Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

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Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Matt » 23 May 2011, 08:38

The valve has closed on the flow of news.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/checkpoint/103/

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Dared00 » 23 May 2011, 08:48

You made a typo during the Ubisoft movies part: "Dungeon Seige 2". Also, 2 of 3 Checkpoints started with E3 2010 Sony press conference. ;)

Oh, one more thing. Is there a way to get the "bloop-bloop-bloop-bleep" sound from the start/end/Rejected? That would be an epic ringtone.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby ElementalAlchemist » 23 May 2011, 08:56

Haha, the return of Uwe Boll jokes.

I enjoyed this one more than I remember enjoying the other two. Haven't yet figured out why, though. Keep up the awesome!
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Mowinckel » 23 May 2011, 10:00

where they of a guy with a gun?
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Crimson Chin » 23 May 2011, 10:28

£5 says Valve be 'trolling' (again(again)), if they aren't there then they would be forced to wait to give us further info on their snack bar, and we know they can't resist that.
Also is Graham's willingness to torrent Codware3 perhaps a subtle hint that he doesn't respect the developers very much?
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Yaxley » 23 May 2011, 10:31

So if you take the t-shirt Paul is wearing in this and combine it with the jacket he was wearing for The Whole Story: Spam, you get the outfit he was wearing in Watchmen Watching.

Just putting that out there.

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby General Michi » 23 May 2011, 10:36

Definitely the best one yet, guys.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Kathleen » 23 May 2011, 10:38

Yaxley wrote:So if you take the t-shirt Paul is wearing in this and combine it with the jacket he was wearing for The Whole Story: Spam, you get the outfit he was wearing in Watchmen Watching.

Just putting that out there.

I may have been scouring too many old videos for Spot.


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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Yaxley » 23 May 2011, 10:49

Kathleen wrote:
Yaxley wrote:So if you take the t-shirt Paul is wearing in this and combine it with the jacket he was wearing for The Whole Story: Spam, you get the outfit he was wearing in Watchmen Watching.

Just putting that out there.

I may have been scouring too many old videos for Spot.


Holy... woah. I just. Wow. You may officially know our costume racks better than we do.

To be fair, I was rewatching Watchmen Watching this morning, and noticed Paul's jacket because it has that distinctive shoulder and button loop in a different color. I don't have this stuff memorized.

Slightly more on topic, I also enjoyed the use of "agog".
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby theDreamer » 23 May 2011, 11:42

I like the incredibly subtle digs at the PA forums.

This time?

"Just being polite."

Because it shocked them so.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Beta Test » 23 May 2011, 15:05

I laughed, and loved.
I enjoyed the return to making fun of Uwe Boll jokes, and in response to Jer, it is so obvious that they are taking the time off from E3 in order to make "Meet the Medic."
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby MowDownJoe » 23 May 2011, 15:14

I was not happy with the Virtual Console joke... Nintendo STILL has yet to release EarthBound for the Virtual Console! (And yes, I'm aware of the music licensing issues they're having with that, but I say fuck the RIAA.)
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Serisothikos » 23 May 2011, 15:36

I completely agree that Chrono Trigger was the crown jewel of the games that previously didn't appear on the Virtual Console. All the other ones I want fall into niches that probably only interest me.

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby The Gecko » 23 May 2011, 16:09

Great Checkpoint guys, I laughed a lot. 'Must...torrent!' Also this one felt a lot snappier than last weeks. And I continue to love the theme music. And now I must go, I'm making a 'lack of gaming news' costume.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby goat » 23 May 2011, 16:54

I had to stop and catch my breath after that MW bit. Fucking excellent.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Trisha Lynn » 23 May 2011, 17:02

I liked this one the most so far. I didn't think the "just being polite" was a dig on the SE forum, just them being... them.

My personal critique would be that in the point/counterpoint between Jer and Paul, I would have appreciated seeing them on a different set, like two chairs with a coffee table between, like one of those old fashioned chat shows. Or, since Jer is usually the rugged "Man on the Street" then he should have been on the street, actually.

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Joterfett » 24 May 2011, 09:15

I have just discovered your videos through PATV a short while ago and may I say you guys are great. Very entertaining, sarcastic, and witty. Me like!

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby theDreamer » 24 May 2011, 09:36

Not sure if trolling.

As posted by Kathleen at the PA forums, http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=142034&page=2, Jer has Strabismus http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001999/, and you, sir, are breaking our rules http://loadingreadyrun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13361
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Joterfett » 24 May 2011, 10:00

Shit, didn't know. My bad.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby theDreamer » 24 May 2011, 10:03

That's ok.

Just remember, we're Canadian(well, the LRR crew is, not the forums [I am though]).

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Joterfett » 24 May 2011, 10:14

Yeah, I know you're Canadian folks, and as a generalization that may or may not be true/fair, your people seem to be very civil and polite in the many situations I've encountered you in.

On the other hand, I'm an American. We tend to be dicks first and apologize later (maybe). Sorry again about that. The article on Strabismus is pretty fascinating, actually. A very close friend of mine is married to a girl with the condition and apparently there is very little they can do to fix hers. She's cool with it and actually likes when we lovingly joke about her giving us the "evil eye" LOL.

Again, apologies all around. I really did mean it when I said I enjoy the show, and look forward to many more episodes in the future!

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Vanguard » 24 May 2011, 12:30

I'm not sure what you said that apparently warranted an apology, and to be honest I don't really care. Mistakes happen, so consider yourself forgiven.

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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Littleman 64 » 24 May 2011, 14:03

Everything is great! Really! However I don't know if I was the only one who thought the sub-text/captions/whatever you call the bottom banner had too much going on at times. So much so, that my focus on the banner, stopped me from focusing on what is actually being said. A lot of good jokes in the banners but it becomes a hassle to split my focus properly.
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby Arius » 24 May 2011, 18:19

Did Jer just turn into Jeff Goldblum?
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Re: Episode 3 - Plugged Valve

Postby WAYF » 25 May 2011, 03:50

On the topic of making jokes about the Penny Arcade forum, it is astounding how much more civil and even complimentary the discussion in CheckPoint threads has become in just two weeks, simply because you were polite to them. :P
Actually, no. Not :P. :P implies that I'm joking. On second thoughts, I am honestly astounded.

And I really liked "When is no news no news?" Hilarious delivery, Graham.
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