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    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Telltale Games' Poker Night 2 review: Ace in the Hole.

    Telltale's Poker Night 2 surprisingly shows itself to be more than the original game, but still shows some flaws that keep it from hitting the jackpot.
    Apr 29, 2013 12:53pm PDT
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    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Telltale Games' Poker Night 2 review: Ace in the Hole.

    Telltale's Poker Night 2 surprisingly shows itself to be more than the original game, but still shows some flaws that keep it from hitting the jackpot. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      It appears I didn't get the same kind of repetition issues that Raoul Duke got. : OzzieMejia
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        his impression has made me decide against buying it :( : multisyncThis person is cool!
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          for $5, its fine. for $10... meh. I think of it as wrapping some fun DLC in a game to unlock. : hirezThis person is cool!
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            I'm way more interested in unlocking the chip/card/table stuff in the game to see the different themes fo... : pyideThis person is cool!
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              maybe it was just me, but the first couple games repeated a lot of dialog. Now that I've played a few mor... : hirezThis person is cool!
              • This has not gotten old to me yet. : OzzieMejia
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                there's more dialog in general, and activating sets gives new dialog specific to that set. : harold.johnson
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                  oh really? I will have to do that. I do seem to be hearing more dialog the more I play. : hirezThis person is cool!
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                    The different sets also contain unique introductions, apparently you have to activate the three items aft : pyideThis person is cool!
                    • I freakin' LOVE the Borderlands theme. Steve's cameos are hilarious! : OzzieMejia
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                      Is there a way to replay these? I skipped the Venture Bros one the first time I unlocked everything for t... : BlackCat9This person is cool!
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                        Afaik, the only way to see them is by activating the set once you are at the table, choosing new game w/ ... : pyideThis person is cool!
                        • I will note that one of the bounty goals is activating a set or something like that and I had zero fuckin... : XevoThis person is cool!
      • Ive only played 3 tournaments, and its very repetitive already. Doesnt help that the AI is just horrible ... : maullaThis person is cool!
    • oh and with regards to repetition: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=30082703#item_30082703 : hirezThis person is cool!
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      Has Telltale said why they hired a new voice for Max after many three seasons worth of games from the pre... : pyideThis person is cool!
      • No comment yet from Telltale, but we'll keep you all updated. : OzzieMejia
      • The awful animation tweening in The Walking Dead game was distracting to put it mildly. : Evan_C
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      Wishlist (if they're insistent on making Poker Night into an evolving series): -Animation fixes -Additi... : OzzieMejia
      • Yup, eventually you'll get to poker tournament and things should really shine. : one random winner
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        The more characters would be nice. Even switching seats would be welcome. The characters seem to have a c... : Clasifyd
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          I don't know if that's me reading personality into the characters, or if they actually gave each of them ... : BlackCat9This person is cool!
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            Ok, I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed that Ash almost always busts out first. He ended coming i... : OzzieMejia
            • It seems fairly random. I've seen Ash go out early, win it, as well as be the last one I knocked out. : pyideThis person is cool!
          • My Brock and your Brock play basically completely differently, so I don't think they have specific AIs : XevoThis person is cool!
        • Good point about switching seats. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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        multiplayer. : hirezThis person is cool!
        • I don't mind just playing with myself. : rosewoodThis person is cool!
      • characters i'd love to see: - Archer that's about it. hell, Poker Night at OSI would be awesome. : harold.johnson
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      Makes me kind of think that Telltale has a (classic) Evil Dead and Venture Bros. adventure game somewhere... : asianwaste
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        I concur with that possibility, nay, probability. Why would Warburton et al do VO for a one-shot 5 dollar... : Draingored
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          They did it with Tycho from Penny Arcade : Mecha Tofu Pirate
          • 1.) Getting Tycho to use his IP would cost a lot less. 2.) http://www.rainslick.com/ : Draingored