Microsoft seems to have really nailed it this summer with their XBLA releases. Trials HD has gotten a lot of good press, but good press and good sales numbers are 2 different things. Shadow Complex’s August 19th release is mere days away and Tyler almost breaks the press embargo at the beginning of this one. It is probably safe enough to say that it will be worth the $10 at this point though.
Anthony had a chance to play some Operation Flashpoint 2 and as expected, it seems to be for a very particular type of simulation crowd. This is not Call of Duty. Guitar Hero 5 is a few weeks away from its September 1st release and Tyler has some positive impressions from his hands-on time. Rounding out the first segment, Arthur shares his enjoyment of Batman Arkham Asylum and his issues with Fable II.
The discussion topic this week is bad game design. The guys touch on a lot of different elements with one of the biggest being poor tutorials.
Covered games and topics: Trials HD, Shadow Complex, Operation Flashpoint 2, Tropico 3, WoW, Guitar Hero 5, Batman Arkham Asylum, Fable II, game design pet-peeves, emails
Salutations! It’s Anthony Gallegos, Tyler Barber and Arthur Gies this week as we talk about Shadow Complex, Operation Flashpoint 2, Fable 2 and more in what we’ve been playing, then we move on to talk about good and bad game design in the second segment and close out with letters.
Runtime – 2:25:49
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