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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Deadly Premonition: Part VJ-38

And now...our stunning conclusion. Thanks to everyone for staying with us!

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. 26 2010

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Vinny

In This Episode:

Deadly Premonition

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That was awesome guys cheers, I really hope you decide to do another run in the near future.
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@dpresting said:
" you have to have the polly card for the special door.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYxS6uJ_wbs "
Oh, man. They were so close!
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Aaagh, what am I gonna do at work now? My life is pointless!

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@Sleepy_Insomniac said:
" @LunarAura said:
" You know how close they were to getting that Trading Card 26?  That seemingly useless Polly quest. That was Trading Card 26. Not so useless now, was it? LOLOLOL!!! "
You have to fish behind the hotel for card #26. They dot Polly's Pepper for doing her quest. "

Ah, yes. My bad. :-*
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You should have done the spiritual map. You get a cool... oh wait, the game is over so whatever.

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if theres another ER, it will be in 2011, theres no way theyll start another this year

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I think I just FK'd in my coffee

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Next endurance run need to be Persona 3 or the Witcher and it needs to be soon :)

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Kinda disappointing that nothing was really explained. While Persona 4 ended with a bang, Deadly Premonition went out on a whimper.

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Thanks for the great run, Vinny and Jeff.

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I just checked the secret door video on youtube and Jeff had it right. You needed that card (Polly card) to get the door to unlock.

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Edited By heavyplay

Now do Yakuza 3

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This is the end. Thank you

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@shiro11 said:
" Kinda disappointing that nothing was really explained. While Persona 4 ended with a bang, Deadly Premonition went out on a whimper. "
What do you mean  nothing was really explained? Pretty much everything was explained.All it takes is abit of thinking on the part of the player.
Persona 4's ending was a total cop out and was dragged out too long.
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Well... i'm glad that's over.

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 Great job seeing it through to the end dudes. I know DP isn't for everyone, but it's certainly my type of game, and seeing you guys play it motivated me to pick it up. I've sunk in double the time you guys have thus far. 
 
I agree that the story's ending is a little disappointing, and I didn't enjoy the whole anime style monster bosses at the end, but that's Japan for you. I think the real meat of the game is in discovering more about Greenvale through the sidequests, but I guess everyone will have to pick up the game themselves to see that stuff. It's definitely worth it.    

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Boooooo.  This makes no sense.  *throws popcorn at the screen*

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Man! The end! Sad to see it go. For those of you who know, what exactly is behind the "???" door?

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@creamypies said:
" Man! The end! Sad to see it go. For those of you who know, what exactly is behind the "???" door? "
The white room, after a couple of doors you'll find York, who gives you the SWERY trading card. Not very interesting, and kind of disappointing.
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Very nice ending. This game has a great story and SWERY had a great concept. Honestly though, the low budget isn't an excuse for the poor controls.

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Thank you very much Jeff and Vinny for enduring another run.  It didn't have the special something that the P4 ER did, but I thoroughly enjoyed your play and commentary of another game that had its fair share of oddities - I think you chose a good game.  Hope to see another ER at some point in the future - many many people would love to see it.
 
Story query:  This is really about the previous episode, but one thing I'm unclear on is whether the Greenvale residents were seeing Zach the whole time but he was just imagining relating to them as York (who seems to be his idealised picture of a cool FBI agent) or if York actually changed to Zach in a physical way that everyone in the real Greenvale could see?  I couldn't work out what had happened from the reactions of those around York/Zach because they seemed to be conflicting to me as to what the reality was.

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Awesome achievement, thx for playing so I didn't have to :-)

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That deer grooving to the jukebox made me 'laugh out loud'

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I'm really surprised that they didn't like it more. I mean, sure, the gameplay is atrocious, but the story and characters have been practically universally applauded. But, hey, whatever.

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For the record, SWERY does have a twitter!  Most of it's in Japanese, but still you apparently get some English info.  The only one I know for sure is that he confirmed the Other World does exist, so it's not just in York/Zach's head.  I suppose that makes sense.  I mean, if he was just going mad and killing real people, that would be hundreds dead by the end of the game.  This in a town small enough to get worked up by one murder.  
 
So I guess this makes Kaysen a demon of some sort, or maybe just someone who really learned how to turn immortal from the seeds.  I like that latter option more, especially if it means he has to kill people to grow more red trees to prolong his immortality, as opposed to him just doing it because he's EEEEVIL.  By that logic, Emily destroying the tree was what gave him that tiny weakness which York/Zach exploited to kill him.  Forever?  I suppose that depends on how this game sells.
 
Having just finished the game myself, I have to say I enjoyed it overall.  The combat was clunky, but the game really rewarded you for doing the side missions, from the infinite weapons to the teleporting radio that the BR team got to suits that extend your health and stress bars.  And I really enjoyed the gonzo story and cutscenes and the game's open-ended nature.  It reminded me of Majora's Mask in a good way. 
 
Oh, one more thing.  That last psychic map?  It gives you an infinite RPG, as others mentioned.  But the only enemies in the area are the game's bosses, so you'd have to fight Thomas, George, and all three forms of Kaysen again to get it.  And all of them seem to do way more damage this time around.  It took me a few tries to finish it all.

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Not as memorable as the P4 ER, but this was pretty damn entertaining.

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Edited By Pkshields

It's no Persona 4, but I'll miss this Endurance Run. It was a fun game to at least watch. Now I need to go and read some wiki of something to explain half of the ending again.

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SO WHAT'S BEHIND THAT DOOR!?!

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@RagingLion: They all see and know him as Zach, which is why they talked about the scars on his face and called him Agent Scarface. York didn't understand why, as he only had the two small marks on  but they were, in fact, speaking of the giant scar that crosses Zach's left eye, which he received from Kaysen. That would imply that they were calling him "Zach" but he was hearing "York".
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Edited By DeadFish

Thank you Jeff and Vinny. Another great ER! :) 
 
Choosing this game was an excellent decision. It being "only" 20 hours long has its advantages. Watching the P4 run every day for months was very satisfying, though. I kinda wish to have anohter one of those, but I know that would be taxing on everybodys time. ^^
 
Can't wait for the next ER! Right? Please, please, please! :D Anyways, take some time off, you deserve it. :)

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Awesome Endurance Run guys. Jeff didn't sound so excited for another one, but it's hard to tell if he was making a joke or not. I'd be game for another. Good show!

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Jeff would of hated lost

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Not as epic a finale as P4 ER, but was entertaining nonetheless!

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It's been awesome. I've had my fair share of laughs and i'm going to keep hoping for an another ER. Thanks guys!

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here is the bonus content
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYxS6uJ_wbs

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I'd love a .gif of the deer rocking out.

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I want another epic endurance run like this.

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Thanks Guys!! Definitely look forward to another Endurance run around this time next year. Just do us all a favor and don't let Brad near the controller. LOL

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Thanks for this Endurance Run. This game is kind of crappy but I feel deeply moved in a weird way.

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Thanks for another awesome ER, I've enjoyed it.

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It's OVER!!!

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Until next time, My dear Gentlemen.
 
*Salute*

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That was awesome guys, gonna miss this.

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@Apples_Whoresbaneshireson: 
 
Love it! 
Is he a regular on any podcasts since he left 1up?
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Thanks for awesome ER, duders!

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It is no Persona 4 Ending, but it sure was one hell of a ride.
Well done Vinny and Jeff, hats of to you two!

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Great job guys 
this was lots of fun 
I probably won't buy this game like I did with Persona 4 (mostly because I don't think I can buy it in Aus) so I'm glad to have seen it. 
Thanks guys and thanks to SWERY =P
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Cheer up Jeff, playing a game thats not very good is alot better than most peoples jobs.

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Thanks for the Endurance Run guys, it's been fun and I really hope that you'll do another one
 
Also, the ending made no sense to me and I think I'm gonna go look for an explanation somewhere

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Thanks for the good times