GWJ Conference Call Episode 160
Forza 3, Torchlight, Uncharted 2 Coop, Hive, Our Hurting Wallets, Sacred Gaming Spaces, The Fall Gaming Scene, Your Emails and more!
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This week Rob Borges makes his triumphant return and snatches the hosting mic for good measure. They talk about how they're coping with the Fall gaming rush and a whole bunch of other things that aren't Dragon Age. If you want to submit a question or comment call in to our voicemail line at (612) 284-4563.
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Intro/Outtro Music - Ian Dorsch, Willowtree Audioworks
"Small Comfort" - Apoplexia (Benoit Casey) - www.cerebrimusic.com - 0:33:56
"The Neverwhere" - Apoplexia (Benoit Casey) - www.cerebrimusic.com - 0:58:01
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Thank you! FFS!
I wonder if Cory also says "Meespace" and "Meethbusters."
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"Eat a ballsack!" - Cory
"Mass Effect 2 doesn’t ask you to come in so much as it attaches hooks of pleasure to your eyeballs and drags you through the door by your faceholes!" - Elysium
I'm pretty sure he also says "Zed-Zed Top".
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Great show as always.
About Uncharted 2, though. Isn't the platforming in Uncharted just there as a break from the gunfights? Saying that's your favourite bit is like saying the Pipemania minigame in Bioshock is your favourite bit, isn't it?
I've found the multiplayer very enjoyable: co-op survival is excellent fun if you're all working together.
PSN: benruk | Steam: zelos
Now that I've finished listening, I wanted to say welcome back Rob! Great job hosting the show. I really enjoyed the topic-less freeform segment. I think it would be a good idea to occasionally do this in place of the normal "main topic", like once every 4-6 weeks, just to give everyone a chance to talk about whatever and see where it goes. Maybe we'll get more gems like everyone making fun of how much rabbit plays games on the sh*tter.
Spontaneity FTW.
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"Eat a ballsack!" - Cory
"Mass Effect 2 doesn’t ask you to come in so much as it attaches hooks of pleasure to your eyeballs and drags you through the door by your faceholes!" - Elysium
Should be "MYÜ-tōs" amirite?
EDIT: or "MÜ-tōs"?
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How about the same van (Ford Transit) that put Sabine Schmitt in on Top Gear to run the Nurburgring in 10 minutes?
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When Idle Thumbs was interviewing Max Schaefer, Chris Remo kept mispronouncing it that way. I cringed every time because Max was letting it slide and when Max said it, he pronounced it correctly and Chris kept saying it wrong. Crazy.
Eezy_Bordone wrote:
RE: Dolphin Sex
That all started back in the Halo 2 days, Fletcher, Krazy and I spent several nights describing horrible acts of dolphin sex. Fletcher could do a pretty good dolphin impression.
Other highlights of team FO's bourbon-fueled Halo 2 exploits
In short, we are drunks.
"This is where our industry is right now: not sure what the hell we're doing, or why, or for whom -- but we're doing it with all of our technical skill and artistic talent and conviction." - Simon Carless
I do now.
"Brütal Legend is a biker chick—inked goddess to the few and shallow, leathery harpie to the rest." - Sean Sands
Fine. I don't want to race with you guys anyway
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I don't imagine master craftsmen leaping away from completed projects and shouting "Done, motherf*ckers! - 1Dgaf
Posting as I listen, but you mentioned nothing coming in December a few minutes after Cory said he was going to pick up Legend of Zelda: Spiirt Tracks.
Also, for the weirdest thing ever, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers (not interested in the game too much, but it caught my eye) comes out December 26th. Is that because Gamestop had their biggest day of sales for the year last December 26th?
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I would also like to point out that in Torchlight, the composer was Matt Uleman. He is the same composer for the Diablo games.
I'm not really a girl. I just play one in video games.
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Elysium wrote:
Gamertag: Mordiceius
Thin J you got called out as a "badass Motha - (shut yo mouth) - I'm just talking bout Thin J" kinda Forza driver.
FSeven wrote:
I think this pretty much settles it. If the guy who made the damn thing calls it "Myth-os," it's "Myth-os!"
NOTE: Not a doodle bug.
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Visual aid (Slightly NSFW or at least the front page).
Edit: And did Cory just admit to using Match.com once?
"Men like sex, thus boobies! Oogaba!" - dejanzie
"Something bad happens, A-Team is hired, things go wrong, plan comes together, fools are pitied and sh*t blows up. The end." - Mystic Violet
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I have no idea why I totally let him slide on that.
I felt -- I feel -- that Shawn, Rob and Julian were making out with the game, and as their friend I felt it was important to point out that they were making out with an ugly chick. - Cory Banks, keeping it real
Damn... stop making me want to buy another game – Torchlight – that I wont play.
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Once?
Better than a Craigslist personal.
"Brütal Legend is a biker chick—inked goddess to the few and shallow, leathery harpie to the rest." - Sean Sands
It's still like asking your mom to set you up with someone.
"Men like sex, thus boobies! Oogaba!" - dejanzie
"Something bad happens, A-Team is hired, things go wrong, plan comes together, fools are pitied and sh*t blows up. The end." - Mystic Violet
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You wound me, sir.
Maybe we should argue this in a separate thread, though.
"Brütal Legend is a biker chick—inked goddess to the few and shallow, leathery harpie to the rest." - Sean Sands
In re the question about card/board games: Check Barnes & Noble. The one closest to my house has a fairly substantial selection of board games.
What made me think of it is that Cory said don't expect the comic store to have Catan, and I distinctly remembered seeing that B&N had it, which shocked me at the time . . . and still does.
Oh and Rabbit, great answer on the sacred question.
Eezy_Bordone wrote:
This is totally nerdy but Forza is the Italian word for strenght and pronounced the way you guys thought was incorrect.
Yes I know it still sounds wrong. The Portuguese have a similar word Forca (Four-sa) and it sounds way better.
"Can I have a job? I donut have much experiences, butt I always use an spellchecker spellchecker on my articles." - Sway
Using Prayer To Microevolve Latent Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria since 2005!
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Spanish "fuerza" is superior.
Quintin_Stone wrote:
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English "The Force" is the best.
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forza 3 has some auto braking in it which is probably what makes the mario kart to racing sim possible.
diablo II was a totally brilliant sequel to diablo. It is the closest I have ever played to perfect co-op play.
Elephants are not blue
Thin_J I must know:
A.) What is your rank among all Forza players?
B.) How many people play Forza in the world?
@#$%#$^*@# GameSpy. -Gaald
Wow, really? Better co-op than Halo? Resident Evil 5? Gears Of War?
Certainly more accessible than those three.
I don't know, I'm not gonna try to take back my lack of love for Diablo II, but it's missing something the first Diablo had, that cramp feeling of being in a dungeon deep below the earth. And Torchlight's got it in spades.
"Brütal Legend is a biker chick—inked goddess to the few and shallow, leathery harpie to the rest." - Sean Sands
Someone saying they disagree with you should hardly change your feelings. I am happy for you to be wrong
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I played d2 with a group of friends over a probably a year going through normal to hell and the feeling of building our characters to support each other and managing our resources so we could get the equipment we needed felt much more like a cohesive co-op play than I have ever had in a shooter.
also windows 7 is nice but only because they had vista as a 3 year wide release beta. I like it but I think its total crap that MS are charging for as if it is a completely new system.
Elephants are not blue
FTFY
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