Vegetable Lasagna
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I've always had a hard time watching Victor Lucas stuff. Maybe because the cheese factor in EP seemed so high? I don't know why... shrug. He does good work though.
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Victor Lucas is in a league of his own when it comes to game interviews
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bryan12112
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Subscribed. Thanks!
Subscribed. 👌👌
Totally in to help Vic spread the old EP word online. I didn't realize he had moved to the web to continue EP, and the other shows that spun off from it. Once he was mainly on Omni and the other local channels it became really difficult to find new episodes airing and Space was garbage to get new episodes for a long time. This will help.
I love seeing people who just learned that Jade, Evangeline, Geoff were parts of this show before becoming names in their own right. I still remember being unhappy the day Reviews on the Run was split into its own show instead of being the last segment of EP. I was so confused and kind of disliked the split, since RoTR was my favourite part, and it felt like a good release at the end of an episode since EP was mainly previews and less indepth on the industry at the time.
All I ask is that you get Tommy to come back, just to see if his worst game of 2017 is still High Heat Baseball 2003.
I love seeing people who just learned that Jade, Evangeline, Geoff were parts of this show before becoming names in their own right. I still remember being unhappy the day Reviews on the Run was split into its own show instead of being the last segment of EP. I was so confused and kind of disliked the split, since RoTR was my favourite part, and it felt like a good release at the end of an episode since EP was mainly previews and less indepth on the industry at the time.
All I ask is that you get Tommy to come back, just to see if his worst game of 2017 is still High Heat Baseball 2003.
This stuff is an absolute treasure trove of gaming history. The new content you're up to has been great too, it was great seeing you spend an hour or so laying out in great detail your disappointment with Mass Effect Andromeda.
Grateful for the lifelong commitment to celebrating video games.
HelloNewman
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Love Electric Playground I remember getting up on Saturday mornings in the late 90s to watch it every Saturday love the show then and love it now.
It would play at such odd hours sometimes.Just came across this myself while browsing the channel lol. The man is really good.
-Pyromaniac-
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Victor Lucas....that's a name I haven't heard in a while. As a canadian I watched all his shit all the time. I even think he was behind Tsilon wasn't he? That was good times for a while.
Nice to see him posting here. Kind of sad to see that the channel is still on the low end of views but that's a decent amount of subs. Deserves so much more though.
Nice to see him posting here. Kind of sad to see that the channel is still on the low end of views but that's a decent amount of subs. Deserves so much more though.
Never forget the joy of Tommy and Vic's legendary negative review of High Heat Baseball 2003.
I'm always a little disappointed that this is pretty much High Heat's legacy. The console versions probably sucked but the PC versions of High Heat 2000-2003 were excellent baseball sims. They had a solid online community too.
Vic is awesome though. EP was seemingly the only video game show in Canada that lasted for any longer stretch of time. Scott Jones and his surly personality was a good counterpoint to Vic in the later years of the show.
arts&crafts
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Born and raised in Toronto I had no idea Electric Playground was Canadian, I just thought it was some American show we got. Some good memories.
Lmao Tommy needs to do some guest appearances on the show.
Zoe flower was also a great host, she had the same style as victor too.
I vaguely remember one interview at a convention where a developer was so damn patronizing, he said something like 'oooh you dont wanna hear about that..' and she said something along the lines of 'try me.'
Edit: theres like no record of her on the internet.
I vaguely remember one interview at a convention where a developer was so damn patronizing, he said something like 'oooh you dont wanna hear about that..' and she said something along the lines of 'try me.'
Edit: theres like no record of her on the internet.
Already subbed to ya man, but I'm definitely interested in more old school content. I also checked out the Film Fury channel. Pretty enertaining, I like the format. Pretty much Reviews on the Run for movies! Subbed.
-Pyromaniac-
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I don't think Victor is capable of giving a score less than that.
Azzurri
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Me too, I use to watch G4 24/7 back in the early 2000's
He could find a positive in ANYthing.
But what was on the positive side?
For a lot of us Canadians growing up in the late 90's and early 2000's, Electric Playground was a STAPLE for Videogame news and reviews on television. I don't know anyone who doesn't look back on the Shows earlier days with warmth, affection, and admiration.
He hasn't lost his touch, not one bit. You can clearly see that in his sit down with the Rerez guys, during a talk they had about Switch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLzx_ak-EKl1yB8gUjpPCTfCOhPnu-zr0f&v=Gb13c91u1gw
I can guarantee you, if Tommy and Victor sat down to discuss the industry, reviews, and E3 or PAX people would take time out of their lives to watch that. I damn sure would.
He hasn't lost his touch, not one bit. You can clearly see that in his sit down with the Rerez guys, during a talk they had about Switch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLzx_ak-EKl1yB8gUjpPCTfCOhPnu-zr0f&v=Gb13c91u1gw
I can guarantee you, if Tommy and Victor sat down to discuss the industry, reviews, and E3 or PAX people would take time out of their lives to watch that. I damn sure would.
OverdriveOtaku
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Same (US based myself), loved a ton of the programs it had. Hardly had a reason to change the channel.
Glad I discovered this youtube channel because of threads like this, though I'm truly surprised at how few subs it has. Is EP also on TV somewhere? Or do they have a Patreon? Because I can't see how a channel like this can subsist on such a small sub count, let alone doing daily videos.
EDIT: Saw that Vic replied in the thread, helped me get some answers.
I love me some Victor Lucas. Hopefully he gets a lot more subscribers because his reviews/interviews/content in general deserves the attention.
Some stuff with Tommy again in the future would be amazing. I loved Reviews on the Run/Judgment Day. It's cool to see his recent movie reviews are somewhat similar in style to that.
Some stuff with Tommy again in the future would be amazing. I loved Reviews on the Run/Judgment Day. It's cool to see his recent movie reviews are somewhat similar in style to that.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Subbed. Victor and Tommy were the duo I always trusted, and still do. He has done some great work for Canadian gaming industry/journalism, and I always have respect for him.
Vic you are a legend and a scholar! Thank you for making tons and tons of content that you have over the years. Its a pleasure always watching these old school videos.
Please keep doing what you do. Not only do you get a kick out of it, fans like us enjoy watching your shows. Much love!!
Agreed, that was a great interview. Interesting hearing from Barlog how his time with George Miller shaped his narrative ambitions.
The Spiderman interview was even better in my opinion. Very reassuring for fans of the character.
Very interesting new in depth interview with the developers of Splatoon 2. Really, this is very unique content for Youtube. GAF should be all over this channel.
Splatoon 2 - Meet the Developers
Splatoon 2 - Meet the Developers
Monocle
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Good to hear. I'll check it out!
It was great to see so much passion from Bryan, I think it'll put fans of the character at ease to see how much he and the team at Insomniac seem to know and respect the character.
Kabuki Waq
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Pretty good interview with Greenberg on XBX. Vic really pushes for info but knows when to stop.
https://youtu.be/X7EVpuB1CVM
https://youtu.be/X7EVpuB1CVM
That's really the art of the interview in these situations. Push for everything you can get, but back off once you know you hit the wall.
Vic has had a relationship with many of these people for 15+ years, so he seems to get more answers than many do.
Bringing this thread back because this is really a top notch interview with AC: Origins game director Ashraf Ismail.
Some of the deepest, most informative stuff I've heard on the process behind the game. Vic seems to have the trust and respect of developers, and so its fun to see him really able to draw them out and go deep.
It's a crime this video has under 2k views!
Some of the deepest, most informative stuff I've heard on the process behind the game. Vic seems to have the trust and respect of developers, and so its fun to see him really able to draw them out and go deep.
It's a crime this video has under 2k views!
Aztechnology
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Holy crap, I had no idea. Subscribed and will be watching.
mikezilla2
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Yeah, I feel like everyone knows Vic from way back when his show was on G4 in the US, but it hasn't been fully promoted that he has all this great content on YouTube.
He should probably do more outreach (like going on popular gaming podcasts with people well known in the online space) so people actually know the channel exists.
DangerMouse
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Yeah he's still fantastic, I agree that I think a lot of people who were fans of his don't know he's got this channel.
I think it's a bit hard for people who come from an old media mindset to seamlessly transition to the digital world. The production quality on the channel is INSANELY beyond YouTube standards, but I think he'd do well to do more long and talky videos like his NES Classic review. I feel like Youtube is much more based around personality and intimacy than production value, and YouTube audiences seems to like long videos that provide a deep dive into hot topics.