Giant Bomb Thread The Third: #TeamBrad

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Fourman said:
Have they mentioned if a Far Cry 3 review is coming today and who is doing the reviewing?
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Don't know about the review coming out today but I think Brad is doing it.

I personally am looking forward to this week podcast and hearing everyone's impressions since all of them are playing it.
 
marrec said:
A bit of googling tells me that it's available at the low low price of €1900.
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Yeah you're right, I just checked the order form and it's less expensive than I thougth (I'm more used to "full size" console than handheld).

It's still a dev kit though which Sony obviously won't give to a journalist.
 
Megasoum said:
Yeah you're right, I just checked the order form and it's less expensive than I thougth (I'm more used to "full size" console than handheld).

It's still a dev kit though which Sony obviously won't give to a journalist.
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Ya, I don't think the Giantbomb crew could justify writing a check for $2500 for one Quick Look.

:lol
 
marrec said:
Ya, I don't think the Giantbomb crew could justify writing a check for $2500 for one Quick Look.

:lol
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Bah it's not that, I don't think the 2500$ is a problem, they did buy a super expensive piece of equipment just to do a SNES stream a couple of years ago lol.

Sony just won't give a dev kit to a journalist, even if the journalist is willing to pay.
 
Megasoum said:
Bah it's not that, I don't think the 2500$ is a problem, they did buy a super expensive piece of equipment just to do a SNES stream a couple of years ago lol.

Sony just won't give a dev kit to a journalist, even if the journalist is willing to pay.
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Oh really? Wow, that's kind of the stupidest thing I've heard all week. If they're willing to shell out the cash so that you can basically get free advertising, then why the fuck not? Are they worried about the Dev kits getting into the hands of Hackers?
 
marrec said:
Oh really? Wow, that's kind of the stupidest thing I've heard all week. If they're willing to shell out the cash so that you can basically get free advertising, then why the fuck not? Are they worried about the Dev kits getting into the hands of Hackers?
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There's a LOT of stuff you have to sign when you buy a dev kit. Lots of NDAs, licenses etc. You also never actually own the hardware, it's just on a loan and you have to return it when you are done with it. The hardware and software inside a dev kit is not for public distribution.

Heck, the 360/PS3s are almost a decade old now and you're still not allowed to show the kits publicly. I know you can find pictures if you really look for them but a dev that shows or talk about that stuff could actually loose his license (and the right to develop on that platform at the same time).
 
Megasoum said:
There's a LOT of stuff you have to sign when you buy a dev kit. Lots of NDAs, licenses etc. You also never actually own the hardware, it's just on a loan and you have to return it when you are done with it. The hardware and software inside a dev kit is not for public distribution.

Heck, the 360/PS3s are almost a decade old now and you're still not allowed to show the kits publicly. I know you can find pictures if you really look for them but a dev that shows or talk about that stuff could actually loose his license (and the right to develop on that platform at the same time).
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^^
 
Megasoum said:
There's a LOT of stuff you have to sign when you buy a dev kit. Lots of NDAs, licenses etc. You also never actually own the hardware, it's just on a loan and you have to return it when you are done with it. The hardware and software inside a dev kit is not for public distribution.

Heck, the 360/PS3s are almost a decade old now and you're still not allowed to show the kits publicly. I know you can find pictures if you really look for them but a dev that shows or talk about that stuff could actually loose his license (and the right to develop on that platform at the same time).
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Good information to know. It seems like it would be pretty easy to make available something for an outfit like GiantBomb. I'm sure there is someone at Sony who can give me a great reason as to why they don't want to provide video out for anything other than Dev Kits, but until that happens I will be left scratching my head.
 
ZanzibarBreeze said:
It'll be out, like, on the 2nd or 3rd of January or something like that.



It's like when Shawn Elliott would tell his personal stories on GFW. I'm sure Jeff has many more, and I'd love to hear them. My other favorite Jeff story is when he was living with the chicks that worked at that pizza place.
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I vaguely remember this. Jeff should write an autobiography.
 
slightconfuse said:
seems everyone has turned on FArCry 3. hope they tell why on the podcast
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from what i've played i think it could suffer in a similar way as skyrim. It's a lot of fun at the beginning but it lacks some depth/advanced systems and it becomes aparent in the end.

Though, considering it's not nearly as long you might finish the game before that happens.
 
slightconfuse said:
seems everyone has turned on FArCry 3. hope they tell why on the podcast
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Probably the poor way the game handles rape, if I had to guess.

patapuf said:
from what i've played i think it could suffer in a similar way as skyrim. It's a lot of fun at the beginning but it lacks some depth/advanced systems and it becomes aparent in the end.

Though, considering it's not nearly as long you might finish the game before that happens.
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They didn't run into that problem with Skyrim. They all loved it. Complaints seemed to be aimed at the story.
 
ZanzibarBreeze said:
It's like when Shawn Elliott would tell his personal stories on GFW. I'm sure Jeff has many more, and I'd love to hear them. My other favorite Jeff story is when he was living with the chicks that worked at that pizza place.
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I need a Best Of Jeff cast followed by a Best Of Vinny cast

slightconfuse said:
Farcry 3 review-brad 5/5
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At the end of Far Cry 3 a grenade rolls down a hill and this explodes out

brad-5.png
 
Hey, a review that is mostly on time!

Glad he liked it. Sad about the story.
Patrick seems offended by it.....but he is more sensitive than me
 
The developers set out to include a full cooperative campaign that's more than a little similar to Left 4 Dead, right down to the four stereotypical characters (such as an Eastern European mobster and a Trainspotting-esque Scottish hoodlum) you can play as. There's a neat story justification for all this, with a lengthy CG cutscene setting the whole campaign up, and the .
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The best justification for the co-op campaign is clearly the .
 
marrec said:
Good information to know. It seems like it would be pretty easy to make available something for an outfit like GiantBomb. I'm sure there is someone at Sony who can give me a great reason as to why they don't want to provide video out for anything other than Dev Kits, but until that happens I will be left scratching my head.
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I believe it's been speculated on the Bombcast that Sony doesn't want Vita footage being seen in higher resolutions and bigger screens than the Vita, as it may not be favorable to the games.
 
Patryn said:
Are people forgetting that it's still Tuesday? It's only like 2 p.m. on the West Coast. They probably haven't even started recording yet.
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My tuesday's already over :(


giant_frying_pan said:
Hai guyz? I heard the Bombcast is leaving Giant Bomb #TeamBombcast
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HamPster PamPster said:
Every week. Come on son:

NOTHING STOP THE BOMBCAST
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xxracerxx said:
Do they ever not have a podcast? I can't believe this question is asked every week.
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Hi, I'm new here. Good to know my tuesdays wednesdays have meaning.
 
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