CoolBatteryCharge
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Giant Bomb #23 | See you Space Cowboy...
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*rocks back and forth impatiently*
At least you get to watch it when it`s up on the site. It goes up 3am my time so I have to wait until after work. WHAT A TRAGIC TURN OF EVENTS!
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Half the fun of hot takes is that they can be completely wrong.
I will standby my statement that Luke is a lame character.
Also: there was a hell of a lot less competition then then there is now for our movie going money.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Sure, but it wouldn't have had the staying power it does if there was nothing to it. It's easy to take it for granted because it's so ubiquitous now, but that movie was mythical in scope. The whole universe it established in one movie, the characters, it's pretty staggering. You can think Luke sucks, that's an opinion I can't argue with, but it inarguably did more to establish Luke as a character than TFA does on anyone except maaaaybe Kylo. I guess my point is there's more to a movie's quality than just nuts and bolts of filmmaking. Star Wars may be a 4/5 or whatever but it gave us Darth Vader and "use the Force" and Obi-Wan and who could put a price on that?
In conclusion may the fourth of july be with you
CoolBatteryCharge
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Potential lowest Raw ratings in history coming up.
Thanks, I will save it for later.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I like how at the beginning of the QL Dan seems like the one driving and then like seven minutes in out of nowhere he just explodes "I hate these games!"
Salty Catfish
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That kinda surprised me since I thought Jeff was the only one who felt that way, but watching that QL I realized that I'm also totally over the Lego game formula. The Marvel Super Heroes one was cool but otherwise they're all so cookie-cutter.
Death Metalist
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Link's Awakening DX 100% on SGDQ now.
I still enjoy the Lego games, but I don't really play all of them. I mainly took a long break before I played Batman 3 and Marvel. Currently I'm planning on playing the latest marvel avengers one, but I'll probably wait for a bit longer for a bigger discount.
Also never really touched the LOTR ones and not really interested in any further Star Wars ones. Just ones based on comics now I suppose.
Also never really touched the LOTR ones and not really interested in any further Star Wars ones. Just ones based on comics now I suppose.
broncobuster
Banned
Lego Batman 2 and Lego Marvel are great fun with their open worlds and all. Don't get why they abandoned the open world since.
I think the Marvel one is still the best. It being pretty recent surprised me.
Force Awakens is the most medicore, safe movie I've ever seen. It is the God of War reboot of movies. It is the Quantum Break of movies. You know that line in the Plinkett review for Titanic where he calls it the Applebees of movies?
That's Force Awakens to a tee. It is such a god damn forgettable movie to me that it's amazing how much it came and went in my head. The legacy and 'legacy' of the main movies and prequels at least had something to talk about. As opposed to 'that Star Wars movie that was really a Star Wars movie.'
That's Force Awakens to a tee. It is such a god damn forgettable movie to me that it's amazing how much it came and went in my head. The legacy and 'legacy' of the main movies and prequels at least had something to talk about. As opposed to 'that Star Wars movie that was really a Star Wars movie.'
Piston Hyundai
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yeah, and I can't believe they brazenly shoehorned minorities in there
I don't give a shit about Star Wars
I guess. I mean, I remember struggling through Avengers 2 because my brother wanted to see it and thinking, 'this whole thing is one giant toy commercial. like gi joe is more subtle than this' and i'm of the opinion that every joss whedon character personality is the same. Everyone is witty. Even Captain America who's supposed to be this clean, moral compass, golden boy also has all these quips. Everyone quips all the time.
It's like the WWE issue where every main face is John Cena. Every MCU hero and villain is Buffy.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I think that you've drilled down to the core of why I find the marvel stuff super forgettable.
I kinda enjoyed GotG but man I can't remember anything specific about it. Precisely because of that.
Keyser Soze
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I have been away from everything for a month due to stuff... I feel lost.
Incandenza
Banned
GotG is definitely my "what are you people talking about" movie. That thing is nothing outside of its casting and soundtrack. Even the jokes are lame.
Twin Tails
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Austin
Dan Ricket fed a deer.
Star Wars sucks.
Brother Nero feud is still ongoing.
Castlevania: Bloodlines is so bad that Vinny and Alex took a week off after beating it.
Jeff Gerstmann buys a bathtub.
They still have not played youtubes life.
Disney are just getting started, you'll feel the same about Star Wars in 3 years don't worry
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I feel the same now.
LurkerPrime
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For some reason I thought Inside released last week...
It was a great blockbuster, but a mediocre Star Wars movie. Good cast and a fun romp but there was none of the previous entries' iconic flair; even the prequels had more memorable moments than TFA.
The biggest issues, for me at least, are that TFA's plot was too similar to previous entries, and the aesthetic felt like a Star Wars game where it's just rehashing everything that happened previously. Like, yeah, that's what you want, but the numbered movies are kinda, sorta supposed to push the envelope forward somehow. TFA's legacy is going to be the T-saber and an EU-tier villain.
It's all about Groot. He retroactively redeemed everything about it, for me.
It was a great blockbuster, but a mediocre Star Wars movie. Good cast and a fun romp but there was none of the previous entries' iconic flair; even the prequels had more memorable moments than TFA.
The biggest issues, for me at least, are that TFA's plot was too similar to previous entries, and the aesthetic felt like a Star Wars game where it's just rehashing everything that happened previously. Like, yeah, that's what you want, but the numbered movies are kinda, sorta supposed to push the envelope forward somehow. TFA's legacy is going to be the T-saber and an EU-tier villain.
It's all about Groot. He retroactively redeemed everything about it, for me.
Salty Catfish
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That Link's Awakening DX SGDQ speedrun was some crazy shit. Fooling the game into thinking a bat with zero HP is the final boss? How the hell do people find this stuff?
Most likely. I would love it if they just let Villeneuve or Soderbergh do their thing but that's too much to hope for
nckillthegrimace
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You guys are crazy!
apply this to whatever you want
apply this to whatever you want
Man, a Star Wars movie directed by a Formula 1 World Drivers Champion would certainly be something
The first God of War was anything but safe when it came out.
Glitchesarecool
Member
It's weird thinking about a world without god of war.
StopMakingSense
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Some of that starts off from the TAS community, by looking how values change and experimenting with methods of manipulating those via the game. The ones that are reasonable enough to execute by hand find their way into any% runs.
Imagine there's no Kratos
It's easy if you try...
I get around just fine without it.
Twin Tails
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1hr 46min
Incandenza
Banned
Welp my fireworks plans got rained out so I guess it's time to run home and watch Demo Derby
Salty Catfish
Member
We get Tommy Tallarico leading a scavenger hunt in the first five minutes -- this is gonna be good.
i remain blissfully unaware
broncobuster
Banned
Black label Symphony of the Night was rare-ish back in the day.
Yeah, I thought it was OK, but my friends were all over the moon over this movie.
I just don't get it.
Twin Tails
Member
Jeff doing internet voices never gets old.
That's how I felt about Deadpool
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