This week's episode of Replay! includes Tim Turi, Andrew Reiner, Dan Ryckert and Ben Reeves playing one of the few "big name" titles for the Dreamcast: Sega's Shenmue.
In this episode, Dan Ryckert defends the game's slow paced action, Ben Reeves goes on tangents, and Tim Turi wins a Miles "Tails" Prower figurine.
The Replay Roulette segment features another Dreamcast game, a survivor-horror title called "D-2". It's pretty awful, which makes for some entertaining conversation.
Hello all. Sorry again for not posting on schedule, but school is straining my abilities to keep up on everything. So to catch up, here is an all-in-one post for last week.
First the Song of the Week:
This gem of a track comes from one of my personal favorite games, Earthworm Jim. This is the Sega Genesis version of this song, "Use your head", by esteemed composer of many games, and the brain trust behind the concert series Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico.
This is a little different from art I've previously showcased here, as this a direct copy of the Age Of Empires box art. I selected this piece because one, it has a really wonderful sense of balance and color, and two, the original Age of Empires doesn't get nearly the love it deserves. I understand why, since AoEII was a RTS masterpiece, but still the original deserves some love.
Finally, we have last Saturday's (Oct. 6th) Replay!
In this Replay! we get to hear an intriguing debate about the merits of Banjo Kazooie vs. Mario 64, Ben Hanson declares his favorite N64 game is one he never played half of, and Tim Turi faces off with an obscure Japanese computer adaptation of Super Mario in a new installment of Stress Test.
This is one of the best Replay episodes we've gotten in recent months. ENJOY IT.
This week's episode of Replay! features Tim Turi playing through one of the trippiest games to come out for the Gamecube; Suda 51's Killer 7.
In this episode we hear again from Atlus' Aram Jabbari and his "fondness" for Kinect, many references to Pulp Fiction are made, and at the end we get to look at Jessica Alba's mid-drift.
Just as a side note, the roulette is of a video game adaptation of the early 2000's TV show, Dark Angel. Just sayin'.
This week's Replay! is of the 8-bit Classic Double Dragon II: The Revenge.
Double Dragon II is an all-time classic Beat-em' Up game, also often known for its stellar soundtrack. Unfortunately, you can't really hear any of it in this replay.
However, you can hear about how annoying the control scheme is, how bad Ben Reeves is as a Double Dragon partner, and a discussion on whether or not the title should be Double Dragon or Double Dragons.
Unfortunately, this replay lacks compelling conversation, and suffers from far too many awkward silences.
This week's Replay! is yet another look back at an older Zombie-themed game.
In this episode Ben Reeves talks about sodomy, Dan Ryckert hates on fat chicks, and in the second half of the episode we are introduced to a new segment called "Replay Real Life". This new segments shows off Joe Juba and Dan Ryckert in the worst game of one-on-one basketball ever played.
Overall, this is one of the better episodes of Replay! GI's had in weeks; and the new segment is loads of entertainment, even if you don't have any foreknowledge of who the GameInformer crew are.
I'm posting this a day late as a result of being out of town.
Fortunately, there wasn't much for me to say about it. Brent Weinbach is obnoxious, and Kyle Hilliard is really bad at talking and playing simultaneously.
Matt and Tim try to overcome this but it's not enough to save this episode; which is unfortunate because "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" is a really cool game. Oh and there's a unicycle game, too. Yup.
On this week's episode of Game Informer's Replay, we learn about the limitations of stamp technology, hear a discussion about Alan Thicke's TV career, discover the connection between FFX's Blitz-ball and involuntary organ donations, and observe probably the worst motorcycle sequence in video game history.
Then in roulette, another god-awful game where Joe Juba fails to make any progress. Consistency!
On a scale where 1 is Overblood 2's platforming, and 10 is Overblood 1's intro, I give this Replay a 3. This will be my scale for all other GI Replay's henceforth.
