I Love Mondays Plus One - 06/12/12

I found the X-Men Legends games better than either Marvel Ultimate Alliance games.

@WVUEers said:

@langdonx said:

Are you trying to tell me that CBS isn't capable of fixing and or replacing a laptop in-house? Maybe it's Patrick's personal laptop?

I think it is Patrick's personal one, that said Mac's are unique in the frustrating (aka brilliant business decision) fact that for the most part only the company can fix the issues.

Having worked with newer macs, they are nothing more than a laptop with a different OS, nothing special about them. That being said, they're annoying to work on. They are held together by roughly 8 kazillion mini screws.

Yeah, MUA1!

I think the gameplay is better in Justice League Heroes, especially on its insane Superhero difficulty, but MUA has more players and a bigger, more diverse roster. This oughta be fun.

@vikingdeath1 said:

Am I the only one who thought that bagel looked kinda.... dank? in a bad way

And another person gets thrown into the 'Am I the only one...?' trash.

Boy, Mac ownership sure does look like a blast. I wish I could make appointments with self-titled geniuses to fix my seemingly idiot-proof computer, instead of just fixing it my damn self. Oh yeah, my PC never broke down to the point of being unusable before, imagine that.

Fucking A gonna play some MUA. Waiting for a third.

@Hockeymask27 said:

@Ethan_Raiden said:

I don't know what that thing was but it was NOT a bagel

Ya wtf was that.

It was in a wrapper you silly gooses.

@OriginalGman said:

Boy, Mac ownership sure does look like a blast. I wish I could make appointments with self-titled geniuses to fix my seemingly idiot-proof computer, instead of just fixing it my damn self. Oh yeah, my PC never broke down to the point of being unusable before, imagine that.

That's laptop ownership, to a degree you can open up an iMac or Mac Pro and perform some user repairs, laptops however you can't do this for the most part especially for ultrabooks where everything is specially designed to take up the least space, like the soldered on RAM/SSDs.

So uhh yeah, the genius title is silly but it's nice to have them so readily available when laptops go wrong as the user generally can't do much, and let's be serious the average joe won't even know what an SSD actually is.

Mac laptops are still so far ahead of Windows ones in the same price bracket in terms of usability (amazing touchpads, good keyboards and screens) I won't go into the spec war as I don't care for my mobile computer, I have a gaming PC when I need to crunch the numbers hard.

Nice to see they get a slow week after E3, nobody wants a jam packed week straight after E3. I had Marvel Ultimate Alliance but don't remember enjoying it to much.

So the DLC for MUA1 & 2 still unavailable on the market due to Activision losing the license?

Really? How the fuck are these guys not backing up their machines locally? And why the fuck is the Apple recovery process totally automated? We are not at the age of technology in which that is truly convenient, unless the goal is to make a shitton of cash on repair fees and force people to drive to your store and see new stuff.

Brad & anyone who hasn't played MUA should do so, agreed on part2 being okay (better job on powers & more ppl but story is tame).

Does Ryan hae a GB zojirushi?!?

How?!

Fuck Mondays. Mondays plus one is the new hotness.

I gotta say the apple genius system is so bad.

Awh yeah MUA TNT!!!

Do the genius bar actually fix your stuff? Only experience with them is the gf who has an iphone but she has been in there like 3 times over the years and all they have ever done was swap hers out for a refurb phone. Genius level shit right there.

It Just Works.

Sorry, had to. :)

Brad, you failed to point the camera at the ceiling at the end! This is like some pirated ILM video.

Also cool on MUA - I have both but have only played the first one a little. I actually have a sealed copy of the special edition (with DVD) that I don't know what to do with.

Isn't Fatsharks Krater out this week?

Lol Apple products, they seem so convenient now don't they.

@jakob187 said:

FUCK PART 2?

NO, FUCK YOU, RYAN!

I will never understand the hate for MUA2. I still feel like that game is not only superior in terms of gameplay, but it doesn't make me fall the fuck to sleep every time I play it. The water level in MUA...*ugh*...one of the worst experiences in gaming EVER, and that's even above the water level in the Champions games!

Thanks for reminding me of the water level in Champions of Norrath, jerk. I have the worst memories of getting lost there. It was like a bad fever dream.

I love Mondays minus one. That office is super messy with all the boxes everywhere.

MUA is a totally great game. I am in love with Ryan's enthusiasm and I share it.

[Insert snarky remark about how the video was shot and uploaded on the same day]

Maaaaaaaaaan, MUA is so damn fantastic; TNT is going to make for some fun viewin'. Though my favourite of the series is easily X-Men Legends 2--which I know isn't exactly apart of the same series, but they're closely related--and MUA2 wasn't quite as good as the original. But man oh man do I still love me those games. I was hoping that Avengers game was going to be MUA3 when the trailer began.

Did Brad have a bagel that has been wrapped and then cut in half without unwrapping it?

Wtf?

funny that my video stopped loading watching this thanks Pat!

I feel you Patrick, I just lost my Mac HD last week and now waiting for the new one so I can put it in and get back to my iTunes.

Hell yeah Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Oh man, you got me wanting to play threw that again now.

What on earth is going on with GB these days?!?! There seems to be far less content than before, and it appears very rare for everyone to be in the office together?!

If Ryan likes Marvel ultimate alliance because it's kind of like diablo with Marvel characters then he should check out Marvel Heroes which is a Free to play MMO that is in development that is diablo with Marvel characters the game is even advertised as such and made by David Brevik.

Hope Jeff came in to do the podcast. Also Ryan is pumped about MUA.

SSDs may not break from shock, but they seem to have plenty of other reasons to fail. I hope you guys have good backup strategies.

@Stubee said:

Did Brad have a bagel that has been wrapped and then cut in half without unwrapping it?

Wtf?

Have you never seen a food item distributed like that before? It's SOP for sandwiches, wraps and so on when they're messy to any degree.

Dude check out Ryan charging his iPhone on the Kid Icarus stand.

Kinda bummed no Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for TNT, alas maybe another time.

The first Marvel Ultimate Alliance is super fucking long. You think it is over and keeps on going and going and going...

i want to see a sins of solar empire: rebellion quicklook

@Brodehouse said:

Dude check out Ryan charging his iPhone on the Kid Icarus stand.

The PERFECT use for it!

Looking forward to the podcast. I hope it goes on for a LONG time, I already miss the daily podcasts from E3.

@Brad said:

@Stubee said:

Did Brad have a bagel that has been wrapped and then cut in half without unwrapping it?

Wtf?

Have you never seen a food item distributed like that before? It's SOP for sandwiches, wraps and so on when they're messy to any degree.

Indeed, this is something I've seen many a time.

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@Brad said:

@Stubee said:

Did Brad have a bagel that has been wrapped and then cut in half without unwrapping it?

Wtf?

Have you never seen a food item distributed like that before? It's SOP for sandwiches, wraps and so on when they're messy to any degree.

Indeed, this is something I've seen many a time.

Eff yeah MUA

Take the week off guys, it's cool. Hell, take the whole month off.

Its really cool to see Ryan so jazzed about MUA. You can literally see his face brighten when he starts talking about it.

someone should quick look Krater, that came out today on Steam. Looks pretty interesting.

@BonOrbitz: NO NO NO DON'T SHAKE THE BABY.

Ryan's got me psyched to try MUA!

BTW why exactly is MUA better than MUA2? I've played (and enjoyed) 2, is it worth it to play the original?