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Giant Bomb #14 | I'll Never Forget This!
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chaobreaker
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It's like 2006 all over again. History always repeats itself.
Yep, IIRC there was a Bloodborne review at 7.5 or something that got a similar treatment.
EmCeeGramr
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The party play reads to me like the team wanting that feature in but Nintendo, being Nintendo, not wanting to sacrifice precious Wii U game development time enough to devote resources to it before launch.
I've had a weird feeling about the content stuff ever since that Nintendo Direct because they've consistently shown more a lot more content than will be at launch in videos and screens going back months (or even back to the reveal trailer). Which makes me strongly believe that they're deliberately staggering out the release of maps and the like (that may be very much finished already) to keep initial buyers playing the game with constant promises of "DON'T STOP PLAYING, SQUIDS, WE'VE GOT AN INK-REDIBLE NEW UPDATE NEXT WEEK!!"
Which could be one part anti-used games, one part "this is how you build a multiplayer community, right????", and one part "We want to hide gaps in the Wii U schedule with DLC packs for our multiplayer games."
IS THE MIXLR STREAM JUST HIM MAKING FART NOISES AT THE WITCHER 3 I NEED TO KNOW.
Absolutely.
SlowRevolution
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witcher 3 confirmed to have no assault rifles.
not being grabbed/grabbed by the ghoulies
Glitchesarecool
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Context? Been following these nutters since last year.
It's kind of shit but I can't deny that it's working. Of course if this was just another shooter I wouldn't give it the time of day, but the hook is so damn strong
The party play thing was what made me change from "Wow that's a terrible rollout strategy" to "Wait, is this fucking game done?"
If it weren't for that, I might have just said their awful idea with the maps and modes was just another awful Nintendo idea. They're great at coming up with those and getting in the way of their games. But "We're adding party play three months after release" is the equivalent of airhorns, flashing lights, and a computer voice screaming "WARNING" over and over.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Witchers hate him.
We just need Dan to get on Twitter and say Geralt looks like a sickly soccer player and that the Witcher does not seem like a cool game for cool dudes and we can burn this internet down.
Glitchesarecool
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Plus a minor political jab, then everything will be set alight.
Dan doesn't tweet anymore. Only Periscope.
Jeff ranked Twilight Princess "Great" instead of "Superb" for Gamespot.
It was a monstrous crime.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Jeff should just post a Witcher 3 review and give it 4,3 Stars.
Dan hates fantasy games, so that might actually happen.
Dan hates fantasy games, so that might actually happen.
I reckon if Dan actually tried it he'd like it (since it's so similar to GoT) but yeah, a surface glance would not be favourable from Dan is my impression. It's not his scene.
Glitchesarecool
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People were still dragging that body around last year with the DriveClub review which I found very amusing.
Neogaf thread for Jeff Twilight Princess Review: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129580
Risible
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Exactly. It's not about finding out which game is the best, it's all about the journey. Who will betray who? Will Brad filibuster? What stupid shit will be said, what hilarious shit will Jeff and Vinny spout, etc.
It's not informative in nature but rather just entertainment.
Jeff was right. That game is boring as hell (and motion controls suck).
I wanted to be a smart arse when that guy said he'd never dug a hole and tell him "trust me, you're digging one now" but thought better of taking that topic any more off the rails.
Basically. I would've given it a 7.
Yes in retrospect Jeff's review was right on the money which made it all the more impressive he was able to rise above the BS.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Isn't it amazing though?
The game get's near perfect scores from everybody, but one guy tweeting "Eh, it didn't grab me" is enough to destroy the entire thread. Image if he actually reviewed it.
That's really fitting, actually
The game get's near perfect scores from everybody, but one guy tweeting "Eh, it didn't grab me" is enough to destroy the entire thread. Image if he actually reviewed it.
That's really fitting, actually
Glitchesarecool
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Yeah, now that the mods updated the thread title, I think it might be a good idea to steer clear of any involvement.
What if he actually reviewed it and gave it an 8. Oh my god if we could get a repeat of that TP thing I'd lose it.
What if he actually reviewed it and gave it an 8. Oh my god if we could get a repeat of that TP thing I'd lose it.
If you go back to read the reactions, you'll see so many people dismissing Jeff's comments about the Wii's motion controls being unnecessary and just a hassle (before they had touched the game). Contrast that with how the original Wiimote is viewed today.
funkystudent
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I think history has shown that Jeff was right, if not generous with the 8.8 for Twilight Princess.
That is a game that would hover between or 3/5 or a 4/5 today.
That is a game that would hover between or 3/5 or a 4/5 today.
Servbot #42
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Guys i hear Jeff thinks Bloodborne is allright while The Witcher 3 is garbage, funny you would think is the other way around crazy world..
8.8 was too kind.
Jeff's 8.8 is iconic. People even use that review to complain about Jeff even if they don't know it was Jeff that wrote it
Risible
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When are people going to learn that the last place you go for an objective review is Giant Bomb? I mean, they have stated that over and over and over throughout the years. Jeff will be the first to tell you that GB is the last place to go for an "objective" review.
Also, Vinny's face at the end of this GIF is priceless.
Also, Vinny's face at the end of this GIF is priceless.
EmCeeGramr
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I think Twilight Princess was a good game. *dodges tomatoes*
It's probably the most famous/infamous review and score of all time. I don't think any review has gotten that kind of reaction before or after. Eurogamer's Uncharted 3 review is probably the closest here on GAF, but I doubt many people still remember that review. And that reaction was mostly confined to GAF.
stump sock
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bizarrely that thread and people flipping out about the tweet just prompted me to go through and prune about half of my twitter follow list. even people who I genuinely like who use it as a platform to talk about depressing things or complain a lot.
Glitchesarecool
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TP was a good game. I liked the environments, shit was interesting, but the GC version was better.
Antiwhippy
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There is really no such thing as a review that is objective.
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