Gauge - Batman: Arkham Asylum, Taking Woodstock, Bayonetta, BioShock movie, and Laser Tag
Monday, August 31st, 2009 running time 52:14
We go insane over Arkham Asylum! Is Taking Woodstock worthy of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's talents? Spielberg doing a pirate movie? Bioshock's new helmer? Plus, we play Laser Tag!
Segments
Movies
Ang Lee's career has been as varied as it has been critically acclaimed, with titles like Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Brokeback Mountain. Alex, Dan, and Jeff take a look at his latest, Taking Woodstock, a family drama played against the backdrop of one of history's most important cultural events.
The guys also respond to some interesting film news of the week, including Steven Spielberg taking on another pirate movie, and the director of 28 Weeks later stepping into the BioShock movie.
Raised on Rad: Laser Tag
Alex, Dan, and Jeff loved playing Laser Tag growing up, but is the toy still around? Has it changed? It is time to find out as the guys head to the park for some Laser Tag action!
Video Games
Batman has had a long, and not particularly stellar history as a lead character in video games. But Eidos and Warner Bros aim to change that with the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum. Alex, Dan, and Jeff play both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game and come away very impressed with what they see.
Upcoming action title, Bayonetta will feature a "Very Easy Play" mode, the demonstration of which has stimulated a heated online debate. The guys weigh in with their thoughts on a game mode that virtually plays itself!
Highlights
academy awards: 4:13woodstock: 4:06, 5:25, 5:47, 6:08
zack snyder: 12:07
video game: 11:21
Automatically Generated Transcript
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" You know in this he's written the story of this game is written by Paul Dini who is the guy behind a lot of them off some sleep aids it's here is DC based animated series at bad tendencies -- week. And the story is you know Batman has captured joker once again is bringing an -- asylum where joker always gets it's incarcerated. And never fails to break out and this is one of those times where he breaks out and that man is forced to deal with. Not only -- master plot key -- analysts a lot of other the rose gallery members poison ivy took wrong. Mean yeah scarecrow. And it's all in the giant complex that is our science you're stuck. Oregon -- are I don't know that you figured heavily in that case. Adjusting the front. Anyway so Alex yes -- of asylum yes he would feelings."
" Hit me -- get -- just so. Was very excited about this game obviously bad and are gonna sound generated talking about it very cool unreal engine. You played in its history -- history which has an exclusive playable tracker did not did not do that. But I -- I just got it yesterday just because I did not specifically -- that those marks and about again challenged things but. First couple minutes. Very not cool lives. Especially when I put it in. I NS I've had a long conversation yesterday about installing games and I've come to -- a realization that that's cool. What can you progress -- specialist at that -- it's not just say it's all -- because it sat there because I kept going and I asked should I go. But that's sad and obviously what they're expecting a -- true true but it was my first sort of lighten it then. Very long. Cut scenes sort of your kind of walked game and all the stuff is happening it takes a long time for the actions are. I have a real problem for some reason -- doesn't do this to me but -- and then the third person where the guy takes up almost half the screens very -- before it's real hard -- yes real -- and I had a problem with that and -- able to be fair so away immediately walking through this thing was like man I don't think I'm gonna be able to really enjoy this came because how. Much of the screen I'm taking up. Then. The game started and it pullback in the combat load it and it. Must say I've that it couldn't be the most fun I've ever had in combat and it was so -- because you really got that feeling a lot like what Wolverine linesman but in a different way that. This is is sort of more. Fun you know on any light. I've never wanted to do com. Counterattacks more -- because the satisfaction. Of landing that -- that. Counterattack. On."
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" And you -- is spectacular a look at I mean visually it's amazing and has little flourishes that are so satisfying to me like foot for example as you progress through the story. Bettman gets an up and ask -- us last year or is people get torn and those state persistent yes it's really really a cool little touch. And environments are all very detailed and cool moving around -- environments is really fun zip lining and and as you build your repertoire of back gadgets which where in most games you would just sort of upgrading get them. This -- always delivers them to you in incredibly cool ways like getting -- actually lower the bat wing breaking in and don't dropping all the data are some. I disagree heavily with you with you about the about the stealth moments I felt that really was a blast from me. It was very reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid in that sort of planning my at. And I had so much fun like spring that this expert explosive. GL stuff and setting traps people on the night I got the sonic battering about it. Get people to go to certain -- planned out how is gonna take down and room. And in the game also has a series of challenges which are just those things and leaderboard only --"
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" Because it's something that I kind of -- put -- discussion with people about it there's been some Internet discussion on it there's a video that's out of band data which is another game that we played at. And there's a video released. Of -- Japanese girl playing -- very easy mode. We are all she's doing is pressing -- playing right right here it's all she's doing is pressing a button. Alternating between buttons and complete has other hand off the controller and is still kicking a lot of -- an order that's you guys because I think a lot of people look at that now. Is data game is that game is if that's. Is that is that a good thing I did tell us from one and I were talking about it he thought it's a great way to bring. People who wouldn't be able to please type of very complicated by yeah games. In and we welcome them into the experience I think the other side of the argument is that if it's that simplistic. What what are you doing there's no challenge."
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" You know I've paid for this I wanna I wanna experiences I'm when -- paid my money yet I don't have that twitch based skill to get me all the way to the end. Is that really fair mean yeah you didn't have the skill to get to the end but what if it's like well I don't. The easy challenge I'd just wants is for you all depends on -- a minute from because I'm never gonna senate to ease and then just hit one button."
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" This weekend and as we're talking about then next. Movies from Ang Lee taking Woodstock. So Ang Lee is an Academy Award winning director knows this films have been nominated or won Academy Awards from some sensibility to. One of my favorites. The ice storm Hanna the director with eight. Varied career yeah oh really. Bomb specifying in period almost every single one of his movies is a period -- but the stuff and then -- crouching tiger and dragon rang. And about mountain mom so. Taking Woodstock Starr is one of my favorite stand up comedians I think -- as well feature Dmitry -- and is a -- what. Does any kid uses in a comment -- and -- easy to use correspondent in the show's awesome ride that's fire remember him from calling it. Since Richard -- plays game. K who's sort of stuck in their hometown where he grew up and his older hands -- in upstate New York. Out in the middle of nowhere. And he is trying to make ends meet for his faults. And for the talon. I real person taking up a I don't know I you know I it's. Person I thought it was a fictitious. Really because what's not did not go down this way and went to Woodstock yeah I was in Woodstock so it's completely. I know this is completely picked it was based on nothing in glorious bastards -- yeah -- on the evening no more than yeah I am pretty sure that I'm British that's the case. Not if you remember what -- you weren't there."
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" Session in the -- that's right them yes I'm excited. I agree with both -- you I think -- put it very well and you spoke a lot of things I'm feeling as well. I think you can be nothing but thrilled that this directors is taking on this neutral because I think it can be really awesome movie but there is a part of me like Alex that. Would love to have seen that clever means you've heard on the over the top just really art -- will actually saying waterworld a wedding killed in action now underwater snow -- thought well yeah gigabyte after the."
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" Remember when I got back from PG ABC the game I was most thrilled to tell you guys about yes was Batman -- asylum. And and we I have mentioned several times on the show. The very poor track record historically our superhero based. Video games. It's like that trend is changing its its things missing with movies is is that all of a sudden people figured out. How to make and so now we have that archivist -- coming out from -- and -- us and it is really a triple a lots of resources puck behind me superhero title based around. One of my favorite character and a bat man."
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" You know in this he's written the story of this game is written by Paul Dini who is the guy behind a lot of them off some sleep aids it's here is DC based animated series at bad tendencies -- week. And the story is you know Batman has captured joker once again is bringing an -- asylum where joker always gets it's incarcerated. And never fails to break out and this is one of those times where he breaks out and that man is forced to deal with. Not only -- master plot key -- analysts a lot of other the rose gallery members poison ivy took wrong. Mean yeah scarecrow. And it's all in the giant complex that is our science you're stuck. Oregon -- are I don't know that you figured heavily in that case. Adjusting the front. Anyway so Alex yes -- of asylum yes he would feelings."
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" And you -- is spectacular a look at I mean visually it's amazing and has little flourishes that are so satisfying to me like foot for example as you progress through the story. Bettman gets an up and ask -- us last year or is people get torn and those state persistent yes it's really really a cool little touch. And environments are all very detailed and cool moving around -- environments is really fun zip lining and and as you build your repertoire of back gadgets which where in most games you would just sort of upgrading get them. This -- always delivers them to you in incredibly cool ways like getting -- actually lower the bat wing breaking in and don't dropping all the data are some. I disagree heavily with you with you about the about the stealth moments I felt that really was a blast from me. It was very reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid in that sort of planning my at. And I had so much fun like spring that this expert explosive. GL stuff and setting traps people on the night I got the sonic battering about it. Get people to go to certain -- planned out how is gonna take down and room. And in the game also has a series of challenges which are just those things and leaderboard only --"
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" Because it's something that I kind of -- put -- discussion with people about it there's been some Internet discussion on it there's a video that's out of band data which is another game that we played at. And there's a video released. Of -- Japanese girl playing -- very easy mode. We are all she's doing is pressing -- playing right right here it's all she's doing is pressing a button. Alternating between buttons and complete has other hand off the controller and is still kicking a lot of -- an order that's you guys because I think a lot of people look at that now. Is data game is that game is if that's. Is that is that a good thing I did tell us from one and I were talking about it he thought it's a great way to bring. People who wouldn't be able to please type of very complicated by yeah games. In and we welcome them into the experience I think the other side of the argument is that if it's that simplistic. What what are you doing there's no challenge."
" Well yeah except that I dig debt."
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" You know me as a reason why there's no Thelma and and and rock and you know and I totally different -- games will be talking about next week that some of the new. Music games are coming complete unlock songs because most people wanna sit down like."
" You know I've paid for this I wanna I wanna experiences I'm when -- paid my money yet I don't have that twitch based skill to get me all the way to the end. Is that really fair mean yeah you didn't have the skill to get to the end but what if it's like well I don't. The easy challenge I'd just wants is for you all depends on -- a minute from because I'm never gonna senate to ease and then just hit one button."
" In an inning I mean that's the thing is that is essentially means that people that we'll do it. It doesn't human because they -- bunting and so easy but I -- yeah and in just a few -- downside here and well I don't. Hi I'm curious to hear what you think the downside is -- because it it if it was the only way you can play the game now writes for a while of course I -- yeah that's not the case that wet wet wet -- in my brain. But then there was a counterpoint to immediately after was. You know -- I was a little kid or I can I can -- my eight year old. Nephew is like it did they don't I mean now they do an album when you're younger I didn't quite get everything every facet adhesives and indeed it named sun awesome flipping out of it was about then I realized that this game is not for Bob what about age like."
" My fiancee Heather I mean if this is storage you can really get -- get behind. She's like -- there's a thousand different. Well what I mean that's I if I had an air controller went great so this is job and then you come on change doesn't seem to like."
" If what -- clearly that's what this is forest for the people would never do this otherwise."
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" I had to say the Wii proves the fact that a lot of people want good luck would love to experience he's the one that was it."
" Expect that that's ballot so -- what what do the downsize that's. I think the potential downside is is to say it if you make an experience that requires. And that's a challenge requires a certain amount of skill to. To receive the reward in this case the war would be progressing through the and you remove that challenge and anybody can progressive game regardless of how much effort it took to get there and does that mean. Does that mean that the accomplishment the feeling of accomplishment someone that legitimately did it. Is is reduced is well anybody can do this so there's no reason you know it's like. It's like."
" But what people play something -- like legendary an ambulance I got through to him on legendary and they -- If I can just watched this pretty much as cinematic. What's the point in being GAAP. Plus for those it's just an option for people experts though I mean like if you if you get any yeah I didn't like -- let us."
" Yeah very easy night I thought that was just like old -- you can do that."
" As well and I was like -- and begins and I just do that I think we all criticize that avatar game that we review them them. Actions that we can call at a time has a couple of chairman area get very confused yeah but the last -- rendered him that we review we criticized for being so mind -- the easy simple -- Kurdistan and you just mentioning about how you can just you Hispanics and in most games my hands. I think that there is there is really is in room wore a greater feeling of a -- word when there's a challenge. So I I don't think anyone does it happen this is you just -- sat down challenge yeah. There's always guys you could always thing easing apparently and we never get -- and to be fair all of there was always a level easy here."
" On almost every -- and the we've played I never hear I think it myself tonight -- normal and but -- and why not I mean so why not make. Allowable even easier than the easy and we still just would be tremendous and we still -- don't do that because we want to accounts. --"
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BSG
Started discussion: September 1, 2009 @ 4:45am GMT
Episode 128: Gauge - Batman: Arkham Asylum, Taking Woodstock, Bayonetta, Bioshock movie, and Laser Tag
We go insane over Arkham Asylum! Is Taking Woodstock worthy of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's talents? Spielberg doing a pirate movie? Bioshock's new helmer? Plus, we play Laser Tag!
Watch or download this episode now!
BSG
3 months ago
Taking Woodstock is a true story based on the memoirs "Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life" by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. Most people into Woodstock can recognize their names on sight, so I found it funny that you guys thought this wasn't a true story.
Chimpy
3 months ago
I don't think I've ever laughed harder at an episode than this one - during the start of the third round of laaer tag, watch Dan as he realizes he's between Jeff and Alex and then proceeds to run in circles in complete panic.
Something tells me that if there's ever really a firefight you do NOT want to be counting on Dan :).
Something tells me that if there's ever really a firefight you do NOT want to be counting on Dan :).
-MK-
3 months ago
The First Time I Played Lazer Tag With My Brother is one of those great moments in my life I know I'll never be able to uniquely experience again, and that segment brought back a lot of rad memories.
Fun moments:[LIST=1]
[*]Dan and Kevin giving Jeff the smackdown about Taking Woodstock being fictional as the words "Inspired by a true story" appear on the trailer in the background.
[*]Dan unleashing a big yawn during Squarespace's sponsor shout-out (bet they loved that).
[*]Gauge.
[*]Jeff taking simple outdoor Lazer Tag to the next level with the combat roll.[/LIST]
Fun moments:[LIST=1]
[*]Dan and Kevin giving Jeff the smackdown about Taking Woodstock being fictional as the words "Inspired by a true story" appear on the trailer in the background.
[*]Dan unleashing a big yawn during Squarespace's sponsor shout-out (bet they loved that).
[*]Gauge.
[*]Jeff taking simple outdoor Lazer Tag to the next level with the combat roll.[/LIST]
geekdw
3 months ago
That was actually a pretty good tuck-n-roll Jeff. Badass? Yes. Pointless? Yes.
:)
:)
bjkrautk
3 months ago
I just felt the need to point out that the Lazer Tag set from the Teddy Ruxpin people (Worlds of Wonder, if memory serves) also required 6 AA batteries for the gun, plus a 9-volt for the chest sensor. Aside from that, congratulations on perfectly hitting the nostalgia button in my head.
RE: Bayonetta, isn't a 'ridiculously easy' mode better than the old-school, God mode codes that you used to be able to find in most games?
RE: Bayonetta, isn't a 'ridiculously easy' mode better than the old-school, God mode codes that you used to be able to find in most games?
OneTouch7
3 months ago
there's nothing wrong for a game developer putting in a "very easy play" mode in the game. it doesn't ruin the game for me since I would not use that mode. look at it this way: sports like golf develop clubs for people who are not very good, but the clubs allow a lot of forgiveness for bad shots. And so golfers like myself who use better clubs, it just means more people are being brought into the sport i Love or video game i love and maybe they will work harder to play at a more difficult level. love the show
Cybersuchus
3 months ago
Three things.
1) OMG, I want to play lazer tag again so bad!
2) Gauge FTW! This is the closest that Dan has come to breaking the show in a long time.
3) Bayonetta - I'm a gaming elitist who looks back on Ninja Gaiden II as the last hurrah of hardcore gaming. so I would prefer that casual gamers who can't get behind the controls and skill required for "stylistic action" games like Bayonetta, should just go home. Perhaps if this was a game that focused more on story than gameplay, I might feel differently, but when the goal of the game is to chain together epic combos, I don't see the purpose of adding such a ridiculously easy mode.
As for repercussions of doing this, I do think that when one eliminates the challenge to a game, one eliminates most of the reasons for playing it. If there is no challenge to a game, then I am basically walking from cutscene to cutscene. Why not just make it a short film instead? We have already seen a substantial reduction in overall difficulty level for games; a direct side-effect of the influx of more casual players. I hardly ever play on normal anymore (since it basically = easy), and I have been disappointed at what passes for hard in some games now too (e.g. Bioshock). The fear of adding a stupid easy mode (which is what it should be called) like this to what should be a hardcore title, is that if the majority of people who pick it up, find this to be their preferred way of playing, then developers will take note and gear future titles in this direction. This can have the overall effect of dropping the amount of buttons in future versions of consoles, ultimately leading to a world in which Kirby's Air Ride becomes the next Tony Hawk.
Admittedly, this is a tad exaggerated, but we have already seen signs of this with both the Wii and concept projects like Natal. There is some cause for worry.
1) OMG, I want to play lazer tag again so bad!
2) Gauge FTW! This is the closest that Dan has come to breaking the show in a long time.
3) Bayonetta - I'm a gaming elitist who looks back on Ninja Gaiden II as the last hurrah of hardcore gaming. so I would prefer that casual gamers who can't get behind the controls and skill required for "stylistic action" games like Bayonetta, should just go home. Perhaps if this was a game that focused more on story than gameplay, I might feel differently, but when the goal of the game is to chain together epic combos, I don't see the purpose of adding such a ridiculously easy mode.
As for repercussions of doing this, I do think that when one eliminates the challenge to a game, one eliminates most of the reasons for playing it. If there is no challenge to a game, then I am basically walking from cutscene to cutscene. Why not just make it a short film instead? We have already seen a substantial reduction in overall difficulty level for games; a direct side-effect of the influx of more casual players. I hardly ever play on normal anymore (since it basically = easy), and I have been disappointed at what passes for hard in some games now too (e.g. Bioshock). The fear of adding a stupid easy mode (which is what it should be called) like this to what should be a hardcore title, is that if the majority of people who pick it up, find this to be their preferred way of playing, then developers will take note and gear future titles in this direction. This can have the overall effect of dropping the amount of buttons in future versions of consoles, ultimately leading to a world in which Kirby's Air Ride becomes the next Tony Hawk.
Admittedly, this is a tad exaggerated, but we have already seen signs of this with both the Wii and concept projects like Natal. There is some cause for worry.
phairus
3 months ago
this has to be the shortest movie review i can remember on the show, i was really expecting the guys to like the movie. oh well, i am still going to check it out.
also the music playing in the lazer tag montage, is the same one the theater i work at uses for the 30 second clip before the movie starts. i think i heard it on a energy drink commercial too
also the music playing in the lazer tag montage, is the same one the theater i work at uses for the 30 second clip before the movie starts. i think i heard it on a energy drink commercial too













