This is honestly how I've felt about the Beastcast for a while, even before Austin left. Haven't really listened to it in months except for if there was something in particular I wanted to hear. It was better with Austin, but it just doesn't work as well. I feel like Jeff G can play off of Vinny's bits, whereas it doesn't work as well with Alex and Jeff B. Not that I don't love the Beast guys, they're great. But sometimes it feels like they're trying to be funny with the things they're talking about, instead of just talking about it and letting the humor come naturally. Still love their video content though
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This is honestly how I've felt about the Beastcast for a while, even before Austin left. Haven't really listened to it in months except for if there was something in particular I wanted to hear. It was better with Austin, but it just doesn't work as well. I feel like Jeff G can play off of Vinny's bits, whereas it doesn't work as well with Alex and Jeff B. Not that I don't love the Beast guys, they're great. But sometimes it feels like they're trying to be funny with the things they're talking about, instead of just talking about it and letting the humor come naturally. Still love their video content though
Fantastapotamus
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No, I knew what it was way before E3. There was a demo out when the game was on Kickstarter, not sure if it was public though or just for some youtubers. I remember seeing Jim Sterling play it months ago.
Her Cameron role is pretty much Chole.
Pixel Fist
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Vinny isn't a good host and he derails and overpowers the conversation far too often. It's a shame as he is a genuinely funny person, just not when it's forced.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
While I agree with some criticisms of the Beastcast I honestly think people really overestimate Austin's influence. The Beastcast was like that from the beginning.
I don't know, the bits were at least balanced out with worthwhile discussion on some lesser-covered stuff in the GB scheme of things (Alison Rapp, race/class in The Division, Baldur's Gate trans character, etc). That those got the spotlight in the news segments speaks to Austin's influence.
Fattony12000
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Human Trashcan
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Eh it was like that close to beginning. When Austin was a few weeks in the % of bits go much much higher.
Sleeping Lesson
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Can I solicit some opinions on the latest Stupid Thing that I think I need? I play PC games on a projector from my couch and while I love my Steam controller, I've been looking for a good KBaM solution. Steiger Dynamics makes these:
Anybody use something similar before?
Anybody use something similar before?
Yeah, great mailbag. I loved the Vectrex - with all it's 1.5Mhz CPU and 1KB ram.
I'm sure the devs opposite loved Brad banging the BBQ sauce against the table.
I'm sure the devs opposite loved Brad banging the BBQ sauce against the table.
I was fully expecting five year old pc components in that power supply box.
Jason is a great sport, as usual
Twin Tails
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The old games.
The old games.
Mark from CGR would be so happy.
That's the kind of question that leads to man not landing on the moon. I won't have any of that talk here.
LurkerPrime
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Haven't heard the newest one, but yeah I'd agree. Not everything has to be a bit--the Beastcast is at its best when it isn't trying to force these things. It's like Vinny, Alex, and Austin all got into this cycle where they're trying to one-up eachother.
The Bombcast has the opposite problem where participants can seem very unengaged. This applies particularly to Drew and Dan, who are silent for what feels like 90% of podcasts. News segments also feel anemic, with very little real discussion going on for most topics--like they're just going through the motions.
There's this delicate balance of irrelevant banter vs. knowledgeable discourse that is a tough thing to hit in both cases. And unfortunately, I don't really have any good ideas that would improve the issue... because laying down hard rules of any kind, I imagine, would just make it feel even worse--as in, artificial.
wild_fire987
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Here's the nutritional information for a bottle of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce in case anyone is wondering...
1000 calories and 170% of your daily sodium in approximately 30 seconds... not bad Jason!!!
1000 calories and 170% of your daily sodium in approximately 30 seconds... not bad Jason!!!
Sleeping Lesson
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Aha, I always took you for a Pippa Trickelbank.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
How? Which news stories have the ignored? This is the third podcast since he left right? I really don't think one can look at those and say "Well, you can clearly see that since Austin left they don't talk about this anymore" when there really wasn't anything to talk about as far as I know? And there has only been one Beastcast before Austin joined.
LurkerPrime
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Forgot to mention why the Bombcast's news segment feels so off. It's because GBeast has a really definitive edge vs. the Bombcast's news segments, always diving very deep into subjects with a thoughtful analysis, by all participants. And recently, it has been kinda amplified by the Bombcast's "let's wait and see" take on the CSGO gambling thing, as if saying gambling is bad was not an option for them. I was oddly caught off-guard by that. Though I don't remember the timeline, it might've been the day of, or day after, that it blew up.
Remains to be seen if that will become less of a thing over time, but I'd like to think that having such a bent early on has made it part of the Beastcast's DNA.
I don't think it's unfair to say that the Beastcast, especially with Austin's presence, has covered a much broader range of ssues in gaming news that the Bombcast would never touch. At the very least, the Guest Contributor articles are a testament to Austin's interest in niche gaming issues, concepts, or happenings; and they never would have happened without him.
Remains to be seen if that will become less of a thing over time, but I'd like to think that having such a bent early on has made it part of the Beastcast's DNA.
The Dutch Slayer
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You could probably use that gif of that anime girl who pours creme from a jar (I really don't know the name just the gif itself) and use it on Jason.
supermetfreud
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I fucking miss Austin so much.
CoolBatteryCharge
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Finally watching last week's UPF. 52 minutes in, still on this first game...
I never thought I would see the day when y'all turned on Vinny.
He already has a mother 😁
He already has a mother 😁
BreezyLimbo
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You can turn it off after Dans game. Everything after that is...meh.
CoolBatteryCharge
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Nah, KOFXIV demo is a massive improvement for me (but I also love Ranking of Fighters so I guess I'm just weird)
you could replace that bottle with terrible things
Are we sure the Giant Bomb Frat Bros comment was off-kilter?
MassiveNights
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That raw No Man's Sky footage that leaked is pretty hot.
The music is so great, I haven't listened to 65daysofstatic for years. One of the best live acts I have seen.
The music is so great, I haven't listened to 65daysofstatic for years. One of the best live acts I have seen.
funkystudent
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Just thinking....
I dont think I have actually heard someone say the word "Henti" out loud until this weeks Gal Gun quick look.
I dont think I have actually heard someone say the word "Henti" out loud until this weeks Gal Gun quick look.
chat is up btw.
SirClinksAlot
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So apparently Danny got married.
Ninja Scooter
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There's no way to watch the live UPF stuff on an Apple TV, is there?
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