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http://ichaseyou.com/ This thing is happening on saturday. It's basically a big game of "virus" style tag played with ~1000 people over a large area (http://media.turnofspeed.com/media/tslomlo/map104119.jpg here's an old map if you want an idea of the area, but the locations change every year).

I played this game a ton when I was a kid, but I've never heard of anyone else had played it. It was just part of the humble weekly sale, so I was wondering if anyone here has even heard of this weird game? It has very little in common with most worms games. It's actually more of a bust-a-move/puzzle bobble sort of deal, except muliplayer and with weird powerups and your shots are effected by gravity. That actually maybe sounds kinda lame? But it isn't, it's rad. How about this, imagine 2 bust-a-move boards side by side, but the wall in between them opens and closes at random intervals allowing you to shoot at your opponent, or shoot your opponents blocks to make it harder to clear, or shoot your opponents blocks to clear some of them and causing a chunk of blocks to fall on their head. It also has some single player modes, but they're mostly kinda bland. Disclaimer: It's local multiplayer only, so I can't verify how much of my opinion is based on nostalgia.

He lost the real one to a malfunctioning Big Dog.

I have found that the most reliable way to determine if an episode is good is to check the number of times one of the hosts describes it as "the worst" of "garbage". Maybe they should start putting a count under the "games discussed".

What are the chances of the headline "Walking Dead writer says "If you don't think the choices matter, you're a fucking idiot"" showing up tomorrow? But seriously, this was a really good podcast. I like hearing about the process of creating something, it's always different for different people. I guess my one complain would be when they glossed over certain things because "we talked about that at gdc", since access to the gdc archives costs many dollars. Edit: I liked the discussion at the end about "I hear video games are cool, which one should I play?" because I was actually put in a position like that recently. I have a friend who play a lot of dota, but has played almost no games other than that. She told we she wanted another game she could play when she didn't want to play dota and asked me for suggestions. It turns out that's a really hard question to answer, especially when you know they're probably going to play that one game, and if they don't like it they'll just go back to playing dota, or playing nothing as the case may be. If you pick a bad choice, you feel bad because you disappointed your friend, and nobody wants to do that, but it also feels like you're disappointing Video Games, and it's weird that that feels like a thing that can happen. Anyway, I think I just ended up listing some games that I had played recently and I don't think she ever got around to playing any of them.

I grew up in a middle class white family in california, so a story about an upper middle class white family in oregon seems like it should feel pretty familiar, but it didn't. When I was playing the game it almost felt foreign at times. I'm pretty sure a lot of this was because of how specific the setting was. Most of the cultural artifacts are things that I recognize, things that feel genuine. But since I didn't graduate high school until 2008, I never experienced most of them first-hand. Playing the game felt like stepping into someone else's life, more so than most game, because it like a real life, that a real person could have lived. But it wasn't my life. I can't say whether I would have liked the game more if I had been 17 in 1995, but I'm sure it would have felt very different.

I had one of those as a kid. I seem to recall the battery life was a joke, so we left it plugged into the wall and used it as a Genesis that I could play while my parents were watching tv. The problem was the power adapter had some kind of bad connection so I would not infrequently lose power and the save would be corrupted. I don't think I ever beat sonic 3, but I sure played the first level a lot.

Doft Punk. Edit, so this post isn't total dumb bullshit: I have not played PvZ2 (I don't have an ipad) but I've heard that playing as though the microtransactions don't exists is an acceptable way to play. I would like to believe that one could design a game to be dificult for the players who want hard games, and then add microtransactions to make it playable for the much larger group of "casual" players. Is PvZ2 that game? I dunno, I'm just some dumb internet dude who didn't even play the game.

I am super confused by the assertion that this "isn't a game" or is "barely interactive" or whatever. I actually found the mechanics to be the most interesting part of the game. With things like Proteus or 30 Flights, I can understand why someone might make that sort of criticism (understand, not agree with), but in the case of Gone Home, the interaction with the environment is super compelling. Even if you didn't like the mechanics, how do they not obviously exist?

This story is so beautiful I cried.

I'm watching the VCD stream on youtube, and one of the related videos is Jeff Goldblum on Conan.

I think the game you're thinking of is Cursor*10. I remember thinking it was a neat idea, but I never found the game especially compelling.

That fist pair appears to have gun heels?. So that's a thing I guess.

I just started listening, but I'm disappointed the episode title isn't "A Molyneux Renaissance"

It also bothered me that he spent all of him gold on hp rather than expanding the manor. I'm really bad at watching people play games. Locking the castle is theoretically useful for retrying fairy chests, but I usually forget to until it's too late to go back.

http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-potato-day http://www.thedailyspud.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/potatodaysignforpost.jpg There seems to be some disagreement about the official date of potato day. I found this podcast hoping for some clarification from potato day experts, but you guys just talked about someone named Justin on TV? I don't think potatoes were even mentioned. Would not recommend, 1 star.

I have a friend who's name is Kane (really, I'm not making that up). He's basically the Citizen Kane of people?

Probably my favorite moment in dota 2 so far was when our weaver had an unusual build, and someone called him bad for it (or something along those lines, I don't really remember). When he explained why he was doing what he was doing, the other guy, seemingly drunk guy proclaimed loudly in voice chat "are you a fuckin' nerd? You guys, this weaver's a FUCKIN' NERD!" I feel like amusement is not a normal reaction to having asshole teammates, but for some reason I find it hilarious.

Interestingly, the controls insert that came with the retail version of the orange box lists "Sprint---SHIFT" and "Use item---E" on the tf2 controls despite neither of these being possible in that game.

Bloodseeker was actually played in a tournament game since the buffs in 6.78. His silence purges the target now, so they used it to remove Treant's armor buff. The game has a lot of unconventional picks in it, actually (CM, Slark and Broodmother). You can watch it .

I've seen an axe that bought 2 stout shields and then didn't jungle. it did not seem very good to me.

This is literally the opposite of a thing I would agree with. Edit: actually, forget that, this isn't a road I want to go down.

So far, we're 2 for 2 on threads devolving into Dota vs LoL debates, and I don't think anyone wants that.

Night in Minecraft. The mobs in that game aren't even hard if you're a little bit careful, but for some reason that game makes me feel super vulnerable. One time I was in a cave and I dug out part of the ceiling andaskeletonfelldownOHGODITSRIGHTONTOPOFMEFUCKFUCKFUCK and then I died because I don't know how to react properly to things.

I tried to express my opinions on this in a way that was fair, and that would promote discussion, because I actually think it's a pretty interesting subject. I guess that didn't really happen. Listen, man. I respect your opinions and all that, but your opinions are stupid and dumb. Seriously, though, how is Bristleback not hilarious? He football fights like a motherfucker. You run around like an idiot and punch people in their stupid faces. You remove all of their armor and never die. I guess Timbersaw has kind of a similar playstyle, although he's more mobile and less dedicated to football fighting.