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Expansion Pack 60

Postby Born2beSlicker on Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:44 pm

Welcome to the BXB Expansion Pack Podcast with Jasper "Spiiike" Kashap, Mark "Born2beSlicker" Lawson and Arnold "DogeyedBoy" Cook. The podcast that focuses on Xbox news, what we've been playing and seen as downloadable content for the BXB community.

This week we talk about:

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition
Street Fighter x Tekken
Brink
Prey 2
Grinding in games, obsession or acceptable?

Just to note, the iTunes feed has been fixed. I know I've said that before, but I promise it's fixed this time! You can subscribe and review us until your eyes pop out. To keep up to date with the podcast, and gaming in general you can follow BritXbox and Born2beSlicker on Twitter.

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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby Kevin on Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:36 am

What was that tune at the end of the podcast? That was cool.

Great podcast, Grinding topic was brilliant. The thing is if the person doing it is having fun then I guess who are we to say it's wrong. Having said that, rubber bands around controllers or setting up games just to get 1000 kills etc, I look at that and think it's so sad cos the person can't be having fun and what's the point?

I think the problem is not with the gamer but the game, they shouldn't do achievements linked to silly things that people start grinding on. That's my honest opinion, blame the game!

As for RPG grinding, I think that's totally different. I'm with Spike, you grind cos then you kickass later on in the game. Take FFXIII as an example, I grinded all my characters to the max, but was rewarded as there are some big monsters in that game that you can't fight unless your maxed out. Monsters that you don't have to fight, so you don't have to grind, your doing it just cos you want to try and beat that big monster. FFVII was the same with the big monsters you could fight after finishing the game. 

I think RPG grinded is different to achievement grinding.

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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby NighteyesUK on Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:25 am

Conversely, I'm of the opposite when it comes to RPGs and grinding; I was absolutely loving FF XIII until I hit some big monsters, which stopped me from progressing unless I grinded for hours and hours to level up. That's fucking bullshit as far as I'm concerned. Achievement grinding is for muppets with small willies. :wink:
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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby Born2beSlicker on Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:38 am

Kevin wrote:What was that tune at the end of the podcast? That was cool.


I always pick songs from games I am currently playing/thinking about. This week was Sonic Colours:

Intro: Tropical Resort Zone Act 2



Outro: Aquarium Park Zone Act 2


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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby Kevin on Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:14 pm

NighteyesUK wrote:Conversely, I'm of the opposite when it comes to RPGs and grinding; I was absolutely loving FF XIII until I hit some big monsters, which stopped me from progressing unless I grinded for hours and hours to level up. That's fucking bullshit as far as I'm concerned.


But you didn't have to fight them big monsters if you didn't want to, I'm sure at no point in Final Fantasy XIII was you forced to grind unless you wanted to have a crack at the big monsters, which were all optional.

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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby Kevin on Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:18 pm

Born2beSlicker wrote:Outro: Aquarium Park Zone Act 2



Kickass man! They need to release SONIC colours on the 360/PS3, just so I can dance along. Gonna get that tune on my iPhone now, best videogame music I've heard this year so far!

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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby Noir on Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:36 pm

Kevin wrote:
NighteyesUK wrote:Conversely, I'm of the opposite when it comes to RPGs and grinding; I was absolutely loving FF XIII until I hit some big monsters, which stopped me from progressing unless I grinded for hours and hours to level up. That's fucking bullshit as far as I'm concerned.


But you didn't have to fight them big monsters if you didn't want to, I'm sure at no point in Final Fantasy XIII was you forced to grind unless you wanted to have a crack at the big monsters, which were all optional.



Yeah, FFXIII didn't even let you grind - you were constantly capped all the way. :?

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Re: Expansion Pack 60

Postby NighteyesUK on Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:59 am

Maybe I was just shit at the game then. Stupid fucking game! :lol:
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