Episode 057
From Noobtoob
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[edit] About This Episode
Recorded Tuesday September 4th, 2007
This week Tobin and Yuzo cover a slew of games including one of the most anticipated games on Wii since Zelda — Metroid Prime 3. There’s also a lot of talk about Warhawk which may upset a few fanboys, and a sneak peak at Call of Duty 4.
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[edit] Games We've Been Playing
- (PS3) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - [02:20] “Thumbs up, good controls, solid game"
- (PS3) Warhawk - [11:29] “Thumbs down, good controls but too 'arcadey'
- (DS) Operation: Vietnam - [16:36] “Definitely a bargain bin thumbs up"
- (360) Call of Duty 4 Beta - [19:30] “Looks good feels great"
- (PC) Two Worlds - [22:37] “No tutorial, looks terrible"
- (360) Bioshock - [24:28] "The story is probably better than some of the gameplay"
- (360) Stuntman: Ignition - [27:03] "Good controls but the stunt completion mechanic isn't always 100% accurate"
[edit] New Releases
- (360) Medal of Honor: Airborne - [30:15] “The series is really repetitive”
- (360) Stranglehold - [31:04] "Gimmicky, overall not as deep as bioshock"
- Xbox Live Messaging Kit - [32:29] “Great idea as long as its $20 and not $30"
- (PS2) Resident Evil: Essentials - [34:15] “It's not on the Wii so I don’t care"
[edit] Community
[edit] Culture
We are uncultured this week...
[edit] Site News
- Sam & Max Giveaway - [36:27]
- Deadline Friday September 7th
- New NooBTooB Fight Club - [38:12]
- Youtube Milestones! - [40:09]
- Episode #56 hit #1 in gadgets and games on Monday! - [40:12]
- Record 314 ratings as well - [40:58]
- 1180 subscribers - [41:24]
[edit] Voicemails
Please submit videos as common file formats: wmv, mov, or mp4 We've been skipping "should I get X console" and "best X games" type questions, forums have stuff
- jam enslaver - weird place I've played a handheld - [43:15]
- allan - why are your shows just an hour - [45:16]
- gonzo - suicide button in warhawk - [47:56]
- kashi - harvest or save in bioshock - [50:59]
- phatgeek - what games makes the ps3 worth it - [53:42]
- barkly junior - why no game conventions on the east coast - [57:09]
[edit] Forum Topics
- Listener homework: What's franchise do you love even when it falters? - [59:04]
- Retro Gaming Club: Metroid Prime - [59:05]
- Discuss this episode in our forums!
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[edit] Memorable Quotes
Tobin (On Metroid prime 3:Corruption): “Wha, did I just an acheivement in a Wii game” - [10:03]
Yuzo (On downloading Warhawk using Sloth's PSN account): “I’m guessing its legal cause its really easy to do!” - [13:02]
Tobin (On Two worlds): "Yeah it was like being skullfucked, like fucking me in the eye...with a turd” - [22:47]
Tobin: "I'm sliding and sliding...and I'm like, is the whole world made of ice where John Woo lives"
Yuzo: "Yeah just everything coated with lard" - [31.42]
Tobin: “Residentially evil” - [34:15]
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[edit] Audio engineering is done by...
Range "Dolemite" Strunk
- For all the names of strunk: Many Faces of Strunk
