Topic: DF Retro Super Show!

Maybe it's just me, but these are just too long. 3-4 hours for a podcast is a big ask.

I can see why 3-4 hours may feel like a lot, but I feel like the length makes sense considering it's a bi-monthly podcast.

There's also a lot to cover in the topics they discuss, and the impressive knowledge of these guys makes that possible, which justifies the length of some of the episodes in my opinion. I've been following the videogame industry for more than 30 years, yet I learn something new in every episode of the podcast. It's just very interesting and enjoyable.

3 hours is a sweet spot for a fortnightly show. So far I’ve enjoyed every one and it’s a good idea to cover specific years. I recommended 2001 just when they were starting the show, maybe one day we’ll see such episode. My least favourite was Analogue 3D, simply because I don’t have any nostalgia for N64 and I’m not the biggest fan of that company’s approach to FPGAs.

Watch at 1.5x or 2x if you think it's too long

I don't have a problem with duration of shows either way, i mainly listen/watch content during commutes and i just continue next time when the commute is over.

I love DF Retro

I love the show...but if I had one critique it would be how often Mark talks over everyone. I have to turn down the volume as it gives me a headache sometimes.

The episode from a few weeks ago about their favourite/most defining Mega Drive games was a great listen. I've never played Rocket Knight Adventures so I need to give that a go!

Man-oh-man, this show keeps on delivering!

As an audio listener, having a weekly Direct, Q&A Show and fortnightly Retro show is bliss. So much great content.

This week's Retro show focusing on GBA is excellent.

I've been trying to finish the MGS4 episode for a few days now, and every time I start it, I have to stop a few minutes later. Audi's attitude is just too negative and puts me off. It'd be one thing if he just had animus for the game itself, but he comes off as very disrespectful to his co-hosts, and I don't think it's entertaining. The episode would be better if he just hadn't participated.

Strong opinions and differences of opinion are fine. Poking fun is fine. Bringing down the mood with a complete lack of enthusiasm & interest is not what I want from a podcast, though.

I'd even say if Audi had just been given a segment for ranting that I could skip, that would've been fine, too. But as it is, when he starts to speak, I just want to stop listening. It seems like John, Marc, and Coury spend as much time responding to Audi's negativity as they do talking about the game itself.

I honestly didn't have a problem with Audi's negativity, and I feel some people in the comments of the video itself are taking Audi way too seriously. Yes, he hates MGS4 & made no attempt to hide it whatsoever, but it's not as though everyone else was nothing but happy with it, and whenever John, Try, & Coury were pointing out MGS4's flaws Audi was more or less content with staying mostly quiet, maybe only chiming in here & there at points. Plus, Audi did point out the few positives he felt the game did have when they were brought up, so it's not like he was being all piss & vinegar the entire time.

The line that people seemed to take most offense at was Audi calling Coury a "simpleton" when Coury pointed out how Raiden's reveal as a new cyborg ninja was seen as a redemption for the character, due to how poorly he was received in MGS2, but it's clear to see that Audi wasn't insulting Coury himself but rather was pointing out how simplistic that sentiment was back in the day... because it was.

People got pissy about Raiden being a bait & switch in MGS2, as well as being a tonal opposite of Snake in that game character-wise, so when Kojima decided to make him look like a "badass" those same people suddenly went "YEAH! That's what he ALWAYS should have been like!", and in retrospect that was the behavior of a simpleton. Coury was simply pointing out how he felt back then, like many others did, & Audi simply pointed out how simple-minded that sentiment was back then, and Coury responded with a laugh because he now knows that it was silly that sentiment was.

Plus, in true Kojima fashion, in making Raiden everything those fans back then wanted him to be like he also gave Raiden an utterly terrible life between MGS2 & 4, essentially going "Oh, you want him to be a badass, huh? OK then, but badasses don't get happy lives, you know. You're all getting exactly what you deserve with Raiden."

I agree with the above, I found Audi's relentless negativity and petulance ruined this episode for me. The issue is he was not aiming for rational criticism, objective balance, he was just aiming to argue with anything and everything and came across as rude, both to his co-hosts and the audience.

I found Audi's comments both funny and relevant, perhaps it's a cultural thing. That sort of direct feedback is very common in Scandinavia.

As someone who also prefers directness over diplomacy I didn't really mind. You could tell Audi hates MGS4 as an idea but I never felt it was anything else than just a friend's heated banter over a subject they all care about.

Ok, now I've listened to the whole thing and haven't heard anything really bad. You could clearly tell Audi hates the game and could not agree to some points from Try4ce. Also, I don't really remember the game but hearing all the stuff about diarrhea, Meryl and orther "kojimisms" lowered my enthusiasm for playing the remaster anytime soon.

I really enjoyed the MGS4 episode. To me it was a bunch of mates having a fun argument and Audi's intense negativity was a funny contrast to the rest of the crew's praise.

I don't disagree with a lot of what Audi says about the story and tone. I count the first 3 Metal Gear Solid games amongst the finest ever crafted but MGS4 does veer too far over the line compared to the others. I still like it though and find the insanity part of the charm.