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

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.

@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.

Get a jar noob.

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

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

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.

that would be awesome...

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

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.

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 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.

Cool. It's time for Baby Scoops.

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.

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.

Your hair is way too short Scoops.

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

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

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

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.

Great video Scoops. Keep em coming.

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

Yeah, Excitebike 2000 call out!

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.

RIP Edgar Wright

Thanks for answering my typo question.

@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.