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[Myggen]

I'm just going to leave a PC game list here, so Dan can explore some more during UPF or make it a feature. I am sure he has not played most of these.

Freespace 2
Operation Flashpoint
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
No One Lives Forever 1 & 2
Outcast
Secret of Monkey Island
Day of the Tentacle
Planescape: Torment
Baldur's Gate 2
Thief 2
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Wing Commander 3 & 4
Falcon 4.0
Comanche 4
Quake 2

Spoiler

Yes, it absolutely includes some of my favorite games ever. Still hope Dan will be frustrated by them because comedy gold.

I'd say that a lot of those would be really hard to get much enjoyment out of if you don't have any nostalgia for them. That goes especially for System Shock 2 (which I played quite recently for the first time in about 10 years, and maaaaaaaaaan it's hard to play), No One Lives Forever 1 & 2, Thief 2, the Wing Commander games.

Especially first person games from that era are fucking rough to play now. I loved Deus Ex when it came out, but I have trouble going back to that game because of it even when it's modded.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Descent would work better than Freespace IMO. Also adventure games make for really shitty playing because it'll just break down to clicking on things until they work, or they'll talk over some important information.

 

[Kelas]

Descent would work better than Freespace IMO. Also adventure games make for really shitty playing because it'll just break down to clicking on things until they work, or they'll talk over some important information.

Yeah i don't think adventure games are a good fit for upf, unless it's something with another appealing factor (see: most of the adventure games Vinny produced mid 2013)

I still would like to see them do a playthrough of broken sword, preferably someone east coast. That was one of my first (and still fondly remembered) adventure games. Lot of adventure gameyness though.

 

[Archaix]

I think most of those games would just be bad for UPF because they almost all start really slow and have a steep curve to them. System Shock 2 still holds up, but any time I recommend a first person game I feel it should come with the caveat that I fucking hate first person games and particularly first person shooters. I think Ryan tried playing that on a UPF and didn't get anywhere though.

edit: And as much as I love Planescape Torment, I can't really imagine watching anybody play through that game. It seems like it would turn into a weird bedtime story audiobook or the player would just skip everything to keep things moving.

 

[robotrock]

The Tested goes to Comic Con video is great!

 

[Myggen]

Also as I said before, CRPG is my favourite genre and BGII my favourite game, but there's nothing more boring than watching someone else play a game in that genre. I've yet to see anyone make it entertaining, even Vinny and Dave failed.

 

[Kirlia]

Checked qlcrew.com...apparently three days until the first Metal Gear Scanlon 4 episode?

 

[Myggen]

Checked qlcrew.com...apparently three days until the first Metal Gear Scanlon 4 episode?

14th, yeah.

 

[NumberThree]

Checked qlcrew.com...apparently three days until the first Metal Gear Scanlon 4 episode?

Yes. They announced the date in the Loading video, keeping the Tuesday schedule it seems.

 

[Zaph]

Also as I said before, CRPG is my favourite genre and BGII my favourite game, but there's nothing more boring than watching someone else play a game in that genre. I've yet to see anyone make it entertaining, even Vinny and Dave failed.

Yup. Planescape is one of the best games ever made, but they are designed to be played and not watched.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Yes. They announced the date in the Loading video, keeping the Tuesday schedule it seems.

We all know that means Monday at 9 though.

Spoiler

Right? ;_;

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I'm just going to leave a PC game list here, so Dan can explore some more during UPF or make it a feature. I am sure he has not played most of these.

Freespace 2
Operation Flashpoint
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
No One Lives Forever 1 & 2
Outcast
Secret of Monkey Island
Day of the Tentacle
Planescape: Torment
Baldur's Gate 2
Thief 2
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Wing Commander 3 & 4
Falcon 4.0
Comanche 4
Quake 2

Spoiler

Yes, it absolutely includes some of my favorite games ever. Still hope Dan will be frustrated by them because comedy gold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2Hvowovy0

 

[Archaix]

Also as I said before, CRPG is my favourite genre and BGII my favourite game, but there's nothing more boring than watching someone else play a game in that genre. I've yet to see anyone make it entertaining, even Vinny and Dave failed.

I might not be making an objective statement here on account of it being the best game ever and all, but I think I could watch somebody play Fallout. A decent amount of the vital dialogue is spoken, there aren't as many walls of text as Planescape, it's insanely short compared to a lot of CRPGs of the day, and there's all sorts of player choice involved while the deadline keeps the player more or less focused on the task at hand.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

League of Legends is up according to Brad

 

[demidar]

Buck Bumble is the new Lockdown.

 

[Archaix]

I completely forgot I had the chat open in the background with the volume low. For a second I thought it was just in my head.

 

[justjim89]

I'd love to be happy for Drew leaving Giant Bomb to join Mythbusters, but Mythbusters has kinda sucked since they got rid of Kari, Grant, and Tory.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I'd love to be happy for Drew leaving Giant Bomb to join Mythbusters, but Mythbusters has kinda sucked since they got rid of Kari, Grant, and Tory.

what

no

never

 

[demidar]

I'd love to be happy for Drew leaving Giant Bomb to join Mythbusters, but Mythbusters has kinda sucked since they got rid of Kari, Grant, and Tory.

Don't let Dany hear that.

I hear he's really good with a knife.

 

[stump sock]

I'd love to be happy for Drew leaving Giant Bomb to join Mythbusters, but Mythbusters has kinda sucked since they got rid of Kari, Grant, and Tory.

if we're being brutally honest it started sucking before those three even started getting their own myths to test. at some point people realized that kids were way into the show and the tone changed for the worse

there were still good episodes here and there but to me that show is a stinging reminder of what could have been

 

[Archaix]

if we're being brutally honest it started sucking before those three even started getting their own myths to test. at some point people realized that kids were way into the show and the tone changed for the worse

there were still good episodes here and there but to me that show is a stinging reminder of what could have been

It also had the inevitable problem of running out of things to test. Add on top of it the editing and recaps that stretched a 30 minute show into an hour, the hosts getting bored and just wanting to blow things up, and general audience fatigue I'm kind of surprised the show has lasted as long as it has.

 

[ratcliffja]

I'd love to be happy for Drew leaving Giant Bomb to join Mythbusters, but Mythbusters has kinda sucked since they got rid of Kari, Grant, and Tory.

Yeah they were the highlights of the show for me.

 

[stump sock]

It also had the inevitable problem of running out of things to test. Add on top of it the editing and recaps that stretched a 30 minute show into an hour, the hosts getting bored and just wanting to blow things up, and general audience fatigue I'm kind of surprised the show has lasted as long as it has.

that was the beauty of those early episodes, they inevitably just devolved into wanton destruction and it was great

 

[Zaph]

That guy on Daily Motion who used to edit down the myths, removing repeated and scripted segments, made the show vastly more watchable (and also about 15 minutes long). Shame he got shut down, but was inevitable.

 

[Xater]

I'd say that a lot of those would be really hard to get much enjoyment out of if you don't have any nostalgia for them. That goes especially for System Shock 2 (which I played quite recently for the first time in about 10 years, and maaaaaaaaaan it's hard to play), No One Lives Forever 1 & 2, Thief 2, the Wing Commander games.

Especially first person games from that era are fucking rough to play now. I loved Deus Ex when it came out, but I have trouble going back to that game because of it even when it's modded.

I played System Shock 2 quite recently as well. I didn't really have many issues with it.

 

[Myggen]

How is that show supposed to work now? The three co hosts took up half the screen time, I can't really see Jamie and Adam doing one hour shows by themselves anymore.

I played System Shock 2 quite recently as well. I didn't really have many issues with it.

Do you have any nostalgia for the game?

I just think it plays very much like a first person game from that era, and even back then there were games that played better. And except for maybe Half-Life, the gameplay in those games haven't aged very well for me. I also think System Shock 2 has some pacing problems, especially towards the end, but that's another discussion. Very much a classic, but one of those games I can't really see very many people enjoying for the first time today.

 

[Zaph]

How is that show supposed to work now? The three co hosts took up half the screen time, I can't really see Jamie and Adam doing one hour shows by themselves anymore.

The idea was to focus on the build, spending longer with each myth. They released a fancy trailer of the new direction with some pretty decent motion graphics. Never actually watched any of the new episodes though, so no clue if they managed to pull it off.

 

[hamchan]

How is that show supposed to work now? The three co hosts took up half the screen time, I can't really see Jamie and Adam doing one hour shows by themselves anymore.

Time for Will and Norm to make their TV appearance.

 

[Kelas]

I played System Shock 2 quite recently as well. I didn't really have many issues with it.

Same when I went back to deus ex recently. Thief games play really well, too. Played 1 and 2 again a couple years ago and had so much fun. If someone is new to either game obviously they'll need ten minutes to get a hang of the controls. Even that might be overstating it.

 

[funkystudent]

The idea was to focus on the build, spending longer with each myth. They released a fancy trailer of the new direction with some pretty decent motion graphics. Never actually watched any of the new episodes though, so no clue if they managed to pull it off.

I watched one of the newer episodes since the format change and it was pretty good and a decent change from the old format they did to death but I haven't kept up.


They just tinkered with the flow of the show a little by spending longer on single myths and got some new camera gear to make things look a bit different and prettier, avoiding using the same kind of shots as before. More colour filtering and shit.

 

[justjim89]

God watching Dan play Thief 1 or 2 on UPF while they all scoff and laugh at how "poorly" it's aged might be the most infuriating thing imaginable.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

God watching Dan play Thief 1 or 2 on UPF while they all scoff and laugh at how "poorly" it's aged might be the most infuriating thing imaginable.

Well I mean

it did age poorly

 

[Glitchesarecool]

But yeah, the show got stretched and ruined. Shame because Jamie and Adam are swell dudes.

 

[Pudge]

I'd love to be happy for Drew leaving Giant Bomb to join Mythbusters, but Mythbusters has kinda sucked since they got rid of Kari, Grant, and Tory.

Wait. That's not a thing that's actually happening on a permanent basis right?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

But yeah, the show got stretched and ruined. Shame because Jamie and Adam are swell dudes.

Spoiler

I hear Adam has a diva complex.

Dunno if it's any true.

 

[Myggen]

Well I mean

it did age poorly

I agree.

Others think those games aged well.

It's all good.

Wait. That's not a thing that's actually happening on a permanent basis right?

No, just weekend GB fan fic.

 

[hamchan]

I'd love to be happy for Vinny finally being noticed by Hollywood and given a high paying video production job, but I'm worried Austin and Alex can't carry GBEAST by themselves.

 

[Pudge]

No, just weekend GB fan fic.

Ahh ok. It's dangerous to drop into this thread on occasion

 

[chrominance]

Ahh ok. It's dangerous to drop into this thread on occasion

I feel like at this point there's a whole GB mirror universe where Brad has actually left and Jeff's eloped like fourteen times.

 

[Antiwhippy]

What are you guys even talking about now? How did this even come up?

 

[Megasoum]

What are you guys even talking about now? How did this even come up?

Drew is in San Diego this week-end to work video production with the Tested guys.

 

[MassiveNights]

What are you guys even talking about now? How did this even come up?

Drew is apparently doing some work for Tested this week

 

[funkystudent]

Thread needs to get back to its roots with more wrestling.

Drew is in San Diego this week-end to work video production with the Tested guys.

Oh. That is interesting. CBSi doesnt seem like the kind of company to lend out its production staff so I wonder if something is up.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Thread needs to get back to its roots with more wrestling.

uh

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Poor showing by League of Legends, unfortunate.

 

[Volotaire]

Dan Revisited Gameinformer in the past week and appeared on a Replay episode.

 

[hamchan]

Oh. That is interesting. CBSi doesnt seem like the kind of company to lend out its production staff so I wonder if something is up.

Farewell Drew

 

[demidar]

Thread needs to get back to its roots with more wrestling.






Oh. That is interesting. CBSi doesnt seem like the kind of company to lend out its production staff so I wonder if something is up.

Wrasslin' must be really desperate if they're taking cues from The Human Centipede.

 

[Aaron]

Oh. That is interesting. CBSi doesnt seem like the kind of company to lend out its production staff so I wonder if something is up.

I doubt it. Giant Bomb has borrowed Joey on occasion. Just friends with benefits.

 

[MassiveNights]

Drew is leaving for Tested. Dan is going back to Game Informer. Jeff is leaving to get married.

What is happening