Human Trashcan
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I'm not listening to the 'casts but if Jeff is the only one who fought for Mei, fuckin' A.
MEI GOT ROBBED. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
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I'm not listening to the 'casts but if Jeff is the only one who fought for Mei, fuckin' A.
MEI GOT ROBBED. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Same. What are my options for playing them?
the trilogy is coming to PS4 and Steam. just wait for that. you do NOT want to skip installments.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
What's the Worst Game list?
Sleeping Lesson
Member
SmackAttack
Member
Ugh. I wish I could have joined in on here when this started. I'm behind on these but I want to listen to Day 5 so bad so I can actually join the discussion.
petethepanda
Member
Quick question, are there major spoilers discussed in Story for Event[0] or Turing Test?
Edit: I wish I had a recording of the "ACK" I let out when Drew immediately brought up the former, lol
Edit: I wish I had a recording of the "ACK" I let out when Drew immediately brought up the former, lol
I don't think Brad or anyone else remembered that we found out Drake wasn't Nathan's real last name in Uncharted 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zznYGAm9rGg&t=46s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zznYGAm9rGg&t=46s
They're remastering the first two games for PC and PS4, it's probably worth waiting for those. I wouldn't bother with ZTD but it's on steam/vita/ 3ds.
ShockingAlberto
Member
A lot of Dark Souls 3's effectiveness is incumbent on the player having played DS1, and enjoyed it, when it came out, at least on PC if not consoles. For the few people at GB that satisfy the latter part, the closest to the former is Vinny and that's only barely.
If you only played Dark Souls recently (within the last two to three years), DS3's nostalgia grabs are clumsy and overwhelming. At that point, it just feels like a Souls game that doesn't speak to you.
first game is sprite but i think they're gonna be redrawn. second and third games are completely 3D.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Lots of people judging from the threads I've read. Especially since they actually had you play thru a whole level of it.
Yes for both.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
petethepanda
Member
Damn, thanks. I'll probably hold off until there are timestamps.
Real quick, as I can't listen to these till later, but...
Reinhardt as Overwatch character.
Reinhardt is the character that most resembles my feelings on the game. When I first saw Overwatch, I wasn't interested in it in the least. Thought it was just another Hero Shooter. 100+ hours later or whatever, it's my game of the year.
Reinhardt is a character design I looked at and went, "Oh, of course they gotta make a big, beefy Tank guy." Oh, he's German how original. Look at his rocket hammer -- NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE GEE-WIZ. And he's a chivalrous knight, of course of course of course. Yawn.
But his gameplay is cool and highly original. So much so that other Hero Shooters are blatantly copying it. He's an old man, not a Swimsuit model or Aryan God or anything. He's BATSHIT INSANE, and likes the classics (like Hasselhoff!). He's so vital to the meta. He basically the Vanilla WoW Warrior Tank Archetype in FPS-form.
I got turned around on him, just like the game itself. Maybe he isn't my favorite, but what a role-reversal.
Reinhardt as Overwatch character.
Reinhardt is the character that most resembles my feelings on the game. When I first saw Overwatch, I wasn't interested in it in the least. Thought it was just another Hero Shooter. 100+ hours later or whatever, it's my game of the year.
Reinhardt is a character design I looked at and went, "Oh, of course they gotta make a big, beefy Tank guy." Oh, he's German how original. Look at his rocket hammer -- NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE GEE-WIZ. And he's a chivalrous knight, of course of course of course. Yawn.
But his gameplay is cool and highly original. So much so that other Hero Shooters are blatantly copying it. He's an old man, not a Swimsuit model or Aryan God or anything. He's BATSHIT INSANE, and likes the classics (like Hasselhoff!). He's so vital to the meta. He basically the Vanilla WoW Warrior Tank Archetype in FPS-form.
I got turned around on him, just like the game itself. Maybe he isn't my favorite, but what a role-reversal.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Yeah. Almost every game allows you to turn objective markers and gratuitous hud elements off but very, very few nowadays are well designed around them actually being turned off. Hitman 100% is, and it makes for a lively, complex yet understandable environment and rewarding, satisfying gameplay and discovery. With turning off opportunities I've never had trouble getting flashy assassinations, whether they be big scripted events or purely emergent.
That said if you think you'll enjoy the game more with them on then, by all means, turn them on/minimal. There's no wrong way to play, just keep an open mind about other play methods.
petethepanda
Member
999 is a top 10 game for me and I really enjoyed VLR, but I just bounced right the hell off of ZTD for some reason. I need to give it another shot. (And I guess that's another game where I'll have to avoid spoilers in the podcast, lol)
Definitely, like vinny said it's too much too soon. Despite ds3 being in my top 3 this year I don't feel anywhere near as strongly about it as ds1 or bloodborne. I can accept and understand why it hasn't made GB's or many people's lists.
Death Metalist
Member
Oh man, Alex sold me on Telltale's Batman. Now, if only their engine didn't suck major ass.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
It's a pretty good Batman story with interesting twists on a few characters. They also tie in Batman's detective skills very well.
TurboButts
Member
I'm only still early on in day 4 stuff but man, Vinny or whoever else didn't sell Virginia as well as they should have. That belonged in the top 3.
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
More like wtf Vinny, that game's story is terrible. I guess some people think that story-based = good story.
Your opinion is terrible.
montycliff13
Member
I literally started yelling when he full-combo-ed that Blondie song
Death Metalist
Member
Last game I played from them was Borderlands which is in my top 10 of 2015. However, their engine was and probably still is the lowest point of their games which is a shame.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
it completely falls apart at the last 1/3rd and ignores some VLR plot threads. Vinny described the good parts, and without the context of the first two games it sounds really amazing
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I really hope they upgrade or at least make a different engine for themselves.
montycliff13
Member
you god damn right it is
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
I like 999 and VLR as much as the next guy, that doesn't mean you're obligated to like ZTD too.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I don't know why but I'm kind of ambivalent on the top ten. Maybe because I've basically stopped watching Giantbomb videos for the most part so I didn't get to see them "learn" the game that won.
giant_frying_pan
Member
Tales from the Borderlands? yes, awesome story.
As for the engine, they upgraded it for Batman and it's still a horrible mess. They def need to build a brand new one from scratch. Current engine is shit.
I love the Souls games but 3 barely makes it into my top 10 this year. It just felt so uninspired. In any case the fact that Bloodborne didn't even rank last year was a pretty clear indication that DS3 was not going to be part of this years discussion.
therealminime
Member
Yeah this is hilarious. Vinny fighting for Vlodomir just had me laughing (lovingly). If only they knew it came out 14 months ago.
ShockingAlberto
Member
The Telltale ride is getting rockier.
I am kind of checked out on their games until they announce a complete overhaul. Too many crashes for me to keep trying.
I am kind of checked out on their games until they announce a complete overhaul. Too many crashes for me to keep trying.
I think
people were suspicious, I certainly was. I expected him to betray Nate. What actually happened is much worse and hurts the narrative for me. I do not understand how Sam could stand by and watch Nate wreck his life for no good reason. That confrontation with Elena should have made him understand what his lie was doing but nope. And Nate forgives him? Bizarre.
Death Metalist
Member
At the UC4 discussion now and yes, it probably has the second or third best story of this year and it's because of two things.
1) The focus on the quieter moments and how the game gives time for such moments to shine between the explosions and killing.
2) The way the game starts and the case made for the treasure this time around felt way more meaningful. Plus it's about
Now, that's not to say that the story doesn't have flaws. It does, but the way ND presents the story itself and the interactions between the characters is fantastic. Alot of it has to do with the subtlety of the animations.
Like this is one of the most memorable moments in UC4 for me.
e: It also has a preeetttyyy gooood
easter egg.
1) The focus on the quieter moments and how the game gives time for such moments to shine between the explosions and killing.
2) The way the game starts and the case made for the treasure this time around felt way more meaningful. Plus it's about
pirates and the themes surrounding them which worked in tandem with the story itself.
Now, that's not to say that the story doesn't have flaws. It does, but the way ND presents the story itself and the interactions between the characters is fantastic. Alot of it has to do with the subtlety of the animations.
Like this is one of the most memorable moments in UC4 for me.
e: It also has a preeetttyyy gooood
Monkey Island
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Correct me if I'm wrong but...
ended up with no rewards?
Doom and Titanfall 2