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Distinctly Average – The Average Gamer

English - March 09, 2014 12:46 - 73.6 MB
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Sean tells us that video games have conditioned him Pavlov-style into loving sailors, while Colin and Debbie discuss Ground Zeroes at great length (no spoilers). Nick keeps bringing up bodily hair for some reason. [powerpress] As always, you can subscribe directly here, subscribe through iTunes here (and leave a review, please) and you can contact […]


Sean tells us that video games have conditioned him Pavlov-style into loving sailors, while Colin and Debbie discuss Ground Zeroes at great length (no spoilers). Nick keeps bringing up bodily hair for some reason.


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@TheAvgGamer

Debbie (@weefz)

Sean (@seanlabode)

Colin (@colincgallacher)

Nick (@captskyrocket)

0:00:30: Batman: Arkham Knight.

0:13:33: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes/Metal Gear Solid 2.

0:24:28: Shenmue.

0:26:37: Back to Ground Zeroes.

0:32:35: Playboy.

0:34:05: Johnny from Metal Gear.

0:35:19: Toilets. Victorian Sewers. Outdoor toilets. So many toilets.

0:37:19: South Park: The Stick of Truth.

0:42:35: Ground Zeroes again.

0:49:35: OnLive’s CloudLift feature and Ouya.

0:53:50: From The Community! “What’s the most gruesomely shocking or hilarious thing you’ve ever seen in a game?” Includes Dead Rising 3, Heavy Rain, GTA: The Lost and the Damned,

1:05:45: True Detectives, strippers and peens.

1:11:01: Assassin’s Creed IV.

1:12:13: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare


Thanks to Firmsky, RobThez, pabosher, rhyfelsalt.


Show Notes:

These are more references than notes on the show, eh? We recorded this episode in Loading again, so I apologise for the sound distortion in some sections. Sharing a single microphone makes it tricky to balance everyone.


The Batman Arkham City trailer:



Here’s the shot of the weird body. Seriously, what happened to his legs?



I need very little excuse to post the Adam Jensen Safety Dance video:



More info on OnLive’s CloudLift relaunch.


The penis scene from The Lost and The Damned.


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