10.21
An Epic Around the Pool Table as the crew digs into the first round of holiday releases. We also had a discussion about the future of first person shooters that was aided from the community as we brodcasted live.
Around the Pool Table:
Matt:
- Playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Playing Demon Souls
- Played Critter Crunch
- Watched Mad Men
- …And you will Know us by the Trail of Dead = best concert ever
Jonathan:
- Finished Dead Space: Extraction
- Finished Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
- Finished Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Finished Brutal Legend
- Finished Critter Crunch (PSN)
- 100 Percent-ed .deTuned (PSN)
- Watched Away We Go
- Watched The Informant!
- Purchased PSP Go
- Pruchased Gran Turismo, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero, and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge.
Wayne:
- Playing Rock Band
- Watched Law Abiding Citizen
Bryan:
- Played Critter Crunch
- Played Wii Sports Resort
- Watched more TV, Modern Family, Flash Forward
- Grew up as a gamer (traded in ODST)
Mr Matt’s Album of the Week:
- …And you will Know us by the Trail of Dead – The Century of Self
Main Topic: The Future of FPSes:
- FPS MMOs? (e.g. MAG)
- Casual FPSs (browser based)
- All Co-op, all the time? (e.g. Left 4 Dead)
- FP Minus the S (e.g. Mirror’s Edge)
- Story Driven (e.g. Bioshock)
- What if Nintendo made a FPS. Seriously (they have made a fighting and a racing game…).
- How much will the player community dictate the future (e.g. Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2 petitions)
The Community:
- Playdate: Left 4 Dead every Wednesday in October 7 PST
- Itunes reviews from BDazzler and KEvin 479
- Phone Call from Jon
- Email from Chris Englert: EA Sports isn’t always the best!
- Live Chat from xRustySpoon: RTS on the horizon?
I think if there is going to be a roller derby video game, it should be in the mario franchise. That would be freaking AWESOME.