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LoganNotABoganYouKnowIt!! · Nov 21, 2015

I sided with David. I never saw him slap Chloe, and I didn't suspect him of a greater wrongdoing at that point in the game, based on what you learn about him. He seemed paranoid from war and, based on the second episode, aware that he should tone down his anger. From what I saw, Max going on the attack in episode 2 when he's trying to be reasonable seemed unfair, and continuing that in the breakfast scene didn't seem like it would help things... his schemes didn't seem like they were intending harm. Seeing the slap would have changed things, though. It would make that episode 2 scene seem like he was trying to weasel out of what he did.

Tubobutts · Nov 21, 2015

Dan Ryckert's Award Winning 5.9 Inch Pale Chub,

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

yo, that swimming pool scene tho...are they hinting at something?

Antiwhippy · Nov 21, 2015

Finished episode 5.

Really, throughout it all I feel like it's a game that trying to tie one element too many and in the end, but still managed to come out conveying exactly what it wanted despite it. Basically, if they eliminated the latter half of 4, the first half of 5 and the threads leading up to it, and created more scenes

that builds the relationship and story between Max and Chloe

, it would have worked better thematically and not create a distraction on what I feel is the greatest strength of the game and what I feel is the major theme in the first place.

Also

regarding your choices not really mattering in the end, I don't mind it as much as I do in TWD because that's the whole point. The game at least successfully builds on the theme that those were choices that you never should have the power to make,or if you do there will be great consequences. Whereas The Walking Dead gave you a random dude who you've never even seen or heard of or even hinted at before the ending.

So overall, still really enjoyed it. Could be better, hella yes. But I hella enjoyed it. For cereal.

Also fuck that whole sequence. People who played it know what I'm talking about.

funkystudent · Nov 21, 2015

There is going to be a big steam sale next week so I hope LIS pops up. Ill totally buy it then.

My prediction right now for Episode 4 and the finale though.

This alt timeline wont last very long. Episode 4 will be about "maybe sometimes bad stuff needs to happen" and you go back into that picture again and have to let the dad drive and die.

The final big twist will be you have to go back in time to the very start of the first episode and not get time travel powers to stop the world ending because it turns out all your time wanking is ripping the universe apart.

Actually... was it ever explained why you have time travel powers? I forget/

Anyway. Am I a bad person for decided I want to play Beyond Two Souls on PS4 instead of the Bloodborne expansion? After MGSV disappointed me with its lack of weirdness I want a weird game from a weird ass developer and David Cage never disappoints with his weirdness.

daydream · Nov 21, 2015

rObit said:
Watching the Life is Strange archive and maybe because it's because it's Friday but

i'll allow it

Nero18 · Nov 21, 2015

Played The Beginners Guide yesterday, amazing little game that is. Weird that not more people noticed it.

Jabronium · Nov 21, 2015

Other than a MGR appearance, anything noteworthy from UPF last night? Missed it.

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK.........LIS JUST GOT FUCKING CRAZY!1

TIME TRAVEL.....REALLY?

Curufinwe · Nov 21, 2015

Finished Wolfenstein last night. What a disappointment that was.

Antiwhippy · Nov 21, 2015

Curufinwe said:
Finished Wolfenstein last night. What a disappointment that was.

Does that mean that if you can take back the choice of buying it, you would ask for a new order?

BreezyLimbo · Nov 21, 2015

Overwatch is pretty fun.

There's a ninja character that's practically raiden. It's purty good. GotY 2016

Zaph · Nov 21, 2015

Curufinwe said:
Finished Wolfenstein last night. What a disappointment that was.

No idea how you buy a game called Wolfenstein then come out thinking that was a disappointing game.

Deleted member 30609 · Nov 21, 2015

Curufinwe said:
Finished Wolfenstein last night. What a disappointment that was.

Are you sure you didn't download Old Blood by accident instead of The New Order?

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

Oh man, I hope they wait until Alex is back for another LiS episode. I want him there for his reactions.

It must be those three guys.

Death Metalist · Nov 21, 2015

Curufinwe said:
Finished Wolfenstein last night. What a disappointment that was.

Hmm weird. I really enjoyed The New Order and Old Blood, great modern FPS games.

jaina · Nov 21, 2015

funkystudent said:
My prediction right now for Episode 4 and the finale though.

Actually... was it ever explained why you have time travel powers? I forget/

LiS up to episode 3:

The source of her time travel power has not been explained (yet).

Xater · Nov 21, 2015

Rez said:
Are you sure you didn't download Old Blood by accident instead of The New Order?

But Old Blood is even better.

robotrock · Nov 21, 2015

Xater said:
But Old Blood is even better.

Crazy talk

Noray · Nov 21, 2015

Xater said:
But Old Blood is even better.

No way.

TNO is probably the best game of 2014 imo. Just so well-written and the shooting is great and the soundtrack and everything.

jaina · Nov 21, 2015

Haha, I just remembered Old Blood is technically eligible for GOTY discussion.

funkystudent · Nov 21, 2015

jaina said:
LiS up to episode 3:

The source of her time travel power has not been explained (yet).

Oh. What if

you find out what gives you time powers and you have to travel back in time and give yourself time travel power in the first place.

God I love time travel.

jaina · Nov 21, 2015

funkystudent said:
God I love time travel.

I love time travel too

demidar · Nov 21, 2015

funkystudent said:
Oh. What if

you find out what gives you time powers and you have to travel back in time and give yourself time travel power in the first place.

God I love time travel.

What if

you have to travel back in time to stop yourself from going back in time to give yourself time powers?

I'm really interested in what Episode 4 will bring.

Tubobutts · Nov 21, 2015

What if

you have to travel back in time and stop people from ever starting to say hella?

Heimbeck · Nov 21, 2015

What if

Max travels back in time to stop Giant Bomb ever being created?

demidar · Nov 21, 2015

Heimbeck said:
What if

Max travels back in time to stop Giant Bomb ever being created?

That is not a timeline worth living in my friend.

robotrock · Nov 21, 2015

So is Brad Extra Life's stream actually going to happen?

popo · Nov 21, 2015

That new "Bloodborne easy mode" thread is both entirely predictable and also the epitome of a lot that is wrong with some souls fans (or soul holes as I like to call them)..

Saw some familiar faces essentially telling the OP to "git gud". Shame on you all.

robotrock said:
So is Brad Extra Life's stream actually going to happen?

lol no.

The Technomancer · Nov 21, 2015

My favorite lets play folks are slow on output lately, so I started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start last night. Hoo boy, this is going to take a while

daydream · Nov 21, 2015

The Technomancer said:
My favorite lets play folks are slow on output lately, so I started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start last night. Hoo boy, this is going to take a while

The Technomancer said:
My favorite lets play folks are slow on output lately, so I started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start last night.

The Technomancer said:
so I started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start last night.

The Technomancer said:
started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

daydream said:

what a shitty gif...you have a higher qyalkity one?

Alucrid · Nov 21, 2015

popo said:
That new "Bloodborne easy mode" thread is both entirely predictable and also the epitome of a lot that is wrong with some souls fans (or soul holes as I like to call them)..

Saw some familiar faces essentially telling the OP to "git gud". Shame on you all.

lol no.

the fact that you created your own pet nickname and then retreat to a community thread to complain about them tells me more about you than them

daydream · Nov 21, 2015

strafer said:
what a shitty gif...you have a higher qyalkity one?

yah sure here you go

Death Metalist · Nov 21, 2015

The Technomancer said:
My favorite lets play folks are slow on output lately, so I started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start last night. Hoo boy, this is going to take a while

Curufinwe · Nov 21, 2015

Zaph said:
No idea how you buy a game called Wolfenstein then come out thinking that was a disappointing game.

It was a lot more fiddly and annoying to play than I expected. Giving you giant laser cannons that last all of 10 shots before you need to find a wall battery and spend 5 seconds recharging them is not good game design.

The weapon wheel makes selecting a particular gun in the heat of the moment unreliable.

There was something wrong with the transitions between cut scenes and gameplay, like they were cutting out too quickly.

Too many scripted sequences that broke the rules of the game, like the robot dog who gets caught under rubble but when you stab his head nothing happens.

Too many boring fetch quests in the base area.

Weak gun sounds.

Way too much time spent cutting thru fences and thin metal walls.

Zaph · Nov 21, 2015

Curufinwe said:
It was a lot more fiddly and annoying to play than I expected. Giving you giant laser cannons that last all of 10 shots before you need to find a wall battery and spend 5 seconds recharging them is not good game design.

Ammo pickup, and ammo in general, was a bit frustrating, yeah. No doubt that's a big part of a shooter, but it didn't bother me any where near enough to call the game disappointing.

2015's 2014's GOTY

Incandenza · Nov 21, 2015

I woke up and there were 5 hours of new Giant Bomb stream to watch.

So much for doing anything today.

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

Death Metalist said:

What is this? ending of MGS Scanlon?

Kelas · Nov 21, 2015

strafer said:
What is this? ending of MGS Scanlon?

He showed drew his pale chub

tuxfool · Nov 21, 2015

strafer said:
What is this? ending of MGS Scanlon?

It was the end of MGS4.

I imagine I made a similar expression at times when I played that game.

Death Metalist · Nov 21, 2015

strafer said:
What is this? ending of MGS Scanlon?

That was when he finished MGS2. By now he's triple times a changed man.

Edit: I wonder how he looked after MGS4.

Heimbeck · Nov 21, 2015

Death Metalist said:
That was when he finished MGS2. By now he's triple times a changed man.

Apple taking over the floor is just a ruse for Cipher to destroy Giant Bomb, after Punished Drew comes out of his coma in nine years it will be all out war.

popo · Nov 21, 2015

What is the best guess for how far through MGSV they are? I am guessing they are not finishing this year?

BreezyLimbo · Nov 21, 2015

The Technomancer said:
My favorite lets play folks are slow on output lately, so I started Metal Gear Scanlon from the start last night. Hoo boy, this is going to take a while

This is the best decision Ive heard all this page. You are in for a fun and wild ride that only stops at MGSV. MGScanlon 1-4 are just a ton of fun!

Death Metalist · Nov 21, 2015

BreezyLimbo said:
This is the best decision Ive heard all this page. You are in for a fun and wild ride that only stops at MGSV. MGScanlon 1-4 are just a ton of fun!

Yes, it is. I watch them every now and then. Very enjoyable, great reactions, discussions and really remind me of the great times I had with this series growing up.

In the words of Dan, it's the best.

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

Death Metalist said:
Yes, it is. I watch them every now and then. Very enjoyable, great reactions, discussions and really remind me of the great times I had with this series growing up.

In the words of Dan, it's the best.

hehe, is there a behind the scenes of this shoot?

tuxfool · Nov 21, 2015

strafer said:
hehe, is there a behind the scenes of this shoot?

They talked about it on the bombcast.

Death Metalist · Nov 21, 2015

strafer said:
hehe, is there a behind the scenes of this shoot?

As far as I know it's just the shoot itself.

strafer · Nov 21, 2015

Death Metalist said:
As far as I know it's just the shoot itself.

at what time does dan appear?

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