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[Tucah]

One Piece is excellent. I've pretty much stopped caring about manga or anime for the past five or six years but I still make it a habit to read One Piece each week. Fun characters, unique and great art, entertaining story, it's just good stuff all around.

I've never played a One Piece game though.

 

[Hot Coldman]

One Piece also has one of the best dubs ever, thanks to the awesome people at 4kids

 

[Zaph]

I'm just shaking my head at so many of you right now.

 

[daydream]

Wait, One Piece QL is already up?

But I'm playing Do..I mean, cool! Gonna watch it right now!

 

[Infinite Justice]

Loving their reactions to One Piece here LOLOLOL

 

[MiniBossBattle]

I think I need to make a list of "Thing I don't understand why people like but whatever":
Anime
Ketchup on Hotdogs
Sonic
Mortal Kombat art direction
Owning multiple cats
Cats
Fascination with Japan
Rap that isn't from the West Coast
Rock and Roll that isn't from the East Coast
Scarfs
Cosplay
DOTA
Kinect
Fake Wrestling

 

[daydream]

I think I need to make a list of "Thing I don't understand why people like but whatever":

Scarfs

You wear them. Your neck stays warm. Only in autumn/winter, of course.

 

[Kerned]

I think I need to make a list of "Thing I don't understand why people like but whatever":
Anime
Ketchup on Hotdogs
Sonic
Mortal Kombat art direction
Owning multiple cats
Cats
Fascination with Japan
Rap that isn't from the West Coast
Rock and Roll that isn't from the East Coast
Scarfs
Cosplay
DOTA
Kinect
Fake Wrestling

Aside from the coastal music beef and scarves (it's cold here) I am with you 100%.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Now that I am a One Piece fan what should I watch on the Internet, Blu-ray, DVD, or Book?

 

[MiniBossBattle]

I live in Cali. I see scarfs year round and think how sweaty they get. I guess I should add beanies in the summer too.

 

[Hot Coldman]

why the fuck would anyone watch real wrestling

 

[nick nacc]

Nope Podcasts are retired.

wut...........


that seriously sucks

 

[Keyser Soze]

why the fuck would anyone watch real wrestling

The Olympics

 

[Jimmyfenix]

wut...........


that seriously sucks

Yup end of an era.

Also Real wrestling sux

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Scarfs are awesome. You put them on when it's cold outside and then it's a little less cold. They are like hats, but for your neck

 

[Volotaire]

What the... I think I want to play One Piece... What is happening to me?

 

[shadyspace]

I'd say probably my favorite video game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

 

[Fantastapotamus]

What the... I think I want to play One Piece... What is happening to me?

Run. Run as fast as you can and don't turn back. It's not too late.

 

[Chance Hale]

I didn't know that adding ketchup to a hotdog was optional until recently

Spoiler

aside from those fancy ones of course

 

[Chuck]

Duuuuude, what on Earth is this Blue Streak article by Patrick?

 

[Keyser Soze]

What the... I think I want to play One Piece... What is happening to me?

I am still looking at Amazon, and cursing myself

 

[Chance Hale]

Duuuuude, what on Earth is this Blue Streak article by Patrick?

The subtitle is pretty poor

The Former Gears of War designer is partnering with F2P behemoth NExon on its first game

In the actual article he mentions the name of Cliff's new company but just mentions him in the title.

 

[MiniBossBattle]

What the... I think I want to play One Piece... What is happening to me?

Anime is like Cilantro; 20% of the population develop a taste for it. The other percent of the population hate or are indifferent about it.

 

[Chuck]

The subtitle is pretty poor

In the actual article he mentions the name of Cliff's new company but just mentions him in the title.

but why's it a weird q and a thing? why did patrick suddenly decide to start treating his readers like idiots?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Now that I am a One Piece fan what should I watch on the Internet, Blu-ray, DVD, or Book?

I prefer the manga because A) Toei's anime, while fine and serviceable and fun to watch, is filled with low production values at times because Toei is a bunch of cheap-os, B) the filler arcs (they stopped after a while) really work even less in One Piece than in any other series because of how planned out and well connected the series' plot is; adding or subtracting nearly anything is just asking for trouble.

 

[Jintor]

the manga is great. plus you can tear through it about 400 times faster than the long drawn-out anime.

english voices are great though

 

[Jerkson]

wut...........


that seriously sucks

The Bombcast isn't retired, just not up yet.

 

[shadyspace]

but why's it a weird q and a thing? why did patrick suddenly decide to start treating his readers like idiots?

Prepare to be hassled for no apparent reason.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

One Piece also has one of the best dubs ever, thanks to the awesome people at 4kids

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. I thought everyone hated 4kids.

 

[Jintor]

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. I thought everyone hated 4kids.

well, the 4kids dub screwed it up so bad the japanese company took it back and gave it to a better company to dub

 

[SteveWinwood]

Anime is like Cilantro; 20% of the population develop a taste for it. The other percent of the population hate or are indifferent about it.

i really like cilantro

 

[Pops Maellard]

I think I need to make a list of "Thing I don't understand why people like but whatever":
Anime
Ketchup on Hotdogs
Sonic
Mortal Kombat art direction
Owning multiple cats
Cats
Fascination with Japan
Rap that isn't from the West Coast
Rock and Roll that isn't from the East Coast
Scarfs
Cosplay
DOTA
Kinect
Fake Wrestling

 

[daydream]

Sure, I had a One Piece phase. Didn't last very long, though.

Spoiler

I prefer Detective Conan if we're talking THAT sort of popular anime.

(Also, Dota 2 seems well-made so far. Some devious microtransaction in here, though.)

 

[mattp]

Duuuuude, what on Earth is this Blue Streak article by Patrick?

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
Apropos of nothing: When I see giant blocks of text on a linked article, I often read the first two sentences and then click the back button

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
Yet if that same article has a bunch of subheads and is organized so I can skim quickly, get the gist, and start over, I usually read it all

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
So, either I'm dumb or, I suspect, that's probably true of a lot of other people too.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
Not the best example but the only one I can recall doing, here's a news article with easily skimmable subheads: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...e_console_market_with_an_open_Android_box.php

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
If I ever got into video game news again I think I'd probably do a whole lot of that. Factual news story = facts in list form.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
I think the aim of a news article on the internet should be to beam facts into brains as instantly as possible, and that's one way to do it.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
And it's a nice evolution of "reverse pyramid" style in newspapers, where readers opt in to read past the first couple paragraphs for detail

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
Anyway the point is I think I'm pretty smart.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
.@RJTZ right. And note how GAF threads usually bold the important parts of the story for easy skimming. Same concept as lots of subheads.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
I honestly think the world would be better informed if news sites admitted that readers skim now and take advantage instead of fighting it.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
Otherwise those skim-readers' opinions are based just on reading a headline. Anyone who runs a site can tell you how common this is.

@frankcifaldi · Jun 25
Ever notice how Buzzfeed gets a lot of traffic? Maybe it's time to examine their layouts instead of assuming the world is stupid.

‏@frankcifaldi
Oh, right, I kind of forgot that Vox is doing exactly what I'm talking about. So uh, good job guys. http://www.vox.com/2014/6/25/5841722/surprise-the-supreme-court-does-know-a-lot-about-mobile-phones …

 

[Goldmund]

What in the world happened to One Piece (characters, scars, art style)? I stopped watching when they destroyed that crocodile guy's casino.

 

[Pops Maellard]

Whoaaaa, slow down here. The Bombcast is over?!

 

[Hot Coldman]

That article format is poor. Generally speaking, you shouldn't need to outline in a direct manner what you think the reader's questions will be: instead, you tackle that subtly via the information you choose to relay. If you want flavour text - and it's Giant Bomb, so that's probably OK to include - then just add flavour text, this style only adds personality of an irritating nature.

Oh, it seems ridiculously forced too, which is pretty much the tone doomed Giant Bomb content always takes (see: Dave Fortress, the Farmville thing, the Wednesday Gamespot thing).

Edit: Cifaldi's not wrong, necessarily, but I think when I click on the article I know Patrick wrote it and I'm far more likely to read the whole thing. Again, that whole personality-led site thing pays dividends. You're in a unique position where people actually want to read everything you wrote, Patrick! Don't lose those people!

 

[Tucah]

What in the world happened to One Piece (characters, scars, art style)? I stopped watching when they destroyed that crocodile guy's casino.

Time skip.

 

[Zaph]

Duuuuude, what on Earth is this Blue Streak article by Patrick?

It's super weird. Almost in a "I don't want to write this but I must" kinda way. Their basic CMS layout does it no favours either.

For stuff like this which is basically non-news ('former developer returns to announce a video game - no screens, name or art yet') they should go back to that awesome thing Dave developed for Tested years ago - a small grey headline that just sits on the homepage between articles and links directly to the source.

 

[daydream]

Yeah, not a fan of that article layout. Also hard to call it an "article" at that point.

Whoaaaa, slow down here. The Bombcast is over?!

lol

It's the easiest of rules, people: _Nothing_ stops the Bombcast.

Spoiler

but srsly, it's dead, brad is also leaving btw

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Have to say I'm not a huge fan of the structure of the BlueStreak news. I get that Patrick tries to write for "gaming newcomers" but it's pretty tedious to read a bunch of stuff I already know. Pretty selfish I guess, but whatever this is the internet right?

 

[DoctorPayne]

Whoaaaa, slow down here. The Bombcast is over?!

Well, it's not like you could really expect them to continue, what with Brad leaving and all.

 

[Mowki Kowski]

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/unveiling-the-gameplay-of-no-mans-sky/1100-6420891/

I've never seen Danny in non-GB content. He'd be a good reality show host or something.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Yeah, not a fan of that article layout. Also hard to call it an "article" at that point.



lol

It's the easiest of rules, people: _Nothing_ stops the Bombcast.

Spoiler

but srsly, it's dead, brad is also leaving btw

always believe jimmy

 

[Pelydr]

Just watched the mailbag and I know you guys have already touched on it but WTF at people who don't like mustard? Jeff and Dan are insane.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Whoaaaa, slow down here. The Bombcast is over?!

Bombcast. Bombcast has changed.

 

[shadyspace]

Again, that whole personality-led site thing pays dividends. You're in a unique position where people actually want to read everything you wrote, Patrick! Don't lose those people!

But what about all the tens of thousands of video game newcomers Giant Bomb gets every month that need the term "mod" explained to them?

 

[Hot Coldman]

But what about all the tens of thousands of video game newcomers Giant Bomb gets every month that need the term "mod" explained to them?

given that a lot of the GB community doesn't understand basic concepts like "don't treat people like shit", you shouldn't really assume any part of their knowledge base

 

[Zaph]

Edit: Cifaldi's not wrong, necessarily, but I think when I click on the article I know Patrick wrote it and I'm far more likely to read the whole thing. Again, that whole personality-led site thing pays dividends. You're in a unique position where people actually want to read everything you wrote, Patrick! Don't lose those people!

Cifaldi's got a great point, but it only applies to articles with meat on them - the linked Vox story is actually quite in-depth. Letting us know a former developer is now going to make a game again doesn't really need anything other than a headline - and I'd argue that even that isn't important until the game is actually announced, not pre-announced.

 

[Volotaire]

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/unveiling-the-gameplay-of-no-mans-sky/1100-6420891/

I've never seen Danny in non-GB content. He'd be a good reality show host or something.

He hosts a lot of Gamespot shows now. The Point, The Lobby and his kind of quick look video series, Random Encounter, where he plays random games.