Season 2 begins now

Season 2 is a go

Season 2 Episode 0: Who Am I Part II: Rogue Justice

DANGER: MY BRAIN AT WORK

DISCLAIMER: This is what I do at work.

Ugh. I'm pretty exhausted you guys. Real life is fun and all but it has been time consuming.

Even though it don't look like it, I do have a plan for this Jaded Gamer stuff. The problem has largely been timing.  Either I didn't have the time to create or the window of opportunity closed.

Also... There is a surprise brewing and I can't comment on it... Yet.

Anyways... Because of my Rogue-like status as a gaming mercenary (of justice), it lead to a few complications. The water is always the most rocky when *you* gotta steer the ship. Also I was going to get a domain name to tie it all together but let's see how word of mouth works for another month. If traffic increases enough, then I'll figure something out.

So... I'd say that this weekend stands a pretty good chance of being a release window for me to put out some content. I should tweet a picture of my projects board so you can see my brain at work.

The only numbered episode I can vouch for is the first which is nothing more than a  reintroduction to The Jaded Gamer for those who don't know me and an update for those who do.  Every other episode is either still in my brain or barely into the filming stage. I'm focused on finishing up Max Payne 3 to put my impressions of it on the back of the first episode.

Other episode ideas which are currently in effect consist of things like "the best horror games." or my spin on console loyalty which everyone thinks is a lame topic until you bring it up.  Also too I am going to bring a few more ideas and people into the mix around episode 2 or 3 hopefully.

Between the episodes, I want to get into the habit of doing a small weekly vid segment as well as creating game content for the public. For instance Surrogate Assassins is my big idea for LittleBigPlanet. It is basically just a big side scrolling playground that lets the player hunt their marks with the hidden blade a la Assassin's Creed. It is influenced by open world games and has an interesting concept. I'd like to continue with the developer blogs until it's complete then move on to new levels or a new concept like building a 16 bit RPG.

Mo ideas mo problems. I'm just going to focus on one thing at a time.

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The Jaded Gamer
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Define DLC

Disclaimer: It's Dee-El-See... Not Dilc.. If you call it Dilc.. You are an asshole.

I don't like on-disc DLC. I don't even like it being referred to as on-disc DLC. Calling it DLC seems like a lie. I'm downloading nothing. I'm unlocking content to a game I thought I already purchased the license to play.

Now I'm not starting a petition or storming the steps of congress because honestly I'm not freaking out. I simply think the idea of selling me a disc with additional content locked away is shady.

Most people tend to argue that if what you play is worth the money then no harm no foul.

My argument is this... I don't care if I get 60 dollars of enjoyment out of pressing start or getting all of the achievements... Why does my money not purchase the license for everything on the disc? As a consumer I just find that to being an unsettling president. I mean you could apply the same idea to other industries and it wouldnt make sense. A car with the CD player installed but behind a paygate or paying for utensils at a diner seem stupid comparisons to make but I don't see the difference.  CD players and/or utensils at a restaurant seem like an accepted standard of sorts but really they were just DLC nobody charged us for until production costs got too high and they needed to squeeze some extra dough out the hardcore.

Why the disc as the delivery system? I'm at the game store already and now when I go home I have to deal with unlocking additional content on a disc I just bought.

Not to contradict myself but if the additional content is something like a bonus multiplayer map... Whatever... But should this "on disc-dlc" morph my $60 purchase in any way or become a part of the core game beyond an elected mission, I think I have a point.

Besides, if the idea of there being day one DLC on the disc don't bother you now. I bet it will the day it gets pushed too far. What if a game shipped without two levels like in Assassin's Creed 2?... But they were on the disc. What if your favorite RPG had two morality endings but the on disc DLC opens up the infinite shades of gray.

I get it. If I don't want it then I don't have to buy it. I know. But nobody bothered to tell me I didn't buy it until after I bought the disc it lives on.

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The Jaded Gamer

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