Gaming Asylum Podcast

WARNING: This episode includes medium levels of cursing. Listener discretion is advised.What We've Been PlayingMichael:- Resident Evil 5 Year Old- Street Fighter 4- Masher vs. Capcom 3- Working on gamesJeff:- Culdcept Saga- The 'Villes- Some sculpting of where his RPG group wants to go- SECRETS?!?Mark:- Demon's Crest for the SNES is old school. Who would've guessed?Wins and Fails:Mark:+ Infinite Tower...for whatever reason (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=136247839768493)+ Mega Man Upon a Star (http://www.amazon.com/Megaman-Upon-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0006IIPGM)- The Nintento 3DS for resounding meh-nosity (also a FFXIII reference)- Mark's completely wonderful worthless notesMichael:+ Youtube username: Behrudy, and Youtube username: levelupseries (Warning, the former is very obscene) Also, for those who don't get my joke, Justin Wong is in the top-3 Street Fighter players ever+ The Darkness 2 (Info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_2; buy the first one at http://www.gamestop.com/xbo

What Are We Playing?:Jeff is behind on the times, but finally finished Bioshock 1.Michael hates basic physics, but loves Dead Rising 2 wheelchairs and snow (this was recorded back in February)Mark knows some fancy Japanese games. Isn't he special? If you want the titles...good luck with that. One is called 3D World Runner in EnglishMain Topic: Open World vs. LinearMichael gets some knowledge dropped on him on open world gamesIf we have any disabled listeners, we apologize greatlySTRENGTH OPEN WORLD: ImmersionCuttlefishWEAKNESS OPEN WORLD: So big, players are unaware of how things workSTRENGTH OPEN WORLD: Creation of Player PlotsSTRENGTH LINEAR WORLD: Meaning Behind The Plot, and a lack of Jimmy McWaffleboysWEAKNESS USER-CREATED CONTENT (?): Cavaclade of CrapSTRENGTH LINEAR WORLD: Much Stronger Story than a User-Made OneEternal Pac-Man? Pacternal Darkness? Wakka Wakka Wakka Insanity?STRENGTH LINEAR GAMES: Possible Sanity QuestioningOPEN WORLD NECESSITY: Need for Universal SignalsWEAKNESS OPEN WORLD: Lack of Ur

Segment 1: Who the hell are *we*, anyway?: The Pedigrees Jeff Interviews Michael: 1) Name, Rank, Serial Number? Which means name, age, what city do you live in, what you do for a living, and what else you do for fun. 2) When did you first know you were a tabletop gamer? 3) When did you first know you were a video gamer? 4) If you were to pick the first work in tabletop RPGs that really influenced you, which would it be? 5) If you were to pick your favorite tabletop RPG, over all you've ever played, which would it be and why? 6) What tabletop RPG would you recommend to anyone to pick up right now? 7) What video game would you recommend to anyone to pick up right now? 8) What trend in tabletop RPGs most excites you? 9) What trend in tabletop RPGs is going the wrong way? 10) What trend in video games most excites you? 11) What trend in video games is going the wrong way? Michael Interviews Mark: Mark Interviews Jeff Same Deal. Segment 2: How are tabletop RPGs and video games meeting in the middle? Jeff, ,