Giant Bomb Thread The Third: #TeamBrad
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I highly suggest you check out the wiki, it is MADNESS on the beta site.
Fried Food
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lmao they brought back the lost and damned QL. I've always wanted to see this again.
shadyspace
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christ sea serpent
why was that taken down? did Ryan say something...
Meatvillain
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I disagree, the Whiskey Media Happy Hour consistently made me pleased to be a subscriber.
You are one of the few. The happy hour provided about a half dozen memorable moments in a year of programming. Not the best batting average.
They got their shit together when they created unique video content for each member of the team.
Why was it taken down?
Edit: Ah yeah ok, I just watched it. No wonder they took it down the main site, it's by far the worst quicklook I've seen.
Antiwhippy
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So, does anyone know the origins of space neon lobsters?
ThanksVision
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What's so bad about it? Haven't seen.
ashbash159
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Encyclopedia Bombastica: Space Taxi - 00:16:32 - 75.9 MB
It's interesting to see that the GTA IV: The Lost & Damned Quick Look was encoded at 4000kbps and not 3500kbps like all HD video that appear on the current site.
I wonder if that means they'll be upgrading the video quality a tiny amount with the new site?
It's interesting to see that the GTA IV: The Lost & Damned Quick Look was encoded at 4000kbps and not 3500kbps like all HD video that appear on the current site.
I wonder if that means they'll be upgrading the video quality a tiny amount with the new site?
It's 5 min long and SUPER edited. They skip a lot of stuff to only show the "critical" stuff and yet, you don't see shit lol. Except for 1 or 2 cinematics, it doesn't show anything about the game.
They were probably doing some experimentations back then to find a new "proper" quicklook format. Thank God they decided to continue the hour long undited quicklooks instead.
symphonask
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Just watched it. The actual quick look was a lot longer, this version's been cut up into a nice 5 minute chunk.
Never realized that they had taken the original off the main site, I remember watching it when it was first put up. If I had to guess, I would say R*'s lawyers got in touch with them asked them to pull it.
In the original quick look they started the game from the beginning and showed the first couple of missions. I think it was at least 30 minutes?
It wasn't edited back then. The parts that have been edited out are presumably the parts that got it taken down.
Anatoli Bacharach
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I remember watching that quick look at the time but I can't recall anything specific. Makes me wonder why it was pulled.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I do like how every encyclopedia bombastica are games I've never heard of.
chickdigger802
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All the daily premium content was clearly on anime vice.
funkystudent
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Encyclopaedia Bombastica is a great little feature but I think they should have all the guys doing episodes of it.
I bet they all have random old games they could talk about a bunch and not just the walking gaming history Encyclopaedia that is Jeff.
I bet they all have random old games they could talk about a bunch and not just the walking gaming history Encyclopaedia that is Jeff.
That is the idea. It's just that, for whatever reason, only Jeff has done them thus far.
Wow, does that site still exist?
The Dutch Slayer
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AWESOME
Well, this week was thin because they were shooting all the GOTY stuff, but on a normal week I can see them being busy alot.
I believe there's a lot of talking to publishers to get access to games, plus for the most part they try to play at least some of a game prior to a quick look. Add in the planning for the various events they go to, and it can add up.
But the production side can get bottled up, given that it's just Vinny and Drew. Easy to have one of them recording a QL and another editing a QL.
infinityBCRT
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At about 6.5 hours a day (lets give 1.5 hours for lunch, bathroom breaks, meetings), its going to take a long time to review a game like Far Cry 3 or Assassin's Creed 3. Now a lot of these guys probably also bring work home and play games at home. But to do an extensive review of all of the features in one of the games I mentioned, it would take at least 5 work days and probably closer to 7 or 8.
I was under the impression that the vast majority of the game playing for a review takes place at home (aside from capturing footage) and that their work day is mostly writing, production, talking with publishers, prepping for future events,opening mail.
I think a few of them have noted that they work more than 8 hours a day almost all the time.
I think a few of them have noted that they work more than 8 hours a day almost all the time.
They play a lot of games at work. See Brad and usually Patrick every Monday vid.
StopMakingSense
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Jeff's the only one with the home setup at the moment for doing these recordings (and the games, and the systems, and the free time).
What happened to Klepek's horror thing? Failed and given up completely?
Felix Lighter
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He was going to build a gaming PC and last I heard he ran into some tax issues he had to work out before making the purchase.
I'm also guessing that getting through his backlog for game of the year and (guess what?) 999 probably ate into that time.
So, yeah, all of you who were cheering Patrick on as he played 999, it's all YOUR fault.
Not really, but it probably didn't help
is jar time premium? (its always hard for me as a subscriber to tell what is free
I kinda feel bad for Jeff. I get the impression he feels the onus is on him to create all the additional content that goes on the site. Obviously he's the EiC so he'll always have more responsibility, but maybe Ryan or Brad could pick up the slack more?
Being the 'boss' of your friends must suck. I imagine, rather than awkwardly cracking the whip, it's probably easier to just say fuck it and produce the content yourself.
Yes.
It's a C64 game. This would look way worse on the 2600.
The Dutch Slayer
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Just noticed that this thread has over 1,037,427 views and only 13,000 or so post.
That is pretty good
For a website specific thread.
That is pretty good
For a website specific thread.
I know, the post reads way differently to how it sounded in my head.
Just noticed that this thread has over 1,037,427 views and only 13,000 or so post.
That is pretty good
For a website specific thread.
Try not to think of how many of those views are just from those of us who are regulars in this thread.
Self-fulfilling prophecy. I impulse bought P4 Golden and spent nearly 17 hours playing it since Saturday afternoon. Once I finish it I totally feel like I can go back and try the P4 ER again and that this time I'll really enjoy it because I'll have a better understanding of what's going on, what's coming, etc.
P4G is now my GOTY, having unseated Sleepy Dawgs.
randomlyrossy
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I love the part of the thread where everyone assumes they know exactly what goes on behind the scenes at GB, in addition to what every staff member thinks. Good job guys.
Just noticed that this thread has over 1,037,427 views and only 13,000 or so post.
That is pretty good
For a website specific thread.
It's all those regular GB forum plebs coming over here to gawk at their superiors.
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