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[strafer]

Congrats!

Thanks! It feels good man, for the longest time I've been afraid to do it.

 

[hamchan]

So I've been listening to the Beastcast a bit more lately. I mean no disrespect, but where did Abby come from? I'm always a bit surprised when they talk about games and she chimes in with the fact that she's either never played it or never heard of it. I like what she does contribute, but she seems so much more removed than the rest of the crew in terms of industry experience.

This is literally her first job post-college. Gotta start from somewhere.

 

[bomma_man]

This is literally her first job post-college. Gotta start from somewhere.

Also remember girls can't be real gamers

 

[nicoga3000]

This is literally her first job post-college. Gotta start from somewhere.

OK - that makes sense. She's the youngest one of the bunch then? That would explain a lot. One that sticks out in my mind is how she's never played Super Mario World, Link to the Past, or heard of the CD-i Zelda games. Those three things really made me do a double take, ha.

Also remember girls can't be real gamers

Is this a criticism she gets?

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

This is literally her first job post-college. Gotta start from somewhere.

I did not know that.

 

[danm999]

So I've been listening to the Beastcast a bit more lately. I mean no disrespect, but where did Abby come from? I'm always a bit surprised when they talk about games and she chimes in with the fact that she's either never played it or never heard of it. I like what she does contribute, but she seems so much more removed than the rest of the crew in terms of industry experience.

Likely because she is more removed. She was never part of the GameSpot/Game Informer background pretty much everyone else at Giant Bomb shares. Even Ben was a former intern.

Fresh perspective, which IMO is great for the site.

 

[Fried Food]

I'm glad she's not as well versed in the videogamedom. The site needed an injection of perspective.

 

[MontyBrown]

For someone who isn't as well versed as many in games, she's better than some of the Duders at games already.

She picked up PUBG so quick.

 

[nicoga3000]

Likely because she is more removed. She was never part of the GameSpot/Game Informer background pretty much everyone else at Giant Bomb shares. Even Ben was a former intern.

Fresh perspective, which IMO is great for the site.

I'm not denying that. She seems to fit in great with the rest of the GB team, so kudos to her. I'll be curious to see what she brings to the site over the next few months.

I'm glad she's not as well versed in the videogamedom. The site needed an injection of perspective.

I miss Drew - he had one of the most interesting/unique takes on things compared to the rest of the crew. Dan doesn't count.

 

[bomma_man]

For someone who isn't as well versed as many in games, she's better than some of the Duders at games already.

She picked up PUBG so quick.

Can't teach old dogs new tricks

 

[NumberThree]

OK - that makes sense. She's the youngest one of the bunch then? That would explain a lot. One that sticks out in my mind is how she's never played Super Mario World, Link to the Past, or heard of the CD-i Zelda games. Those three things really made me do a double take, ha.

Pretty sure she was born after SMW was released, possibly also LTTP. Of course that doesn't mean she couldn't have played them, but not everyone goes back to play old games.

(I liked how she chose LTTP after saying she hasn't played either one)

 

[Antiwhippy]

Also nothing wrong with not playing the old games. Old games are dumb.

 

[danm999]

I'm not denying that. She seems to fit in great with the rest of the GB team, so kudos to her. I'll be curious to see what she brings to the site over the next few months.

Oh I wasn't saying you were.

 

[War Peaceman]

Likely because she is more removed. She was never part of the GameSpot/Game Informer background pretty much everyone else at Giant Bomb shares. Even Ben was a former intern.

Fresh perspective, which IMO is great for the site.

Absolutely. With Drew gone, there was a danger of it becoming pretty much homogeneous. With Abby and Jeremiah that is no longer an issue.

 

[MontyBrown]

Can't teach old dogs new tricks

Time to re-do all of the Breaking Brad challenges with Abby and see how quickly she beats them compared to him.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Wait, is she that good at PUBG? I watched the last murder island and she seems to do as well as the rest of them,.

Then again it's pretty hard to carry this crew to anything lol.

 

[derFeef]

Wait, is she that good at PUBG? I watched the last murder island and she seems to do as well as the rest of them,.

Then again it's pretty hard to carry this crew to anything lol.

 

[Jintor]

reminder: brad is pretty great

 

[Tubobutts]

Wait, is she that good at PUBG? I watched the last murder island and she seems to do as well as the rest of them,.

In 1/70 the time.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I mean it's teams though. Unless you are a literal snipe god/goddess you're not going to carry from what I've seen.

 

[LiK]

Get Abby to play Geometry Wars. Brad still never got the last achievement.

 

[imBask]

reminder: brad is pretty great

being good at single player CoD is the equivalent of being the top player in your softball beer league

 

[oti]

reminder: brad is pretty great

So, all I've seen from this is this video. Was this like a competition who could finish the level first?

That sounds fun. Why aren't they doing more stuff like this?

 

[MontyBrown]

reminder: brad is pretty great

That was a great moment but I bet he took way longer than average to do that. I got the achievement in maybe an hour, at a push. He did like 4-6 hours of streaming?

Impressive feat because it is tough but that's not proof of him being 'great'.

 

[patapuf]

Brad got into Starcraft 2 and Dota 2 and is a big fan of Quake.

Regardless of his skill, he isn't afraid to go for mechanically difficult games/games with a high skill ceiling and enjoys them.

 

[MontyBrown]

I'm not saying Brad isn't good at games. That meme is really old and tired.

 

[LiK]

Brad is good at games. He just sucks at playing them on streams in front of people.

 

[strafer]

My favorite is when Bread was playing Demons Soul.

 

[hamchan]

Remember when Brad was a total pro at playing Hitman while at home.

 

[patapuf]

I do agree with Oti that they should do more stuff like breaking brad again.

"This is the run!" has a similar vibe. Just pick a difficult/fun slice of a game (or a whole game, if it's short enough) and do something with that.

Hitman had that too, in parts.

 

[derFeef]

That was a great moment but I bet he took way longer than average to do that. I got the achievement in maybe an hour, at a push. He did like 4-6 hours of streaming?

Impressive feat because it is tough but that's not proof of him being 'great'.

The 4 hours were not that video, wasn't it on one of the BLLS?

 

[strafer]

That reminds me, I kinda want Load Our Last Souls Part 3 with Vinny.

 

[formated4tv]

Have Abby get all the Geometry Wars achievements, and then do the dumb Smiley Face one in Geometry Wars 2.

 

[funkystudent]

Buncha anime characters in eye patches fighting giant robots with a overly convoluted story from a creator up his own ass.


Seemed right up Dan's ally

 

[MontyBrown]

The 4 hours were not that video, wasn't it on one of the BLLS?

It had two separate Breaking Brad episodes before BLLS, if I remember correctly.

 

[Jintor]

being good at single player CoD is the equivalent of being the top player in your softball beer league

That was a great moment but I bet he took way longer than average to do that. I got the achievement in maybe an hour, at a push. He did like 4-6 hours of streaming?

Impressive feat because it is tough but that's not proof of him being 'great'.

christ you joyless husks i meant he is a great person. i leave it up to your capable minds to tell me if that means he's the 360 elite pro killer murderface or whatever

 

[LiK]

Have Abby get all the Geometry Wars achievements, and then do the dumb Smiley Face one in Geometry Wars 2.

I have all achievements in GeoWars 2 and yea, that was a tough one.

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

I'm not saying Brad isn't good at games. That meme is really old and tired.

Never.

 

[Antiwhippy]

christ you joyless husks i meant he is a great person. i leave it up to your capable minds to tell me if that means he's the 360 elite pro killer murderface or whatever

Liking pubg really takes the joy out of people.

 

[MontyBrown]

christ you joyless husks i meant he is a great person. i leave it up to your capable minds to tell me if that means he's the 360 elite pro killer murderface or whatever

Liking pubg really takes the joy out of people.

You two seem a bit down. Maybe you should watch some GBEast content to cheer up?

I recommend anything with Vinny, Abby, Alex or Dan.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I am looking forward to steal my sunshine.

 

[Jintor]

i'm feasting off the tears of angry people in the splatoon 2 thread

 

[Antiwhippy]

i'm feasting off the tears of angry people in the splatoon 2 thread

It really is the best multiplayer shooter of the year.

So many stories with every match!

 

[AuthenticM]

Buncha anime characters in eye patches fighting giant robots with a overly convoluted story from a creator up his own ass.


Seemed right up Dan's ally

He probably can't stand the combat. I can't blame him; it's extremely bland and mediocre.

 

[ratcliffja]

I like Margaret. There I said it.

 

[Meguro]

I don't care if Nier only gets Number 10, it has to be on the GOTY list.
Don't knife my child Dan.

 

[Antiwhippy]

You guys really need to learn to check your sources.

 

[Catvoca]

i'm feasting off the tears of angry people in the splatoon 2 thread

Lol, I love the game but it makes me so mad sometimes. Especially in Salmon Run. HOW HARD IS IT TO THROW A FUCKING GRENADE?!

 

[MontyBrown]

I am looking forward to steal my sunshine.

Me too brother. Me too.

Pass the time with me watching this classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGGhvhtA_3w

 

[Jintor]

He probably can't stand the combat. I can't blame him; it's extremely bland and mediocre.

it made me really appreciate platinum's basic combat design tenant of 'finishing combos should be actually worthwhile' (among other things)

nier:a has basically all the hallmarks of platinum design except finishing combos doesn't do jackshit different from just spamming attack, so it's inherently much more boring. also it's a 3d bullet hell and that kinda blows tbh