I'm watching it in the tiniest window ever LOL
Although retina display makes it still super detailed 0_0
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Giant Bomb #9 | More Dan Meets The Eye
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I'm watching it in the tiniest window ever LOL
Although retina display makes it still super detailed 0_0
Sleeping Lesson
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The flashlight reflects realistically off the mirror. Have any games ever done that? It looks really good.
I can't think of any. Very cool effect, I thought it was a glitch at first hah.
you're a tiniest window ever
Incandenza
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This game's scary and all but the conditions for progressing seem super obscure and abstract.
ST2K
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I think it was done on purpose for the viral marketing nature of it.
Probably so people wouldn't figure out it is SH until a little later on.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
See, this is how kojima's insanity should be channeled.
Weirdly enough, the three puzzles we've seen so far have a logic to them when you pay attention to what changes in each permutation. Explaining with SPOILERS.
The first one is
literally a blue X on the wedding picture, so you hit X while looking at it to progress.
The second one is
a graffiti about people calling from some place. And to move forward you look at a telephone.
The third one is
a whole bunch of spinning eye pictures, and you end up looking through a hole.
It makes sense in a way that totally rules because it's not "YO CHECK IT OUT THERE'S A PUZZLE HERE"
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I can't figure how you're supposed to know this.
tryagainlater
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This game is pretty scary but when you start thinking about it like a typical game like trying to look at everything to trigger the next sequence, it kinda loses effectiveness. Genre problem I suppose.
OnlyWonderBoy
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Emails have taken a weird turn lately but it's still likely my favorite part of the podcast. I kinda miss the Giant Beefcast.
Edit: Also that means you would miss Ryan drinking anonymous breast milk. The more I think about it the crazier this advice becomes.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Obtuseness can really work against a game. It's losing its effectiveness when you can't figure out how to progress.
Chance Hale
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Would be nice if the next Silent Hill game had more natural progression puzzles like this that are influenced by gameplay rather than "Know every major work of Shakesphere and then rearrange books in chronological order, and use said numbers in form of a math problem"
Although I would be sad if they got rid of real puzzles altogether. 3 just had some really rough segments.
Although I would be sad if they got rid of real puzzles altogether. 3 just had some really rough segments.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
What's the definition of insanity?
SILENT HILLS
He's probably just worried about the quality and execution of the narrative based purely upon his experiences with MGS.
Patrick's Silent Hill tweets are kind of ridiculous. It's not like the quality bar for the horror games he plays is a high one. Even if Kojima has gone with some questionable choices at times, the game will still be head and shoulders 95% of the games on Spookin'. And even if Kojima doesn't nail the horror, it'll probably still end up as a fantastic camp-fest.
Fried Food
Banned
Patrick's tweets seem very attention seeking, and then he talks about it in the new story as if any one actually cares
Kojima seems like he could be a good match with horror though. I think the best horror games are a good mix of the weird/zany and the terrifying. I don't really want an Outlast-style super serious, sadistic type of game. I haven't played the silent hill series myself but much like a lot of other Japanese horror game classics they seem like they're full of weird and interesting characters and Kojima is pretty great at making weird and interesting character. Of course we could also get something like The Beauties...but I'm gonna be optimistic.
Keyser Soze
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PT is basically a nightmare for me. All of that looping, illogical layout, glitching, nonsensical stuff is the scariest stuff in horror for me. Stuff out of time, place, and space makes me freak out, and PT seems to nail that idea. Even watching Scoops play made me panicked :/
Are there films that use some of those same techniques?
Are there films that use some of those same techniques?
Jacob's Ladder.
David Lynch films and Twin Peaks for that matter spring to mind.
It's a tongue-in-cheek anime brawler, but yeah I suspect they'll either enjoy the absurdity of it all or get tired of beating up folks depending on how long they play.Akiba's Trip just got added to the ticker for tomorrow morning, can't wait to see what the game is finally about through giantbomb. Much prefer when they play bad/silly games rather than ones I actually care about as then their constant false statements aren't frustrating
Chance Hale
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Akiba's Trip just got added to the ticker for tomorrow morning, can't wait to see what the game is finally about through giantbomb. Much prefer when they play bad/silly games rather than ones I actually care about as then their constant false statements aren't frustrating
Maybe this new Silent Hills will at least have better writing than Evil Bong 3.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Dude it's perfectly fine to think that kojima might fuck something up through his special brand of insanity. One might even say that it's the only logical expectation, and it's up to each individual to decide if they're on board with that insanity or not.
Infinite Justice
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After getting to the Twitch section of the podcast we might have to get those Jeff Mixlrs, just in case
adamantypants
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Jeff making Dan cringe for 30 minutes on that Hohokum quicklook is fantastic.
Drew and Dan playing through Metal Gear Solid, and not joking all the way through, sounds incredible.
Does the original MGS have the shortcut in the heat/cool the card segment where you can shoot steam and CO2 pipes in Rex's hangar so you don't have to backtrack? I've only played Twin Snakes.
Does the original MGS have the shortcut in the heat/cool the card segment where you can shoot steam and CO2 pipes in Rex's hangar so you don't have to backtrack? I've only played Twin Snakes.
nckillthegrimace
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Zombie James
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Damn it, I missed Scoops. Archive anywhere?
Holy shit, that's brutal then. SuperBunnyhop did a video a while back about how top-heavy MGS is, and how it runs out of steam by the end and resorts to filler. I have to say I agree, and that keycard sequence is one of the biggest indicators.
It was amazing.
I love that there is more talk about random bullshit in the QLs lately also.
The Dear Leader
Banned
HohoJeff is the best, I'm zen as a mother fucker watching this quick look.
Infinite Justice
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Indeed.
If it can save Scott Hall and Jake Roberts, it's probably the best thing ever.
Chance Hale
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He would have to unlock his console to either unlock the region/rip the game for dolphin or pirate an iso. Probably considers it too much work if he even knows it exists(I didn't catch it live)
Still can't believe it didn't come to NA. It was a remake but it's the best horror game in a long time and to pass on bringing over a nintendo produced english localization is mind-boggling.
Edit: The Hohokum quick look is hilarious, think the game looks really neat though and I wish I had bought it early to get the better price. The PS Plus discounts used to last a few days after going up :/ The area towards the ends with the wheat fields was one of the coolest things I've seen in a game on a visual level.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Man, I can't say enough how great Brad has been as a host on the Bombcast thus far. Yesterday's episode was top-notch too, Freeing Jeff up as first chair and having Brad as a host is the best thing that could've happened to the podcast right now.
Still my GOTY so far with Divinity.
Still my GOTY so far with Divinity.
NumberThree
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I probably should buy Jazzpunk, I don't even know why I didn't buy it at release.
All Patrick did was say "I don't like this guy, I would have prefered he were not involved" and then fans defended aggresively. Pretty much every other GAF thread, including huge parts of this one.
For what it is worth, I doubt Kojima will be involved enough to ruin it, he has his own game to finish and Del Toro likes to attach his name to projects. He will likely turn up at the devs once in a while, say "eyeballs on hands, think about it!" and collect his cheque.
For what it is worth, I doubt Kojima will be involved enough to ruin it, he has his own game to finish and Del Toro likes to attach his name to projects. He will likely turn up at the devs once in a while, say "eyeballs on hands, think about it!" and collect his cheque.
Chance Hale
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He did it in a pretty silly way. The post as a whole is poor(!!!) with the last paragraph nearly youtube comment level. It's fine that he dislikes Kojima but why not discuss his concerns in detail within the post instead of throwing around extra punctuation and three word sentences. It's not a big deal at all but some effort could be put into it given it's his job. Just wish writing in games journalism was better in general.
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