jrrtoken Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Adventure gaming: The golden age, decline, and the current renewed interest. Feel free to mention titles spanning across the entire spectrum (Myst, Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Zork, etc.)
Kusanavi Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 Your favorite TV series and most nostalgic moments in gaming. Also, adventure games, as PastramiX suggested.
Hermie Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Would love to hear your take on ratings. Does the current system work? Should it be enforced by law? Where does the line go between M and AO? What also ties into this debate is how video games affect our children. Do they really provoke aggressive behavior? Or do kids really know of the disconnect between video games and real life? Are violent games harmful to children? What about sexuality in video games? Would love to hear you guys discuss this topic, especially since you are in the unique situation of having two gamer moms, and a GameStop manager. Cheers. :3
Marius Fett Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 Surely, the recently announced remakes of Pokemon Gold and Silver for the DS deserve a mention? The second generation of Pokemon games was the best of all. After that, it got dumb.
Boba Rhett Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 I'm of the faction of people who think that Pokémon got dumb right after the invention of the word Pokémon. *climbs into bulletproof glass chamber*
EnderWiggin Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 I'm of the faction of people who think that Pokémon got dumb right after the invention of the word Pokémon. *climbs into bulletproof glass chamber* Ehh, first-gen wasn't that bad. All downhill from there. Very downhill _EW_
Marius Fett Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 ^Second gen (Gold and Silver) were the last ones that I thought were any good. I'll agree about it going downhill after that though.
Jae Onasi Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 I'm of the faction of people who think that Pokémon got dumb right after the invention of the word Pokémon. That would imply that Pokemon at some point was not dumb. These things rank just above smurfs in my book.
Darth Groovy Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 I'm of the faction of people who think that Pokémon got dumb right after the invention of the word Pokémon. *climbs into bulletproof glass chamber* I second that notion. Any more room in there?
Lynk Former Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 Surely, the recently announced remakes of Pokemon Gold and Silver for the DS deserve a mention? The second generation of Pokemon games was the best of all. After that, it got dumb. Silver and Crystal and my two most favourite Pokemon games ever.
Dath Maximus Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 do a segment about all things trek and consult me...cause i know more about trek than all of you combined twice over
Rogue Nine Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 We did already. If you'd listen to the podcasts, you'd know.
Dath Maximus Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 you arent the boss of me, and according to lexx you merely did a star trek vs star wars convo dont you lie to me you asian with a mexican last name and white first name
urluckyday Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 Talk about this whole Twitter craze and if you guys are already involved or are planning on getting involved...
Lynk Former Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 There's a bit more to it than that. Different slices of the market have been affected to a different degree. Those with greater economic responsibilities such as mortgages, school fees etc are being much more selective when buying titles. I definitely am! I just bought assassin creed for PC and another game on a '2 for $50' sale the other day. AC is usually $90+ here, and there's no way I'd buy it at that price. The pre-owned market has become increasingly stronger as well. A representative of EB said so for here in Oz. I doubt it would be different in the US, though Groovy could confirm that. mtfbwya Actually it's been found that people actually gravitate more towards media such as movie discs and video games during times when they're short on money. Apparently it's because in the long run it lasts longer for them rather than activities which take them outside of the house which have a lot of extra costs and are more short lived. I'd link you to the article(s) for this but I'm too lazy.
Mav Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 Talk about Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Official LA Site - moar Clonetroopers pls... kthanxbai
EnderWiggin Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Talk about this whole Twitter craze and if you guys are already involved or are planning on getting involved... Blech. I'll just FF through this part I guess. _EW_
Mandalore The Shadow Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 I think you guys should have another competition for... somthing
Hallucination Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 The right to decide the next competition. It'll be part one of a two part competition.
Jae Onasi Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Brilliant response, Hall, I always knew you had it in you.
edlib Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 TOPIC: The new Lucasarts games (it feels weird to be typing those words... almost forgot they still make them...) Specifically: The new Indy game for Wii, and the remake of Monkey Island. And does this represent LA finally getting a clue, and going back to the types of games that made them great in the first place?
Darth Groovy Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 TOPIC: The new Lucasarts games (it feels weird to be typing those words... almost forgot they still make them...) Specifically: The new Indy game for Wii, and the remake of Monkey Island. And does this represent LA finally getting a clue, and going back to the types of games that made them great in the first place? Though it won't go up online until Monday, we did touch on two LucasArts games in Episode 7. I have to confess though, that most of us were not too excited about another Clone Wars game, nor the upcoming Battlefront title for the hand held systems. Though I tried. We will probably touch on Monkey Island some more once Jeff get's back from E3 as he has seen it first hand. Also gang, sorry about the delay between episodes. Right now I am trying to recruit some stand bye podcast members, and extra sound editors so we don't have to keep rescheduling due to lack of participation. Summer is a funny month where you have multiple holidays, graduations, conferences, weddings, birthdays...etc. Our staff is pretty dedicated, but we still do this on a voluntary basis for fun, and sometimes often life gets in the way, and it becomes hard to get everyone together. We would have a pretty boring podcast if we just ran with two or three members. Also, if you don't know already, we intended to put up a special "bloopercast" that we keep promising. Niner and Lynk finished the damn thing, and even though it was hilarious, it was just too damn short in our opinions to keep you guys entertained in between podcasts. We will still deliver this package, but in Jae's words; "we need some more flub ups first!"
edlib Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Yeah... I can't seem to manage mustering any enthusiasm over the new Star Wars titles either... which is why the return to Indy, and especially M.I. actually caught my interest. It seems to be a return to the classics for LA... or is it just them finally tapping all the possible SW variations dry? Either way: Any non-SW LA game is worth a look. It would be nice to see LucasArts become a contender in the gaming world once again.
Threepwood4life Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 Can't wait to hear what you guys think of the new Indy game and the new Monkey Island games but I got a funny feeling that you aren't all big on the point n' click side of LucasArts which is a shame cause that was the golden era of the company.
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