you guys try a lot of different beer, but if you're going to get a 5L mini-keg, try Rogue Brewery's Yellow Snow IPA. It's amazing. There is a lot of amazing beer you can get for the price of a heineken mini-keg, don't limit yourself to a beer that tastes like it is already skunked.
If you watch our older shows, you'll see that we have good taste in beer. We bought the mini-keg because we thought it would be a funny prop and because it was what they had at the grocery we were buying BBQ supplies from. I love good beer--especially Belgian beers--but I'm also ridiculously poor right now. So we've gotta drink what we can afford. :)
lshah655
6 months ago
In reply to ryanodonnell:
If you watch our older shows, you'll see that we have good taste in beer. We bought the mini-keg because we thought it would be a funny prop and because it was what they had at the grocery we were buying BBQ supplies from. I love good beer--especially Belgian beers--but I'm also ridiculously poor right now. So we've gotta drink what we can afford. :)
My apologies, I hadn't watched many of the old episodes. I'm glad you enjoy good beer, and I hear ya in regards to being ridiculously poor. I'm a college student who is about to graduate, so I've got to start worrying about student loans. Get's in the way of my brewing. Anyway, what are your favorite Belgian beers? I'm enjoying a Golden Monkey from Victory Brewing right now actually.
Also, those burgers looked hand-made, do you have an interesting recipe? I mix ground chuck with a bottle of IPA, Sweet Baby Ray's barbeque sauce, and diced sautéed red onions. I put them on a toasted whole wheat bun topped with Cabot chedder cheese and a caramlized slice of green apple.
Jayfresh
6 months ago
In reply to lshah655:
My apologies, I hadn't watched many of the old episodes. I'm glad you enjoy good beer, and I hear ya in regards to being ridiculously poor. I'm a college student who is about to graduate, so I've got to start worrying about student loans. Get's in the way of my brewing. Anyway, what are your favorite Belgian beers? I'm enjoying a Golden Monkey from Victory Brewing right now actually.
Also, those burgers looked hand-made, do you have an interesting recipe? I mix ground chuck with a bottle of IPA, Sweet Baby Ray's barbeque sauce, and diced sautéed red onions. I put them on a toasted whole wheat bun topped with Cabot chedder cheese and a caramlized slice of green apple.
Also, those burgers looked hand-made, do you have an interesting recipe? I mix ground chuck with a bottle of IPA, Sweet Baby Ray's barbeque sauce, and diced sautéed red onions. I put them on a toasted whole wheat bun topped with Cabot chedder cheese and a caramlized slice of green apple.
The burgers were part of a Omaha Steaks package that was sent to me so it was all pre-made. Your recipe sounds delicious! We are definitely going to have to try that.












Great show
as always.The editing on the "previously on..." part at the beginning really looked like one of those horrible CW teen-soap operas, which I found really funny.
Loved the ending, guess we'll be seeing a Barbecued Amends...2!!