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Giant Bomb |OT31| I Think it Might Be for Show
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Sleeping Lesson
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That should be funny. I can't wait for Dan to have to read the report of his own death.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I know Abby didn't do it, but there should be a rule that you can't revive yourself.
oh shit that would be doooooooooope
It's not Abby though, it's one of Abby's 50 twins. This one is named Abbii.
LurkerPrime
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I think it's too easy, but the bigger problem is its weird real-time aspect. Supplies (maybe all of them? Not sure.) in State of Decay are used based on real world time passed, not in-game time, which means that playing a lot in short periods is easier than extended breaks as you're not constantly running out of stuff. In Breakdown as an endurance run-style thing it might work, but as a weekly feature there'd be a lot of downtime, and any events or extended breaks could doom them long-term.
It's a really strange design decision... nothing in the game hints that it is handled that way. I'll never understand it.
Since Vinny remembered where he installed the editing software (I KIIID), I'm kind of hoping we get a video highlights package of the last person with the dramatically reading their report over it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Man, it's been awhile but I don't remember that at all, but then again I don't think I've played it 1 time a week like the beastcrew does.
Liquid Shake
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Man, that would be great. Reminds me of the Kerbal video recaps.
Gozer the Gozerian
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I hope they move on to XCOM 2 if their EW playthrough fails, especially given that the storyline of XCOM 2 is that the player basically failed the previous game.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown was also my GOTY 2012 but like a lot of the guys I didn't jump right back onboard with XCOM 2, partially because I didn't have a computer that could run it well. Been slowly working my way through my first playthrough (Ironman or bust) on PS4 and having a blast, love that 90% of the enemy types are new, it's always fun/horrifying to see a new unit for the first time and what they're going to do.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown was also my GOTY 2012 but like a lot of the guys I didn't jump right back onboard with XCOM 2, partially because I didn't have a computer that could run it well. Been slowly working my way through my first playthrough (Ironman or bust) on PS4 and having a blast, love that 90% of the enemy types are new, it's always fun/horrifying to see a new unit for the first time and what they're going to do.
If Vinny gives bad advice it could happen.
Liquid Shake
Member
It's possible if Vinny's character shoots a rocket that veers off target and kills another player.
LurkerPrime
Member
I just realised that the Exquisite Commander is Trined.
Trine 4: This time it's War!
The truth hurts...
At least it has some fancy editing! I forgot how much I missed that since Kerbal.
That, and overwatch not getting cancelled when shot, are two things I completely forgot about until this series refreshed me.
...I fear for the Exquisite Corps' future.
Trine 4: This time it's War!
The truth hurts...
At least it has some fancy editing! I forgot how much I missed that since Kerbal.
That, and overwatch not getting cancelled when shot, are two things I completely forgot about until this series refreshed me.
...I fear for the Exquisite Corps' future.
Sorry. Please stay tuned for ThursDOTA to discuss it
Human Trashcan
Banned
Oh nooo this Xcom run might break me. It's fun but also makes me want to yell at my monitor sometimes. Hopefully the rest plays somewhat more... tactically than Abby or this might be short-lived.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Thing is I feel like you can play tactically even as a beginner but the game also likes to throw you "fuck you" scenarios.
Also man slime rancher seems waaaaaaaay bigger than I expected.
Also man slime rancher seems waaaaaaaay bigger than I expected.
VeryGooster
Banned
#content !
I enjoyed what I could play of that first X-COM but it ran so poorly on PS3 I gave up on it.
I enjoyed what I could play of that first X-COM but it ran so poorly on PS3 I gave up on it.
It would end after one episode where Dan gets the whole team helplessly stuck in a closet.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Also nobody cared about invisible Inc except for Austin.
Yeah.
Man Xcom is so good.
I think i'm gonna grab my Vita and start a new playthrough.
Liquid Shake
Member
Before long, the fate of humanity is going to rest upon the shoulders of Dave Langzone, Keri Russell, Ric Flair & Nicolas Cage.
i played it completely on the ps3 and the only issues i had with it were load times. otherwise, it was a turned based strategy rpg, i dont need all dem framez to have a good time.
Hell, i had more issues with xcom on the PC, where playing it at any resolution past 1080p would lead to memory leaks and crashes. I couldnt even see the ending because of my resolution, it would always insta crash. Had to drop it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So will Vinny ever command or is he just the dm?
He's just there to tie it all together. No commanding for him.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The first one was perfect day 1 performance wise, even playing on a laptop with some low end shit in it. Just googled and there were occasional start-up crashes for some people, but nothing serious.
XCOM2 was a bit of a mess. No idea if they ever fixed it up, but I have an urge to find out tonight.
I really should get back into Horizon, shove it on easy and see if it picks up for me. Hating the combat and the stealth and since the file size is so big, it's next on the chopping block next time I need the space.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Yeah XCOM 2 is one of the most fucked major PC games I've ever played. Inexcusable and inexplicably bad performance issues and glitches all over the shop. The final mission was practically a slideshow, it generally got worse the deeper into the game I got. I hope it's fixed because Iwould like to play the expansion when it's out.
VeryGooster
Banned
Oh right I should watch the prologue for this series, huh.
brainzelda
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The most important thing that X-com 2 added was the UI target indicator that appeared if your mouse cursor was in line of sight of an enemy. So you could know ahead of time if moving to a spot guaranteed line of sight.
That shit was invaluable. Does Within have that "fix"?
That shit was invaluable. Does Within have that "fix"?
I always assumed it would be 1 go around of each commander per week (like, monday, wednesday and friday or something similar).
If it's just one per week than that's no good.
MadLaughter
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Sleeping Lesson
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XCOM 2 improved the gameplay in so many ways. It's a shame they released it in the shape they did.
Never played XCOM but it looks like something that could get super complicated super quick and very easy to lose if you aren't paying attention. I actually debated on picking it up after the prologue. Format for the show seems great. I'm surprised it took them so long to get it up and running.
My guess was a lack of a dedicated 4th member of the crew at East.
That's about the perfect time for me, even though I expected it to drop sometime much sooner.
It's probably limited to the amount of time East has to do individual sit-downs with Vinny. Based on all the stuff they pump out during the week and only have that single space for podcasting and video production, they are probably close to capacity the schedule.
My guess was a lack of a dedicated 4th member of the crew at East.
That's about the perfect time for me, even though I expected it to drop sometime much sooner.
It's probably limited to the amount of time East has to do individual sit-downs with Vinny. Based on all the stuff they pump out during the week and only have that single space for podcasting and video production, they are probably close to capacity the schedule.
Didn't they also not release the game on consoles for quite some time to get the PC version "right" first?
That worked out.
NumberThree
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This is the first Giant Bomb playthrough I'm watching where I've actually played the game before myself. I now know how people feel..
SatelliteOfLove
Member
"You have done no such thing! You only defreated an Abbybot!"
Didn't it already?