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[mnz]

Did they stop doing videos or did they stop making those games? I can't really remember any survival game after HIZI
Any noteworthy survival game at least, Steam is obviously full of them.

ARK and Rust sold really well, better than H1Z1 at this point. Unturned has almost 19 million owners according to Steam Spy, but that's F2P. And of course they're all still in Early Access.

 

[strafer]

The worlds always looks beautiful

 

[LiK]

Did they stop doing videos or did they stop making those games? I can't really remember any survival game after HIZI
Any noteworthy survival game at least, Steam is obviously full of them.

those games never stop coming out. I think GB is just ignoring them now.

also listening to Bombcast and Dan likes Destiny but soured on TW3. oh man

 

[TharpDaddy]

Is Syndicate the first AC to have women enemies, or did I just never notice them before?

 

[brainzelda]

i'm really enjoying undertale

I finished it last night. I would say I'm glad to have experienced it, but I didn't enjoy it at all. The constant LOL SO RANDUM humor just didn't click with me. I thought it was going to shift its tone after the first hour (since I had read previously that most people consider the first hour the weakest), but the game doubles down on it for the remainder.

I'm just not a fan of random/meme humor in games, like in Guacamelee.

 

[Noray]

Is Syndicate the first AC to have women enemies, or did I just never notice them before?

It might actually be the first. I can't remember any.

 

[Q8D3vil]

The Witcher 3 is probably my GOTY but people should really get over it. It's not a big deal that they'll rank crap like MGSV highly. The only important thing about their GOTY content is their sketches anyway.

Seriously, that game is barely decent gameplay is the (definitely the highlight).
but its such lifeless boring game with wasted potential. The only good thing about TPP is the first 2 hours.

 

[erawsd]

Unless i'm mistaken, they only liked Black Flag for the ship stuff, not the Assassin's Creed stuff. I recall someone mentioning how it was a bummer when they had to break away from the ship gameplay to do the usual tracking and AC gameplay. Enjoying an AC game because it's barely an AC game probably means there's little motivation to play a game that's very much an AC game.

They liked it enough to stick it in the middle of their top ten for that year. Here's what Jeff had to say about it:

AC4 gives you a character you can get interested in and a world that you want to see. It gets close to the light and likable moments of Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood while giving you a big-ass ship with which to explore a vast world of piratical fun. It mixes in a little hunting and crafting, Far Cry 3-style. And it delivers solid cities with climbable points and enough different gadgets and items to make you feel intensely powerful. Not that you'd need much help in that department, since the combat is really just a flashy set of easily followed prompts designed to make you feel like some kind of raw, murdering machine. You know what? It works.

Wrap that all up in a world that manages to make fun of all the Desmond stuff in a way that almost makes me forgive them for messing up all the Desmond stuff as badly as they did and yeah. I'm back on board, Assassin's Creed. Congrats to the development team (all 20,000 of you) for picking up the ACIII mess and making something useful out of it.

It definitely sounds like he enjoyed more than just the ship stuff. I'm not suggesting that Syndicate is a game anyone will love, just that I could see them giving it a shot since many of their colleagues seem to be pretty positive about it.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Jeff's tumblr seems to confirm a Sony PGW stream? Don't know if they already confirmed it somewhere else

anonym asks:
You guys gonna be able to commentate over Sony's PGW press conference without the video guys there?

Jeff: I think I know a way to do that.

You know which game I also adored this year? Pillars of Eternity. Guess how much mentions that'll get in the GotY discussions. And I will be able to survive that.
They'll probably give GotY to Metal Gear although it's a bad game but they also gave it to Mordor so they have to keep the streak going.

 

[Zaph]

"I think I know a way to do that."
Mixlr

 

[def sim]

The way to do that is periscope.

 

[Patryn]

Jeff's tumblr seems to confirm a Sony PGW stream? Don't know if they already confirmed it somewhere else

I have a feeling the talking over conferences streams must be really, really popular. They seem to be getting really into doing them.

 

[LiK]

The way to do that is periscope.

please no, I don't wanna see those stupid heart graphics

 

[Jeevesmeister]

It might actually be the first. I can't remember any.

I know for sure Rogue had them. From my Twitter when I was playing it,

Assassin's Creed Rogue is a very bad game where woman run up to you every five minutes to do nothing except be stabbed in the face. This typo is justified because there's like only one female enemy model who is dressed like a period-appropriate sex worker

 

[skLaFarebear]

The way to do that is periscope.

I'd probably have to dip when they show off Nier 2 and FFXV then since I need to see those in full HD.

 

[Archaix]

Seriously, that game is barely decent gameplay is the (definitely the highlight).
but its such lifeless boring game with wasted potential. The only good thing about TPP is the first 2 hours.

The first two hours?! That was the worst part of the game up until Quiet's helicopter gentleman's club routine. If somebody forced me to play that section of the game again what I would do to that person would make the Assassin's Creed murders look tame.

 

[broncobuster]

AC Syndicate's horse carriages are hilarious. Alex does a pit maneuver in the quick look.

 

[def sim]

please no, I don't wanna see those stupid heart graphics

I'd probably have to dip when they show off Nier 2 and FFXV then since I need to see those in full HD.

I'd try to sync up the GB commentary to the main stream in the (unlikely?) event that a Periscope shit show is what Jeff is actually planning.

 

[JonCha]

Thank you!

I have a feeling the talking over conferences streams must be really, really popular. They seem to be getting really into doing them.

Personally I've found watching most press conference streams in full gets pretty dull, and people probably do other things while they're on anyway. Makes sense they're popular for that reason.

 

[erawsd]

Jeff's tumblr seems to confirm a Sony PGW stream? Don't know if they already confirmed it somewhere else


You know which game I also adored this year? Pillars of Eternity. Guess how much mentions that'll get in the GotY discussions. And I will be able to survive that.
They'll probably give GotY to Metal Gear although it's a bad game but they also gave it to Mordor so they have to keep the streak going.

Pillars has pretty much been the game I'm perpetually wanting to get back to. I loved what I played but then spring break came and I stopped and havent been able to get back into it. Mostly because I dont want to start over but so much time has past and there been a lot of balancing/skill adjustments that I feel a bit overwhelmed jumping back into it without doing some "homework".

 

[KingKong]

Drew forgetting things he was doing or looking at a minute ago is driving me nuts

 

[Noray]

I know for sure Rogue had them. From my Twitter when I was playing it,

Assassin's Creed Rogue is a very bad game where woman run up to you every five minutes to do nothing except be stabbed in the face. This typo is justified because there's like only one female enemy model who is dressed like a period-appropriate sex worker

Ah I haven't played Rogue, I probably will when it goes on sale.

 

[Heimbeck]

Seriously, that game is barely decent gameplay is the (definitely the highlight).
but its such lifeless boring game with wasted potential. The only good thing about TPP is the first 2 hours.

I agree, I liked the game but I also really hated some parts of it and I don't consider the good parts of it to be that great.
I do like that all the guys have enjoyed it though, it's great to hear them all positive about a game.

 

[Jeevesmeister]

Ah I haven't played Rogue, I probably will when it goes on sale.

It's a bad game with not nearly enough boat combat.

 

[Myggen]

Giant Bomb Presents: An Intimate Sit-Down With John Vignocchi

1 hour 23 minutes. Let's go.

Disney PR in the house too

 

[OdysseusVA]

Giant Bomb Presents: An Intimate Sit-Down With John Vignocchi

1 hour 23 minutes. Let's go.

Yay!

 

[Lijik]

catching up on kleptok's mario maker stream this morning and the solution to hypercube is the most amazing bullshit. it was fun to see him defend dans level because of it given how half of the ryckoning thread was about if the level was total bullshit or not

 

[Twin Tails]

Giant Bomb Presents: An Intimate Sit-Down With John Vignocchi

1 hour 23 minutes. Let's go.

Disney PR in the house too

Making sure no one loses a phone number

how are they going to do a UPF this week without the video duders...it's going to be a mess.

It will be a all periscope UPF
One stream will be aimed at the couch, the other stream at the TVs.
Must be viewed side by side for optimal experience.

 

[tchocky]

I have a feeling the talking over conferences streams must be really, really popular. They seem to be getting really into doing them.

Jeff has even said that they have discussed talking over old press conferences.

 

[stump sock]

"Let's drink a bunch of absinthe and play with the broken glass."
"Pour the absinthe on the broken glass while it's on the spoon and eat the broken glass."

e: haha

J: "They'll let anybody publish books these days."
D: "Yeah."

 

[KingKong]

alright now that Dan made Drew run around for 20 minutes looking for the container he can't even fulton I'm ready to call this a bad feature

 

[Twin Tails]

But the "shooting the shit" conversations though.

 

[strafer]

jesus Vinny...he's getting really soft now about the killings.

Old Vinny would have fucked all of em up.. I even think he would try and kill the kids that walk around.

 

[AcridMeat]

alright now that Dan made Drew run around for 20 minutes looking for the container he can't even fulton I'm ready to call this a bad feature

Hahaha oh wow, yeah I'm not feeling much regret being a couple episodes behind. I think I'm gonna check out of this one.

 

[mileS]

That eagle vision looks terrible. Not sure if he was using it too much but either way I wouldn't want to always be in that mode.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

alright now that Dan made Drew run around for 20 minutes looking for the container he can't even fulton I'm ready to call this a bad feature

Dan giving bad advice is part of the series at this point.

 

[Noray]

alright now that Dan made Drew run around for 20 minutes looking for the container he can't even fulton I'm ready to call this a bad feature

Apparently Dan also said there's nothing in that truck when in fact the most powerful multi-homing rocket launcher in the game is in that truck. You'd need like 50 R&D to research it yourself. /headdesk

 

[daydream]

i was not prepared for the accents at the beginning of the ac ql

 

[Fantastapotamus]

What IS the origin of "Oi guvna?"

 

[The Dear Leader]

What IS the origin of "Oi guvna?"

British people saying "Hey governor" since the beginning of time.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

British people saying "Hey governor" since the beginning of time.

British people say a lot of things though (or so I am told), why did that sentence in particular get so "popular"?

 

[The Dear Leader]

British people say a lot of things though (or so I am told), why did that sentence in particular get so "popular"?

I don't know, British sayings are weird.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Westerado is on sale on steam for $7.50. I'm probably going to hold off for now because I won't be getting to it for awhile. I already caved and bought Rebel Galaxy even though I don't know when I'll play it.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I don't understand the high review scores for AC Syndicate. By all accounts the game is more of the same stuff I thought most people were tired of, and yet it's getting 8s and 9s.

To be clear, I'm not suggesting any "funny business", I'm just re-realizing how useless reviews are to me these days.

 

[Salty Catfish]

British people say a lot of things though (or so I am told), why did that sentence in particular get so "popular"?

Probably because it packs the most accent into the lowest possible amount of words. Efficient stereotyping.

 

[LiK]

I love British accents. I find them sexy as hell.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I love British accents. I find them sexy as hell.

tell us more about your fetishes

 

[OdysseusVA]

This JV podcast is too professional for my liking.

 

[LiK]

tell us more about your fetishes

only if you're British

 

[War Peaceman]

I love British accents. I find them sexy as hell.

cheers m8

but even the Liverpudlian or geordie accents???