Giant Bomb Endurance Runs: Season Two - Who The Hell Is Zach?
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Haha, just finished watching both. As far as the first episode goes it's VJ > BR by a large margin. VJ have the experience and kinda just roll with it while BR come off like they really don't wanna be doing this and are being forced which was funny in its own way but will get annoying in the long run.
I'm still watching both though, this shit's just too good.
I'm still watching both though, this shit's just too good.
I do think that if you're gonna have two teams of Endurance Runners, they should be doing different games.
Unless the game design is sufficiently open to allow for substantially different playthroughs, at least. Does Deadly Premonition branch at all or are we just going to be watching the two teams doing the same things?
Unless the game design is sufficiently open to allow for substantially different playthroughs, at least. Does Deadly Premonition branch at all or are we just going to be watching the two teams doing the same things?
Hellsing321
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Its an open world game with plenty of side missions to do.Htown said:
CabbageRed
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Nice! I wish more sites would pick up on this formula and crank ER's out at a V/J level of quality, as there are lots of games I'll never bother playing, but would love to watch MST3K style.
My god, those textures...
My god, those textures...
tadcalabash
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Please oh please let this thread not just devolve into a "which 'team' is better" debate
go team BR!
Papercuts said:
But unlike Vinny, Brad checked early on to see if the gun had infinite ammo, and when it did, he knew he didn't have to use the pipe for everything.
Vinny only "thought about it" in the sense that he assumed ammo was finite since he was playing a survival horror game.
Red Blaster
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TheCardPlayer said:
Game *plays* like shit. Story's compelling but I seriously could not stomach how bad everything else was.
Fun Factor
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Red Blaster said:
As compelling as a Sci-fi channel originally made movie.
It was a reasonable assumption for Vinny to make (the infinity sign does look like it's where wear ought to be), but it was an assumption nonetheless. Brad checked the pause menu to make sure that ammo wasn't an issue.
Also, I haven't played Deadly Premonition at all, but it seems to me like Zach is the protagonist's way of referring to the player, as a sort of way of indirectly breaking the fourth wall.
Judging by the responses of those who have actually played it, though, there's probably more to it than that.
Also, I haven't played Deadly Premonition at all, but it seems to me like Zach is the protagonist's way of referring to the player, as a sort of way of indirectly breaking the fourth wall.
Judging by the responses of those who have actually played it, though, there's probably more to it than that.
MightyHedgehog
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Which makes it immediately more compelling than almost 99% of the story-driven games this generation. Let's face it: there's virtually nothing in video game or computer game land that comes close to the passive mediums, such as television, stage, film, or traditional literature that value strong writing. Video games, though, cannot usually afford the time and volume of non-interactivity to dedicate to great writing if they want to be strong interactive experiences. Instead of trying to judge it against other games or other experiences that focus on storytelling, and just enjoying it for what it was, I thought it was great fun. I think a lot of people will miss out because they can't help but be repulsed, partly due to their expectations for better quality visuals and only the top 1% of execution in control and streamlined game design in anything they play. I view that as their loss. Really, the game part of DP isn't even close to being terrible once you get over it not being very polished and refined. Certainly, it helps to remember that it is a $20 title, too.FTWer said:
Hellsing321
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As I said, better than Heavy Rain.FTWer said:
sonicmj1 said:
Eh, he did notice the infinite symbol but assumed it was the durability since for the pipe/knife there was a meter there. I would probably have been the same as him the first time through, though Brad checking the ammo in the menu was a good call either way.
Beaten...had the tab open longer than I thought!
Servbot #42
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Shig said:
Yep that seemed weird, not even one? come on!
firehawk12
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Red Scarlet said:
It'd be nice if they could do P3P, but Vinny having finished P3 and just the jankiness of PSP recording kind of makes it almost impossible.
Rabbitwork said:
Well that's stupid. :lol
voodoopanda
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You can still succeed when it tells you to move the stick back and forth, you just have to do it really fast.
Do you hold a position where a decent knowledge of gaming history is vital to the job?Tamanon said:
(I'm not really saying playing RE1-3 is a must for the position or anything, but they were major enough games where it's definitely surprising when someone in that line of work hasn't played 'em at all.)
firehawk12
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Shig said:
Ryan and Jeff have both said they don't like RE in previous podcasts, which is why they were indifferent to RE5 as well.
Curufinwe said:
Yeah. I just chalked that up to a forgetful memory more than anything else.
If anything, replaying the game as a SheMC (or whatever the abbreviation is nowadays) would be interesting for them. :lol
goldsoundz
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Picked up the game tonight; I'll give it some playtime over the weekend. I can't believe I bought this.
I knew what that was before clicking :lolCurufinwe said:
I AM JOHN!
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Having just watched both, I think I'm going with Team VJ. It's an unfair comparison, but the Endurance Run chemistry is just there, man! And also I like watching Vinny play more because he's incredibly meticulous about stuff, just like I usually am. Though the Brad-Ryan run is pretty damn funny too.
That said, I don't know if I'm going to keep watching either since I have this copy of Deadly Premonition given to me by the Mangod himself sitting on my shelf. I might end up sitting this one out until after I play through game myself... or decide I hate it and give up.
That said, I don't know if I'm going to keep watching either since I have this copy of Deadly Premonition given to me by the Mangod himself sitting on my shelf. I might end up sitting this one out until after I play through game myself... or decide I hate it and give up.
Son of Godzilla
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Edgeward said:
How on earth can you award points for efficiency of a 20-hour+ playthrough? "Oh sure, it's like watching someone get a root canal, but if he enjoyed it it would have taken longer!" It's going to be a complete waste of time either way, better that it's worth watching.
Didn't really mean in terms of time and more of pacing. Examining every single object before doing the action, especially since none of the text for observing is particularly entertaining, made me appreciate how BR gets from point to point so it can get to the cutscenes/QTEs which seem like the best part.
Curufinwe said:
That was some of the funniest moments Giantbomb has had. Up there with the E3, Nintendo press event "NEVER" opus.
a Master Ninja
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firehawk12
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Curufinwe said:
Quite possibly the best GB moment ever. :lol
Son of Godzilla
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Edgeward said:
This just isn't true. How can you not love the clumsy jab at RE4 (No reclusive, hairy brutes here!) or the unreadable/readable sign? Not to mention they both missed out on the best velvet room observation (Of the mannequin:
It gives me the creeps somehow, though it might be useful for jackets and such.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Still a better game than most of the crap available this gen.
I will get that 1,000/1,000 on it...maybe later though.
I will get that 1,000/1,000 on it...maybe later though.
TheDarkKnight774
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Man i can't believe both runs ended the same way :lol