Up front Tyler shares a story about getting into Civilization 4 and looking up to find that the sun was up. He makes a good point that the nature of PC gaming is that your face is generally right up against the screen causing you to lose track of the world around you.
This really is the Jason Wilson episode. If you are not familiar with him, he was the copy editor at 1UP before the lay-offs which took place in January. He is talking about good writing practices and how to improve your writing. Unless you are a master of your craft, there is a lot to learn here. Just try not to feel too bad about your writing knowledge after listening to this, it’s hard not to.
Covered games and topics: Sacred 2, Heroes of Might & Magic, no LAN in StarCraft II, Civilization 4, Call of Juarez, Fight Night Round 4, writing rules with Jason Wilson
We’ve got a special guest on the podcast this week as Anthony, Tyler and myself are joined by former 1up copy editor and current Bitmob.com Contributor Jason Wilson as we talk about Sacred 2, look on in amazement as Tyler falls down the rabbit hole of Civ 4, and opine about the appeal of Fight Night Round 4’s controls and boxing vs. MMA. Then we go into a long second segment about writing in games media, but not how you’re used to; if you’ve ever asked how you can be a better writer, or wanted to know what you might be doing wrong, or what everyone else might be doing wrong, you’ll want to pay close attention. Then we close out with letters. Apologies for some spotty audio quality here and there, as some nobs were nudged where they shouldn’t be. This will be fixed in time for next week, where we’ll be judging theme song entries with our special guest judge Robert Ashley.
Runtime – 2:32:28
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