fishbang
10-21-2008, 12:34 PM
The live episode for Monday, October 20th is available for download (http://ingamechat.net/audio/IGC20081020.mp3).
Saint’s Row 2 and the lasting appeal of the World at War beta spoke for a large portion of our weekend gaming, but we did manage to come in just under the wire with a complete run-through of Dead Space. Everyone could smell the influence of John Carpenter, System Shock 2, and Event Horizon (among many others) from a mile away, and we’re certain we can’t remember the last game we found so openly derivative.
But, having borrowed so heavily (and often so heavy-handedly) from other properties, the developers managed the one feat that excuses their license: they made a fantastic game that is quite a bit more than the sum of its parts. Sure, we’ve seen the story before, and while we were expecting to be fearful we were barely ill at ease. At the end of things, though, the quality of the experience simply wasn’t in question, and Dead Space had proven itself a worthy competitor for even the most potent of holiday releases.
This week’s live show also sees the return of the newly-married man from his whirlwind tour of Orlando’s finest destinations and attractions. Eight theme parks in nine days is more than reason enough for not having played a game in the last week and a half. We’d all make the same sacrifice, to be sure. And in our last minutes we take time to celebrate Scott’s thirtieth birthday on-air, and what better way to begin the examination of one’s own mortality than with butchered-barbie Dexter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_tv)-themed cupcakes? Red velvet, natch.
Saint’s Row 2 and the lasting appeal of the World at War beta spoke for a large portion of our weekend gaming, but we did manage to come in just under the wire with a complete run-through of Dead Space. Everyone could smell the influence of John Carpenter, System Shock 2, and Event Horizon (among many others) from a mile away, and we’re certain we can’t remember the last game we found so openly derivative.
But, having borrowed so heavily (and often so heavy-handedly) from other properties, the developers managed the one feat that excuses their license: they made a fantastic game that is quite a bit more than the sum of its parts. Sure, we’ve seen the story before, and while we were expecting to be fearful we were barely ill at ease. At the end of things, though, the quality of the experience simply wasn’t in question, and Dead Space had proven itself a worthy competitor for even the most potent of holiday releases.
This week’s live show also sees the return of the newly-married man from his whirlwind tour of Orlando’s finest destinations and attractions. Eight theme parks in nine days is more than reason enough for not having played a game in the last week and a half. We’d all make the same sacrifice, to be sure. And in our last minutes we take time to celebrate Scott’s thirtieth birthday on-air, and what better way to begin the examination of one’s own mortality than with butchered-barbie Dexter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_tv)-themed cupcakes? Red velvet, natch.