Episode 20 - Dealing with the Fallout
Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 5:55PM Are Japanese games really all that great anymore? Do the majority of the products coming out of the Far East hold up against their Western counterparts? The man with the PhD and his sidekick team up to discuss exactly why the gaming media seems all too willing to give Japanese games a break when perhaps some harsh reviews could be exactly what they need. Is it just fondness for the past that gets them a pass, or are we the ones that are crazy? Why are we asking so many questions?
For our main topic this week, WillyBeans takes what was originally planned as a discussion on the design direction of open world RPGs into a rant over the insane amount of bugs present in Bethesda's games, and how more people need to join him in his holy quest to stand up and say no. Basically, you need to know that if you purchased Fallout: New Vegas, you're part of the problem.
We have listener feedback, some Tales of the Personal, and our thoughts on the games we're currently playing: Professor Layton and Dawn of War II.
If you work at Bethesda or Obsidian stop reading this and go make me some patches!!!! (and a sandwich)
Music This Episode:
Lil Wayne - Office Musik
Oblivion - Main Theme
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - The Ink Spots
Daggerfall - Over Snow
Mass Effect 2 - Music Death
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Intro music for this podcast provided with permission by Xavier Dang at www.xavierdang.com