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[Teddified]

I knew fortnite wasn't real.

 

[Mr. F]

It's a good thing the losing music in Splatoon is such a jam

 

[Twin Tails]

not kkk jeff

 

[J_Viper]

I don't see why they need to defend it? It was their group pick and something they all liked for an GOTY list that means nothing.

I will be lying on my death bed and still wonder why they chose Mordor

 

[tryagainlater]

People still upset about their near unanimous decision for Shadow of Mordor for GOTY. God damn, get over it. Bayonetta 2 wasn't that good either.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I wonder how Splatoon fairs for GotY now it features a Charisma.com knock off.

 

[Glass Shark]

The thing about Dota...there is almost no way to make it interesting for non-fans. It's a pointless endeavor. It's too complex and weird. Which, is I think your point. If you can't make a video for everyone why make it? (but does any video fit that category?)

I viewed this as almost a breaking brad style endurance test. Which is a twist on "just playing dota". Can Brad win games as some of the more difficult heroes? I'd love to see Brad's Invoker or IO games. That's going to be pretty damn entertaining to watch. Imagine Brad is on a 10 game IO losing streak and then starts to pull it off.

Bringing Jeff in would just make it miserable for everyone. Dota fans and Jeff included.
So the question is are there enough Dota fans to make it worth doing? I guess time will tell.

Agree with all of this. I don't know what "fun" thing there is to do with Dota without going into trolling territory, which ruins the game for real people, and they wouldn't do that

Like, I don't know if Giant Bomb was created with the premise of "every single video we make will appeal to every single one of our fans" but I really really really doubt it, some people will just have to get over the fact that under 2 hours of a 20+ hour content week (I counted) was based around a game they don't like

 

[Twin Tails]

 

[robotrock]

Is Jeff gonna see the new luc besson movie


Also did beast do a stream today

 

[Twin Tails]

Is Jeff gonna see the new luc besson movie


Also did beast do a stream today

yes
they watched yakuza videos on youtube

 

[petethepanda]

Argh, first Friday in months that I could have watched UPF live and I entirely forgot to turn it on.

The sticks in Splatoon always felt weird to me, even before I switched over to motion controls. Can't put my finger on why.

 

[convo]

People still upset about their near unanimous decision for Shadow of Mordor for GOTY. God damn, get over it. Bayonetta 2 wasn't that good either.

It made it to GOTY because that year was barren overall for games. Bayo2 wasn't as crazy as Bayo1 and through some miracle the Giantbomb crew somehow remembered the end of a game they played and were able see that Bayo2 could have been more.

 

[avengers23]

Is poop a emotion?

Yes.

 

[Infinite Justice]

OoT over Mario 64....unsubscribed

they are right though

 

[convo]

yes
they watched yakuza videos on youtube

I hope some of them include Mr.Shakedown getting one-shoted by

Spoiler

the forth styles

they didn't unlock.

 

[Ashby]

I'm real good at Sloshing y'all

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I'm real good at Sloshing y'all

I've been having a hard time sloshing. Maybe you can video tape your sloshing and I can watch it in my leisure.

 

[dannyglover]

I hope some of them include Mr.Shakedown getting one-shoted by

Spoiler

the forth styles

they didn't unlock.

How long would it have taken them to unlock that? Would it have been like 10 more hours of just business stuff?

 

[Death Metalist]

Beast in the East: Yakuza 0 - The Supplemental Material

Alex and the boys revisit some missed moments in Yakuza 0, as recommended by the community.

 

[Joeku]

LMAO @ how positive this DotA match it. How atypical is that?

 

[OdysseusVA]

LMAO @ how positive this DotA match it. How atypical is that?

Thats experience day in and day out

Spoiler

I dont play dota

 

[Jintor]

The defense of Mordor in the Giant Beastcast this week is as weak as ever.

Dunno they kinda have a point of how weak that year was, listing out the competition

 

[avengers23]

Thats experience day in and day out

Spoiler

don't play dota

"Don't play Dota."

Accurate advice.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I just purchased an Ethernet adaptor for my Switch because I'm tired of my wifi not working and Splatoon 2. Why do Switch games cost so much? I hate me.

"Don't play Dota."

Accurate advice.

Everyone should give Dota a honest shot. If you have self loathing issues you'll probably love it.

 

[petethepanda]

Oh my god, Abby's scream at

Spoiler

1:10:20

into Steal my Sunshine ep2 was the funniest fucking thing

 

[Curufinwe]

People still upset about their near unanimous decision for Shadow of Mordor for GOTY. God damn, get over it. Bayonetta 2 wasn't that good either.

B2 has gameplay depth Mordor cant even dream of, and it got rid of the annoying QTEs from the first game. Only the technical limits of the WiiU held it back.

One day they'll realize the Nemesis system didn't catch on in other games because it's not actually that interesting.

 

[TraBuch]

All this time later, Wolfenstein still gets snubbed. Doesn't even get mentioned when they talk about 2014 games.

 

[Curufinwe]

It's weird how often Vinny needles Dan about him not wanting to play P5 considering Vinny isn't actually playing it.

Or is he?

 

[Twin Tails]

dan and vinny are actually recording secret er

 

[formated4tv]

dan and vinny are actually recording secret er

The GB community, nay, the internet, would explode with joy and orgasmic fluids if that were the case.

 

[robotrock]

B2 has gameplay depth Mordor cant even dream of, and it got rid of the annoying QTEs from the first game. Only the technical limits of the WiiU held it back.

One day they'll realize the Nemesis system didn't catch on in other games because it's not actually that interesting.

Welcome back.

 

[Zebetite]

All this time later, Wolfenstein still gets snubbed. Doesn't even get mentioned when they talk about 2014 games.

wolfenstein didn't even make their top 10 and is a better game than shadows of mordor

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

B2 has gameplay depth Mordor cant even dream of, and it got rid of the annoying QTEs from the first game. Only the technical limits of the WiiU held it back.

One day they'll realize the Nemesis system didn't catch on in other games because it's not actually that interesting.

Bayonetta is rad, but that's kinda bullshit. The Nemesis system is a really great idea in games where enemies can offer a challenge. The issue is that Arkham combat at it's best is when you face a huge group of enemies, have to use specific techniques to beat each and you need to be going for a high score by mixing your approaches. The challenge modes in the Arkham games were fantastic, casually it was pretty brainless and Mordor was always that; you could just spam to beat a boss and if you knew the mechanics you'd never be in danger.

The Nemesis system is a great idea but the Arkham style of combat is probably the worst engine for it. Shadow of War adding a billion other RPG systems on top of it's predecessor isn't going to fix that. However if that system was in something like a rougelike and when an enemy defeated you the next time round they'd evolve around the strategies that gave them the most grief it would work. Phoenix Point is doing a similar thing. It's an XCOM game where the enemies mutate in ways depending on how your fighting them. It could work really well. Mordor is just roll, stun or attack but don't do the thing they counter and it never goes beyond that.

(I'd have gone for Stick of Truth, Jazzpunk or Shovel Knight in 2014)

 

[Twin Tails]

https://twitter.com/frailgesture/status/888570433003413504

 

[Empty Space]

It's weird how often Vinny needles Dan about him not wanting to play P5 considering Vinny isn't actually playing it.

Or is he?

Vinny isn't playing because he can't find the time. Dan isn't playing it because Dan has arbitrary silly rules about what kind of games deserve his time. One is far more reasonable reason compared to the other. Vinny giving him a hard time makes a ton of sense.

 

[peaceland]

Wolfenstein was the best game of 2014

 

[Ashby]

Would love to Splat with any of you fellow duders who got the game! Friend Code: 3222-2714-2724

 

[aspaceman55]

Agree with all of this. I don't know what "fun" thing there is to do with Dota without going into trolling territory, which ruins the game for real people, and they wouldn't do that

Like, I don't know if Giant Bomb was created with the premise of "every single video we make will appeal to every single one of our fans" but I really really really doubt it, some people will just have to get over the fact that under 2 hours of a 20+ hour content week (I counted) was based around a game they don't like

Totally. This is the same problem anytime new content comes out for a game people don't like. It's not the site's job to determine what YOU individually enjoy most - and Daily DOTA got me interested in DOTA in the first place. If you don't like DOTA, don't watch it. But Brad wants to play it, and people come to GiantBomb to hear the guys talk about the games they want to play. That's what you pay for. If that's not what you want, then speak with your wallet or which videos you watch, but don't harass the people who actually enjoy the content.

It's downright childish when people get like this, and it reminds me how much adults (site's audience skews older) can be complete children on the internet.

 

[Zocano]

Everyone should give Dota a honest shot. If you have self loathing issues you'll probably love it.

Accurate.

 

[LegoArmo]

Like I've said previously, I just want them to play games they enjoy, which is part of the reason UPF is so hit and miss, watching them get frustrated, bored or just completely ignore the game being played because it's so bad isn't that enjoyable to me.

Excited Brad is the best.

 

[Twin Tails]

Unprofessional Fridays: 07/21/2017

Brad gets boggled, Ben looks for cheese, Rorie shows off his deck, and Jeff finds a new way to play Splatoon.

 

[Death Metalist]

 

[Twin Tails]

the hero we need

 

[Blitzrules240]

Well this is gonna dock him some points.

Spoiler

Dan is no longer my best friend, Alex is my new best friend.

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

Ben was totally wrong with his Steve Miller Band take and I appreciate Jason putting him on the spot.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I kind of hope Alex runs the next Yakuza series. Dan obviously doesn't like the combat and I'm afraid that Vinny would spend 2 years finishing everything/fucking around in one game.

 

[Hellsing321]

Well this is gonna dock him some points.

Spoiler

Dan is no longer my best friend, Alex is my new best friend.

Alex is everyone's best friend because Alex is the best duder by a country mile.

 

[funkystudent]

Yakuza 0 really works well as a prequel that doesn't require previous knowledge for.


Also it's great backstory for the first game and character origins for those that already played pre Iowa games.



Hell of a thing really.

 

[Blitzrules240]

Ben was totally wrong with his Steve Miller Band take and I appreciate Jason putting him on the spot.

Wait..did he talk shit about Steve Miller band.

God dammit Ben.

 

[Death Metalist]

Vinny: Did they show a trailer for 6 at all?
Alex: I don't think we want to look that far ahead yet though, I think we wanna save as much as that for ourselves as we can.