Sonic 4 and the expectations surrounding the game start the podcast this week. The guys milk the fan reactions to recent Sonic title announcements to share their skepticism. The recent Fallout: New Vegas trailer spurs some conversation about what this new entry may be and what Obsidian may bring to the table with their take on the series. The (now retracted) ESRB description of Dead or Alive Paradise enrages Ray, but amuzes the rest of the group.
No More Heroes gets some attention and then the guys move onto talk about the 4 year old game that is Dead Rising. Metro 2033, the latest game from the developers of Stalker, also receives some time, and it sounds like a fresh take on the post-apocalyptic genre. Alien vs. Predator sounds somewhat uninteresting and Jeremy closes out the show with talk of the rouge-like Shiren the Wanderer.
David shares that next week’s show will be consumed with X10 stuff, so look out for Halo Reach, Fable III and other Microsoft coverage then.
Covered games and topics: Sonic 4, Fallout: New Vegas, ESRB on Dead or Alive Paradise, No More Heroes 2, Dead Rising, Metro 2033, Aliens vs. Predator, Shiren the Wanderer
It’s not every week that a sequel get’s announced 16 years after the last title. Since Sega decided to pull back the curtain on Sonic 4: Episode 1 it was the perfect time to bring Ray Barnholt and Jeremy Parish to talk about the significance of Sega adding that 4 to the title. Not to be outdone we also talk about the latest Fallout game, the ESRB getting a little too descriptive, and Grasshopper games adding some serious talent. In Whatcha been playin Ray talks about the recently released No More Heroes 2, Scooter talk Aliens vs. Predator, David explores his Russian side with Metro 2033 and Jeremy discusses the wonder that is a roguelike with Shiren the Wanderer.
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I think this episode proves how great Ray Barnholt is when he speaks up a bit more, he was pretty hilarious. He's not on many shows and when he is he's far too quiet. It's a shame cause he's really funny and almost always interesting.