Idle Thumbs 3 - Field of Dreams

Did you hear BioWare is working on a Star Wars MMO set in the KOTOR universe? Oh, you did? Nick and Chris talk about their day at the Old Republic reveal event, Thumbs alum and BioShock 2 designer Steve Gaynor of 2K Marin joins us as a special guest, Jake turns into an old man, and more. Listen in!

Originally aired October 22, 2008

00:27 — Theme
00:58 — Intro - The first appearance of Steve "Hot Scoops" Gaynor
01:46 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - That dang o' republic
02:07 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - The MMO about stories
03:53 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - Player-focused narrative in a shared world
04:56 — Diablo II - Turning a story into a grind
05:58 — Story in Games — How MMOs undermine your involvement
08:50 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - Parallel story arcs
09:45 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - AI companions
10:58 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - Writing
11:45 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - Playing as a single-player game
13:20 — World of Warcraft - When you've had enough
15:20 — BioShock - Secret of the Big Daddy whale voice
16:52 — Sound Effects - They are comprised of lots of crazy stuff sometimes
17:31 — BioShock - Field of Dreams
18:22 — Star Wars: The Old Republic - What have we learned?
18:55 — Gears of War 2 - The Neverending Embargo
20:06 — Fable II - Look at that castle!
22:16 — Fable II - Evil girls wear eyeliner
23:38 — Fable II - Molyneuxed out the extreme
24:23 — Fable II - Interactions with NPCs
26:37 — Fable II - Representing relationships
28:23 — Black & White - Zooming in on ants
28:48 — Fable II - The dog
29:31 — Fable II - Breadcrumb trail
31:00 — Fable II - Co-op
32:41 — Fable II - "Open" world
34:09 — Fable II and Oblivion - Color
35:39 — Ultra Boost - (commercial)
36:05 — Steve Gaynor - Entering the industry through the modding community
45:16 — BioShock - The citizens of Rapture
46:00 — Dubai's Underwater Hotel - It's hilarious and fake
48:41 — Far Cry 2 - Playing it at some point
49:05 — Metal Gear Solid 4 - Tom Chick's review
49:46 — Far Cry 2 - Immersion and simulation
51:35 — Open World Games - Jake is an old man is scared of them
53:51 — BioShock - Playing without the quest arrow
54:34 — Open World Game - Missing content
55:14 — Yakuza 2 - Side content
57:35 — Open World Games - Compulsion to see side content
58:47 — Side Content - Perceived quality
1:00:20 — Yakuza 2 - The horrible rapper
1:02:13 — Mass Effect - Laze the space base
1:03:02 — Far Cry 2 - It'd better be awesome
1:03:52 — Reader Mail - Casual Addition - Falling into the Peggle coma
1:07:21 — Reader Mail - Steam - And re-correctly spelled names
1:08:15 — Reader Mail - Beating Blizzard Games - Are you a video game freak?
1:11:06 — Reader Mail - Indie Games - Losing the wood amongst the trees
1:11:41 — Reader Mail - Diablo III - The 20-minute game
1:12:54 — Reader Mail - Granola Flavor - without peanuts is critical
1:14:16 — Ultra Boost - Outtakes

External links

Tom Chick's Metal Gear Solid 4 review - http://tinyurl.com/cyxcu5s

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Gaming

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• Idle Thumbs
• Chris Remo
• Nick Breckon
• Jake Rodkin
• Steve Gaynor
• Hot Scoops
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Diablo II
• World of Warcraft
• BioShock
• Gears of War 2
• Fable II
• Black and White
• Far Cry 2
• Metal Gear Solid 4
• Yakuza 2
• Mass Effect
• Peggle
• Steam
• Blizzard
• Diablo III