Co-Opticast Episode 22: Buy Trine Believe it or not, this episode title is not a paid advertisement. Neither is the podcast. But for as much as we talk about the Trine demo and our enjoyment of it - well you might think Frozen Byte is kicking us a little something.
Mike and Nick dash at the latest co-op news, give impressions of Halo 3: ODST and a short review of Gunstar Heroes for the Xbox Live Arcade.
Finally there's a bit of demo discussion, and how a proper demo can be used to sell a game...like say...Trine.
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smurphster at 07:03 AM on 6.30.2009
re halo 3 ODST new mombasa question.... there's a "Space Spire" or something (can't remember the actual name) that is an elevator to a space station so naturally it has to be near the equator. obviously that could be a good target for an attack. 
BigBadBob113 at 10:33 AM on 7.1.2009
Great cast guys. They have definitely been getting better as far as quality goes since I first started listening.I must say, you guys are some great pitchmen for Trine. You make it sound sooo awesome, but Im still wary of it (those concerns I brought up in the Trine thread).
You are totally correct in saying that demos that have co-op in the actual game should have the co-op in the demo. Otherwise, its just silly. Also, I was totally turned off by RE5's demo but for different reasons (because I sucked at it), but when I gave in and tried out the game, it was totally awesome.
smurphster at 10:59 AM on 7.1.2009
now i'm tempted to get it... maybe i'll wait a while yet and get a real bargain
BigBadBob113 at 12:05 PM on 7.1.2009
Oh yeah, my friend and I had a blast playing through RE5. We had both Gamefly'd it, and we both plan to eventually purchase it, once there is a bit of a price drop. I definitely suggest checking it out. The demo did not give do it any credit whatsoever.
smurphster at 12:22 PM on 7.1.2009
my wife and i didn't even make it through the demo... it might be a challenge to convince her to give it another try
roland at 12:46 PM on 7.1.2009
I recommend it. I had a similar experience to both BBB, Nick and Mike. I played the demo with my daughter and she hated it. But I went ahead and got it when it came out, and we have both ended up loving it. The demo just did a horrible job selling that game.
The game is much, much easier than the demo, since you can upgrade your weapons and replay levels to stockpile heals/ammo. I will replay some levels on easy by myself to get a ton of ammo, that my daughter is well stocked and not stressing that she's about out of shotgun shells.
On the New Mombasa thing, I actually kind of like that they've set the game there. I feel like I've spent enough time in US and European cities over the years. Although architecturally, I'm not sure how a futuristic New Mombasa would differ from say a New York.
pheriannath at 05:19 AM on 7.2.2009
If you're gonna set up a huge futuristic city in Africa, perhaps pick a city that people have a chance of having heard of? Cairo? Cape Town? Johannesburg? Marrakesh? smurphster at 05:27 AM on 7.2.2009
true, but none of those are close enough to the equator (see my 1st post above).
roland at 09:18 AM on 7.2.2009
I've heard of Mombasa
Out of curiosity, I checked out the Wikipedia entry on it. In addition to Smurphster's point, there's this gem that also adds to why Mombasa is a good historical location to use:
"...in Swahili it is called Kisiwa Cha Mvita (or Mvita for short), which means "Island of War", due to the many changes in its ownership."
Mrxknown_JG at 02:50 PM on 7.26.2009
How is Prototype designed for 15 year old boys?I like it, it does have rough spots, but as a concept and new IP, I fully support it. I think they just tried to do so much in a short amount of time.
About Halo 3 ODST, Mombasa is a GREAT location cause it tempts people like me to look it up. I love learning new things.
How odd would it be to fight in Finland? I know more about Africa then I do about Finland (I know its name, that's it).
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