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Giant Bomb 18: Everything is always a surprise on some level
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Hey all, I've asked this before, and still haven't been able to find the segment I'm looking for so I'll try again.
Does anyone remember a conversation on the Bombcast regarding the Wii U (this would have been right around the launch of the console), where Jeff was going on a rant about Nintendo's backwards way of doing things? He was talking specifically about the Wii U's online system (I believe), and how at some point in the future there will be "the one", an employee at Nintendo who will look at all their silly habits for what they are and fix them, but this person is only just now being born.
It was a very specific convo, but fuck it made me laugh, and I can't remember which Bombcast it was on.
Any ideas?
Does anyone remember a conversation on the Bombcast regarding the Wii U (this would have been right around the launch of the console), where Jeff was going on a rant about Nintendo's backwards way of doing things? He was talking specifically about the Wii U's online system (I believe), and how at some point in the future there will be "the one", an employee at Nintendo who will look at all their silly habits for what they are and fix them, but this person is only just now being born.
It was a very specific convo, but fuck it made me laugh, and I can't remember which Bombcast it was on.
Any ideas?
definitely top 5 bombcast moment right there
Austin and Jeff could be a great combination. Then again, I'd love to see more cross-coast pairings in general
Austin and Jeff
Alex and Drew
Vinny and Dan
Austin and Brad
They could all be great.
Not bad, but very much the usual Mixlr casual conversation.
Yesterday's was kinda stand-out because it had so much video game chat.
Austin and Brad I could see gelling much more than him and Jeff. Austin and Jeff's senses of humor don't seem to line up much at all.
When that Deus Ex guy uttered "mechanical apartheid," it was Austin and Jeff whose eyes' met in amused disbelief.
Master_Funk
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I think they line up pretty well. Both love hip hop and love to hate wrestling as well as loving cyberpunk. They probably have more in common than most.
giant_frying_pan
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Ongoing! (the bad traffic has returned)
Any excuse for me to link it again!
I'm sorry, you'll have to be more specific.
(j/k...I don't recall)
giant_frying_pan
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Drew. Always the potty mouth.
Piston Hyundai
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I really want to see Drew swear.
It's like Bam's mom in the first Jackass movie.
It's like Bam's mom in the first Jackass movie.
nckillthegrimace
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For chain delivery, yes. But only the thin crust.
giant_frying_pan
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He swears at the start of every Alt-F1. He just wants you to think those are greetings in the native tongue!
Mixlr over!
ThreePiMatt
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Did Vinny reference the NeoGAF European Struggle Sandwich in the Bombcast?
Yes! I do. Anytime they interact on Twitter or the few times they've talked to each other on the site I think this. If they did a QL together everyone would know they have the true best chemistry.
shortsFortallPeople
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I hope they dont dig too deep in the GOTY discussion in regards to the witcher 3. I'm a good 16-18 hours in and i'm just wrapping up the last loose end in the Bloody Baron quest. It's a hell of a game but i don't know if I'll be done with it before the gotycasts.
I finished Tales of the Borderlands (fantastic!) and i'm hoping to finish up TW3 so i can quickly sneak in Undertale before the end of the year. Trying to cover my spoiler bases before this shit get real.
I finished Tales of the Borderlands (fantastic!) and i'm hoping to finish up TW3 so i can quickly sneak in Undertale before the end of the year. Trying to cover my spoiler bases before this shit get real.
austin is a giant bomb chameleon, i think he can fit in with any of them. dude also has a great laugh.
so does alex but only on video when he goes insanely wide eyed like he's surprised his body could even feel joy anymore.
TheMrPliskin
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If you're almost past the bloody baron then you're already further than most of the staff.
Trying to get all the 'spoilery' games completed before GOTY discussions is like an annual struggle I always fail.
Speaking of which - how is SOMA? Is it one of those jump scare games that will put me constantly on edge while I play it? Setting looks great but I can't deal with those horror games.
shortsFortallPeople
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shit, really? I mean that quest is surprisingly long (i thought it was almost over where they left off on the quick look) and goes to a bunch of different places, even required that I finish another quest just to advance where I stood on Bloody Baron stuff.
If they really havent gone farther than that then they havent really played the game. meh.
Soma is just going to have to be one of those games that I eat it on, like what happened with Dragon's Dogma a few years back. Or maybe I'll fast forward past that discussion. I really want to check it out but i'm a frugal ass gamer, I'll wait till it's $10 or less before jumping in
Salty Catfish
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Not at all. It's got some unsettling parts for sure but it's not a jump scare factory or anything. The story is absolutely the best part of that game.
stump sock
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I hope they don't spoil Yakuza 5 
Jason, Brad and Dan are all way past that. Alex might be around there. The rest are still in tutorial mode.
The problem is that for GOTY - assuming Witcher comes up in best story discussions - the people who have not cared enough to play it usually invite the ones who have to spoil it. I would expect them to talk mainly about the BB quest though as it is the only one the press seem to talk about in any detail. To be fair it is the most relatable quest if you are not in to the Witcher fiction.
I believe it.
I just had Dominos last night and it felt like I was getting hungrier as I ate it. Just doesn't hit the spot like it used to.
shortsFortallPeople
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It's not even my favorite quest I've played up until now. The whole Friends with Benefits quest line with the Tower of Mice was much more intriguing. Just found it to be better paced and always enjoy watching Geralt interact with sorceresses in the witcher games.
BreezyLimbo
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Talking about dominos, they're at 50% off for online orders till the 6th
gonna order some of that shit today
gonna order some of that shit today
Incandenza
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The number of great quests in that game is so ridiculously high that I had forgotten that whole Tower of Mice questline even exists.
Also the people who were saying Dan was "close to the end" were pretty misleading. There's still kind of a lot of stuff left to do after Ugly Baby.
Baron_Calamity
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I'm sure Bethesda is aware that a vocal minority prefer New Vegas over 3. They are also aware New Vegas sold less and reviewed lower than either of its Fallout. I'm not sure they would capitalize on New Vegas' niche popularity even if they wanted to.
This is bothering me greatly. I started Life is Strange a few days ago and I almost got it spoiled on Cracked.com today. I know that if the game comes up, they will spoil it. Life is Strange probably the only unfinished game I'm worried about but there will probably be others.
TheMrPliskin
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It's tense but that comes from the atmosphere rather than it throwing constant jump scares at you, I don't actually recall any jump scares.
I hope they don't spoil Yakuza 5
Dan is definitely way past that but I think that Jason and Brad both stopped around Novigrad. Either way it's not like there's much risk of spoilers for Witcher 3.
Glitchesarecool
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Great podcast, and the announcement that Samurai Jack is coming back in 2016. Today is a good day.
nckillthegrimace
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"Nerd Culture"
That's not just nerds, though. Parents want to live vicariously through their children in order to have a second chance at youth and/or distract them from the fact that they are an old, gnarled husk.
Yep, I believe they already confirmed Jeff will be on it too.
shortsFortallPeople
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we're probably getting it with the real Jeff tagging in for New Jersey's Fake Undertaker Jeff
I recall someone saying earlier that there will be a beastcast this week and Jeff Gerstmann will be a guest.
broncobuster
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It is sad and lazy. Just employ reverse psychology. Lock all your nerd bunkum in a room, leave a bowl of hunkadunk open in the living room, set that kid straight for life.
Danny and the Lobby team did a cool little look round the set at the end of their last Lobby on the current/old set - I liked it! Youtube link - I like Danny on The lobby, but if you dont want to watch the whole show the fun final bit is at the end starts at about 50 minutes
They should let you skip the entire first year after you do it once. I kind of wanted to start a new one as a PF but I don't want to have to play through all that stuff again.
I'm just gonna tell my kids how everything they like is shit and how everything was better in the past. You know, like you are supposed to.
skLaFarebear
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If i ever have kids I'm making them play every Xeno game ever made.
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