Fullbright, Clear Eyes, Can't Lose

@ChrisTaran: He's talkin crazy too. The original trilogy is still as awesome as it ever was regardless of the mess of the prequels.

That Brad... Always stirring up trouble.

@TheSouthernDandy: People say the prequels retroactively hurt the original trilogy all the time. Including Brad I believe! :p

Wow is that your podcast room for the site? That's way nicer than I thought it was going to be from your descriptions on the podcast, especially compared to the (both) old offices.

Any chance that future videos like this will also just be available in audio format? It's hard to run a video and game at the same time on my computer!

@ChrisTaran said:

Pity Minerva's Den is stuck behind a game I wouldn't play for free. Bioshock 2 to this day remains the single most disgusting unnecessary sequel cash-in/money-grab I've ever seen. It retroactively hurt the first game.

I'll agree it might not have been necessary but that game was fine. It's hard to judge it if you haven't played it. And saying it retroactively hurt the first game is crazy talk.

@Arc209 said:

Sweet Jesus TWO "Hot Scoops"!

MIND = BLOWN

WAAA...up close Short hair patrick lol

@Gilsham: haha "much better than the first" my ass. Bioshock 2 sucked monkey balls. The first was infinitely better

I really don't get peoples problem with Bioshock 2 everyone just says it is bad, but from playing it I feel it is much better than the first game but since you have already been to the world is losses impact

They really need to bring out a stand alone Minervas Den. Especially with people calling these guys the Minervas Den studio.

2k would make money and I'd finally play it.

I was hoping he'd mention the suburbs from Twisted Metal: Black, as far as familiar environments go.

So that's what Hot Scoops looks like.

Those microphones desperately need pop filters.

Well this is a pleasant surprise....

Oh my god shave off that terrible neckbeard :(

can this please be a mini podcast?

I played through Minerva's Den on a whim recently and now I see why people felt it rivaled the original BioShock in terms of story revelation. Looking forward to anything Fullbright puts out in the future.

That man doesn't have a mustache.

Very fascinating listen! I love the deep insight into the indie game making process that we so rarely hear about.

I'll definitely be keeping tabs on their game.

I beat Bioshock 2 through gamefly back when it came out so I never got a chance to check out Minerva's Den. Is the DLC worth renting the game to buy the DLC?

Is this gonna be uploaded to the podcast feed? Don't feel like looking at people talk for 40 minutes.

I live in Salem, I should go crash the studio and see what's up.

HOT SCOOPS :D

Sweet Jesus TWO "Hot Scoops"!

I love this in depth game dev talk.

Didn't know about this until it posted, great stuff

Hot scoops.

HOT SCOOOOOOPS

Hey, this just sounds like a ploy to get more Portland fans to GiantBomb.com (based on the first minute).

That was pretty cool. Interested to learn more as they progress.

@whylessness said:

"we're pc gamers"

music to my ears

yeah, good to see there are still devs out there that understand the PC community. :)

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Oh man, Steve Gaynor is much less commando-esque then I thought he'd look. Some how I keep imagining fringed jean vest and guns whenever I hear Hot-Scoop's voice.

Pity Minerva's Den is stuck behind a game I wouldn't play for free. Bioshock 2 to this day remains the single most disgusting unnecessary sequel cash-in/money-grab I've ever seen. It retroactively hurt the first game.

Cheeky FNL reference.

@Unequivocable said:

Kudos to Friday Night Lights reference!!

I keep waiting for a "clear eyes, full hearts" to pop up during one of the Lantern Runs or Breaking Brads. Didn't know Ryan watched FNL as well, thought this was gonna be a Brad post :)

Audio only:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/51644165/vf_fullbright_3500.mp3

I'll keep this available until the site puts their own up.

Scoops

The Shoemaker Smirk right at the beginning. Take note gentlemen, it's slayed many a lady.

@Origina1Penguin: Thank you.

Kudos to Friday Night Lights reference!!

Minerva's Den > Bioshock.

P.S. Bird noise! Gold gold! Samuel L. Jackson's hand! F*ck Nick!

I approve this feature. Keep it up!

This high fps video is awesome. It's like I have people living in my monitor. Please post more of those, they look great. Really interesting interview too, this is just the kind of game I like and the mention of that NOLF 2 level. It was one of the first exploration narrative experiences in video games I had and it was awesome.

My So Called Life? Awesome

Well done video with a cool guest. Would love to see more stuff like this.

@Krataur said:

Title should be Clear Eyes, Fullbright, Can't Lose.

I mean, if you wanted the reference to make sense, anyway.

I think the compromise was between having their silly in-joke and having FullBright at the start of the sentence.

Bioshock 2 is my favourite of the two Bioshock games so far. I haven't played Minerva's Den but all this hype means I'll be playing it soon.

I LIKE THE VIDEO PODCAST