PAX East 2011: Erik Wolpaw Mentions Portal 2

Good interview Jeff !

" @august: I love how everyone who has commented on my stance against Day 1 DLC IN GENERAL feels sooo empowered when they make comments with absolutely no backbone.  What is is your argument against my stance on Day 1 DLC?  What makes Day-1 DLC so great that you have to defend publishers -that's right, dunce; I'm NOT just talking about Valve, or Rockstar, or Infinity Ward, or any of your precious developers (who, of course, have absolutely NO say in what they want to do with their product, since they're untouchable when it comes to criticism)- who would love to pump every drop out of you to pay for their game that probably won't break even due to their overblown production budgets?     Thought so.  Next time you try to argue with me again, bring an ARGUMENT, not a pathetic biased statement you thought up because you felt butt-hurt.   Now, get ready to get learned in the art of the argument:   Let's take a look at Alan Wake.  You know, that one game made by the people behind the critically acclaimed Max Payne series.  For all intents and purposes, it tanked.  Despite all the advertisement they pumped for and INTO the game, the developers and publishers knew they couldn't compete with an instant blockbuster like Red Dead Redemption.  Thus, they went ahead and released it around the time RDR came out.  Then, they went and included DLC with limited editions of the game.     Another scenario is Dragon Age: Origins.  It had tons of Day 1 DLC that came with limited edition (or maybe it was all of them, can't remember) versions of the game that people had to shell out more money to get.  Unlike Alan Wake's DLC, it was available for play (as far as I can remember) when you opened up the case.  Everyone who wanted the game but couldn't afford $10 more for the limited edition was at a loss, since they couldn't experience the same amount of content as people who could afford the limited edition.  Obviously, this leads to inefficient use of Bioware/EA's resources, as it makes some people (in this case, those who couldn't afford the limited edition) worse off while making others(the ones that could afford it) better off - a basic principle of economics you're familiar with, I'm sure.  This, however, bears the question as to why the developers/publishers didn't just include the DLC on the disc (or at least set up an update to get more) to make all the people who paid for their game on the first day of release better off.   And there you have it: an argument.  Not a sarcastic comment which could have been made by a child the age of 3.    "

Man. I need to play Demon's Souls and so does Jeff. Maybe he can play Dark Souls and use more skill to review it. He didn't even read the tutorials in the first game which i think was kind of funny. I've been looking up videos of the game all day.     It's like 20 bucks on amazon, I want to see if I can get it for any cheaper around town.  

Hey fun fact, my Dad was totally in that show OZ for like 5 years!!

Who in their right mind who buy Mk or Socom over Portal 2.  Seriously.

"It was overblown how hard Demon's Souls was" 
 
I love Erik

The fact that we are still talking about demon's souls almost a year and a half after the american release really says something about the game. 

Man, video games are so fucking awesome. Well-done, genuine interview. Bring it on April!

Wolpaw is a baller. Demon's Souls is great and he set it out just the right way. I always thought the GB guys shortchanged it , and now we know from the pros that they did.

" @Underachiever007 said:

" @Nottle said: 

" I think Jeff sees Mortal Kombat with rose tinted glasses. If it's coming out the same day as portal 2, how many people are going to care about Mortal Kombat? "

   @Keeng said:

" Portal 2. Socom 4.   ...Mortal Kombat? lol sure. "

Considering all the pre-release hype that's been surrounding Mortal Kombat for awhile now it probably has a better shot at taking on Portal than SOCOM. Major sites like IGN and Gamepot, neither of whom have ever cared much about MK in the past, are doing some pretty extensive and positive coverage of that game. "

I agree with most sites that Mortal Kombat seems like a much better game than that franchise has seen in about a decade. I won't buy it, but it's more of a personal preference thing than a quality of that game thing. I just feel like MK is finally a game worth being excited about in a franchise that has essentially been dead. Socom 4, a follow up to Confrontation, which sold pretty well (despite the fact it didn't review well due in equal parts to both its horrible launch and a LOT of bad journalism) is releasing with a very positive legacy. In the last ten years, MK has failed and Socom has thrived. NO ONE bought a console for this MK game and lots of people picked up a PS3 because of their love for the Socom series. I'm not saying either of these games is "taking on" Portal 2, because there's certainly room in the market for all three. I'm just saying Portal and Socom are pretty big deals to a much larger chunk of the market as sequels to incredibly popular, thoroughly beloved games. Mortal Kombat is perhaps the second good MK title in two generations of hardware.  "

" @Nottle said: 

" I think Jeff sees Mortal Kombat with rose tinted glasses. If it's coming out the same day as portal 2, how many people are going to care about Mortal Kombat? "

   @Keeng said:

" Portal 2. Socom 4.   ...Mortal Kombat? lol sure. "

Considering all the pre-release hype that's been surrounding Mortal Kombat for awhile now it probably has a better shot at taking on Portal than SOCOM. Major sites like IGN and Gamepot, neither of whom have ever cared much about MK in the past, are doing some pretty extensive and positive coverage of that game. "

Who's the black dude!?

im going to go get this on PS3. im kind of a 360 guy but i want to see this STEAM support on the PS3. if Valve took over the Playstaion store and treated it like steam proper i dont think i would ever touch my xbox again. we need to get this digital distribution stuff  rolling on the consoles. Games on Demand and PSN is not the answer... not at all. 

yea demon souls was a good game 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
oh...yea..portal 2....looks good to :D

This interview makes me want to really see a Vinny Jeff Demon Soul's Endurance Run...    

that was awesome.  I can't wait for Portal 2!!  Got the 2 pack on Steam, so I am READY.

Stephen Merchant to voice the Maneater!

stephen merchant? 
 
nicccccccccceeeee.

" THAT Eric Wolpaw, form the good ol' Gamespot days? "

Funny interview, very enjoyable.

Great interview. It was amazing how Erik Wolpaw went above and beyond to defend Demon's Souls even if this was basically about Portal 2. Valve is kinda awesome ^^

I hate to add more Demons' Souls to this video but there were full wiki's when I imported it from Korea several months before its US release =P

Great review.

YEAAAAAAHHHHHHDEMONSSOULS!

HAH! Erik Wolpaw is on our side! Demon's Souls 4 LYFE!

Good interview, Jeff.

" @Rxanadu:  Wait, have you ever played a Valve-game before? Are you in any way aware of how they do business? They've been releasing free updates to Team Fortress 2 for over three years now, and Left 4 Dead/Left 4 Dead 2 have also received plenty of free new modes, levels, etc. The only time Valve's ever charged for stuff was on Xbox 360, when Microsoft basically forced them to. But with Portal 2 having Steam on PS3, any updates to that are likely to be free. And PC-updates will be free, too.   Sure, day 1 DLC is stupid, sometimes. But don't go shouting that everywhere, because if there's one developer doing it right, it's Valve. "

Awesome interview.

" Are there any of the early game spoilers in this? "

I love interviews where the developers don't seem to be spoon fed by some PR person and can just talk about anything, like that awesome Demon's Souls tangent.

love this interview  Erick wasnt a total robot who only cares about product advertisement and isnt afraid to say something positive about other games.  thats pretty cool.

So I'm not the only one who got stuck trying to find the monumental? Good to know.

Erik seems like an awesome person.

 Old Man Wolpaw representing.

Aha, so awesome.

Man, I never did get a chance to finish Demon's Souls. I was playing it on a friend's PS3, but he moved away. That game was rad.

Video got me to pre-order Dark Souls. 
 
Oh, I've had Portal 2 pre-ordered for a while.

Such s great interview.

Great interview.  I love hearing more than the company line and more about the developers and what they're into.

" @Nottle said: 

" I think Jeff sees Mortal Kombat with rose tinted glasses. If it's coming out the same day as portal 2, how many people are going to care about Mortal Kombat? "

    @Keeng said:

" Portal 2. Socom 4.   ...Mortal Kombat? lol sure. "

Considering all the pre-release hype that's been surrounding Mortal Kombat for awhile now it probably has a better shot at taking on Portal than SOCOM. Major sites like IGN and Gamepot, neither of whom have ever cared much about MK in the past, are doing some pretty extensive and positive coverage of that game. "

I love this interview.

Are there any of the early game spoilers in this?

Huh. This made me want to play Dark Souls more than Portal 2.

It is soooo crazy that people are still talking about Demon's Souls this passionately. I can't believe no one other than Vinny took that as a clue to muster through it. Being a huuuge fan of the game myself, I cannot wait for Dark Souls either. It's just absurd how popular the first game still is.