Cup of Jones - 07/28/16

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Easy Allies

Ask it again! I missed it (apparently).

Easy Allies

when's the next cup of jones

D-Up Gaming

It's incredibly rad that you're a fan/friend of Mega64. Do you think you guys would ever do a collaboration project?

Tiana Salazar

Hey, Brandon! Congratulations on putting together your first retrospective in so many years! What was it like returning to the format? Was it challenging to reacclimate to it, or was it like putting on an old pair of shoes?

I haven't seen cup of jones for WEEKS.. is it posted elsewhere now? or has Brandon not gotten around to a new episode?

D-Up Gaming

"Brandon plays FF7" make it happen pls. :)

Otoshigami

i can answer that for the negative comments. EVERYWHERE on youtube, probably twitch chats, so on. EZ

Otoshigami

gotta need that "PRE ORDER BABY" lol

Otoshigami

i remember frame trap is about ANY TOPIC other than video games so yeah it's becoming a bit desensitized at this point.

Otoshigami

actually, the 10 point rating system is something that they gotten used to in their lives and its just UNOFFICIAL score to them.

Otoshigami

nope not possible as Frame trap is 2 hour show so that makes up for every 2 weeks. :)

Otoshigami

too much content for them. :P

Otoshigami

I miss your weekly show....

chocolate_prophet

Can you please explain the Battle of the Brick: Built for Combat - The Movie? (Yes it's a stop motion viral GT hit, but come on Jones I need more than that) Thanks again! L&amp;R

Hey Jones, Would it possible to add a page to easyallies.com that has all the allies charities of choice? You guys have so much stuff on shelves everywhere already so it would be nice to be able to do something to show appreciation for the allies while doing nice things for those in need. Just a thought. Love and Respect, Nick Owens

Nick Owens

After watching Huber Syndrome, I have to ask. Brandon, how come you never finished Uncharted 4? I mean, you finished Pokemon which is more than 2 times longer than Nathan Drake's Last Adventure.

Are these archived anywhere? Or do I have to scroll down until I find the first episode? Is there anyway to search this site for cup of Jones? Edit: Thank you for that. You guys are awesome. I use a Windows phone to watch you guys, so that link was extremely helpful. Thank you :)

How open are you to fan 'free' content? Like if fans made video content and posted to the forum, clearly labeled as 'fan ally' content, would you be down with that? Maybe reviewing games that your small team doesn't have time for?

Kiraz

Brandon, Have you guys considered maybe making it a future strech goal to have Frame Trap become a weekly show? maybe around 42K for example, or would that even be possible?

BeatenDownBrian

Brandon, I have a beagle named Baby. She's a very friendly dog but like all dogs she barks at neighbors in their backyards. One day I caught a neighbor spraying her with a water hose. I ran outside and confronted the person, telling them politely to not do that. They didn't say anything back to me, I could see them through the fence and I said, "I see you, do not spray my dog, do you understand?" I heard nothing back, I thought about cursing but held my temper back. My question is: What would you do if you saw your neighbor spraying Sophie with their hose?

Jason Walstrom

I've noticed when you allies talk about and discuss video games you still use the 10 point rating system and not the 5 star system you use for your reviews. Why is that? Does everyone not agree with the new system and not have faith in it? It's just i've noticed that i'm and surprised you don't use it, or if you do very rarely.

Bakryu

I'd love to see you guys try out the Vive you got! Any chance that'll happen soon?

David Lingenbrink

Final Fantasy XV is coming very very soon, Is your opinion still the same about its name change? Should FFXV stayed as Versus XIII?

Angelo Torres

Hi, Brandon! Love the stuff you put out! I started following gametrailers back in (I think) 2005 which brings me to my question: How old are you guys (the allies)?

Hey I was just wondering, which of the Allies are right now full-time? And is there anyone that is about to become full-time?

Jimmy Liljegren

LOL! Oh my God Jones, Why did you answer my question? Well, I guess you wanted to clearly state that you have enough material already and explain why some may be left out, but man... you really cracked me up when you said it. Didn't expect my name to pop up on this one. Just to be clear, my question in this post is rhetorical. Please answer the patrons with insightful thoughts. Love &amp; Respect! César.

César Villa

What prompted GameTrailers to put out a call for interns back in 2013? Was GameTrailers or Viacom real big into internships? Or did y'all just need a coffee dude? For reference, I believe Ben Moore was the intern that answered the call,.

Cody Ficker

Hi Brandon. You are doing a fantastic job and I respect you guys so much for it. My question; what are your favorite/least favorite household chores?

Have you ever considered hiring interns? I know it's something ScrewAttack and other have done before and as someone who may want to consider getting into a gaming journalism career I think it could be a great way to help out both aspiring new journalists and your overworked selves as well.

Matt Currin

Any franchise in mind for the retrospective after the DeusEx one? And when can we expect them? Also are the Easy Allies Retros going to be similar to the GT ones?

Ahmad Sammy

Hi Brandon. Do you still watch trailers?

Alexander Zyryanov

Awesome that you got Amanda on the show! I was curious if she has a hard time with having the allies around the house all the time? They can be a rowdy bunch (huber)!

Hey Brandon, speaking of EZA going to different places, any chance of an official EZA trip to Star Trek: Mission New York? Celebrating 50 years of the franchise. If not, are any of the Allies planning on attending?

Joseph La Russa

I got some technical questions for you Brandon since you do alot of editing. I previously worked a bit before with audio/video and wonder what your personal preferences for codecs are. For audio I tend to gravitate towards FLAC for archiving when space is not an issue, AAC when it is, with 48 kHz preferred. For video I love x264, but am starting to experiment with HEVC, with the whole thing in a Matroska container. Also any thoughts on bitrates or 8-bit vs 10-bit? Have an awesome August, Love and Respect, Sam. (Namzor)

Samo Rozman

Jones may read every comment, but he certainly does ignore many of them... intentionally. That doesn't mean I'm giving up though! I'm still waiting for the day when Jones appears on camera with a BEARD! A FULL, PAUL BUNYAN BEARD! It's gotta happen at least once! Hmmm, No-Shave November isn't too far away....

Long-time GT/EZA fan. Would you please plug my bandcamp? :) <a href="https://themcfaceman.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://themcfaceman.bandcamp.com</a>

Do those Pez dispensers in the background not fall over a lot? How do you keep them so neatly stacked?

Alex McMillan

Sounds cheesy, but it kinda broke my heart that y'all(Yes, I'm from Texas) take negative comments so hard. You guys are doing great. I love the down to Earth atmosphere of the show and the honest conversations. Frankly I think other places should be more like EZA. Keep on keepin' on!

Hi Brandon! What advice would you give someone wishing to get into the industry? Any ideas where to start? Thanks! Love &amp; Respect to you, Amanda and the rest of the allies!

Brandon, active duty US Navy doc here, just shipped overseas for the next two years. Wanted to let you know that in a fairly tumultuous time, EZA podcasts and streaming content are the one stable thing I have brought with me from my life in the states. On behalf of at least one (probably many many more) active duty military allies, thanks to you and all the EZA crew for what you do.

Love the mega 64 steeze!

Matthew Schornig

So good to see Amanda! But it's definitely her second appearance, since she appeared in the Disney World special from her parents' house

Joseph La Russa

Great episode Brandon and it was great seeing Amanda making an appearance too. So random idea (might be a bit late notice), do with it what you will but with the olympics strating next week, I was wondering if you guys had thought about maybe doing an EZA video game olympics of sorts? I just thought since the tournaments you guys do always tend to be fun, that this might be a fun way of doing some, if it was possible. Over the course of the 3 weeks that the olympics are on, you could have a series of simple straight elimanation style (to allow you to get through more games) mini tournaments, where the allies face off across different genres eg. fighting games, an FPS, a racing game, Rocket League and of course other sports games ( I know many fans might not be into sports games but I'd hope the spirt of a tournament might outweigh that). Yeah so that's pretty much it, like I said I know it's probably a bit short notice and might be hard to organize, but I just said I'd at least mention it. :)

BeatenDownBrian

Sophie always gets love on the EZA podcast, can you please let your cat sit in on one of them.

Wesley

Toy Box Tuesday question! Now that Disney Infinity is coming to an end :(, could we get a "Wrap Up" video showing off all the figures/discs? I know it's a lot of work, but I loved the 2.0 Wrap Up video. It's what got me into Disney Infinity. Thanks!

That song make me so jolly, Amanda is the best.

Baircade

Amanda, Saga is so great!

DancingElk

I would also like to hear more about Brandon's opinion about anime, for better or worse.

Morgan Mohalla

Brandon, do you like anime, or, do you like anime? (Minamik)

Minamik

Great episode Brandon. Cup of Troop was fun :) The Comicon coverage was great and you're the Q&amp;A King :p

Mumble Mumbleton

Lying Cat!

Cup of Troop was awesome. Thank you for sharing!

Loved cup of troop lol

There was a question about a Facebook fan group. There is fan created one that does not include the allies (although they are all welcome!) that you can find here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/easyalliesfangroup/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/easyalliesfangroup/</a>

I have been working in the game industry for about 10 years (EA, Funcom, Square). Unfortunately, I have been out of work for the last few years, however, a few months ago, I decided to learn C-sharp programming and Unity Engine... I have since made my very own first solo game! My question is the following : Would any of the allies be interested in a free copy of my game to play it? Its a first person adventure with about 12 minigames... it is the culmination of all I have learned with the engine as a small tech-demo... It is non-profit and does uses a few unlicensed music (Not sure if that would be an issue). The game itself lasts between 15 to 30 mins from start to finish so it would not be a huge stream... just curious if anyone in the team would be interested... and if yes, how can i send you the links? :)

Hugo D Hawk X

Lying Cat! Awesome Statue!

I would accept Amanda as a full time Ally. She's adorable lol.

Chris Georgaras

What is you favourite Batman game? Mine is Arkham Asylum. Personally it is my Game of the 360 generation

BeardedScotsman86

CUP OF TROOP!

Calvin Delaney

Thank you for putting me in my place, Brandon! I can't believe that clarinet performance breezed past me. I had a slight heart attack when you mentioned it was on the GT twitch channel but worry not, YouTube had me covered. What a treat! One might might even say "jolly!!"

Matt McCarthy

Thank you for answering my question about your happiness! Your streams and shows provide me with a great deal of happiness, even when I am having the worst day possible, it brings me consistency and joy in an often crazy world. So thank you and love to you.

I like every Cup of Jones.... I have no problem seeing slimmed down episodes if you feel like some weeks allow less content or time to apply to an episode.... Also, curiously, is there currently or are you planning for EZA to have a game library for easy access to create future videos and streaming like at GT~?

After already countless streams, hundreds of hours of entertainment, and the torment of many restless cheeks, I was wondering: How’s the couch holding up?

Henk Groenendijk

Would you be open to having a game of Fiasco as one of the candidates for one of the weekly group streams?

Gan Khef

That would be great! Teased us with a bit of Brandon plays D&amp;D back at GT. I'd love to see you make an appearance.

Gan Khef

I Hope if EasyAllies, achieved the studio goal. You allow live studio audience :).

King Poh

Hey Mr. Jones have you seen the two Resident Evil animated movies? From what I can gather you're not the biggest anime guy, but you do seem like a big RE fan and these movies are canon and I'd like to hear you opinion on them if you've seen them. If you haven't it may be fun to sit down and watch them either solo or with the allies and then share you opinion on them before RE7 launches.

Thanks for answering my question. I am sad I missed the meet and greet at SDCC but my mission this year was getting into Hall H. (I got in line before 10 am on Friday but it happened. Yay Baby Groot)

Bdun912

Brandon what did you think of the DC trailers for Wonder Woman and Justice League. I know you weren't a big fan of Batman V. Superman (although I'm not certain), could this be redemption?

Daniel Ray

I think you guys should really consider the studio even if you don't get to that 50k. The studio would make things look really smooth for your audience, especially when you guys cover big events or shows. Also regarding about other interests , that would have been really convenient to use the 2nd podcast as a platform for this. I don't see the point of having 2 podcast in a week on video games, the other podcast could been about anything else.

Kasual7

Ermagerd, His Dark Materials trilogy behind that cat thingy! Love that series! Amanda's taste in books is approved lol. I think I spotted a Terry Goodkind in the background too but I could be mistaken =p

I wish you guys didn't literally HAVE to be in California to do your jobs, I understand with all the connections and events and things you should be close by to get to... You could buy a warehouse and completely renovate it to your needs as well for the money you're making out here or really anywhere else honestly. Think about that warehouse rental. Damn shame, understandable, but it's nice to think about.

What's next after Brandon Plays Pokemon? Is there another franchise you've never played?

ZyloWolfBane

Will you ever join in as guest character on Tabletop Escapades? Think you would add a fun perspective to that group. If so, any idea what your character would be?

Great CoJ, Branon! Seems like you're having a blast producing those. :) Do you feel a bit easier going on camera? Because I remember you saying you're not used to it on one of the first episodes? Cheers, Anton.

Hi Jones, does Patreon let you see the nationality of the patreons? how many are outside the US?

I'm just curious if you read Fables comic? If yes, what do you think about it?

Mark Chaivasin

Have you read the recent Disney Infinity email regarding the timelines? It discusses closure of online versions of the game and community features? Would love to hear your take on that considering that I've been a big Disney Infinity fan and always tune in to Toy Box Tuesday. :(

definitely Pepsi for me!

Alex Castellanos

That's quite clever, Rez. I hope that Brandon catches this one and agrees with you!

Alex Castellanos

Hi Brandon. Have you considered increasing the number of slots on the official sponsor tier as that seems an easy way to get you closer to your next goal.

Brandon, regarding a Disneyland open-world game, they already made one for the NES. It is called Adventures in Magic Kingdom.

Hey Brandon! Love the show! Have you guys ever considered showing which games you're currently working on a review on the EZA website? It would really help me to look forward to whatever review you guys are cooking up.

Brandon, anything you know now, having been running EZA for more than 5 months now, that you wish you knew at EZA's conception?

Have you pre-ordered Titanfall 2 yet? I checked the tape. You made the bet in the April 13th Podcast around 12 minutes the bet discussion starts. The bet was actually your idea Brandon

BeardedScotsman86

Something I've noticed on a lot of Easy Allies shows is the mention of WereHogs as a reward for smaller bets. I assume these are a Sonic reference, but do they have any meaning beyond bragging rights? Is someone meticulously tracking the number of WereHogs won by everyone? It seems like the kind of thing Kyle would do. I kind of imagine them like coins in Mario games, where once an Ally earns 100 WereHogs they get some kind of special reward. Thanks for all the great shows you guys do!

Asked this on youtube too because I wasn't sure where you pull the comments from, but... Does the fact that you like to be able to read and respond to all the comments for these videos contribute to your decision to keep Cup of Jones Patreon-exclusive? I'm sure if you opened it up to the general public you'd get more comments then you could manage, so do you ever think about what you would do if enough people back the Patreon to make keeping up with the comment impractical?

Coke or Pepsi?

CJCW

Yo Saga is rad. I wonder how many Allies read it

Kanlink

Love cup of Jones its 5 stars! playing Galaxy of heros if you have time pleas invite me: 926-629-368.

I assume it would be Game Over Geoffy LOL, that was so funny Brandon. So jealous you got to go to NerdHQ. I just wanted to say that Cup of Jones is by far my favorite EZA show. Thank you.

Jason Walstrom

Willamette is a river and university in Oregon :) Thanks for saying it correctly!

Tyler Travis

Brandon, have you never tried Namco's Disney Magical World games for the 3DS? They're Animal Crossing lifestyle-type games that takes place in a very Disneyland-like environment with a castle and different lands where you do stuff like run a cafe to attract Disney characters, go on adventures in different lands like pirates, Hundred Acre Wood, etc. and of course collect stuff and customize your character. If you're interested, I recommend the first game over the second and it's bound to be cheap by now since it came out 2 years ago.

It's been two week Jones. Where's my Star Wars Guild invite Jones? Where is it?!? Suedes MaelStrom 368-543-228

Brandon, have you considered the possibility that you may have to cut down on streaming in order to more quickly produce content like reviews/retros/etc? It seems as though many of the games streamed are older and it must eat into the allies' time. Do you have a method for how you prioritize streaming vs. producing content?

confusedhulk

Hey Mr. Jones. Thank you for taking not just one, but BOTH my questions! For the next episode, I want to ask: Are you or any of the Allies considering putting together a fairly-regular update on production for the community or the Patrons about the status of current videos? For example, "We're working on X amount of reviews, Game Sleuth is still going, etc." With Brandon Plays Pokemon coming to a close, I thought this would be both helpful in keeping us informed aside Cup of Jones and fill in the gap (if you so choose). Also, WHERE do you get negative comments? YouTube?! All of you are super jolly and I can't imagine anyone who takes the time to watch EZA feel negative. That's the internet I guess. Stay Easy fellow Ally. P.S. Loved Mrs. Troop on the show, and yes, "Still a Line." Love it. Want it. ;-)

Brandon K Gann

Yes Amanda awesome as always! :D . Keep up the great work Mr Jones! Lovin' the content!

That GameOverJeffy man, always taking his shirt off.. Eating Oreos.. Silly Jeff ;p

The cat's name is Norbert after the Harry Potter dragon

You have a cat! What's his/her name? I was going to ask how they got along with the dog, but we kind of got to see that first hand. Also Amanda and her Lying Cat statue are delightful.

Chachzilla

Cup of Troop! Amanda needs a camera upgrade, what's the dollar goal for that?

iconmaster

is that the cat from SAGA?!

havik

Bradon, how would you feel about random giveaway of your guys shirts, to random patreons maybe 10$ and up, i have a 5 year old who takes all my money, but man i want a baby blue EZA shirt so bad, and believe it or not my daughter alexis loves you man, we watch your streams of disney infinite every tuesday!! Also how do you feel about all the live action disney movies, which is your favorite, and what would you like to see disney do next for a live action movie! Love and respect from a dad and daughter gaming duo!!

Amanda is such a delight.

The Hashtagonist

Oh! Jeff Miller of Moderately Amusing. I love that guy :P

Hey Brandon, we all know how much you love Disney but have you ever watched a Studio Ghibli movie? They are basically the Disney of Japan.

Ask and you shall receive.

Colin Cooper

Jeff Miller -- such a force in the gaming world!

Fluffhead108

Is therany reason you dont takepart in tabletop escapades...AsIknow you could easily get into and play a character well ..or is it your voice acting would shame the others...... actually wouldnt TTE be another in for amanda if she wanted to be known to the viewership?

Darren Lamb

Disneyland isn't a boring answer at all - or at least if it is, I'm super boring with you. I would love to see some kind of game where the lands are worlds, the attractions are levels, and you have to adventure your way through, or a virtual walkthrough of Disneyland/WDW at different eras. (or something that actually delivers on the darkness of the Epic Mickey concept art, but I'm sure we'll never see that.) thanks for answering!

Ray Aldiar

Brandon; you're a beautiful human being

Randy Verschueren

Brandon, In the quest for reaching the studio $50k tier have you thought about doing more focused fund raising streams or events. I like that the patreon promotion is not a heavy emphasis in shows and live streams. But I think It would be good to do something every other month or so events. I've seen like Maximilian's stream he does giveaways and people that are subs get more chances. Maybe for EZA being a patreon increases your chances for a prize from the fundraising event.

Greg Kettering

I've been in a similar situation where balancing administration, marketing, infrastructure and creative is an issue. It's a difficult position to be in and time management seems impossible some days. As much as I love Cup of Jones and its "State of The Union" format, I think we'd all understand if this eventually phases out. As for now, keep up the great work, Jones! Btw, love the Aperture Science mug this week.

Brandon must be super backed up on questions. Still haven't gotten to mine I put in late two episodes ago. Don't need to hurry. Edit: JONES HAS A CAT???!?!???!?!?!!

Loved the ending song... LOL

CAVR

How about that Uncharted 4 spoilercast, Jones?

Sometimes you mark down a question as done in the middle of answering it. Do you ever mess up and then mark it again in the 2nd take?

Lying!

God bless you, Brandon, for pronouncing Willamette correctly. As a lifelong resident of the Willamette Valley here in Oregon (and graduate of Willamette University to boot), Dead Rising's misappropriation of the word, and insistence on an incorrect pronunciation is rather annoying.

Brad Grenz

Not sure I like the FB group idea (at least for now). Early on it was easy to find where everyone was hanging out when I felt like hanging out. It's gotten a bit crazy as to where everyone is between Twitch chat (even when you guys are offline), Discord, EZA forums, the GAF thread, Uneasy Allies subreddit, etc. I think it's only an issue right now becuase, as you alluded to, the base isn't big enough yet to support meaningful interaction on so many different social spaces. Once the base reaches a higher number, it'll be fine - people will go to the outlet they prefer and there will be enough allies to populate each. Already it's starting to feel like we're getting too spread out as a community for how big the community currently is. Love &amp; Respect. EDIT: Had to come back after finishing the video. A+ on the Amanda segment Brandon. She had me cracking me up and it's great finally being able to put a face to the often mentioned name.

Mmm, Saga

LYING CAT!!!

Brandon reminds me of my son. They both love Disney Infinity, Grappling Hooks, Batman and open world games. It's endearing. He's like a ten year old inside a grown man's body. I wonder if he's also into sharks and dinosaurs, lol.

WrackPharmd

Jones,is there any equipment your looking to purchase in the future? I feel you would benefit from a better streaming camera. Also thoughts on Brandon Plays FFVII before the remake is released? maybe with and Ben and Brad which they could use the learn about the editing side of things. Would also take additional pressure off you.

Jordan Buitendyk

Can we get a season 6 Game of Thrones spoilercast.

Ibrahim Sozer

We need, like, a monthly Cup of Troop. At least a little segment every once and a while where Amanda can be like "hey how cool is this"

Dallon Taylor

Ok Jones, no more questions about Wales. As a fellow Batman fan, is there a story you'd like to see that hasn't been done yet? The Telltale game looks great, but it just looks like a slightly different variation on other stories we've seen before. I've always been curious to see a more expansive story about how Bruce Wayne becomes Batman - the only information we've ever really gotten is "he travelled the world for seven years, then he went back to Gotham". I'd love to see exactly what Bruce got up to in those seven years, how about you?

Adam Mullany