The Out-Cast: A Japanese Gaming Podcast

To all the Outcast fans: I spoke with Richard on ...

2012-06-02T08:52:43.901-07:00

To all the Outcast fans:

I spoke with Richard on Twitter and he told me that the new episode exists and just needs to be edited and posted. Unfortunately, our intrepid podcast hosts are currently swamped with work. So basically, they'll be a new episode once they have the time.

To hold us over, you should follow Rich, Kyle, and Gwyn on Twitter. I'm sure they'll have plenty to say about all the E3 announcements next week!

Any word on the production of a new episode? I'...

2012-05-22T06:08:41.473-07:00

Any word on the production of a new episode? I'm sure you guys are swamped with work and life, but if you have a timeline or idea of when you might get together again, we'd love to know. Thanks!

new ep please!

2012-04-26T23:14:39.060-07:00

new ep please!

Hey guys, I'll second riley's question abo...

2012-04-08T14:20:59.198-07:00

Hey guys, I'll second riley's question about Dragon's Dogma (What's Capcom up to? It looks like MH with a plot to me.) and add one about Level 5's odd-looking compilation for the 3DS: Guild 01. Anyone interested in a fantasy rpg, a shoot-em-up, a weapon rental shop, and an airport baggage sim? Richard, aren't you still coming off of that long stretch of Japan-only Suda 51 games on Justin.tv? I think they've got another one ready for you.

Wow, Have you seen the footage of the new steel be...

2012-04-03T17:36:16.330-07:00

Wow, Have you seen the footage of the new steel betalion kinect game? It looks unique...definately not like the original.

I was wondering if you guys had any opinions or ad...

2012-04-02T13:56:24.023-07:00

I was wondering if you guys had any opinions or advice (as in stay away or buy immediately) on Dragon's Dogma. I think it looks kinda cool, but I thought you might have some more perspective. I know it's drawn comparisons to Monster Hunter, which makes me a bit nervous. The gameplay looks awesome, but I'm worried because I don't usually like games without much story.

The first VS multiplayer shooter for the Vita is o...

2012-04-02T05:23:34.513-07:00

The first VS multiplayer shooter for the Vita is out in 2 months and made by the creators of StarCraft Ghost and is 8 Players... What should I play till then.. I have a 3G vita and live in the UK and have no games just tried Demos from JPN psn

Hi again. I just want to double dip and request a ...

2012-03-30T11:26:40.265-07:00

Hi again. I just want to double dip and request a possible exclusive podcast on Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story (Or maybe an addition to another podcast) I miss the exclusive podcast like the first episode where you guys did FF13 and wish there was more like it to games such as XBC and Last Story and future games like 13versus. I realize Richard have talked about them here and there in the past. Now that it's a week away from the US release many of us are getting juiced for these titles. Both are being hailed the best JRPGs of this generation. If I remember correctly Gwyn and Kyle have yet to play these so if yous happen to play them and deem it appropriate, please consider this request seriously. Thanks guys!

Well, that's a serious disappointment with Sum...

2012-03-09T13:26:58.083-08:00

Well, that's a serious disappointment with Sumioni, but thanks very much for giving it a serious look. Gravity Rush is sounding better and better; I'd been ignoring it, but I guess that was a mistake.

Anyway, nice podcast. Looking forward to the next one.

@Gywn Hahaha, same here I always walk out with so...

2012-03-06T23:52:15.323-08:00

@Gywn

Hahaha, same here I always walk out with something when I visit JB Hi-Fi.

As for Fate/Zero, there is no Australian release at the moment. But I'm certain that in two years time Fate/Zero we'll get an "affordable" Western release with both a Japanese and English dub. Recently Sentai Filmworks announced they will be releasing the Fate/stay movie, Unlimited Blade Works later this year on Blu-Ray and DVD with an English dub by Bang Zoom. So it's only a matter of time before Fate/Zero get's an affordable Western release.

I should point out to everyone that you can watch Fate/Zero for free, legally on Crunchyroll.com with English subs. But I prefer to marathon anime on TV, that's why I'm waiting for the "afforable" Blu-Ray/DVD.

@Chris - The Witcher 2 on 360 is definately on my ...

2012-03-06T19:58:38.901-08:00

@Chris - The Witcher 2 on 360 is definately on my radar! Given my current backlog though, I will probably wait until it drops in price a bit.

@Peter - Thanks for the recommendation! I have been discussing hosting options with Richard and plan to sign up with someone or other by this weekend!

@Robert the gamer - I love JB Hi-Fi. the darn plac...

2012-03-06T19:53:29.859-08:00

@Robert the gamer - I love JB Hi-Fi. the darn place is so cheap that you always end up walking out with SOMETHING even if you didnt mean to. Just out of curiosity, is Fate/Zero coming out officially in Aus? I ask because the BD boxset is being released in the US at Japanese prices which has caused quite a commotion with the fans over there.

@Han - if you liked Ninja Scroll, you may want to look up other works by the same director, Yoshiaki Kawajiri. While these are mostly older works, he always covers similar action-oriented shows and character designs. Check out Wicked City, Demon City Shinjuku, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust or, more recently, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (not REvengeance! lol). He also did one of the segments of the Animatrix.
These are all movies or one-shot OVAs, not series, sorry. Since I cant access US netflix from Japan I honestly dont know what you guys have on offer, sorry. Besides which, and correct me if Im wrong, doesnt Netflix usually only have dubbed versions? I'm a subtitle (or raw) all the way kinda guy,sorry!

And despite begging him for it i have been unable to obtain Kyle's address. Nor have I even seen his apartment, come to think of it. Hmmmmmmmmm...........

2012-03-06T19:52:42.082-08:00

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Great job guys ! Thank you for the podcast !

2012-03-03T05:51:20.163-08:00

Great job guys ! Thank you for the podcast !

Always enjoy your podcasts, really looking forward...

2012-03-01T03:10:29.614-08:00

Always enjoy your podcasts, really looking forward to the anime one. Anything about Fate/Zero would be awesome since that's my most antcipated anime at the moment.

As for my Vita experience, I walked into my local JB Hi-Fi (it's like the Radioshack for Australia) on launch day (23rd) and they had a dedicated counter for the gaming section, no line. I had no pre-order or reserve, just asked the guy at the gaming counter what I wanted and all the Vita stuff was shelved right next to him. So no running around the store for anything. I picked up Uncharted and Touch My Katamari (sorry Kyle but every gamer I've spoken to, thinks it's the best title for a game ever and I agree with them). Unfortunately the memory cards only went up to 16GB in PAL territories, but I imported a 32GB from Japan earlier. So problem solved. Gravity Rush sadly was not a launch title in PAL, it's been pushed back to the 14th of June.

You guys said you need to be online to start the system, but actually you don't. Some how by messing with cancel and accept at that initial "Do you want to register your PSN?", it let me skip. I can't remember how I did it, but you don't need to be online. It's just the OS was confusing.

Oh and Richard, there was another special thing at JB Hi-Fi on the 23rd, a little game called "The Last Story" for the Wii, which I picked up alongside my Vita. Wow!!!! OMG!!! What an amazing game. It's beautiful, it's exciting, the battle system is the most original I've seen in a JRPG (the amount of mechanics it has it mind blowing) and I love the romance story. However it's not perfect, the game has serious frame rate issues and the game is WAY too easy. I didn't see my first game over screen until after 12 hours of play.

Also you guys have been way to harsh on Xenoblade, saying "The Last Story is way better". Now I understand people are entitled to their opinions, but Xenoblade in my opinion is the better game. For starters Xenoblade is a much more ogranised and comfortable experience. In Xenoblade you have this amazing log that keeps track of all your side quests. In The Last Story you don't get anything. Also Xenoblade rewards experience for doing just about anything (exploration, achievements), in The Last Story you only get experience for battling monsters. The exploration, music and universe in Xenoblade is more beautiful and interesting then The Last Story. Plus in Xenoblade you can really challenge yourself by fighting far more powerful monsters.

But having said that, The Last Story has the superior storyline and as Richard said once, the story is the thing he values the most. Anyway enough yabbing, I'm off to finish "The Last Story".

P.S. Kyle and Richard, you guys need to force Gywn to play The Last Story. He's really missing out of something special.

Thanks for the cast. I'm not particularly inte...

2012-02-29T12:18:40.066-08:00

Thanks for the cast. I'm not particularly interested in the Vita, but it was still interesting to hear about.

Guys, Thank you as always for your work BUT I gott...

2012-02-29T06:05:37.637-08:00

Guys, Thank you as always for your work BUT I gotta talk about the elephant in the room, my room anyways, if you don't know what I'm talking about go read last episode's comment number 12 but I have a feeling you already have. I'm actually really sad and disappointed that you guys didn't have anything to say about "that" since it ment a lot to me and I've been checking this site everyday since I posted it (yeah I'm talking about the gift/address)

"Having said that" (Gwyn) I thank you for answering to our request for the Vita episode. It just goes to show how the outcast is a gaming podcast for and by gamers and is willing to work with it's fan base to bring what we really want.

I look forward to next podcast's anime section and as someone whom doesn't watch anime I'd like to comment on a few things. First off the only anime I've ever seen entirely is ninja scrolls, and loved it. What always prevented me from seeking out and seeing more anime thou is how in typical anime the animations are so poor. I know many will jump on me for this and don't get me wrong I can get over the poor animations and is willing to get into it thus I'd love to hear some recommendations for a newcomer to the genre such as myself. Preferably a series on Netflix. Please talk about how one might aquire anime w/o illegal download I'm not into that and at the same time I don't want to pay top dollar for anime, is there a middle ground? One thing that is appealing to me about anime is the fact that there are so many episodes, I love series.

Couple of things about da Vita. It simply blew me away! OMG that screen.. It's all about that screen and party chat (which you guys didn't mention). It's what makes it imo. I own most systems and is not a fanboi by anymeans and I must say it puts the 3DS to shame (points and laughs at 3DS). I got the Vita myself on day one here in the states with 6 games and absolutely love everyone of them. I got Mahhvel, Rayman, Wipeout, Blazblue, Katamari and Lumines. I'm surprise you guys didn't enjoy some of these other titles on the system. It is at the moment replacing my consoles because it has party chat, my Xbox buddies got the Vita as well and we spend our gaming hours now on the Vita laughing and having fun in party chat playing cross game or multiplayer.

After hearing your impressions of Uncharted I think I will pick it up. It initially turned me off because it didn't run native and is a little unpolished imo. This plus the fact it disables network so I can't be in party chat (yup. Love that party chat) Also I was under the impression that Gravity Daze is over hyped but after hearing Richard talk about it the way he did I think it will be a day one purchase for me as well. Thanks for the info. Well... I guess that's it. Thank you Outcast, Give us more we want more!! Have a good day gentleman.

Good job guys I've had my 3g import vita since...

2012-02-29T01:55:53.040-08:00

Good job guys
I've had my 3g import vita since Dec last year.
It freezes on me at least once a week.

Thankfully now they have the blue light indicator.

Played the Hell out of gravity daze and wipeout.

But my.fav game is hot shots golf.

Once again thanks for the podcast

Congrats, Rich, exciting stuff!

2012-02-17T23:10:05.277-08:00

Congrats, Rich, exciting stuff!

Congrats, Richard. I'm looking forward to seei...

2012-02-14T07:25:11.631-08:00

Congrats, Richard. I'm looking forward to seeing some of your new stuff.

Agree with han on a vita segment, if you have the ...

2012-02-07T13:01:56.066-08:00

Agree with han on a vita segment, if you have the time of course! i'm personally picking mine up at launch here in scotland! I'm currently debating what games to get at launch, i lost interest in uncharted but you guy's really swayed me on that during this episode.

So it's pretty much a toss-up between uncharted and gravity daze, i'm FAR more interested in gravity rush however being download only here in europe means i would need to spend the launch waiting for my horrible internet connection to download it, hardly a thrilling thing to do after picking up such a beautiful piece of kit.

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2012-02-05T18:06:59.725-08:00

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Hey Gang! I have been away for a few podcasts and ...

2012-02-05T09:36:32.192-08:00

Hey Gang! I have been away for a few podcasts and recently have gotten caught up (I know.. shame on me, especially cause I AM your biggest fan from the get go) You guys are still doing very enjoyable podcasts and I (we) appreciate it very much!! I have some comments for yous:

1) No Vita only podcast!? I'm surprise you guys didn't talk about it more in depth as you did pre 3DS release. Was there not enough to talk about? Here in the states we are 2 weeks away from the release of it and I am drooling over the thing. Please consider doing a section on your next podcast dedicated to the Vita.

2) Game of the year for me was hands down Dark Souls. I highly recommend you guys play it.

3) I want to send you guys a little something to show my gratitude and to give back, I already have that "thing" in mind (no... not $$$ but it IS game related... or it it? lol) Is there a mailing address you want to give out? Don't worry there's nothing fishy about it, completely harmless you have nothing to worry about. Are you intrigue? :-)

Enjoyed the podcast, guys. Nice job. @Richard: ICO...

2012-02-04T13:20:24.673-08:00

Enjoyed the podcast, guys. Nice job.
@Richard:
ICO is an awesome pick for a best "late-to-the-party" game. I've also enjoyed your reviews of Type-0. I think it's something I would love, but I get why it doesn't suit you. Sorry your work pretty much required you to suffer through it, but good job nonetheless.

@Kyle
Speaking of graphics-based "guilty pleasures" like El Shaddai, have you had a look at Sumioni from Acquire Corp. for the Vita? It looks like kind of an innovative take on 2D action platforming (I hope it is and hope it's good) but its sumi-e art style will probably get me to buy it even if the gameplay is less than stellar.

Since all of you gentlemen enjoy the 360, are any of you considering The Witcher 2 when it releases for console? Kat Bailey had some good things to say about its pc version even though it's not really her preferred style of rpg, so I was wondering.

Thanks

2012-02-04T09:54:50.923-08:00

Thanks