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[RepairmanJack]

Anyone listen to the Sphere podcast yet? Wondering how it is at 3 hours long, hadn't had a chance to listen yet. Can't figure out how to do premium casts on Pocket Casts.

 

[Megasoum]

Lol that driveclub guy won't let it go. It's fucking driveclub who cares if jeff didn't like it.

Yeah hahaha.

Can't wait to see his reacting when DC wins most dissapointing or worst game of the year or whatever lol.

Hahahaahaha

I am amazed these boring out of touch snooze fest critics that make up the trash known as Giantbomb has such a following here in GAF.

Anyone listen to the Sphere podcast yet? Wondering how it is at 3 hours long, hadn't had a chance to listen yet. Can't figure out how to do premium casts on Pocket Casts.

They go through the book chapters by chapters. I'm halfway through it right now. It's great.

And for premium casts in your app, take the RSS link from the website and add your login info to it... so http://username:password@rssaddress

 

[Bacon]

Anyone listen to the Sphere podcast yet? Wondering how it is at 3 hours long, hadn't had a chance to listen yet. Can't figure out how to do premium casts on Pocket Casts.

I've listened to about half of it so far. It's good! It's very in depth and they basically go chronologically through the book breaking down their favorite moments while also comparing and contrasting the book and movie.

 

[RepairmanJack]

I've listened to about half of it so far. It's good! It's very in depth and they basically go chronologically through the book breaking down their favorite moments while also comparing and contrasting the book and movie.

Nice, a whole lot more than I expected. If they saw it being this long and in depth I can see why they wouldn't want people to think it would be a regular thing.

 

[Myggen]

Nice, a whole lot more than I expected. If they saw it being this long and in depth I can see why they wouldn't want people to think it would be a regular thing.

Yeah, I really liked it.

They go through the book chapters by chapters. I'm halfway through it right now. It's great.

And for premium casts in your app, take the RSS link from the website and add your login info to it... so http://username:password@rssaddress

I'm no computer person, but isn't it more secure to have that as a "https://" address instead of "http://"?

 

[stump sock]

I'm sitting at my desk frowning because Brad isn't Bread.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I'm sitting at my desk frowning because Bard isn't Bread.

 

[Moldiver]

Watched Lirik play some I Am Bread the other day and the chair knocks over to give you access to the counter really easy, dem physics man

 

[daydream]

we are all bread so bard is bread and brad is bard so brad is bread

anything else i can clear up for you guys

 

[NumberThree]

What about Dan's new game, I Am Beard?

 

[kingocfs]

Lol that driveclub guy won't let it go. It's fucking driveclub who cares if jeff didn't like it.

But have you ever seen the rain?!

 

[Bacon]

But have you ever seen the rain?!

You've opened my eyes. Fuck Jeff. 2 Stars??? ON A PROFESSIONAL VIDEOGAME WEBSITE??

 

[SteveWinwood]

But have you ever seen the rain?!

comin down on a sunny day

 

[Volotaire]

comin down on a sunny day

hey stevie!

 

[FStop7]

The only reason Dan has heard of Cape Cod is because the McMahons tweet from there during their vacations.

I think Dan is the most charming member of the GB crew in his wide-eyed innocence.

 

[Dany]

I AM BREAD unfinished is up

How is bread and greg not in the on that?

 

[stump sock]

comin down on a sunny day

I know, it's been coming for some time.

 

[FStop7]

Damn it looks like the Driveclub review really made people salty

The console warrior shit has gotten out of hand on here, I seriously do wish the mods would get more strict. A lot of the stuff that has been posted lately would never have flown back in 2008.

 

[ratcliffja]

Why do people like Twister? Serious question. I actually loved the Jurassic Park, Lost World, and Congo books so I generally enjoy Crichton's writing, but Twister is one of the worst movie I've seen in theaters. It alternated between boring and stupid.
Edit:

comin down on a sunny day

This is good.

 

[stump sock]

The console warrior shit has gotten out of hand on here, I seriously do wish the mods would get more strict. A lot of the stuff that has been posted lately would never have flown back in 2008.

Why do people like Twister? Serious question. I actually loved the Jurassic Park, Lost World, and Congo books so I generally enjoy Crichton's writing, but Twister is one of the worst movie I've seen in theaters. It alternated between boring and stupid.

All I know is that when I think of a movie called Twister starring Helen Hunt and Jami Gertz, a movie about tornadoes is the least interesting version.

 

[Dany]

Damn it looks like the Driveclub review really made people salty

link?

 

[SlowRevolution]

Spherecast was way better than I expected. Kind of a slow start, but by the end it was great.

 

[kvk1]

Is the GB user "Hassun" a member here?

I need to know his secrets to posting first on every single piece of content ever put up.

 

[Dany]

Dan. You literally live in kansas.

Every state is more interesting than kansas.

 

[SmithnCo]

I Am Bread looks interesting but not something I would ever actually want to play. Looks kinda torturous to control.

 

[Rapstah]

I wonder how many more times Dan is going to get to explain why he loves Waluigi so much for the same reasons before anyone points out he talks about it every single week. I'm guessing every single remaining Mario Party Party and at least one Bombcast, so like 20 times.

 

[Brashnir]

I wonder how many more times Dan is going to get to explain why he loves Waluigi so much for the same reasons before anyone points out he talks about it every single week. I'm guessing every single remaining Mario Party Party and at least one Bombcast, so like 20 times.

You just pointed it out, so the answer to the question just became zero.

 

[Rapstah]

You just pointed it out, so the answer to the question just became zero.

I imagine Dan is the only one who'll see that post and it'll drive him to try to get to 25. Mind games.

 

[Infinite Justice]

The console warrior shit has gotten out of hand on here, I seriously do wish the mods would get more strict. A lot of the stuff that has been posted lately would never have flown back in 2008.

its almost like 8.8 again though way less death threats so that's a improvement at least.

link?

Other Driveclub threads but

the main link was that Drawn to life thread where Jaffe apparently responded to some criticism using the GB and Polygon comments page. Some dude is still going of on Jeff because boohoo bullshit.

 

[kingocfs]

comin down on a sunny day

 

[RepairmanJack]

Finally was able to start listening to the Sphere cast.

Sphere spoilers:

Spoiler

I'm so glad they brought up the talk about Norman going to sleep and looking for cake after Harry walks into the Sphere. When I read it I thought it was absolutely nuts and seemed like everyone was just relaxed about it while I'm sitting there flipping out. It was the weirdest part in that entire book for me. Some dude just walked into a fucking alien sphere and you go to sleep?

Also lol at Chris talking as if they've been podcasting for so long already at only a third of the way through.

 

[Myggen]

I wonder how many more times Dan is going to get to explain why he loves Waluigi so much for the same reasons before anyone points out he talks about it every single week. I'm guessing every single remaining Mario Party Party and at least one Bombcast, so like 20 times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35lZD2Qvy7k

 

[randomlyrossy]

A dude whose Tumblr is made up entirely of porn just asked Jeff if he'd considered re-reviewing Drive Club.

Not sure why I found that so hilarious.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

the best thing about Twister is the terrible attraction thing they have at Universal Studios. It's definitely in the camp of so-bad-it's-good. I never skip it when i go to the park, and when i forget how terrible it is i search for yelp reviews of it to refresh my memory.

 

[daydream]

A dude whose Tumblr is made up entirely of porn just asked Jeff if he'd considered re-reviewing Drive Club.

Not sure why I found that so hilarious.

Well, you weren't kidding.

 

[Rapstah]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35lZD2Qvy7k

Hey, in the related videos: they played Mario Party 6 on On The Spot almost exactly ten years ago. They also gave away a GTA: San Andreas bike. GameSpot was weird.

 

[SmithnCo]

the best thing about Twister is the terrible attraction thing they have at Universal Studios. It's definitely in the camp of so-bad-it's-good. I never skip it when i go to the park, and when i forget how terrible it is i search for yelp reviews of it to refresh my memory.

It's worth it to see a totally stonefaced Bill Paxton talking about how powerful and majestic tornadoes are in the preshow.

 

[Megasoum]

Finally was able to start listening to the Sphere cast.

Sphere spoilers:

Spoiler

I'm so glad they brought up the talk about Norman going to sleep and looking for cake after Harry walks into the Sphere. When I read it I thought it was absolutely nuts and seemed like everyone was just relaxed about it while I'm sitting there flipping out. It was the weirdest part in that entire book for me. Some dude just walked into a fucking alien sphere and you go to sleep?

Also lol at Chris talking as if they've been podcasting for so long already at only a third of the way through.

Spoiler

I'm not done with the podcast yet but looks like they completely missed the whole point of everybody sleeping constantly. The whole story revolves around dreams and stuff that people dream about happening in the "real" world. I agree that this particular example is a bit weird though.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

It's worth it to see a totally stonefaced Bill Paxton talking about how powerful and majestic tornadoes are in the preshow.

he's also posing in a weird way, like he just hurt his back and it's the only comfortable position that he can stand and talk in at the same time. It really is a thing to behold.

 

[RepairmanJack]

Spoiler

I'm not done with the podcast yet but looks like they completely missed the whole point of everybody sleeping constantly. The whole story revolves around dreams and stuff that people dream about happening in the "real" world. I agree that this particular example is a bit weird though.

Spoiler

I ended up thinking that it was supposed to show more uncertainty with the characters and their psyche. Because all I thought right away was if it was imagined in some way or something like that. I could be wrong but that's just the way I took it. Because at the time it really just makes no sense for him to not care and just go to sleep. I get all the stuff later on with all the sleep, but at this time I can't really see it making much sense.

 

[Frith]

Well, you weren't kidding.

thatdeadpigion.gif
:/

 

[Dany]

i want to hear the podcast but i have not read sphere

 

[SlowRevolution]

i want to hear the podcast but i have not read sphere

just listen to the audiobook, it's supposed to be great

 

[Strax]

i want to hear the podcast but i have not read sphere

I watched the movie and then checked out the podcast and I've been enjoying it very much.

 

[FStop7]

A dude whose Tumblr is made up entirely of porn just asked Jeff if he'd considered re-reviewing Drive Club.

Not sure why I found that so hilarious.

I bet he was vaping while he typed out his question, too.

i want to hear the podcast but i have not read sphere

Sphere is decent but it suffers from the typical Michael Crichton anti-climactic ending. Andromeda Strain, Airframe, and Sphere all had that problem.

If only more of his books finished as well as Jurassic Park did.

 

[Dany]

A dude whose Tumblr is made up entirely of porn just asked Jeff if he'd considered re-reviewing Drive Club.

Not sure why I found that so hilarious.

Well. you're right on that. but not the good porn >:/

 

[Strax]

Well. you're right on that. but not the good porn >:/

Evil porn?

 

[Ketch]

I'm not saying the game is mediocre because I dislike it. I think The Crew is great, since I loved open world racing games like Test Drive Unlimited and FUEL. I never had any server issues, but the game doesn't need to be always online since Test Drive Unlimited games were very similar and didn't require a internet connection. I feel it's mediocre because it doesn't have great graphics, the AI is pretty badly designed in some events and the story is terrible. It doesn't exactly help that the default handling settings feel quite dull and imprecise. I love the massive open world with different terrains and the handling model is quite good, albeit arcade oriented, after modifying some settings. The variety of cars is great and the idea of the car having different specifications available is cool. The game could do with a few more cars though, 40 isn't that much.

How would you compare it to the most recent NFS: Most Wanted? I really liked that one and the Hot Pursuit which came out before it.

I like arcade racers, and there's never many options.

 

[TraBuch]

They've already recorded a new Powerbombcast, right?

 

[soundscream]

I've listened to about half of it so far. It's good! It's very in depth and they basically go chronologically through the book breaking down their favorite moments while also comparing and contrasting the book and movie.

The Congo impressions toward the end are amazing!