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[Jintor]

hm, i'm not sure. it ended with fighting a robot dog

unless the game vastly changes on a mechanical level after that section, i think it really ain't all that

nup. all smash and grab. the gameplay actually surprisingly is probably my least favourite part of mgr mainly because the camera is absolute RUBBISH and the game relies heavily on directional inputs, which can be a huge problem when the camera can't decide exactly where it wants to be and will swing around and around and around and fuck you over. it's okay though unless you're going for perfect no-touch runs.

but in terms of MG weirdness and hilariously overblown bullshit it is pretty damn top tier

 

[Xater]

Apparently it's canon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7BTtiAQuZ0

whoa there, cowboy. MGR is canon, it's post-MGS4 and unlike PO Kojima doesn't seem to think it's some sort of shit stain on the franchise

Just like Portable Ops it doesn't appear on the official timeline, so I have my doubts. Unless Kojima officially acknowledges it as canon it isn't.

 

[Jintor]

he did direct a trailer for it (hilariously it is tonally kinda close to MGS5's trailers and an amazing example of how editing can really change the tone of a piece)

 

[Antiwhippy]

Too bad that he didn't apply that lesson to his own games.

AWWWWW SHIT.

 

[Xater]

It's Madden season you guys: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-madden-nfl-16/2300-10634/

Almost 90 minutes. Holy shit!

 

[TheMrPliskin]

the internet has made us forget that sensible people exist

In all honesty it sounds like your issues with the game are totally actual issues that it has. If the gameplay doesn't click there wont be much to keep you interested and even if it does click it starts to wear thin by the end.

oh yea, once you start unlocking the huge amount of moves and other boss weapons, it's pretty amazing.

A lot of that is kind of half baked though, for the most part the combat remains the same throughout.

 

[Jintor]

it has some limited dodge offset but for the most part the thing that can help you pour out the damage is blade mode canceling. that's about it

 

[CambriaRising]

Just like Portable Ops it doesn't appear on the official timeline, so I have my doubts. Unless Kojima officially acknowledges it as canon it isn't.

Large chunks of PO are canon, and even referenced in PW and MGS4.

Also Kojima doesn't really get to say what's canon and what isn't as of December.

it has some limited dodge offset but for the most part the thing that can help you pour out the damage is blade mode canceling. that's about it

The game isn't about dodging and being defensive, it's about getting in there and getting shit done.

 

[Jintor]

revengeance lvl is about parrying though

 

[stump sock]

revengeance lvl is about parrying though

and then it's about unlocking grey fox's sword and facerolling through another playthrough

 

[Jintor]

revengeance is mostly about that fucking sick ost

so sick

 

[Hagi]

It's Madden season you guys: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-madden-nfl-16/2300-10634/

Almost 90 minutes. Holy shit!

The eyes on those players are some fucking creepy shit. Game looks fun though for someone who has never played a Madden game before.

 

[stump sock]

revengeance is mostly about that fucking sick ost

so sick

THERE WILL BE BLOOD... SHED

sikkkk

 

[Antiwhippy]

You can't say that an OST is sikk without posting examples.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

THERE WILL BE BLOOD... SHED

sikkkk

THE MAN IN THE MIRROR NODS HIS HEAD

 

[stump sock]

You can't say that an OST is sikk without posting examples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TazywZDuj9I

it loses a bit outside of the game because certain parts of songs are triggered at certain parts of fights. the Monsoon fight in particular- once you get to a certain point in the fight, the lyrics kick in and it gets that much sillier

obviously some spoilers for that fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OddVmAd_zE8

 

[Jintor]

You can't say that an OST is sikk without posting examples.

it'd just be the entire ost tho

 

[Antiwhippy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TazywZDuj9I

it loses a bit outside of the game because certain parts of songs are triggered at certain parts of fights. the Monsoon fight in particular- once you get to a certain point in the fight, the lyrics kick in and it gets that much sillier

obviously some spoilers for that fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OddVmAd_zE8

Eh.

Seeing that I'm recently obsessed with babymetal these do not seem sikk at all in comparison.

Babymetal makes everything lose its edge.

 

[LiK]

In all honesty it sounds like your issues with the game are totally actual issues that it has. If the gameplay doesn't click there wont be much to keep you interested and even if it does click it starts to wear thin by the end.

A lot of that is kind of half baked though, for the most part the combat remains the same throughout.

did you play the higher difficulties? it's intense!

 

[TheMrPliskin]

did you play the higher difficulties? it's intense!

Yup, don't get me wrong I did enjoy my time with the game a whole lot and I'd put it in the top tier of Platinum games, but it's fairly basic in terms of mechanics. Though that obviously makes sense as it was made in like a year.

 

[Jintor]

Eh.

Seeing that I'm recently obsessed with babymetal these do not seem sikk at all in comparison.

Babymetal makes everything lose its edge.

it's not really about it's edge

it's about its edge as you do the cool guy thing and the lyrics kick in and you're like FUCK YEAH METAL GEAAAARRRRRR

 

[LiK]

Yup, don't get me wrong I did enjoy my time with the game a whole lot and I'd put it in the top tier of Platinum games, but it's fairly basic in terms of mechanics. Though that obviously makes sense as it was made in like a year.

oh yea, literally a year just to save it from death. Platinum so good.

 

[Volcynika]

did you play the higher difficulties? it's intense!

The last boss on the Sam DLC (Revengeance difficulty) made me so mad. But I was eventually victorious!

 

[KingKong]

I have a theory that games like MGRR and Dark Souls 1/2 are super popular on forums and reddit because so many more people play on steam than consoles. Bayonetta 1 and 2 are much better than MGRR and Bloodborne is at least as good as Souls 1 but you're not hearing nearly as much about them

 

[giant_frying_pan]

I think it's much more to do with Bayonetta moving to a Nintendo platform.

[EDIT - And I think Bloodborne got plenty of discussion. Certainly more than Dark Souls 2, I think.]

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I have a theory that games like MGRR and Dark Souls 1/2 are super popular on forums and reddit because so many more people play on steam than consoles. Bayonetta 1 and 2 are much better than MGRR and Bloodborne is at least as good as Souls 1 but you're not hearing nearly as much about them

Bayo 2 and Bloodborne aren't talked about a lot because they are following up on ideas that came from previous games that had a wider audience due to being multiplatform.

 

[avengers23]

Until Dawn looks great.

 

[justjim89]

Edit: Sorry, not the thread for that.

A good Bombcast this week. Even without Dan there was plenty of MGS talk.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Let's not, jim.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Until Dawn looks great.

It really does, hopefully it does well because I'd like to see more.

 

[shadyspace]

Always impressed with Alex's football knowledge.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I feel like I enjoyed the old GB Sports Team more - the QLs were more fun. At least they are informative now though!

I still want Danny to do a Football Manager QL with Dan/Jeff though.

 

[LiK]

I feel like I enjoyed the old GB Sports Team more - the QLs were more fun. At least they are informative now though!

I still want Danny to do a Football Manager QL with Dan/Jeff though.

Vinny and Jeff are the best combo shitting on team logos.

 

[tchocky]

I feel like I enjoyed the old GB Sports Team more - the QLs were more fun. At least they are informative now though!

I still want Danny to do a Football Manager QL with Dan/Jeff though.

As someone who plays some sports games I like that the gbeast videos are more informative about the quality of the game and still get the dumb moments from Vinny ("it's a fake") .

 

[TharpDaddy]

That anime avatar ruined you.

It opened my eyes. Now I can appreciate games like One Piece Dynasty Warriors

 

[funkystudent]

Just like Portable Ops it doesn't appear on the official timeline, so I have my doubts. Unless Kojima officially acknowledges it as canon it isn't.

Calling to the Night has been in every Metal Gear Solid game since.

There for Portable Ops is canon.

 

[tchocky]

http://jeff.zone/post/127637525166/any-chance-of-a-spoilercast-for-mgsv

any chance of a spoilercast for MGSV?

Jeff Gerstmann:
We probably won’t have enough people finish it around the same time to do that. It also might not have enough story in it to make something like that interesting. But there’s probably some kind of larger “talk about Metal Gear” moment to be had once all that stuff is over and done with.

 

[Myggen]

Giant Bombcast 08/25/2015 - Jeff Gerstmann's Anime Update

 

[TheMrPliskin]

http://jeff.zone/post/127637525166/any-chance-of-a-spoilercast-for-mgsv

Sounds good to me.

Giant Bombcast 08/25/2015 - Jeff Gerstmann's Anime Update

I'm too lazy to look right now but do you have a clip of Dan being amazed that people don't like GOW from the bombcast?

 

[Myggen]

I'm too lazy to look right now but do you have a clip of Dan being amazed that people don't like GOW from the bombcast?

Nah, but I can go back and upload it later this week.

 

[tchocky]

Danny O'Dwer and Game Informers Tim Turi are taking part in Paxamania. I wonder if they will be teaming with Dan to take revenge on Run GFB. Dan of course has already started the trashtalk.

Dan Ryckert ‏@DanRyckert

That dummy @timturi threw his hat in the ring? No problem...I don't fear anyone who gave Dead Space 3 a 9.75.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

all you have to do is distract Tim with Old Timey X and all of Paxmania will pass without him even knowing what happened

 

[Tubobutts]

I feel like I enjoyed the old GB Sports Team more - the QLs were more fun. At least they are informative now though!

I still want Danny to do a Football Manager QL with Dan/Jeff though.

I don't know. Part of it is probably that I actually wanted to know about about the new version of NBA 2K, but I was getting bored of the quick look just being; turn off the rules, Jeff picks a Michael Jordan Bulls team, Jeff complains it's not NBA Jam.

 

[NumberThree]

Giant Bombcast 08/25/2015 - Jeff Gerstmann's Anime Update

People uploading Bombcast ads and listening to them voluntarily, these guys have struck gold!

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I was kind of hoping that was going to be an actual anime update, that jeff had fallen down the anime hole.

 

[Wunder]

I have internet again! What have I missed.

 

[Myggen]

I have internet again! What have I missed.

Unlimited anime.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I have internet again! What have I missed.

Brad revealed all the major spoilers for MGSV in the Until Dawn QL. It was unexpected.

He's now leaving the site until it all blows over

 

[Megasoum]

I have internet again! What have I missed.

I suggest you stick to this thread and to giantbomb.com right now... The Internet is a fucking terrifying place today.

 

[NightmareTrigger]

Unlimited anime.

UN! LIMITED! ANIME!

FTFY