Through your ears and into your dreams, this week’s show is sure to keep you up at night. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker disrupts Nick, Tom and Tony’s sleep cycles, but that doesn’t stop them from getting into their offline lovebox. Meanwhile, Justin and Tom pray to cyber-elf Beesus in Mega Man Zero Collection and Kaz unleashes* a doghouse death orgy in Snoopy: Flying Ace. Plus, the blood-soaked side of E3, Justin merch and respawning bears.
*Woof!
Relevant Links:
Tiny Cartridge’s List of DS No-Shows
Jeremy Parish’s “Over the Line”
This podcast is a celebration of the social aspects of gaming. We were “smash brothers” long before we became the ‘Pack, and we continue to game with each other on a regular basis. If you look beyond all of the media sensationalism and message board wankery, you’ll discover that video games can help form bonds that will last forever. We’re living proof of that – we’re not jaded journalists (not yet, at least), we’re not tournament players and we’re certainly not fanboys. We’re just folks who love to play and discuss games with each other, and we hope to extend this friendship to our listeners with every installment. 
The game that stands out as the one where I spent every moment after the first act focused on exacting revenge on the final boss was The Darkness. I couldn’t wait to give that son of a bitch his comeuppance–they set it all up so incredibly well.
As for the games of E3 that I’m most interested in getting my hands on, they didn’t really feature in any of the press events…
Journey
Dust
Limbo
El Shaddai
Lost in Shadow
Totally with Justin on the fatigue of the shooter/violence. It’s not even about the violence or the fact that they’re shooters, per sé. It’s more… well, this image says it better:
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