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Giant Bomb |OT31| I Think it Might Be for Show

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MadLaughter

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Jeff musing on mixlr at how one of the downsides of doing so much personality-driven video is that when hard times happen, it's a lot tougher to be 'present' and 'on' during those recordings. Compared to the days of written reviews where it was a more isolated, personal thing that he could control the pace of.
 
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TraBuch

Banned
Gozer the Gozerian said:
I've got good news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDE44mGkLD4
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Forgot all about that trailer. Dope.

Fantastapotamus said:
I'm always worried when a game goes open world. Especially Metro, since they did such a good job with detailed environment and, well, it's called Metro. Those cramped spaces really added some tension for me.
I was super relieved to hear it's not going full open world, I really hope this game will be the best of both worlds.
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You can still have the cramped environments in an open-world game. STALKER is one of the most tense games I've ever played.
 
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Fantastapotamus

Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
TraBuch said:
You can still have the cramped environments in an open-world game. STALKER is one of the most tense games I've ever played.
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I know, but after the announcement trailer I was worried they would go in a different direction.

Those fucking Bloodsuckers in Stalker gave me nightmares back then. Urgh, hate them so much
 
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Hasney

Member
MadLaughter said:
Jeff musing on mixlr at how one of the downsides of doing so much personality-driven video is that when hard times happen, it's a lot tougher to be 'present' and 'on' during those recordings. Compared to the days of written reviews where it was a more isolated, personal thing that he could control the pace of.
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Damn, but yeah, I can feel him. You can't just hide away and type stuff to be posted, you gotta talk about games while shits on your mind.
 
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Sleeping Lesson

Member
MadLaughter said:
Jeff musing on mixlr at how one of the downsides of doing so much personality-driven video is that when hard times happen, it's a lot tougher to be 'present' and 'on' during those recordings. Compared to the days of written reviews where it was a more isolated, personal thing that he could control the pace of.
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I've thought about that before. Some days I just don't feel like being 'on' in the way they have to be, let alone when there's a serious life event that is occupying your mind.
 
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killroy87

Member
MadLaughter said:
Jeff musing on mixlr at how one of the downsides of doing so much personality-driven video is that when hard times happen, it's a lot tougher to be 'present' and 'on' during those recordings. Compared to the days of written reviews where it was a more isolated, personal thing that he could control the pace of.
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It's especially compounded for Jeff (and Giant Bomb as a whole), who generally go out of their way to keep personal life out of it. Other than Dan, and I suppose Jason, I know incredibly little about the Crew's personal lives. Which is how it should be. But I can definitely sympathize with how that makes their day to day jobs tougher.

Considering how out of character it is for Jeff to just out and talk about his personal life, I can tell he's super worried (who wouldn't be). I hope everything turns out okay for them, the GB Crew has had to deal with enough tragedy through the years.
 
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Harpuia

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Since Dota's currently the topic of the thread, I've gotten back into it due to the International (judging by my dota play history, this seems to always be the case going back 3 years..except for last year. My last match before this year was late August, 2015 :p).

I've noticed a lot more Spanish speakers playing dota. It's kind of nice, being a Spanish speaker myself. I wonder why this is though.
 
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MadLaughter

Member
On the small plus side, it was again mentioned that GB is doing very well (in the context of a meeting he's attending today and the value of reminding the company that they're well in their little corner)
 
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Young Liar

Member
imBask said:
PLAY CHILD OF LIGHT IF YOU'RE EUROPEAN

IT'S A GREAT GAME

ALEX WAS WRONG
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YES

One of the few times I've wholeheartedly disagreed with Alex. 2014 GOTY. What a beautiful, beautiful game.

Just change the difficulty to Expert because IIRC it defaults to Casual, and that makes battles snoozefests.
 
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Hasney

Member
I assume Steal my Sunshine isn't on the schedule not because of PAX, but because the Nindies Showcase Summer will blow their socks off and it's rude to stream barefoot.
 
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Spirit of Jazz

Banned
Still paying for Sunshine.

I really don't get Jeff's XCOM2 hate, it's a much better game than XCOM. Plus I seem to remember XCOM having a fair few issues at launch.
 
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Ashby

Member
Hasney said:
I assume Steal my Sunshine isn't on the schedule not because of PAX, but because the Nindies Showcase Summer will blow their socks off and it's rude to stream barefoot.
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Steamworld Dig 2 release date is gonna be the hottest news of the goddamn year
 
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daveo42

Banned
Drew's vid was real good. Chernobyl is such an interesting place.
I also loved the bit where he got separated from the group. Scary as shit, but hilarious at the same time.
Can't wait to see what he does next.

imBask said:
PLAY CHILD OF LIGHT IF YOU'RE EUROPEAN

IT'S A GREAT GAME

ALEX WAS WRONG
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It's definitely worth playing. Also, play on hard mode. Only way to play the game and makes the combat system really shine.
 
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Xater

Member
Spirit of Jazz said:
Still paying for Sunshine.

I really don't get Jeff's XCOM2 hate, it's a much better game than XCOM. Plus I seem to remember XCOM having a fair few issues at launch.
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Yeah technical complaints I get, but the game is really better. And now with this expansion it's just fantastic. So much cool new stuff.
 
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Lunar FC

Member
Fantastapotamus said:
I didn't like anything they've shown tho

Jesus Christ, Kentucky Route Zero Ep 5 is still not out?
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I bought ep 1 when it came out and decieded to wait until the entire game was completed to play through it.

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Hindl

Member
Hasney said:
I want at least 80% shown so far. Meat Boy, Steamworld Dig 2, MOTHERFUCKING GOLF STORY, Next Up Hero, Mulaka... Goddamn my poor wallet.
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Seriously I'm 5 minutes behind but I already have like 3 games. And I'm so glad golf story is out so soon
 
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petethepanda

Member
New Cloth Map video is awesome.

daveo42 said:
Drew's vid was real good. Chernobyl is such an interesting place.
I also loved the bit where he got separated from the group. Scary as shit, but hilarious at the same time.
Can't wait to see what he does next.
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If I were the one holding the camera there would have been a looooot more swearing lol
 
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Fantastapotamus

Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Well, at least I won't have to worry about starving to death.
I haven't seen a single game I want to buy

(And no, I don't count NMH cause that could be anything)

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread
 
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Hasney

Member
Fantastapotamus said:
Well, at least I won't have to worry about starving to death.
I haven't seen a single game I want to buy

(And no, I don't count NMH cause that could be anything)

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread
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That's OK, those of us with souls will be having too much fun to notice.

I mean, look at this elephant. What if you didn't give the game money and this cute elephant starved to death via not getting another game?

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LOOK AT THE ELEPHANT
 
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TraBuch

Banned
Has No More Heroes just never done anything for anybody else? As someone who actually likes most of Suda51's games, something about that game has always just annoyed the shit out of me.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
TraBuch said:
Has No More Heroes just never done anything for anybody else? As someone who actually likes most of Suda51's games, something about that game has always just annoyed the shit out of me.
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I've never liked it. Combats not fun and Travis is completely unlikeable

SOTD > NMH every time
 
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Hasney

Member
oti said:
Golf Story, Steam World and that Dog Party game (my god daughter will love it) for me.
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On top of the ones I mentioned above, Yono and Light Fingers will likely be mine too. I love good video game board games (The Culdecept Revolt delay hurts) and that looks right up my alley and my girlfriend loves that type of thing too, so win win.

Like, even if Travis Strikes Back is a collection of older popular indie games tied together with a Suda51 story, I'm down. Suda wrote for Fire Pro and had Ric Flair murders your tag partner, so he never steers me wrong.

TraBuch said:
Has No More Heroes just never done anything for anybody else? As someone who actually likes most of Suda51's games, something about that game has always just annoyed the shit out of me.
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Data West said:
I've never liked it. Combats not fun and Travis is completely unlikeable

SOTD > NMH every time
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It was alright, one of his weaker efforts in terms of gameplay, but I love the world.
 
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nckillthegrimace

Member
TraBuch said:
Has No More Heroes just never done anything for anybody else? As someone who actually likes most of Suda51's games, something about that game has always just annoyed the shit out of me.
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I see the first game as a good midpoint between Grasshopper's really, really weird early stuff and the later stuff which is way more playable but is just vapid grindhouse worship with Suda's named slapped on the box.
 
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oti

Banned
Hasney said:
On top of the ones I mentioned above, Yono and Light Fingers will likely be mine too. I love good video game board games (The Culdecept Revolt delay hurts) and that looks right up my alley and my girlfriend loves that type of thing too, so win win.

Like, even if Travis Strikes Back is a collection of older popular indie games tied together with a Suda51 story, I'm down. Suda wrote for Fire Pro and had Ric Flair murders your tag partner, so he never steers me wrong.
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That board game looks interesting. Need to know more about it.

The elephant game looks super cute, but kinda boring.
 
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Data West

coaches in the WNBA
to be fair, SOTD was much more Mikami and Yamaoka and the Italian director dude than Suda

I always heard Suda is lazy as fuck
 
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