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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Deadly Premonition: Part VJ-23

Caution: hot.

Vinny and Jeff sit down and take a crack at the latest game in the Shin Megami Tensei series. Will they make it through the entire game?

May. 5 2010

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Deadly Premonition

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AN HOUR

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someone need to send the crew a guide about how to use a damn map.

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"...and I did it all without unfolding my arms!"

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Niether team knows how to use a damn map i mean holy shit its not that hard

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Feels weird going from Alan Wake QL to Deadly Premonition ER...

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Are the orange and red arrow waypoints colors that Jeff and Vinny can't distinguish? I know they're both colorblind, but I didn't know they had the same color affliction.

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DP's map-system has to be one of the worst I've seen.

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A whole HOUR of ER? Yessss.

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game is really getting good now. they will enjoy the story stuff later

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The reason why I love VJ more than BR is they're almost making jokes about the game, they seem more upbeat then BR. But they sorta ruined the part where York was talking about his past.

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Oh, Endurance Run... what a topographically slow learner you are. I love how 5-10 minutes of every episode is spent looking at the map, then immediately driving in the opposite direction. Here's to hoping they get the radio this episode...
 
Edit: Oh god they missed the chance to talk to George for now.  "What's this in my coffee? It looks like a map of Greenvale, Zach!"

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Social link up with Emily Rank 3 She can now do a follow up attack.

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I want to take this Endurance Run behind a high school and get it pregnant. 

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"dude dude dude dude dude dude bro bro bro bro bro bro"
 
LMAO

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ONE HOUR! AMAZING!

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Smoking in bed, that's the way York rolls.

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Man, DP gets a number of things really right.  Despite the lip syncing most of the dialogue is really well done and then well voice-acted - it's amazing how touching it can be.  The rest of the game is an empty shell, a framework to put those great little nuggets into, but I wish that shell could be done away with or be actually compelling in its own right.

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XD just missed the fast travel, maybe next time XD

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Kids love the gun store because it has lollipops.

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This and the podcast is taking up a long part of my day.

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@Jeffmoocow said:
" I want to take this Endurance Run behind a high school and get it pregnant.  "
Someone has been watching 30 Rock.
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Oh god not the car :(

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Aw man. They were so close to fast travel! They already have the flower and everything. Next time George, Next time.

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A whole hour!?
Aww your spoiling us VJ :)

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@RagingLion said:

" Man, DP gets a number of things really right.  Despite the lip syncing most of the dialogue is really well done and then well voice-acted - it's amazing how touching it can be.  The rest of the game is an empty shell, a framework to put those great little nuggets into, but I wish that shell could be done away with or be actually compelling in its own right. "

@samcotts said:

" The reason why I love VJ more than BR is they're almost making jokes about the game, they seem more upbeat then BR. But they sorta ruined the part where York was talking about his past. "

I'm actually a little worried about this myself. Learning about the characters, and especially delving into the character of York is what really makes this game.  Hopefully the jokes (albeit hilarious ones) don't get too much in the way.
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Jeff and Vinny has terrible sense of orientation, sometimes they feed eachother the wrong way too. Doesn't help that the map is terrible and there should've been a way to waypoint stuff. Really nice with a 1h ER today, just what I needed. ( '___')b
 
 EDIT: Oh my York really was thrusting his hips while talking to Emily.

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@RagingLion said:
" Man, DP gets a number of things really right.  Despite the lip syncing most of the dialogue is really well done and then well voice-acted - it's amazing how touching it can be.  The rest of the game is an empty shell, a framework to put those great little nuggets into, but I wish that shell could be done away with or be actually compelling in its own right. "
I'm way against the school of thought that anything, including this game, is "so bad that it's good" and therefore worthy of purchase despite low quality...
 
But I have to admit it, the storyline is actually surprisingly good so far, better than I've seen in some much better games, Half-Life to name one. Personally, I think they should have made Deadly Premonition an animated movie instead of a game, they would get this story across without bogging it down with mediocre gameplay.
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@Deusoma: I agree but at the very least- eliminate the hackneyed open world aspect of the game. Had Deadly Premonition been a more stream-lined (still low budget) experience I think even more people would love it. As it stands, the story is driving me through these Endurance Runs... ok well mostly the commentary.
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1hr Yea Boi

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@Deusoma said
I'm way against the school of thought that anything, including this game, is "so bad that it's good" and therefore worthy of purchase despite low quality...
 
Well that just sounds like you can't laugh at something when it's of a certain kind of low quality. It's not really something you can take a stand against, it's just a matter of personal preference or taste.
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i think the tall lady that was with carol in the cutscene crying by the leather outfit wit the locket is Thomas in drag!!!
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@humjkij8u8uk said:
" I'm pretty sure the taller woman at the end of the episode was thomas for realsies also i think york died in the car crash at the start and greenvale doesn't exist  "
I think you're right about the taller woman being Thomas in drag. I mean, at the very least, that was a very... handsome? woman.
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Aww man, the car! Bummer!

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From this point on this game gets even ape shit crazier.
 
I just finished it this morning and it made my soul hurt. The last few boss fights are going to be painful to watch.

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Heres one thing i noticed: after watching this a lot you get too used to the style. You need to take a break every now and then and put the animations in context with other media.

Seriously, just take any cutscene: the animation, gestures, facial expressions and musical queues are hilarious.

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Anyone here who's played the game know what did happen to Jeff and Vinny's car?  Will it be sitting somewhere in the game world, or did it spontaneously disappear ever since the game decided they had to follow Nick in a cop car? 
 
Also, I'm wondering the same thing as Jeff and Vinny: do the generals' upgrades work for all cars, or just the one car sitting outside?
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@JP_Russell: I've watched someone else play through the game on youtube and I the car shouldl be back at the hotel; not to sure about the upgrades, should apply to all cars
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@humjkij8u8uk said:
" I'm pretty sure the taller woman at the end of the episode was thomas for realsies also i think york died in the car crash at the start and greenvale doesn't exist  "
Holy shit, if that is it I'll go nuts.
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The fact that they get lost and lose their barring so easily is driving me insane. =(

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I hope those car upgrades carry over to every vehicle and not just the one they were driving at the time.

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@IronRinn: Eh. they did the same thing in the P4ER and that one could still be enjoyed for both commentary and story.
 
The reason this game and P4 are so well suited for an Endurance Run, is because the ''atmosphere'' for  both of these games doesn't really suffer from some entertaining commentary.
 
Also, they are fuckin' weird.
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1 hour on the dot!

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I'm a little disappointed that they didn't dick around the town for a few more minutes. It was almost midnight. Stuff happens at midnight.

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I'm only about 10 minutes into the video but I just need to say this game may have the worst map in video game history. Totally and utterly useless.

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zach!!

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1hr even. Too cool.

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I love how both ERs reference The Matrix. xD

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I just checked the DP official site and it says that Wesley The Gunsmith is 55 years old.

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Any car you buy will end up at the hotel if you lose it. The reason they lost it this time was because the game forced them to use a cop car to tail Nick. Otherwise, your last used car will always be near you, even after fast-traveling with the radio. 
 
Car upgrades apply to all cars, and they should seriously finish the gas station quest (give Jack 1000 dollars total) and then all the general's quests to get York's car back, which is super fast, infinite endurance, and doesn't slow down when going off road. 
 
The map isn't impossible to get used to. I knew my way around Greenvale by the time I got to the end of the game. 
 
Also, why are VJ's videos so much more quiet than BR's?