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[LurkerPrime]

The wrestling talk got thrown out of whack when the studios split. Dan manages to work wrestling into everything he touches, like some kind of twisted midas thumb... well, either that or Metal Gear Solid talk. And on the East side they added wrestling aficionado Austin. Jason is the only pure one recruited.

There's just no escape from wrestling while at Giant Bomb.

this Dangerous Golf UFEX is kind of a textbook example of why the EX format is a bummer. watching a dev do near-perfect playthroughs of levels while steering all conversations into a sales pitch. the latter I understand, but the former? why?

I still dunno how the game will work with the camera they have. Like, yeah, you can see the flag, but getting wall angles seems impossible--especially when debris is in the way. (For a while I assumed the ball auto-targetted the hole).

For QLEX's overall, they're a step away from being Professional Wednesdays to me. With no room for frank discussion of the game, it leads to a lot of very softball discussion and glossing over of imperfections. It's a guided tour more than a quick look, something I only really enjoy if I'm direly curious about a game.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Pokemon is for the normal cool people.

Because I used to be super into yugioh, pokemon, digimon and beyblade.

No wrestling though. Never wrestling.

 

[Tubobutts]

Jason's not pure, he participated in backyard wrestling.

Because I used to be super into yugioh, pokemon, digimon and beyblade.

No wrestling though. Never wrestling.

You probably tried to trick innocent Pokemon liking people into liking Yugioh and Digimon. But they couldn't fool me.

I only vaguely remember people liking beyblade so I can't comment on their character.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I'd rather see a kpop group not be terrible at music.

can't help you there!

Also I feel like I prefer the weird external politics of wrestling compared to actual wrestling. I watched the zyan V nakamura and while it's OK it's not really entertainment I feel like I need to watch, and if that had people orgasming over how it is the GOAT the rest of wrestling must be a pretty big bummer.

Nakamura's intro was pretty great.

 

[Lunar FC]

I was into yu-gi-oh show/cards and pokemon show/games. I couldn't tell you one single thing about Digimon.

 

[robotrock]

QLEX should be a giant bomb guy playing the game and then the devs commenting imo...

 

[TraBuch]

The thing that confuses me about Dangerous Golf is who's really looking for these physics demonstrations anymore? Isn't that pretty well-worn territory now?

 

[kvk1]

I'd rather see a kpop group not be terrible at music.

can't help you there!

this is a solid exchange right here

good banter

 

[oti]

Because I used to be super into yugioh, pokemon, digimon and beyblade.

No wrestling though. Never wrestling.

Did you shout "let it rip" when you unleashed your beyblade?

Spoiler

I know you did.

 

[LurkerPrime]

The thing that confuses me about Dangerous Golf is who's really looking for these physics demonstrations anymore? Isn't that pretty well-worn territory now?

I get the distinct impression that Dangerous Golf is the physics/destruction part of their future driving game.

Jason's not pure, he participated in backyard wrestling.

oh
my
gawd

I think you might be right.

 

[saveweyard]

Because I used to be super into yugioh, pokemon, digimon and beyblade.

No wrestling though. Never wrestling.

I guess my school was just more divided. It was either yugioh/digimon or pokemon.

Me and a friend got really into the Dragon Ball Z CCG back in like 2000, so really, I don't have clearance to be shitting on anyone.

Edit: Also, the newest Digimon game was kinda cool.

 

[skLaFarebear]

This is also an Omega.

The best kind of Omega.

 

[stump sock]

For QLEX's overall, they're a step away from being Professional Wednesdays to me. With no room for frank discussion of the game, it leads to a lot of very softball discussion and glossing over of imperfections. It's a guided tour more than a quick look, something I only really enjoy if I'm direly curious about a game.

I get and support the reasons why they do them. it's better to get that early coverage, whatever it ends up being, than not. sometimes it works out well.

but I also think that it might serve the developers to take a bit of time to understand the audience they're presenting it to. in this case it halfway felt like they were giving a GDC presentation to other developers. like, explain why the game is fun, not how you made the physics engine optimized for weird hardware that nobody owns

 

[Antiwhippy]

Did you shout "let it rip" when you unleashed your beyblade?

Spoiler

I know you did.

No, but I had awesome metal blades that create sparks when they collide and is probably super illegal for a 10 year old to have.

 

[oti]

The best kind of Omega.

I hate all of you.

 

[Hot Coldman]

This is also an Omega.

This is also an Omega

 

[TraBuch]

Was that spinning top that you wrapped with a sort of thick string like a shoestring and then threw it on the ground while pulling the string back to make it spin and then using the aforementioned string to push the top into other tops to try to knock them out a thing in the US or was that just a Korean thing?

 

[stump sock]

Was that spinning top that you wrapped with a sort of thick string like a shoestring and then threw it on the ground while pulling the string back to make it spin and then using the aforementioned string to push the top into other tops to try to knock them out a thing in the US or was that just a Korean thing?

it was a thing here, but like, before I was a kid even. that's old-school stuff.

 

[TraBuch]

That was like late 90's in Korea.

 

[Antiwhippy]

The really weird thing is that tops are making a comeback, only this time it's all about artisanel tops made from like brass, copper or aluminum with ceramic/Ruby tips designed to spin for a long time.

 

[daydream]

i bet alex ward likes to pick arctic monkeys songs when he's in karaoke bars

 

[stump sock]

That was like late 90's in Korea.

oh wow, no I remember my uncles talking about having top battles when they were kids.

 

[saveweyard]

The reality weird thing is that tops are making a comeback, only this time it's all about artisanel tops made from like brass, copper or aluminum with ceramic/Ruby tips designed to spin for a long time.

I'm following the wrong people on tumblr, apparently.

 

[Tubobutts]

I'm following the wrong people on tumblr, apparently.

Well you wouldn't want tops that tumbl.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

I had a super cheap yugioh deck that made it so nothing could attack except my ultra weak monsters that hit life points directly.

ccgs are dumb

 

[stump sock]

The reality weird thing is that tops are making a comeback, only this time it's all about artisanel tops made from like brass, copper or aluminum with ceramic/Ruby tips designed to spin for a long time.

I'm following the wrong people on tumblr, apparently.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3l1kcx

no joking, this is an awesome video

 

[TraBuch]

oh wow, no I remember my uncles talking about having top battles when they were kids.

They were kinda wrapped like this, but they looked more like a bigger, metal version of this, but with like little metal ridges on the edge.

 

[saveweyard]

I had a super cheap yugioh deck that made it so nothing could attack except my ultra weak monsters that hit life points directly.

ccgs are dumb

But what about these?

Yeah, I had those in addition to the DBZ cards.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Omega will always be a stargate to me.

I get and support the reasons why they do them. it's better to get that early coverage, whatever it ends up being, than not. sometimes it works out well.

but I also think that it might serve the developers to take a bit of time to understand the audience they're presenting it to. in this case it halfway felt like they were giving a GDC presentation to other developers. like, explain why the game is fun, not how you made the physics engine optimized for weird hardware that nobody owns

Agreed.

In this regard, during the Dangerous Golf QLEX, I definitely got the impression that there was some missed signals. Like Jeff trying to get that personal anecdote out repeatedly, for like 2-3 minutes, before giving up (I noticed that more than I probably should have). Or the devs, as you mention, waxing phiosophical about game development while they played. Also I forgot Dan was in the video for like twenty minutes.

Really, there was surprisingly little detail on how Dangerous Golf actually worked, because although it seemed straightforward the gameplay is obtuse as heck. Kinda made the "Ok, Jeff, you know how to play so here you go!" moment pretty good.

This actually makes me curious what GB does to prep people that appear as guests in their videos/podcasts. Like, "brace yourself, and remember: if anyone mentions a purse, ignore them!"

 

[oti]

Best card game? Phase 10. I bought Tabletop Simulator lately. Let's play Phase 10!

 

[saveweyard]

Best card game? Phase 10. I bought Tabletop Simulator lately. Let's play Phase 10!

yo, when my family gets together for the holidays we always bust out some Phase 10.

 

[stump sock]

yo, when my family gets together for the holidays we always bust out some Phase 10.

same, my family digs it. good stuff.

 

[skLaFarebear]

My family just keeps breaking out pictionary during the holidays. I wish I could make them stop.

I hate all of you.

._.

 

[Twin Tails]

http://jeff.zone/post/143852383216/the-tone-of-this-guys-voice-really-creeps-me-out

 

[oti]

Yo everyone buy Tabletop on Steam so we can play.

? , ?
_____

 

[Lunar FC]

Best card game? Phase 10. I bought Tabletop Simulator lately. Let's play Phase 10!

Never heard of this but it looks funsies. Would lovers of UNO enjoy it?

Yo everyone buy Tabletop on Steam so we can play.

?,?

VR support?

 

[oti]

Never heard of this but it looks funsies. Would lovers of UNO enjoy it?



VR support?

Yes! And it's ways better than UNO.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Can we all agree that Monopoly is never a good idea.

 

[Salty Catfish]

My family keeps asking me to bring Cards Against Humanity and then I have to pretend to laugh for two hours.

 

[saveweyard]

Never heard of this but it looks funsies. Would lovers of UNO enjoy it?

My family's phase 10 games usually last way, way longer than Uno games. Everyone gets pretty intense about it, though.

 

[Keyser Soze]

What is the Taco Bell sauce that Dan said a bunch of times he has a huge collection of in his place?

Is it the one they are stopping?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1214931

I want Dan to have rare sauce, so he is conflicted if he should use it or not.

PS: Every time I hear Taco Bell I think of Dan Ryckert. This is bad.

 

[Lunar FC]

My family's phase 10 games usually last way, way longer than Uno games. Everyone gets pretty intense about it, though.

Easy to pick up and play? Because somebody recommended I try out skip-bo recently and I felt like I needed PhD to play that game.

 

[Twin Tails]

I think Dan is a hot or mild dude.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

PS: Every time I hear Taco Bell I think of Dan Ryckert. This is bad.

So do my fiancee and I. You're not alone.

 

[saveweyard]

Easy to pick up and play? Because somebody recommended I try out skip-bo recently and I felt like I needed PhD to play that game.

Haven't heard of that one but yeah, phase 10 is super easy to just start playing with minimal explanations.

Stump, this top video is too intense for me. I was not prepared.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I think Dan is a hot or mild dude.

He's a tsundere?

 

[Salty Catfish]

Quick Look: Twilight Struggle
VIDEO ON MAY 07, 2016 12:00 PM

Is this the Drew v. Austin match we were teased in the Bombcast? I've been wanting to try the board game for ages.

 

[Salarians]

He's a tsundere?

He's a tsundere normal guy.

 

[Brashnir]

What is the Taco Bell sauce that Dan said a bunch of times he has a huge collection of in his place?

Is it the one they are stopping?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1214931

I want Dan to have rare sauce, so he is conflicted if he should use it or not.

PS: Every time I hear Taco Bell I think of Dan Ryckert. This is bad.

If you cut Dan, he bleeds that stuff. He's like a Taco Bell Hot Sauce Keg at this point. Just put a tap in him.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Easy to pick up and play? Because somebody recommended I try out skip-bo recently and I felt like I needed PhD to play that game.

My family loves skip-bo. It's an intense game.

He's a tsundere?

s-stupid amiibo, it's not like i like you or anything! i just h-happened to have extra amazon credit!