A cast-light episode of the Geekbox results in a games-heavy first segment, leading with a game that Ryan considers his game of the year thus far, Super Mario Galaxy 2. Most everyone in the games press has similar opinions on the game and Ryan seems to follow suit, praising the glorious level design that made the first so popular. Karen manages to dig up one negative point though, highlighting the arbitrary method of progression in the overworld (requiring a certain number of stars to open new galaxies).
The other big game of the week is Red Dead Redemption, which everyone is a little less excited about. Ryan doesn’t really like the horse controls as much as the car controls in GTA4, pointing to the lack of fine movement. He does enjoy many of the mini-game offerings and the depth of the world, which have been fairly universally lauded. Wrapping up games, everyone shares their thoughts on the upcoming Blizzcon (whose initial round of tickets sold out in seconds).
Lost somehow manages to break into the show, despite the fact that the whole thing is over and the Geekbox had an episode devoted to the whole finale. Higgins has been catching up on Doctor Who and inspires a little bit of conversation about past seasons and comparisons between Doctor ‘companions’. The show closes out with listener mail as always.
Wherein we discuss Karen’s junkie husband, Monkey Island, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Red Dead Redemption, the big Koopa castle in the sky, Fanime Expo 2010, thoughts on the upcoming BlizzCon, Christopher Eccleston’s tenure on Doctor Who, a bit more about the end of Lost, a lump of listener mail, and the golden days of GeoCities. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.
Runtime – 1:21:10
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