Podcast time, and we’re going retro! In addition to talking about the latest releases like Gears 3 and Persona 2 and our All 4 One beta impressions, we delve into the NES’ library and discuss our favorites.
Check out the show here or use the RSS feed in your favorite podcast aggregator. Let us know what you think!
Hosts: Matthew Jay, Gerry Pagan, Andrew Passafiume, Graham Russell, Shawn Vermette
Music: Bionic Commando ‘Advance with Caution’: Star Salzman, OverClocked ReMix (http://www.ocremix.org)
Shawn Vermette: L.A. Noire first hit my attention just a couple months before release while watching some of the trailers for it. Despite my limited knowledge ahead of time, or maybe because of it, Noire quickly became one of my favorite games of the year. The investigations, interrogations, story, voice, acting, and scenery all combine to make this a game that feels almost custom made for me. 
Andrew Passafiume: I think the biggest disappointment for me has been Capcom’s handling of the Mega Man Legends 3 cancellation. The actual cancellation of the project itself is a bit of a letdown, but it was simply a PR nightmare for them. It’s one thing to cancel a project that fans have been eagerly anticipating due to disappointing sales of the 3DS, it’s another to outright blame the fans for the termination of the project. I still trust Capcom, but this entire fiasco didn’t win them any new fans. 
Justin Last: Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Movie tie-in games usually exhibit the bare minimum of effort, and rely on the success of the film to put games in people’s hands. Transformers: Dark of the Moon certainly won’t have been hurt by the success of the film, but it is an entertaining game in its own right. Adding a stage in between robot mode and vehicle mode improves the flow of the game, and playing as a different character in each stage creates a great variety of gameplay styles. 
