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Giant Bomb 18: Everything is always a surprise on some level
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Chance Hale
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Monitor is 1440P, 144Hz and gsync'd which is nice.
You don't need a photo of my tiny feet on the pedals
It was late 2004 though wasn't it?
Yes but not until November.
Sleeping Lesson
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Monitor is 1440P, 144Hz and gsync'd which is nice.
You don't need a photo of my tiny feet on the pedals
Daaamn you have a Warthog! Does it feel, like, so fucking good? I gotta get me one of those monitors too.
Chance Hale
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It feels great although the stick, triggers and throttle require a decent amount of force to operate which is counter intuitive to how space games are generally designed in terms of general ease. I like it though, adds a bit of weight to everything you do. Just keep in mind you will need pedals because the Warthog doesn't have twist support. Most of the time I just like messing with all the physical toggles on the the Throttle base. Flick up and down.
And yeah, gsync is the best gaming technology to come out for as long as I can remember. I'll never buy a monitor without it.
About an hour? Rather less
tryagainlater
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I do want to buy Life is Strange after hearing all the good reactions until I remember I'm a cheap bastard. Why has there not been a deal for it on the EU PSN yet?
Cool. I'm kind of ambivalent on it so far but it's not like I immediately liked Walking Dead or anything so I'll keep at it
Liquid Shake
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I don't think Dan was a fan of WWF Warzone.
Is that version better than the PSX version?
It's a new game. (=sequel)
Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX) is much more highly regarded. I found the judges system in Tactics Advance annoying and stopped playing, but some prefer it's challenge.
You're not wrong. It's super weak shit. I was already like three mixed drinks and a beer in before that, though.
Before Undertale I remembered I had meant to play Emily is Away. So I did. Boy, do I hate my 18 year-old self.
CoolBatteryCharge
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FFTA is in my top 5 all time.
Oh right! Forgot about that. Got it confused with the War of the Lions game on the PSP.
Generally, they're pretty good. They just aren't very strong so unless you chug one, it's not going to get you where you need to be.
Incandenza
Banned
Games about online relationships seem to be the hot new shit nowadays.
It's kind of interesting that games seem to be the only media that's really exploring that space right now. Homestuck is the only non-game thing I can think of that trades heavily in online relationships. I guess it's a hard thing to portray on a screen. And a lot of the public over 30 years old probably still thinks chatrooms are just for catfishing pedophiles.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
wasn't there a romance movie about emailing
I guess that trend just passed
I guess that trend just passed
DanRyckert
A good strange little man
I liked it, but not as much as the THQ games.
DanRyckert
A good strange little man
He donated at the $100 level, which you can see did not include a copy of any book:
http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/i-m-better-at-crowdsourcing-than-jose-canseco
I did write about him in the book as promised.
OdysseusVA
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Koolaid
When you mixed it with koolaid. Dont know why but that was the only time i tried zima
Mister Negative
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dan what do you think of war of the monsters
i will continue my mission to get that game played on stream to see if it holds up
i will continue my mission to get that game played on stream to see if it holds up
broncobuster
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I'm able to look past 2004 Dan's many transgressions for the inclusion of Gitaroo Man at 23.
yeah, literature is trying but unless you're going into hyperfiction territory, an adequate literary form has yet to be found for that stuff, for sure. it's tough to not drift into triviality
same with film, how to portray the textual aspect of communication? lots of films have had a go at this but yeah, that space is still being explored
Mister Negative
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I love how House of Cards does it and it seems like this video is kind of covering that style of going about it.
Chance Hale
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What big or at least notable games haven't they quick looked this year? Jotun comes to mind.
skullmuffins
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18/6 is 3. 18.5 hours over 5 days is nearly 3:45 each. That's waaay longer than last year, where they ran 2:25, 2:29, 1:49, 1:34, and 4:14. Now I'm curious what the split is going to be... are we looking at a 6+ hour podcast for the last day? D:
OdysseusVA
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Never bet against brad...
project mirai
mostly stuff i wouldn't ever expect them to play, though
let's hope a steam world heist ql is coming
It's a pretty direct connection to make software about software. Turning old ideas from effectively the same medium into a nostalgia play makes sense.
As far as texting and social media goes in movies, I'm a fan of the Sex Drive and Sherlock "in-the-world" presentation and things akin to it (like this film that beat the one I worked on in a 24-hour film contest this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Aiq2Liles). Gets the point across without being intrusive and fucking atrociously designed, a la Dexter.
soundscream
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Almost identical to my setup, except I have a dedicated racing seat, and my clubsport V1 are in a box along with my pwts. I had a momunt 2 weeks ago where I almost dropped $750 on a Fanatec clubsport V2 wheel base and rim......but I talked myself out of it.
Piston Hyundai
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He's been on-camera saying it's an underrated game (which it is), IIRC.
Good move lol. What pedals are you using right now?
BreezyLimbo
Banned
It's crazy to think that I've probably read reviews from Dan due to the Game Informer I would get before I knew who Dan was, now that I think about it. I should see...if I have any old game informers..
Incandenza
Banned
Even outside of the difficulty of showing it onscreen in a compelling manner there's also the difficulty of exploring texting, IMing, etc as its own form of socialization with its own rules and linguistics and nuance. In most media it feels very utilitarian. Master of None is one of the few things that I think pulls it off in a way that feels authentic.
I did play through Emily is Away since it's so short. Didn't quite work for me but I do like the concept behind the final chapter.
Mister Negative
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that's probably what got me on this quest anyway, i sorta remember someone mentioning it in some GB content.
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