The Level

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the trilogies, SSX, misleading reviews, and briefly introduce Mass Effect 3.

Apologies for Kole’s audio quality in the first half of the episode.

• David: Valley Without Wind. Portal 2.

• Dennis: L.A. Noire. Rayman: Origins. SSX. Phoenix Wright. Zombie Parkour Runner.

• Ben: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

• Kole: The Last Window.

• “Razzledazzle” - You Look Nice Today

• The Road

• Gamer’s Gate

• Prime Numbers

• Rocky & Bullwinkle

• Fixed Scrolling Level

• “Darling Nikki” - Prince

• Infinity Blade: Dungeons

• Kole’s Backlog

• “Take on Me” - A-Ha

Kole, Ben, and David re-do episode 145, and talk about our old favorites Dark Souls, Skyrim, and Final Fantasy XIII.

• David: Dark Souls. Dungeon Defenders. Saint’s Row the Third. WoW: Cataclysm.

• Ben: Skyrim.

• Kole: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. Final Fantasy XIII. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

Kole and Dennis talk about the PS Vita, strange controllers, and Dennis’s new games.

PS Vita ad campaign. Hardware reliability. PS Vita hardware. No PSN discount program for UMD owners in America. A single platform future? Naughty Dog considered new Jak game. The semantics of the remake. Psychonauts 2?

• Dennis: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. L.A. Noire. DC Universe Online. Run Roo Run. Please Stay Calm.

• Kole: Cave Story+. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.

Kole and Ben talk about Resident Evil 6, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and Bastion. We spoil the shit out of Uncharted 2 from 14:50 - 20:40.

• Resident Evil 6 reveal.

• So many Silent Hill games.

• PS Vita data pricing.

• Alan Wake: American Nightmare

• Dennis: Allied Star Police. Scribblenauts Remix. Infinity Blade 2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.

• Ben: Saints Row the Third.

• Kole: Saints Row the Third. Uncharted 2.

• Resident Evil 6 Trailer - Youtube

• Dust Force

• The picture of Christina Hendricks that was distracting Kole

• “Next to You” by The Police

• “Haunted” by Poe

Kole, Ben, and David talk about CES, pick nits about Saints Row the Third, and applaud Dennis for getting an iPhone.

• TF2 characters added to Saints Row.

• CES: Kinect for PC.

• CES: Project Fiona.

• Nothing coming out.

• The Year of the Backlog.

• Dennis: Allied Star Police. Scribblenauts Remix. Infinity Blade 2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.

• Ben: Saints Row the Third.

• Kole: Saints Row the Third. Uncharted 2.

• Kinect Effect - YouTube

• Razer: Project Fiona

• Hypercritical 49: Pinching the Harmonica

• Hypercritical 50: Maximum Deflection in All Directions

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Saint’s Row the Third, DC Universe Online, and slip in a few comments about 70’s progressive rock.

• Ben: Saint’s Row the Third. Cave Story Plus.

• David: DC Universe Online. Dark Souls.

• Kole: Saints Row the Third. Dark Souls.

• King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man

• Freeport to Qeynos Run

• Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

• Russel Hobbs

• The Great Big Puzzle Box: A Close Look at Dark Souls’ Ingenious Difficulty as Witnessed by One Dead Guy in Sen’s Fortress

• Original Digimon Virtual Pet

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the lasting appeal of 2D platformers, Rayman Origins, and vicariously playing Super Paper Mario.

• Dennis: Donkey Kong Country Returns. Rayman Origins. Dark Cloud. Sly Cooper HD Collection. Super Paper Mario. Buzz! Battlefield 3.

• David: DC Universe Online. Dark Souls. Uncharted 3.

• Kole: Dark Souls.

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Humble Indie Bundle 4, ICO, and Dark Souls. Apologies for the static on Kole’s track.

• Dennis: Uncharted 3. Battlefield 3. Buzz!

• David: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Kingdom of Loathing. Shank. Cave Story+.

• Ben: Night Sky HD. Super Meat Boy.

• Kole: ICO. Dark Souls.

• Humble Indie Bundle 4

Kole, Ben, and David talk about GamePro’s demise, Valve’s recent teases, and Dark Souls (again).

• South Park RPG.

• Fumito Ueda leaves Sony.

• GamePro closes.

• Half-Life 3 shirts.

Kole: Dark Souls.
David: Brink.
Ben: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Uncharted 3.

• Half Life 3 shirt.

• You Lose! Good day, sir!

• Dark Souls Trailer

• Bell Gargoyle fight.

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Modern Warfare 3, Halo Anniversary, and more Skyrim adventures.

• Kole: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. League of Evil.

• Ben: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

• David: World of Warcraft. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

• Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - WOFF!