The GamerSushi Show, Ep 8: Nostalgia and the S

It's been some time, gentlemen and ladies, but we're back with another episode of the GamerSushi show. Chalk the delay for this one up to a few things. Namely, the update to GamerSushi 2.0, which sidelined Jeff and Nick on the weekends. Also, Halo: Reach which totally ruined my week, and I'm the dude that edits it. So sue me.



In this episode, we talk about a number of things, including PAX 2010, where Mitch gives us a rundown of all the things he saw and experienced. We also chat about a number of issues including cut scenes in games, Mass Effect 2 and Lair of the Shadow Broker, writing in video games and Alan Wake, and how small games companies are killing it with downloads. At the end, we break into one of my favorite podcast discussions we've had, piggybacked off of the conversation about S games.



As always, we had one or two issues during the recording, and this issue resulted in Mitch being dropped from the discussion part of the way through. You'll hear the glitch associated with that a handful of times. Just blame him for using a free headset he won at PAX.



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This week’s topics:



PAX 2010

Halo: Reach mania

Portal 2 demonstration

The Old Republic and Force Unleashed II



What Are You Playing?

Metroid: Other M and the problem with cut scenes

Alan Wake, Limbo and the approach to writing in video games

How small downloadable games like Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light are killing it in a good way

Lair of the Shadow Broker and the future of bridging sequels



Community Topics

What are your S games?



There's a lot more to it than that, but there you have it. It should be noted that this podcast was recorded about a week ago, before the launch of Reach and the news about the Team Ico Collection, both of which we cover. Feel free to continue the discussion on any of these topics in the comments. Thanks for listening!