Substance TV – Video game reviews with substance

I can tell you with all honesty, I’ve consumed more phlegm, snot, boogers, and other various mucus like substances in the past week then any normal human should ever have to in a lifetime. Now that I’ve got the disgusting details out of the way, we can move on.

I had a bit of a minor cold this whole last week, and as any good husband would do, I passed it onto my wife and child. So I imagine you’re asking yourselves, “What does this have to do with Substance TV?” Well, because my nose was clogged up with all this junk, I was not able to record voice overs for the sixth episode of Substance TV. Everything is still on schedule, but I’m just a bit behind. Hopefully I can get things finished up in time and ready for you fine folks.

And yes, I’m doing much better and the entire family seems to have gotten over it.

As some of you know, my good friend over at Past To Present has been a big supporter of Substance TV since the beginning, offering downloads of videos and helping get the word out about the show before I even thought of getting a website. Well now his site has gone through a major upgrade and a name change. Past to Present Online is now Superior Version (www.superiorversion.com).

Now for those not familiar with the site, it’s a favorite of mine for many reasons. For one, they have all sorts of information from beta versions of games, screen caps and videos of unreleased games, and a whole lot of other stuff that has never been seen by us mere mortals. Past that, they’ve got great content on old and new games alike.

Do yourself a favor and check this site out.

Now you can enjoy full quality versions of Substance TV for download. All episodes are available in both Windows Media and Quicktime formats. No longer are you slaves to the poor encoded Youtube slop. You now have a choice. Substance TV 5 is the first episode up for download. Through the coming months, other previous episodes will be available as well. Enjoy!

Substance TV 5 – SNK special
Quicktime
Windows Media

No, this is not a mirage, this is the truth. Substance TV episode 6 will be out on or before August 31st of 2008. I know, it’s crazy. Another Substance TV in the same calender year as the last. I may be spoiling you, but you are all so precious to me.

Thanks to a new job, I have a lot more time on my hands for the next couple of weeks, so I am taking full advantage of it. So of course you know what games will be in the next episode, but what other surprises await you? Click on to read about a little contest…

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As you all are probably aware, Konami has announced the new Castlevania game for the Wii will be a versus fighter. As a long time Castlevania fan, the premise made me weak to my stomach, but I pressed on. I wanted to see screens and videos before I wrote off the game.

That day has arrived, and oh how painful it is.

After seeing the footage of the game play in action, I was in shock. I knew it would be no Tekken or Third Strike, but for the love of all that is holy, this reeks worse then a day old zombie. I then remembered the long history of bad localizations Castlevania fans have been treated to here in the States. The games themselves were great, just not the voice acting. So I thought to myself, if the game looks this butt-crack-tacular, what would the voice acting be like? Well, no need to imagine this as my good friend Erik has already envisioned that future, and it makes Skynet look like a paradise. Enjoy!

As most of the gaming public, I’m trying to forget the abomination that was the Nintendo press conference at E3 2008. You’ve probably been to a bevy of message boards and websites all with their share of people commenting on this horrendous showing. I’ll not bore you with some contrived witty banter about the terrible games.

Instead, let’s talk about the people who made this showing possible.

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Liquid Snake is one of the most intriguing characters in Metal Gear history, but not much is known about him. Though he only appeared as the main enemy of Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation, he is still treasured and loved by fans throughout the universe. The following video gives us a little look into the true nature of Liquid Snake. These conversations have been kept under wraps by Foxhound, but because of recent changes in government policy, these tapes have become available to the pubic. Enjoy!