Arcadian Rhythms podcast 12: Destructocast 2: Lost Planet: the quest for more colons

The AR clan descended on Chez AJ and Nomes to once more drink, curse and play a trilogy of games. This time around we chose Capcom’s Lost Planet franchise.

There were highs, there were lows, and there was T-ENG.

Timeline
00:24 – And so it begins: Lost Planet 1
03:21 – Shaun and Madd lament not playing Lost Planet sooner
05:10 – Madd complains about the lack of non-combat features
05:59 – Explosions are discussed
08:00 – “It was brutal”
10:00 – T-Eng levels of stress, but a growing retrospective respect for 2006 game mechanics
13:50 – Mobility comes with a cost and makes this game sound like Armored Core
15:45 – Dead Rising bosses and talk of future destructocast trilogies
17:22 – “an emotional rollercoaster that left me hungry for more Lost Planet”
18:47 – This video is discussed
19:52 – SPOILERS for the ending of Lost Planet
21:01 – Bryan Cranston is in this game. Really. Actually, no, not really
23:00 – Spoilers for Lost Planet end and we wrap up our thoughts about the game
27:00 – Lost Planet 2 talk begins
28:00 – The crew talk of the failure at 4:30 in the morning
29:40 – The training missions are a lie
31:33 – “Close the window so we can’t hear the chavs?”
33:20 – We learn that the Kinect is not appreciated by most
34:25 – “It’s not just a shooter, it’s a puzzle game”
36:22 – AJ makes some bold predictions
37:36 – “And then I realised I was standing next to a pipe”
38:33 – AJ rants about his favourite part
39:38 – Shaun talks about his inability to handle altitude
43:49 – Shaun finds a down point to Lost Planet 2‘s Vidal Sassoons
46:00 – Robot Sex, nothing but Robot Sex
47:00 – “As if they were having sex”
48:00 – Thick Bob gets a name check
49:00 – The personality of players; brute force logic will prevail
52:24 – The daddification of teammates
53:46 – Ending statements
55:01 – SPOILERS for the ending for Lost Planet 2
56:30 – Spoilers end
57:25 – Lost Planet 3 talk starts
58:00 – Potter talks about the positives – his positives
59:45 – “He’s basically the Anakin Skywalker of Lost Planet”
1:01:24 – AJ talks about Sci-Fi and Shaun counters, effectively
1:03:40 – Potter makes a pained noise that encompasses our feelings
1:04:50 – “Just to interject, I predicted all of this”
1:06:40 – “Which looked like Punch Out”
1:07:30 – The gang become armchair designers for a bit
1:11:00 – Conversation ascends to Far Cry 2
1:13:20 – “Something about low hanging fruit”
1:14:45 – No emotes, no mech voice, no sale
1:16:40 – We start plugging the site

Games mentioned
Far Cry 2
Dead Rising
Armored Core
Lost Planet
Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 3
Samurai Shodown
Call of Duty
Vanquish
Resonance of Fate
Resident Evil 6 (which has further mention of Thick Bob)
Gears of War 2
Assassin’s Creed
Spark’s game history
Far Cry 3
Fallout 2
Call of Juarez: The Gunslinger