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P5 had a very unique style compared to previous Persona games.

does it tho? my girlfriend was playing P3 while I played p5 in the bedroom and apart from the technical limitations, their style was comparable. just because it had an ok jazz soundtrack, doesn't equate new style

 

[Death Metalist]

Giant Bombcast 489: Cash 4 Wrestling

The dog days of summer are upon us, and with them quick impressions of the new Fire Pro, more gushing over Battlegrounds, some light Splatoon 2 chat, the whereabouts of Bobby Kotick, reflections on old tweets, and a totally authoritative discussion about board games.

 

[LotusHD]

If, hypothetically speaking, Nier Automata was one of the best games I ever played should I play the Drakengard games?

No. Well maybe D1 was okay, I never bothered with that, but I didn't like D3 much outside of the final boss and eccentric protagonist.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Californian public transport sounds like a fucking nightmare.

 

[xuchu]

best story will be

Spoiler

destiny 2

lol. Scary thing is that I can actually see this happening and we'll be powerless to stop it.

 

[Tubobutts]

F.L.U.D.D will show up in Odyssey as an Easter egg and Jeff won't let it on the list out of principle

 

[Antiwhippy]

Man between the recent murder island and this podcast I wish I could put more time into PUbG than I have so far.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Murder island was pretty good this week.

I'm all for them continuing on this "spicy" mindset of getting into shit.

 

[Basileus777]

If, hypothetically speaking, Nier Automata was one of the best games I ever played should I play the Drakengard games?

Drakengard 1 is the only worthwhile Drakengard and even that experience was more of a time and place thing. I wouldn't recommend it, both Nier games are leaps and bounds better than anything Drakengard.

 

[funkystudent]

Jeff Jarrett is the Ranking of Fighters of wrestling.

Been around longer then you expect. Still makes appearances to this day. Was never good but somehow, some way still manages to return time and time again.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I'm hopeful that Yakuza 0 somehow explains how he went from sensitive Majima to this "completely different character" that everyone describes him as.

How they handled his development is my biggest complaint with the game.

 

[avengers23]

Jeff Jarrett is the Ranking of Fighters of wrestling.

Been around longer then you expect. Still makes appearances to this day. Was never good but somehow, some way still manages to return time and time again.

Jeff Jarrett is alive. Ranking of Fighters is dead.

QED, Jeff Jarrett == Ranking of Fighters of wrestling.

 

[Liquid Shake]

Jeff Jarrett is the Ranking of Fighters of wrestling.

Been around longer then you expect. Still makes appearances to this day. Was never good but somehow, some way still manages to return time and time again.

Whose wife did Ranking of Fighters steal?

 

[kingocfs]

Hello I have a Switch now

Here is my friend code: SW-5328-5472-9897

I'll add you if you add me 😘

SW-7556-8791-9978

 

[hamchan]

I'm hopeful that Yakuza 0 somehow explains how he went from sensitive Majima to this "completely different character" that everyone describes him as.

It makes it feel that Majima from 1 onwards is putting on his character for show.

 

[Tubobutts]

I'll add you if you add me 😘

SW-7556-8791-9978

Ok I added you.

 

[Karspankey]

my new avatar will be goty and aoty thank you

 

[supermetfreud]

Jeff is ABSOLUTELY right about Arkham Horror. I really wanted to love that game, but the sheer abundance of rules makes it an absolute no-go at most social gatherings. It's just impossible to get everyone to commit to something that impenetrable. There's got to be a better way to make systems-based board games that doesn't involve needlessly convoluted bullshit that is almost impossible to keep track of.

 

[RBH]

I enjoyed Jeff Gerstmann's extensive wrestling talk on the Bombcast

 

[Antiwhippy]

Jeff is ABSOLUTELY right about Arkham Horror. I really wanted to love that game, but the sheer abundance of rules makes it an absolute no-go at most social gatherings. It's just impossible to get everyone to commit to something that impenetrable. There's got to be a better way to make systems-based board games that doesn't involve needlessly convoluted bullshit that is almost impossible to keep track of.

I feel like that's just most modern board games though.

 

[Dangansona]

Oh gosh, I missed another GotY talk.

Best Style: Persona 5, Cuphead, Mario Odyssey
Best Story: Nier, Yakuza, Wolfenstein 2

 

[Joeku]

Oh gosh, I missed another GotY talk.

Best Style: Persona 5, Cuphead, Mario Odyssey
Best Story: Nier, Yakuza, Wolfenstein 2

I want to agree with you about Nazi Hatcheter 2, but the game isn't out yet. It needs to be fucking bananas. I want a first-person body transplant scene. I want The Beatles being secret agents who come to play a show for the KKK and secretly deliver messages and do covert ops for the Resistance. I want it to go batshit fucking wild.

 

[broncobuster]

Did Matthew Rorie secretly direct the new Planet of the Apes movies?

 

[ST2K]

Listening to the Bombcast talk about board games is like, I imagine, listening to a non-video game podcast talk about video games.

"Why isn't everything like Mario?"
"Man, I don't know. Video games are too complicated."
"I played this one game where you had to level up and pick skills and go places on a map and fight stuff with this weird fighting system... it was just so complex."
"You can't just gather around and get drunk playing Pacman like you could in the old days."

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Did Matthew Rorie secretly direct the new Planet of the Apes movies?

No he's busy running Sony

 

[supermetfreud]

I feel like that's just most modern board games though.

It's gotten to the point where I'm not even bothering with any of them. Like, I saw the Bloodborne card game at a store recently and just walked away.

 

[Red UFO]

No he's busy running Sony

LMFAO

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Jeff is ABSOLUTELY right about Arkham Horror. I really wanted to love that game, but the sheer abundance of rules makes it an absolute no-go at most social gatherings. It's just impossible to get everyone to commit to something that impenetrable. There's got to be a better way to make systems-based board games that doesn't involve needlessly convoluted bullshit that is almost impossible to keep track of.

he should get into warhammer 40k

there has never been a better time to w40k

the rules are so simple now

 

[supermetfreud]

Listening to the Bombcast talk about board games is like, I imagine, listening to a non-video game podcast talk about video games.

"Why isn't everything like Mario?"
"Man, I don't know. Video games are too complicated."
"I played this one game where you had to level up and pick skills and go places on a map and fight stuff with this weird fighting system... it was just so complex."
"You can't just gather around and get drunk playing Pacman like you could in the old days."

See, the thing is, none of them sounded unwilling to learn how to play the games. They're just a) borderline impossible to explain in a timely manner b) not FUN to learn, like, it's usually a DM-like person kind of telling you what you should do instead of interacting/experimenting with systems since there are so many rules to keep on mind.

 

[Dangansona]

Someone on GAF is buying ARMS off of me and I need to decide if I should use that money towards Splatoon 2 or FFXII.

 

[tesqui]

I hope they play RE7 with Abby again as a series. Or at least come back to it one more time.

 

[ST2K]

See, the thing is, none of them sounded unwilling to learn how to play the games. They're just a) borderline impossible to explain in a timely manner b) not FUN to learn, like l, it's usually a DM-like person kind of telling you what you should do instead of interacting/experimenting with systems since there are so many rules to keep on mind.

Yes. Things with depth and complexity require some degree of investment and you are not great at it if you haven't read the rules or know how things work. Same with video games.

And yes, if said complex game is deployed in a drunken party environment with random people, then it's not gonna be a blast to play.

But... maybe all board games shouldn't be exclusively for that scenario? Wii Sports and Smash Bros. work better for the aforementioned environments than Civilization or DOTA, but criticizing the latter games for requiring more investment wouldn't be fair, would it?

 

[Jintor]

I'll be honest

I don't think I really like board games that much

 

[Dangansona]

I don't play them much but the older I get (older is relative at 23) the more I dig Board games.

 

[Wunder]

game of thrones board game is great

 

[Joeku]

I don't play them much but the older I get (older is relative at 23) the more I dig Board games.

Jesus Christ, you were 14 when Giant Bomb was formed. I'm old.

 

[supermetfreud]

Yes. Things with depth and complexity require some degree of investment and you are not great at it if you haven't read the rules or know how things work. Same with video games.

And yes, if said complex game is deployed in a drunken party environment with random people, then it's not gonna be a blast to play.

But... maybe all board games shouldn't be exclusively for that scenario? Wii Sports and Smash Bros. work better for the aforementioned environments than Civilization or DOTA, but criticizing the latter games for requiring more investment wouldn't be fair, would it?

Absolutely, not all board games should be exclusively for that scenario! But there's a difference between depth and obtuse bullshit, and Arkham Horror veers into the latter with some of its ruleset imo. I was thinking it was supposed to be a sort of in-between of a typical board game and an actual campaign. I want something more than the typical drunken fodder, but I also care about accessibility.

 

[Han Seoul-Oh]

Risk is the only board game that I've played and absolutely enjoyed.

 

[brainzelda]

I played Ticket to Ride on Steam and it was awesome, then I played it in real life and it was even better.

 

[xuchu]

I don't play them much but the older I get (older is relative at 23) the more I dig Board games.

Man, I'm old.

 

[Twin Tails]

i do the same as brad, since monopoly games take so long i end up making up rules
rando thought: i have a simpsons electronic bank

 

[MassiveNights]

This is my Switch friend code:

SW-1592-9815-2991

Add me and we'll play some shit.

 

[Wunder]

Risk is the only board game that I've played and absolutely enjoyed.

gross

 

[Rainmaker]

bored games lmao

 

[imBask]

bored games lmao

niiice

 

[Ninja Scooter]

bored games lmao

 

[Incandenza]

bored games lmao

i don't get it

 

[Blitzrules240]

I like a nice game of Clue.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

I like the movie Clue

 

[formated4tv]

I like a nice game of Clue.

It's hard to get people to focus on Clue (from what I've found) when we're all drinking. I can usually get people to hang with Monopoly or Risk oddly enough, haha. I think the alcohol fuels the aggression and drive towards victory.