Must. Not. Pull. FINGER!

Well if it gets AngryJoe excited then there must be something decent about Civ5 :) Will give it a go should a demo appear.

FINALLY NO STACKS!
I love CIV games but I really hated waging wars in them :/. It was often too random and having extremely experienced units was not useful since 2 “newbie” units of the same type could take it down easly.
I'm really looking forward to Civ 5 since it looks like it will at long last be actual “Strategy game” and not just a “technological race” game.

Getting angry joe excited is like getting the neighbor dog to crap on your lawn, all you have to do is not build a huge wall

I always ignored the Civ games but like Joe i'm going to check it out with 5.

Damn, one thing I don't like about strategy games (except Total War series before Empire) is fighting and you tell me that Civ5 is emphasised on fighting?
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I just love builidng my city/country for hours without having to fight someone.

Totally read that as Dirge of Cerberus.

Spoony, Your video says Dennis Shirk – Producer, Take-Two Interactive,” but isn't it 2K that's publishing the game, not Take-Two?

Great Coverage of E3, Spoony!
By the way, you really should consider doing more stuff with Joe. You two have very different aproaches and interests in games, so stuff like reviews done in form of dialogue or argument even (for example, loved your fight over new X-COM)) and two-sided interviews like this one would be very interesting.

You guys are doing an excellent job…I'm so sick of fucking Gamespot and the rest of the big websites and their shitty coverage and interviews.

You guys have real opinions and excellent questions…i hope to see you guys at more of these.

By the way…I'm really impressed with the quality of the videos…the sound is clear and the camera is steady.

I agree with everyone else…keep working with Joe…there's a lot of good chemistry between you two.

GREAT work spoony.

Spoonasaurs,

Your videos have been, with the possible exception of one website, the best E3 coverage I’ve seen. The reason is that you aren’t trying to claim you are completely objective (a word most gaming fans and gaming critics fail to understand). You are a gamer, you have preferences, and you’re giving your opinion. You’re intelligent fans. Alpha Nerds, if you will (just don’t start mating with all the females).

You’re not pushing the consol war narrative. While you cannot view every game equally, that is actually a plus. Your preferences lead to some games getting the lion’s share of screen time and that works out very well. Best of all, though, you are independent. Most gaming critics will only voice opinions like yours in tucked away podcasts. Nobody can take away an exclusive review from you. Truly, The Spoony Experiment is an anarchist’s playground. Or something.

I like the Spoony/Joe dichotomy, particularly with the Civ V interview. I’ve never seen anyone go up to a reviewer and say “I’m not a fan of your series, convince me.” Such a question is always a hypothetical softball where the reviewer will go “What do you say to people who don’t know that your game is awesome?” And again, you have your tastes and Joe has his. It’s not like you’re the 360 guy and he’s the PS3 guy.

That said, I’m amazed you guys never got thrown out. Is it just me or does Joe have the ability to get people to play along and have fun with him? I got that feeling with the TOR review.

Well I am stoked. Civ 4 turned me off because for some reason, I could not beat it on normal difficulty. Combat was just so tricky and impossible, with those huge stacks of doom. No matter how forward technologically, my riflemen were no match for bowmen.

I liked how Revolution did it, though it was still kind of broken. But hopefully Civ 5 can finally fix combat.

Is that Keith David doing the voiceover? I'm such a huge fan of his.

Is it me or the term “Flavor” being a new fad for game designers? Flavor speech? Flavor of thinking? Just asking.

they got some good voice overs for the trailer

must pull washington's finger

i nearly choked to death cause of that George Washington bit!

Now I want a shirt with that phrase and image.

Combat inspired by Panzer General? Awesome. Sounds like a big improvement.