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Weekend Confirmed 91 - Metal Gear Rising, Last of Us, Syndicate
by Garnett Lee, Dec 16, 2011 11:00am PSTThe flurry of new game trailers unleashed during the VGAs last week leads the conversation on Weekend Confirmed this week. Shacknews' own New York-based editor Andrew Yoon joins Xav, Jeff, and Garnett to wade through them, starting with Metal Gear Rising, and moving on through Last of Us, Fortnite, and Mass Effect 3. Andrew recently attended a Sony event back in New York and shares impressions from playing Syndicate, Journey, and Lumines. Listener Shadow13th called out Jeff for using saves to control his fate in role playing games and the group picks up the subject of the min/max approach to gaming and how it exposes the mechanics potentially to the detriment of immersion. There's still more too, with a quick look at November's NPD sales numbers, Trine 2, and Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 91: 12/16/2011
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Show Breakdown:
Round 1 00:00:00 to 00:23:50
Whatcha Been Playing Part 1 00:24:25 to 00:49:54
Whatcha Been Playing Part 2 00:51:00 to 01:16:18
Listener Feedback/Front Page News 01:17:23 to 01:48:25
NFL Tailgate 01:49:09 to 01:56:36
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Comments
"I am disappointed by the lack of original ideas in gaming."
"My two front-runners for game of the year are a game that recycles every fantasy trope in existence, and a game that has been reusing the same basic formula for over two decades."
The Last of Us looks awesome because of how it approaches the experience of playing through a zombie apocalypse. It looks to focus on the survival aspect, and the interdependency of these two characters.
I was more gripped by the interaction and interdependent relationship of these two characters in one trailer than I ever have been by any piece of media from The Last Guardian, for example.
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No, I'm not disappointed to see the debut of a new IP that takes a familiar context or scenario, and potentially turns it on it's head by focusing on new elements.
Based on the trailer, it seems that game is going to focus a lot more on the struggle to survive, resource management, and the relationship between the two characters.
The notion that for something to be original or exciting, it cannot have literally ANYTHING in common with other stories or scenarios in the medium, is a little bit ridiculous.
I could just as easily say, "I'm disappointed the people behind The Shield made a cop show. It's such an old, been-there-done-that genre. What a waste of their talents." Somehow I think you might disagree.
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