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Video Production Team  Posts: 59 Joined: 9 Feb 2009     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1094 Joined: 11 Oct 2008     | As usual ad as expected, great job, Russ seems to be having a lot of fun in the recent shows. |
Wordsmith Extraordinaire  Posts: 11799 Joined: 13 Feb 2008     | Is it really nerdy I recognized the theme from California Games in Epic? |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 63 Joined: 10 Sep 2008    | Hehe one of the guys was "working" but was really playing Team fortress 2 . |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4240 Joined: 7 Nov 2007   | I am glad that series didn't win the film festival, other than that, it was great. |
Senior Editor  Posts: 2800 Joined: 9 Jan 2007     |
Research, my friend. Research. /wink |
Wordsmith Extraordinaire Posts: 11799 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 |
Yeah, that's what I was doing all last night...research...Honest guv. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1260 Joined: 23 Sep 2008    | Great, I think it was my favorite so far |
BANNED  Posts: 2505 Joined: 19 Aug 2008   | Sweet Yahtzee is going to review Farcry 2! That Vicious cycle game looks pretty good. Did you guys actually get to meet CliffB? User was banned for: Poll: Round 5 - Field of Four - (1) Turbine vs (1) Nintendo. (Permanent) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 383 Joined: 16 May 2008    | lets see i make $18/Hr that video lasted 13 oh lets say 14/mins you guys owe me ..carry the one about $4.02 plus pain and suffering about $35. minus the time it take you to read this $5.00. |
Muckraker  Posts: 266 Joined: 6 Jun 2008     | Does it bother anyone else that all the "Triangle area" game studios shown are actually outside of the triangle? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3834 Joined: 3 Apr 2008     |
you didnt have to watch it. |
Paperboy  Posts: 11 Joined: 11 Dec 2008     | O.O My god... I LIVE THERE! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1818 Joined: 18 Nov 2008   |
Yes, but I'm fairly pedantic. 3 towns are involved, but that doesn't mean you can draw a perfect shape over all the gaming developers there. The skits were a bit weak, but stuff is always funnier if you're there and Russ looked like he was having a great time. The reporting was good though and world of her pwn alternates between great and annoying... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1854 Joined: 8 Apr 2008    | Is that Triangle convention thingee open to the public? I bet it wouldn't cost that much to fly from Boston to Raleigh if I keep my eyes open for deals. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 383 Joined: 16 May 2008 |
I know but I Love most of the stuff on the escapist except that puppet shat and some the supermario crap that is on here so I try to give everything a try. And I also don't know if something is going to be good at the end. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1015 Joined: 4 Dec 2007  | See, this is how I think the Escapist Show should be all the time. It usually seems like more of a "Hey this game is coming out!" than what I expected, which is like more of a documentary or news show with a focus on games. If they could do some "History of <genre>" videos or maybe some more topics that aren't specific to single games, I think the show could be a lot better than it is now. Basically, make the rest of the shows like this one. I liked it. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 102 Joined: 2 Feb 2008   | That 'Eat Lead' game looks like a cyber western, intriguing! Also Russ reminds me of Steve Carrel, that is a compliment :D |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2614 Joined: 20 Feb 2008   | World of pwn still is not winning me over personally, but I can tell the effort they are putting in and can appreciate that. As for the triangle convention, I think this community would love more information as well. |
Ad Production Manager  Posts: 133 Joined: 16 Dec 2003   |
Here you go |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 630 Joined: 2 Feb 2008   |
From what I recall, Eat Lead is about a retired video game hero making a comeback in next gen graphics, only to find out the latest game is a plot to kill him. It's a game that breaks the fourth wall by having you play a game character that actually IS a game character in a game. It's like Bruce Willis playing the role of a retired action star in a new action movie, to be dragged into a real action movie. Confused? :D Also, I do enjoy a World of Her Pwn. It's sweet! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 999 Joined: 7 Nov 2006   | After watching that video I have one thing to confess... I absolutely love redheads! I NEED MORE SAM :O |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 9 Joined: 10 Jan 2009 | Yea, I thought that one guy was Playing TF2, wasn't sure though... |
Muckraker  Posts: 249 Joined: 24 Dec 2008   | Woooo! VERY jealous I wasn't in this episode! It was all kinds of awesome! Next time, Mason...next time.... >=-D |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1674 Joined: 8 Oct 2008  |
It's fine that they all weren't over the triangle but none of them were. The importance of the triangle seemed to be that it was orbited by companies. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 8 Joined: 16 Jan 2009    | Great job, guys - really an entertaining, cool episode :) Looking forward to the next |
Escapist Co-Founder  Posts: 829 Joined: 21 Nov 2004  |
They are in the Triangle. It's a geographic region made up of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and their suburbs. Morrisville is located between all three, and Carrboro and Cary abut Chapel Hill and Raleigh, respectively, such that one cannot tell where one ends and the other begins. It's really one large metro area with people traveling between the cities frequently; I work in Durham, but live in Cary, and often go out in Raleigh, for example. So, you can put your botheredness (It's OK, I'm an Editor) at ease. Knowing is half the battle. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1966 Joined: 13 Sep 2008  | Another good episode. I liked the overview, the slight humour (Especially the Bull part. What was that bull even doing there?) and it also rekindled my long lost love of caffeine. Also, I'm starting to think that Russ likes being followed around by the camera. |
Paperboy Posts: 11 Joined: 11 Dec 2008 |
The mascot of the Durham baseball team is the Bull, and thus the bull pops up all over Durham. That Bull in paticular blows smoke out its nostrils when there's a home run. |
BANNED  Posts: 3682 Joined: 23 Oct 2007  |
Not as nerdy as my screaming "It's the Doom Doors sound!" when I was watching an episode of Doctor Who, or my repeat watching of a single scene of Top Gear to ensure that it was really Hell March by Frank Klepacki in the background. User was banned for: New Year's Eve...New Year resolutions. (Permanent) |
Paperboy  Posts: 45 Joined: 30 Dec 2008   | Russ, was that a quick shot of you doing mocap for Red Storm?? |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 87 Joined: 5 Dec 2008   | Great video, really informative. I love behind the scenes shows, keep'm coming Escapists! |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 5 Joined: 18 Dec 2008 | This show continues to impress me, especially a World of Her Pwn! (I totally would have gone with the Monkey Suit though.) |
Editor-in-Chief  Posts: 2409 Joined: 1 May 2006  |
They were showing me how it's done. Which seems to involve wearing an EXTREMELY tight spandex suit and standing around getting pointed and laughed at. We'll feature more of that segment in a later episode. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 102 Joined: 2 Feb 2008 |
Holy crap, that is one of the best and most original ideas for a game I have heard of in a while |
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Episode 12: Gaming in the Triangle
This week, Russ and crew get suited up to visit three of the most prominent development studios in the Triangle: Red Storm Entertainment, Vicious Cycle Software and Epic Games.
This week's musical guests:
Ian Dorsch - "The Escapist Show Theme"
Younnat - "Jedi Arkadyi", "The Day After Tomorrow"
Martin Ahm - "Force"
Frank Klepacki - "Awakening"
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