Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

Whoompthereitis said:
I remember once on a Bombcast Ryan was describing something (don't remember what) as being hard to think about for too long. His words were something to the effect of "'Thinking about 'blank' is like thinking about yourself dying, if you do it for more than a few seconds you're like 'oh my God!' and then you have to move on or it'll drive you nuts."

I'm butchering it of course, but I remember it pretty clearly as being dark, funny and heartfelt. I figure people who decide to go through old Bombcasts in memorium will stumble across this quote and feel especially creeped out by it. As someone who's very aware of my own mortality, it really stuck with me.
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The recent discussions about DRM and who games get passed down to when someone passes away also creeps me out when I think back now. Also how Ryan was talking about getting killed by arcade cabinets when they moved one from Patrick's old place

This all just feels like a bad dream
 
Was just chatting with a few coworkers about Ryan's passing. Those who know who he is are pretty damn bummed. (unfortunately Giant Bomb is pretty much totally unknown in Japan)
 
I have never been so affected by the passing of a public figure. Seeing the first 'Hey everyone, it's Tuesday!' after finding out the news brought me to tears and several other things have since. Such an amazing man who provided so much joy to so many people in many different ways.

Thank you for everything, Ryan, we will miss you deeply. Rest in peace.
 
It's a strange moment when you realize the significance of losing someone you've never actually met.

R.I.P. Ryan Davis. In the face of a world that takes itself so goddamn seriously, you laughed. And I laughed with you.

Pouring one out and jamming to your sick playlist in memory.
 
SapientWolf said:
This wrecked me. Feels like losing a friend. And no one I know IRL would even understand why I'm so bummed. I'm just glad to have had the opportunity to enjoy his work and share in the joy he brought to the world.
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Yeah, when I read the news I was just a couple of friends. I was clearly surprised and upset at the death but it was a lost cause explaining who he was.
 
Decided to fire up a random Bombcast moment in iTunes. 15 minutes about eating wet dog vs. dry dog food. 15 minutes. The man was pure entertainment.
 
So I was at work an pulled up the Joystiq app really quick and scrolled down to see if any interesting news hit and my heart sank...

I went bac kto a work computer and went to Neogaf an sure enough it was true.

Back in the day IGN an Gamespot were my go to sites and both of them had amazing personalities, so I've been aware of the Giant Bomb guys since those GS days, it probably goes back to '98 or so.

Been a big fan of Giantbomb since day one and hearing Ryan Davis's joyous personality and infectious laugh every week for Bombcasts and all of their QuickLooks has made him of one of the stand out personalities in this industry.

Truly shocked and heart broken. My condolences to his Wife(married less than a week ugh) Family and his colleagues.

The Bombcast will never be the same.
 
I really can't add anything that hasn't already been said here many times. I think personally I've been helped by the fact that I met him twice, I was able to tell him how much he meant to me in a genuine way (as a Giant Bomb fan), and my constant morbid worry about everything and everybody. We're all gonna die and I'm constantly braced for that fact.

Love Ryan, he's done amazing things, I'll miss him, and Giant Bomb will live on. I really wish for the Giant Bomb crew and Ryan's loved ones to somehow find the solace they need.
 
LiK said:
i'm suddenly sad again. man, never had someone I never met in person mean so much to me.
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I feel the same (I met him once at PAX East, but it was a quick 2 minute chat as a fan of the site, nothing too personal). And of course, really none of my RL friends and family save for my wife would even be able to understand why "some internet guy" passing away would bother me so much.
 
One thing that's so strange is that Giant Bomb has always brought me joy, but when the first content they put up after his death hits I know its gonna be sad. :(
 
Fjordson said:
I feel the same (I met him once at PAX East, but it was a quick 2 minute chat as a fan of the site, nothing too personal). And of course, really none of my RL friends and family save for my wife would even be able to understand why "some internet guy" passing away would bother me so much.
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I know that feel, bro. Had to post something here for that reason. Don't know anyone that would understand how or why this matters.
 
Haven't been online lately so I just saw this.

All I can say is this is terribly sad and Ryan (Rough, Tough and Dangerous) Davis will be missed.
 
saucyrobot said:
I know that feel, bro. Had to post something here for that reason. Don't know anyone that would understand how or why this matters.
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Definitely. The threads here on GAF and reading some of what's on twitter from his friends and colleagues has been a little therapeutic for me.

Also tough to think about his friends and family and his wife who knew him infinitely better than I did. Just a crushing situation for them =[
 
I saw this earlier but didn't have the chance to post.

RIP Ryan.

I didn't follow him much since he and the others joined Giant Bomb, but I remember him dearly from the Gamespot videos. His unique laugh most definitely stood out. He was always that disc jockey look-a-like guy that added in a comment or two. I remember as a kid always looking forward to those comments. Recalling this makes me somewhat regret not him into Giant Bomb. Oh well, life moves on, and now we have another reason to appreciate our love ones that's close to us.


Take care, Mr. Davis. I imagine you lighting it up with all the other gaming industry legends up there.
 
Ace Harding said:
Fuck. Just fuck.

I've been reading this thread all day. I've told myself that I don't even know this guy, that I really shouldn't be so upset by this.

But Ryan Davis helped lull me to sleep every Tuesday for the last five years. He helped wake me up for my walk to work every Wednesday. He made me laugh when I felt like shit. He reminded me that even a guy that makes his living playing and talking about video games doesn't need to take them so fucking seriously.

The Bombcast has been the one thing I can count on to deliver a smile and a couple of hours of entertainment, every fucking week. Ryan Davis has been a much bigger part of my life than I had realized, and I'm finding this really hard in a weird way. I feel guilty for feeling so sad. I didn't know this guy AT ALL. What is wrong with me that I'm grieving the loss of a guy that hosts a podcast about video games? But I see I'm not the only one, and that speaks volumes about Ryan.
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This sums up my experience exactly.

Someone caught me with tears welling up in my eyes today and I didn't know what to tell them. I couldn't tell them that I was starting to cry because someone that works at a video game website that I frequent died without sounding like a crazy person.

It's so much more than that though...I listened to him for at least 2-3 hours per week for the last 5 years straight. That is more than I've hung out with all but probably my two closest friends in the past 5 years. That is probably more time than I've spent with my parents in the past 5 years.

Podcasts in general got me through a very tough time in my life where I didn't enjoy my job, didn't have many friends who lived in the area and didn't have very high self esteem. These guys may not have known me but they were my friends when I needed them most.
 
Such sad news. If you listen to someone every week for years in such a conversational setting they can become as close as family, and the ourpouring of support and grief from the gaming community proves that beyond our territorial shouting we're all human behind our monitors.

Good luck out there GB.
 
I can't even put into words how I feel, I can't even imagine how his family and friends are feeling. I really don't even know what to say. I've read and listened to almost everything he has done for the better part of a decade and to have this... giant gaping hole in my life is almost... I don't know. I always dreamed of having Ryan judging my work and now he is gone. His voice made every Tuesday better, his presence made everything just better and now he's gone and there's nothing I can do. I'm so sorry... Rest in Peace Ryan, you were a good person and you impacted my life in so many ways. I already and will always miss you greatly. My keyboard is covered in tears
 
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