The Escapist Show: Episode Two: Vicious Cycle & Eat Lead

[Team Hollywood]

Episode Two: Vicious Cycle & Eat Lead

The crew gets an exclusive preview of Eat Lead & a tour of Vicious Cycle's swanky new game studio, plus a preview of Zero Punctuation and The Escapist's first ever movie review, MovieBob on Eagle Eye.

This week's musical guests:

Ian Dorsch [http://www.willowtreeaudio.com] - "The Escapist Show Theme"
Frank Klepacki [http://www.frankklepacki.com] - "Krung Kick"

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[Jursa]

Should be a fun game, atleast not another game about regenerating space marines. Somewhat interesting review of eagle eye. Great video

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Russ's bit : Little too overplayed but the punchline was on the nose.

Vicious Cycle : Sorry guys...but that looks suspiciously like "3D Shooter" Movie...with all the added ass.

MovieBob : Good review, but channel Yahtzee much?

 

[Mstrswrd]

Holy crap, they brought Moviebob in! I love his stuff. Everyone, go to his youtube channel and watch his Game Overthinker stuff. And everything else as well. Here is a link.

http://www.youtube.com/user/moviebob

MovieBob : Good review, but channel Yahtzee much?

He actually talks of both Yahtzee and the AVGN on his website, and in his review of that DS game that I can't remember the title of. He admits that they are better, and thanks them for inspiration. He also talks about how in some of his earlier Game Overthinkers, he fast-forwarded his voice, while Yahtzee actually speaks that fast.

 

[JakubK666]

Loved the review, but I'm, prolly biased as I've been watching his videos(GameOverthinker & Moviebob) for the last couple of months...

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Sounds like fun! Also, I think Russ went slightly insane, and that movie review was bad. Like REALLY bad. Like a bad yahtzee rip off.

 

[Doug]

Interesting - and that game does look amusing but not a blockbusters.

As for the movie review, does make me think of Yahtzee but at least it confirms my suspections about that movie.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

He actually talks of both Yahtzee and the AVGN on his website, and in his review of that DS game that I can't remember the title of. He admits that they are better, and thanks them for inspiration. He also talks about how in some of his earlier Game Overthinkers, he fast-forwarded his voice, while Yahtzee actually speaks that fast.

Fair enough, it wasn't a criticism per se; but I kept expecting to hear MMORPGER...so it took away from the actual review.

 

[Librarian Mike]

It's good to see Moviebob/Game Overthinker branching out. Keep it up.

 

[Bocca]

Hope the game doesn't get too self repetive.

 

[_Nocturnal]

So... what happened to "each week we'll feature a preview of that week's Zero Punctuation"?

As for the movie review, not only did it fail miserably to reach Yahtzee's level of excellence, despite very obviously trying for it, but it covered the most amazingly uninteresting movie it could. No one in their right mind would need a reviewer telling them to stay away from that thing. Then again, no one in their right mind would need a Yahtzee copycat, when they've got the real one either. It's just sad how the author picks such an easy target and even then fails to entertain. In short: pointless and boring.

The rest of the show I like, though it would be even better if Russ had some company like in the E3 videos. Sound guy's tries notwithstanding.

 

[Russ Pitts]

So... what happened to "each week we'll feature a preview of that week's Zero Punctuation"?

Having trouble with the piece of space-age technology that's supposed to keep that segment current. Stay tuned. If we manage to get it working I expect you to watch the video again, otherwise you lose your right to *****.

 

[TheGhostOfSin]

Hey Russ, what happend to your title of Head Video Dude? it was just cooler.

 

[Russ Pitts]

Update: the ZP preview is now working. Go watch. Is funny.

 

[Russ Pitts]

Hey Russ, what happend to your title of Head Video Dude? it was just cooler.

I have no idea. I suspect someone was trying to be efficient or something, and make the title match the one acid etched on the frosted executive glass on my paneled oak door. I'll look into it.

 

[_Nocturnal]

If we manage to get it working I expect you to watch the video again, otherwise you lose your right to *****.

I did watch it again - my regards for keeping your promise.
Appreciated putting ZP before the Eagle Eye stuff, too.
Which, since I've now established my bitching rights, is also too long.
And visually unpleasant, the way different shapes and sizes of pictures are just thrown over nothingness or sometimes divided in time by seconds of that same black nothing.
And the monotonous voice!
And the way he showed a picture of the game twister when he had to say "twist" without it being neither funny nor original, nor having anything at all to do with the topic.

Am I broken for caring about all of this?

 

[Mstrswrd]

He actually talks of both Yahtzee and the AVGN on his website, and in his review of that DS game that I can't remember the title of. He admits that they are better, and thanks them for inspiration. He also talks about how in some of his earlier Game Overthinkers, he fast-forwarded his voice, while Yahtzee actually speaks that fast.

Fair enough, it wasn't a criticism per se; but I kept expecting to hear MMORPGER...so it took away from the actual review.

Yeah, sorry about that. I shouldn't be so defensive. I gotta work on that.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

He actually talks of both Yahtzee and the AVGN on his website, and in his review of that DS game that I can't remember the title of. He admits that they are better, and thanks them for inspiration. He also talks about how in some of his earlier Game Overthinkers, he fast-forwarded his voice, while Yahtzee actually speaks that fast.

Fair enough, it wasn't a criticism per se; but I kept expecting to hear MMORPGER...so it took away from the actual review.

Really? It struck me more as a Charlie Brooker rip more than anything else.

Glad to see moviebob joining the team, his video game stuff is great too.

 

[Dramatic Flare]

hmm... the game look interesting enough that I'll play it, and is possibly the first parody in the genre, but saying that it's the first parody game is completely wrong. Play "The Bard's Tale" for a very complete RPG paordy, complete with an "obligatory lava level."