Giant Bomb #9 | More Dan Meets The Eye
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firehawk12
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Oh whoops, yeah, I meant he said that T3 > T1. lol
Ah, well there ya go. At least he admits he's trolling that time. lol
Just watched the Mailbag. Dan and Jason are in LA? Danny still in Germany?
With Drew in the control room, I think it's going to be a quiet UPF.
But that's what makes a personality-based anything great - you're not supposed to like every single aspect of everyone's personality (aside from Vinny, obviously), but how they work together.
Dan has been here for 5 minutes and he's already made Jeff, Brand and Drew more fun to watch and reignited Giant Bomb.
If something so minor is already making you feel incredulous, then it probably says more about your tolerance for others.
Oh my god. He even apologised for that and deleted the tweets. Let it go.
But I bet this is about Tomb Raider, isn't it? It's totally about Tomb Raider.
With Drew in the control room, I think it's going to be a quiet UPF.
But that's what makes a personality-based anything great - you're not supposed to like every single aspect of everyone's personality (aside from Vinny, obviously), but how they work together.
Dan has been here for 5 minutes and he's already made Jeff, Brand and Drew more fun to watch and reignited Giant Bomb.
If something so minor is already making you feel incredulous, then it probably says more about your tolerance for others.
It was both.
Oh my god. He even apologised for that and deleted the tweets. Let it go.
But I bet this is about Tomb Raider, isn't it? It's totally about Tomb Raider.
Nope but Jeff said not to expect it for a couple of weeks.
Jimmyfenix
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Cesaro apologized man.
AHA! Not a sport after all.It was both.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think I'm one of three guys here who doesn't mind Alex and his snarkiness, so I've never really had a problem with any of the people that have been through GB until now.
Perhaps. He just seems like a person who is "on" all the time and I'm just not enjoying that as much after the novelty wore off. It almost feels like every week we're supposed to get another "Dumb Dan" story, and I'm sort of ready for that gimmick/joke to die.
You're the one still obsessing over Tomb Raider by bringing it up in a completely unrelated conversation.
I'm simply responding directly to firehawk's posts.
SteveWinwood
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tomb raider sucks
It probably because he has never seen a good anime before, all he know about is the weird stuff he saw online. And the game really didn't help to change his outlook.
The 2013 game is fantastic!
So what if he was trolling, he's right. Football fans are hilarious.
Look. Football, especially the World Cup, is serious business. I will not stand for slander.
I'm writing a strongly worded letter to Les Moonves this very moment. That'll put Dan in his place.
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I will join you as I am a big Tool fan (I am actually), I need to encourage the opening of his third eye.
Not for docking
It was both.
God bless Dan
stump sock
Member
I would not have pegged Dan as someone who doesn't like Rush. But he likes Steely Dan so all is forgiven.
sproutella
Member
Hah I used to have that Twitter handle before I deleted my account. Glad someone is carrying on the legacy. That's who Danielle Riendeou was talking about on thumbs/bombing, maker of coming out simulator?
Haunted
Member
The heel turn!It was both.
Seriously though, good decision to backpeddle and apologise for that one. The red-blooded American persona is fun, but it's a fine line, and easy to come across as legit stupid and arrogant instead.
And that's no fun at all.
TheLegendOfMart
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He IS doing it on purpose, he says dumb shit on twitter calling whole swathes of fans insulting names for something he doesn't like and then proceeds to call people out on twitter when they retaliate and all his circle jerk buddies all laugh about it.
It's getting pretty irritating to be honest, to the point where I hesitate to watch Quicklooks that he is half of.
This isn't me "being a jerk" or insulting the guy, I have nothing against him but his attitude riles people up, he's only been at Giantbomb for a few weeks he should be winning fans over not putting them off, this isn't to say he shouldn't be himself but c'mon there is a line and he's stepped over it a few times.
TharpDaddy
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Here's a few of his reviews:
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/t...11/14/zelda-a-link-between-worlds-review.aspx
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/rambo_the_video_game/b/pc/archive/2014/02/26/rambo-review.aspx
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mario_kart_8/b/wii_u/archive/2014/05/30/mario-kart-8-review.aspx
His written content is actually really straight forward. He comes across as pretty serious.
I feel exactly the same, I really don't know what to think of him. Sometimes I agree with the things he says and does, but others just annoy me.
If he wants to go full heel, a tweet about how Persona 4 is a dumb anime game for creepy dudes who want teenage waifus would be a good move.
sproutella
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Soccer fans (especially US soccer) are some of the most defensive especially when it comes to social media.
There is a massive us vs them mentality because of the way the sport has been treated in the country by mainstream media or by people who have never tried to watch or play the game.
There is a massive us vs them mentality because of the way the sport has been treated in the country by mainstream media or by people who have never tried to watch or play the game.
Jimmyfenix
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It is the Patrick affect. It will go away in 18 months.
I'm sure Dan knows how he's portraying himself and he's fine with it.
I'll give him the benefit of the doubt when he's as into games as he is. Ultimately that's why we're all interested in what's coming next. And what he's done with the site for these premium shows is nothing short of incredible.
TharpDaddy
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Dan is very self-aware most of the time. He's commented that he's one of the biggest dorks there is, so people shouldn't feel too bad when he calls them dorks. He also has said on twitter (i think it was) that he's fine with being made fun of, he even is considering a book called "Comfortably Dumb" or something. I think he's an excellent addition to the site. He has given me some huge laughs since joining, and i think he really gives a good energy to the videos he's in, and works well with the other guys.
Ventilaator
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Patrick gets tons of hate to this day.
He isn't. A few sensitive souls just get very serious about the stuff they like.
I legitimately love the World Cup, but sometimes you just gotta know when to take a step back.
By a tiny minority who have mostly been limited to Youtube. And tbh, do Youtube comments even count?
MickeyKnox
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Dan is basically a modern Homer Simpson
How can you hate that?
How can you hate that?
TheLegendOfMart
Banned
It really isn't. I wasn't raging at Giantbomb for hiring him, I don't enjoy horror games so I don't really consume his content other than Worth Reading/Playing.
I thought Dan was a great hire at first but after listening to him insult people for liking things he thinks are dumb it is turning me off him very quickly.
TharpDaddy
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The GB thread works in cycles. Time is not linear here.
Amazing.
TheLegendOfMart
Banned
I'm confused where I said anything wrong, I wasn't calling him dumb I said he insults people over things he himself thinks are dumb.
I would like to buy you a beer.
ratcliffja
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To be fair, he's pretty terrible with his solo stuff. He's just really boring and grating. I liked him ok during the Crono Trigger ER and during some of his other Quicklooks with how he actively sought out stuff that others wouldn't touch, but I just can't watch any of his stuff since he's moved to Chicago.
bigwinnerx
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You're the one drawing this line and letting it get to you. He is a happy fella.
He's not going anywhere, he's doing exactly what he's paid to do and more. Create content, drive traffic and letting a couple mice loose in the room to stir things up is what the site sorely needed.
Jimmyfenix
Member
That Drew guy seems like a good fit at Giantbomb. Shame he is just a video intern at the moment.
TharpDaddy
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I think it's kinda exaggeration to say Dan hates anime. He even said in the QL that he liked what he saw of One Piece, but that the writing in Akiba was a lot more grating -- and i agree with it. I thought the writing in it was terrible.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
I get the feeling he's being better accepted than Patrick was, outside of the initial backlash he and jason got for being both male and white.
Patrick had some issues that he's worked on with time. He had the tendency to talk over people and go off on tangents at times, both things he's much better about. But you know what they say about first impressions. I think he's been a great contribution to the site, and being the journo duder he makes the site better for his efforts.
The worst thing you can say about dan is that everything is wrestling and that he believes that all references come from the simpsons. The former can be a bit much at times but the latter just means his heart and head are in the right place.
I get the sense he doesn't actually think that anime fans are terrible people but likes to troll them since they seems to be really defensive about their hobby. Surprisingly, defensive people are excellent people to troll so this proves to be super effective against most anime fans, or i suppose most big fans of anything really. And no one has a more legit claim to dorkiness like a guy who's written a wrestling book.
TheLegendOfMart
Banned
I don't go up to groups of people I don't know and insult them for liking a thing I think is stupid/dumb/crap in real life.
The problem is the Jock in high school mentality of insulting people whether he is doing it in jest or not it's really obnoxious. Jeff can do it and you can tell he is joking and it is funny, Dan does it with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
For what it's worth I don't like football or anime so I am not saying it because I am butthurt about something, anyway I've said my piece don't want to keep bringing it up.
Because we can't see the acts of self-sacrifice?
He does the thing Jeff does with Yoshi, except he does it with so many things it's not really funny. Even when I might agree with him, because Dota and the Walking Dead don't appeal to me as games either, it comes off as obnoxious.
Antiwhippy
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Is going on twitter counted as going up to groups of people to insult them?
Jeff does it with way more stuff than just Yoshi. You just never noticed.
Jeff does it with way more stuff than just Yoshi. You just never noticed.
Yeah totally. And I say this as a person who is one of them. I see reactions from American soccer fans on the internet to shit on a regular basis that makes me cringe. It's almost as bad as console fans.
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