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[Meneses]

BitE is so good.

The best part about the game is that stuff like those sequences that made them laugh out loud happen like, 20 more times and i'm not even half way through the game

Spoiler

can't stop Real Estatin'

.

Also, BitE is actually one of the few things I will actually watch without doing anything else.

Can't wait for them to see the start of Chapter 3.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Did Jeff like the story in Shadow of Mordor? Brad reviewed it, and all I can remember from their GotY discussions is Dan saying how it was the first LotR story he's ever liked.

Ok, now i want that GB Book Club thing back with dan and the LOTR books for some dumb reason.

 

[Mr. F]

Ok, now i want that GB Book Club thing back with dan and the LOTR books for some dumb reason.

I would take the return of Bomb After Reading in any form, I didn't participate last time but the idea was neat.

 

[SomberOwl]

But now I know which game I love and which game I despise before I even play it. Much easier life.

You don't even need to play games anymore to have an opinion. So much easier.

Or even better, after I play a game I can have someone tell me why my opinion is wrong.

This and more

 

[funkystudent]

WORD

 

[Bacon]

Ok, now i want that GB Book Club thing back with dan and the LOTR books for some dumb reason.

Oh my god this sounds terrible

 

[Death Metalist]

This is the best Beast In The East episode so far and they just moved one step forward when it comes to the story. It reminded me how very early on I made my friend buy Yakuza 0 in about 10 minutes, by capturing and sending this to him.

 

[shiftplusone]

Jeff hating on first party Sony exclusives again I see. That guy with the hockey avatar must be pissed, I bet he had a snarky post all ready to go and everything.

jaded jeff gerstman strikes again!

 

[Cronen]

It's one of my favorite games of all time. I love the setting, combat, story, lore...

In for a treat if you like that sort of game!

I know some people weren't a fan of the direction they took the story, but I thought it was great. I'm really looking forward to the sequel.

One thing to keep in mind is that the expansions are mid-game content, so if you find yourself enjoying the game I'd strongly recommend picking up the expansions (which are both great) during Act 2.

Thanks both! The key redeemed and it's downloading now! It's been on my radar for a while now, so I am looking forward to diving in. Story and lore are important factors to me, so glad to see that they are being praised. Also, thanks for the heads up with the DLC!

 

[Strax]

Did Jeff like the story in Shadow of Mordor? Brad reviewed it, and all I can remember from their GotY discussions is Dan saying how it was the first LotR story he's ever liked.

They all agreed about the story being the worst part of Shadow of Mordor if I remember it right.

 

[Picklebucket_]

Wow, you are one sensitive little guy. Jeff not being a fan of most of Sony's exclusives doesn't bother me at all. It's when he makes demonstrably false statements about their lack of popularity and market success that I correct him. Same as I would correct someone in a FFXV or RE7 thread when GAF posters pretend they haven't sold well because they don't like the direction those franchises went in.

I have tons of respect for Jeff and his usual adherence to intellectual honesty, but it also drives me insane when he plays down the popularity/success of a game that didn't grab him specifically. I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices this, though I can't say for sure I ever noticed a tendency toward Sony stuff.

 

[Mr. F]

I have tons of respect for Jeff and his usual adherence to intellectual honesty, but it also drives me insane when he plays down the popularity/success of a game that didn't grab him specifically. I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices this, though I can't say for sure I ever noticed a tendency toward Sony stuff.

The only time this really bothers me is when there's a specific game that has to be discussed over and over again within a short period of time (GOTY specifically). Sometimes I found myself skipping through Jeff's arguments against things because past a certain point it was just repeating "its cool that you like it but it just didn't appeal to me at all" or whatever over and over.

Granted that might be more of an issue with the process of GOTY itself and the way they record it, but still.

 

[Gurrry]

Wow holy shit at that Horizon review.

I honestly didnt think this game was going to be good. I loved the look of it and all, and thought it had great potential from what ive seen, but I just felt like it was destined to fall short of what I wanted it to be.

Seeing

Spoiler

5 stars from jeff

really makes me want to pick this up and check it out now.

 

[killroy87]

I have tons of respect for Jeff and his usual adherence to intellectual honesty, but it also drives me insane when he plays down the popularity/success of a game that didn't grab him specifically. I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices this, though I can't say for sure I ever noticed a tendency toward Sony stuff.

I've only ever seen him really do this with Driveclub. he still talks about that game like it was a unanimous disaster, and none of the post-launch support existed (it's totally fine if he never touched the game post-launch, but he's also barely acknowledged the sheer idea that they improved it). Most other games, such as The Order, he's not too far off on with his criticisms. I liked The Order just fine for what it was, but it was pretty weak.

 

[Zornack]

Ha, Jeff likes Horizon! Take that, science.

 

[mnz]

I think games with long update histories in general get a bad deal. The gaming press just isn't built for it, they need to move on.

 

[Lunar FC]

I've only ever seen him really do this with Driveclub. he still talks about that game like it was a unanimous disaster, and none of the post-launch support existed (it's totally fine if he never touched the game post-launch, but he's also barely acknowledged the sheer idea that they improved it). Most other games, such as The Order, he's not too far off on with his criticisms. I liked The Order just fine for what it was, but it was pretty weak.

Driveclub fucked his girl.

 

[Zaph]

I've only ever seen him really do this with Driveclub. he still talks about that game like it was a unanimous disaster, and none of the post-launch support existed (it's totally fine if he never touched the game post-launch, but he's also never truly acknowledged the sheer idea that they improved it). Most other games, such as The Order, he's not too far off on with his criticisms. I liked The Order just fine for what it was, but it was pretty weak.

Driveclub launched poor, had that whole mess with the PS+ version, and Sony shut down the developer. Just because a game can end up good, that doesn't stop it from it being a disaster. No Man's Sky could end up great, but it's still a disaster.

 

[killroy87]

I think games with long update histories in general get a bad deal. The gaming press just isn't built for it, they need to move on.

Yeah, but GB in particular really doesn't care about that sort of thing. I find sites like Kotaku are pretty good about covering games with decent post-launch support if it's newsworthy (which something like DC certainly was). GB in particular, with it's low emphasis on news, is particularly susceptible to not ever looking in the review mirror at past games.

Driveclub launched poor, had that whole mess with the PS+ version, and Sony shut down the developer. Just because a game can end up good, that doesn't stop it from it being a disaster. No Man's Sky could end up great, but it's still a disaster.

I'm just saying that, in an alternate reality where No Man's Sky at some point becomes a truly great game that's worth playing, Giant Bomb generally will never speak of it with anything but that first impression. At best, Brad might say "I've heard they've patched that game so it's pretty decent now", and then Jeff just dismisses the comment and moves on.

I'm not saying they need to change their minds and re-review or anything, but they aren't exactly known for their coverage of instances like Driveclub. Which is fine, that's their choice.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Speaking of hot messes, I enjoyed reading about the ongoing Street Fighter V debacle over the weekend. Artificially lengthened load times seems cool!

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I remember that Brad was borderline offended by the lore (not necessarily the story) in Shadow of Mordor

 

[Gurrry]

I still think I need to see a quick look before I make the purchase of Horizon. I trust Jeff's judgement, but even after reading the review, im left still with the same feeling I had prior to seeing the review. I had a tough time enjoying myself in Farcry and I worry this is more like that and less like Monster Hunter.

I was hoping for it to lean more in the MH direction and less in the FC direction. But theres still something about the game that intrigues me.

 

[Hjod]

I forgot that there was a new episode of Beast in the East. Awesome suprise, fuuck yeah.

Som BiE and a kebabpizza!

 

[pizzacat]

Speaking of hot messes, I enjoyed reading about the ongoing Street Fighter V debacle over the weekend. Artificially lengthened load times seems cool!

From what I understand when the screen goes white is when it's loading so technically load times have always been fast, the game is just stuck on other stuff

 

[Bacon]

a kebabpizza!

 

[Strax]

I've never seen a game go from being hyped to hated to hyped again so fast like Zero Dawn.

 

[Dany]

Jeff giving any game five stars is instantly going to make me try it

 

[Hjod]

I'm cultivating mass bro.

 

[BearPawB]

I've never seen a game go from being hyped to hated to hyped again so fast like Zero Dawn.

I just wasn't ready for such a stacked 2017.
I have had 3 friends buy a ps4 in the past week

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I wonder if they explain what "Zero Dawn" means. Unless it already means something and I'm too dumb to understand it.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

Hope Jeff's safe from the flooding. Sounds like its going to get bad in his area pretty soon.

 

[Death Metalist]

e: More blinking

 

[Bacon]

Hope Jeff's safe from the flooding. Sounds like its going to get bad in his area pretty soon.

Maybe he'll have to take shelter in the office. Impromptu 24 hour flood stream incoming

 

[Mr. F]

Hope Jeff's safe from the flooding. Sounds like its going to get bad in his area pretty soon.

Slab will come to the rescue and block off the water

 

[Catvoca]

More blinking

That's awesome.

 

[pizzacat]

Slab will come to the rescue and block off the water

Jeff is about to get rushed by water, he closes his eyes and accepts his fate until he hears a giant thud


Its slab


🛐

 

[Mister Negative]

so, seems like Horizon is The Thing, huh?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I'm excited for the podcast. Sometimes Jeff gives games really good reviews but not because he personally super enjoyed them but because he thinks they are good games (if that makes sense). Like how he gave both Fallout 4 and Superhot the same score but obviously loves Superhot on a much more personal level. Not saying that's bad (quite the opposite actually). I'm curious if Horizon is a "yeah, it's really really good" or a "I fucking love this game".

 

[nckillthegrimace]

I'm excited for the podcast. Sometimes Jeff gives games really good reviews but not because he personally super enjoyed them but because he thinks they are good games (if that makes sense). Like how he gave both Fallout 4 and Superhot the same score but obviously loves Superhot on a much more personal level. Not saying that's bad (quite the opposite actually). I'm curious if Horizon is a "yeah, it's really really good" or a "I fucking love this game".

Is Fallout 4 a good game, though?

 

[Wunder]

I'm excited for the podcast. Sometimes Jeff gives games really good reviews but not because he personally super enjoyed them but because he thinks they are good games (if that makes sense). Like how he gave both Fallout 4 and Superhot the same score but obviously loves Superhot on a much more personal level. Not saying that's bad (quite the opposite actually). I'm curious if Horizon is a "yeah, it's really really good" or a "I fucking love this game".

I hope there aren't spoilers in the bombcast. I'm usually not that kinda guy but since there's still a good week+ of time between now and release I'm more wary.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Jeff also gave Killzone 2 five stars so clearly he just hates Sony games not made by Guerilla.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I hope they spoil everything on the podcast

 

[wenis]

I hope they spoil everything on the podcast

"Aloy is actually a lizard person and the game turns into a top down shooter 2/3 of the way through, oh spoiler warning for anything after this on Horizon"

- Bradley Shoemaker 2/21/2017

 

[Incandenza]

"Aloy is actually a lizard person and the game turns into a top down shooter 2/3 of the way through, oh spoiler warning for anything after this on Horizon"

- Bradley Shoemaker 2/21/2017

"Can I just say it? It's like, not even a big deal, but it was my favorite reveal of the game, but it's like a third of the way in so whatever. I'm just gonna say it."

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Is Fallout 4 a good game, though?

No, it's terrible but that's beside the point. He still gave it the same rating as Superhot. But when you hear him talk about both games, even outside the GotY talk, he is clearly way more enthusiastic about Superhot. And I'm curious if Horizon is a Fallout 4 or a Superhot for him.

"Aloy is actually a lizard person and the game turns into a top down shooter 2/3 of the way through, oh spoiler warning for anything after this on Horizon"

- Bradley Shoemaker 2/21/2017

The reality is probably more like "You get a new weapon after 2 hours or so" and people will still freak out.

 

[Google]

OK. Just pre-ordered Horizon. Thanks Jeff.

Also, Mordor is great. Fuck that story though - the most un-LOTR thing to be set in a LOTR world.

(lets go back and play those PS2 era games of the movies. They were great)

 

[Mr. F]

OK. Just pre-ordered Horizon. Thanks Jeff.

Also, Mordor is great. Fuck that story though - the most un-LOTR thing to be set in a LOTR world.

(lets go back and play those PS2 era games of the movies. They were great)

Yesss, loved those games as a kid. I played Return of the King with friends over the christmas break, still holds up.

 

[Karspankey]

So the Switch preview embargo is lifted on the 23rd. Wonder if the guys will do any sort of coverage on that day? Jeff did say that plans for coverage would be revealed soon, if I'm remembering right.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

So the Switch preview embargo is lifted on the 23rd. Wonder if the guys will do any sort of coverage on that day? Jeff did say that plans for coverage would be revealed soon, if I'm remembering right.

Any word on when the embargo for Zelda lifts?

 

[Dineren]

Any word on when the embargo for Zelda lifts?

Seems like the 24th for previews, March 2nd for reviews.