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It's weird seeing the reaction to Knack's low scores. Never seen all the umbrage towards reviewers for a game getting poor reviews, unless it's part of a well known series. Feels like a lot of people who had no idea who he was a year ago hyping up BASED MARK CERNY, and getting let down hard.
 
Fotheringay said:
It's weird seeing the reaction to Knack's low scores. Never seen all the umbrage towards reviewers for a game getting poor reviews, unless it's part of a well known series. Feels like a lot of people who had no idea who he was a year ago hyping up BASED MARK CERNY, and getting let down hard.
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If Cerny didn't put his name to it there sure as hell wouldn't be so many apologists.
 
Almost done listening to that Jeff Green/Brad Muir podcast. Holy shit it is amazing. The editing is hilarious too.
I feel like Jeff Green joining Giant Bomb is a long shot, but man if he did I'd listen to the Bombcast regularly again (something I haven't done in a while now).
 
razgriz417 said:
Looks like even the new consoles can't keep Vinny from playing Dark Souls :D
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Is it weird that tomorrow is my birthday and I'm totally bummed about it because I'll be out all night going on some extravagant adventure with my girlfriend and I won't be able to watch Vinny play Dark Souls?
 
Ok yeah. Maybe that sounded WAY more harsh then it did in my head.

Dude is a little underutilised is all. AM show is a great idea for Patrick and Alex but text reviews and uploading daily ubisoft trailers with snarky headlines are not reasons I visit the site.

Wouldnt mind it if he did more video things like Patrick has done. Even though I dont care for 90% of Patricks videos he is pumping those things out.
 
Alo81 said:
Is it weird that tomorrow is my birthday and I'm totally bummed about it because I'll be out all night going on some extravagant adventure with my girlfriend and I won't be able to watch Vinny play Dark Souls?
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Well now you can have both - it's moved to Wednesday!
 
Antiwhippy said:
Really enjoyed bombin the AM. They should make developer talks a more regular thing.
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Absolutely. Scoops and the Wolf really benefit from a) a third chair b) who has expertise/experience in a field, otherwise it kind of devolves into a lot of snark and agreeing with one another.
 
Alo81 said:
Is it weird that tomorrow is my birthday and I'm totally bummed about it because I'll be out all night going on some extravagant adventure with my girlfriend and I won't be able to watch Vinny play Dark Souls?
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You should put that on GiantBombConfessionals.

"I didn't have any fun when I was out with my girlfriend celebrating my birthday because I couldn't watch Vinny play Dark Souls live"
 
I keep peeking into the OT every once in a while, and am repeatedly shocked at all the people seemingly loving it (or at least enjoying it). I don't know if it's launch euphoria or what, but the game looks so fucking boring. I don't even want to try the demo.
 
Tan said:
Huh, Jeff seems pretty jazzed about Killer Instinct. Excited for the quick look tomorrow.
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Pretty sure the reception for xbone games is going to be a lot warmer than the PS4 stuff. Not just from giant bomb but from all the media, my ps4 arrives tomorrow but I would much rather have the MS first party line up to play this Christmas.

I like giant bomb coverage when they are really pumped about a game or really fucking trash a game. Middling quick looks or live streams are a bore.
 
Zeer0id said:
I keep peeking into the OT every once in a while, and am repeatedly shocked at all the people seemingly loving it (or at least enjoying it). I don't know if it's launch euphoria or what, but the game looks so fucking boring. I don't even want to try the demo.
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I can see it being enjoyable if you want a challenge since the enemies seem to really fuck you up in that game, even on normal difficulty. Knack Souls, Dark Souls Jr, all seem like appropriate names.
 
sikkinixx said:
Pretty sure the reception for xbone games is going to be a lot warmer than the PS4 stuff. Not just from giant bomb but from all the media
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Reviews were lukewarm for a lot of games across the board today for the XB1 lineup, same as PS4 really. The only two games left are Forza (will likely score high) and Ryse (lol).

I think Killer Instinct is the surprise hit here.
 
I think Knack looks like a really solid game, the most interesting next generation launch game for sure. I liked almost everything I saw in the QL...


.. and yet, when the guys said they had enough of playing Knack ~40 minutes in, I kinda had to agree. That was enough.

Seems like a simple linear platformer that'd be enjoyable enough in bursts.
 
Zeer0id said:
I keep peeking into the OT every once in a while, and am repeatedly shocked at all the people seemingly loving it (or at least enjoying it). I don't know if it's launch euphoria or what, but the game looks so fucking boring. I don't even want to try the demo.
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OTs of first party exclusives are never the right place to base your conclusions.
 
hamchan said:
I can see it being enjoyable if you want a challenge since the enemies seem to really fuck you up in that game, even on normal difficulty. Knack Souls, Dark Souls Jr, all seem like appropriate names.
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I can sort of understand that, but on the other hand, the Souls games have a lot more going for them than mere "challenge". They're actually games with complex and compelling mechanics, and genuine variety and creativity in level design.

I can think of hundreds of better ways to challenge myself, either in a game or something else, and in the process probably have a lot more fun than while playing Knack. I don't know. You'll have to forgive me for being bit overly harsh, but it's just Knack is to be frank the one retail PS4 launch title I had some interest in based on its reveal, and since then it's just been a constant stream of disappointments. :(

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OTs of first party exclusives are never the right place to base your conclusions.
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Fair point, I guess. Sadly.
 
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