I'll keep this brief... just kidding.
This was really well put together! I can't imagine a better anniversary than the duo of episode 75 and the best of NWP show that went up before this. I think new listeners will get a lot from these two most recent shows.
Hearing Rob again had me smiling the entire time. It's good to know he's doing well & I wish him the best of luck in everything he's doing. The fact that he was getting a blow job while recording one of the old episodes has painted all his old shows in a new light. It's now an NWP lore mystery that we will probably never solve. I feel like we have to pull the old episodes out and shine a black light on them.
I'm excited that Patrick has headed off to vacation in Europe because anytime he goes overseas he comes back with pretty interesting stories about it. Julian bringing up the Natural history museum in Denver reminded me of all the times I went there as a kid. I love that place.
It's great Angelo has all the Metal Gears and brought up a good discussion on them. You should play them all, Angelo. That's what I've been doing this summer. I played MGS1 as a kid and quit, then finished the remake on Gamecube years later. As an adult I wanted to finally get around to finishing the series so I bought the HD collection this summer and loved every bit of it.
Play all of them, don't skip any unless you have to. The stealth gameplay alone isn't necessarily good enough to pull a person through a given Metal Gear, but when you couple it with the unique subject matter, the wide array of mechanics they give you, and the attention to detail on the weirdest things, it's extremely compelling as an experience. I skipped MGS4 because I don't have a PS3, and Portable Ops because I don't care about it, but I used the Wiki and Youtube to catch up on what happened in those two games.
MGS2 is pretty satisfying as a stealth game and the story is ludicrous, but it shouldn't be missed. Once you've played it you'll realize it was worth it.
MGS3 is my favorite, but it's a significantly different type of stealth, especially if you're playing the HD remaster because it has the option to use the 3rd person camera and switch back and forth between the old camera and the new one on the fly. MGS3 doesn't have cones of vision anymore, the enemies see much farther, and they look up and down. And it all makes sense once you take into context that the new stealth system is based around camouflage and player movement. I spent most of MGS3 flat on my stomach camouflaged with the ground, crawling around like a snake, and finding the right time to make a big move. And it was some of the best stealth gameplay I've ever experienced. Also with the HD remasters it's 60fps, and yes it definitely benefits the feel of the game.
I recently finished Arkham City after having quit last year in frustration. City has plenty of problems, and it's not a good open world game, the reasons for which Julian pointed out and I agree with. But that main story is really worthwhile and the Catwoman stuff is fantastic. On rare occasions I had fun in the open world doing whatever fluff and filler they contrived, but the actual levels where story stuff takes place are pretty great. I also did the Harley Quinn dlc and it was really satisfying as well. Despite its numerous and nagging problems, overall that little world in Arkham City is still quite fun to be in.
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