DT 053 - Torchy's with Brad

Now this is how to start a Sunday! haha, Thanks.

Peter Frampton to start off the podcast also, awesome. About Vanquish, I think it will sell, Bayonetta sold, I think it has a chance.

Welcome back.

Sweet, can't wait to hear the minecraft discussion.

David, those games Brad was talking about are called Hatsune Miku: Project Diva, made by SEGA if you're interested. They're pretty fun games, but they begin to hurt my eyes after a while because the background to the songs are flashy.

Lords of Arcana looks too gimmicky, and I assume that the director towards the game wanted to put some features that were "missing" from Monster Hunter. Features like the "lock-on" mechanic looks sloppy because of the absurd camera angles. Monster Hunter doesn't have that since every monster takes damage depending on where you attack it. Plus, if you want to cut a piece of a monster's tail or break a monster's horn for materials, you will need to attack those areas.

Overall, I'm getting tired of Japanese game developers trying to make the Western audience as their priority. They should also stop being so desperate with genres that are picked to death, and be more ambitious (well not with well known franchises like DMC) with new franchises. Exceptions like Shinji Mikami's Vanquish adds new things that could raise a new bar on how third person shooters go in the future. I just wish that game doesn't bomb sales wise, since it's head to head against Fallout New Vegas (that doesn't mean New Vegas is to be avoided).

Oddly enough, I'll probably be listening to this on my flight to Japan tomorrow.

I didn't know they made a Professor Layton movie. Unfortunately I can't see myself looking at the movie now and NOT thinking about what David said.

Great show

Another great Dinner Time guys, good to hear you again David.

Awesome to hear you again david!lol pretty awesome I heard a bunch of familiar songs while you guys were chatting.One of them being The Doors - Touch Me :)

I don't know if I'd call the project diva games respected. I mean it's kind of just Hatsune Miku fandom

Great show. BTW Torchys Tacos = best tacos in the whole world. if you ever go to Austin you have to go there