Yes, the much vaunted Gamecation 2010 is here.  I've taken a week off from work and plan to squander it by playing video games.  A lot.  I plan to finish at least four games within five days.  There are some who said it couldn't be done (e.g. Donny) but I am set to prove them wrong.  Them being Donny.

Here are the games I plan to play from start to completion:

• Sin and Punishment 2: Star Successor
• No More Heroes 2
• Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

All the while, I will be tweeting my progress at http://twitter.com/Gamecation2010.  Afterwards, I will be doing a podcast on my experiences and my thoughts on each game.  I also have a regular episode of UAP that is half edited that I hope to get out soon as well.

If I get time, I will play more games.  I may put up a poll so you can vote on the last game for me to attempt.

If this test run goes well, I plan to do this next year as well, but with video streaming.  Unfortunately, I was unable to get that set up in time for this run through.

And now, Gamecation commences! 

Yes, the much vaunted Gamecation 2010 is here.  I've taken a week off from work and plan to squander it by playing video games.  A lot.  I plan to finish at least four games within five days.  There are some who said it couldn't be done (e.g. Donny) but I am set to prove them wrong.  Them being Donny.

Here are the games I plan to play from start to completion:

• Sin and Punishment 2: Star Successor
• No More Heroes 2
• Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

All the while, I will be tweeting my progress at http://twitter.com/Gamecation2010.  Afterwards, I will be doing a podcast on my experiences and my thoughts on each game.  I also have a regular episode of UAP that is half edited that I hope to get out soon as well.

If I get time, I will play more games.  I may put up a poll so you can vote on the last game for me to attempt.

If this test run goes well, I plan to do this next year as well, but with video streaming.  Unfortunately, I was unable to get that set up in time for this run through.

And now, Gamecation commences! 

This week I transform into a crotchety old man and rant about E3. You know, the show that was over two months ago. I also occasionally forget that I told a joke and then tell it again, as per my old man ways. Enjoy, you darn whippersnappers. Also, off of my lawn!

Part 1: Intro (0:00 - 1:59)
Just some rambling.

Part 2: Predictions (2:00 - 13:30)
You can see what I had predicted at Kentcer.com. I'm a regular Nostradamus, or if you will, a Paul the octopus

Part 3: The Rant (14:17 -24:47)
Wherein I list everything that I think is wrong with the convention and offer up no solutions whatsoever to the concerns that I raised.

Part 4: The Games (24:48 - 48:36)
I'm not going to bother listing out all the games that were interesting, because there were a lot. Rather, here are a few videos of the stand outs (in a particular order, but I'm not telling what that order is):

Epic Mickey


You'd better believe that I'll be singing the original Mickey Mouse theme song throughout this game, complete with barnyard animal noises.

Journey


Wait, I'm confused. Do you play as the small town girl or the city boy? You know, the one born and raised in South Detroit, I believe.

Kirby: Epic Yarn


It'd better suck, is all I'm saying.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising


Raiden can cut pretty well, I guess, but he's no Slap Chop!

Portal 2


No, I'm not going to make a "the cake is a lie" joke here, as those have become passe as of late. As have quips about not making "the cake is a lie" jokes. No, instead, I'd like to mention that we now have a Cold Stone Creamery here in Regina, which is resplendant with cakes of the ice creamed variety. More importantly, they come in cup sized form. That's right, cupped cakes with ice cream in the middle. It is now one of my new goals in life to try one of these creamy confections. Alas, they are often sold out. If anyone in the area is at the Creamery and notices that they are in stock, please tweet or email me and I'll be sure to thank you properly.

Project Dust - Now "From Dust"


This game looks a little bit like Avatar: The Last Airbender, when it comes to elements and such. Let's just hope M. Night Shymalan is in no way affiliated with this project.

And here's the gameplay video for Wii Party that I mentioned

Part 5: Epic Annoucment (48:36 - 50:21)
Yes, I'm taking a vacation and you need to know. Well, it's more of a staycation or GAMECATION 2010 (tm) if you will, as travelling costs money. So yeah, this is more a challenge to myself to see how many video games I can get done in a five day period, starting on August 30th, 2010. I may extend it to Labour day, if I don't get burned out before then. A coworker thinks that I can't do it. I need to prove him wrong. Anyway, it should be interesting. For me, that is.

Part 6: Wrap up (51:26 - 52:10)
Wherein I close the show. It's exhilarating.

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com or follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Promotional consideration given to:
The Animentors (13:30 - 14:16): They finally released a new episode! Prodigious, as they might say. However, Lord Moonstone sounds awfully strange in this one.

Anime Pacific (24:48 - 25:47). The race to 100 episodes is on. I think I might win!

RPGLamer (50:22 - 51:25). The race to 100 episodes is on. I think I might win!

Musical Accompaniment (52:11 - 58:50)
The song played on my old timey gramaphone was "Hyrules Angel the Sleeping Beauty - Zelda cover" by Game Over.

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about the "Our Body: The Universe Within" exhibit currently at the Saskatchewan Science Center and not much else.   Information on the exhibit can be found at http://www.ourbodytheuniversewithin.com/

EDIT: In this episode I said the adult human body had 213 bones. I meant to say the infant human body has 213 and the adult body has 206.

Videos of Interest:

The Skeleton Dance

Yeah, it doesn't take much to get me to post that video.

Them Dry Bones - As Performed by the Wiggles

Now that's infotainment!. That song is sure a lot more religous than I remember it in school.

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com or check out my twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Promotional consideration given to:
Fightbait Podcast - I miss the old promo because riffing on "It's like the pie" never gets old for me. For instance, it's like the pie ... ok, well I have nothing this time, but next time, boy howdy I'll ... probably have nothing then too.

Eeeper's Choice - Eeeper played my promo on his last episode. Yay! But he also called me a neophyte. Booh! Technically, I've been at this podcasting racket a few months longer than you Eeeper. My show may not be good but it is old. And how! Bearing that in mind, feel free to call me sempai or Doctor Of Podcasting Excellence.

Anime Pacific - Although I didn't play their promo this time, I'd be remiss if didn't link to this podcast given all the mentions I gave to it in this show.  Also, I'm afraid of what Dane might do to me if I don't.  If I'm not back in a couple months, tell my family that I love them and that I'm part of a lovely display.

Musical Accompaniment
The song played was Good Looking Corpse by Sunspot

Thanks for listening

Hey everyone,

I wasn't able to get an episode out this month but will have one in the next two days.  I've been having some sound issues that I've been working out and hopefully everything should now be good to go.    I do have about 3 to 4 episodes written, so I should be soon able to get back on a semi-regular schedule.  I apologize for the wait. 

Thanks