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

I gotta say I really don't get everyone turning on Dark Souls II. I like it way way more than the first game.

@beard_of_zeus said:

The head coach and main character in Friday Night Lights uses the motto "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" to motivate his team, and he says it before every game.

There's a video from early in the CBSi days where Ryan, Patrick, and Brad interview Steve Gaynor of The Fullbright Company, and the video is called "Fullbright, Clear Eyes, Can't Lose". I can't think of a Jeff jar time with that name; I think Brad and Patrick are the staff members who love FNL enough to reference it in video titles.

Scoops, you could try Crusader Kings 2 with an experienced player in multiplayer since it now has an actual server browser from EU4.

i really like these. hope vinny does them when hes in ny too

Oh my word, please please please do something with Crusader Kings II, Patrick. More people need to know about how special that game is and the batshit things you can do in it.

You're right that it might be better suited to a curated and edited video experience, as there's quite a bit of letting the game run and waiting for stuff to happen, but it just has so much potential for hilarity and awesomeness that it's worth doing, IMHO.

If it's something that you're willing to get community help with, then there is a very small but passionate group of GB community members who play CKII and would help you learn the game or guide you towards the more interesting stuff.

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I think a Friday Night Lights rendition where Patrick is Matt Saracen and Alex is Landry Clarke is in order

If you enjoyed The Psychopath Test I really recommend Jon Ronson's earlier book Them. It came out in 2001 but it's a really look into the world of extremists and conspiracy nuts, including a really funny write up of an attempt to get into a Bilderberg Group meeting.

Also, will be fascinating to see you have a go at Crusader Kings II (it was what I was playing while listening to this!). Paradox grand strategy games can be pretty crazy to get into, but CK2 is definitely their most accessible (though they still can't make a useful tutorial...) and the almost roleplaying element of playing a dynasty with vivid characters is a really clever hook. It's also probably the first Paradox game that I can remember that didn't need expansions to make it feel complete (though I am more than happy with the expansions I've bought, especially the one that adds a start date in the 9th century and lets you play as Vikings, The Old Gods.

Look forward to the feature, it's an incredibly rewarding game if you are able to invest them time into it.

HAIRCUT!

Patrick's transformation into Steve Guttenberg seems to be progressing nicely.

Did Jeff do a video with a similar name? Clear Eyes, Full Jar, Can't Lose? Something like that? Am i imagining things?

What is the title of this video a reference to? I feel like I've seen it once or twice before on the site. Google tells me it's something related to Friday Night Lights?

Patrick Klepek what on earth did you do to your hair, young man?

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Incredible title =D

One time my dad was watching me play LA Noire. He's the type of person to write off video games as mindless time wasters (he sinks a shit load of time into the browser version of pac man. I wouldn't be surprised if he was, secretly, the greatest pacman player in the world). His reaction to LA Noire was pretty awesome, because it's really just a well made period/procedural crime drama that you interact with. It was an awesome moment, because it illustrated how far games have come. I feel like I'm growing up along side the medium, which is traditionally thought of by older generations as something for kids.

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Worth Answering is a good name for these. You said it around 10 minutes in, and it immediately clicked for me.

lets see the latest controversy :P.

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activate haircut :D can't wait to give this a listen

I WANT LONGER HAIR ON SCOOPS

clear, non-alcoholic fluid??

I really like these types of videos, I would love to see more.

It has been too long since the last one of these!