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[LadyRhian]

They only take guards who FAIL the vision test- they get less distracted by things, and that's why they have to be so close to the wall to stare at it. And James' character is wearing Danger-Sensitive Sunglasses (TM).

Heaven forfend that games not have guards who patrol bases in easily-predictable patterns... Imagine the gamer-rage that would result if they randomly looked different ways now and again...

 

[OZITOMAI]

love it when andy is in the video, pretty awesome and funny as normal

 

[stephen0118]

Haha! That was one of my favourite episodes ever, very nicely done.

I agree. This was awesome. Andy played his part perfectly.

 

[tehweave]

"Who the hell are you?"
"I'm with them."
"Then move your ass!"
"Yes sir!"

Love it.

 

[Darknacht]

Guards: apparently peripheral vision is outside their paygrade...

Blinders are part of the uniform.

You mean like this

 

[Don Reba]

Did Andy just climb over that waist-high fence? Players are not allowed [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InsurmountableWaistHeightFence] to do that.

 

[leviadragon99]

Andy is a surprisingly smooth secret agent guy... it has to be the jacket. =P

 

[Revolutionary]

The best bit was the dead-end alley bit.

 

[Epic Fail 1977]

Aww, I was waiting for the secret agent to kill one of the guards mid-sentence so that the other one could go "What was that... I guess it was nothing" and go back to patrolling.

 

[Don Reba]

Aww, I was waiting for the secret agent to kill one of the guards mid-sentence so that the other one could go "What was that... I guess it was nothing" and go back to patrolling.

That would have been awesome. Ah, the memories... So many guards killed mid-sentence.

 

[blackrave]

Awesome vid, every stealth game need "I'm with them" excuse

Regarding game character vision cones
I liked how it was done in DesuEx:HR (at least I think it was done like that)
Instead of homogenous cone, they used cone with 2 zones

_xxoxx
xxoooxx
xooooox
_xooox
__xox
___o


x- "wtf was that?" zone
o- actual spotting
_- nothing (for some reasons space doesn't appear, strange)

At least that is what I noticed during game
Maybe I'm wrong

 

[ThunderCavalier]

This video explains quite clearly why stealth games hate guards and henchmen.

 

[Skarlette]

James does a REALLY good General/Dictator type. He's definitely found his niche role.

 

[w00tage]

James stylin' with the 'stash as usual

However, must that fucking ad really be half a minute long? Really now?

I gave the Escapist 20 bucks for a year of ad-free bliss. So worth it.

 

[w00tage]

Guards: apparently peripheral vision is outside their paygrade...

Blinders are part of the uniform.

You mean like this

wow you ref'd a Last Exile pic? Nice!

 

[Endocrom]

Lookin' smooth there Andy. Turtle-neck-deadly.

I wonder how many takes it took to not whack each other when pointing to the imaginary gas leak.

 

[Evil Smurf]

this feels like dorkly thought this up. Well done guys

 

[PaulaG]

Loved it. Simple as that. Made my day. Especially Mustache-wearing-James. Great episode with some great physical comedy from Andy. And so Paul and Matt don't feel left out, That was some great wall-staring guys!

 

[duchaked]

Andy's looking pretty slick in that spy get up!

and I will never be able to grow a mustache as epic as James' totally not fake mustache