Nobody on the staff was way into that game. Vinny was the only one who played it (I think he finished it when it was relatively new still) and any time he mentioned it on the podcasts it was treated with pretty much the same reaction as when Dan talks about wrestling.
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Nobody on the staff was way into that game. Vinny was the only one who played it (I think he finished it when it was relatively new still) and any time he mentioned it on the podcasts it was treated with pretty much the same reaction as when Dan talks about wrestling.
You're watching the series where he started to get into Souls and nowadays he plats them.
Jimmyfenix
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i was the dan AC Syndicate stream and he mentioned no one buys RC Cola
is that common in the united states?
is that common in the united states?
stump sock
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iirc he did DeS after playing DkS didn't he?
RC or not buying RC? the only people who buy RC are hillbillies in my experience
It's still sold but it's hardly popular. Wayyyy down on the list compared to Coke or Pepsi.
Glitchesarecool
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I'm still not sure if RC is a generic store brand cola or not.
stump sock
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worse, it's a brand name that sucks worse than a store brand
giant_frying_pan
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I like RC cherry cola.
The Dear Leader
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RC is pretty big were I live in Indiana, it's not seen as a lesser soda, it's like a good middle ground between Coke and Pepsi. Same goes for Ski and Sunkist.
I mean RC's got their hands deep in the soda game, look at all the shit under their brand.
http://www.rcbeverage.com/products/
I mean RC's got their hands deep in the soda game, look at all the shit under their brand.
http://www.rcbeverage.com/products/
Jimmyfenix
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I guess Barr Cola is our RC cola then but its semi popular cus its the same people who make irn bru
Pretty sure it was birthed out of his promise to do a 24 hour Dark Souls stream but they changed it to a series on the site and to Demon's Souls since Vinny already did Load our Last Souls.
stump sock
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nah, they're just owned by Dr. Pepper/Snapple
you want to get real deep into weird soda lineage, try to figure out Dr. Pepper. Technically its own company, but distributed entirely by both Pepsi and Coke, nevermind that Coke has its own competing flavor.
The Dear Leader
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giant_frying_pan
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Fentiman's make good shit.
stump sock
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it still exists but at least on the east coast I only ever see it in weird out of the way mom & pop stores.
also it's terrible
broncobuster
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Alex is right, Chuck E Cheese has never been a quality family-fun destination. Silver lining from attending friends' birthdays were free tokens for showing your report card.
Chance Hale
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That's a real game and not a joke?
Twin Tails
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Still waiting for it to be greenlit.
the realest
didn't they announce it as a september release at some point, tho
Vlaphor
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This is probably the angriest I've heard Vinny sound in a long time...potentially ever. I totally get why and agree with his anger, but it's still pretty intense.
Backfoggen
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No I'm still waiting
I don't think he even finished DS1 or DS2.
Chance Hale
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"I'm going to go back to Dark Souls 2 when the PC version comes out"
TharpDaddy
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I liked it because it was a bit like early LOST. There were hints that something more than we saw was going on. With AC1 I thought Ubisoft had it planned out. Assassins Creed would be this crazy mix of sci-fi and historic setpieces, with a huge overarching story that would lead us closer and closer to modern day, until finally we would get to play as Desmond. I really liked the idea that over time we'd piece together the world and the story alongside Desmond. That idea of AC is much more attractive to me than what it is right now.
TharpDaddy
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I actually would love just a straight historical game, but AC keeps just enough of the weird sci-fi/modern day stuff that it's offputting. I'd prefer them to go fully one way with it. Go full historic or lean more into the mix between future and past. What it is now just feels weird and the modern day stuff seems out of place and like an afterthought. The game still having the animus stuff just feels like a teaser that will never go anywhere. I can't tell what their goal with it is anymore.
exactly this. AC1 came out when i was way into LOST and had similar vibes with its mysteries. this was so true. it was the main reason why i was so invested in Desmond's story. ACIII kinda screwed it up.
Also, i'm confused why they said Black Flag wasn't connected to past games in real world. uh, maybe they missed the whole part where you
encountered Juno
It just seems impossible to do AC without the Sci-fi stuff because it's basically part of the story/lore now. It kinda sucks because they screwed up the whole Desmond thing, now were in this weird place were we get a few cutscenes or w/e that reference the whole Juno thing out of obligation because they don't wanna go full hog into it again or something.
I would vastly prefer AC without the simulation stuff.
I haven't played an AC game since Revelations, but I dont mind the deemphasis of the modern stuff because that presumably means they could set the game where/when ever without having to make it tie into the existing narrative. Although from what I understand that hasn't been the case. Are the characters in syndicate and unity still related to Desmond?
It's hard to say, at least in Unity it really isn't brought up at all. You're basically someone playing an Animus game device Helix that gets hacked and you get brought in to help the Assassin's by playing through the memories.
well, i don't have the game yet and it's not in any of the ads so yes, it's Thanos.
Chance Hale
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Yes, Desmond's "handlers" still have major roles in
and Black Flag.
Honestly, the animus stuff is really deeply integrated into the series even as the modern day segments have taken up less time since 3. Unity has the segments where the entire world breaks apart and different time frames leak in and you constantly have people speaking to you through the world. And even in in the context of the story stuff like the npc monologues use the animus to explain how it works. Even more so in Syndicate given the glitchy nature you could see in the quick look with the person you assassinated sputtering about.
Should just make a new historical series at some point, but I wouldn't ever expect that from Assasin's Creed and its weird bullshit.
Syndicate
Honestly, the animus stuff is really deeply integrated into the series even as the modern day segments have taken up less time since 3. Unity has the segments where the entire world breaks apart and different time frames leak in and you constantly have people speaking to you through the world. And even in in the context of the story stuff like the npc monologues use the animus to explain how it works. Even more so in Syndicate given the glitchy nature you could see in the quick look with the person you assassinated sputtering about.
Should just make a new historical series at some point, but I wouldn't ever expect that from Assasin's Creed and its weird bullshit.
TheMrPliskin
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I'm really looking forward to hearing Jeff's thoughts on Halo 5 now that I've just beaten the campaign.
OdysseusVA
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It's terrible, isn't it?
stump sock
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the minions thing pissed him off too. Vinny doesn't like kids being exploited by cynical businesspeople.
Antiwhippy
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But then supports transformers and gundam which are all about cynical business people exploiting children to sell toys.
Sleeping Lesson
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Shoot! The Vinnyvania archive stops 50 minutes in.
stump sock
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at least they ultimately get toys out of the deal though, and not shitty spider rings.
BUNTING1243
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I really dug the future stuff in AC1 and 2, but it just broke down completely in 3, all the bits in the future were like laughably awful. I'm pretty sure I read they farmed it all out to some different studio than Montreal?
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