Comments on: Visiting the Village: Episode 16 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/ The gaming podcast with intelligence. Each week, we don our utterly metaphorical armour and confront the most intriguing mainstream gaming issues, as well as venturing to the arcane depths of the indie games scene. PC or console games: whatever your favourite species of electronic entertainment, we drag it screaming from the dungeon all the way back to the village. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:06:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14907 Ian Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:27 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14907 And now this week's episode is up to! And now this week’s episode is up to!

]]> By: Maupin http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14905 Maupin Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:40 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14905 Yeah, actually I saw that and the notice about the delay after I posted. Always used to the most recent entry being on top... so lazy bastard that I am I didn't read further. Yeah, actually I saw that and the notice about the delay after I posted. Always used to the most recent entry being on top… so lazy bastard that I am I didn’t read further.

]]> By: Ian http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14889 Ian Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:07 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14889 This week's episode should be up this weekend, sorry for the lateness. But we did just post a beta village we did before we went live, in the post below this one. This week’s episode should be up this weekend, sorry for the lateness. But we did just post a beta village we did before we went live, in the post below this one.

]]> By: Maupin http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14849 Maupin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:13 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14849 Where's this week's episode? ;P And last week I got excited when I saw "exploding prostitutes" because I thought you guys were going to talk about Frankenhooker in the wrap-up... Also, Maniac Mansion is soooo much better than Day of the Tentacle. Where’s this week’s episode? ;P

And last week I got excited when I saw “exploding prostitutes” because I thought you guys were going to talk about Frankenhooker in the wrap-up…

Also, Maniac Mansion is soooo much better than Day of the Tentacle.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14515 Alex Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:23:16 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14515 Censorship FAIL. But, luckily, after a short go on it I must say I REALLY like it thus far. I don't want to positively pre judge, but hooray. Take prototype off me any day for this. Censorship FAIL. But, luckily, after a short go on it I must say I REALLY like it thus far. I don’t want to positively pre judge, but hooray. Take prototype off me any day for this.

]]> By: Eddie http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14506 Eddie Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:54:14 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14506 DOTT is so legendary in its nature though because it actually plays like a surreal comedy cartoon as opposed to a game. It's actually about the characters interaction with their surroundings as opposed to YOUR interaction with the game. "Telltale-ifying" it could remove the comic elements and the edgyness. I could be wrong, but I get the feeling that Telltale will use the tentacle characters in the wrong way, making them slightly different. DO they have the Maniac Mansion IP or DOTT? That'd be interesting, a new Maniac Mansion game could work quite well, one unrelated to Benard, Hoagie and Laverne... DOTT is so legendary in its nature though because it actually plays like a surreal comedy cartoon as opposed to a game. It’s actually about the characters interaction with their surroundings as opposed to YOUR interaction with the game. “Telltale-ifying” it could remove the comic elements and the edgyness.
I could be wrong, but I get the feeling that Telltale will use the tentacle characters in the wrong way, making them slightly different. DO they have the Maniac Mansion IP or DOTT? That’d be interesting, a new Maniac Mansion game could work quite well, one unrelated to Benard, Hoagie and Laverne…

]]> By: Ian http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14503 Ian Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:29:57 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14503 You're going to have to really promise me that you LOVE Red Faction in order for me to allow you to Encounter it. Editorial policy of Village is that Red Faction gets good treatment. You’re going to have to really promise me that you LOVE Red Faction in order for me to allow you to Encounter it. Editorial policy of Village is that Red Faction gets good treatment.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14501 Alex Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:20:44 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14501 Also i just bought red faction and the new transformers game for Encounter material.. Also i just bought red faction and the new transformers game for Encounter material..

]]> By: Paul http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14496 Paul Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:48:15 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14496 "I’d like to be in the Megan boat, but this is a war, and in war, men must be on a boat together." Malakian gold. “I’d like to be in the Megan boat, but this is a war, and in war, men must be on a boat together.”

Malakian gold.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/06/25/visiting-the-village-episode-16/comment-page-1/#comment-14449 Alex Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:54:10 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1312#comment-14449 Well, this adventure game reinvention issue is one that clearly we have a different stance on! The thing with a sequel to these classic games, for me, is that anything is better than nothing because it wouldn't tarnish the original in my mind. With some massive current IP like mass effect it'd be hugely different because derailing the ip mid saga would be a travesty, but with stuff like MI and DOTT, they aren't really epic sagas and despite MI having 3 sequels, they are all rather self contained bits of fun. The massive lapse in time since DOTT would be a factor too - this really is so long down the line, i don't think anyone's going to have the original dragged down in their mind. How many people are new to DOTT in this day and age? My PC wont even play it. People already love it, and yes a new one might garner a bad reaction from the hardcore Bernard lovers, but I for one would at least enjoy taking a look at it being brought into this century. Best Kermode review ever. On the LEBOAWOOUF (or however his silly name is spelt) issue, apparently the pretty woman in it, Megan Fox, has come out and said she loves the wii (lol). Clearly tension brewed for transformers 3. But seriously, fair comment. The wii is in a different league to the other game systems, and while microsoft and sony can incorporate the toy like games, wii just is nothing else. A hot seller or not, it's not a serious games console in my opinion. I'm with Shia on this one. I'd like to be in the Megan boat, but this is a war, and in war, men must be on a boat together. Not quite sure what I mean here. Good show! I especially enjoyed Ian pronouncing 'les miserables'. Well, this adventure game reinvention issue is one that clearly we have a different stance on! The thing with a sequel to these classic games, for me, is that anything is better than nothing because it wouldn’t tarnish the original in my mind. With some massive current IP like mass effect it’d be hugely different because derailing the ip mid saga would be a travesty, but with stuff like MI and DOTT, they aren’t really epic sagas and despite MI having 3 sequels, they are all rather self contained bits of fun. The massive lapse in time since DOTT would be a factor too – this really is so long down the line, i don’t think anyone’s going to have the original dragged down in their mind. How many people are new to DOTT in this day and age? My PC wont even play it. People already love it, and yes a new one might garner a bad reaction from the hardcore Bernard lovers, but I for one would at least enjoy taking a look at it being brought into this century.

Best Kermode review ever. On the LEBOAWOOUF (or however his silly name is spelt) issue, apparently the pretty woman in it, Megan Fox, has come out and said she loves the wii (lol). Clearly tension brewed for transformers 3. But seriously, fair comment. The wii is in a different league to the other game systems, and while microsoft and sony can incorporate the toy like games, wii just is nothing else. A hot seller or not, it’s not a serious games console in my opinion. I’m with Shia on this one. I’d like to be in the Megan boat, but this is a war, and in war, men must be on a boat together. Not quite sure what I mean here.

Good show! I especially enjoyed Ian pronouncing ‘les miserables’.

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