A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Has anyone wrote down all of the GB crew's GOTY lists?
Giantbomb GOTY 2012 Thread: Videos, Top 10's, and podcasts lots and lots of podcasts.
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Darkness, lonelyness, knowing that you will be scared. Are you exchanged with a different person? I remember you being pretty reasonable when it comes to understanding and respecting other persons likings and dislikings. Guess I was wrong.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
You could argue the same for Frog Fractions. It's a 45 minute 'heh' Flash game.
meltingparappa
Member
Vinny love is a transcendent constant, existing in a dimension above the continuum.
It's a list of games that resonated the most with him in 2012, not Giant Bomb's official top 10. It's not hard to grasp.
I know that spoilers were completely on the table for these podcasts, but is it necessary to have Patrick completely synopsize plots for games that were literally out of contention. I understand the need to talk about spoilers to hash out an argument. But that seemed a little unnecessary.
Typographenia
Member
I agree, but saying it doesn't belong in discussion or a personal list doesn't make any sense to me, especially when we have things like Frog Fractions, QWOP/CLOP, and so forth being part of the mix.
I figured you didn't, since you seemed to think he was on some sort of chemical substance. You're the one that acted as though it was was baffling, not me.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Honestly, I appreciated that. Because this is the only time of the year that people can actually reflect on games without being stupidly vague about them.
As far as I know, this is the only time that anyone on a "big" podcast has spoken about the Tokyo Jungle, Dragon's Dogma or AC3 endings. (AC3 sounds like such utter bullshit.)
Aquavelvaman
Banned
The recap videos are some next-level shit. I can't believe how good it is this year...
See that infinity symbol? That's GAFs love for Vinny.
Typographenia
Member
Everyone on the GB staff is hunking.
Little trivia for you: Brad and Jeff weren't originally going to wear sunglasses in the Day 03 video, but they had been doing so much hunkadunk in their trailers that the producers had to make them wear glasses to hide their bloodshot eyes.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I just have a raging disdain for Slender Man after I saw the whole interesting mythos run into the ground by unfunny jerks years before the game Slender came out, and how the whole game seemed tailor made for the sort of hacks who now define "Let's Play" by bungling around the horror game du jour while screaming wacky "random" obscenities at a screen.
Aquavelvaman
Banned
They're goddamn hilarious
The association between Slender and YouTube is a completely different subject, but I'll agree with you on that.
TotalBiscuit called Slender "YouTube LP Cancer". It was absolutely the biggest "fad" game of the year.
Typographenia
Member
You're really missing out if you don't! They went all out on the framing for everything this year. : )
It's ok, buddy. Don't blame it on ol' Slendy. It's not his fault people love him.
I can see that, but shoving Patricks pick into that drawer is the wrong thing to do because we know his reasons better.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Vinny losin some serious points with his Journey hate/ME3 love..
The awards winners are like 1% of the videos, so yes.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Journey is overrated. Smart man.
I just played Journey for the first time today, just a few hours ago.
I was nearly in tears by the end. How can anyone hate on Journey? I had mixed feelings about the gameplay and got frustrated in some parts by the lack of direction, but by the end I thought the entire trip to be magnificent and remarkable.
Seriously, what is there to hate? Other than the shitty frame rate and bad console graphics. They didn't ruin the experience for me, though.
I was nearly in tears by the end. How can anyone hate on Journey? I had mixed feelings about the gameplay and got frustrated in some parts by the lack of direction, but by the end I thought the entire trip to be magnificent and remarkable.
Seriously, what is there to hate? Other than the shitty frame rate and bad console graphics. They didn't ruin the experience for me, though.
You'd be missing the best part of their GOTY coverage.
YoYo Switch
Banned
I see no one mentioned it, so i will: I really liked Vinny's bit during "cop show" specifically, I loved his line, "Hey, listen, I already told your friends no more free parking!"
Very good world building but still a stupid, ironic clichè. Not to mention Vinny absolutely killed the role.
These are mostly great.
Very good world building but still a stupid, ironic clichè. Not to mention Vinny absolutely killed the role.
These are mostly great.
Vinfinity, if you will
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
People are shitting on Patrick having Slender on his top 10? Have any of you watched his Spookin' series? I'm not surprised at all that it's on there. Actually I'm happy he put it on his list.
I'm also wondering how many of you have been in a real forest where there's no one around for a hundred miles.
I'm also wondering how many of you have been in a real forest where there's no one around for a hundred miles.
But then who is leaving the notes for you to find!?
I usually have a pretty difficult time connecting with the taste and opinions of the Giant Bomb staff and primarily enjoy their stuff for the entertainment value, but Brad saying that Mass Effect 3 is better than Gears on a mechanical level is so unimaginable misinformed.
These game of the year lists are built inside this small Giant Bomb bubble, primarily out of short and easily consumable linear experiences that are eaten up by people who work at video game websites because they feel the need to play as many different games as possible.
These game of the year lists are built inside this small Giant Bomb bubble, primarily out of short and easily consumable linear experiences that are eaten up by people who work at video game websites because they feel the need to play as many different games as possible.
Typographenia
Member
Most of what I've read stems from people saying it isn't enough of a game in the mechanics department, the multiplayer anonymity gets more praise than it deserves, and it tries too hard to be artsy.
I personally loved it, but yeah.
edit:
He was born for the part.
meltingparappa
Member
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Exactly!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That is a really good description for x-com.
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
Listened to all of the recap podcasts and loved em. Thought the recap videos were the same thing.
Mother of god.
I love Giantbomb so much.
Mother of god.
I love Giantbomb so much.
I'm not saying that every game that shows up on the lists is like that. But going into every list and knowing I am probably going to see The Walking Dead, Fez, Journey, FTL, and Mark of the Ninja because they are the bite sized games that got passed around the office is pretty boring. The discussions that take place for these awards rarely create meaningful back and forth. Instead these awards are consistently slotted with the same contestants and often end with the same small selection rising to the top each time because most of the staff played those games. There are even situations where it feels like the category was created specifically to shower one game with praise, and it is really an awkward experience to hear the cast fumble around pushing the winner they always had in mind to the finish line.
But sure, let's pat them on the back for playing the most approachable and popular strategy game of the year.
meltingparappa
Member
It's funny because that's one of the aspects that initially drew me to it. I felt like it was such a great interpretation of the comic's style.
I don't want to put words in your mouth or anything, but would you have preferred something like this?
Felix Lighter
Member
Ah never mind.
I quite like the art, but I don't think I'll play another season if they don't work really hard on a new engine for running their games in. Walking Dead gets really janky with animations some times.
outunderthestars
Banned
chickdigger802
Banned
Biggest disappointment of yesterday for me was me getting together with my friends who all have iphones but couldn't convince them to check out spaceteam instead of 4 player BLOPS 2 (which was still fun I guess).
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Mark of the Ninja was a popular title? MS sent that game out to die for some unknown reason.
And apparently you're forgetting that Jeff has been advocating Syndicate a lot. Or at least it got on every list so it got a mention.
They've been talking about Asura's Wrath a lot in the past 4 days. Are you saying that's a high profile title?
Ever occur to you that these titles are rising to the top because of the fact that they just might be what these guys really enjoyed this year?
I have half a mind to find out your top 10 if you posted in that thread, but I'll be pissed if it's full of Japanese imports or obscure Euro titles on the PC.