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I think it started with that "AVGN vs Nostalgia Critic" thing and snowballed from there.
That might be it, though that if I remember was mostly self-contained to 'specials'. Probably still the starting point.
Also, man has NC gone downhill.
I think it was NC but then again, I pretty much stopped watching internet critics when I became interested in critique, myself.
1) I love Linkara's work, his stuff is the only time I'll ever stop what I'm doing to watch the latest video 2) I've watched pre and post NC vs AVGN, and I see no difference, so I think it's the viewers who've changed, because NC sure hasn't.
BTW, watching Max Payne 3 walkthrough. Man, this stuff is popcorn worthy, a thrill a minute.
Early NC doesn't rely on gags outside of the movie as much as his recent work does.
> I think it's the viewers who've changed, because NC sure hasn't.
Yeah, well that's the problem. Artists need to evolve. The problem is that his stuff is pretty much the same thing over and over. The reason his older stuff is considered 'better' is because at the time the shtick wasn't tired but now with so many imitators he really needs to evolve to properly define himself.
^Yeah there is that. Also the over-abundance of guest stars. I think part of it is because of how nice he is, like his Star Trek reviews which had a new guest each time.
Honestly the only one's I've seen work well with him and Cinema Snob and Spoony. Then again I think those two actually have defined themselves in an era of NC wannabes.
Yeah, Diablo 3 was unplayable from about 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm eastern time yesterday due to battle.net server issues. I was honestly surprised it was up as much as it was, and that my wife and I didn't have too many buggy issues outside of the servers being taken down.
It's a lot of fun so far though, and the possibility that I will actually be able to make money by playing this game still boggles my mind. I probably put in around 2000 hours over 2-3 years on Diablo II, with no cash incentive whatsoever. =P
Yeah, there's quite a lot of luck to that, since El Diablo is fragile as hell. Still, better than the side mission earlier on where you have to take out an entire enemy base as Minuteman without triggering the alarm. Ended up just smashing the guard buildings. No alarm left to trigger!
You can do that?
Wait, is that the mission where you meet the alien brain dude?
Yes. You pretty much have to do it in a specific order, though, and there's still some luck involved on a couple of them, since they can be triggered by enemies whilst you're hitting them.
Oh.
uh, I actually just ended up running around and beating everyone up first. I got to the boss fight with only 20% of my health remaining and no heals available, but fuck it was better than trying to get in without being discovered.
So, I'd say the column thingy accompanying today's Penny Arcade puts the Diablo III thing best:
Man, while I agree with the Jimquisition that the price and way games are sold is fucked up, Gamestop certainly isn't the hero he's making it out to be and their business model is built of shutting out publishers and developers.
Not to mention that if you really want to save money with used games you look online.
I'm pretty sure he doesn't like Gamestop. In fact, I think he called its existence obsolete in the one on digital game pricing. Could be remembering wrong though.
He had an entire episode defending the used games sales market and gamestop in particular.
Personally I don't think the problem is used games with gamestop rather than the stranglehold they have on the market (not to mention the shitty service I've gotten there in the past)
I do agree the only reason Gamestop isn't being crushed is because publisher are refusing to think of creative ways to circumvent them and are punishing the consumer.
Yeah, there aren't a whole lot of game retailers out there. I don't know if you guys have a place called JB Hi-Fi, but in Australia they stock a good selection of games, usually at a lower price than most competitors ($5-10). They're also great for DVDs and music. In any case, I thought moviebob's suggestions for dealing with GameStop were pretty reasonable -- they basically boil down to "don't buy used games" and "buy from other places if reasonably possible".
Pretty simple, and I generally follow both, context-permitting. As for publisher-end methods of circumnavigating that, I think the one-time-use multiplayer codes are actually a good idea. Annoying at times? Absolutely, but probably the lesser evil if it means the actual developers are getting paid for sales. And as much as I dislike publishers, I would rather support them than big-name retailers because at least they fund actual games, you know?
I dislike certain Publishers (EA, Activision) but as I general rule I don't dislike Publishers as a broad sweep since, you know, games have to be published.
That said, I'm not against buying used games if it's from a game that's already made a hojillion dollars, like say Mass Effect, but I generally buy it at my comic shop rather than Gamestop.
Honestly, I'm a big fan of the whole incentivizing buying new.
And some games should just be cheaper I probably would have been more willing to buy Shadows of The Damned for Forty bucks. At sixty? Fugheddaboudit.
Yeah, looks like Activision is being added to my dislike list after what moviebob pointed out.
As if they weren't on there already? Activision have been the new EA for the last few years.
Also I just ordered a bunch of books on game design (and coding) off Amazon. They won't get here for a while, but I'm looking forward to the reading when they make landing. Stuff on C#, XNA, C++, plus three different top-down design publications.
The only reason they weren't on there is because I have no Activision games on my wishlist anyway. I still don't. So, yeah, Activision, you can carry on using Oliver North as your spokesperson, since it obviously didn't change anything for me, apart from making me badmouth you a bit.
I would buy used, but that would require me to buy physical.
What was that?
Using Oliver North to advertise their Call of Duty franchise.
So, it looks like the Kingdoms of Amalur IP might wind up being owned by...Rhode Island.
Wut.
Alright, so. I'm not sure where I drew this from, but I get the idea Kingdoms of Amalur is based on a book, or series of books. If so, it'd be interesting to see what fan reaction to the game was.
Ah, that would be it.
It's not.
(Ninjas. Damn.)
It's not based on a book, although R. A. Salvatore was involved in its' creation.
fuck you all
I find it interesting because KoA has such a bright aesthetic. For all I know RA Salvatore could write that kind of fiction, but bright and cheerful fantasy is pretty uncommon these days.