I think you are seeing things that aren't there.
Anyone looking for a picture of our Austin Walker will see this horrible mugshot first, and posting the wrong photo of a person as a joke is the kind of thing people do.
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Austin Walker joins Giant Bomb
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I think you are seeing things that aren't there.
Anyone looking for a picture of our Austin Walker will see this horrible mugshot first, and posting the wrong photo of a person as a joke is the kind of thing people do.
GoonerTRON
Banned
Your right, bit hungover and was didn't realize the context of the Google image search.
My bad...
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Take it easy. Don't turn everything into a fight.
GoonerTRON
Banned
calm down, seriously.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Awesome news! I look forward to reading his previous work and his upcoming work at Giant Bomb.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I thought that dude had a GAF account?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I just finished read Austin's piece about NPCs in Shadow of Mordor and Watch Dogs. I'm super impressed with his work. I'm so glad he's with Giant Bomb. I can't wait to read more of his work. I wish I had been exposed to his work before.
renegade_dewitt
Member
To be critical of someone's work, you can only judge them after a period of time has passed. Right now, Austin is an unknown to us GAFers and is in what I like to call the "Honeymoon Period"
RyougaSaotome
Member
Excellent. Been following Austin's work around the net for ages now. The guy is an incredibly talented writer and has a knack for tackling the rough issues.
GB got an incredible grab.
Really looking forward to seeing what he does with the East folk.
GB got an incredible grab.
Really looking forward to seeing what he does with the East folk.
acheron_xl
Member
GBEast is getting a nice flavor. I approve.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Ah, he's the new Patrick Klepeck. lol
Messofanego
Banned
His past work is months and years old, so you can be critical right now of them if that's what you want. People are just waiting to judge his Giant Bomb work as a blank slate when he actually starts. You can judge him from the first Giant Bomb podcast he's been on. No one's stopping you to be critical at any time.
This is more on me than anything I'm sure, but I definitely had a difficult time distinguishing between Jeff and Austin on the show. I *think* I got a handle on the voices by the end but we'll have to see.
One thing I'd like, entirely selfishly as an aid to expediting my voice recognition, is for some sort of video content with both Jeff and Austin (and Vinny, Alex, whoever) chatting on a couch, some UPF style show, even if a one-off. I think if I had faces to pair with the voices that would greatly help my audio handicap (in the sense of watching the faces talk to each live, not just looking at photos or watching separate video content).
One thing I'd like, entirely selfishly as an aid to expediting my voice recognition, is for some sort of video content with both Jeff and Austin (and Vinny, Alex, whoever) chatting on a couch, some UPF style show, even if a one-off. I think if I had faces to pair with the voices that would greatly help my audio handicap (in the sense of watching the faces talk to each live, not just looking at photos or watching separate video content).
To me, he seems way more personable and likable than Klepeck ever did. The problem I had with Partrick was that every time he spoke, it felt like he was talking down to everyone around him, that he had to let everyone know how intelligent he was. It wasn't a dealbreaker for the site for me, but it definitely rubbed me the wrong way.
Personally, I really like Austin and how he fits into the cast and I'm looking forward to hearing more from him.
Haunted
Member
Jeff also called Austin Justin by accident at one point in the cast.
Justin is the new Greg.
Same. I was like woah didn't see that one coming.
2 Slice Toaster
Member
Patrick has been posting on Neogaf for awhile, might've picked up some his more "negative" qualities right from here.
Ha fair point.
Every Time I Die
Banned
Fantastic hire, I like the idea that he can take a more academic approach to games.
Dude, Gaf goes back before 2004. Trust me, I was there. Pretty sure Patrick was also there before 04 too.A while? He was the 9th member of the site.http://www.neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=9
WrenchNinja
Member
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/say-hello-to-austin-walker-giant-bomb-s-new-news-e/2300-10222/
Austin seems like a really cool guy. It's great that he's come in before e3, we'll get to see him with the entire team.
I'm pretty amazed that he got into grad school three times and dropped out twice.
Also really cool that he was doing his PhD in Ontario.
Austin seems like a really cool guy. It's great that he's come in before e3, we'll get to see him with the entire team.
I'm pretty amazed that he got into grad school three times and dropped out twice.
Also really cool that he was doing his PhD in Ontario.
He was a mod, even.
Lol, what? No it's not. It was weird hearing Austin insult it as well. It's pretty much the same as any mid-sized Canadian city, it has some problems of course but no different than Kingston or Guelph or Waterloo. For crying out loud, it's not even Hamilton (which is still pretty tame). Sure it's not a bustling cosmopolitan metropolis but it's got 350,000 people, it's not Toronto. Why do people always exaggerate?