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Waypoint Thread: Vice City Stories

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mnz

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One thing that bothers me a little is how they barely ever talk about actual gameplay. This last Radio episode with 40 minutes of Nier and Mass Effect talk was almost completely free of any thoughts on mechanics or controls or whatever they enjoyed.
But Nier:A especially is full of interesting takes on that genre.
 
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pantsattack

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mnz said:
One thing that bothers me a little is how they barely ever talk about actual gameplay. This last Radio episode with 40 minutes of Nier and Mass Effect talk was almost completely free of any thoughts on mechanics or controls or whatever they enjoyed.
But Nier:A especially is full of interesting takes on that genre.
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Taking about themes and not controls is entirely their intention.
 
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Jintor

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I'd say the majority of the Zelda talk to date is about the gameplay and it's effect on the way they feel about the game to date.

I don't think any of them are action buffs (there's a severe deficit of them in games journalism actually) so I never really expected them to talk much about nier's gameplay
 
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Anno

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SolicitorPirate said:
So in one of the recent podcasts, Danielle mentioned she used to work at the ACLU. How many fucking things has this woman done in her life??
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Basically all of them. She's pretty amazing. I'm pretty sure she doesn't sleep between working now with Waypoint, doing three podcasts a week, working out hardcore and being an EMT. She might still teach as well. Plus god knows however much else.
 
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Catvoca

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Anno said:
Basically all of them. She's pretty amazing. I'm pretty sure she doesn't sleep between working now with Waypoint, doing three podcasts a week, working out hardcore and being an EMT. She might still teach as well. Plus god knows however much else.
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It's seriously impressive, I've got mad respect for her. I have no idea how she does it all, yet is still consistently energetic, engaged and positive on everything she does.
 
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Anno

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I like it most when she talks in her native hardcore Rhode Island accent. She basically transforms into another person if it's just audio only.
 
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mnz

Unconfirmed Member
pantsattack said:
Taking about themes and not controls is entirely their intention.
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On the podcast? I guess, I mean that's what they ended up talking about. As a website? Certainly not. Like, the day-night mechanic in Dragon's Dogma is part of their mission statement. That's a new take on old mechanics, pretty much what I'm talking about.

Jintor said:
I'd say the majority of the Zelda talk to date is about the gameplay and it's effect on the way they feel about the game to date.

I don't think any of them are action buffs (there's a severe deficit of them in games journalism actually) so I never really expected them to talk much about nier's gameplay
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Yeah, recent Zelda discussions are a reason why that stood out to me, I think. Was nice to see so many gaming journos fall in love with its mechanics.

SolicitorPirate said:
So in one of the recent podcasts, Danielle mentioned she used to work at the ACLU. How many fucking things has this woman done in her life??
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I'm convinced there are atleast two Danielles.
 
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Captain Fish

Member
mnz said:
One thing that bothers me a little is how they barely ever talk about actual gameplay. This last Radio episode with 40 minutes of Nier and Mass Effect talk was almost completely free of any thoughts on mechanics or controls or whatever they enjoyed.
But Nier:A especially is full of interesting takes on that genre.
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I've paid attention to a lot of their podcast and video coverage of Mass Effect: Andromeda (while doing other stuff to be fair), but the lack of squad ability commands was only made apparent to me while listening to the Bombcast. That's definitely something I had forgotten about that was incredibly important for me, that I wish was talked about more.
 
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HamPster PamPster

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(Listening to monday's podcast) Its nice to know there is still a small group of us keeping the torch burning for Way of the Samurai. That first game was just perfect
 
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Spring-Loaded

Member
NieR's ending E sounds fantastic, and it certainly is something that an only be done in video games. The series has some of my favorite story beats of games I've never played.

Also, auto complete spells NieR with proper capitalization :D
 
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HamPster PamPster

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The Destiny lore discussion this morning was great. I'm on the Indoctrination Traveler is the real monster theory bandwagon

I wouldn't mind a few Destiny novels. I think its a pretty interesting universe
 
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SolicitorPirate

Member
Austin really should be paid commission by the Stellaris devs. I don't think I know of anyone who articulates the wonder of that game in the way as captivating as Austin does.
 
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mlclmtckr

Banned
Holy shit how much longer is this pet talk going to go on for

They are literally talking about the pros and cons of various sizes of dog shit
 
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outunderthestars

Banned
mlclmtckr said:
Holy shit how much longer is this pet talk going to go on for

They are literally talking about the pros and cons of various sizes of dog shit
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I sadly had to stop following their podcast due to the long rambling conversations about things I had no interest in. I think it was the overwatch shipping conversation. It's ok on podcasts that are longer, but it irritates me more on Waypoint due to the shorter podcast length.
 
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Dangansona

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Lol their advice to a high school English teacher who wanted to touch upon narrative in games is to show his students obscure Flash games and 1-2 hour tabletop games? Good luck!

If anything I would make an effort to show a few more traditional games that have strong narratives to show the students the variety in gaming beyond shooters and Minecraft. Then discuss how user agency affects story telling.
 
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spiritfox

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Salarians said:
Persona is horny confirmed
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That's not even the worst.

Also may Austin never hear about spider crabs, like the Japanese spider crab with can reach 18ft long.

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WreckTheLaw

Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
1. Fuck those spiders.

2. Hey! Posted this over on Twitter a while ago, but we're currently looking for a part time livestream & video producer. Ideally someone who is familiar with professional streaming equipment, cameras, etc. but also someone who understands Twitch, games culture, and what a good stream looks, sounds, and feels like. Ideally you're NYC based, since it's a part time position. Posting's right here!
 
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Zaph

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WreckTheLaw said:
1. Fuck those spiders.

2. Hey! Posted this over on Twitter a while ago, but we're currently looking for a part time livestream & video producer. Ideally someone who is familiar with professional streaming equipment, cameras, etc. but also someone who understands Twitch, games culture, and what a good stream looks, sounds, and feels like. Ideally you're NYC based, since it's a part time position. Posting's right here!
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That's a pretty... exhaustive set of duties for a part-time gig
 
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WreckTheLaw

Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
Zaph said:
That's a pretty... exhaustive set of duties for a part-time gig
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It's more "here are the sorts of things you may need to have to do given the days you're here" and less "here's what you need to do every single week," if that makes sense.
 
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Jintor

Member
WreckTheLaw said:
It's more "here are the sorts of things you may need to have to do given the days you're here" and less "here's what you need to do every single week," if that makes sense.
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a) austin bro you should probably get your tag changed

b) viceland airs on SBS Australia, do you know if Waypoint video stuff will ever make it there too?
 
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Jeffrey

Member
Hope Patrick and Austin been taking notes because the side quests in nier are truly special and arguably more important than the main.
 
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Jintor

Member
I am so hype about the spoilercast with special guest 2b*

*They could totally do this since the Vas for 9s and 2b have been streaming the game for a while now
 
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