Anger, Sadness & Envy

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 19: Deja View, Forge World

narcogen — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:37:31 -0400

Blackstar and Narcogen take a look at the two recently released Reach videos; the RvB reveal of Blood Gulch remake, Hemorrhage, and Bungie's own ViDoc about Forge World and Reach's new map editing features.

Show Highlights:

Deja View
I Said GOOD Graphics
Home Sweet Base
Weapon Lowering
HoloSimmons
Flying the Flag
Lookalike = Playalike?
Is Bigger Better?
Forge World Is Big
Ferrex In The Fishing Bob Hat
Bases, Building Blocks and Racetracks
Flying the Falcon
Halo 3 Forge Creations
Normal, Fixed and Phased
Multiple Delete
Custom Colors
Moving Objectives
Ferrex Forge Q&A
Bigger Budgets Nearby
No Firefight Forge or Campaign Forge

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 18: Reach Firefight

narcogen — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:26:54 -0400

Narcogen and Blackstar, together with Miguel Chavez, take a look at the inclusion of ODST's Firefight mode in Halo: Reach. This is an extended audio version of Episode 17's video episode, in enhanced AAC format with chapter markers.

Show Highlights:

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Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 17: Reach at E3

narcogen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:04:26 -0400

Blackstar, Miguel Chavez and Narcogen take a look at the new information about Halo Reach released at E3 2010, including the addition of space combat and changes to ODST's Firefight mode.

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Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 16: Reach Beta Video

narcogen — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:45:14 -0400

Blackstar, Miguel Chavez and Cody Miller take a look at the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta in this video installment of Anger, Sadness & Envy.

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Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 15: Reach Beta Preview Pt. 1

narcogen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:18:10 -0400

Narcogen and Blackstar, together with Miguel Chavez, look forward to the Halo Reach Beta coming May 3, 2010; wrap up some final thoughts on Halo 3: ODST, and reminisce about the retirement of Halo 2 multiplayer on Xbox Live.

Show Highlights:

Look, Wendy, I Can Fly
What Is The Primary Main Objective
These Are Not Gilbert's Arenas
The Promise Of Firefight
Should Bungie Listen To Fans?
For Every Arena There Is A Season
Have A Nice Trip (Mine)
Reach's Rolling Rank Resets
3rd Party USB Sticks On Xbox 360
*Not By Bungie
DLC vs DRM
Halo Public Betas
Farewell To Halo 2
Politically Incorrect Custom Games
Conclusion

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 14: ODST Pt. 2

narcogen — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:03:42 -0400

A deeper look at ODST-- what worked and what didn't in this small-team, short-cycle Bungie experiment that landed with the profile of a fat expansion and the pricetag of a discounted full title.

Show Highlights:

Keep On Truckin'
GamesRadar: 7/10
Was ODST a Good Idea?
Demise of Chronicles
Comes With Beta (or The Crackdown Factor)
Full Game vs Expansion
What Would 343 Do?
What's Good in ODST?
Will it Rain on Reach?
Time Flies
Finding My Way
An Uplifting Preserve
NMPD HQ FTW
Playing Detective
Clues tTat Work...
...and Those That Don't
Kikowani Station
Mission... Accomplished?
Allowing For Failure
Breaking the Finale
Blowing the Bridge (or not)
Carrots and Sticks
Death From Above

For those wondering, we ambushed Blackstar late at night on his birthday with a 3-hour recording session he wasn't fully prepared for, and that accounts for him being quiet in this episode (that and the fact that I don't know when to shut up). More of his contributions will be in the second half of this episode, which looks ahead to the Multiplayer Beta of Halo Reach.

This is the enhanced AAC version of this podcast.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 13: ODST

narcogen — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:26:45 -0400

A look at the first part of Halo 3: ODST, covering changes in gameplay as well as new characters and settings, and the interconnections between ODST and the rest of the Halo universe.

Show Highlights:

Firefly Reunion Tour
Not Looking At Her Gear
Changes: Fall Damage, Health & VISR
A Dark And Stormy Night
The Super: Keeping It Clean
ODST Features Within Reach
Graffiti Plays Havoc With Timelines
Tips for Noobs
Look Who's Talking Now
Engineers!
Saving Private Rookie
Game Noir
Firefight
Most Important Mission?
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This is the enhanced AAC version of this podcast. Due to technical problems, some responses are missing from this file; please bear with us.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 12: Miscellany

narcogen — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:30:52 -0500

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net wrap up some loose ends from Halo 3 and look forward to Halo 3: ODST.

Also in this episode: special guests, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez of Bungie fansite Bungie Sightings and Cody Miller of High Speed Halo.

Show highlights:

Is Halo Too Easy?
Why ODST is Better than Halo 3
VISR, VISR Burning Bright
Campaign Forge
Best Confrontation
It's Not Easy Being ODST
Fade to White
Reaching For Higher Difficulty
Retconning Reach in Advance
Halo 3 Warthog Run
Foe Hammer
Forerunners == Humans
Babysitter
Parting Shots

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast; however, as this episode doesn't cover any specific campaign level it has no additional podcast art. Podcast art makes a return in the next episode, covering the first two levels of Halo 3: ODST, the first area in Mombasa Streets and Tayari Plaza.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 11: Halo

narcogen — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:40:52 -0400

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover from beginning to end, the "Halo" level of Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Also in this episode: special guest, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez.

Show highlights:

Coming Full Circle
There's Two Of Us In Here Now
No Pelican Has Ever Landed
Finding Terminals
Pyramid Climbing
Artificial Environments
Spark vs Johnson
Burning Bridges
Last Man Standing
Firing the Ring
Chief At Rest
World Domination
Wake Me When You Need Me
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This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 10: Cortana

narcogen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:10:38 -0400

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover from beginning to end, the "Cortana" level of Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Also in this episode: special guest, Bungie's official #1 fan, Miguel "Freewill" Chavez.

Show highlights:

Fans of Halo or fans of Bungie?
In the Background
Rampant!
A Sphincter Door Says What?
To Hate the Flood is to Love the Flood
Being OCD in HALO
Flamethrower vs Flood: Well Done
Play or Skip?
Getting Lost
Sniperflood!
Rescue on High Charity
Pillars of Game Design
Dashboard Cortana vs Hentai Gravemind
You've Saved Me... Who's Going to Save You?
Must-See Content
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This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 9: The Covenant

narcogen — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:33:55 -0400

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover from beginning to end, "The Covenant" level of Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Show highlights:

Can Pelicans Land?
Needs Moar Splazer
Wraiths Not Worth Stealing
Why Do Forerunners Need Such Big Doors?
You Grabbed My Johnson... Twice
Elites: Reluctant Allies
Prophets Raised In Barn, Forget To Close Door Behind Them
Driving Indoors
Humans Are Special
The Death of Commander Exposition
Keyes And Johnson Sitting In A Tree
Fast-Talking Gravemind
Salvation or Suicide
Not So Guilty Spark

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 8: The Ark (Part 2 of 2)

narcogen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:13:48 -0400

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net cover the second half of "The Ark" level from Halo 3, discussing art, gameplay, story, and comparisons to Halo 1.

Show highlights:

Clearing the Landing Zone
Halo 3 Scorpions: More Power, Less Control?
Phantoms: More Fun Than Scarabs
Light Bridges: Less Filling, Tastes Great
Pants On Head Retarded
Guilty Spark's New Offensive Bias
Priority Task My Foot

This is the enhanced AAC version of the podcast.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 7: The Ark (Part 1 of 2)

narcogen — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:05:34 -0400

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net run through the first part of the Halo 3 level "The Ark", covering art, gameplay and story.

Show Highlights:

Halo Rail Shooter
Forerunner Portals By Aperture Science
In The Desert, You Can Remember Your Name
Covenant Carnivores
Up In The Sky, It's A Bird, It's A Banshee
Duplo AntiAircraft Guns
Why Tougher Hunters Are Less Scary
Don't Touch That Terminal
Can You Have Too Much Detail?
Crashing Pelicans And Flipping Prowlers
Nonlinear Play (Sort Of)

This is the MP4 (AAC) version of the podcast. MP3 version will be posted later.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 6: Floodgate (Part 2 of 2)

narcogen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:53:44 -0500

Blackstar of Blackstar Productions and Narcogen of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net run through the Halo 3 level "Floodgate", covering gameplay and story, as well as the usual three elements: something that made us Angry, something that made us Sad, and something from another game that we Envy and wish Halo 3 had that it doesn't.

Show Highlights:
What is Gravemind after?
Gravemind Speaks
Cortana Rescued... Sort Of
Glassing the Flood
The Sound of Music
Left Open Portals and Half Baked Solutions
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This is the MP4 (AAC) version of the podcast. MP3 version will be posted later.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 5: Floodgate (Part 1 of 2)

narcogen — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:23:06 -0500

Blackstar and Narcogen look at the return of the Flood to the Halo series in Halo 3's Floodgate level. Part one of two.

This is the M4A version of the episode, compatible with iTunes; it contains advanced features such as embedded graphics and chapter markers. If you want the plain MP3 version to play in a browser, go here:

http://rampancy.net/audio/AAC/08/01/2009/Anger_Sadness_and_Envy_Episode_5_Floodgate_Part_1_2_mp3

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 4: The Storm

narcogen — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:46:35 -0500

Trindacut and Narcogen take a look at The Storm, the fourth level of Halo 3, where vehicle combat is again a major theme and the story finally picks up as this level ends.

This is the MP3 version of the episode, compatible with the online player. This is the only format for this episode.

Anger, Sadness and Envy Episode 3: Tsavo Highway

narcogen — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:06:07 -0400

Trindacut and Narcogen look at gameplay in the vehicle-heavy, story-light level, Tsavo Highway. Regular features include Glitch of the Week and Anger, Sadness, and Envy: features of Halo 3 that makes us angry or sad, and features of other games that make us envious.

http://rampancy.net/audio/h3maps/tsavo_highway/16/11/2007/ASE_episode_3_mp3

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Anger, Sadness And Envy Episode 2: Crow's Nest

narcogen — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:57:10 -0400

Narcogen and Trindacut examine the second level of Halo 3, A Crow's Nest, for Anger, Sadness & Envy, the official podcast of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net. Features include an interview with the Prophet of Truth, changes to voice actors, and Halo 3's equivalent of the Jackal sniper: the invincible Brute chieftain.

http://rampancy.net/audio/h3_maps/crows_nest/02112007/ASE_episode_2_mp3

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Anger, Sadness And Envy Episode 1: Arrival and Sierra 117

narcogen — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:33:49 -0400

The first episode of Anger, Sadness & Envy, the official podcast of Bungie fansite Rampancy.net, covers the first two levels of Halo 3: Arrival and Sierra 117.