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Giant Bomb #17 | Baby Dan Wyckert
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...shit, I am the real monster
WHAT. I need to get back to that game.Bro there is a stun arm upgrade that calls down lightning.
TheMrPliskin
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Yep, you're definitely a monster.
They should give more stats on attempts. The clear percentage is kinda a pointless stat, you really want to know how many people tried, how many attempts the completers had etc
They've made those too, no body seems to care about them though. Gotta give the people what they want.
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Here's the thing: Brad has shown zero interest in Mario maker.
You all forget the Brad factor
You all forget the Brad factor
He's been playing it, we'll see what he thinks about it.
TheMrPliskin
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He's played it, last time he spoke about it he wasn't sure if he should be focusing on playing levels and making levels.
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Yeah but that's like not even a thing compared to mgsv
HappenstanceUK
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Getting all nostalgic watching old Random PC Game episodes. I miss Dave appearing in content.
has anyone from GBeast shown interest in it either? Its just been Jeff and Dan afaik
stump sock
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Vinny plays it with Max
Well, you do see how many people attempted it. I think that's the number next to the feet icon.
Saturn sucks and boobs.
Haunted
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I've been putting on GB videos in the background as I drift to sleep in the evenings lately.
It has not improved my dreaming experience.
It has not improved my dreaming experience.
I think he means as in really tried, not just saying fuck it after dying to the first bullshit passage 10 seconds in.
Antiwhippy
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So I was just thinking of something.
Is demo Derby the video games website equivalent of vaporwave?
Is demo Derby the video games website equivalent of vaporwave?
Backfoggen
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Blight club.
keep in mind this is a man who has compared rayman origins to bubsy and wrote off ducktales remastered not because of any weird pacing or padding issues but because it was a two-button game
TheMrPliskin
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One day.
stump sock
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I don't wanna proselytize but I really hope some of the team can play through Life is Strange. Hopefully the last episode coming out during release season doesn't dissuade them cause right now it is fast tracked to being my GotY, and if these fuckers collectively loved The Walking Dead they would very much enjoy it. It's so, so, so damn good.
Come on, GBeast, get on this.
Come on, GBeast, get on this.
yeah. They really should do it when the final episode releases.
giant_frying_pan
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It's ultimately just an opinion. How can there be a right or wrong?
2007: (if the site existed) would have been Modern Warfare. I think that's fair enough (Super Mario Galaxy is my pick though).
2008: GTA IV. MGS 4 came close, but I think the former is the better game.
2009: Uncharted 2. A no-brainer.
2010: Mass Effect 2. Jeff would never have allowed Red Dead unfortunately.
2011: Skyrim. A close call. People in recent pages here have laid out examples as to why GB picked it over Saint's Row. The #2 pick suffers from a lot of the same flaws that Jeff dislikes Red Dead for. In my view, it would have been more baffling to have Saint's Row elevated arbitrarily in the same way Red Dead was downplayed arbitrarily.
2012: X-COM Enemy Unknown. Proof that they don't always go for the populist or 'traditional' game!
2013: The Last Of Us. Naughty Gods get their second! Not many arguments from me here.
2014: Shadow of Mordor. The main standout in a fairly uninspiring year. Bayonetta 2 is the only one in their top ten I'd argue over it (and I loved Far Cry 4)
2015:
Super Mario Maker.
Glitchesarecool
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I think Life is Strange would have done better in most eyes if it wasn't episodic, or if these last episodes had come a little closer together.
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I think it coming from the Remember Me people didn't help matters, either.
TheMrPliskin
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All of GBeast has expressed interest in playing it so hopefully they decide to play it for a playdate.
Why's that? I've felt that the episodic nature of the game has been handled well.
Brad needs to be stopped.
tryagainlater
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I'm really interested in Life is Strange and will probably get it when the last episode is out. Please tell me it's not like TellTale stuff though. I've never liked their writing
Possibly, but as far as the actual quality of the game is concerned, it has been served very well by being episodic. Thank god, too, cause some of that episode 1 dialogue...
It being a playdate is pretty much best case scenario for me, though the time investment would increase with each episode. Wasn't 4 like 4-ish hours long?
Agreed in its perception. TellTale has really screwed the episodic gaming pooch for a lot of people. It's a bummer they've had these longer breaks the last couple of episodes. It does seem like they're taking way more meaningful choices into account compared to TellTale.
Is Brad back this week? I seem to remember that he took 2 weeks off. I know Alex's back this week.
edit: Also yes, the episodic structure has never worked well for games because of how unpredictable game development is. Delays and well over a month between episodes can really kill people's interest in a game.
edit: Also yes, the episodic structure has never worked well for games because of how unpredictable game development is. Delays and well over a month between episodes can really kill people's interest in a game.
broncobuster
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Gap between episodes is long but if somebody were to marathon it, taking a day after each episode is advised. Life is Strange really nails the pacing for an episodic structure.
Jeff's latest is a reasonable, good level, complete with secrets. Logic behind it isn't wildly different from World 7 Castle 1 in Mario 3. Dan's are Mario by way of Irritating Stick.
Jeff's latest is a reasonable, good level, complete with secrets. Logic behind it isn't wildly different from World 7 Castle 1 in Mario 3. Dan's are Mario by way of Irritating Stick.
I'm really interested in Life is Strange and will probably get it when the last episode is out. Please tell me it's not like TellTale stuff though. I've never liked their writing
Can you clarify what you mean? Cause LiS could not exist in its current form if not for Telltale doing what they did, but they've done it all better. And I love TWD season 1.
Deals way better with rises and falls and pacing within an episode than Telltale ever has, yeah. Easily.
TheMrPliskin
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I'm really interested in Life is Strange and will probably get it when the last episode is out. Please tell me it's not like TellTale stuff though. I've never liked their writing
In what sense? It's totally a TellTale style of game and it's got some really goofy writing, but it still manages to tell an engaging story with some interesting characters while also doing a great job with player choice. So far I've enjoyed it more than season 1 of The Walking Dead, they just need to nail the ending.
Yeah, episode 4 was around 4 hours and I think the other 3 were around 3 hours.
tryagainlater
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I may be alone on this opinion but I felt Walking Dead season 1 quite...manipulative I guess would be the word. Just piling shit on top of shit with a painfully innocent character like Clementine. I also felt the decision stuff was useless which led to the main antagonist in the last episode having a ridiculous motivation. I'm not sure if LiS even has decision stuff.
Antiwhippy
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It totally does.
Is the fanbase generally expecting Life is Strange to stick the landing with the finale or could it still go either way? I hear it's great so far but I've learned to wait with episodic games until the entire experience is available. Ended up not being much of a fan of TWD S1.
sammyCYBORG
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Nintendo make good Mario levels, this is the unique stuff you never get to see.
TheMrPliskin
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LiS has a lot of the decision stuff, but if you dont like your choice the game gives you the chance to roll a choice back immediately after you make it. Most of the choices feel meaningful so far, but we'll see how much of it actually pays off when the final episode is out.
It has decisions and they are meaningful to the story and characters. It's pretty clear to me that the general arc of the season has been in the mind of Dontnod since day one, whereas Telltale feels like it desperately grabs at the threads left over by a previous episode and tries to keep them in line, losing some along the way.
It handles the "episodic" idea waaaaaay better.
This too. Lord, I'll be so let down if the last episode doesn't land. But considering the time between episodes now and what we've had so far...I have hella faith.
tryagainlater
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Alright, I'm pretty convinced by Life is Strange now. Still might wait to see if it does stick the landing but looking forward to trying it now.
Funny you say this, because I honestly thought (but didn't want to say) that if anyone was going to waver, it would be you. You seem to be enjoying this rivalry with Patrick so much that I started thinking thoughts.
Ditto. I think it will, simply because it's newish. I'd be curious if it came out in say, September or August if it would make the list.
I think being able to see the immediate consequences of your choice is a pretty neat mechanic. It makes you take ownership of a choice in the way that foisting a possible unknown arbitrary result doesn't. It feels very different even if in the end long term consequences remain unknown.
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