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Giant Bomb #14 | I'll Never Forget This!
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Piston Hyundai
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Saints Row 2 just has the best customization in any game period
Hot Coldman
Banned
Some rumors hyped me up quite a bit, I wasn't ready for that.
It's a pretty good podcast.
TheMrPliskin
Member
What do you think the Giant Bomb GOTY will be Myggen?
Witcher 3.
I mean, Austin in two weeks is already more of a legitimate contribution to the Beastcast than Dan has been to the Bombcast in nearly a year.
Also, Austin blogged about Witcher 3 being so damn white and people being defensive over it.
tryagainlater
Member
The Beastcast can be great if they never have that cnet guy on ever again.
Jeff Bakalar was great! He graced us with his Australian accent.
Eh, not sure I agree with you there.
edit: For the record, I really like Jeff Bakalar!
Glitchesarecool
Member
Agreed. Jeff was just a filler guy before Austin came on, and honestly I think a one on one talk would have been better.
tryagainlater
Member
I guess I'm just not a fan then. Thought he was a bit obnoxious.
Don't get me wrong, I love Dan and him and Jason being brought on made the site the best it has ever been, but on the bombcast it's almost always:
"Well, Dan, how was your weekend?"
(20 minutes pass)
"Well Dan, what've you been playing?"
(2 hours pass with the Jeff and Brad show in full force)
"Dan, someone emailed in to ask you this..."
And that's basically it. Dan's an entertaining personality but on the bombcast all he brings to the table are wacky stories.
TheMrPliskin
Member
I think that the last few comments have almost covered the entire spectrum of complaints that the bombcast gets every week.
LurkerPrime
Member
Drew's really quiet, it's almost like he's not there sometimes. Dan, too.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Sounds more like a hosting problem to me.
stump sock
Member
with three sentences, Austin makes an awful lot of people look really stupid
I would say that Dan almost talked as much as Brad and Jeff on this week's Bombcast (which I actually kept an eye on because of all the complaints about Dan not being active enough etc.). Which is more than usual, but I feel like you're exaggerating so much that it's difficult to respond.
That said, I would always like Dan to be more active on the Bombcast! But I think he's been getting a lot better.
That's fair, I suppose I am being a bit hyperbolic.
SlowRevolution
Member
everyone stop talking about giant bomb right now!
What's your GOTY predictions, and what if Jeff ends up blocking Witcher 3 from winning?
I've played it for 5 or so hours today.
stump sock
Member
I haven't watched the QL yet, but You Must Build a Boat is a lot of fun
not real hard, but satisfying
not real hard, but satisfying
It looks cool but I can't decide if I want to buy it on Steam or on my iPhone.
SlowRevolution
Member
I mean Dan didn't exactly change anyone's mind during the Ground Zeroes debate.
It's really good on a phone. A game like that will always be better on phones for me because it feels like (and it probably was) made for a touch screen.
GZ was an impossible argument to win. MGSV might be a bit more interesting, even though I'm guessing Witcher 3 will take it.
Are there any other narrative contenders coming up this year? I can't think of many.
stump sock
Member
i got it on ipad, feels real good. can't imagine wanting to use a mouse for that.
tryagainlater
Member
Can Jeff block a GOTY? There's a few Giant Bomb #1 GOTYs that Jeff actively hates.
Man, machine, the future!
Yeah, I was kidding. Jeff disliking TLoU didn't stop it from winning.
Bombcast gave Splatoon more universal praise than Witcher. Everyone will fall off Witcher and it'll be like 7th place for 'doing something cool but not really having enough time to see more of it and deal with its controls.'
If you're lucky it can be 2016's 2015 GOTY.
If you're lucky it can be 2016's 2015 GOTY.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Can you imagine the drama generated if Splatoon won GB GOTY?
funkystudent
Member
The Fallout versus Witcher fight would be legendary if it happens.
Speaking of I wonder how much the Deus Ex guys are looking at Fallout right now hoping it doesnt launch right next to their planned release.
Speaking of I wonder how much the Deus Ex guys are looking at Fallout right now hoping it doesnt launch right next to their planned release.
Jeevesmeister
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White in America is not the same as white in Europe. Slavic people have had not a very fun time at all. Poland only became a soverign nation in 1989 after the Nazis and the Soviets brutalized the land for the better part of the 20th Century. From Auschwitz to the Red Army raping and murdering their way across the land on the road to Berlin, from Nazi book burning to Soviet cultural marxism which executed a great deal of scholars on the matter, Witcher is basically a work of cultural preservation for a people that have been utterly fucking brutalized and savaged by history for centuries.
If anyone gets a bit of a pass for a lack of diversity, its probably CDProjektRED, who also hired the black creator of Cyberpunk 2020 and have named him co-creator on the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 game. Polygon's original piece is hilarious considering they don't even have a single black person on staff yet are decrying a lack of diversity in a fictional world.
Remember when people in this thread thought I was crazy to think they might like Witcher 3?
Also I can't wait for Jeff to try and argue there was no game of the year.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I think Jeff will go all in for MGSV. When it was first announced he was excited that it was wacky in the character descriptions, and between that and the dog companion...its all over, boys
I feel like he's been within a hair's breadth of arguing that a couple of times.
Oh yeah Deus Ex is due this year, isn't it? Hmmm.
I'm hyped for Fallout, but I just don't see any city in F4 feeling as bustling and lived-in as Novigrad. Or any stretch of open Wasteland feeling as huge and foreboding as the first time you run around in Velen.
That's not even to mention the quality of characterization and dialogue. Though I'd love to be surprised if Fallout 4 has a character equivalent of The Bloody Baron. Someone you by all rights should absolutely despise but end up just wanting to hug.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I think the Beastcast will be the Game of the Year, the Bombcast will be number 7 at best.
funkystudent
Member
Real talk.
Kerbal Space Program is the first game I have ever lost a entire afternoon to.
I sat down at 4pm on a Saturday a week or two ago and suddenly its 9pm.
This is probably light weight for some people but I normally never play a game longer then 1 hour at a time. Sometimes I go to 2 but that is rare. Not because of life responsibilities. just the way I play. Also I never play a game before 1pm.
Kerbal Space Program is the first game I have ever lost a entire afternoon to.
I sat down at 4pm on a Saturday a week or two ago and suddenly its 9pm.
This is probably light weight for some people but I normally never play a game longer then 1 hour at a time. Sometimes I go to 2 but that is rare. Not because of life responsibilities. just the way I play. Also I never play a game before 1pm.
Bombcast will be no.11 but Brad will do a filibuster and force it to 10.
Backfoggen
Banned
Bloodborne is the best game of the year, but they're probably gonna give it to Witcher 3.
Box Office Bomb will make a triumphant return and win GB GOTY award!
The Dear Leader
Banned
No it isn't and rightfully so.
Jeevesmeister
Banned
Arrow Pointing Down will rise from the grave, become President in 2016, and all other podcasts will become illegal.
Bombcast will only get screwed over cause Jeff hates it.
Powerbombcast will get a "It's alright, but it doesn't belong on this list." while some bullshit like Alt+F1 or Danswers sneaks on.
Glitchesarecool
Member
i can't believe we're getting into goty arguments and we're only halfway through the year
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