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Monday, April 27th, 2009 – running time 39:59
It's Rhythm Heaven, Battlefield Heroes, Flight Control and we take the extra effort to import the Final Fantasy XIII Demo straight from Japan!

Chris Kohler of Wired.com's Game|Life is the featured guest this week in our chat about Rhythm Heaven for the DS. Just as avid a fan of the game as Jason and Matt are (and much better at it to boot), Chris was kind enough to hang out with us in our hallway (it was the only way to avoid the heat) and go over the game's many finer points.

We also continue our coverage of iPhone favorites and Jason gives Chris a quick demo of Flight Control.

Final Fantasy fans everywhere have probably heard of (or at least made fun of) the animated feature Advent Children. Given it's rather lackluster reception, why would we take the trouble to import it from Japan? It comes with a playable demo of Finaly Fantasy XIII, duh! Actually, it's more like the FFXIII demo comes with Advent Children, if you catch our drift. Ryan, Cesar, and JayFresh battle the bewildering heat snap in San Francisco to enjoy the demo's splendors.

The free-to-play model is one that we here at Area 5 can get behind, but it may have a few pitfalls to overcome in the US Market. Still Battlefield Heroes is a fantastic experiment to start with and JayFresh and Matt both seem to agree that it brings back the fun of DICE's original Codename: Eagle while not throwing out the best parts of the Battlefield series. We're anxious for the final release, but we had to tell you about our impressions of the Beta!

San Francisco is known for it's freakishly weird weather, and this week was no exception. Suddenly jumping up to 90-degrees for a few days, the only place to escape the heat was in the hallway leading up to Matt, Ryan, and JayFresh's apartment. We know it's a bit echo-y, but for our sanity--nay, our very lives we had to make use of the space!

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Highlights
Final Fantasy XIII ( 34:48, 34:48 ) Squarespace ( 0:09, 12:21, 12:24, 12:32, 0:09, 12:21, 12:24, 12:32 ) Final Fantasy game ( 36:13, 36:13 ) video game ( 25:25, 25:25 ) Final Fantasy XIII ( 34:48, 34:48 ) Squarespace ( 0:09, 12:21, 12:24, 12:32, 0:09, 12:21, 12:24, 12:32 ) Final Fantasy game ( 36:13, 36:13 ) video game ( 25:25, 25:25 )

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" It's plain and obvious you're looking at the footage later this stainless. Outstanding this is the first time where I feel like. You know they graphics in the game played portion of the games he seems you live up to what I want them to feel like after having the obviously Intel transition. Quincy. It still looks almost."

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" Is that first child any problems sunroof and gravity is plans easy."

" Competitive game yeah. Yeah yeah yeah -- graphic capabilities. It isn't -- using -- He worked out. I'm totally. You'll find that that you know who's done this kind vehicular combat. I'm in different weapons different classes that you could be you can mass together."

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" The -- putts I didn't play the most there's definitely Big Ten oh yeah and it is very the extra -- ability and then back up the -- ability salami tactic actually. It's sprint yeah. If you murder charge directly in the -- has told me not -- play but in this case they needed relief fund because of those faster boot."

" I didn't -- Which is like the Mario. Medium. They're very easy to hold. It's not very fast and the honor to basically make it. That you solid fuels everybody minister is that you they don't like a fire ability -- Hands were at your rightful places you've got."

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" Cool but sort of responsibilities that they can play around since they went -- this cartoonish style writes if they were going realistically they couldn't -- things they do I want my davis'. They're going to negate a powder -- yeah through this fetal heartbeat if she's tired of it blows up it's everybody is okay and very hard every sale. -- as fast -- at like five. Quality it's -- you know whatever release that's this is far from its predecessors. And it's exciting thing then really makes you feel like this is just another battle."

" Right the surprise first. You know popping game is there were as simple as the first word that came out when you actually -- look at the textures lot of tale and there's a lot like really little niceties as easy -- good product line."

" Evil and everybody has word the team fortress two. Our style but if you look at the actual silhouettes on the characters and everything today they release candidate. Yeah she's eating hero is full resolution it. It's basic controls you really smooth and it's exactly the kind of exchanging."

" The music player when your on your web page you know. Haunt you --"

" Sleep I had her -- because like -- Whenever I was done playing a game. I would be whistling and yeah and their little tools that's when you're playing the game has its little things that it says. Can you -- the entire -- Stephen --"

" And it's cool it is different powers by different weapons that you gave you could move down into your actions are handling it different ways this is not like he's program is a little bit more. He's your friend and Agassi we're picking up on you know if you have to meet -- where exactly you need to have a certain level. Stability and an angry. Greens story -- It's. I'm really happy and somebody's experimenting with the creative things wrong and this is a really good for me that this is solved I -- perhaps in his meeting this is. This is really you know forty to sixty dollars yeah -- business -- latest. The fact that they're mean this it's -- what was successful but non important disease like cancer. Yeah yeah."

" You can play through that makes -- kind of be like these people didn't sending money within the game and friends were confident that they're creating but. You can't sell. Guns or our us. -- out of the gate -- where people were paying people -- address through so the only thing that users telling you. I call cash -- pants or --"

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" We started being more or realism. But still pretty harsh or shooters all I mean like I don't see this as being something that's going to be really keen to casual audience. Anti. They casual audience for the ones that are going to be more likely to pay down my friend to give themselves -- call or cool shoes. For me guess -- yeah. We're used to getting through I want a horse like that street trying to -- money as six dollars or Prada -- I don't know. And you wait through for minutes later. He's going to."

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Started discussion: April 28, 2009 @ 5:18am GMT

Episode 108 - No Climate Control - Rhythm Heaven, BF Heroes [Discussion]

The Co-Op crew tries to beat the heat with Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo DS), Battlefield Heroes (PC), Flight Control (iPhone/iPod Touch), and the Final Fantasy XIII Demo (Playstation 3), with special guest Chris Kohler of Wired.

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Moeez
10 months ago
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/v/oThNdKK2IK4[/YOUTUBE]

That video is hilarious.

HAHA at Matt's epic setup at the stairs!


In Pakistan, where the electricity is prone to go out, we'd always hog all the fans just like Rob Bowen was doing! XD

Have you guys seen the FF XIII English Localisation?!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG_Z0rd7eK0[/YOUTUBE]

It's genius.

Loved the ending with ROB and Rob the Fan :D
lonelyspacepanda
10 months ago
Finally, an episode where they talk about games I've actually played! Awesome episode, guys!

Yeah, those Maui statues pissed me off so much too--you're not alone! Equally as difficult were the "offbeat" stages, urrrgggggh! I prefer the first Rhythm Heaven because of those stages, plus it just didn't seem to be as goofy and fun.

I just got into the Battlefield Heroes beta yesterday and played it for a bit. It was fun but I wish the classes were more helpful to the team. The game doesn't really convince you that this is a game to play as a team, even though it is. I only played Battlefield 2 but that was never the issue in that game.

Also, it was cool to see Chris Kohler. Haven't seen him in anything since some Bonus Round episode from two years ago or something.
vidkid7
10 months ago
I'll say one thing...

Robot Bank? Robot Fan? I'm sensing a pattern here... it seems as though our future overlords (did I say overlords? I meant protectors) are infiltrating Co-Op disguised as kitschy appliances!

I think this episode has sold me on a near-future purchase of Rhythm Heaven, though... and maybe Flight Control as well.
talkingorange
10 months ago
What can I say? We like Robots :)
Jayfresh
10 months ago
In reply to talkingorange:
What can I say? We like Robots :)


Rob especially...
vidkid7
10 months ago
Doesn't everybody?
RandomlyRossy
10 months ago
Poor Rob, always getting picked on :P

Excellent episode guys, loving the longer format too with a good few games on the show.

I really need to give Battlefield Heroes another go, been in the beta for a long time but when it came back after being off for a while I couldn't get into an actual game and when I did it was only with 1 guy who was on the same team as me.

Not a big JRPG fan (turn based combat has baffled me for the longest time) but Final Fantasy 13 looks bloody lovely, I was actually surprised to learn the cinemas were still CG, when you put um side by side like you did you can tell but only just. The animations in the ingame stuff give it away too they could be cleaner.

I've softened on turn based stuff a bit over the last year, played ALOT of Final Fantasy Tactics A2 and adored it, so I may actually give FF13 a look in whenever I eventually get a PS3.


Keep up the good work guys and the longer shows :) Try not to pick on Rob too much now, he'll send his army of robots after you.
thing2
10 months ago

Robot Fan

"Hey Little Guy!!" - hahahahahah best part of the episode!

Part of me is glad there's another black main character in the FF Universe...but dammmit why'd he have to be the goofy comic relief character this time lol - Well, at least he has heart. But we all know what that got the indian kid from Captain America.................................NOTHING!!!

- Great episode
Forbizzle
10 months ago
EA really needs to work on the Battlefield Heroes micro payment strategy. I don't understand who would spend 10-20 dollars on items that only last 30 days.

I've seen a few people geared up in the Beta, but honestly, I don't see that model lasting. Eventually people will stop renewing their gear and probably be less motivated to play just because their identity expired.

I have a feeling i'll be playing 1943 more than this in the long run.
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