-The Who Super Bowl Smash Up is the only way we get any Quadrophenia
on Rock Band. "5:15", "The Real Me", "Love Reign O'er Me", "Sea and
Sand" WHY CAN'T WE HAVE SOME QUADROPHENIA?
-:Fire Water Burn" by The Bloodhound Gang
-For an example from Deadly Premonition, one of the side missions you
do is for Michael, an aide to Harry Stewart, an eccentric businessman
who is also an aficionado of gas masks. At the time of completing the
game, Michael is only seen as speaking for Harry and escorting him
around.
Michael adds weirdness and mystery to someone who ends up being a
central character while getting little to do himself. Not a useless
character, but he just serves a prupose. However, after running an
errand for him, you find out that Michael is adopted and wants nothing
more than to please his adopted father.
-"Stopping Points" in video games are a double edged sword. Yes, they
can provide a "Hook" to get you back, but it's also a place to leave
the game FOREVER. Arcanon brings up Borderlands, and like Skyrim, it's
easy to forget what you're doing in a game like that because the quests
are so small, and the world is so big, so if by any chance you DO come
back, you're like, "Eh...."
The key there is to make the segments digestible enough in 30-60 min
bursts that provide both significant value, and something big enough to
come back on. I understand there's SO MUCH ELSE that a game has to
account for before player psychology, but at least games are at the
point to where we can have this discussion.
-John's "Killer Voice" is but the latest in the roster of "weird voices we happen to do" and I hope, like Jonesy Spencerson, he make a comeback.
-Owen has 2 Daddies came off the tail end of the Mega 64 Podcast that day where they talk about the phrase "Daddy Give Me The Cummies" whcih is probably the least appetizing phrase in the English language behind "Trump Era Republican"
-And now, to give you some brain bleach, the worst thing I ever did:
-Marc Summers suffers from OCD, which is all the more badass considering his job as host of Double Dare. Then he got fired from his job on a talk show after disclosing it. Though "Lunatic Fringe" is a tad insensitive when he's suffering from internal turmoil.
Been following him ever since the Destructoid days, and he's managed to shine in and out of publications.He's the one that originally turned me on to Deadly Premonition, which made me do this:
-Shaymin:
Technically they're genderless (according to Bulbapedia) so I don't know if they can really be sluts.
-When I write these things, I try to remember everything, but all I
have here are "VIDEO GAME SKELETONS" Mystakin mentioned one that
included Undertale, but neglected Grim Fandango, yet I couldn't find it.
This list, while lacking a pop filter does include Manny Caravela.
I forgot which one he was referencing. Also a cool skeleton in video games is the one that was inside you all along uwu.
-I haven't played much of Amplitude, but the idea of a video game as a concept album is pretty awesome, the only problem being
longevity. Thankfully the other songs round out the soundtrack a bit
more, but even those are hit or miss (LOOKING AT YOU CRAZY RIDE) and are
only unlocked after repeated plays.
-The most creepiest thing about GH LIve (other than HOW EVERYONE IS
LOOKING AT YOU) are the signs in the audience: "YOU GUYS ARE COOL" "YOU
GIFT MY EARS" "BEACH PARTY" Seriously? Were these songs written by 5
year olds who only heard what a rock concert is?
As a former extra, I can only imagine how difficult all that must
have been to put together since crowds that large are like herding cats
(source: Extra shoot for the movie New Year's Day).
If they ever make more venues like that, I'd like to see them play
around with the concept: Pointing at the player when a lyric has the
word "You!" seeing the camera shake because you got smacked in the back
of the head, the bassist motioning to the sound guy to cut your sound,
etc.
-Animorphs was the fucking shit back in the day. I read all the books
I could and even watched the TV series. And Mystakin, like the fucking
dumb idiot he is, (or the game is), got the premise all wrong:
So 5 kids discover an ancient alien artifact from a species known as
the Andelites that allows them to transform into any animal they touch
(for a maximum period of 2 hours). They use this power to combat the
Yeerk, a brain parasite alien species that's pretty much the books
version of Toxoplasma, where the host are compelled to feed and recharge
(I forget the specifics) the parasites.
-Speedrun Couple is getting their own stage play/musical called
"Rushing To The End" or possibly "Backuyp Strats for Your Relationship".
Also it's a strong contender for "Segment I'd Animate If I Remembered
ANYTHING From Flash.
-Resident Evil would NEVER get made as a AAA title these days. A
spooky mansion with limited saves and obtuse puzzle sounds like
something straight out of the ever increasing indie market. It's a
surprise that more horror games try and follow in the original RE's
footsteps as opposed to the first person games like Slender.
As dumb as it is now, I would love to try and figure out some batshit
crazy chemical mixing puzzle to kill an overgrown plant, or find the
various Chess Keys or whatever.
If there's any other game that follows in RE's footsteps (puzzlewise, not horror wise) let me know!
SLAYERS OF DECADENCE EPISODE 6
I don't do these as indepth as the Echo Chamber, since there is story involved and I don't want to spoil it.
Yeah, so the main thing I forget is that we're Gods and we can pretty much do whatever. Like, we can be invisible and show up out of nowhere or hide forever. We can move shit around behind the scenes and if anyone thinks we're a ghost or gets suspicious, it doesnt matter because A. Ghosts aren't real and B. We're gods and they can't do shit.
But even as an all powerful diety I'm still an awkward dork.
Also this was another fun episode since we do some problem solving, have some fun fate shenanigans, and Kindunos gets to punch shit. Like, we started a communist revolution by making Galt's Gulch.
Kidding aside, we've been getting into some deep shit in this campaign. Like, how to raise children, how to build a community, what values we think are important, etc.
Maybe the real God-like power is that we have it within ourselves take control of our own world.
Tabletop Campaigns are usually at their best when the PCs are royally fucking everything up, like accidentally blowing up the earth, but that other shit is fine too I guess.
BTDubs, thanks to SuperGreatFriend for his blessing on using his footage for the video, check out his LPs.
Obviously, that's what most of my efforts had gone to the past week, and next week is getting everything ready for Anime Festival Orlando, namely practicing, making travel arrangements, and getting stuff to sell.
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longevity. Thankfully the other songs round out the soundtrack a bit
more, but even those are hit or miss (LOOKING AT YOU CRAZY RIDE) and are
only unlocked after repeated plays.