Tetsujin_MK
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I get their reactions. Found it somewhat funny at first but then it quickly wore thin. Then it just went full on bizarre.
I appreciate the attempt, I guess.
I appreciate the attempt, I guess.
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I mean it's their job to cover this stuff. I'd be annoyed too. No ones forcing you to watch Bosman's bits wtf?
Being known for being positive doesn't mean they can't be negative about something.
And this was certainly worthy of criticism. This is a very specific and niche style of humor. I was laughing a couple times but overall thought it sucked. My fiancee hated it.
There was literally one part of the whole thing that was legit funny, which was the clamp your gob moment. The rest was cringe.
Scrotum Phillips
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Hah, Huber being thrown a major curveball when he likely could have talked about Evil Within and Wolfenstein until the next conference started. Feel for him there.
With that said, never a good look to be so outwardly dismissive of something if they made the decision to watch it. Obviously wasn't for them, but it did them no favors.
Just a perfect storm of a long day + Bethesda going way short and lacking substance + a Too Many Cooks esque thing being springed on them from basically out of nowhere.
With that said, never a good look to be so outwardly dismissive of something if they made the decision to watch it. Obviously wasn't for them, but it did them no favors.
Just a perfect storm of a long day + Bethesda going way short and lacking substance + a Too Many Cooks esque thing being springed on them from basically out of nowhere.
sleepwalkcapsules
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I fully expected Devolver to try to be knockoff Eric Andre, I just thought that they would at least use their views to give attention to all their cool indie games.
Frozenprince
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I don't get how they were dismissive though?
They gave it a chance, watched it, laughed at some bits, then turned it off when it was over.
Yeah, Huber said he didn't think it was funny, maybe because he didn't think it was funny?
They gave it a chance, watched it, laughed at some bits, then turned it off when it was over.
Yeah, Huber said he didn't think it was funny, maybe because he didn't think it was funny?
I'm curious about what the overlap is of people calling them cynical for not liking the conference or finding it funny and the folks that call Giant Bomb cynical for not reacting with the enthusiasm that EZA does.
My final thoughts on the matter: It was fine they didn't find it funny, but the nearly aggressive and overly dismissive tone they had was a bit too much for what was being shown. Almost seemed like they found it offensive, which wasn't warranted. Chill dudes.
My final thoughts on the matter: It was fine they didn't find it funny, but the nearly aggressive and overly dismissive tone they had was a bit too much for what was being shown. Almost seemed like they found it offensive, which wasn't warranted. Chill dudes.
KZXcellent
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It's just as ridiculous as people being mad at GiantBomb for not getting hype during Sony's conferences. It's come full circle in a weird way.
Wtf what? Talking about "time being wasted" and "dragging things on" when much of their humor is the same thing is ironic, simple as that. Bosman can do whatever he wants, it just makes his critiques cheap.
IgotElbows
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I'm surprised they are watching the PC gaming show, since that's barely a conference.
Although it has gotten better from it's first ever showing.
Although it has gotten better from it's first ever showing.
Catalix
And on the sixth day the LORD David Bowie created man and woman in His image. And he saw that it was good. On the seventh day the LORD created videogames so that He might take the bloody day off for once.
Yeah, them getting increasingly indignant just made the whole thing funnier. Dudes had no chill whatsoever lol. I bet being tired increased their grump factor too.
plasmawave
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What are you specifically talking about?
The whole thing seemed to be about deflating Hype and Huber is Hype. You can perceive is as an attack on what fuels his head space
They were talking over it, discussing unrelated games... It was pretty disrespectful.
I say this as a person that didn't find the show remotely entertaining, by the way.
The same? The same? No it's not, or i wouldn't watch it, many people wouldn't.
It's because this year is THE year, Gabe Newell is gonna descend from the rafters holding physical copies of Half Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Team Fortress 3, Portal 3, and CS:GO 3 and throw them into the crowd marking the biggest shadow drop of all time
I'm not sure they found it offensive but rather low effort. Jabs at the industry can be funny and good, but this was more bashing it over the head with a fucking sledge hammer. It could have been fine if they moved on and actually showed some games to backup their shit talking but they're no better than the low effort drive-by shit posting here on GAF. It's no wonder so many folks here liked it.
Lol, EZA can't win. When they're happy, they're overreacting, click bait shills and when they don't like something, they're overly cynical.
Didn't you see the Devolver thread? It's because he didn't understand it. It's just soooo zany and there's only a few select people that get that type of humour.
Didn't you see the Devolver thread? It's because he didn't understand it. It's just soooo zany and there's only a few select people that get that type of humour.
Nonsense. They were trying their best to pay attention. It made most of them feel awkward to watch and they were barely showing games.
Disrespectful? Please, the entire point of that was to troll gaming journalists whose job it is to cover these events. They don't owe it "respect." They thought it was dumb, unfunny and awkward.
Brainfreeze
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Because I was interested in every single game Bethesda showed outside of Elder Scrolls, It was short and to the point, focused on games and not filler, I thought the "Bethesda Land" connective tissue was actually cute and fun, they had some creative presentations (like the Wolfenstein AR TV ads), and every single game is coming out this year, which to me is the ideal way to do an E3 conference. Like I said, some of the trailers had some weird cuts, and the paid mods gettings slipped in is dirty, but I still think it was a good conference. The Evil Within trailer was the best thing shown at E3 so far.
Microsoft spent a lot of time on a console I will never care about since I already have a PC as my primary gaming platform, they resorted to some old school conference sins like bringing that damn car out on stage that no one cares about, and I only cared about half of their games. Plus they made some typical Microsoft moves that make me not like the ecosystem of the Xbox brand, like advertising Mixer throughout, putting those dumb tip boxes in the bottom right of every trailer they played, and using intentionally unclear corporate language to try and confuse people and make themselves look better.
When Microsoft doesn't make it clear which games are actually exclusive or for how long, or when they try to (I think) imply that Porsche will be exclusive to Forza since they "struck a huge 5 year deal," (which, I understand now, Porsche is not exclusive to Forza at all?) that sort of stuff just makes it feel scummy and overly corporate. I'm glad the Allies laughed at the buzzwords through out, like the ending montage about "true excitement," because that stuff is honestly pretty mood ruining for me and it deserves to be laughed at. I roll my eyes every time, but most people besides Microsoft and EA have managed to move on from that image by now.
Plus there's the context of the Microsoft press conference. They've had a habit of cancelling a bigger game from that was shown off in their press conference for the past few years, and they're having some real problems with genuine exclusives right now. They failed to instill confidence in me that they are really dedicated to getting all of these games out in any sort of timely manner, and I don't think we saw much of anything new from any of their first party teams. I think a lot of the games they showed were honestly forgettable. If we go back and watch that conference in a year it'll be full of "Oh yeah, I forgot about that game, did that ever come out?"
That said, Sea of Thieves looks cool, I'm SUPER hyped for Cup Head, Dragon Ball looked cool, Ori's beautiful, and I might play metro. A few of the Indie games they had up for a moment certainly caught my attention as well. I don't care about Minecraft, but all that cross-platform support is pretty sweet (and I think there's a discussion to be had about how Nintendo Switch is supported but I didn't see the PS4 at all? Does Microsoft really see Nintendo as that much of a non-threat, I wonder?)
Assassin's creed looks like every other Assassin's Creed, Forza is Forza, The Darwin Project looked bad, State of Decay 2 looked meh, I don't even know what Deep Rock Galactic is supposed to be, PU Battlegrounds is already on PC and can run on dirt so who cares, I didn't like the vibe of Shadow of War or Anthem and thought both gameplay trailers were bad, and I don't know anyone who still has their original Xbox games laying around lol.
So sorry about the major rant but that's a summary of how I feel lol. As a console manufacturer you have a lot more to prove, and Microsoft just didn't do it. Bethesda has shown off the best games of E3 so far, and in the most efficient way. Bethesda's conference was for the players, and Microsoft's still feels like they have a lot in there for the suits.
I still think this was the best conference Microsoft has had in years though. Bethesda's was also much better than last year.
BrodiemanTTR
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Devolver disrespected their time. They don't deserve respect in turn. There were actual games from Bethesda's conference to talk about. They could have talked about Anthem over Devolver's skit and it would have been fine.
When there was something to discuss, they were quiet.
SinCityAssassin
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I'm pretty sure EZA's reaction to the whole thing was sort of the point of Devolver having that sort of bit in the first place.
Japanmanx3
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What surrealist, antihumor, has Bosman done that was remotely Eric Andre-esque? Or even Ian-esque? (since he's the one that does Easy Update...)
To whom????
I disagree. I think the professional thing to do is watch the entire conference, without talking over it (or just ignoring it). I just don't think they handled themselves well in this instance. It's not a big deal or anything, I am not boycotting EZA... That is just how I feel about it. Sorry you disagree, but I am not sure what I can do about that.
To Devlover, who made a bad joke, but put effort into it. To the fans that were enjoying it, and wanted the EZA take on it.
Once again, I don't think it was a big deal, I just think they could have handled it a little better.
Some of the posts in this thread are making me regret liking it lol
I just don't see the point of getting upset when someone is ticked off about the humour when that's literally half of the intention of it. Just move on and stop insulting people over one of a million crazy thing Devolver does.
I just don't see the point of getting upset when someone is ticked off about the humour when that's literally half of the intention of it. Just move on and stop insulting people over one of a million crazy thing Devolver does.
The two most prominent "jokers" of EZA are Damiani and Bosman. The two of them build basically their entire repertoire of comedy on trolling and drawn-out bits.
Frankly, their reaction to the conference is entirely fine, and I didn't like it either. But to see them get so worked up and indignant about it is hilarious considering.
I can't say I agree. They led everyone to believe they would actually be showing off games. They showed like two. The rest was Devolver making a joke by becoming the joke. They were lampooning E3 conferences wasting everyone's time....By wasting everyone's time.
I hope Sony and Nintendo really bring the heat because, with the exception of a handful of games MS showed off, this E3 has been pretty underwhelming
That wasn't a conference though, it was a really bad and stupid Troll. Something like that should never have been on a schedule. It's just a dumb and poorly executed skit.
BrodiemanTTR
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There was no conference. There was nothing to watch. They were quiet and analyzed the one game trailer. What are they supposed to do? Sit in silence as this unfunny joke overstays its welcome? Who cares. Yes, let's talk about Evil Within 2.
DAREALGUMMY
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They talk over everything. They didn't watch Sony 2015 quietly as it went on.
bryanee
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What was there to watch? A joke that started kind of funny and then two minutes later stopped being funny and went on for longer than it should have. It wasnt worth their time, effort or respect.
BrodiemanTTR
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"The EZA take on it" was that it was bad, and not funny, and not worth discussing or really acknowledging. Not sure what else they were supposed to do except pretend to like something none of them liked.
plasmawave
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Again, what specifically are you talking about? Which bits?
....much of E3 in the past decade has been a waste of time and you try to insert that? Christ, no wonder Devolver did it this way.
SinCityAssassin
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Sounds like someone needs a bit more Boone in their life.
Don't think Kyle got worked up. He was initially digging it but then didn't like it, and he explained why lol. You usually have a reason for disliking something. Maybe you disagree with his assessment, but what other critique would people who found it generally funny but found it dragging on give?
Damiani felt that it was a waste of time but he was initially enjoying it as much as Kyle or Ian. It ultimately became unfunny and he eventually felt that way. They were covering other things so waching Devolver messed up whatever they had going. Yeah, I agree that he and a couple others overreacted, but it stemmed from Devolver's bit not actually being good and ruining the flow after spending 11 hours covering games.
Okay, no one suggested that. At all. This is getting a little silly now...
I have expressed my opinion, I am done with it.
*shrug*
AudioEppa
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Why are some of you on here so sensitive to others not liking Devolver's show? I see this pattern a lot where people always go into super protective mode because others don't like crazy humor.
I like weird humor. I had a slight chuckle to some of the stuff in the the beginning. But to go on that long with it? Idc how much you loved it, that shit was overkill.
I like weird humor. I had a slight chuckle to some of the stuff in the the beginning. But to go on that long with it? Idc how much you loved it, that shit was overkill.
I never said he did Adult-Swim-style surrealist humor, but if we're talking about anti-humor, well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo896aGz8yk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK42scNmQvA
But talking over the conference is literally their job. It's why you would be watching their stream specifically rather than just watching the show directly in the first place.
And how was it disrespectful to people who "were enjoying it, and wanted the EZA take on it?" Those people would have gotten exactly what they were looking for. They got the EZA take on it. They (mostly) didn't care for it.
You don't agree with Devolver saying they would host a "press conference" (with quotes) in the Dave Lang Memorial Center and not announce games, and when they did exactly that you thought they would not so you didn't find it funny?
I don't even know what you're disagreeing with.
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