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Weekend Confirmed 90 - Miyamoto, Live update, Rayman Origins
by Garnett Lee, Dec 09, 2011 11:00am PSTThe Weekend Confirmed crew starts getting into the holiday spirit as Jeff, "Indie" Jeff, and Christian sit down with Garnett for this show. The buzz around misinterpretations of Miyamoto's plans for the future and the new Xbox Live dashboard and its mobile apps kicks things off. We know Jeff loves loving things, and it's obvious he's found a new object of his affection in Rayman Origins. No less fun, but definitely fun of a different sort, Saints Row the Third has Christian enjoying the freedom to fool around without feeling like he's missing out on anything. And of course there's your comments and stories, more news, and Finishing Moves to complete the package.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 90: 12/09/2011
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Show Breakdown:
Round 1 00:00:00 to 00:25:00
Whatcha Been Playing Part 1 00:25:33 to 00:49:09
Whatcha Been Playing Part 2 00:50:15 to 01:12:40
Listener Feedback/Front Page News 01:13:42 to 01:53:24
NFL Tailgate 01:54:07 to 02:04:42
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Comments
My reactions to the reveals:
Overall reaction is that I am THRILLED that this generation is extending as long as it does, and I hope we don't see a new console til 2014. We're seeing new, interesting IP from industry leaders that are comfortable with the tech and have enough of a userbase to start experimenting with new ideas.
Specific reactions:
Mass Effect is apparently no longer an RPG.
Naughty Dog are gods of atmosphere, character emotion, and scripted action. The Last of Us looks like a survival horror game that could hit the same emotional 'pairing' notes that Team Ico strives for.
Revengence? Really? Could somebody get the people in Japan a fucking dictionary. Game looks interesting, but at this point what aside from Kojima's batshit crazy universe separates it from Ninja Gaiden or DmC?
The concept trailer for Rainbow Six Patriots was INFINITELY more exciting than the rather lame CG trailer.
Activision really needs to give the Spider-Man license to somebody that understands the appeal of the character, so they can pull off what Rocksteady did for Batman. And trying to crank something out EVERY GODDAMN YEAR isn't helping the worth of the IP.
Fortnite looks like an interesting departure for Epic, outside the comfort-zone of the grim and gritty stuff they've been doing this generation. I'll be keeping my eyes on it.
More Alan Wake. Yes please.
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