Another week, another train wreck opening.

Jonathan and Alex have both been playing the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo.  They’re sold.  Jonathan invites competition, but the demo isn’t valid anymore.  Sorry about that.

Jonathan’s also finished off New Super Mario Bros. Wii.  He had to abandon his wife to the whims of Bowser to pull it off, but they beat the game!  And then new levels unlocked and they said, “Not a chance.”  Jonathan’s also discovered that Sony’s early marketing for the PS3 was utterly insane.

Alex talks about the bugocalypse that is Medal of Honor.  He’s also really enjoyed everything about Enslaved: Odyssey to the West except for the idiot-proof platforming.  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow also gets thumbs up from him.

Sam plowed through nine hours of Fallout: New Vegas in one sitting.  Turns out you can’t just wipe out groups willy-nilly without expecting repercussions.  Sam’s opinion of the game has definitely improved, but the “Save Smart, Save Often” advice still stands.  On the other hand, Sam’s lost a lot interest in Fable 3.

The conversation then wanders back and forth with a conversation about the shooter genre brought up by the (then) impending release of Call of Duty: Black Ops.  Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood gets a mention, and Jonathan quickly gives a “warning” about The Polynomial: Space of the Music, makes up an excuse for why he was destroyed in the Starcraft tournament, and pimps the new Blood Bowl season.

Finally, we move into Series 2 of Name That Game!  Someone gets utterly dominated.  Someone else rejoices.  Alex is neither of those people.

See ya next week!

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I need to get the episode up and out there.  I’ll have honest show notes soon.  Promise!

Alex: Since Jonathan’s busy, I’ll fill out the show notes for this one. Sam and I start off by discussing why I’ve decided to dump Resident Evil 5 before completion. Jonathan mentions Minecraft again, and I’m beginning to see how shows were when all I could do was gush about Solium Infernum. Jonathan also mentions Dismount for the iPad/iPod. There’s just something about a game dealing with ragdoll physics, broken bones and sadism that brings a couple together…

Then we hurtle headlong into the brouhaha over Medal of Honor. They ditched the Taliban (or at least the name “Taliban”) from multiplayer, the game still isn’t being sold in AAFES stores, and the reviews… well, they’re not exactly stellar. Jonathan and I talk about videogame hype, wasted opportunities, and how I’m not a hypocrite. Sam patiently waits for us to stop talking about it.

We also talked a bit about OnLive ditching their monthly fee and how a guy who tried to trademark the word “Edge” has been slapped down.

And our grande finale: Jonathan quizzes me and Sam in his version of Name That Game. “Welcome to ‘blank!’”

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WARNING: We have commentary in this show that goes explicit.

In this episode, Alex vents about the loss of his dream job. There are man hugs.

Jonathan talks about Archon, Vegas, and Genghis Con, and invites everybody along.

Sam got a motorcycle.

There’s more Red Dead talk.

And in the topic, we discuss all manner of items related to the recent Medal of Honor scandal.  In the newest game, you’ll be able to take on the role of a Taliban fighter in the multiplayer modes.  We respond to a Fox News interview of a military mom, get some reactions from servicemembers, and generally speculate wildly.  Enjoy!

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