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Weekend Confirmed 85 - Ratchet & Clank: All for One, Uncharted 3, GTA5
by Xav de Matos, Nov 04, 2011 11:00am PDTOnly a few blocks off the beach that inspired the virtual clone in seen in its opening, the Grand Theft Auto V trailer sparked the imagination when the Weekend Confirmed crew sat down to record this week's show. James Stevenson of Insomniac Games and Ariel Angelotti of Q-Games join Jeff and Garnett to speculate about the potential for Rockstar's next entry in the series before moving on to a number of other games, including two from their respective studios. Producer Dave Mabee hops on the mic to add his take on Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, and then it's on to PixelJunk Sidescroller. Lord of the Rings: War in the North and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also square off, and there's an update on the latest news including the $50 price tag for Resident Evil on the 3DS. Wrap it all up with Finishing Moves and it's another epic Weekend Confirmed in the books.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 85: 11/04/2011
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Show Breakdown:
Round 1 00:00:36 – 00:27:37
Whatcha Been Playing Part 1 00:28:04 – 00:59:23
Whatcha Been Playing Part 2 01:00:20 – 01:28:44
Featured Music Break: 01:28:44 – 01:32:02 Simon Jain – 'Last Exit'
Listener Feedback/Front Page News 01:32:02 – 02:07:11
NFL Tailgate 02:07:54 – 02:13:28
Featured muscleman Simon Jain has always held a certain presence in a room. His demeanor and persona often replicate in detail his music style; wild, brooding, seemingly out of control, yet subtly contained in the right places. He is known for an exuberance and charisma behind the dex held by few, and consistently displayed by even fewer.
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Comments
As a New Yorker I can say that they were pretty accuratel with their depiction of New York. Manhattan was impressive but seeing as how I was from Brooklyn it wowed me to no end how close they were with the Brooklyn facsimile. I recognized so many areas when I was traveling through Brooklyn.
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My problems with the game started to pile up when I slowly realized that I just wasn't having any fun from a gameplay perspective. It is wonderful to be able to ride your horse along a ridge overlooking the badlands and watch the sun set, but when that is the highlight of the game experience, I think there is a problem. I just didn't find any of the core gameplay mechanics enjoyable.
I also didn't enjoy the story. I understand that it is in some ways a very subtle, complex and mature narrative, but I just found it conceptually flawed and in-effective. The idea of following a man (who by all accounts has been a total scumbag for most of his life) as he tries to redeem his life of crime and violence.... by killing hundreds of people through a series of fetch quests? Doesn't work for me. There are some truly great moments between characters, but by the end of the game I just didn't care about any of them anymore. There was too much of a disconnect between what was happening in the story and what was happening during gameplay.
I think that GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas got around this by being silly. They were so absurdly over-the-top that you could have a cheesy mafia story filled with high speed motorcycle chases and city-wide shootouts. There was an inerrant tongue-in-cheek humor behind the entire setup in those games. There were still moments of real drama, but the entire package just felt more cohesive and in-sync with itself to me.
I actually think San Andreas was on the verge of falling apart. I think it took itself way too seriously for long chunks of time. Luckily the game became more over-the-top in nature as it went on, which ultimately saved it for me.
I just don't think Rockstar has quite figured out how to take a more mature approach to storytelling and fit it into a fun gameplay experience. They can do both separately very well, I just don't think they've managed to combine them quite right yet.
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