It's a smooth transition to a new era. I'm very glad. Probably him watching Kyle do the Podcast all these years helped along with that Q&A episode between them.
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Yeah I finished the first Jones podcast and it was better than I expected! Always room for improvement but it's a great start and I'M looking forward to seeing where it goes.
My only advice would be to make the opening bit snappier. Maybe instead of asking the allies who would win you pick two allies and have them each present a one minute argument for why the charecter they were assigned would win. The three people who are not participating can vote on who they think will win based on the arguments presented. Do two rounds of this so that all 4 panelists (minus jones) are allowed to participate.
If you wanted go extend it out more you could then pit the winners of those two rounds into a deathmatch to see who gets to move on to the grand finals.
My only advice would be to make the opening bit snappier. Maybe instead of asking the allies who would win you pick two allies and have them each present a one minute argument for why the charecter they were assigned would win. The three people who are not participating can vote on who they think will win based on the arguments presented. Do two rounds of this so that all 4 panelists (minus jones) are allowed to participate.
If you wanted go extend it out more you could then pit the winners of those two rounds into a deathmatch to see who gets to move on to the grand finals.
He's recovering from solo-guesting on the recent Friend Code, playing Castlevania II and having to look at Xenoblade faces.
Having to look at OG Xenoblade faces would do that to anyone. Hope he recovers.
I still haven't recovered from seeing the OG faces on my 3DS.
Podcast was... fine. I'll give it a few weeks before I provide feedback to get a feel for it and see if it clicks with me.
Can't wait to watch the new podcast on Sunday because I'm a cheap ass. Glad to hear the good reception.
Yeah, I really liked it. I like that Jones seemed really informed on the subjects he was talking about.
Also, "this week on" or whatever it was called, is a really smart idea. First time I've ever heard of this darkborn game, and now I'm pissed its on hold, lol.
Also, "this week on" or whatever it was called, is a really smart idea. First time I've ever heard of this darkborn game, and now I'm pissed its on hold, lol.
This is the absolute worst feel, finding out about something cool and then discovering it's been delayed, on hiatus, canceled, not in your language, etc
I think Jones did fantastic. It's a new podcast... and it should be. You can't replace Kyle and the sooner you realize that the better. The Allies know that off the bat and it's great to hear. I'll always L&R Kyle but this is the way it needs to go.
Honestly, the new podcast feels like a slight shift back to the pre-Kyle podcast days, and I am completely okay with that. I found the old Easy Allies podcast entertaining, but often an interesting topic would be brought up and everyone would start discussing it only to be completely derailed by a Kyle joke and they'd never end up back on the interesting thing they were starting to discuss. Kyle is hilarious, but I appreciate the more business-y focus this version will take, while still keeping the humor.
It's not like its going to go back to the earlier Invisible Walls days with Shane and Marcus dominating the entire conversation or 20-minute conversations about COD and Madden.
So yea, super excited to see where the new format goes! My wife, on the other hand, just wants a weekly Easy Allies Animal Crossing podcast, but she said she's fine with a weekly mention!
It's not like its going to go back to the earlier Invisible Walls days with Shane and Marcus dominating the entire conversation or 20-minute conversations about COD and Madden.
So yea, super excited to see where the new format goes! My wife, on the other hand, just wants a weekly Easy Allies Animal Crossing podcast, but she said she's fine with a weekly mention!
Podcast was great, I agree the only bit that didn't work was the opening game stopping to ask every single person.
Definitely leaned more on the Kyle version of the podcast than I was expecting but I get it, everyone's getting acclimated and figuring it out, may as well use the stuff that works. Save the dramatic Jones takeover for the studio
Definitely leaned more on the Kyle version of the podcast than I was expecting but I get it, everyone's getting acclimated and figuring it out, may as well use the stuff that works. Save the dramatic Jones takeover for the studio
Really enjoyed the podcast. The ONLY problem I had was the bit where Jones lists some of the other news of the week. It sometimes seemed like some people may have wanted to discuss it a little bit, but Jones just flew right through the headlines.
I thought maybe Jones had discussed the headlines with the other allies and those were the ones that they had collectively decided weren't worth discussing, but a couple of them seemed to throw one or two of them off-guard, so I don't know.
I thought maybe Jones had discussed the headlines with the other allies and those were the ones that they had collectively decided weren't worth discussing, but a couple of them seemed to throw one or two of them off-guard, so I don't know.
Tbh wasn't the biggest fan of the podcast, mostly the headline choices and burning through a few with a sentence.
My worry about the focus on trailers and Jones being the main talker was definitely founded here. Although is their defense I probably just need to get used to it.
Looking forward to Bloodworth being more of a co-mod in the future.
My worry about the focus on trailers and Jones being the main talker was definitely founded here. Although is their defense I probably just need to get used to it.
Looking forward to Bloodworth being more of a co-mod in the future.
That podcast felt good.
It's exactly what I expected. It's rough around the edges. The opening bit isn't that interesting and probably needs tweaking a bit. The suggestion about having people argue for and against with the rest of the panel coming to a decision is good, but also could become drawn out.
But overall it was really entertaining. Really really good vibes by the end. You can see and hear Jones get a lot less nervous over the first 20 minutes or so. I do wonder if it's because he built up Podcast to be this really big expectation of him, but then it became absolutely clear that it's not the Brandon Jones show. He's surrounded by extremely talented people, and he doesn't have to carry that podcast by himself, not even close.
It's exactly what I expected. It's rough around the edges. The opening bit isn't that interesting and probably needs tweaking a bit. The suggestion about having people argue for and against with the rest of the panel coming to a decision is good, but also could become drawn out.
But overall it was really entertaining. Really really good vibes by the end. You can see and hear Jones get a lot less nervous over the first 20 minutes or so. I do wonder if it's because he built up Podcast to be this really big expectation of him, but then it became absolutely clear that it's not the Brandon Jones show. He's surrounded by extremely talented people, and he doesn't have to carry that podcast by himself, not even close.
Second ff7r spoiler mode is up. Exclusive to patreon.
It's even longer than the first...........
Lol.
It's even longer than the first...........
Lol.
This thread hates Xenoblade worse than Simon's Quest comfiemed.
Why weekly? Make it daily! If I can't get 5 minutes of Isla describing the colorful socks the Flick on Jones' island sold or Blood being prompted by Redd to reveal his secret past as internationally wanted art forger WHAT AM I PAYING TO PATREON FOR?
Why weekly? Make it daily! If I can't get 5 minutes of Isla describing the colorful socks the Flick on Jones' island sold or Blood being prompted by Redd to reveal his secret past as internationally wanted art forger WHAT AM I PAYING TO PATREON FOR?
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really good spoiler mode, they're pretty negative for about the first 30 minutes but it balances out after that and is just a joy to listen to, also very funny how clearly badly damiani wants to go down the level 4 hole but can't lol
And yet you have people here saying that's the first 30 minutes. I can bet most of those comments hardly watched the entire thing.
Not to mention Ian was not nitpicky on frametrap and fully expressed how much he liked the game.
The hateboner for Ian from all fronts is baffling. Ian's been dealing with this for like 6 years at this point. He wasn't the only person expressing his reservations of the game and people are fully allowed to not like something you, and the majority of people, like.
This is more accurate to your post: "why don't Ian like thing I like as much as I like it"
The whole gang is critical of the game, but there's still a lot of love in the new Spoiler Mode, at least from the hour or so I've listened. It's not "negative." It's not a bash session. You'll more than likely agree with a lot of what they're saying. I adored the game but I think they're on point with their criticisms.
Lol:
First spoiler mode: they spend way too much time talking about the story, this sucks
Second spoiler mode: they spend too much time nitpicking the gameplay, this sucks.
Eza fanbase in a nutshell.
Yes I know this is all fanbases, just think it's funny.
Also I cant see a world where FF7 remake isnt my goty this year. Its an incredible achivment. It also has bad areal combat and the fact that cut scenes can and frequently do interupt limit breaks unacceptable in a game that has such flawless combat otherwise. Just my 2 cents.
First spoiler mode: they spend way too much time talking about the story, this sucks
Second spoiler mode: they spend too much time nitpicking the gameplay, this sucks.
Eza fanbase in a nutshell.
Yes I know this is all fanbases, just think it's funny.
Also I cant see a world where FF7 remake isnt my goty this year. Its an incredible achivment. It also has bad areal combat and the fact that cut scenes can and frequently do interupt limit breaks unacceptable in a game that has such flawless combat otherwise. Just my 2 cents.
The anti-guest thing is so strange. The vast majority of Spoiler Modes and all podcasts are EZA-only. Guests are few and far bewtween.
Watched the 1st FF7R spoiler mode. I actually enjoyed it and didn't mind that Max dominated the conversation. It made the spoiler mode a lot more interesting than I expected it to be
Great opening podcast by Jones. Some real funny bits in there. The FF7 Remake door texture dig off Ben was a good laugh.
The Q&A was really good too.
The Q&A was really good too.
I don't normally poo poo the allies.
Jones should done a reaction to the Valhalla trailer. Missed opportunity
Jones should done a reaction to the Valhalla trailer. Missed opportunity
I do believe there's a bit of irrational hatred for Ian. To be fair, I think a lot of the love of Easy Allies comes from unabashed positive love of games from Huber and others, but anytime Ian comes in with a more nuanced view, people lose their minds.
I think all of us go pretty much out of our way to say how much we liked the game overall; refusing to bring up what we liked and didn't like in a three hour session is insane. We talk about how much we love the ending and what it does, we talk about what works and who our favorite characters are, we talk about all kinds of positive stuff.
But I suppose it is slightly more negative for the first thirty minutes? I dunno. I had a blast talking about it with them.
I've only just started it but you've been great so far! Glad you were involved.
People don't want to hear nuanced criticism they only want to know if their favorite games are great or perfect. The only exception are the games everyone is expected to hate those you can criticize.
:P
I don't understand this "literally any criticism = negative" notion. Chrono Trigger is IMO the best game ever made and Illusion of Gaia is my favorite game of all time, and I could rant for an hour criticizing both games.
If anybody is going to dominate an FF7 discussion Max is who I'd want to do it, for sure.