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Giant Bomb GOTY 2014 - Destiny Has Brought Us Here
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I disagree. It seems like everyone is definitely behind Bayonetta 2 and after how they collectively talked about Mordor on the podcast today, it doesn't seem likely that Mordor will win GOTY. That's my bet, anyway.
Also, Alex is great. He's a good voice to have on staff.
And I really like the gameageddon theme this year and that it has an overarching storyline over five days. It's fun. I also think that this year's deliberations are amazing and very contentious. I'm really enjoying the 2014 awards.
that was pretty fuckin funny
People weren't kidding. I just finished watching it, holy shit. Dan must have been stoked to do that wrestling skit too.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Brad with them angelic tones, and Dan with that uh... voice of his.
Fake sleepy Brad was great.
MadLaughter
Member
Hey guys, I'm here today with my daily query: any games spoiled too horrendously in today's podcast?
Seriously! I thought giantbomb liked that game.
Alien: Isolation gets spoiled pretty hard. Can't remember any other games being spoiled.
Alien: Isolation. A big twist is revealed.
Yeah, I'm surprised mobile wasn't even brought up considering how down on Sony everyone was.
Between Monument Valley, 80 Days, Threes, Hearthstone, Crossy Road, Hitman GO, etc. it feels like iOS/Android should have nabbed #2 at best or #3 at worst.
Mechanized
Member
Oh SHIT Jeff double fisting mics to It's Tricky is the best thing ever.
chromatic9
Member
Does anyone feel Infamous SS 4/5 score from Jeff is a bit high? Sounds like a mediocre okay-ish 3/5 game from his view on the podcasts.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I'm catching up on GotY stuff, did I hear Patrick say "Spelunky is by far one of the best games ever made," or something to that effect? That guy is a parody of himself. I love Spelunky, but come on fella!
I don't see why that's even remotely a weird opinion.
I don't see the problem.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Perhaps if somebody less prone to hyperbole had said it I would be interested in their reasoning.
He ran a bunch of Spelunky streams and played the game almost religiously for a short period of time.
Sounds like a super valid opinion to me.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Man, Jeff with CoD as his GOTY?
People predicted that. He has continued to play that game since it came out.
Askherserenity
Member
Wish the guys enjoyed playing different games. Seems like the most of the games they all like are all pretty similar AAA games. Kinda weird to see Mordor for best debut when that game plays exactly like every other Ass Creed or Batman game. The gameplay felt fine, yeah, but how can you fuck that same old gameplay up at this point?
Eventually they're going to realize they just keep playing the same game over and over each year. At least Jeff is probably aware he keeps playing the same shit year after year and maybe that's why he feels bored of games sometimes.
Eventually they're going to realize they just keep playing the same game over and over each year. At least Jeff is probably aware he keeps playing the same shit year after year and maybe that's why he feels bored of games sometimes.
Brad the tsundere karaoke master. Dude's got pipes.
And yeah, I also saw Jeff's GOTY coming. He got into the AW multiplayer in a big way.
It's funny that you say that because just recently heard Giant Bomb criticized by being too much of an Indie loving site. I think they cover a lot of variety between all members, unfortunately that sometimes means that only one person in the crew likes a thing, but still.
And yeah, I also saw Jeff's GOTY coming. He got into the AW multiplayer in a big way.
It's funny that you say that because just recently heard Giant Bomb criticized by being too much of an Indie loving site. I think they cover a lot of variety between all members, unfortunately that sometimes means that only one person in the crew likes a thing, but still.
Dan's segment was really impressive and Jason's was just hilarious.
And man those best of singstar performances gave me goosebumps. Jeff's Tricky should find its way to that list.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Hear there were Danganronpa spoilers in the Day 2 Podcast, anyone got a timestamp of where to skip?
what twist? tag it please.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Alright guys, ya got me. Spelunky is better than Tetris and Ocarina of Time and Super Mario World and Goonies 2.
Hot Coldman
Banned
If you actually love Spelunky, if you love and understand why that game is so good... you should be nodding your head at that part!
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Coldman I thought you were on the good guy's team!
The Xtortionist
Member
I platinum'd Mordor last week and thought the Nemesis system was way overhyped. It was only really relevant to me when manipulating the system through branding (which was neat, but still). I died very few times in combat, probably because putting a TPS mechanic (slo-mo + arrows) into the Batman combat system is broken as hell. Arrows alone can get you like 10 kills without even a single swing of the sword, and combat draining to refill them became my main strategy. After picking off the trash mobs with insta-kill arrows, most captains were easily dealt with through stun + flurry + ground takedown + repeat. The only real threat to me was fighting multiple captains at once, which I usually just ran away from unless I could kill one of them instantly with arrows or stealth.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Spelunky is a fantastic game and I had no problem with Patrick's praise of it. Would easily be my "Best old game of the year" and is one of my favorite games of all time...AND I SUCK AT IT. I still play it nearly every day at least once.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I feel kind of the opposite. They play a lot of weird and offbeat stuff, and games like The Fall and Velvet Sundown are featuring very heavily in their discussions. What's fascinating to me is how stuff like Velvet Sundown and Mount Your Friends can become major players because of the multiplayer experience which might not even be re-creatable.
I speel my dreenk
Member
The Dan and Jason segments have been the best yet, and surprisingly... physical?
Yep, well. He's right.
Yep, well. He's right.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I disagree with him on the exact point - it's not a GOAT. But it's easily one of the best games of the last generation.
Its one of the few single player games (atleast in the modern gaming era) i still played a ton of past the point where accomplished everything i wanted to in the game.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
That's far too even handed for my temperament.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Is there some maximum amount of great games that we've exceeded and can no longer add to? Why does Spelunky have to be better than those games to be up there?
Backfoggen
Banned
YOU BLOODY RIPPER