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[Teddified]

They'll make a new category for witcher, "Best Game we didn't finish".

Though I can't really think of other games that would be in said category.

Tales of the Borderlands, Life is Strange.

Ah of course.

 

[danm999]

Tales of the Borderlands, Life is Strange.

 

[Twin Tails]

This year's game of the year is brought to you by CrunchyRoll

 

[yami4ct]

They'll make a new category for witcher, "Best Game we didn't finish".

Though I can't really think of other games that would be in said category.

How bout 'Game the Community won't Shut the Hell Up About'

Life is Strange, Tales from the Borderlands, Witcher 3 and Undertale all could win that.

Spoiler

I love 3 of those games as well. Part of the problem

 

[danm999]

How bout 'Game the Community won't Shut the Hell Up About'

Life is Strange, Tales from the Borderlands, Witcher 3 and Undertale all could win that.

Spoiler

I love 3 of those games as well. Part of the problem

Presented by Rick and Morty.

 

[The Technomancer]

Contradiction sort of makes me unironically want to live in an English village

 

[Joeku]

How bout 'Game the Community won't Shut the Hell Up About'

Life is Strange, Tales from the Borderlands, Witcher 3 and Undertale all could win that.

Spoiler

I love 3 of those games as well. Part of the problem

They owe us playing and talking about what we want. Fuckers with their predilections.

Spoiler

Insert that "We fucking made you, we can unmake you" post from the Rooster Teeth topic.

 

[yami4ct]

Presented by Rick and Morty.

As a member of a few Vocal Fanbases, Vocal Fanbases are the worst. I don't need to hear about Rick and Morty or Bojack Horseman anymore, thank you very much.

Now, let me tell you abut a little comic called Transformers: More than Meets the Eye.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I'm still behind on content but I'm so ready to see the lists for GOTY stuff.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Contradiction sort of makes me unironically want to live in an English village

Now why would someone want to subject themselves to having to live in England?

 

[Twin Tails]

https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/681347319221121025

 

[danm999]

As a member of a few Vocal Fanbases, Vocal Fanbases are the worst. I don't need to hear about Rick and Morty or Bojack Horseman anymore, thank you very much.

Now, let me tell you abut a little comic called Transformers: More than Meets the Eye.

Those shows are great. And I get it, people want validation from people they like and respect, I get it.

But once they let go and take Dan's advice about liking what you like and not worrying about what others think, it's a weight off.

 

[Joeku]

Now why would someone want to subject themselves to having to live in England?

I really want to spend a night awake sitting in a tall chair, wearing a silk robe, sipping scotch between slowly puffing a cigar and staring into a fireplace, then move to the porch as the fire turns to embers to be replaced by the dawning sun backlighting a low, rolling fog.

 

[Death Metalist]

https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/681347319221121025

 

[The Technomancer]

I really want to spend a night awake sitting in a tall chair, wearing a silk robe, sipping scotch between slowly puffing a cigar and staring into a fireplace, then move to the porch as the fire turns to embers to be replaced by the dawning sun backlighting a low, rolling fog.

More or less. Having a tiny fenced in garden that I care far too much about is also appealing

 

[yami4ct]

Those shows are great. And I get it, people want validation from people they like and respect, I get it.

But once they let go and take Dan's advice about liking what you like and not worrying about what others think, it's a weight off.

I think a lot of that comes from people liking a thing that's small enough to be niche and wanting to spread that thing, but also large enough that everyone pushing it gets annoying. This stage only really happens with shit that actually blows up like Rick and Morty, Life is Strange, and Undertale.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I really want to spend a night awake sitting in a tall chair, wearing a silk robe, sipping scotch between slowly puffing a cigar and staring into a fireplace, then move to the porch as the fire turns to embers to be replaced by the dawning sun backlighting a low, rolling fog.

You can do that in Norway and not have to subject yourself to Englishmen.

 

[yami4ct]

I really want to spend a night awake sitting in a tall chair, wearing a silk robe, sipping scotch between slowly puffing a cigar and staring into a fireplace, then move to the porch as the fire turns to embers to be replaced by the dawning sun backlighting a low, rolling fog.

As someone who lives in a rural house that relies mainly on a wood burning stove for heat, tending a fire fucking sucks. Fireplaces and the like are overrated.

 

[CambriaRising]

As someone who lives in a rural house that relies mainly on a wood burning stove for heat, tending a fire fucking sucks. Fireplaces and the like are overrated.

As someone who used to rely on a wood stove, seconded.

 

[santeesioux]

You can do that in Norway and not have to subject yourself to Englishmen.

They can't be any worse than Californians.

 

[Joeku]

Fireplaces are great. I rarely tend it myself, but damn, do I ever want to also crumple something up and throw it into the fire dramatically.

 

[Conflict NZ]

I think the same reason they stopped doing video reviews.

.

The personal top 10 videos were great, it was good having the guys talking directly to the audience on camera about the games they love. The text only format is severely lacking and boring.

 

[Anjin M]

Does anyone else think that Brad's Top 10 going up at 1AM PST is actually an error? Like, they meant 1PM PST?

 

[Zaph]

The amount of pages gone through overnight can only mean one thing - you guys animed yourselves again, didn't ya?

The personal top 10 videos were great, it was good having the guys talking directly to the audience on camera about the games they love. The text only format is severely lacking and boring.

I believe they used to borrow other WM video editors to get all that done in the past, which isn't really possible anymore.

 

[daydream]

could someone do a countdown thingie™ for the day 1 cast? figure a lot of people don't check the site schedule

 

[Data West]

It's werid that 1up.com still exists the way it does.

It's like the website equivalent of a rapture

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

It's werid that 1up.com still exists the way it does.

It's like the website equivalent of a rapture

Metal Gear Solid Rising still dominating that top spot.

 

[Twin Tails]

New release Prey 2

 

[Anjin M]

could someone do a countdown thingie™ for the day 1 cast? figure a lot of people don't check the site schedule

 

[Antiwhippy]

The final boss of Black Closet was... fucking weird.

Still, I'd recommend it if you like detective casework, conspiracies, persona-style management sims, and girl love. Also if you would like to play as a black female protagonist, thought it's a bit on the nose about the whole thing. Like, one of the college choices is going to a historically black liberal arts all-female college. No need to play it up so much game! Elsa Jackson is pretty cool though.

 

[daydream]

thanks, i'll just use that for day 1, the rest should be self-explanatory

 

[justjim89]

I'm gonna guess Witcher 3 makes it on. They all played it, all but Jeff liked it, and even he hasn't gone back since the major patches so he might recuse himself from that.

I don't necessarily think they'd let a community pushing it on them to play more would make them punish the game itself.

Could be wrong of course.

You seem to severely underestimate just how straining and irritating it must be for people who cover games professionally to be expected to complete one of the major releases of the year.

They have, like, shit to do.

 

[skLaFarebear]

You seem to severely underestimate just how straining and irritating it must be for people who cover games professionally to be expected to complete one of the major releases of the year.

They have, like, shit to do.

The movement was bad tho

 

[Antiwhippy]

If it didn't grab them it didn't grab them.

They whole premise of giantbomb started as they'll only cover the games they want instead of being a site that tries to cover everything ala gamespot.

 

[yami4ct]

If it didn't grab them it didn't grab them.

They whole premise of giantbomb started as they'll only cover the games they want instead of being a site that tries to cover everything ala gamespot.

Also this year had like 4-5 major reales that were all 80 hours+. You can't expect every single crew member to beat all of them. You can argue they prioritized the wrong ones, but as you said GB was founded on them playing what they wanted to.

 

[Jintor]

tbh the ability to grab someone is also one way i think about a game's... not quality, exactly, but its characteristics

like if something grabs brad i know it's a soul-sucking addictive monster of a game i should never look at lest my wallet disappear from reality

 

[Antiwhippy]

Hell, if you want games that I personally feel should have more coverage on giantbomb but doesn't get any I bet I have a longer list than most do here.

 

[CoolBatteryCharge]

tbh the ability to grab someone is also one way i think about a game's... not quality, exactly, but its characteristics

like if something grabs brad i know it's a soul-sucking addictive monster of a game i should never look at lest my wallet disappear from reality

Agreed. I put 185 hours into Pokemon Shuffle. It's the most time I've put into a game in years. I also hate Pokemon Shuffle.

 

[skLaFarebear]

Honestly though, nothing's worse than watching/listening someone play through something they don't care for. The QL format is excluded for obvious reasons.

As bad as I want a new power bombcast, if none of them have really been keeping up with any wrestling, then we don't need a new one of them beating the same drum about how bad WWE is atm.

 

[yami4ct]

Hell, if you want games that I personally feel should have more coverage on giantbomb but doesn't get any I bet I have a longer list than most do here.

Yup. I expect almost half of my GOTY list this year to be stuff that has gotten little to no coverage on GB and won't even get mentioned during their GOTY discussion. Do I wish they covered that stuff? Sure, but it is the way it is.

 

[Guess Who]

Metal Gear Solid Rising still dominating that top spot.

As it god damn should.

 

[Jintor]

all you can do is yell at them fruitlessly

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

How bout 'Game the Community won't Shut the Hell Up About'

Life is Strange, Tales from the Borderlands, Witcher 3 and Undertale all could win that.

Spoiler

I love 3 of those games as well. Part of the problem

That would involve the Bomb Duders giving one an award for not winning an award.

The amount of pages gone through overnight can only mean one thing - you guys animed yourselves again, didn't ya?


I believe they used to borrow other WM video editors to get all that done in the past, which isn't really possible anymore.

Spoiler

Their video theme this year is anime.*

 

[petethepanda]

one more sleep til goty~~

 

[Kaizer]

Random question, but does anyone remember the bombcast where the duders end up in like an hour-long conversation about a dystopian future/cybernetic limb enhancements or something of that nature? I think it was from 2013 but I don't remember the date.

 

[KingKong]

all you can do is yell at them fruitlessly

Ill be listening at work so I expect many trips to the bathroom to silently rage and air punch

 

[danm999]

Yup. I expect almost half of my GOTY list this year to be stuff that has gotten little to no coverage on GB and won't even get mentioned during their GOTY discussion. Do I wish they covered that stuff? Sure, but it is the way it is.

Yeah pretty much where I am at. I still enjoy their coverage even if I have very different tastes to many on the crew. My taste mostly lines up with Austin and Vinny's I've found.

Actually Austin with his love for RPGs and strategy games like Crusader Kings 2 is eerily close to mine.

 

[Tubobutts]

Random question, but does anyone remember the bombcast where the duders end up in like an hour-long conversation about a dystopian future/cybernetic limb enhancements or something of that nature? I think it was from 2013 but I don't remember the date.

This one maybe?

 

[Kaizer]

This one maybe?

Yep, that's the one - thanks! Felt like listening to this conversation again, Jeffcasts are always more laidback.

 

[daydream]

the mary vids are pretty fun, i'd recommend the jotun or the downwell one as a starting point

thanks for bringing that up, keyser