Can't wait for ME2 - definitely the best one of the series. While I was disappointed how they reduced the RPG elements in ME2, the overall increase in quality was more than enough to balance the scale. And like Vinny, I loved the focus on the personal stories. I had very few issues with ME2 from what I can remember: mainly the surveying minigame which I ended up dropping and used cheats for resources (same in ME3 for galactic readiness or whatever) and the lack of platonic friendship option with Jack. Still, it's undoubtedly one of the best games I've ever played (top 5, I'd say).
Great video. Had to re-sub just to watch this (and to catch up on Mass Alex). Jackbox stuff is always entertaining, especially as a VOD since you can skip past the "writing answers" silent phase.
Seeing RDR2 reviewing so well makes me sad that I dislike the western genre. I hate missing out on a "good game" despite knowing that not all games can be for my enjoyment. Brain, you dumb.
The last time I've actively read game reviews was probably back in early '00s when I was still subscribing to print magazines. Only sometimes will I bother reading reviews these days and even then, I mostly check out the last paragraph. So for me, this change where the "written review" is short enough to just glance through is great and if I want to hear more in-depth thoughts, I can listen/watch the conversation.
I do wonder though how this will affect the podcasts if you talk through new games in this way.
Throw those grenades @alex - it's the back button during combat. Also, like someone already mentioned, the journal has also assignments tab for sidequests.
Mako tips:
When on Mako, you can double zoom, which helps with taking out snipers and such - I think you have to click in the right(?) stick after holding down the left trigger.
You can run over and ram stuff with the Mako which can be helpful against solitary targets.
Jumping with the Mako is useful for dodging slow projectiles like rockets.
You can use Mako as portable cover. It won't explode if you're outside of it. But if its sparking, never enter it unless you've killed all enemies nearby.
Safest tactic is to use terrain as cover. Find a good position and peek over a hill to take potshots and then duck into cover until enemies are all dead.
Roger Ebert's review for The War of the Roses. I had never heard of this movie before, I had to see how it was received at the time. Based on the poster art, I can see why Jeff had absolutely no interest in seeing it, but it looks alright.
I’ve never seen it and always just assumed it was about The war of the roses so I was confused as to why Mr. & Mrs. Gerstmann would want to see it so badly they would leave young Jeff alone in a car park.
I've seen it once, long ago. It's about an extremely bitter divorce, and the Ebert review doesn't really communicate how hateful and dark it is - purposefully, but still, man. (Example of subject matter (spoilered for animal abuse): the wife kills the husband's beloved dog, then feeds the husband pate made from the dog's liver.) There's a touch of black humor, but only a touch - it's not a funny movie. It's easy to see how the subject matter alone (divorce, and how people who love each other can grow to hate each other, in part because of that love) wouldn't appeal to a kid, and despite the accolades the film won, the tone makes it for very certain audiences only.
(ETA added perspective: I'm roughly Jeff's age, and while I didn't see it in the theater, I watched The War of the Roses with my mother shortly after it came to home video. This was not long after she and my father went through a bad separation, and she exposed me to a lot of media I really shouldn't have seen at that age in the course of her coping process. There are scenes in that movie (like the one I spoilered) that you really don't need rattling around in your head as a kid. Young Jeff made the right call.)
Huh. I saw it as a kid as well and I seem to remember that I liked it and found it funny. Might have to watch it again to see if those are just false memories. Then again, black humor is totally my shit and has always been. As an interesting side note, my parents also got a divorce what must've been like just a few years after I saw that movie.
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