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[Data West]

But those guys in particular, Funhaus, were formerly known as Inside Gaming on Machinima. They jumped ship and joined Rooster Teeth.

Are we implying Machinima is anything but garbage?

 

[danm999]

@alex_navarro


@alex_navarro


@alex_navarro

Podcast should be called Crying Wolf: the Alex Navarro story.

 

[LiK]

i thought Brad played TW2 but apparently he didn't.

 

[Data West]

i thought Brad played TW2 but apparently he didn't.

Only Ryan and Vinny played it. And I think only Vinny finished it.

 

[LiK]

Only Ryan and Vinny played it. And I think only Vinny finished it.

yea, Vinny totally finished it. good ol' Vin-chan

 

[Megasoum]

Only Ryan and Vinny played it. And I think only Vinny finished it.

Patrick played the 360 version iirc

 

[TromboneTony]

Patrick played the 360 version iirc

Who?

 

[Data West]

Extra Life 2015: Jeff and Vinny have to play Persona 5 for 24 hours

 

[LiK]

Patrick played the 360 version iirc

this is correct

 

[danm999]

Only Ryan and Vinny played it. And I think only Vinny finished it.

Not bad considering it won Best Looking game and came #6 on the GOTY awards in 2011.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I love how much emus and ostriches already look like dinosaurs. Even their feet. They remind me of a Gallimumus. Below is an emu and emu feet.

Dude, cassowaries.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Who?

That guy who got hired by kotaku after breaking that call of duty story.

 

[Teddified]

I think I killed some of those Cassowaries in Far Cry 3.

 

[justjim89]

I totally get what they mean about character movement in TW3. It takes him a while to get going and a while to stop, Geralt has weight to him. But man this game is great so far, a worthy follow up to TW1 and 2. Glad Danny was on the cast to help sing it's praises and no Jeff to go "Meeeeehhhhhhhhhh."

 

[LiK]

I think I killed some of those Cassowaries in Far Cry 3.

you did, you monster. hope you like your extra big wallet!

 

[danm999]

I totally get what they mean about character movement in TW3. It takes him a while to get going and a while to stop, Geralt has weight to him. But man this game is great so far, a worthy follow up to TW1 and 2. Glad Danny was on the cast to help sing it's praises and no Jeff to go "Meeeeehhhhhhhhhh."

The thing that's impressed me so far is how well written the side quests I've seen are and some of the fucked up choices you can make in them in just the first area. Hope it keeps that level of quality up.

 

[EdReedFan20]

Dude, cassowaries.

How about ratites in general.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratite

I bet if you showed the skeletal structure of any of the ratite species to someone, they'd likely guess you were showing them dinosaur bones.

 

[jbug617]

Danny is going to be part Jeff's drive to E3.

 

[Resident4t.]

OH GOD THIS IS LIKE A NIGHTMARE YOUTUBE-GARBAGE VERSION OF DEMO DERBY

Spoiler

with probably like quadruple the views

Funhaus is great. Inside Gaming was great as well. Their GTA videos are always funny and a good way to find fun maps.

 

[NumberThree]

Oh cool, the Beastcast is finally happening. I love that they've registered a domain for it, now I just need to figure out how to fit it into my podcast schedule.

Alt+F1: 45 - Monaco GP Prerace 2015

The bit right at the start with Danny singing Happy Birthday is amazing.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

How about ratites in general.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratite

I bet if you showed the skeletal structure of any of the ratite species to someone, they'd likely guess you were showing them dinosaur bones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_moa

 

[EdReedFan20]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_moa

That's yet another ratite. I'm no expert (by a looooong shot), but man, those things sure look like so much like dinosaurs, I wonder if scientists will ever decide to "unextinctify" (yeah, I made up a word) dinosaurs and just straight up relabel birds as literal dinosaurs. After posting some of the stuff before, I kind of went down a birds as dinosaur rabbit hole and I found this interesting article: http://www.locolobo.org/Dromiceiomimus.html

 

[EmCeeGramr]

That's yet another ratite. I'm no expert (by a looooong shot), but man, those things sure look like so much like dinosaurs, I wonder if scientists will ever decide to "unextinctify" (yeah, I made up a word) dinosaurs and just straight up relabel birds as literal dinosaurs. After posting some of the stuff before, I kind of went down a birds as dinosaur rabbit hole and I found this interesting article: http://www.locolobo.org/Dromiceiomimus.html

There's too many genetic hurdles to reverse engineer a dinosaur... well, a bird that looks exactly like a non-avian dinosaur, out of a modern bird. Genetics are often messy and tangled up, and attempting to even modify the genes associated with something like, say, tooth and snout growth would undoubtedly come with all kinds of unexpected problems, given that those genes essentially "broke" in birds millions of years ago to be what they are now.

As for labels, cladistically speaking, birds are dinosaurs. Many paleontologists use the phrase "non-avian dinosaur" to be exact when talking about what people call "the dinosaurs."

 

[Liquid Shake]

Heads up you guys, Danny totally pronounced "Taoiseach" (Prime Minister As Gaeilge) incorrectly on the bombcast, he's a fraud!

There's no T sound at the end of the word as far as I'm aware.

EDIT: Actually, there's some crazy regional variations on pronunciation, so I'm probably wrong. Being truly Irish is not having much of a clue about the language.

 

[Infinite Justice]

@alex_navarro


@alex_navarro


@alex_navarro

They said as much in that primer.

should be interesting though

 

[BanGy.nz]

Playing The Witcher 3 while watching The Witcher 3 Quick look is too much Witcher.

 

[justjim89]

Playing The Witcher 3 while watching The Witcher 3 Quick look is too much Witcher.

I just did the same and I only want more Witcher.

Someone needs a Tawny Owl.

 

[Twin Tails]

Playing The Witcher 3 while watching The Witcher 3 Quick look is too much Witcher.

I was doing the same.

 

[Fjolle]

http://thebeastcast.com/

#TeamMouth

 

[Gintoki]

Will there be a weekly GBeast cast thread

 

[Antiwhippy]

Lol at Alex misleading Vinny on the wraith fight.

 

[repeater]

Lol at Alex misleading Vinny on the wraith fight.

"The Shoemakers send their regards."

 

[Mully]

Will Beastcast be on iTunes or a premium feed?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Gotta say though, the

Spoiler

botchling

part made me more interested in the game than any other thing I've seen.

I'll get around to it once I get around to witcher 1 and 2.

 

[close to the edge]

Will Beastcast be on iTunes or a premium feed?

Looks like there's a premium feed and a normal feed on the site, so I assume it'll be on iTunes.

 

[Xater]

The thing that's impressed me so far is how well written the side quests I've seen are and some of the fucked up choices you can make in them in just the first area. Hope it keeps that level of quality up.

I am like 30 hours in and there is lots of fucked up shit to come. The worst is when you think you did something really good but that results in something else that is really terrible happening.

And by worst I actually mean awesome. This game does decision making right. Gives you tough choices all the time with world changing results in different levels. Bio ware needs to get back to the drawing board with their lame design, especially when it comes to side quests and side activities.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

I just finished last week's Bombcast today. A non-gargantuan second main podcast would be welcome!

Hopefully Vinny keeps all of his crazy editing.

 

[Haunted]

I enjoy that beastcast logo.

 

[danm999]

I am like 30 hours in and there is lots of fucked up shit to come. The worst is when you think you did something really good but that results in something else that is really terrible happening.

And by worst I actually mean awesome. This game does decision making right. Gives you tough choices all the time with world changing results in different levels. Bio ware needs to get back to the drawing board with their lame design, especially when it comes to side quests and side activities.

It's as simple as something like the fetch a potion quest that both developers do near the beginnings of their recent games that's enough for me to contrast Bioware with this.

In Inquisition this man says you need to fetch a potion in the Hinterlands or his wife will die and it's a choice between "of course my son blessings be upon you I am this world's Jesus and I shall solve all your problems personal and spiritual" and "fuck your wife I'm evil, Bitch gonna diiiiiiie.

In Witcher it's she's going to die, you can give her this potion that Witchers use for internal bleeding and it might work, but it might also kill her in several days of agonising pain making her scream her lungs off. But if she's going to die anyway, isn't it worth the risk? Or should we let her die with dignity?

And then, when I make the decision to give it to her

Spoiler

the game has the restraint to not show me the consequence of my choice immediately. I might come back later and she'll be fine. I might come back later and have the village be pissed at me because I prolonged this poor girls suffering. I might never find out what happens. I don't know which choices will have impacts and which won't.

 

[Xater]

It's as simple as something like the fetch a potion quest that both developers do near the beginnings of their recent games that's enough for me to contrast Bioware with this.

In Inquisition this man says you need to fetch a potion in the Hinterlands or his wife will die and it's a choice between "of course my son blessings be upon you I am this world's Jesus and I shall solve all your problems personal and spiritual" and "fuck your wife I'm evil, Bitch gonna diiiiiiie.

In Witcher it's she's going to die, you can give her this potion that Witchers use for internal bleeding and it might work, but it might also kill her in several days of agonising pain making her scream her lungs off. But if she's going to die anyway, isn't it worth the risk? Or should we let her die with dignity?

And then, when I make the decision to give it to her

Spoiler

the game has the restraint to not show me the consequence of my choice immediately. I might come back later and she'll be fine. I might come back later and have the village be pissed at me because I prolonged this poor girls suffering. I might never find out what happens. I don't know which choices will have impacts and which won't.

Yep I liked that as well in the starting are, but trust me it gets way more involved.

 

[danm999]

Yep I liked that as well in the starting are, but trust me it gets way more involved.

Cool. Can't wait to fuck things up and severely regret all my terrible choices!

 

[Twin Tails]

The Witcher 3: Kleptomaniac

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I am like 30 hours in and there is lots of fucked up shit to come. The worst is when you think you did something really good but that results in something else that is really terrible happening.

And by worst I actually mean awesome. This game does decision making right. Gives you tough choices all the time with world changing results in different levels. Bio ware needs to get back to the drawing board with their lame design, especially when it comes to side quests and side activities.

I've been pretty impressed with the sidequests in the first five hours or so which makes hearing this really exciting.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

There's too many genetic hurdles to reverse engineer a dinosaur... well, a bird that looks exactly like a non-avian dinosaur, out of a modern bird. Genetics are often messy and tangled up, and attempting to even modify the genes associated with something like, say, tooth and snout growth would undoubtedly come with all kinds of unexpected problems, given that those genes essentially "broke" in birds millions of years ago to be what they are now.

Yep, basically anything like resurrecting the genuine article of a long extinct species is probably well beyond our capabilities, especially out of their descendants.

 

[Mully]

The last few Witcher impressions have me interested. Is the story too overwhelming to for newcomers to the series?

 

[kingocfs]

The last few Witcher impressions have me interested. Is the story too overwhelming to for newcomers to the series?

It's not bad. Just watch some YouTube summaries and you'll get the general idea.

 

[def sim]

The last few Witcher impressions have me interested. Is the story too overwhelming to for newcomers to the series?

Play through the second if you'd like. Otherwise you can simply watch this and this to get a decent enough understanding of what's going on.

 

[BanGy.nz]

The last few Witcher impressions have me interested. Is the story too overwhelming to for newcomers to the series?

Brad recommended Kotaku's A Beginner’s Guide To The World Of The Witcher.

 

[Dany]

The game isn't overwhelming. It's my first dip into the series.

 

[Xater]

My physical copy of Witcher 3 also came with a booklet on a lot of the backstory.