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Weekend Confirmed 147 - Resonance, Tera, Kentucky Route Zero
by Jeff Mattas, Jan 11, 2013 11:00am PSTWith regular frontman Garnett Lee away enjoying the technological maelstrom of CES, Jeff Cannata helms this episode of Weekend Confirmed, with co-pilot "Indie" Jeff Mattas. The duo of Jeffs are joined by Joystiq's Xav de Matos and director Dan Trachtenberg to discuss a number of video games, both big and small. IGF nominee Kentucky Route Zero and Resonance get some love, Cannata and Dan rave about Tera, and Xav talks about his time with the multiplayer mech mayhem of Hawken. Finishing Moves brings the show to a close, but feel free to stick around for a short post-show playoff edition of the NFL TailGate.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 147: 1/11/2013
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Round 1 - 00:00:40 - 00:19:27
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Whatcha Been Playin Part 2 - 00:58:57 - 01:28:28
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Comments
I found myself having mixed reactions as I watched the video.
First of all, I'm skeptical. After the Kinect fiasco, I just don't believe it will work as well as it is supposed to.
But let's say by some miracle that it does work well. On the one hand, the atmosphere it brings to the experience could be very powerful. As simple as it sounds, the idea of having snow falling around me as I drive through a blizzard in-game is pretty cool.
But then I think to myself "flashing lights in my peripheral vision does not enhance gameplay.... it is a distraction". Could all this swirling, flashing light actually detract from the game?
What do you all think?
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Granted, I'm rather biased about this. I have everything but an Xbox, so I'm not exactly their audience. I think I'd feel the same way if this was a Nintendo thing. I've only had my TV for a year or two, I'm not buying another. It's bad enough having to get a new console every couple of years. I might be convinced if this was a game changer, but a light show (while neat) doesn't enhance the gameplay experience any more than turning off the lights enhances Dead Space. At least turning off the lights actually SAVES money.
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