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[imBask]

There a Halle Berry Catwoman game?

is it a B game?

 

[Hasney]

is it a B game?

I hope we don't live long enough to find out.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Speaking of Nioh, I forgot to play that game. I've gotta play it by the end of the year.

It's secretly GOTY so enjoy

 

[wenis]

There's more to talk about in any game than PUBG, lol. I fully get why it's fun, but it's the same conversation every week, just them talking about how great it is and regurgitating the same reasons why. Other games actually have different qualities to them that can start a conversation.

but aren't as fun.

 

[Phatmac]

It's secretly GOTY so enjoy

Looking forward to it!

 

[imBask]

i'm hyped for some EVO talk

 

[LiK]

i'm hyped for some EVO talk

I'm glad Jason can talk to Ben about it.

 

[Phatmac]

i'm hyped for some EVO talk

Me too. EVO was amazing as always. Great finals for each game

 

[brainzelda]

Looking forward to it!

Don't get burned out! By halfway it's suuuuper repetitive. Always mix in story quests with side quests so you can experience a variety of environments.

 

[DanLongman]

Dan really rubbed me the wrong way in that Yakuza series. He's the dude that laughs while forcing someone else to struggle with something and then whines nonstop when he does something he's not enjoying.

This 100%

 

[xuchu]

I'm glad Jason can talk to Ben about it.

Skullomania though. Jeff likes Skullomania right.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

i'm hyped for some EVO talk

EVO was great this year. I hope they give it enough time with the event itself and what was unveiled.

 

[Incandenza]

So what happens when the Tender Lovin Care playthrough gets Giant Bomb blocked in the UK

 

[Hasney]

So what happens when the Tender Lovin Care playthrough gets Giant Bomb blocked in the UK

If you live in the UK and don't pay for or have plans to buy a decent VPN yet, you're doing it wrong.

 

[LotusHD]

These recent conversations about Persona 5 and Yakuza 0 made me realize something... Why are all Japanese games so long? Just this year we have Yakuza, Nioh, Nier, Gravity Rush 2, Persona 5, and Zelda. Last year FF15. I wonder if it's the Japanese mentality to explain everything over and over and over and over, which naturally inflates the game's length. Nothing is ever succinct or subtle in Japanese games. Maybe there's something lost in translation? Maybe Japan's affinity to dialogue-heavy stuff like RPGs and visual novels?

And I'm not saying Western games are immune to this issue, but at least there's more of an indie scene that can give us stuff like Abzu, Furi, or Inside.

I mean, Nier and Zelda aren't really good examples of this.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

which are the best Hitman videos to watch? recently started playing it and want to watch some of the GB content

Hitsmas and Double Agents: the Broker where Brad and Dan compete on an Elusive Target on opposite coasts.

 

[Phatmac]

Don't get burned out! By halfway it's suuuuper repetitive. Always mix in story quests with side quests so you can experience a variety of environments.

Thanks for the advice! I'll see what I want to do when I start playing it.

 

[Salarians]

There a Halle Berry Catwoman game?

I played that game. It was... not atrocious, but definitely not good. I liked it enough to finish it, though I remember some frustration with checkpointing (or lack thereof). I think the game had some decent music and atmosphere? It's been a while.

The other thing that sticks out; despite being advertised as such, Halle Berry is hardly in the game. A lot of Catwoman's lines were actually performed by Jennifer Hale, in secret.

 

[LiK]

Thanks for the advice! I'll see what I want to do when I start playing it.

Always take your time. Never rush. Immerse in the city atmosphere.

 

[Wunder]

kind of a bummer that Alex seems to be the only one that was into 0 for the whole journey. Vinny seemed into it and liked the story but maybe he was disappointed by the extent of the combat/heat system? I hope they follow through and take a break after kiwami comes out, maybe 2018 or something

 

[Phatmac]

Always take your time. Never rush. Immerse in the city atmosphere.

If it's like Dark Souls, then I'll take my time until I run through enemies after dying a lot.

 

[adamsapple]

Fantastic finish to Beast in the East. Dan seems to be getting tired of it by this time so glad it's over before they lost all enthusiasm. I sincerely hope they do Kiwami too but maybe have Alex play the game with Dan and Vinny doing color commentary.

 

[Phatmac]

kind of a bummer that Alex seems to be the only one that was into 0 for the whole journey. Vinny seemed into it and liked the story but maybe he was disappointed by the extent of the combat/heat system? I hope they follow through and take a break after kiwami comes out, maybe 2018 or something

I think they Alex loved the game while the other two enjoyed it. I think the ending cut scenes were too long and weren't really exciting. I guess they were burnt out by that point. I'm still surprised by how much trouble Dan has with the combat.

 

[Wunder]

I think they Alex loved the game while the other two enjoyed it. I think the ending cut scenes were too long and weren't really exciting. I guess they were burnt out by that point. I'm still surprised by how much trouble Dan has with the combat.

yeah i'm shocked. I thought he beat DmC on all difficulty levels? I think I can count the number of times he dodged/rolled in BitE on one hand

 

[Harpuia]

It's a real shame that GB doesn't do things like sponsor their features or anything like that that the youtubers do. I 100% want to try out Yakuza 0 but as a result I stopped watching the feature.

 

[LiK]

If it's like Dark Souls, then I'll take my time until I run through enemies after dying a lot.

When Y3 became 100% 3D, I was just walking around enjoying the world. It was so damn relaxing. The game's atmosphere with the ambient noise in the cities and countrysides is just stellar. That's how I played the Yakuza games most of the time.

 

[Meneses]

While Yakuza doesn't have the most fantastic fighting system, Dan got annoyed whenever his enemies blocked / dodged / hit him back, or when his 10 straight button mashes left him swinging at the air or overriding the heat prompt, so it's safe to say he wasn't being very rational and was er... playing it wrong.

Btw, doing the final boss fight in Rush style is fucking fantastic (although I believe the "intended" way was for the player to

Spoiler

mirror Shibusawa's style since they're both Dragons

, but you can more or less easily beat it by doing whatever, anyway - I was surprised Beast worked so well for him, to be honest.

 

[Strax]

It's a real shame that GB doesn't do things like sponsor their features or anything like that that the youtubers do. I 100% want to try out Yakuza 0 but as a result I stopped watching the feature.

I would legit stop watching GB if they had sponsored features from publishers/developers. Having non-publishers/developers ads during the Bombcast live stream is bad enough.

 

[LurkerPrime]

It's a real shame that GB doesn't do things like sponsor their features or anything like that that the youtubers do. I 100% want to try out Yakuza 0 but as a result I stopped watching the feature.

You mean videos comissioned by game creators? Those are just advertisements.

GB should never do sponsored content.

Edit: Wait, what is even the upside, how does it help you play the game? I seriously don't get it.

I would legit stop watching GB if they had sponsored features from publishers/developers. Having non-publishers/developers ads during the Bombcast live stream is bad enough.

I was just about to wonder-out-loud how much they even get from inserting those podcast ads. I guess the theoretical push towards premiumship would offset any time-related costs, but still.

 

[Dangansona]

Bullets do way more in Yakuza 0 than they give the game credit for.

 

[Namek]

I have a lot of catching up to do on the Yakuza series. I think I stopped around episode 12.

Did Dan just get burnt out? He seemed to like it up until I stopped watching.

 

[Phatmac]

yeah i'm shocked. I thought he beat DmC on all difficulty levels? I think I can count the number of times he dodged/rolled in BitE on one hand

I thought so too. I think the weekly format is a big reason for why he kept forgetting how to play the game. He kept forgetting to block up until the end of the game during this episode.

 

[Phatmac]

When Y3 became 100% 3D, I was just walking around enjoying the world. It was so damn relaxing. The game's atmosphere with the ambient noise in the cities and countrysides is just stellar. That's how I played the Yakuza games most of the time.

Yeah Y0 had some great atmosphere when I played it. It just has a ton for you to do.

 

[Wunder]

damn I thought murder island was 10 minutes ago, I should've looked at the local time schedule myself

 

[oti]

I would legit stop watching GB if they had sponsored features from publishers/developers. Having non-publishers/developers ads during the Bombcast live stream is bad enough.

It's kinda crazy how much resources they spent on Yakuza 0 without a sponsor behind it, if you think about it. Even for a company like CBS. I wonder if they get any pressure to optimize their ROI.

Imagine a Kickstarter kind of deal where people can vote with their wallet what kind of content they'd want GB to produce. *thinkingemoji*

 

[Catvoca]

Imagine a Kickstarter kind of deal where people can vote with their wallet what kind of content they'd want GB to produce. *thinkingemoji*

UPF wins and this thread implodes.

 

[Hasney]

It's kinda crazy how much resources they spent on Yakuza 0 without a sponsor behind it, if you think about it. Even for a company like CBS. I wonder if they get any pressure to optimize their ROI.

Imagine a Kickstarter kind of deal where people can vote with their wallet what kind of content they'd want GB to produce. *thinkingemoji*

I can only imagine the amount of paperwork and departments that would need to be involved to get a sponsor wouldn't be worth it for a one off feature.

 

[LiK]

I haven't watched last week's UPF but it seems to be one of their most well received from what I read.

 

[daveo42]

It's kinda crazy how much resources they spent on Yakuza 0 without a sponsor behind it, if you think about it. Even for a company like CBS. I wonder if they get any pressure to optimize their ROI.

Imagine a Kickstarter kind of deal where people can vote with their wallet what kind of content they'd want GB to produce. *thinkingemoji*

I assume the sponsors are those who pay for premium memberships since GB offers that kind of content while other sites under the CBSi umbrella don't have a similar model. CNET and Gamespot offer up all of their content for free with sponsors and ads, but GB has their premium stuff covered by subs. At least that's how it should work.

The more interesting thing was that the Shenmue ER wasn''t premium only.

 

[BUNTING1243]

It's kinda crazy how much resources they spent on Yakuza 0 without a sponsor behind it, if you think about it. Even for a company like CBS. I wonder if they get any pressure to optimize their ROI.

Imagine a Kickstarter kind of deal where people can vote with their wallet what kind of content they'd want GB to produce. *thinkingemoji*

i mean one of the reasons jeff said they stopped doing anything heavily produced was roi

i don't think that was coming from above as much as jeff and vinny prioritizing themselves though

 

[oti]

I can only imagine the amount of paperwork and departments that would need to be involved to get a sponsor wouldn't be worth it for a one off feature.

I mean, question is how many new subscribers Yakuza 0 got them, or how many users now feel more inclined to re-new their subscriptions because of Yakuza 0. That's a lot of content after all and if the answer is: "not that many" it would be kinda bad. Opportunity costs and all. The podcast too, but at least that got some ads now. And I know many will say who cares since they're paid with subscriptions, but I can't imagine CBS always sharing that sentiment.

 

[Dangansona]

I mean, question is how many new subscribers Yakuza 0 got them, or how many users now feel more inclined to re-new their subscriptions because of Yakuza 0. That's a lot of content after all and if the answer is: "not that many" it would be kinda bad. Opportunity costs and all. The podcast too, but at least that got some ads now. And I know myn will say who cares since their paid with subscriptions, but I can't imagine CBS always sharing that sentiment.

Yakuza and Steal My Sunshine are the biggest reasons I feel inspired to resub.

 

[Strax]

I was just about to wonder-out-loud how much they even get from inserting those podcast ads. I guess the theoretical push towards premiumship would offset any time-related costs, but still.

I 100% understand ads in the normal version of Bombcast but having them playing during piss breaks in a premium only stream drives me up the walls

 

[daveo42]

Yakuza and Steal My Sunshine are the biggest reasons I feel inspired to resub.

Add in GBE Playdates and well, most of their output to the list.

 

[Twin Tails]

patience from zhou

 

[LurkerPrime]

I 100% understand ads in the normal version of Bombcast but having them playing during piss breaks in a premium only stream drives me up the walls

Is this a UPF thing? I haven't seen it before.

 

[Hasney]

I mean, question is how many new subscribers Yakuza 0 got them, or how many users now feel more inclined to re-new their subscriptions because of Yakuza 0. That's a lot of content after all and if the answer is: "not that many" it would be kinda bad. Opportunity costs and all. The podcast too, but at least that got some ads now. And I know many will say who cares since they're paid with subscriptions, but I can't imagine CBS always sharing that sentiment.

They'll likely go on viewer numbers and maybe some first premium video watched data. You can't really establish too much more without significant user research.

It does feel like Giant Bomb have significant editorial freedom. I think they just keep out of their content as long as they're making profit and it doesn't feel like they need to pitch anything outside of them unless a budget is needed for it.

Is this a UPF thing? I haven't seen it before.

Live version of the Bombcast. Since they're pissing anyway, I may as well have a funny ad spot rather than stock music while they go off.

 

[Teddified]

I actually listen to the ads less now that I watch the Bombcast live, since I take a break when they do instead of just pausing the bombcast.

 

[ThanksVision]

"I think it's weird when they merge cyber technology and dinosaurs. It's too much. It's too far."

- Jeff Gerstmann, November 29, 2011

 

[LurkerPrime]

Oh, live bombcast. Of course!

...I forgot that was a thing.