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[Bsigg12]

I think we're getting 12 and 13 this week for a total of five episodes. Then they'll hopefully wrap the game up with 14 and 15 next week.

That makes sense. I looked at it as Sunday night's episode through Friday which in reality the one that came out Sunday was actually Monday's.

 

[LiK]

Can't wait to see more of MGS4 this week. It's pretty amazing how much Drew is a fan now when he wasn't even into the series before the video series started. Good job Dan!

 

[Mister Negative]

Can't wait to see more of MGS4 this week. It's pretty amazing how much Drew is a fan now when he wasn't even into the series before the video series started. Good job Dan!

Well before this, MGS2 was the only Scanlon I'd seen all the way through. When I stopped watching 3, it seemed like he hated the game.

I'm surprised and really happy the way he's enjoying this one, and how he seemed to have some fond memories of 1 at the beginning of act 4.

 

[jgminto]

Anyone else finished Galak-Z yet? Just completed Season 4 earlier today. Was pretty easy.

 

[Zocano]

Anyone else finished Galak-Z yet? Just completed Season 4 earlier today. Was pretty easy.

Yah I finished it a couple days ago. Thought it was pretty easy, too. Didn't die once |:

 

[neshcom]

Oh crap, I forgot Akiba

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was handsome

.

 

[Zocano]

Everything to do with Akiba in MGS4 is trash.

 

[Mister Negative]

not only is he

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handsome

he's like

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levels of ridiculous

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handsome

 

[jgminto]

Yah I finished it a couple days ago. Thought it was pretty easy, too. Didn't die once |:

I died 3 or 4 times, mostly because of not focusing on the game. But I don't think I died at all in Season 4. The boss was incredibly easy, especially since I found a permanent shield upgrade.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Everything to do with Akiba in MGS4 is trash.

Would you say that it was shit?

 

[Zocano]

Would you say that it was shit?

That would be too kind.

edit:

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wait, fuck it just hit me, fuck.

I died 3 or 4 times, mostly because of not focusing on the game. But I don't think I died at all in Season 4. The boss was incredibly easy, especially since I found a permanent shield upgrade.

Keeping your distance was too easy.

 

[jgminto]

Keeping your distance was too easy.

I would have rather fought his mech from the previous chapter. It was pretty awesome to see something so big appear though.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

yeah akiba is great and you idiots don't know what you're talking about

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no seriously you have all these people going "I love this stupid bullshit" over stuff that happens in the series but for some reason akiba's the one that makes you go "oh man fuck this"

 

[LiK]

Everything to do with Akiba in MGS4 is trash.

the later action scene with him and Meryl is gonna make Drew shake his head so damn much, lol

 

[Zocano]

yeah akiba is great and you idiots don't know what you're talking about

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no seriously you have all these people going "I love this stupid bullshit" over stuff that happens in the series but for some reason akiba's the one that makes you go "oh man fuck this"

There's a pretty clear line between soap opera bullshit and hammy pulpy crazy dumb scifi

Everything to do with Liquid Ocelot is so dumb and crazy that I find it endearing.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

There's a pretty clear line between soap opera bullshit and hammy pulpy crazy dumb scifi

soap opera bullshit revolving around a character who cannot stop shitting himself

 

[neshcom]

Akiba is just lazy writing. He's a poop joke that turned into a convenient way to tie up a loose end.

 

[Xater]

Oh shit


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Oh wow, that will be awesome.

 

[Zocano]

Oh wow, that will be awesome.

I dunno, not a super fan of the live audience sorta thing most of the time. Just ends up being distracting if you'll be watching it from a stream or video like most of us will.

 

[- J - D -]

Regarding those little unmanned Seraph bots who follow a path even simpler than MGS1's guards:

Dan: "These things don't seem too bright."

Drew still gets caught by them. lol

 

[hamchan]

The less I get to see or hear the awful Giant Bomb fans at these PAX events the happier I am. So not too thrilled about this Mario Party Party 5 news.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

The less I get to see or hear the awful Giant Bomb fans at these PAX events the happier I am. So not too thrilled about this Mario Party Party 5 news.

The question from a hat stream that they did was fine so this should be fine.

 

[- J - D -]

Yeah, I'm not stoked by the idea of pax live mario party party either. The GB crew always turn up their personalities to eleven during these pax events, which is fine, but I prefer the sadness and ennui inherent to mpp to be as real as possible.

Eh, whatever.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

The question from a hat stream that they did was fine so this should be fine.

I can only imagine what GB will be asked during the MPP5.

"You guys like Mario Party and all, but how would Iwata feel knowing that you're making a mockery of it? Why are you guys insulting Iwatas memory?"

 

[Antiwhippy]

So watching the end of MGS4 (not the giantbomb series, the actual game)

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why did big boss even go to visit snake if he knew that the new foxdie would kill him?

 

[Volotaire]

What games don't work for you?

I've found pcsx2 to be perfectly fine.

Nah, it's pretty solid.

Just an experience I've seen my flatmate had with it not working and the it not being near full compatibility.

I use cycle accuracy as a benchmark.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

So watching the end of MGS4 (not the giantbomb series, the actual game)

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why did big boss even go to visit snake if he knew that the new foxdie would kill him?

I don't think

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he wanted to live anymore. Here he is being brought back to consciousness against his will when he probably feels that he should've died along time ago.

 

[EarsOfASnake]

So are all the flashback audio clips taken from The Twin Snakes or did they record new dialogue?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

So are all the flashback audio clips taken from The Twin Snakes or did they record new dialogue?

taken from twin snakes

 

[Antiwhippy]

I don't think

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he wanted to live anymore. Here he is being brought back to consciousness against his will when he probably feels that he should've died along time ago.

Eh fair enough. Took his sweet time though.

 

[EarsOfASnake]

taken from twin snakes

Guess it makes sense to use them seeing as Naomi and Mei Ling have those accents now.

 

[Ketch]

Akiba is just lazy writing. He's a poop joke that turned into a convenient way to tie up a loose end.

yep. isn't it just about perfect for the series? every loose end is tied up with a poop joke = Metal Gear.

 

[Kelas]

you're right dan, that was a shocking moment

 

[Mister Negative]

Guess it makes sense to use them seeing as Naomi and Mei Ling have those accents now.

Naomi is basically unrecognizable in MGS4. Such an odd choice.

Edit: Now that I look, she's not that unrecognizable. It seems like she was black/brown haired in MGS1, too. I just always interpreted it as blonde hair for some reason.

 

[Kelas]

ok dan's reaction to drew asking about akiba's nanomachines makes up for spoiling that early on.

 

[The Dear Leader]

How can an individual watch that first cutscene in MGScanlon 4 Episode 11 and not think MGS4 is the best game in the series?

 

[hamchan]

How can an individual watch that first cutscene in MGScanlon 4 Episode 11 and not think MGS4 is the best game in the series?

Because he's not insane.

 

[Haunted]

Oh shit


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Taking a page from the Penny Arcade Acquisitions.Inc playbook.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Because he's not insane.

If loving MGS4 is wrong I don't want to be right.

 

[Tubobutts]

I hope they eventually do Vinbal Space Program. And GBEAST Unplugged.

 

[Xater]

I hope they eventually do Vinbal Space Program. And GBEAST Unplugged.

Remember Blight Club?

 

[Tubobutts]

Remember Blight Club?

Nope.

 

[Xater]

Nope.

Neither does anyone at GB

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Neither does anyone at GB

We've just got to believe and it will happen.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Giant Bomb #16 | I Was Holding a New OT Not 24 Hours Ago

 

[Antiwhippy]

Still ages to go before that.

 

[strafer]

oh yeah, here we go.

 

[hamchan]

Watching old Shadow Complex EX QL. Now it's funny imagining Brad recreating everything the dev is saying.

 

[The Dear Leader]

I can't wait to see a Jeff/Drew quicklook of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLvgx44T-k4

 

[Xater]

I can't wait to see a Jeff/Drew quicklook of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLvgx44T-k4

Oh I bet Sonic Dreams Collection will be a UPF segment this week.