Comment by Zaknaberrnon on December 12, 2012 at 8:11am

woo, new axe factor! :D

Comment by Alexander Arts on December 12, 2012 at 8:32am

Wow, lots on the docket this week! I'm excited to hear more about your Walking Dead experiences, as well as Far Cry 3! I'll listen to the show as I play Terraria with my girlfriend.

Comment by Alexander Arts on December 12, 2012 at 8:40am

Congrats Lorin for your big move. I moved to Taiwan 4 years ago from the USA and I've been loving it - it's fun to wake up every day and be 'on vacation' in a place you didn't grow up in! Not sure about South America, but in Taiwan there's a lot that's the same, and a lot that's different when it comes to gaming, hope to hear more about how it is for you. I'm guessing you won't have to deal with shitty Gamestop anymore, for one!

Comment by Miguel Ramos on December 12, 2012 at 8:52am

Lorin, I'm portuguese, so if you need any help...

Comment by LordX on December 12, 2012 at 8:59am

Great show and will be looking forwards to Ep.99!
(and yes Lorin, TWD is well worth full price =P Go buy it, like right now! If you haven't yet)

Comment by Alexander Arts on December 12, 2012 at 9:00am

About the Phantom Pain; I didn't think anything about MGS when I saw it, I was just like DAMN, how would it be to wake up in that situation? No arm... being under attack... totally defenseless. That was a very effective trailer for me because it brought up some fear and emotion in me that I didn't expect when I clicked on the video.

Comment by E-ROLE on December 12, 2012 at 9:10am

You might find this useful Lorin: 

http://www.brasilgamer.com.br/

Comment by E-ROLE on December 12, 2012 at 10:13am

Brent's comment about Assassins Creed and not wanting to change history made me laugh, with the greatest respect (as I love Brent) AC 3 was pretty inaccurate even without the whole Assassins - Templars feud thrown on top. It was like watching the Patriot all over again.

In some way I agree that the dlc shouldn't have gone down that route, but only because it seems fucking stupid.

Comment by Aussie Legend on December 12, 2012 at 10:36am

Listening to Brent talk about the Walking Dead in such a way is hardly surprising to me. A large number of Axeheads (myself included) flooded the Activity feed the day Episode 5 came out with equally extravagant praise, and I still feel that way today (my personal game of the year by a pretty hefty margin). This game gets so many things right its scary. I can honestly say that Clementine is the first child character in any work of fiction I've ever legitimately cared about. Typically children tend to either be used to raise stakes (being kidnapped for instance) or as a source of conflict (see pretty much every movie ever), but seeing Clementine grow from such an innocent naive child to the courageous young woman she is by the end of the game is such an absolute pleasure to experience. Its that relationship between the player, Lee and Clementine (as well as the other fantastic characters but to a much lesser extent) that forms the backbone of the experience and why it works so incredibly well.

I think all of us have felt 'that feeling' playing this game, that feeling of equal amounts of excitement and dread to see what was around the next corner, in that next sequence, that next decision and its implications. I don't think a game has pulled that off as well as The Walking Dead has. Brent is right though, playing this game episodically properly (for lack of a better word) has every bit as impact as you would expect. The wait between episode 4 and 5 was absolute TORTURE. I know a lot of people *cough*ShaneSatterfield*cough* have complained that the game is too short to be the 'game of the year'. First off I think that's absolute horseshit, and secondly I don't know about you but I've been playing this game for 8 months now. It may be a fair criticism for a lesser game, but The Walking Dead has absolutely kept my attention in the weeks and months between Episode releases and was something I actively thought about on a regular basis. All I can say is unquestionable kudos to Telltale for getting this so so right, and I'll be there day one for season 2.

I would actually love to do a post-moderm myself on this game at some point actually, as there are so many aspects you could delve into (which I won't state here obviously for those who haven't picked this up yet). I love games that you can converse with others for hours on end, Mass Effect 2 had this effect for me (although obviously in a bit different context). I could literally spend whole afternoons just chatting away with friends about aspects of the lore, meanings behind certain design elements, the philosophy and inner-workings of the galactic civilization, plot scenarios, relationships and social implications of the different races... Games with such depth, as an interllectual person, is something I absolutely crave in games and would absolutely love more of (the only other two games in the past that I've ever done this with are Red Dead and Chrono Trigger, plus now The Walking Dead).

As for my thoughts on the VGA's I thought they were markably improved. So glad the Walking Dead was recognised (fully deserved) and the trailers that stood out for me were South Park (looks fantastic) and Bioshock Infinite (still the game I've most anticipated, I think ever honestly). Have a good one guys and as always, a great show.

Comment by Alexander Arts on December 12, 2012 at 10:48am

@E-Role, my father was an extra in The Patriot. He and a lot of the history buffs tried their best to get the directors and higher ups to make things more realistic, but obviously it was to no avail. The only thing I remember they managed to do was refusing to stage a scene where the Elite Redcoat Grenadiers are supposed to flee in terror from the US Minute-man militia.

Personally I prefer a movie like 300 which is so far from the real event that it makes people want to read more about the real event, whereas The Patriot appears to be accurate to the common dude, but actually its just about as inaccurate as 300 or something like that.

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