Death Metalist
Member
This dude is a top tier pairing with Ben(along with Jason & Rorie), really made the episode. Shame Ben didn't introduce him.
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Giant Bomb |OT31| I Think it Might Be for Show
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Greg Miller and anything involving the fog machine are the worst parts of the wrestling tbh. The reason I enjoy it so much is all the goofy characters and Pat reacting to them, not him screaming.
Anyway, I'm half awake and it's 10:30 AM and I'm in a train station. What do I get from McDonald's for breakfast? I know people had recs a little while back.
Anyway, I'm half awake and it's 10:30 AM and I'm in a train station. What do I get from McDonald's for breakfast? I know people had recs a little while back.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So I take it that kingdom heartache was good or bad today?
Han Seoul-Oh
Banned
At the end of the episode Ben says "And thanks to Alaska for volunteering to be on the show" so maybe that's his name?
maverickjesus
Member
Depends whether you are ok with 'the bit' or one of the angsty commenters on the main site who still don't understand why this 'Kingdom Hearts Endurance Run' isn't being taken seriously.
Liquid Shake
Member
Yeah he has good chemistry with Ben. I'm assuming it's David based on what Jeff said in the Coke video. Not a lot to go on really, Ben should have introduced him.
Death Metalist
Member
Good if you come for pairings, bad if you come for gameplay.
Yeah, I know but still an introduction would have been better. I don't want to assume but for now I guess we'll say "David?".
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So you're saying that it's a good series to start shipping giantbomb folks?
I imagine if you enjoy Ben's attempts at humor you'll enjoy it, just like any other episode
SatelliteOfLove
Member
So that coke video was really The David? Huh. Jeff made it sound when he mentioned him officially like a year ago that he was off camera so they could be on-camera, but I guess desperate times call for desperate measures!
Peter Brown next
Cringe comedy isn't usually my forte either but ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh c'mon.
Death Metalist
Member
absolutely
AuthenticM
Member
Kingdom Heartache would be much better if it was just Ben and Brad instead of having a new guest everytime, and if they took the feature seriously.
As it is now, they might as well just fucking cancel it. It's really infuriating because it could be not just a good feature, but a great one.
As it is now, they might as well just fucking cancel it. It's really infuriating because it could be not just a good feature, but a great one.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Thing is it has its ups and downs. Some episodes are funny and others fall flat.
As compared to just straight playing through kingdom hearts?
Liquid Shake
Member
Yup, I agree. Maybe the non-introduction is part of the joke that I'm not cool enough to get?
LurkerPrime
Member
Wow, was that only once? That whole thing was so bizarre I almost want to go rewatch it as some kind of historical point of fact.
I can't think of a worse idea than watching someone play through this POS game "seriously."
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
You mean overrated, right?
"interesting"
AuthenticM
Member
I want something like Metal Gear Scanlon. They play through the game seriously, but they don't shy away from making jokes and poking at the silly stuff.
That's not what we have right now. Ben and co might as well have a fucking tattoo on their forehead saying "we don't want to be here right now".
maverickjesus
Member
MGS is actually a good game though.
Yeah, I wouldn't even bother watching a feature that was them playing the game seriously. Heartache is meh but at least I can dip in and out of it and watch the episodes with good guests.
That's a great game
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
AuthenticM
Member
What I am saying is it's just not fun watching two people play something they don't want to play. It doesn't matter if the game is good or not, as long as the people involved want to be there. The Deadly Premonition ER was great to watch despite the game being bad, because everyone involved wanted to be there.
Ben doesn't want to play Kingdom Hearts and his guests don't want to be there. That's bad content.
Ben doesn't want to play Kingdom Hearts and his guests don't want to be there. That's bad content.
At least MGS5 had the good sense to abandon the hours upon hours of terrible bullshit story and instead make you replay the good part of the game over and over again until you hated it.
That's a better game. What's wrong with you?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
To be fair like the actual people playing shemnue didn't really want to be there either.
This describes almost every feature on GB, though.
I disagree.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Five episodes in it's pretty clear to me this is a bad feature. And I actually like Kingdom Hearts.
The running gag is bad, Ben's stick is bad, changing guests for Kingdom Hearts is bad, Ben plays badly so there's no flow, playing it for just 1h per episode is bad (because that means we'll be here forever).
Should they just play Kingdom Hearts seriously? If Jason was playing with Ben just like Dan and Drew for MGS, then maybe. Otherwise, oh god no. But the things Ben came up with to make it more interesting are all bad. I don't find it entertaining. Which is also Kingdom Heart's fault, don't get me wrong. But playing it under these circumstances is a terrible idea. And let's not pretend like they actually want to play this game. They don't seem to have fun either.
Too bad. It's better than not having anything to watch on Sunday though, I suppose.
The running gag is bad, Ben's stick is bad, changing guests for Kingdom Hearts is bad, Ben plays badly so there's no flow, playing it for just 1h per episode is bad (because that means we'll be here forever).
Should they just play Kingdom Hearts seriously? If Jason was playing with Ben just like Dan and Drew for MGS, then maybe. Otherwise, oh god no. But the things Ben came up with to make it more interesting are all bad. I don't find it entertaining. Which is also Kingdom Heart's fault, don't get me wrong. But playing it under these circumstances is a terrible idea. And let's not pretend like they actually want to play this game. They don't seem to have fun either.
Too bad. It's better than not having anything to watch on Sunday though, I suppose.
The Rumble, maybe.
Paxamania's where the good stuff happens.
(I don't dislike Heartache but I haven't watched more than the first episode.)
It totally works for games like Mega Man or old Castlevania where the goal is very clear and frequent deaths can cause sections to be repeated over and over.
For Kingdom Hearts, not so much.
I'd watch them do a feature as simple as playing through there favorite video games. Or a popular video game that they missed out on. (Like MGScanlon)
I like both, but only one contains N64 wrestling, so I'm going with that one.
If they had just made a less obnoxious Borderlands maaayyyybe I would've liked it. Maybe.
We are clearly cut from different cloths if I would rather choose kingdom hearts over n64 wrestling.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
That Swery game sure got a Swery-ass trailer