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Keep doing what you do. Change nothing. That is how you have built such a great following. Excellent show. Great chemistry between you guys. Keep it coming.

Wombat was spot on with the futurama reference. The time lapse ending with the dog waiting in vein is sad as shit. Nothing is more sad than seeing dogs being loyal. If you can watch a youtube video of soldiers reuniting with their dogs or the movie Homeward Bound, and not tear up, your 100% a serial killer.

You should do a show next week, I will listen to it.

Another really good "sad dog" movie is Hachi: A Dog's Tale starring Richard Gere. It is based on a true story of a famous dog in Japan. There is a statute of the dog in Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo.

Wombat - In response to your call for constructive criticism:

I personally like it when you play Devil's Advocate, but I understand how a lot of people find it annoying and interpret it as you not knowing what you're talking about. Maybe in the future you should preface your statements with "OK, Allow me to play Devil's Advocate here..." Without you filling this role, the Cagcast would probably be 20 minutes shorter each week, which is no good for anyone!

It's getting annoying hearing comments every single week about people hating on you for not knowing what you're talking about. Personally, I think it's clear where you, Cheapy and Shipwreck's knowledge on a subject ends and I don't take offense when any of you pontificate and say things that turn out to not be true. You never claim to be experts!

I listen to the Giant Bombcast for news, I listen to the Cagcast for the conversation. There's a reason you guys are 273 episodes strong. Keep up the great work and don't be afraid to mix it up.

My constructive criticism is that the podcast ought to be done in a maserati

On the used games front: I personally feel that publishers are lumping used game buyers along with those who pirate games as part of the problem. I'm on a budget and trading games is one of the means I use to save money and play whatever is out there. I'm fine with cracking down on piracy, it's stealing. Used game sales are not stealing and shouldn't be restricted.

I don't like posting or even communicating on the internet but a free game sounds good.

I am with Lightning War on Wombat basically playing devil's advocate just to make an argument.

Also I like when Wombat and Cheapy talk about their kids. I have an 18 month old and kid stories are entertaining. Poop stories and crazy antics of your daily lives are enjoyable also. I liked Shipwreck's bathroom story this week and when he talked about his coaching this last basketball season.

The games that have come out lately have led to dull shows in my opinion. I could give a shit less about Vita, I know I won't be buying one and hearing Cheapy shit on it more is ok by me. I listen for your guy's opinions and stories. Hopefully more games coming out will help this malaise I feel like you guys are in. And Wombat is sure to have some stories from Disney-Land or World, whatever it is.

Good show though.

Wombat, I too teared up at the "Fry's Dog" episode of Futurama I am not ashamed to say. But I have good news, Netflix has the movie "Futurama: Bender's Big Score" that you should really check out after watching the "Fry's Dog" episode.

Originally Posted by shipwreck I'd guess that I play about 90% more portable games than Wombat. That number might be conservative.

Sorry about that. I got the impression that Wombat filled his train rides with DS games, etc.

Hey guys, entertaining show as usual. I really like the way you guys review games, just giving your impressions.

Anyway, a question for Cheapy and Wombat ... and Shipwreck too, you're a basketball coach, may as well pitch in. My wife and I are expecting our first kid in the next few weeks ... any advice for a first time father?

I have no idea why CheapyD is so against PC gaming. You've spent the last 5 years or so pretending like you were going to get into it, but never have.
You were last on your Steam account like 270 days ago. After playing 1.5 hours of Torchlight.

What's stopping you now? You said the wireless HDMI receiver would be good for you, so why not get it? I'd just rather you be honest than trying to bend to our whims, and if you really cannot give one shit about PC gaming and it's benefits, just say it is so.
At least then I won't have to cry for hours knowing I will never be able to play with CheapyD unless I buy a game on the Xbox 360 or Apple TV. D:

Same goes for Ship and Wombat. Stop sucking Apple's teet. This generation has been going on for almost 7 ing years. 7 years of the SAME HARDWARE. You don't even keep your phone for TWO. Move on UP to the PC where you will get superior visuals, superior modification, and a ton more. There's a reason the definitive version of BF3 and Skyrim is the PC version. I know this sounds like fanboyism but the people at GiantBomb seem to echo my opinion, and I don't think they're fanboys.

It's like the Vita, if you hate it then you hate it. Don't try to change your mind for us, because that just makes you seem like a pushover. Good show, I wouldn't keep listening every week for ..like 5 years now if I didn't really like it. Even Shipwreck grew on me and I didn't even want him on the show at first!

http://steamcommunity.com/id/cheapyd

Wombat,

Here's my constructive criticism. Don't be afraid of a little silence. When you're finishing your point about a topic and no one else jumps in you tend to press your point using weaker arguments.

Originally Posted by tw1164 Wombat, Here's my constructive criticism. Don't be afraid of a little silence. When you're finishing your point about a topic and no one else jumps in you tend to press your point using weaker arguments.

Silence can be deadly when it comes to recording podcasts. A few seconds of silence can sound like an eternity to the listener.

It's really tricky when doing a podcast over SKYPE compared to recording it live in a studio because you often aren't able to look face to face with the people you're talking to for cues that they are finished talking. Skype often drops out part of the audio as well, making things difficult.

Originally Posted by Uncle Milkshake Silence can be deadly when it comes to recording podcasts. A few seconds of silence can sound like an eternity to the listener. It's really tricky when doing a podcast over SKYPE compared to recording it live in a studio because you often aren't able to look face to face with the people you're talking to for cues that they are finished talking. Skype often drops out part of the audio as well, making things difficult.

There is video chat on Skype.

Cheapy, I wouldn't rush to buy SSX. As someone who played the heck out of the first 3 games (all solid 90+ games on metacritic) I found it a complete dissappointment. No, it's not a terrible game (current metacritic 83), but it's not the real SSX either. Armor,; dying and having to restart the run; wtf. Someone at EA seems to think this is a platformer. Also there is way to much emphasis on tricks, where in the old games there was a nice 50/50 balance between racing and tricks., Now racing is maybe 20% of the game and there are so many alternate paths that you are almost never anywhere near an opponent. You might as well be doing solo runs against the clock as there is absolutely no tension as you get near the end of an event.

Also, I don't think Ship gave enough of a warning about the beginning of Binary Domain. The first couple of levels are pretty bad, and the story/ cutscenes are dire. Don't give up though, and don't start skipping the cut scenes, as it really does get a lot better.

Originally Posted by donkeydrop Cheapy, I wouldn't rush to buy SSX. As someone who played the heck out of the first 3 games (all solid 90+ games on metacritic) I found it a complete dissappointment.

Same here. I think the new one is basically SSX World Tour 2, whereas it should've abandoned world tour and focused on being SSX 4. Incoming price drop, I sense $39 in 2 months.

My Konstructive Kriticism: Please ignore the trolls. Like this week bringing up the dude complaining about Wombat's lack of experience with the iphone. Obviously its a crazy post, there is no reason to respond to it. The same goes for people constantly complaining about bias. They will always be there, and there is no way to placate them. No point in even mentioning it.

Otherwise I like the show as-is. I've been listening since around #75 or so, and it's always a highlight of the week.

One more thing: guests can be cool too. McElroy would be fun again & it'd be great to hear Christina Norman's opinion of ME3 now that she's looking at it from the outside.

Another one more thing: maybe a general topic once in a while for a change of pace. Kind of like the Indoor Kids podcast has a general theme each week, such as "games we hate that everyone loves". Doing it every week would be tiresome and unsustainable, but it'd be good for weeks where not much has happened.

Constructive criticism for Wombat and Cheapy and Boatcrash. More focused podcast reviews on the podcast would be nice. It seems like you guys are just pulling from memory when you're reviewing games. Remember some of us don't actually read the reviews, but listen to every podcast episode, so really get into it during your podcast reviews. Also my girlfriend loves Mortal Kombat on snes and she would love to play it with me on 360.

Constructive criticism for Wombat:

I think the show really could use a new section that talks about the direction of CAG and more specifically, where it is going. The site/community hasn't changed in a while and it would be nice to know if there are any new things to look forward to (like updates to the marketplace, iphone app, etc.). Other than that, love the show and can't wait to hear what you guys come up with next!


Edit: Also, you should probably have less discussion about shoving things up someone's ass lol.

I think your show is fantastic! I want MKcomplete! lol
I think you guys just need to be nicer to each other.
sometimes it seems like you really don't like eachother, lol.
just remember you are friends! your listeners want to hear you having fun and feel like we are having fun with you, not an awkward rivalry contempt it seems you guys sometimes have for eachother. I think wombat gets lots of bashing and i dont understand why. at least CheapyD has cheered up from last year when he was a gloomygus and i thought he was gonna just stop doing the show any moment.
THANX CAGCAST!

I love your show, and I will listen no matter what, but everyone can use improvement somewhere. So here's the real dish. If you don't want to talk about the stuff in a segment, just don't do the segment. You don't even have to mention it- skip it! People won't complain (ok, someone will) if you don't do Wombat's News and Stuff. If there's no interesting news, don't force it. Or better yet, if none of the 3 of you know about the news, don't bother.

I know it's kind of a hassle for all of you to do this show, what with children, pooping mishaps, and girls basketball going on, but we appreciate it. Keep it up.