Sleeping Lesson
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That was a sound argument within the context of the conversation!
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That was a sound argument within the context of the conversation!
I mean, you should never be angry at anyone's GOTY opinions for whatever reason.
I got so much money riding on this years GOTY so I can get angry!
not really I'm not one to gamble.
now imagine if you had to use a browser in order to access essential parts of the game in Destiny
oh wait you did
oh wait they all agreed that was stupid as hell
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Actually I'm honestly curious when it comes to that. I can't really come up with anything other than PUBG. If you ask me to build a top 5 list for him right now I can't do it.
I'm also curious when it comes to Vinny too. It seems PUBG is his but I can't think off much else he seemed to have incredibly strong feelings for. Maybe Pyre? But it's the same. I can't build a top 5 list for him either.
I've been listening to the Bombcast weekly since it was called The Hotspot. Maybe I'm forgetting an era, but I think this is the worst its ever been. The mix of personalities is gone.
I might be biased and just remembering the good things back then sure. Since I was new to the Bombcast it mightve seemed better because of that.
Ill just stop listening to it, no big deal. Or listen to it if I want to play WoW or something like that. But I wouldnt recommend it to anyone.
Blitzrules240
Banned
BoJack Horseman Season 4 is surprisingly the most uplifting season...
I watched all 12 episodes and I'm still gonna make the GBE Playdate.
Winning.
I watched all 12 episodes and I'm still gonna make the GBE Playdate.
Winning.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Yeah but Destiny bad.
tryagainlater
Member
All the talk about 2017 being such a good year for games is really bumming me out that there hasn't been anything that has really spoken to me this year. Although, it's been a good year for me going back and playing old games I missed like XCOM so there's that.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
FWIW Dan+Vinny+Alex+Abby (Jeff too I guess) is a pretty dynamite combo.
Vinny, Alex, Austin + Jeff is probably still my favourite configuration but the beastcast is pretty fucking great consistently. I like the current bombcast a lot but eh, different leagues.
The only downtime for the beastcast to me is probably that small period where Austin left but Dan has yet to joined.
Vinny, Alex, Austin + Jeff is probably still my favourite configuration but the beastcast is pretty fucking great consistently. I like the current bombcast a lot but eh, different leagues.
The only downtime for the beastcast to me is probably that small period where Austin left but Dan has yet to joined.
ThanksVision
Member
i'm with you on the wikipedia one (my lord that entire bit was hilarious--though I do think there is some merit in not including LiS on the list considering the boys hadn't even finished it yet and it is a primarily narrative driven game)
but i think jeff and the others rebutted brad's curation system argument well in stating how easy it is to skip to upcoming levels in order to constantly throw something new at you. it almost ties into the recent splatoon 2 thoughts of nintendo giving the player what they think they want. drew had a great clinching line of 'i wish i could press the skip button on parts of MGS V'
e: FWIW I don't think they should include PUBG. It's a phenomenon and it's huge, but this kind of skyrocketing is so rare. And I think setting that precedent of early access games' inclusion will just lead to even messier situations down the line
GOTY is dumb. Especially when they nitpick Mario Maker as a product but then talk about how Fallout makes them feel things even if its a flawed product.
Games are analysed differently depending if you like them or not making it all dumb. I mean, its fun to listen to but it has very little value.
Games are analysed differently depending if you like them or not making it all dumb. I mean, its fun to listen to but it has very little value.
They do a lot of deep dives especially on stuff surrounding gaming, old games, business models, coverage, console stuff ect.
At least Brad and jeff are usually pretty good at describing why they like the games they do as well, especially mechanically. Jason has also gotten much better at describing his niche games too.
I get a much better sense of how a game plays on the bombcast than beastcast (or waypoint, for that matter)- though i enjoy that too.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Err, what kind of feelings did they talk about when it comes to fallout? All I remembered was the argument wher brad and austin basically went "but making games are haaaard."
Blitzrules240
Banned
I thought it was a pretty positive ending minus
Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter possibly split.
MadLaughter
Member
Finished the story in Destiny 2. D2 takes the D1 NPCs from one-dimensional cardboard cutouts standing by a table to two-dimensional characters that participate in the story and have a couple of good moments. I couldn't name them in D1 with a gun to my head, and in this game I can name the characters, the villain, the bad guy's ship, and I know the villain's plan and desires. The main NPCs make mistakes and have moments of weakness.
It's not The Last of Us or anything, but it's an entire stairwell of steps up compared to D1.
I also like the environments a lot better, and something about the vehicles seemed better implemented when they came up (aside from no sparrow for much of it). The adventures, lost sectors and public event changes all make the open-ish world a much more interesting place to spend time. The fact that they all reward tokens that build to a cumulative nice item is cool, too.
Also, I'm flush with shaders, as Luke Smith promised. They're not all good and I don't have enough of the good ones and the randomness leaves much to be desired, but I do have like 14 different types.
It's not The Last of Us or anything, but it's an entire stairwell of steps up compared to D1.
I also like the environments a lot better, and something about the vehicles seemed better implemented when they came up (aside from no sparrow for much of it). The adventures, lost sectors and public event changes all make the open-ish world a much more interesting place to spend time. The fact that they all reward tokens that build to a cumulative nice item is cool, too.
Also, I'm flush with shaders, as Luke Smith promised. They're not all good and I don't have enough of the good ones and the randomness leaves much to be desired, but I do have like 14 different types.
And boring as fuck conversations about it are taking up more and more of the year both in the GB community and within GB itself.
For me it's Zelda and Mario Rabbids so far, just two wonderful bundles of joy right there. I'm also enjoying Destiny 2 so far. Other than that... not sure. I don't really play current games that often anymore. I still have the new Uncharted to play though and it seems to be great. Other than that I'm super hyped for Mario.
GOTY is super dumb. Jeff used to point this out during the early years. The published these talks to show how dumb the awards truly are. I really look forward to those discussions as a form of entertainment. Something to look forward to during the holidays and just a nice way to think about all the games that came out that year again.
Also the meta GB GAF GOTY discussions are super fun.
Theres that but Austins whole pitch was how wandering the post apocalyptic woods seeing bits and pieces of life was impactful.
Which I think its totally fair. But dont ignore a games problems as a product if you are going to bash another game for that. It was very inconsistent.
Its true and Im partially to blame for that. I mean, its a fun week of podcasts but thats it.
Blitzrules240
Banned
God dammit Dan. You could have made your Dad or something.
Yeahh, but the journey too. Episode 9 was enough to punch me in the gut.
idk i'd rather have them deal with this than to ignore the game they all played the most this year
even worse would be to have PUBG winning next year with them having barely played it that year, just because "it's officially out now"
Now the question is if Dan doubles down on his gimmick to keep "himself" alive or actually dials it down a little.
I hope he's toned down a bit but dan being the troll he is I expect chaos.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I don't think he really goes out of his way to troll, i think he's just bad at xcom.
why not both?
Nice beastcast!
Vinny's daughter sounds like me as a kid always wanting to be the villain!
Abby's confusion at Sonic Mania is perplexing to me, then again I grew up playing Sonic on my cousin's Mega Drive, so it's hard to imagine what it's like picking it up fresh now.
I love Sonic Mania, it's my fave game out of the ones I played this year.
Vinny's daughter sounds like me as a kid always wanting to be the villain!
Abby's confusion at Sonic Mania is perplexing to me, then again I grew up playing Sonic on my cousin's Mega Drive, so it's hard to imagine what it's like picking it up fresh now.
I love Sonic Mania, it's my fave game out of the ones I played this year.
That was annoying as hell.
(At the same time, the last episode or so of LiS dropped the ball real fucking hard so I do think expecting them to have more or less finished it to discuss it was somewhat merited.)
Piston Hyundai
Member
imagine being told for years and years that Sonic is about speed and that you only need to hold right to win, then being given a platformer that's about momentum/inertia and has intricate, multi-tiered level design
broncobuster
Banned
GOTY 2015 was a mess. Jeff would've locked the door and swallowed the key until Mario Maker won.
Jeff won't even have to go to wikipedia to demolish Nier, he can just be like "Peter Brown told me."
I was planning to play it tomorrow but as more people have talked about the fact that they hired scabs to do the voice acting, I do feel sorta uncomfortable buying it.
he should've taken one of the ranked soldiers and just renamed them Dan
Infinite Justice
Member
Not really, especially when the people pushing it didn't even fucking finish the game that action would have been rendered moot if they did that.
Also Jeff going subzero to shank that game was a site to behold and one of the best GB GOTY moments. Bonus points for the schadenfreude it generates in here whenever its brought up.
Beastcast reminded me of Mario's weird fake italian
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
He is totally being a troll here and also bad at X-Com.
Death Metalist
Member
I guess... There is a bit of a learning curve to the game. Cause I remember as a kid playing Sonic 1. I died a lot on the second level because you had to be mindful of the lava, so I just wanted to play the first level over and over.
But after a bit got the hang of the flow of the game, and started to have fun and got farther in the game (could never beat it tho). Hopefully Abby can stick through the rough start and gets to enjoy it.