NQcast30 – A Skyrim Job Is My Duty

This episode we talk Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3 and some other games that aren’t the third in the series like Skyrim and Shift 2. Seriously, there’s a lot of games. Check the show notes below if you need more details.

 

NQcast30 – ‘A Skyrim Job Is My Duty’ Show Notes

First half!

  • Modern Warfare 3 (It’s Call of Duty 8! It’s got crazy packaging! It’s got a super-crazy story! You know all this already because you’ve already bought it!)
  • Battlefield 3 (Chuck & Maki get angry about this glitchy, poorly optimized mess of a CoD clone. The should have finished it before releasing it. Also, they should have wiped the lens first!)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic BETA (NDAs mean Harlo only says how much he loves the cutscenes. And yeah, it’s a WOW clone. Duh.)

Second Half! (51:32)

  • Skyrim (Harlo’s Box Quote: “Killing fucking dragons is awesome!”)
  • Batman Arkham City & Asylum (Challenge rooms! The bane (hah, get it!?) of Maki’s existence!)
  • Shift 2 Unleashed (Chuck thinks this sim racing game is nothing special except for its amazing soundtrack!)
  • Forza 4 (Speaking of soundtracks, this one dubsteps BJ to death (it’s not really dubstep, but don’t tell him that!))
  • Uncharted 3 (Harlo thinks it’s not quite Uncharted 2, but really, that’s a pretty high bar to set.)
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Chuck thinks the boss battles are garbage, but the rest isn’t bad if you don’t mind not killing dudes.)
  • Game Dev Story (Maki getting an iPhone leads to lots and lots of inappropriate 14-character video game names.)

Listener topics! (1:52:25)

  • InstaTrent asks “Nintendo releasing the ‘Circle Pad Pro’ for the 3DS: Doesn’t it just scream ‘Design oversight’?”(Yes. This leads to talk of handhelds, mobile gaming and the inadequacy of the Wii. Yup, long answer to a short question. Again.)
  • Moonpir asks for the Left 4 Dead Expert story (Maki obliges.)
  • Moonpir also asks: “What other media would you like to see adapted into video game form?”  (We make terrible suggestions.)

Picks of Value! (2:13:40)

  • Call of Duty 4 (Maki says it’s cheap as shit and it’s one of the best single-player experiences ever!)
  • Oblivion (BJ says can’t afford Skyrim? Get this instead!)
  • Saints Row Double Pack (Chuck recommends two crazy open world games for the price of one!)
  • Uncharted Double Pack (Harlo recommends two amazing action games for the price of one!)

Songs used (courtesy of OCRemix.org)

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