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Giant Bomb #24 | In the beginning...

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Strax

Member
Theory

I haven't been enjoying UPF at all since they moved and I think its because the studio is so dark and colorless.

Edit: well, not colorless but lacking warmth
 
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FStop7

Banned
Strax said:
Theory

I haven't been enjoying UPF at all since they moved and I think its because the studio is so dark and colorless.

Edit: well, not colorless but lacking warmth
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I keep wondering when they're going to put up some of the decorations from the old set.

I saw a clip from the first Drew/Alexis Halo-thon and I forgot that the set used to have a giant Nyan Cat on the wall.
 
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MassiveNights

Banned
Strax said:
Theory

I haven't been enjoying UPF at all since they moved and I think its because the studio is so dark and colorless.

Edit: well, not colorless but lacking warmth
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It's pretty dull. They said a closed set wouldn't impact too much but it kind of obviously has for me.
 
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Mr. F

Banned
Watching the premium subscription commercial on the GB YouTube after some time is kind of funny - 6 shows and 1 podcast advertised have been discontinued. Granted they've introduced stuff since, but interesting to note how much content has rotated in/out (I forgot about Pathfinder, for the better).

Also recognizing that they take more effort in production and editing, but I really miss some of the one-off stuff like How to make a UPF or Vinny fixing his Joust cabinet. How to Build a Beast was a nice return to that a while ago.
 
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Twin Tails

Member
LucidMomentum said:
Oh man, my first live UPF.

I am so ready, fam.
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Woooo
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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
I just re-upped my subscription for the first time since May of 2015...point me in the way of the best Premium content that I have missed!
 
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GitarooMan

Member
Yeah I agree the UPF set lacks a certain something. I don't like the closed off darkness and there is little personality. I hope they consider some design adjustments at some point in the future.
 
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mnz

Unconfirmed Member
Having stuff is for people born before the 80s

GitarooMan said:
Yeah I agree the UPF set lacks a certain something. I don't like the closed off darkness and there is little personality. I hope they consider some design adjustments at some point in the future.
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I always thought the current look is temporary.
 
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funkystudent

Member
So is Shenmue's VO more lively in Japanese?


The English acting is like everyone is trying to do their best Lightning from FFXIII impression.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
I really appreciate Shenmue's 'no, fuck you. you didn't do it right, and now you're being punished for it. no you don't get to instantly retry it, dumbass.'

It's refreshing.
 
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Mr. F

Banned
Decided to pop in on No Man's Sky's twitter to see if they'd come back since going dark almost a month ago, now that things have quieted down a bit. Still nothing, crazy.
 
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funkystudent

Member
The Dear Leader said:
Has there been any communication from them besides patch notes?
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Nope.

Basically "hey here is a new patch that kills some bugs" and thats about it.


Maybe they are working on a big patch that adds a bunch of stuff and want it to speak for itself. Or maybe the jig is up and they are waiting for the sales money to process through and will fly the coop
 
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Zaph

Member
Mr. F said:
Decided to pop in on No Man's Sky's twitter to see if they'd come back since going dark almost a month ago, now that things have quieted down a bit. Still nothing, crazy.
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The longer they leave it, the more obvious it is that the missing features are nowhere close to being done and patched in, which is a real bad look considering they were still talking about some of them not long before release.
 
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Archaix

Drunky McMurder
Data West said:
I really appreciate Shenmue's 'no, fuck you. you didn't do it right, and now you're being punished for it. no you don't get to instantly retry it, dumbass.'

It's refreshing.
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A depressing amount of Shenmue is refreshing in 2016. It's still a rather unique game.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
Archaix said:
A depressing amount of Shenmue is refreshing in 2016. It's still a rather unique game.
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Deadly Premonition is the only kind of similar game i can think of. I love the Yakuza series but they don't really have the weird campiness Shenmue has.
 
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Sleeping Lesson

Member
Zaph said:
The longer they leave it, the more obvious it is that the missing features are nowhere close to being done and patched in, which is a real bad look considering they were still talking about some of them not long before release.
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I really thought they'd have at least one meaningful patch by now. They have made a more compelling case for Most Disappointing than I anticipated.
kingocfs said:
I'm falling dangerously behind this Endurance Run
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That happened to me with every Endurance Run so far, and I never went back and finished them. I won't let that happen this time.
 
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No_Style

Member
Data West said:
I really appreciate Shenmue's 'no, fuck you. you didn't do it right, and now you're being punished for it. no you don't get to instantly retry it, dumbass.'

It's refreshing.
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Are you referring to the time of day stuff? That's par for the course in most games that run on a schedule.

It's been a long time since I've seen Shenmue in action. I had forgotten how much of it was an adventure game. A slow plodding adventure game with "incredible" voice acting.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
No_Style said:
Are you referring to the time of day stuff? That's par for the course in most games that run on a schedule.

It's been a long time since I've seen Shenmue in action. I had forgotten how much of it was an adventure game. A slow plodding adventure game with "incredible" voice acting.
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No, stuff like the pool game.
 
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No_Style

Member
Data West said:
No, stuff like the pool game.
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Ah yes. That kind of stuff happens all the time in Deus Ex: HR and MD with hacking and dialog. Even Fallout 3 and beyond with its hacking mini-games too now that I think about it. Locking yourself out of opportunities if you screw up even happens in Doom 2016 if you aren't careful with how you progress.
 
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Mr. F

Banned
The Dear Leader said:
Has there been any communication from them besides patch notes?
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Sleeping Lesson said:
I really thought they'd have at least one meaningful patch by now. They have made a more compelling case for Most Disappointing than I anticipated.
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Nothing at all. You'd think for the kind of game it is they would have some kind of post-launch PR plan of highlighting player discoveries or something, but engagement on any level with the community seems to be dead in the water.
 
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