Yeah, i liked the timers too. I like the pressure and they are not that strict anyway.
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Giant Bomb |OT31| I Think it Might Be for Show
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Yeah, i liked the timers too. I like the pressure and they are not that strict anyway.
They can enjoy whatever they want. They just can't use the "I didn't have time for x game" when that game comes up for discussion.
I'm on a PS4 so.
I play XCOM with podcasts and taking my time. I have zero interest in the game while I can't play it without the timer.
Last UPF had too much fun for me. Petting a dog and playing a party game? Not on my watch!
I'm curious how this will go from now on. Surely PUBG will get more updates so they'd want to play more of it but the big names are close to release.
You act as if asking a video game outlet to play more than 1 video game is something ridiculous.
That's great! Now I'm kinda jealous.
I've been replaying it on my Wii.
There's some levels I am very excited for them to get to.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I played XCOM 2 pretty much the same way as the first game, which is relatively cautiously, and I never once had timer problems. I think I only made it all the way to the last possible turn once. idk how y'all play if the timer seriously impeded your progress. And I pretty much never dash if I can help it, and I always overwatch at least some members of the squad whenever anyone moves up past them. So I think the timer was fine, in that if you play so cautiously that it really got in the way, you were being TOO cautious.
I didn't really care for some of the added stress factors in the metagame, though. That shit got a little too intense.
I didn't really care for some of the added stress factors in the metagame, though. That shit got a little too intense.
I mean, it is a turn timer..not like a speed timer.
You can take all the time you want to make your moves
Glass Shark
Banned
this thread:
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Yeah I don't really understand the complaint at all. The game is pretty generous with it's turn limit.
JosiahPasquale
Neo Member
Hey, dude! A lot of work/life things have been taking up my time, so playing all the games I want has been tough. I am juggling Persona 5 (45 hours in), Pyre, PUBG, and Overwatch, but my hours have been limited lately. I'll be sure to catch up once it's GOTY season for my show, but I have played quite a bit this year!
Yup. I love it when sequels continue from the "bad" ending, and XCOM 2 not only took that for the plot, but went one step further and applied it to the mechanics. If you're fighting as a resistance, using guerilla warfare tactics, allowing the player to be overly cautions would go against the spirit of the game.
Damn, XCOM2 was such a good sequel. Can't wait for the expansion.
formated4tv
Member
Can we do that? Like, Anti-Patreon, where we kick them extra cash to not do things to upset the rest of the GB-Fandom?
If so, I have some spare cash and some people to piss off, haha.
I took "host of the podcast" to mean Brad not playing new games, not you. No need to defend yourself.
I like to think when I bought four years of sub during that last sale I was doing it in honor of Jeff and the Wikipedia link.
funkystudent
Member
Arther Gies gonna be the new hire!
Have they event started the process for hiring drews replacement?
Have they event started the process for hiring drews replacement?
this is what nightmares are made of
DanLongman
Member
Exquisite corps is ok. Not loving it much as you all seem to but I think it'll be fun. Probably because I'm not into XCOM much at all
Death Metalist
Member
Brad on what his favorite content is
B: I miss alot of the edited videos that we do or that we used to do. I mean, it's easy for me to say that because I wasn't doing the editing and production at the time. That was largely people like Vinny & Drew, slaving over a hot premier timeline for 2-3 days at a time. I watched our old iphone app commercial over the weekend, like we used to do stuff like that more. That was at a time when there was just a demand for less volume, you know?
Like, there was just less of a demand for total hours of video put out every week. So, we were able to put alot more time into individual videos and I think we came up with some pretty cool stuff back then. But, like it's just, especially the way we are split between two offices now, it's really hard to say like "ok this video prodcuer is going to go dark for 2 days and work on one 5 minute video" that's probably going to get the same amount of traffic as any random QL that we recorded for an hour.
J: Abby mentioned that she hoped to do more of those kinds of videos. Is there hope to do more of that like is it on the horizon? or is it just better to just stick to the QLs and stuff you could do immediately?
B: Yeah, I think we're getting back to that point as we have brought some people back on that we could spare somebody for long enough to do something like that.
B: I miss alot of the edited videos that we do or that we used to do. I mean, it's easy for me to say that because I wasn't doing the editing and production at the time. That was largely people like Vinny & Drew, slaving over a hot premier timeline for 2-3 days at a time. I watched our old iphone app commercial over the weekend, like we used to do stuff like that more. That was at a time when there was just a demand for less volume, you know?
Like, there was just less of a demand for total hours of video put out every week. So, we were able to put alot more time into individual videos and I think we came up with some pretty cool stuff back then. But, like it's just, especially the way we are split between two offices now, it's really hard to say like "ok this video prodcuer is going to go dark for 2 days and work on one 5 minute video" that's probably going to get the same amount of traffic as any random QL that we recorded for an hour.
J: Abby mentioned that she hoped to do more of those kinds of videos. Is there hope to do more of that like is it on the horizon? or is it just better to just stick to the QLs and stuff you could do immediately?
B: Yeah, I think we're getting back to that point as we have brought some people back on that we could spare somebody for long enough to do something like that.
OdysseusVA
Banned
why isn't ben on the 1099 podcast?
JosiahPasquale
Neo Member
I plan to send him an invite! I wanted to wait a bit for more GB folks, since I had so many on in a row.
formated4tv
Member
The first episode being "tutorial" didn't help a lot either. I'm giving it another week or two before passing judgment and deciding if I'm watching the whole series or not.
I'm curious what type of edited videos we could expect from them.
Death Metalist
Member
I'd actually cancel my sub over this. Not a joke.
Infinite Justice
Member
Murder island titles continue to impress.
Just need Jason, Rorie and Ben to complete the set
Just need Jason, Rorie and Ben to complete the set
Arthur is pursuing art-related stuff so no worries.
CoolBatteryCharge
Member
Jeff: "Jason's out sick. Arthur, can you check to see if the audio's working?"
Arthur: "... *pulls out brushes, paints speakers*"
Glass Shark
Banned
Glad West was able to have some fun with That's You on UPF, but that announcer still makes me want to die.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Just need Jason, Rorie and Ben to complete the set
Before GB? They need to try extra hard today.
He sounds like he's someones creepy uncle trying to be fun.
Before GB? They need to try extra hard today.
Spoiler: they won't
kingofthedead45
Member
Link to the waypoint win? I wanna watch that run.
https://twitter.com/waypoint/status/894599956576841728 Giantbomb needs to step their goddamn game up.
What's really good!
brainzelda
Member
I had PTSD of failing my first X-COM 1 run halfway through because I didn't have enough satellites, so in X-COM 2 I consciously made an effort to focus on those, and I had no problem with the radar metagame at all.
P.S. Fuuuuu X-COM 2 is so good. Can't wait for the Xpac.
No they don't. I only like the feature for the hilarious fuck ups in the best ofs.
Not with the way they play.