Podcast 97 - 2008 Awards Show

This week's show is a two part. We couldn't talk about everything in 2 hours so we needed to break up the show into two parts.

097 - 2008 Awards Show (Part I) [download]
097 - 2008 Awards Show (Part II) [download]

Thanks,
David

This one is for David - Trace Memory R

I know he was a huge fan of the original point-and-click adventure game for the DS. This is the sequel for the Wii.





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Brad

2008 Laundry List Wrap-Up

This channel has helped me get through so many games this past year. I want to thank everyone who helped me out. Here is the list of all games I finished in 2008. My new 2009 Laundry List has begun will be updated soon.

PS2:
Yakuza 1
Yakuza 2
Beyond Good and Evil
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Fatal Frame 1
God of War 2
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4

GC:
Killer 7
Resident Evil: REmake

Xbox:
Fatal Frame 2
Oddworld: Stranger Wrath
Urban Chaos: Riot Response

DS:
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Ninja Gaiden DS
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Phoenix Wright 1
Castlevania: Order of Eclessia
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

PC:
The House
Knytt Stories

64:
Ocarina of Time

Wii:
Mario Galaxy
No More Heroes
World of Goo
Boom Blox

360:
Left 4 Dead
Prince of Persia 2008
Fallout 3
Tomb Raider: Underworld
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R Extraction Point
F.E.A.R Perseus Mandate
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Grand Theft Auto 4
Ninja Gaiden 2
Beautiful Katamari
Dead Space
Tomb Raider: Legend
Rez HD
Braid
N+

PS3:
Devil May Cry 4
Mirror's Edge
Little Big Planet
Resistance 2
Silent Hill 5
Heavenly Sword
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
Metal Gear Solid 4


Let me know if I'm leaving anything off. It's easy to forget something.


Brad

Could FFXIII Really Make it Out This Year?

Throughout 2008, one of the lasting questions was whether or not we would see Final Fantasy XIII hit US shores before 2010. It is now 2009 and the question still stands but one thing has changed; we are now being bombarded with constant news, details, and updates about the game. 2008 Saw almost no new information and the only major announcement was that the game would indeed be multi-platform. In the past 2 weeks though, Kotaku, Famitsu, Joystiq, and many other major gaming sites have been flooded with coverage. Take for instance, todays reveal of a new playable character, Sazh Kalroy, the first black character since Barrett Wallace!

Yes folks, he has an afro. Kotaku editor did point out that the characters design does make him seem like more of a lover than a fighter. If the past is any indication, this character should prove to be one of the more interesting characters in the game. (Original Kotaku Story)

In recent weeks, we have also been bombarded with new screens, FFXIII and FF Versus XIII have both opened their official websites, the battle system has been revealed (Kotaku: Battle System Revealed) and we were hit with the vague but optimistic release date of "2009". So what do our readers think? Will U.S. gamers be playing FFXIII by years end or will we have to wait until Q1 or Q2 of 2010 to get our greedy little hands on it?

-Nick

New Yakuza 3 Special Moves - Watch these or I'll eat your family.

Brad

Women I Gave My Heart To

There was a girl I met when I was younger. We were childhood classmates. I was a shy kid, not very confident in my abilities. The others kid were learning to skateboard and play the guitar so of course I followed suit. When you're young it's easy to be ridiculed for being different. Also it's easy to be made fun of for not being as skilled as the other kids. I was never good at skateboarding. Something about having to balance yourself on a board with two wheels escaped my grasp. Kazuya, the bully from class who also decided that he was the best skateboarder always gave me a hard time for not being able to keep up, but luckily she was always there to pick me up and give me encouragement. I swear, those were the best times of my childhood. It made failing almost worth it.

She was always on my mind and in one instance, I even ended up having a dream about her. I was the hero and it was up to me to restore order to the land. The world was taken over by an evil ruler who also resembled Kazuya. My problem was that I had this unlocked potential power but of course I wasn't sure how to activate it. He had gotten a bunch of bad guys together each with parts that I needed to unlock my full potential. I had to defeat each of them one by one to recollect all the pieces, but it turned out that this girl I was in love with was one of the bosses. But instead of fighting her I took all of her attacks. I held on as long as I could until finally my persistance made her change her mind. Instead of destroying me, she ended up joining forces and added her powers to mine. With all the powers combined, I took on the evil emperor and saved the day. I even got the girl that is until I woke up...

I miss you Pico/Kirah


Love,
David

I have a new favorite site!

Hilarious




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When good turns to bad on a Wii

Learn at the expense of others... take heed in Nintendo's warnings.

Sandra

No words for this...

Rated 13+

Japanese Human Slip-n-Slide

Shawn Elliot's Twitter yet again proving to be the greatest aggregate of awesome on the internet.

Brad

This kind of stuff is why I could never hate Little Big Planet.

Thanks Darthmazza for the link.


Brad