Mental Doodles/Lost Thoughts #2: The Console Divorce
Posted by jason in Podcasting on Jan 23rd, 2009 | 6 comments
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Jason Evangelho: Professional Hobbyist, Recovering Catholic…Portable Gaming Enthusiast? WHOA, that doesn’t sound right…
The Mental Doodles & Lost Thoughts Podcast settles into a groove with the first proper episode, as I go beyond yesterday’s reveal of my portable gaming obsession and explore precisely why I’m going through this “console divorce.”
Topics ranted about:
- The great video game release orgy of Holiday 2008
- Freaking firmware updates!
- Time investments: Console vs Portable
- Gaming in a multitasking-rich world
Games Discussed:
- Far too many to mention, and therein lies the dilemna…
The “I’m Not Worthy” List:
- Michael Abbott: The Brainy Gamer
- Rob LeFebvre, Ordinary Swords, GamesAreEvil, The Portable Gamer
- Tyler, ruler of DarkRoomDemons.com and master graphic artist (for the logo!)
Disclaimer: The opinions discussed within are not scholarly, they are not even 100% factual – but you WILL relate :-)
This podcast is one of my many passions – if you enjoyed it, please pass it along, email the link, or get your Tweet on. Thanks for listening, and thanks for paying attention…Till next time!
~Jason.
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Congrats on the podcast launch, good sir. I found it surprisingly relatable — I’ve been playing Suikoden and Symphony of the Night on my PSP between bits of Buzz and Crisis Core. My 360 gaming is basically non-existent these days, and the PS3 is now my Lost Season One-playing machine. The DS and Chrono Trigger (as well as Super Dodgeball) are serving me well. Weird, eh? Lots of oldies, and very few new games.
All of which are portable.
Bizarre.
And some of my most anticipated games this year are portable — I don’t like Resistance, but Retribution was awesome at PAX, and those guys made amazing shooters on the PSP with Syphon Filter. That it has online still scares me, because I played Dark Mirror (exclusively) for 3 months, every night, for 3 or 4 hours per night, online with friends. I must have sunk hundreds of hours in to it.
Ironic. Online portable is so redundant, yet it’s where I get the most enjoyment.
HA! The PS3 updates are pretty slow, I don’t know about infuriating, but yeah they are slow. It’s amazing considering how fast the 360 updates are.
As for the PSP, I’m enjoying it MUCH more than I could have ever imagined, and for about 60 bucks I got 5 games that I’ve put hours into already.
Nice podcast, looking forward to more.
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