tryagainlater
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A lot of them have put quite a few hours into The Witcher though. At least Brad and Dan have anyway. You don't need to finish that game to get an informed opinion on it.
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A lot of them have put quite a few hours into The Witcher though. At least Brad and Dan have anyway. You don't need to finish that game to get an informed opinion on it.
Sure, but if a game doesn't grab you it doesn't grab you. Especially a 40++++ hours game like The Witcher 3. Playing through something like Undertale so you can discuss it on a GOTY podcast I can totally see and that's why they have that Google Doc, but if you're forcing yourself to play through a huge open world game just to be able to discuss it you'll end up actively hating the game.
Backfoggen
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stump sock
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It's the Giant Bomb NeoGAF community's Synchtube page!
daydream hasn't been around recently to add good videos so we're... two and a half hours into Brodyquest 10 Hours. It's the jam!..
Bring up something else then?
Same thing that always happens. Witcher would be in good company among fan favorites that dont even make the GB top ten. They snubbed GTA and Mario in the same year, cant imagine it'll be worst than that.
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Noray
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How about them yankees huh?
Kinda breathed a sign of relief this wasn't about a GB mailbag http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1127622
TheMrPliskin
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That will never happen, GB still thanks people even when they get actual garbage.
That's understandable for sure, and in a year full of lengthy epics not all will get the same shake. I expect Fallout 4 to fall under that umbrella as well. More just my opinion on what makes a good game of the year discussion going by previous years.
Also a difference between not forcing yourself to play something you're over with and not forcing yourself to play something out of your comfort zone with an open mind. The former I get and can still lead to meaningful discussion.
BreezyLimbo
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A preview to Witcher 3 fans' reaction to the GOTY discussion can be found in the Bombcast comment section.
Let the Salt flow.
Twin Tails
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A preview to Witcher 3 fans' reaction to the GOTY discussion can be found in the Bombcast comment section.
Sorry about the rant. I'm just soo angrrry!
tryagainlater
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People telling you to do stuff can be pretty annoying though.
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stump sock
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also I feel compelled to share this thread with you, as well as the rollercoaster of a thread by the same OP that preceded it.
scroll down to post 38 on that second link to get the ball rolling
scroll down to post 38 on that second link to get the ball rolling
So Mary's really doing a thing that has no attachment to Gamespot?
I feel like that's odd, especially combined with Danny's streaming of Fallout and the like, but then I think about all of Dan's Periscopes and shit.
Is it strange? It is worrisome?
Tell me what to think!
I feel like that's odd, especially combined with Danny's streaming of Fallout and the like, but then I think about all of Dan's Periscopes and shit.
Is it strange? It is worrisome?
Tell me what to think!
stump sock
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well it took them over a year and some console money to get everything in 2 ironed out so
I guess maybe it was less of a given for people who hadn't been following their pc releases up to that point.
In regards to Witcher 3 they didn't really say that. Dan and Brad just said that it doesn't help their motivation if you yell at them on Twitter about playing a game. In general it's a kind of silly complaint, but it didn't exactly seem like something that made them not play a game, just something that didn't motivate them the way people who send those messages think it does. If I had 50k+ Twitter followers and a game's fanbase was being extra obnoxious I could see that affecting my willingness to try a game if I was on the fence, even though it shouldn't.
EdReedFan20
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I'm sure once Greg does an episode of Oreo Oration of those particular Oreos, he will thank the person, as he does any time someone sends him Oreos to try. It seems the person is complaining that Greg didn't thank him immediately. When someone mails something to Giant Bomb, they don't typically reply to the sender either, but do acknowledge them in the Mailbag in which the package is featured.
It's not a guest appearance. Note that she's billed as the host.
Backfoggen
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I'm worried you're not thinking hard enough about the top 10 game of the year list for giant bomb.
OdysseusVA
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Jobs aren't prisons, assuming there's no conflict of interest you're allowed to do other work on the side (or you should be, at least). Gamespot clearly has no interest in this kind of coverage, and saw nothing wrong with it.
Man, I totally forgot about Mary. She hasnt been in any Giantbomb stuff in a long time.
stump sock
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Wait, what?! No one told me...
Obviously.
I'm just going a little crazy and attempting to read too much into this, especially given how Gamespot has been tightening the belt lately.
In my mind big difference between everything and things like movement. The movement and constant dips in framerate led to me putting the game aside for a while. Just couldn't handle it. Most other things i could have dealt with.
I can totally understand Gamespot personalities wanting to branch out a bit. Danny has talked about how GS is nowhere near doing a podcast because the higher ups don't see the value in it with the kind of audience they have (they're probably correct there), which is probably partly why Danny is doing so much stuff over at GB. I imagine there's other similar restrictions, GS is a much more focused site than GB.
nckillthegrimace
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I put Witcher 3 in the same bucket as all those other weird European games Europeans love like Dizzy, so I haven't really been paying attention to it.
It's fucking smart on their part. The Gamespot audience does not give a shit about any of the actual people who work there, so the prudent person would seek outside stuff to grow their brand (ugh) in order to have something for when Gamespot collapses.
It's fucking smart on their part. The Gamespot audience does not give a shit about any of the actual people who work there, so the prudent person would seek outside stuff to grow their brand (ugh) in order to have something for when Gamespot collapses.
Also Jeff getting fired from Gamespot taught people that they shouldn´t attach their names 100% to any other entity. In case you get fired, you can at least cash in something.
stump sock
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if they were smart, they would probably cross-post some of Danny's long(ish)-form videos on GB since they'd probably get more views and love over there.
I wouldn't want the job of having to cater to GS's readership (i.e. drive-by googlers)
witcher 2 and witcher 3 were fine from day 1 for me
Also, I loved the first two games and books, and definitely love the wild hunt, but even I stopped playing it a few months back and still haven't gone back to it. I had already put close to a hundred hours into it by that point though.
Also, I loved the first two games and books, and definitely love the wild hunt, but even I stopped playing it a few months back and still haven't gone back to it. I had already put close to a hundred hours into it by that point though.
yeah i agree with this
also, i dont see how this really does anything but benefit gamespot. the same way patrick doing all his streaming stuff benefits kotaku
if mary builds up a fanbase, they're gonna check out gamespot for her stuff
Yeah, I wouldn't mind something like The Point getting posted on GB too.
But that slippery slope though, SOON IT WOULD MEAN THE END OF GIANT BOMB AND A MERGER WITH GAMESPOT!!!!!!!!!!!
Think about that the next time you watch you animes, stump.
You're not crazy, lots of other companies would absolutely have issue with a full-time employee making competing content elsewhere, but Gamespot/CBSi seem to be encouraging their editors/producers to get themselves out there.
I'm sure Danny (or maybe Jeff?) mentioned it a couple years back in the Dear Dwyery or Jartime - Youtube and internet personalities etc are so important in this industry now, and the big sites need to stay relevant, so they're not afraid to host and do crossovers like they did with the Kinda Funny crew. Also, if one of Gamespot's personalities do make it big, they're not as likely to straight leave like Greg did if they're not as restricted.
I mean this 100% seriously: Nothing would surprise me less.
Nothing would surprise me more tbh, but we've had this discussion in this thread before.
Death Metalist
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Yeah, I was about to say that.
Gotta keep this thread open for original discussions, like GOTY lists
Yep!
Who do you think will be the new hire?
I wish we get more crap like that.
I mean, there are plenty of games coming out that are rushed out the door, not entirely finished, have unsatisfying stories, and exploit players through unnecessary microtransactions.
My guess:
People working for more traditional sites want to actually get out there. They see all these Youtubers and streamers and know how important it is to have people know you. I think Patrick mentioned before that having a following of your own helps a lot in that line of work. Gamespot on the other hand can't really be against it. They want their employees to be as popular as possible. And (for some weird reason) stuff like that doesn't actually exist on Gamespot itself, so they can't actually do it over there.
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