Weekend Confirmed 67 - Ocarina 3DS, Dungeon Siege III, indie games
by Garnett Lee, Jul 01, 2011 12:15pm PDTSummer has arrived and Weekend Confirmed is ready to take it on with "Indie" Jeff Mattas joining Jeff and Garnett along with special guest Billy Berghammer. They start the show in Whatcha Been Playin? with a quick second look Shadows of the Damned, a first take on Dungeon Siege III, and Billy's playthrough of Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. Jeff brings a smorgasbord of indie games including Frozen Synapse, Jamestown, and Atom Zombie Smasher. The group moves on to discuss whether "community" in games can evolve beyond badges and stat keeping. And in the news the talk turns to the landmark Supreme Court ruling and World of Warcraft going free-to-play--or has it--before wrapping things up with Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 67: 07/01/2011
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Weekend Confirmed comes in four segments to make it easy to listen to in segments or all at once. Here's the timing for this week's episode:
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 1: Start: 00:00:00 End: 00:28:40
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 2: Start: 00:29:14 End: 01:00:38
- Indie Whatcha Been Playin: Start: 01:01:39 End: 01:37:47
- Featured music "This Is How It Goes" by 28May: Start: 01:37:47 End: 01:41:29
- The Front Page news: Start: 01:41:29 End: 02:16:22
28 May is an Indie Folk Rock Group out of Balitimore, MD that consists of members Sean Madigan and Melissa Hale. The recently married duo has been making sweet sounds together since they’ve met.
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Original music in the show by Del Rio. Get his latest Album, The Wait is Over on iTunes. Check out more, including the Super Mega Worm mix and other mash-ups on his ReverbNation page or Facebook page, and follow him on twitter delriomusic.
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Comments
To reference the Halo argument, Bungie tried adding behavior options to Reach. I don't know how often they are used but, it seemed like a step in the right direction. The idea of something like a match.com survey or facebook integration seemed interesting as well. I don't personally like being targeted because I'm not as old as the people I'm playing with or against.
It might be cliche, but a simple answer to the problem is just be nice. If only anonymity didn't get in the way.
Regarding the pile of shame in Finishing Moves. I picked up The World Ends with You for my DS, and Final Fantasy XIII last week. Those should keep me covered for a while. I also bought a few of those indie games. Keep up the good work guys and girls.
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