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Democracy got us through giovanni's spin maze though.
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Giant Bomb #17 | Baby Dan Wyckert
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Democracy got us through giovanni's spin maze though.
Does this turn the game into Alpha Centauri with prettier graphics? Because if not I won't bother. Seriously that is all I wanted and Firaxis didn't deliver. Kinda disappointing, which is a feeling I am not used to with them.
Hot Coldman
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"Man, I love spin mazes"
I wish Giovanni was in the anime more often. His appearances were literally the only moments of actual threat.
intelectually, I know you're right of course - it's just that I feel like I want to be "with it", as the kids say, when the GOTY deliberations roll into town
Dan is always a heel, so it's just a stupid swerve.
i spent half of that email feeling like i was losing my mind because i was 100% sure they had gotten that email last week yet were answering it like it was the first time they heard it before i remembered it was also on the beastcast.
Life Is Strange spoilers below.
I'm really happy Vinny is doing all the right things to
Really enjoying watching them play this game. I absolutely can't wait until they start getting to the end of Episode 3 and beyond.
I'm really happy Vinny is doing all the right things to
to save Kate. I was afraid he wouldn't read about the family dynamics when in Kate's room, or that Alex might hurry him out of getting the phone call in the diner or something.
Really enjoying watching them play this game. I absolutely can't wait until they start getting to the end of Episode 3 and beyond.
Inquiring minds need to know, that or somebody is doing some serious research into pockets.
sproutella
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NumberThree
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(Regarding the spoiler) Yeah I hope they do that if they keep playing, as it's one way in which their playthrough could differ a lot from mine.
I was actually really surprised at the end of that episode, what the player base breakdown on that ended up being. I really thought it'd be more even.
I'm guessing people went back and redid things to get the "good" solution.
stump sock
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Phantasm 1 doesn't suck at all. the sequels are harder to defend but man I love those goofy-ass movies
Jimmyfenix
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oh boy zelda reviews
Dude even Phantasm 1 is really bad. The movie was cut by someone who doesn't know how it works. It's one of the worst editing jobs I have ever seen. No pacing at all. Then there is also bullshit like that singing scene which is there for no reason at all. So no, even the first one can only be appreciated for how bad and weird it is.
stump sock
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if you want to argue it's rough then sure. but the kind of amateurish production just makes it that much weirder and frankly, better.
I mean you're probably right, honestly. But I think it's legitimately good.
TheMrPliskin
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I got really confused for a moment there before I remembered that Tri Force heroes is a thing
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Judging from the Beastcast, they should have played the NBA2K Storymode instead of LiS.
Do people actually care?
Zelda is probably my favourite series ever, and I couldn't care less about Triforce Heroes
Do people actually care?
Zelda is probably my favourite series ever, and I couldn't care less about Triforce Heroes
Kinda with Dan on this, I have tried on four separate occasions to get into the Witcher 3, I don't like how it feels, I don't particularly like the characters, Destiny on the other hand feels really good and The Taken King has been really fun.
stump sock
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Zelda is like Sonic. someone always cares.
I cannot say it any better than that.
I'm with you on that certainly. If they're not into it, they're obviously not obliged to play all the way through. Witcher is like a 100 hour game minimum, and if you're not having a good time it would feel like a chore. Most of them have put significant time into it, so they know the game and what it's about. It's not like they just dismissed it offhand like something like Dark Souls in 2011.
I think the disappointment for a lot of folks comes from the feeling that their favorite isn't being given or won't be given a fair shake. Which is also not the case, but that's the kind of facts that are easy to ignore when you get into fanboy mode.
Giant Bomb has never been a place with a lot of love for long, challenging RPGs that ask a lot of the player, except for guys like Rorie or Dave. Witcher 3 was never really gonna be a huge favorite the way something instantly-gratifying and accommodating like MGSV or a Bethesda RPG is.
Totally. It's up there with Re-Animator and Hellraiser of 80's-ish horror films from that are legitimately good.
And yet people still get surprised when the inevitable happens. GotY comes around and it's like "No, it'll be better this time, he's changed".
the game is super fun, so, yeah
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Witcher 3 really isn't challening, nor does it ask a lot of the player, on the normal difficulty. You're already making it sound like them not liking it is a personal failing because they don't like deep games or something. There's definitely a judgemental tone to this statement. I'd say MGSV demands more of the player because the metagame layer requires a lot more attention. On normal you can Quen+faceroll through almost all of Witcher 3 and be fine. The game just isn't super interesting to play, despite having great story and setting.
Pretty sure that was Jeff and the others mostly finished it. Not the case with Witcher 3 at all.
Not even Vinny is into it!
Sleeping Lesson
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Shaping up to be the lowest-rated Zelda game ever. What a shame. I hope the main 2D Zelda team is hard at work on a followup to A Link Between Worlds.
skLaFarebear
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I think by challenging he means that it really requires your attention and tests your patience more than something like MGSV, Destiny or Bethesda games in order to get some kind legitimate payoff from it. That you have to be willing to put in the significant amount of time in order to see the world, get to know the characters, and do the side stuff. Basically the player has to be willing to put in a lot of effort in order to get some enjoyment out of the game. Not that the game is actually challenging to play in difficulty.
I can't say for myself if this is true since I've never played it, but that's what I think he meant by challenging RPG.
ratcliffja
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To be fair, they both have very clear biases as well. Brad will always look favorably on Destiny and Jeff has a tendency to trumpet his unpopular opinions to the point that thinking something is overrated means that it's total garbage (which I also have a tendency to do).
This. Weird saying that people gave them shit for not playing it, you would have to be really tone deaf to complain about them not playing it. I think Jeff played but then stopped because of reasons when it came out.
TheMrPliskin
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Because people care too much about having their opinion validated.
They like the games they like.
Jeff loved the story but didn't care for the combat if i remember correctly. A lot of people felt the same way.
nckillthegrimace
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2D Zelda is done, thank god. Hopefully Mario follows suit.
Anyway, shocked that the game is reviewing so low. The press usually inexplicably inflates the review scores of multiplayer-focused games.
I dont know about "loved" but yeah, that was the gist of it.
sproutella
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Infinite Justice
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He really dug the story stuff based on what he played (iirc the opening in particular) but felt the gameplay wasn't great enough for him to continue.
Eh Jeff can pass most of the time (the main issue is that Jeff will champion or Dock a game the other might not have played or completed so it he gets an edge there) but Brad will have his moments of being utterly terrible (mainly in "fillbuster" mode). Hell his Destiny defense last year wasn't good but luckily for him The Wolfenstein guys didn't put up much of a fight.
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