Clear Eyes, Full Glass of Water, Can't Lose: 05/23/2014

@zevvion: several months later I think dark souls 2 is the better game. in a lot of ways dark souls 2 reminds me of bioshock 2 in the sense that it is a sequel to arguably the best game of the generation and gets flak for "not being dark souls 1". the reviewer for rps put it best: "dark souls 2 may be the better rpg, but the weaker adventure." fuck bed of chaos.

Thanks for answering my typo question.

RIP Edgar Wright

Love these videos Patrick. Love hearing your opinions, because I really like the way you look at issues. You're doing a great job. Thank you.

Yeah, Excitebike 2000 call out!

These types of videos are what is making Patrick grow on me.

Great video Scoops. Keep em coming.

Considering Far Cry 4, "9/10 people will think the man in the suit is white" sounds crazy to me. I don't know if I'm fascinated or bothered by the ignorance.

In my opinion, it isn't up for debate. Ubisoft made a well-dressed, well-groomed Indo-Asian-looking man; some people got it right away, other people didn't. That's fine. If people mistook the character as white and are still bothered by it even though they've been corrected, that is their problem, not Ubisoft's.

I think that all the videos should have an audio only toggle so it streams quicker and you can listen to it like a podcast, but I guess you guys are good enough about making audio versions of bombin in the AM and other video shows

Great as always patrick. Looking for next spookin and something like spelunky !

@turilas: The Thumbs' journey with CK2 was one of my favorite things, full stop.

Your hair is way too short Scoops.

I need my Scoops with large hair!

And I would really enjoy a series about learning to make a game. It seems like an impossible, daunting task. Keep Scoopin', Scoops. Enjoy your vacation.

I look forward to the regular GB meet-ups here. I'm in the south side, so it's a bit harder for me to go way up north (I believe that's where the last meet-up was), but I will definitely try and make it to one.

Awesome work, Patrick. I love these Q & A videos, I wish the others would try them out as well.

Cool. It's time for Baby Scoops.

I think a day to day feature with Crusader Kings 2 would be worth trying, but yea, the pace of the game can be pretty sluggish. Sometimes a single war can be an hour long process if you're really meticulous about it.

Still, a lot of fun things can happen even when there's nothing big going on. Can always max out the speed of the game whenever you hit some dead air.

Head over to the paradoxplaza subreddit (/r/paradoxplaza) on reddit. I've clocked a lot of hours into CK2, and the community over there is really great at helping people get into Paradox games - excellent, though arcane as they are.

I've been having a fantastic time with it also. On its own merits I think it's an excellent game.

As a sequel it invites comparison, but for its flaws there are also a lot of improvements and interesting changes. The PVP and co-op are improved, the stats are more interesting, the covenants are more engaging, there are more varied objectives through the first half of the game.

I can see why it left some people cold, but it's a game that was made by talented people even if it doesn't hit the highs of bosses/narrative/pacing of its predecessor.

I would love an edited series about CK2. Always wanted to learn that game but never had the patience.

that would be awesome...

Patrick described perfectly how i feel about Dark Souls 2. I can point out a lot of things i don't like about it but couldn't really put it in one sentence like this.

A pale imitation of Dark Souls that feels like leftovers from the original is exactly it.

Come on, entertain us with at least some kind of fancy fruit juice!

Title makes me want to rewatch that series. On my top 10 list of shows for sure.

Get a jar noob.

@wesleywyndam: Brad said on his Tumblr that he was considering doing one of these, but wasn't sure if there was a demand for it. Hope he does! And now that Vinny is going to NYC it would be really interesting to have him do a couple of Q&As too.

Thanks, Patrick! I would like to see more of these in the future. Hell, it would be cool to get them from all of the squad.

Glad you are considering getting into Crusader Kings Patrick. The only problem is that I have a lot of trouble watching inexperienced gamers play through the Paradox grand strategies, because it's a game that, similar to Hearthstone, you can miss a lot of "plays", so to speak. But still, it'd be nice to have someone on the staff getting into the genre, and I hope you have fun with it.

@turilas: That video is a really good. But Patrick is right, you can play CK II for hours without anything really interesting happening, so I'm not sure how good the game is for streaming/a daily feature even if you understand the basics.

After reading Ronson's "The Psychopath Test" I went in after one of his references, Robert D.Hare's "Without Conscience". Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand more about psychopaths.

If there's one possibility I am excited for when Vinny gets to New York...

Bombin' the AM: with Scoops and the Wolf featuring THE PUN MASTER, sponsored by Vin Co.

I've said it many times and I will repeat it here.

Dark Souls II is like Gears of War: Judgment, God of War: Ascension and Batman: Arkham Origins.

It's a lot better than those games of course, but I mean that it's a side game made by a B-team.

Chrono Cross soundtrack mention? This Patrick guy is alright.

Thanks for the video Scoops, always enjoy these!

Texas whatever.

@darthozzan: Watching Idle Thumbs klutz their way into becoming the king of Ireland was enough for me to learn the game. Maybe not the most efficient way to learn how play it but it sure was fun. Yeah, the built-in tutorial is terrible.

That thumbnail makes it look like Patrick's about to make sweet, sweet love to his microphone.

Same here. But you know what, they are somewhat different games. I see it similar to Demon's and Dark Souls. I think Dark Souls is a much better game than Demon's Souls, but quite a bit of people think Demon's is still the best in the series.

Even though they are at their core all roughly the same games, they do have very distinct differences to them. I'd argue much more so than sequels to other games. Mass Effect is another series like that.

It's not surprising, is what I'm saying.

I agree with the Shenmue talk here. I think the only way it makes sense is if you finance the game through Kickstarter or something similar, especially if you're gonna make it a direct sequel to Shenmue 2.

@atlas: I've been wanting to get into CK2 for ages but I just can't wrap my head around it =( I did all the tutorials and stuff but... Yeah, hard game to get into imo, do you know any good places that could guide me in the right direction, good online resources with better tutorials or something?

Who is this impostor?

@super_sonic_awesome: I agree. It's time for a new Police Academy with Patrick and/or a new Short Circuit.

Woah! Haircut!

Thanks for doing these Patrick. Hope you're enjoying your vacation.

Agreed r.e. Edgar Wright btw... bleh it would have been awesome

nice cut

Please do Crusader Kings II play snap shots. I love that game and its so hard to convince people to give it a chance.

Hell yeah, Chrono Cross soundtrack!

Patrick's hair looks much better like this.

Crusader Kings II would be perfect. Playing from 1066 to 1453 takes a very long time (50-70 hours) but you don't have to play through the whole game. Setting a goal like becoming the king of X when you start as a count or a duke should be enough because the game doesn't really have a proper ending anyway. It just stops and shows you the score ranking screen of your dynasty on January 2, 1453.

Best of luck in your creative writing Patrick! You have the right attitude going in, I do a little creative writing purely for myself. I feel like it's a good way to think about things in a different way and to get your creative juices flowing.

@atlas: That might be what I'm thinking of, then. Maybe some references within other videos, too.

Mr. Klepek, we need to talk about this haircut business. Are you going through a rebellious stage? First the incident a couple weeks ago on the Bombcast and now this haircut.

Listen, Patrick, a lot of us go through this kind of faze and it's okay to talk to us if you need to.