Podcast 5-9: Operation Negatron Rising

Photo of Robert Allen Robert AllenJanuary 22, 2011
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Hoping to rediscover recover the valor exhibited by the initial entries in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon series, DesertEagle examines two divergent titles- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and the latest Wii iteration of Ghost Recon. Together with SeanNOLA and Samurage, the trio also explores the intricacies of LittleBigPlanet 2, Passage, and One Chance. We keep things flowing with our characteristic dose of game trivia as well as respond to reader mail.

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Photo of Robert Allen Robert AllenJanuary 22, 2011
77 1,025 Less than a minute
Photo of Robert Allen

Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

77 Comments

  2. Deagle, LBP talk lost me. What the hell was he talking about- Frida Kahlo? Editors?

  5. I would have liked to hear more about the jumping in LBP2. Not every follows things are closely as you, NOLA.

  7. I think he’s just going off the top of his head instead of using notes this week.

    Hong Kong Fooey is the jam.

  11. There’s a hell of a lot of Deagle this week. He talks by himself for at least 5 minutes at times. Not bad, but not great either.

  12. If you ask me, it should have been a bit shorter and a whole lot funnier.

    Otherwise good show, and plenty of info. I’ll probably grab LBP2 sometime.

  17. Look at the tank’s round. The enemy tank isn’t that far, but the shell is way off the mark.

    At least that’s what I’m assuming.

  19. Saying people have “stupid usernames” makes you sound real douchey. Lose the attitude.

  20. Wow, NOLA seemed bitter this show. Especially when he mentioned the CAGcast thing.

  28. Why is everyone posting twice? Why is everyone posting twice 🙂

    Good show, glad you found a FPS you like Desert.

  29. Great show this week. I know there haven’t been a lot of new releases coming out lately, but your talk about One Change and Deagle’s gushing over Flashpoint were great.

  30. I heard Ship, Wombat and Cheapy give the shout out. You should have one of them on the show, and Deagle you should get on the CAGcast.

  32. DEagle said he’s give the show a listen. He doesn’t even listen to the CAGcast? Jeez, that’s a bit ungrateful 😉

  34. DEagle said he’s give the show a listen. He doesn’t even listen to the CAGcast? Jeez, that’s a bit ungrateful 😉

  36. Hey guys, sorry Nola and I were a bit quiet this week. it’s a slow time in the video game year and all, so thanks for your continued support 🙂 Maybe, since it’s that time of year, some of you could write in things you’d like to hear us talk about. Give us some proactive positive input. Cheers~! 🙂

  47. I’d I’d like to know more about NOLA’s PSPgo experience. Did you ever find a duplicate cable?

  48. I’m erasing my good comments for making fun of my name. Screw you guys. I hope you get nothing but 1 star reviews.

  49. On SNOLA’s behalf I THINK he was joking, but making fun of your listeners (even playfully) is not the way to be the next Giant Bombcast.

    Most of us on the site our nerds, we spend our days controlling images on a television screen and other geeky things. I think at one time or another, we’ll all caught flack for not going to bars, playing basketball, and doing otherwise “normal” activities. A good show should offer a positive vibe that says “that’s OK”, and not sound like my parents and say “that look/sounds/is stupid”

  56. My e-mail was all over the place? I guess I’ll take your word for it. But on to more important matters…

    Sage, why are you talking shit about 2% milk? It’s delicious, it feel cooler than regular milk, and it goes great with cookies, something you can’t say about coconut milk. Girlfriend, stop being biased against the superior type of milk and end this cycle of hate. XD

  58. Well I thought it was a good question- the only one who didn’t like it was Negatron.

    As for the milk debate- unless your a baby, adult humans don’t need milk. At one point in your life, you’ll probably grow lactose intolerant anyway.

  59. To be honest I thought Nola’s answer was totally subjective- there are a ton of people who get frustrated my MM 9 and 10’s difficulty. The game might have a wider audience it was wasn’t so dam hard.

    And Monster Hunter? Maybe it gets the balance right, I won’t know. I get bored by the second big battle and turned away from the slow swinging.

  60. Oh, don’t get me wrong: I loved the question! In fact, it’s going to make a return on this weeks episode, because I played (actually, finished) a game that expresses that frustration even better than any of the examples given. It was just a lot of information crammed into a quick paragraph. I was trying my best, in the time allotted, to parse it out to pacing, challenge and difficulty, and try to form the best answer.

  62. One big complaint- if everybody has already talked about LBP jumping physics- then why did Weekend Confirmed do a whole segment on in this weeks show?

    (And Yes, I enjoyed hearing the talk!)

  65. Quick questions listeners- should I cut back on the quantity (and time spent) on games I’ve been playing?

  69. It’s just such an easy thing to love. It’s like the fable 3 of milk. It’s nice and all, and it certainly delivers a quick and easy refreshment, but it could be doing a lot more with itself. I will end the cycle of hate though if you will try some coconut milk with cookies. Cuz it’s a dang good combo! Esp. with chocolate chippers. Cheers~!

  70. Deagle, why don’t you rotate and do a realease a person, then move to the next person?

    More is better.

  71. I kinda figured that’s what you meant. Don’t sweat it, I was just giving you crap. 😀

    I was really happy with the discussion and the length of the segment. I’m looking forward to hearing round 2.

  72. Okay, I’ll try some coconut milk with some cookies sometime…..I can make coconut milk by shoving frozen coconut and Almond Joy candy bars into a (late, great) Jack LaLane Power Juicer, right?

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