shammack Posted October 17, 2013 On 10/17/2013 at 3:54 AM, Latrine said: Also a minor nitpick but it seems like everyone forgot that Clementine will shoot and kill a zombie in episode 4 regardless of player choices. That's not necessarily true. She might just lock one in a closet. Unless we cut that and I forgot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Proton Posted October 17, 2013 I can't wait to hear Craig Hubbard's thoughts. He an absolute legend! So many fantastic games: Blood, the Nolf series, Shogo and FEAR - it's just silly how talented that guy is! Blackpowder's Betrayer's really special. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to any fans of first-person adventure or exploration-based games, even in it's early access state. It's very much it's own thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted October 17, 2013 I love the podcast. I'd be interested to see if you cover more developers who work on smaller scales. Someone like Tom Francis (who might be too difficult to do due to distance, I know) or Anna Anthropy. As great as the Walking Dead stuff was, I was almost more interested in hearing Jake and Sean talk about Poker Night at the Inventory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted October 17, 2013 I'll listen to this as soon as I have the opportunity, but let me say this in advance: Finally, a podcast exclusively about The Logic Factory's unsung masterpiece, The Tone Rebellion. About goddamn time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emptybob Posted October 17, 2013 Man, this was a really great podcast! I really liked the conversational tone, and the free flowing interview style. Steve, do you write some questions down, or is it all off the cuff? Also, terrific theme music, never change it. The only thing I didn't like was that is was in stereo, I had to change my phone to output mono so I could listen with one headphone while at work, but otherwise, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eot Posted October 17, 2013 When I've seen people who don't play games play Portal they've been so overwhelmed by and focused on the mechanics and puzzles that they couldn't pay any attention to what Glados was saying, so that whole aspect on the game was lost on them. I've seen the same thing happen to people who are slightly more familiar with games too, if they're in a firefight in Mass Effect or something they won't notice any dialogue / instructions because they're so focused on the fight. Personally I think I'd recommend World of Goo to someone unfamiliar with games, but maybe that one's also too hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niyeaux Posted October 17, 2013 I grind my teeth every time Sean says "obstensively," which happens several times in this episode. The word is OSTENSIBLY.Minor quibbles aside, this was really great, and I'm looking forward to adding this to my regular podcast rotation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted October 17, 2013 Holy shit Rodi I played the shit out of that game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon N/A Posted October 17, 2013 To guys who've listened to the first one, or I guess Steve... Are there spoilers regarding Maniac Mansion, MI 2 and DotT? I have not played and/or finished them yet... Okay, I haven't finished MI2 and haven't progressed beyond the first few minuted of MM and DotT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted October 17, 2013 No spoilers for Manic Mansion or Monkey Island 2 they just talk about the tone of each game I haven't a clue what DotT is an acronym of so can't help you on that one Edit: Day of the Tentaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacleeeeeeeesssssssss, no spoilers either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon N/A Posted October 17, 2013 That's great! Thanks for the fast response! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted October 17, 2013 This was fantastic and compelling. I love the inside baseball stuff, especially since game people tend to seem SO secretive about process and actual solutions. It's come up before, but think about the Diablo 3s that must exist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted October 17, 2013 I think these days I would use Papers, please to show non-gamers first if i wanted to be a bit pretentious. It shows the kind of important lessons games can teach, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Posted October 17, 2013 On 10/17/2013 at 5:29 AM, Patrick R said: I love the podcast. I'd be interested to see if you cover more developers who work on smaller scales. Someone like Tom Francis (who might be too difficult to do due to distance, I know) or Anna Anthropy. As great as the Walking Dead stuff was, I was almost more interested in hearing Jake and Sean talk about Poker Night at the Inventory. I'd love to talk to Tom! I'm going to be in the UK next week and am hoping to catch up with him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Posted October 17, 2013 On 10/17/2013 at 11:09 AM, emptybob said: Man, this was a really great podcast! I really liked the conversational tone, and the free flowing interview style. Steve, do you write some questions down, or is it all off the cuff? Also, terrific theme music, never change it. The only thing I didn't like was that is was in stereo, I had to change my phone to output mono so I could listen with one headphone while at work, but otherwise, Thanks! Yeah, I don't write anything down ahead of time for any of these-- I only really talk to people whose work I know well. Also I'm lazy!! Sorry about the stereo thing. That seems like it's a big deal for a lot of people? I could probably go into Audacity and reexport it as mono. Is the general consensus that I should do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted October 17, 2013 I didn't have a problem apart from the very beginning when you introduced the show entirely into my right ear (as in your voice was coming only through the right speaker) it just seemed a bit strange and unnatural to me. Should the host be on the left? Have I just invented a podcast rule? But I quickly got over it and the rest of the episode sounded fine, but if people like listening with just one head phone in its not going to work for them as it currently is. Surely Chris could give you some pointers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted October 17, 2013 I think mono is generally the way to go with podcasts. Just too many variables to the way people listen to them, without the stereo doing enough good.. I remember when I had a car with a faulty aux. audio port that would only play the left channel, and suddenly any podcast that was in stereo became unlistenable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted October 17, 2013 On 10/16/2013 at 12:02 AM, Gormongous said: Just don't pan it all the way, I think he's saying. 75/25 is usually a good way for two people to talk on two different channels. I would agree with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted October 17, 2013 If you're someone who listens to stuff with only one ear, then a good tip is setting your device to output everything in mono. On iPhone this is available in Settings > General > Accessability. I'm sure some equivalent setting is available in Windows/Android etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted October 17, 2013 I think a lighter stereo pan is ideal, but if you're only working off of one track (which I imagine is the case if you're using a handheld audio recorder) then mono is probably the appropriate route. Doing that in Audacity is easy for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted October 18, 2013 As an exclusively car/headphones at work listener, I think mono is probably the best option for casting pods? There are a lot of variables with outside noise, potential level issues, shitty speakers etc that it's likely the SAFEST route. Re: A game for a non-gamer, would anyone say Minecraft? That appears to be a quintessential children's gateway game of our time, but I don't know if it's the same for adults. Would someone have said Minecraft previously, but not now? If not, reasons? Since I did not develop either of them so I'm not constrained by the restrictions, I think Gone Home and The Walking Dead would both be excellent introductory game experiences. Think of how many men or ladies would want to touch your peepee after experiencing the emotionally stirring story of Sam and Lonnie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted October 18, 2013 On 10/18/2013 at 12:06 AM, Badfinger said: Think of how many men or ladies would want to touch your peepee after experiencing the emotionally stirring story of Sam and Lonnie. I think we have a new rating system! Seriously though, I really like this show. It reminds me of the time before most of the Thumbs had jobs in the industry and were less shy about playing inside baseball. Not that they don't at all anymore, but hearing Sean elaborate on the feeling of writing his characters was really gratifying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problem Machine Posted October 18, 2013 On 10/17/2013 at 2:40 PM, Mington said: No spoilers for Manic Mansion or Monkey Island 2 they just talk about the tone of each game I haven't a clue what DotT is an acronym of so can't help you on that one Edit: Day of the Tentaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacleeeeeeeesssssssss, no spoilers either Anyone else concerned about spoilers more generally, it's worth pointing out that while all that is true, they spoil basically all of The Walking Dead Season 1, so definitely play that before listening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted October 18, 2013 Wait, so because everyone with a non-stereo listening environment is too lazy to switch to a mono output setting, I (and others who possibly enjoy listening to this in stereo) won't get my stereo mix? :( I know, I know.. No one's demanding anything. But has everyone that's complaining about the stereo tried setting their PC/Android/iPhone to mono output? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
