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Joystiq Podcast 119 – Simply2Chaotic edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games797 days ago

Justin has been playing the Saboteur, and he calls it a “mix of Assassin’s Creed II, Mercenaries 2 and GTAV put together, if they were made 5 years ago.” This is not exactly a ringing endorsement, but he feels like there is some fun to be had. Ludwig gave the Bayonetta demo a go and he is enjoying its ridiculous action. There is also yet more love for Assassin’s Creed II and word of DLC in January. There is a new Medal of Honor on the way, but Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the forthcoming sequel that spurs real...

Joystiq Podcast 118 – Big Country edition

by Jon Cole in Games811 days ago

This week’s Joystiq podcast starts with Assassin’s Creed 2, which Justin immediately declares is his game of the year for 2009.  Ludwig says that it roped him in immediately and he loves the way that gameplay mechanics are wrapped so well around the plot. In a complete turnaround, Chris and Justin talk about their experiences with Left 4 Dead 2, which were decidedly bad due to the more sparse checkpoints, larger maps, and more devious AI.  They come to the conclusion that the game just isn’t that great because it’s too difficult to be...

Joystiq Podcast 113 – Plunger McGillicutty edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games847 days ago

There is a lot of praise for Uncharted 2 at the beginning of this episode. Chris touts the animation as being the best he has ever seen by citing many 1-off animations being used. Ludwig is equally impressed with the game and the guys can’t understand Tom Chick’s bafflingly negative take over at Crispy Gamer. Brutal Legend gets some coverage with Randy Nelson talking about his review. Along with many others, he found the game to have quite a few unfortunate problems. This game is falling in a weird place with everyone wanting to love...

Joystiq Podcast 112 – Visceral edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games854 days ago

Justin is in Honduras and that proves to be a problem with Chris needing to call him back 10+ times throughout the show before finally giving up and having Griffin take his place. WET has proven to be a polarizing game and the Joystiq guys fall on the side of liking it. Dead Space Extraction is also going over well with Chris claiming that it is the best looking game on the Wii. Things take a turn for the negative with Gran Turismo and Marvel Ultimate Alliance taking the brunt of the criticisms. There have been leaks showing a potential addition...

Joystiq Podcast 110 – Fat City edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games868 days ago

Halo ODST is still the talk of the gaming world. Justin, along with what must be many others, has fallen victim to old-style saving issues in the game. When quitting the game, if you don’t specifically hit the “quit and save” menu option, all of your progress will be lost. Even though this is in parity with Halo 3, it is an antiquated saving mechanic and should have been fixed in ODST. There are a lot of sequels coming up this holiday season and the guys are talking about 2 of the biggest, Uncharted 2 and Assassin’s Creed...

Joystiq Podcast 109 – Porcadillo edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games875 days ago

It’s a Chris-less show this week, but Griffin is always a great addition to the group.  He is almost as able as Chris in creating awkward silences.  There are a lot of games discussed here.  The description of Borderlands post–apocalyptic setting being unique in that it is not overbearing and dark like Fallout 3 makes it sound like a fresh take on a trodden setting. The Modern Warfare 2 event and reveal of the “super elite” 250Gb bundle is the biggest news of the week.  Justin asks who needs a 250Gb as his recently acquired...

Joystiq Podcast 108 – Red Link edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games882 days ago

Justin starts off the cast this week with a few impressions of Champions Online.  The guys also have some nice things to say about Section 8 and Chris points out the unique spawning system that has you dropping from space.  They do point out the almost assured sad fact that if you want to play this, you had better pick it up right upon release because Halo ODST and Modern Warfare 2 are going to steal all the players away from this game when they are released. The Beatles: Rock Band gets its requisite time, as does Batman before the recent controversy...

Joystiq Podcast 107 – Horatio edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games896 days ago

Batman has Justin all hot and bothered this week.  He has a lot of great things to say about the game and while Chris and Ludwig aren’t quite as high on it, they are enjoying it as well.  Justin does have problems with people saying that they don’t like stealth as a reason for not giving it a try. The guys touch on the recent Xbox price drop, but still aren’t feeling too good about Microsoft’s current pricing structure for their consoles and accessories. Alexander, from the Xbox 360 Fancast, comes on for a segment about...

Joystiq Podcast 106 – Crackpot or crockpot edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games903 days ago

Justin played through Batman Arkham Asylum this week and he absolutely loved it.  He says that it is not only the best Batman or superhero game of all time, but the best game of the year so far.  Looking at the scores from around the web, it looks like he is not alone.  Check out Griffin’s review. The guys are talking about the news of Gamescom and they point out the now common observation that the PSP Go will be only $50 less than the new PS3.  Since Fable II was 1 of the Joystiq guys favorite games of last year, they are excited about...

Joystiq Podcast 105 – Wifearmed edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games910 days ago

It must be a somewhat slow time for releases with so many going back to back-catalog titles.  Justin has returned to Fallout 3 and is finding it a lot more enjoyable than he remembered.  Trials HD and Shadow Complex get their requisite coverage and ‘Splosion Man is still hanging on.  The guys also touch on the Xbox Avatar Marketplace and are coming around a bit to the idea of purchasing virtual accessories. The guys give a call to Joystiq Playstation blogger Andrew Yoon to talk about his recent hands-on time with the Beatles: Rock Band...

Joystiq Podcast 104 – PG edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games917 days ago

The guys start out with their typical recap of what they have been playing and Monkey Island continues to entertain.  Justin is playing through Fallout 3 with the release of the Mothership Zeta DLC.  Bethesda has really hit a homerun with the constant stream of DLC which is successfully keeping people interested and the game in the news.  Chris is digging into the back catalog with Mirror’s Edge and Ludwig continues his love for Tales of Vesperia.  Also, there are some surprisingly positive comments on the XBLA Turtles in Time remake. Sony...

Joystiq Podcast 103 – 2010 edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games924 days ago

The Activision/DoubleFine lawsuit is still in the news, but this time it is good news.  The judge overseeing the suit has stated that he doesn’t think Activision’s case has a high chance for success and that the suit should not affect the games release.  Activision is getting what they deserve with this one. A lot of big games that were set for release in the holiday season have been delayed until Q1 2010.  This has lead to a rather sparse Q4 for this year and an unprecedented Q1 of next year.  That leaves Modern Warfare 2, Halo...

Joystiq Podcast 102 – Vystal edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games931 days ago

The Joystiq crew continues doing the show live.  If you want to catch it live and join in on the discussion, the recording usually takes place at around 9:30am EST on uStream. Ludwig’s love of Monkey Island is in full affect here.  Is it just the people who loved the original that are loving this re-release and new episodic TellTale entry?  It’s hard to tell, but those that have no connection to the original certainly don’t seem to be as taken by the recent releases. There is a World of Warcraft movie in pre-production with...

Joystiq Podcast 101 – Time Gentlemen, Please! edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games938 days ago

The Joystiq boys started “doing it live” with episode 100 and it seems to be the standard from here on out.  This adds a great dynamic to the podcast.  You can join in on the the festivities every Friday morning by joining in their chat room during the live stream. Being the head of a big gaming website, Chris should be experiencing games the way they were meant to be played and now that he got an HDTV, he finally is.  Take it from him, experiencing games on a big TV really is quite different from playing them on a small monitor,...

Joystiq Podcast 100 – Century edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games945 days ago

Battlefield 1943 is not working too well for many people.  Apparently EA underestimated the popularity of the game so they did not allocate enough servers for online play.  How is that possible?  Hopefully it is working after they threw some more servers at the problem. The first episode of Tales of Monkey Island is out and it is good.  Some of LucasArts games have been put on Steam as well and that is a very good thing.  If you want to see more remakes of these old classics get over to Steam and buy the originals. This is a episode 100 for...

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