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no dumb skit thing this year?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

GifCam is pretty rad. GIFs it makes are a little on the large side, though

that's actually just what I needed, thanks.

 

[Exterminieren]

no dumb skit thing this year?

Hitmas is funnier than any skit for years.

 

[Death Metalist]

We're gonna mix it up this year for a couple of reasons. I don't give a shit about football, and the Super Bowl is so close to my holiday visits home. Gonna have him come out in the spring or summer to spread it out a bit throughout the year.

YES.

A tired @paulryckert explains Inside.

I love this so much.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Yakuza? I thought they were doing Shenmue 2.

they decided to skip it and play the Shenmue-likes that have good things in them

 

[Strax]

Got myself a 55" TV.
Merry Christmas.

 

[Catvoca]

Finally picked up Hitman. I hear it's pretty good, I guess.

 

[Joeku]

Cool. I hope VR is heavily involved. Also, I think (if it's out by the time your dad visits) you should have him play Super Mega Baseball 2 (if it's not out by then, the original is a good alternate). Super Mega Baseball is actually one of my favorite Quick Looks that you and Jeff did, just because of how the game seemingly grew on you both as you played it. Also, there's going to be that retro-mode that hearkens back to Ken Griffey Baseball which will be part of MLB The Show 17. I know you're not all that much of a sports fan, but your dad seems to be a fan of RBI Baseball and similar older NES/SNES game, so he might actually enjoy Super Mega Baseball (1 and 2) and the Retro Mode in MLB 17.

Was that the game that had the great umpire pause menu "Tiiime" and "Time out" and "That's tiiiiime" stuff? Cuz if so I put like ten hours into it when it went on Xbox's Games with Gold and it was pretty damn good. Super competent arcadey with a wee-bit of sim baseball game.

 

[Johndoey]

What dumb ass argument was Jeff trying to make on the Luckey shit? Dude supported a white-supremacist adjacent group and instead of dealing with it Oculus just shoved him in a boardroom and went completely silent. I understand not condemning anyone you might have to deal with again but damn son.

 

[Antiwhippy]

What dumb ass argument was Jeff trying to make on the Luckey shit? Dude supported a white-supremacist adjacent group and instead of dealing with it Oculus just shoved him in a boardroom and went completely silent. I understand not condemning anyone you might have to deal with again but damn son.

Uh what. He was condemning luckey alongside with alex.

Did you even listen? Might help.

 

[Johndoey]

Uh what. He was condemning luckey alongside with alex.

Did you even listen? Might help.

He started off with a bullshit statement about the issue being how Luckey "expressed his political views", Alex was the one to actually lay out the real problem. It was a soft condemnation.

 

[Tubobutts]

He started off with a bullshit statement about the issue being how Luckey "expressed his political views", Alex was the one to actually lay out the real problem. It was a soft condemnation.

Did you listen to the whole thing? He gets more into it later.

 

[Incandenza]

The exchange basically went:
Jeff: He sucks but let's focus on games
Alex: Nah man, fuck him
Jeff: Actually you're right, fuck him

 

[Johndoey]

To even begin the debate by downplaying the reality of the situation and talking around the issue is fucked. Alex is more blunt about the issue and that's appreciated. Look i'm sorry but the way Jeff began the debate stuck out to me because shit like Luckey pulled needs to be stated clearly not hemmed and hawwed over.

 

[hamchan]

To even begin the debate by downplaying the reality of the situation and talking around the issue is fucked.

Why the fuck are you even getting outraged about this when the conclusion of the whole thing from Jeff was clearly "fuck Palmer Luckey, fuck his white supremacy ass"?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I'm only halfway through and this Hitman video is the best thing in the world

 

[Xater]

So I bought Ratchet & Clank because of the great sale price on PSN and oh my god this game is pretty. Also fun to play, but I didn't expect anything less there. Makes me excited for Insomniacs Spider-Man game.

 

[Johndoey]

Am I outraged? I just think Jeff trying to circle speak his way out of the conversation till Alex forced it is sketch.

 

[Gobias]

I'm pretty sure I remember Jeff immediately calling Lucky a piece of garbage on his Mixlr the day that news broke. I don't think he ever tried to downplay it, Alex's quick bluntness just reinforced that he was a perfect fit for the category.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I never felt like Jeff was downplaying anything, he just tried to frame it in a "gaming relevant" way and not "He supported Trump so fuck him". At least that's how I heard it.

 

[hamchan]

Am I outraged? I just think Jeff trying to circle speak his way out of the conversation till Alex forced it is sketch.

You sure made yourself seem outraged with your choice of language. Be smart, pick your battles, because attacking Jeff for this makes it seem like you haven't listened to the whole thing or didn't understand Jeff's intentions at all.

 

[LiK]

I'm pretty sure I remember Jeff immediately calling Lucky a piece of garbage on his Mixlr the day that news broke. I don't think he ever tried to downplay it, Alex's quick bluntness just reinforced that he was a perfect fit for the category.

Indeed, Jeff downright called him a racist when the news broke as well.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Am I outraged? I just think Jeff trying to circle speak his way out of the conversation till Alex forced it is sketch.

You're kind of being the textbook example of it.

 

[Tubobutts]

Am I outraged? I just think Jeff trying to circle speak his way out of the conversation till Alex forced it is sketch.

He realized what he was doing was wrong within the course of the same podcast.

 

[Death Metalist]

He realized what he was doing was wrong within the course of the same podcast.

It's almost like it was a deliberation.

 

[daveo42]

Vinny during Hitmas was one of the better Hitman related things this year.

Also new GB Presents podcast on the release of Glittermitten Grove. Worth a listen.

 

[Johndoey]

He realized what he was doing was wrong within the course of the same podcast.

And I accept that. It's not like I said Jeff is some inhuman monster. But I mentioned what I felt to mention so eh.

 

[MadLaughter]

So is Vinny not a part of the planned Yakuza videos?

 

[adamsapple]

http://webm.land/media/6QWZ.webm

Best video game related moment of 2016 for me.

Yakuza? I thought they were doing Shenmue 2.

They moved on to a much more superior franchise with similar aesthetics. I approve of them skipping Shenmue 2.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

It's almost like it was a deliberation.

But think of how boring it would be if they hadn't already made their decisions before the podcasts began. We wouldn't get to hear/see them act out their grand play they choreographed beforehand.

 

[MassiveNights]

Holy shit, Vinny's Hitman run.

ALSO

See just that stupid idea of cutting up some stuff and putting them in hats? That's EXACTLY what I've been moaning about them not doing this year.

Just going to that small amount of effort really adds to the enjoyment of a video. Just having them sit down and play games can be pretty dull beyond the Quick Look.

Hopefully this is the start of a tiny bit more creativity in the content they do.

I know it seems like such a small thing but it honestly makes everything way more interesting for me. See also: the Gbeast summer games & Rocket League series.

 

[LiK]

Kinda want Shenmue 2. Loved their Shenmue 1 LP. hope they consider doing that when Shenmue 3 release date is announced.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Hopefully this is the start of a tiny bit more creativity in the content they do.

nah they're actually going to go back to brad playing dota 2 and not even talking for an hour or two, and more segments where they open up loot in overwatch and then not play overwatch

 

[Tubobutts]

nah they're actually going to go back to brad playing dota 2 and not even talking for an hour or two, and more segments where they open up loot in overwatch and then not play overwatch

The only Dota and Overwatch content I enjoy is when they don't actually play Dota or Overwatch so if you make both of those opening loot boxes and not playing I'm all in.

 

[LiK]

People upset they talk or play games they have no interest in. They should all start playing LoL.

 

[Johndoey]

Swery's a cool guy with a great top ten list. Rusty lake is pretty interesting and only 0.99 cents on Steam right now.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Frog Fractions 2 thing:

Spoiler

Apparently you can import your Mass Effect 2 save? Lol

 

[SomberOwl]

Are people you have muted on twitter showing up on the GB twitter feed part of the page for anyone? I started seeing the tweets yesterday after they launched the GOTY stuff.

 

[strafer]

they decided to skip it and play the Shenmue-likes that have good things in them

But I wanna know what happens to Ryo.

 

[Maklershed]

Started playing Watch_Dogs 2 yesterday and it reminds me a lot of Saints Row. GOTY incoming!

 

[Hasemo]

Vinny's Hitman run was amazing. I was laughing/on the edge of my seat through most of it.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

"and then nothing happens. It makes no sense to me"

Even Paul Ryckert knows Inside is bullshit.

 

[kai3345]

Frog Fractions 2 thing:

Spoiler

Apparently you can import your Mass Effect 2 save? Lol

fuck

 

[Alucrid]

why didn't we get a don bradman '17 quicklook?

 

[Basileus777]

why didn't we get a don bradman '17 quicklook?

Danny leaving killed the GB foreign sports division.

 

[adamsapple]

Frog Fractions 2 thing:

Spoiler

Apparently you can import your Mass Effect 2 save? Lol

It's a good thing Alex has all those copies to spare.

 

[kai3345]

that hitman video might be the best thing GB has put out this year

 

[Voras]

http://webm.land/media/6QWZ.webm

That was a pretty amazing moment in a video of a lot of great moments. Vinny's run was the best.

Spoiler

I died when he tried to throw the knife at the target and ended up just tossing it off the roof instead.

 

[daveo42]

That was a pretty amazing moment in a video of a lot of great moments. Vinny's run was the best.

Spoiler

I died when he tried to throw the knife at the target and ended up just tossing it off the roof instead.

It was better when he

Spoiler

got the knife back and ended up killing the first target on a lucky throw and made it off the roof. Shot of the century with that knife.

Hell, Vinny's run start to finish was just perfect.

 

[Voras]

It was better when he

Spoiler

got the knife back and ended up killing the first target on a lucky throw and made it off the roof. Shot of the century with that knife.

Hell, Vinny's run start to finish was just perfect.

That was incredible. Giant Bomb playing Hitman is the perfect mix of funny screw ups and super clutch moves.