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[cr_blah_blah]

Yawn. Better with nacho cheese.

I hope they cover some Rocket League this week during it's 2nd beta. That game is surprisingly awesome the more I play it.

 

[Jintor]

It's oft-repeated and always lame. They're not above criticism, especially when their decision making process is put on public display.

People are talking about "Oh they haaaaaave to play Witcher 3 or it won't have a chance at GOTY"

it's their GOTY, you only get in there if you appeal to them personally enough for them to play it, so

 

[BanGy.nz]

GOTY exists to prove that the game I like is objectively the bestest game. I'm a cool person and if other cool people like my game it means we're best friends forever.

Spoiler

GOTY is meaningless, It won't retroactively make any of the games on the list better so why the are we still talking about it 5 months later?. We should be talking about how Beastcast is a lie and is never going to happen..

 

[Myggen]

People are talking about "Oh they haaaaaave to play Witcher 3 or it won't have a chance at GOTY"

it's their GOTY, you only get in there if you appeal to them personally enough for them to play it, so

It's The Last of Us all over again.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

It's The Last of Us all over again.

So you're saying that if I pester them all to play a game it will win GOTY?

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Ninjas Penetrate The Dome

wtf is this for kind of '90 stupidity

Also fantastic OT name great

 

[Myggen]

So you're saying that if I pester them all to play a game it will win GOTY?

It was more about Jeff not playing enough of the game than anything else.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

It was more about Jeff not playing enough of the game than anything else.

Yeah it was only Jeff and Brad, then Brad ended up playing it like a week before GOTY.

 

[Megasoum]

Ninjas Penetrate The Dome

This is the most amazing thing I've seen in a loooooooong time hahahahahahaha

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Yawn. Better with nacho cheese.

I hope they cover some Rocket League this week during it's 2nd beta. That game is surprisingly awesome the more I play it.

Hell yeah!!!!


Never knew second beta was this week.

Fun game

 

[cr_blah_blah]

Hell yeah!!!!


Never knew second beta was this week.

Fun game

Until the 19th, 24/7 servers, 4v4 added!

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I wonder if we'll get some splatoon talk on the bombcast, hopefully someone beyond Alex played it.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I wonder if we'll get some splatoon talk on the bombcast, hopefully someone beyond Alex played it.

I wonder if they will discuss the rollout of features of that game.

Its going to be a mixed reaction I think.

 

[Jintor]

thanks hotman

 

[Samus4145]

Until the 19th, 24/7 servers, 4v4 added!

Do we have to sign up again if we were in the last beta period?

 

[cr_blah_blah]

Do we have to sign up again if we were in the last beta period?

Nope, it just works. I was playing last night and didn't have to do anything special.

 

[Samus4145]

Nope, it just works. I was playing last night and didn't have to do anything special.

Awesome. Only got to play it for one night last time, but so much fun was had.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

But you fight SO much of the same dudes in the same drab settings. For a bunch of guys who hate Dynasty Warriors, it was kind of like, 'what's the difference? Except this game is way fucking easier'

The difference is that in DW you never feel any kind of tension of you dying. The enemies are literal fodder and there's nothing to them. They might as well not be there. At least in Shadows, there's the potential of death if you do something stupid, actual punishment for just rushing blindly.

 

[Zaph]

thanks hotman

Mr Swery, may I introduce you to Kickstarter.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I wonder if they will discuss the rollout of features of that game.

Its going to be a mixed reaction I think.

I'd completely forgotten about that stuff, that should be an interesting discussion if it comes up.

 

[stump sock]

thanks hotman

!!!

 

[Jimmyfenix]

 

[Glitchesarecool]

thanks hotman

 

[Incandenza]

 

[danm999]

It's oft-repeated and always lame. They're not above criticism, especially when their decision making process is put on public display.

I don't understand the substance of the criticism though. They give the GOTY awards to, collectively, their favourite games.

If the criticism is, they should have different favourite games, I'm not sure that makes any sense.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

 

[Fox318]

 

[KingKong]

I don't understand the substance of the criticism though. They give the GOTY awards to, collectively, their favourite games.

If the criticism is, they should have different favourite games, I'm not sure that makes any sense.

I think the 'issue' (note I don't see any issue because I don't come to Giant Bomb for their videogame opinions) is the dichotomy between them having favourite games and them naming games best of the year. People naturally think that GOTY awards should take into consideration all the games that came out that year fairly and equally, but because Giant Bomb is just a handful of guys with their own personal tastes compared to IGN or something they end up either skipping or not caring as much for a lot of games

Really it's only annoying when they all ignore something like Dark Souls despite it being praised by literally every other game journalist and developer.

 

[Patryn]

I hope Brad or Jeff are reviewing Witcher 3. They need somebody on the podcast to be able to talk about it and during the 2011 GOTY the game got 0 discussion time because nobody gave it the time or even a shot.

I thought we went over this: Witcher 3 ain't getting a review at GB. I doubt anyone will even play much of it, much less finish it.

And all the coverage we are expecting from them is a Vinny tweet that the game came out or a 2 minute thing in the bombcast where they mention that the game came out and that none of them will ever play it?

Add a QL in, and yeah, that's pretty much what I expect it'll get.

Again: GB does not do RPGs, unless it's Souls, Elder Scrolls, Fallout or Mass Effect.

Actually Witcher 3 is the same day, so that will probably dominate the discussion?

Why? Who would play it?

Brad - Maybe. Keep in mind that he didn't finish Witcher 2. Not even sure he played much of it. Even if he did, I find he tends to not want to really get into gory details unless he's absolutely over the moon about a game or somebody else is willing to engage with him. Which leads me to....

Jeff - Didn't like Witcher 2. Doesn't like RPGs. In what world would he play it? The best chance for discussion from his end is if his girlfriend plays it.

Dan - Just lol.

Drew - You don't have to set up Track IR, make extensive diagrams of control schemes and it doesn't involve real-world combat. Or Sonic. So not going to happen.

Witcher 3 will likely only get 5-10 minutes of discussion, and barely be mentioned again.

 

[stump sock]

you guys seem to care an awful lot about a thing that won't make anybody happy one way or another

 

[Patryn]

I will say, for those wanting coverage of Witcher 3, the one realistic possibility would be Vinny videos for GBeast.

I can see him proposing a series to allow him a chance to actually play it given that I doubt he'd have the time at home.

 

[alr1ght]

Vinnyborne has to come first, though.

 

[KingKong]

Vinnyborne has to come first, though.

I'd much rather have Vinny Space Program

 

[Kelas]

Someone avatar bet patryn because he's going in hard on the minimal witcher 3 coverage agenda

 

[Shiny Llama]

I'd much rather have Vinny Space Program

Yeah, with VinnyVania and the upcoming Kerbal series GBEast already have a lot planned.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Vinnyborne has to come first, though.

dis

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I'm so behind on content. What a horrid life I lead where I can't keep up with my favorite internet knuckleheads.

 

[Patryn]

Someone avatar bet patryn because he's going in hard on the minimal witcher 3 coverage agenda

I consider it setting expectations correctly.

I'm also a little mystified why people are suddenly expecting Giant Bomb to start deep coverage of RPGs when they've never really done that.

What I'm basically trying to lay out is that you should look at the amount of coverage Dragon Age Inquisition got and you can probably draw a rough corollary to the amount of coverage Witcher 3 will get.

That being said, watch Brad come back with a Video Review of Witcher 3, and then we get a full playthrough series of it. Just to spite me.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Vinnyborne has to come first, though.

We already have 2 of them.

 

[Tucah]

Vinnyborne has to come first, though.

honestly, i would be fine if never get another video of an existing souls game again

vinny space program all the way

 

[Quentyn]

Reviews for Witcher 3 are looking good. Gamespot just gave it a 10.

 

[Patryn]

Reviews for Witcher 3 are looking good. Gamespot just gave it a 10.

That's the second 10 of 2015, isn't it?

Kind of shocking, given that they've only given out 9 total.

 

[Fjolle]

Reviews for Witcher 3 are looking good. Gamespot just gave it a 10.

I guess sending them that huge statue paid off...

 

[Kelas]

I consider it setting expectations correctly.

I'm also a little mystified why people are suddenly expecting Giant Bomb to start deep coverage of RPGs when they've never really done that.

What I'm basically trying to lay out is that you should look at the amount of coverage Dragon Age Inquisition got and you can probably draw a rough corollary to the amount of coverage Witcher 3 will get.

That being said, watch Brad come back with a Video Review of Witcher 3, and then we get a full playthrough series of it. Just to spite me.

I think you're probably right, so I wouldn't bet against you.

The last part is why it would be interesting though - your conviction would make it all the more hilarious if they all fell in love with it and sang it's praises from now til goty

 

[Oxirane]

Yeah, with VinnyVania and the upcoming Kerbal series GBEast already have a lot planned.

The Kerbal Space Race between GBEast (Vinny, Alex) and GBWest (Drew, Dan) means Jeff, Brad and Jason are free to do Monster Hunter multiplayer. (Ian can join in to help Jason carry the other two).

 

[Myggen]

That's the second 10 of 2015, isn't it?

Kind of shocking, given that they've only given out 9 total.

More games will get 10s now that they're only doing a 10 point system. It was extremely rare previously because they were rating stuff on a 100 point scale. A game that would previously get a 9.6 will now get a 10, at least in theory.

 

[mnz]

That's the second 10 of 2015, isn't it?

Kind of shocking, given that they've only given out 9 total.

Bayo 2 was the last one last year and Galaxy 2 before that. It's still really rare.

 

[funkystudent]

The gamespot witcher 3 review page reminded me they have the ability to have a animated gif for the video player thumbnail.

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-review/1900-6416135/

GB needs to start using that dumb feature again

 

[SlowRevolution]

More games will get 10s now that they're only doing a 10 point system. It was extremely rare previously because they were rating stuff on a 100 point scale. A game that would previously get a 9.6 will now get a 10, at least in theory.

It's still really rare. Last one was Bayonetta 2 last year, and before that Galaxy 2 in 2010.

 

[danm999]

At the very least it seems CDPR is confident in their product that the embargo is up a week before general release.