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Giant Bomb #11 | Thanks for the Spelunkin', the Spookin', and the Scoopin'
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TharpDaddy
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I don't have much of a problem with Raiden, he seems a bit goofy and like he's in over his head and incompetent in spots, but I don't hate him. I honestly don't understand how the story can get even more crazy, but it's probably smart to not underestimate Kojima.
SteveWinwood
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if im keeping up with where i think theyre at (im a few episodes behind)
this is like super normal still
relative to what youre gonna be seeing
I have a sense of where the story is going, if only because of the constant references to
the simulations
There have been a couple of long episodes. There's still a way to go, but we've definitely entered the actual crazy part of MGS2. Between
the revelations about Otacon's family, followed by the hilariously goofy shots and the Olga/Snake betrayal
Dan with anything is dangerous.
ratcliffja
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I'm tempted because maybe I just didn't understand the ending properly, but I seem to remember it being something along the lines of (End-Game MGS2 spoilers)
the Patriots are actually an elaborate AI system, except they've been dead for 2 hundred years, so you've been dealing with robot ghosts the whole time.
SlowRevolution
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by this time next year everyone at CBSi will have taken a mandatory knife safety course because of dan trying to do a cool guy thing, and they're going to take away jeff's knife drawer.
TheBaronOfNA
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Phantom Pain seems headed to demostrate that. Thought at moments in MGS3 and PW he can be a clumsier and goofier Snake.
Naked Snake: But... how does it taste? :3
Keyser Soze
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I think Dan looks like Seth Rogan...
That's all. Goodnight.
That's all. Goodnight.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Wonder if drew will pick on the meta narrative first time through or if Dan will even explain it to him.
The Dear Leader
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I sent an email to the Bombcast, hope they read it!
i look forward to hearing oddly specific descriptions of the guys as imagined by you
you haven't seen pictures of them before, have you
you have to tell me if you have
NumberThree
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I tried it but it wasn't a particularly great way to experience the game. I ended up buying the game on the Vita.
ratcliffja
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Yeah that's what I was afraid of. Because of my commute, I have a lot more time to play my 3DS than console or computer games.
The Dear Leader
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Not one of those emails unfortunately, I was taking a dump and rummaged around my magazine rack and found an old Game Informer with Tiberium on it, the C&C FPS that was cancelled. I asked if there were any games that they saw pre-release that never saw the light of day that they thought looked cool or looked bad. Kind of a generic question I guess, but I was bored and wanted at least send an email if they're doing an all email Bombcast next week.
Hm, Jeff has sporadically talked about seeing stuff like StarCraft: Ghost in a fairly advanced state, and he also owns a bunch weird pre-release versions of games, including a copy of (the cancelled) Combat 2 for the 2600, iirc.
I would love to hear a more detailed and collected account of that stuff, so I hope your question gets picked!
The Dear Leader
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Yeah I thought it would be interesting to hear, I specifically asked if Dan would have any insight into it since the GI stories he used to work on would be happening months in advanced and surely there are some good cover stories that got dropped due to a game getting cancelled or something.
Aerobatics
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"I'm bringing zero... back to nothing"
god I loved that part in msg4 for about 30 minutes then I realized it was actually the worst thing.
god I loved that part in msg4 for about 30 minutes then I realized it was actually the worst thing.
NumberThree
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Did they record the all-email Bombcast already? From what I gather not all of them will be at the office on Monday.
That about sums up my entire experience with MGS4. I thought it was one of the most incredible experiences in videogaming when I first completed it.. until I actually stopped and thought about it on a deeper level. There's not much there to think about, and that's the problem.
I to this day maintain that
at the end of MGS4 was a fucking great moment. It's silly, it's unnecessary, and it does ruin the potential of what could have been an appropriate ending for Snake. But it's just a great WTF kinda moment. Of all people to tell Snake it's time to put aside the gun. It also makes the tale of Solidus that much more sad considering what his actual fate was.
Big Boss coming back
But bringing Zero back and killing was kinda silly. Though it was quite something to see him rendered such an incontinent old man.
And Big Boss getting fucking brought back to life only to be killed by FoxDie was dumb. I'm not saying him and Snake should have gone and played catch, but he could have just walked off into the sunset since the whole series is effectively his story anyway.
And Big Boss getting fucking brought back to life only to be killed by FoxDie was dumb. I'm not saying him and Snake should have gone and played catch, but he could have just walked off into the sunset since the whole series is effectively his story anyway.
Mae > Tidehunter
She looks like a League character.
randomlyrossy
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They had that question fairly recently I think.
The Dear Leader
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Really? I might have missed that. I remember a similar question about how the Game Informer stories were done months in advance, I don't remember one specifically like mine but I could have forgotten or skipped that Bombcast.
I'll just send another email describing how I imagine the GB crew to look like lol.
TharpDaddy
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Is Ground Zeroes worth picking up on the steam sale or should I just read a story recap and wait for Phantom Pain?
Jimmyfenix
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It is fun to play around in with the new gameplay systems but you should watch the cutscenes. Crazy shit happens.
I would recommend it. It's a lot of fun to just fuck around in that game.
Jimmyfenix
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Heh at the Mordor GOTY reaction. I can't wait to see the reaction when it wins Giantbombs game of the year.
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Deleted member 30609
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I had the most fun with GZ a month or two after I first played it, fucking around with the side-missions.
It's probably worth it in the range of 10 to15 bucks. I would not spend any more money than that on it.
RepairmanJack
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I really don't think it will be. I mean I can see the possibility, but it seems like the game hasn't come up a single time since the first week or two that it was out. It just seems unlikely to me, with it never coming up.
TharpDaddy
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As much as people seemed to like it, the guys have seemed to also really like stuff like CoD, Bayo 2, Farcry 4, and a few others. I have a feeling Patrick will argue for Bayonetta 2 on the ground that it's all around a more fantastic game, rather than Mordor which is heavily carried by the nemesis system (as seen by how poorly it was received on previous gen systems). Mordor has one system which raises to near goty status, but Bayo seems to be a fantastic game on almost all fronts. I don't see something like Farcry winning since it's so similar to 3.
This conversation is pointless though as Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution has goty in the bag.
In my head, I think it's the second most likely game. From most likely to less likely of the top contenders I see it this way:
1.) Bayo 2
2.) Shadow of Mordor
3.) FarCry 4
Honestly, if it's not one of these three games I'd be really surprised. But I am known to be wrong.
Jimmyfenix
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Also #TeamTharp
It was carried by the nemesis system, but the reason why it was received so poorly on the previous gen systems is largely because it performs like absolute shit. It seems to be one of the laziest ports out there, with fps on the PS3 version not even at a steady 20.
RepairmanJack
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I want this on a shirt ASAP.
Jimmyfenix
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Nice!
I saw your post about this on Jeff's twitter, it's great!
Freedom = $1.05
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I had an incredible time with Mordor but that was in spite of its campaign being middling. It's all of the other stuff it does that makes it so exceptional, and if Mordor 1 got so much right then Mordor 2 is going to be a monster.
I can't speak for Bayo2 as i haven't played it, but Mordor deserves some love for doing something completely different with open world games and raising the bar for what a good open world game should be. It's handling of stealth, combat, side quests, and the entirety of the nemesis system all pushed the genre forward, and when you go back and try to play an asscreed game in a post-mordor world it just feels rusty and outdated.
I can't speak for Bayo2 as i haven't played it, but Mordor deserves some love for doing something completely different with open world games and raising the bar for what a good open world game should be. It's handling of stealth, combat, side quests, and the entirety of the nemesis system all pushed the genre forward, and when you go back and try to play an asscreed game in a post-mordor world it just feels rusty and outdated.
TharpDaddy
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I would buy that shirt. That's pretty damn awesome.
RepairmanJack
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With Mordor, I just feel like if you're not into the Nemesis stuff that there is very little interesting to do in Mordor. It's an awesome concept and really well done, but it's mostly all that game has. Besides being bug free and working, which should probably give it GOTY alone.
TheBaronOfNA
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I dunno about Patrick arguing for Bayonetta 2 for the big spot.
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