Escapist Podcast: 064: Fashion and Competitive Play

[GrrWolfie]

Mike i've been listening from the beginning and when you came on I was like... who the F is this guy... and then you quickly became irreplaceable. That really really sucks your going away, hope you can make guest appearance(s) in the future. Your a top ingredient in the hypothetical Podcast dream team lead by the no longer there Steve Butts. Will never forget the pickle story!

 

[Endocrom]

At least "Hammer" (aka. Baloon) pants aren't coming back, I'm so ashamed of that time in my life. Picture it, a time when even the overweight, shyest, whitest kid in an all white class wore those. It gives me shivers[hr]Mike's dead bugs: Have you considered investing in one of those pinhole or fiber optic cameras?[hr]Mike's last podcast: Nooo! you can't leave, your crazy balances out Susan's. There'll be a crazy vacuum and Susan might explode, killing Greg in the process.

But seriously, you will be missed.

[hr]Captcha: It's incredibly Delicious
Nice

 

[Mikeyfell]

I completely get that you're better at Soul Calibur than other people are.
I have had very similar experiences trying to teach a friend how to play SC3. and with in 40 seconds they were beating me every time.

The people who made Soul Calibur discovered how to bottle and sell beginners luck, Especially in SC 2 where I could pretty reliably beat Arcade on Very Hard with out looking at the screen.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

I completely get that you're better at Soul Calibur than other people are.
I have had very similar experiences trying to teach a friend how to play SC3. and with in 40 seconds they were beating me every time.

The people who made Soul Calibur discovered how to bottle and sell beginners luck, Especially in SC 2 where I could pretty reliably beat Arcade on Very Hard with out looking at the screen.

Soul Calibur has this button-mashing-friendly thing so it's both fun for beginners and also kinda easy to get into if you don't have hundreds of hours to spend but can kinda sorta understand what you're supposed to be doing in the game through prior fighter experience.



It doesn't have this thing like in games such as Guilty Gear where there's a whole host of systems you need to internalize to a point where they're more like muscle twitches that happen on reaction rather than conscious "I should do this" thoughts so it's much more approachable from a beginner standpoint.


I tackled SC4 seriously for a time and I had a good time with it..but alas..the complexity of the 2D air-dasher-style fighters won me over in the end.

 

[awdrifter]

Sad to see (or hear) Mike's departure. Hope to see your mayonnaise tasting reality show soon.

 

[ben---neb]

Damnit, why are so many members of The Escapist editorial staff leaving so frequently? Russ Pitts, Steve Butts, and Mike Kayatta, all gone in about a year's time. Mike, you will be missed, along with your aversion to condiments, all your million dollar ideas, and even your magic kisses. QQ

Why is Mike being allowed to leave? Take him hostage, restrain him! ONE of those ideas has to be worth something!

Thanks guys, I'll miss you too. Fortunately, I'm not completely leaving The Escapist, though. I'm going to keep contributing as a non-staffer so I have more time to invest in Mike's Magic Kisses LLC (a subsidiary of Mike's Million Dollar Ideas).

Please don't tell anyone this because I like them all but you were my favourite podcastee. From condiments to silly tape death threats everyone else was just a little boring in comparison!

 

[Mike Kayatta]

Damnit, why are so many members of The Escapist editorial staff leaving so frequently? Russ Pitts, Steve Butts, and Mike Kayatta, all gone in about a year's time. Mike, you will be missed, along with your aversion to condiments, all your million dollar ideas, and even your magic kisses. QQ

Why is Mike being allowed to leave? Take him hostage, restrain him! ONE of those ideas has to be worth something!

Thanks guys, I'll miss you too. Fortunately, I'm not completely leaving The Escapist, though. I'm going to keep contributing as a non-staffer so I have more time to invest in Mike's Magic Kisses LLC (a subsidiary of Mike's Million Dollar Ideas).

Please don't tell anyone this because I like them all but you were my favourite podcastee. From condiments to silly tape death threats everyone else was just a little boring in comparison!

Thanks, I won't tell any of them, I promise. And since we're spilling secrets, you were always my favorite podcast listener. Just don't tell anyone else in this thread!

 

[chikusho]

The "words on the ass" thing bothers me as well.
Not that I wont check out a girls ass anyway, but that text is her basically saying to the world "Pay attention to my ass, please!" which is weird to me. Especially the younger the wearer.