After a break for the holidays Matt Helgeson is back hosting the show and welcomes Joe Juba, Matt Miller and Annette Gonzalez to discuss the recent release of Bayonetta. For the most part, the whole group feels the game is great experience. They describe it as a more fluid and fast moving Devil May Cry that actually requires some skill beyond the normal button-mashing. Annette makes it clear which side of the empowering or exploitative controversy by stating that Bayonetta is her hero. Being the only one who hadn’t played it, Matt H. questions the linearity of the game but the others defend it by somewhat saying that this type of game doesn’t require that type of exploration.
In the second segment, Matt brings in Phil Kollar and Andy Reiner to join the returning Joe Juba to discuss Darksiders. From what it seems, this game looks to be one of the surprises of the early year, which is echoed for the most part by the GI staff. Joe Juba, however, is a bit at odds with the rest of the guys as he feels that the enemy variety was a little lacking and the dungeon puzzles were a little repetitive. Phil mentions that although there wasn’t a ton of hype leading up the release of this game, he feels that there may be a similar word of mouth spreading as Borderlands had a few months ago.
Covered games and topics: Bayonetta, Darksiders
Weeeee’re baaaaack! The GI crew jumps back on the weekly podcasting bandwagon, freshly rested from our holiday break. First off, Joe Juba, Annette Gonzalez, and Matt Miller break down the new epic action title Bayonetta, finding much to discuss in its finely honed combat and over-the-top dramatics. Next up is a somewhat contentious discussion of Darksiders, the new Zelda-meets-God of War game that wins huge praise from Reiner and Phil Kollar, with Joe Juba sticking around to be the dissenting voice. Either way, it’s a great start to what should be an amazing year of releases.
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