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Giant Bomb #25 | A Fun Time with Friends
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You're not alone, I posted it in here before but it might be my GOTY.
It's definitely the game this year that stuck with me the most after playing it. It really worked for me.
Fried Food
Banned
fixed and yes
I love thinking about this. Thanks strafer.
HappenstanceUK
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Firewatch will most likely be in my top 10 this year, I really enjoyed it.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I liked Firewatch, although it definitely stumbles its way towards the end. I'm not one of those "the ending was disappointing so the whole experience was worthless" people. I've seen LOST (twice!), I'm prepared for this kind of thing.
Firewatch's problems go far beyond just the ending.
Namely, it's a story and relationship driven game with poor writing and an unconvincing relationship. Felt like it was written by people with more internet experience than life experience. When you compare it to some of the radio dramas out there, it really hits you in the face what a wasted opportunity it was.
Namely, it's a story and relationship driven game with poor writing and an unconvincing relationship. Felt like it was written by people with more internet experience than life experience. When you compare it to some of the radio dramas out there, it really hits you in the face what a wasted opportunity it was.
lol i've been there. Luckily I had started to lose interest from season 4 onwards.
As for Firewatch, I didn't like it from the start. I thought the much-praised dialogue was bad, and the game itself generally uninteresting. I did like the way it looked, though.
Just go to YouTube and type in Bombcast McElroy Sherlock
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Bought Hitman on PlayStation.
Might not even play it, but it would feel shit not giving the Devs some money after all the entertainment I got from it through Giantbomb.
Might not even play it, but it would feel shit not giving the Devs some money after all the entertainment I got from it through Giantbomb.
soundscream
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Yeah I just bought it on xbox, felt obligated after all the GB content.
I pretty much loved Firewatch all the way through. Definitely in my top five of the year. The reveal to the mystery is kinda lame, and the ending left me feeling kinda hollow and unfulfilled, but I think that's kinda the point of it all. One of my favorite game stories in years.
The Dan episode of The Comedy Button is great, although disappointing to hear they apparently recorded two episodes with him and Jared Petty and the first was lost literally because Scott's cat ruined the computer it was on. I'd love to hear Jeff on an episode of it and let him embrace their more sophomoric style for an hour.
The Dan episode of The Comedy Button is great, although disappointing to hear they apparently recorded two episodes with him and Jared Petty and the first was lost literally because Scott's cat ruined the computer it was on. I'd love to hear Jeff on an episode of it and let him embrace their more sophomoric style for an hour.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I think this is supposed to be a burn but like... that sounds alright? Considering how most games spectacularly fail at having characters whose names i can even remember, yeah, i'll take that any day.
The thing I can't stand about games like Firewatch, Gone Home and Dear Esther is something I will call ludonarrative hypocrisy. They all claim to be about close human relationships and the problems that arise in their text but they don't back it up with anything in the playspace. To put it simply there are no human interactions in those games. Interaction is always by proxy. Logs, phones etc.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I felt the complete opposite. I hated both characters. I actually requested a refund on Steam, I really hated that game. Played maybe 40 minutes, couldn't take more
nckillthegrimace
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You're crazy! There's nothing more relatable than
abandoning your spouse to live in the woods like the Unabomber.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
It wasn't even that, it was their overly witty dialog that made me tear my ears out. I hate that kind of writing. Nothing about those characters felt real or relatable to me. The game looked really nice though.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
You must really hate joss whedon.
Exactly my thoughts.
Infinite Justice
Member
Man Vinny has his work cut out for him with those Max reactions.
edit: and his daugther's LOL
edit: and his daugther's LOL
What was the reveal? It's been a while for me
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
He directed Alien 4, so yeah. Has he done anything else recently?
Human Trashcan
Banned
You may have heard of "Avengers" and "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron"
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Oh, he made those? I think I saw one of them.
Look up Kenji Lopez-Alt's guides on Food Lab. They are all fantastic and easy to follow.
funkystudent
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Does anyone have a link to where that homer simpson "im a scientist" t shirt thing came from?
I guess from the Drew / Alexas 24 hour stream but that thing is REALLY LONG and I cant find it.
I guess from the Drew / Alexas 24 hour stream but that thing is REALLY LONG and I cant find it.
Zero-Crescent
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EDIT: Sorry, misread. This is just the link to purchase the shirt.
http://games.jackbox.tv/artifact/TeeKOGame/czOI77zYjkeRsRVjPxGtIOLC09MHmWhR/
EDIT 2: It's from UPF.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unprofessional-fridays-11042016/2300-11689/
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Firewatch?
They set it up as a government conspiracy where scientists were monitoring the two protagonists while manipulating them to record psychological reactions - turned out it was just some hermit who was fucking with them - the father of the boy who died in a fall, he had been living in the woods for years.
EricDiesel
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I can't stand most of Joss Whedon's stuff but really enjoyed the banter in Firewatch, for what it's worth.
It was alright. The
red herring conspiracy
I understand why some people don't like the Firewatch ending (even through they're wrong
) but it's nothing like Lost, it was pretty obvious after the first season of Lost they were just making (admittedly intriguing) shit up as they went along and would write themselves into a corner eventually.Firewatch does have some misdirection in the story, but the whole game makes sense both plot and theme wise.
Dans reply tweet read like the kind of thing one would specifically craft when you are trying your hardest to not apologize to a person while still seeming remorseful. Right down to blaming it on the alcohol.
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