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Oh my fucking God his lifebar. I don't remember that part at all. I'm really tempted to just buy MGS1PSX for PS3 now.
 
Patryn said:
Because any streaming is being done by PAX itself and not the panels themselves.

I'm guessing it's because of technical reasons (equipment, bandwidth, internet, etc.)
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For how big PAX has become, I would think they could afford some more of that stuff. But whatever, no big deal.
 
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. Come on Drew this isn't the manual reading simplaying Scanlon. Every fucking last hit of Grey Fox. Every single time.
 
Oh god that 31 minute moment.
Volotaire said:
The only thing I think Drew could do better is to start running when alert theme sounds instead of gunning down enemies, looking for items and doors, and not attempting to get all items in one run (know when to retreat and save by going back and forth in an area).
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Not anything that would improve his performance, but he's being super cautious with stuff like patrols and cameras. You can run around pretty freely with the vision cones being so limited (and sound being nearly a non-factor).
 
Bummer about Jeff being so down on the arenas. Fetch plays really well and getting into a groove with the combat loop is pretty fun.

But it doesn't seem like they're into the hit and run combat and want the cover shooting from the past.

I'm not sure what Brad is talking about with maneuverability. Delsin and Fetch are much more mobile and agile than Cole. Maybe I misheard him.
 
Crewnh said:
Bummer about Jeff being so down on the arenas. Fetch plays really well and getting into a groove with the combat loop is pretty fun.

But it doesn't seem like they're into the hit and run combat and want the cover shooting from the past.

I'm not sure what Brad is talking about with maneuverability. Delsin and Fetch are much more mobile and agile than Cole. Maybe I misheard him.
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I think Brad is just down on the game in general. He was a big fan of the first two games (especially the first one IIRC), but didn't even finish Second Son.
 
I love Metal Gear Scanlon. I'd like for them to go through the other games in the series too. I know those cutscenes can get really long though. Pretty sure there's a few in 4 that would pretty much be the whole video.
 
You have two rations and your health is low. Use a ration. Drew, use the ration. Drew, pls.

This is making me squirm in my seat like Dan. I love this series.
 
I love love love the fact that they made their camera shots look like the game codecs in the latest Metal Gear Scanlon.
 
Volotaire said:
I've heard Windows phones are quite good to use with the interface.
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I've used a windows phone for a year and it's a really visually appealing OS with god awful app and update support.

they announced 8.1 and Cortana stuff forever ago, but I dont know when the hell it even comes out.

I'm dumping it for an iPhone when the new one releases.
 
Another thing I liked in Twin Snakes that doesn't seem to be in the original is that guards in the nuke room shot bean bag shotguns instead of assault rifles. Made a lot more sense given Snake's own limitations on that floor.

Also, the Gray fox fight is easier if you just melee him with the rocket launcher.
 
Wunder said:
don't you auto-use rations if you have them equipped?
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It was so tense because at the time Drew had a habit on equipping and unequipping the rations as he was running around and going in for CQC and you'd never know if they'd be unequipped just as he is about to get hit.
 
I wonder if Drew's MGS experience is going to be similar to mine. Stumbled around like an idiot for 1-2 hours and then got in the zone and just breezed through everything.
 
Backfoggen said:
I wonder if Drew's MGS experience is going to be similar to mine. Stumbled around like an idiot for 1-2 hours and then got in the zone and just breezed through everything.
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I bought the MGS HD collection and stumbled around in MGS2 for an hour and gave up. The controls and camera felt clunky to me and I had other stuff to play instead.
 
I'm loving Metal Gear Scanlon. That latest episode was hilarious. Although I know more about Metal Gear than probably anything else, I don't feel the need to be an annoying elitist who thinks Dan has betrayed us Metal Gear fans because he has forgotten a few things in a game that he probably hasn't played in years. Drew is pretty slow to learn patterns but it's fun to see him fuck up and have Dan not help him out.
 
That was the best Metal Gear Scanlon episode yet. I am loving the fact we can see their faces now. Here are some highlights:

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Sorry for the sizes. I made the gifs at 50fps. I'll try to make them at 25fps next time.

You should install the chrome extension Gif Delayer, which makes the browser display gifs only after fully downloading them. This makes it so the effect of seeing the gif is not ruined by lag.
 
I'm watching right now and not even at the boss fight yet, but that Nikita missile backfire has me rolling.

MGScanlon is quickly becoming one of my favorite Premium series, right up there with the two Souls playthroughs.
 
Holy shit. MGS is still entertaining as hell but it's finally starting to become a little frustrating. Stay mobile! Don't just stand in the way of his jump-attack aaaaargh
 
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