Not again with this comparison, just no.
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Not again with this comparison, just no.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Didn't Vinny like ME3 too?
Basileus777
Member
Why?
Wouldn't be the first time that a bad game wins thanks to Brad's relentlessness.
I mean Skyrim won GOTY in the year that the original Dark Souls came out. That's like giving the award to Gex 3D rather than Super Mario 64.
edit: My early guess would be Mordor. Everyone seems to love that game.
I don't think aynone reall played Dark Souls that year, maybe Vinny did but I can't remember.
Yeah, Vinny played it. He had it on his personal list.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Like, people keep going to brad for the reason that skyrim won.
But to me it was always ryan who went for skyrim even though he said he didn't play much of it and loving SR3.
Then it became a 3 vs 2 fight so SR3 was always going to lose.
But to me it was always ryan who went for skyrim even though he said he didn't play much of it and loving SR3.
Then it became a 3 vs 2 fight so SR3 was always going to lose.
Ryans SR3 backstab, that was rough!
He didn't fight that much for ME3 though. Got it on the list and was pretty happy about that. It wasn't like the others fought him very hard over it. Skyrim and Minerva's Den are the two legendary Brad filibusters, and Skyrim was Ryan's fault
For a guy with absolutely no interest in cars who has said that he drives as little as possible and currently do not even own a car, I'd say that not knowing what a "hatchback" is might be the most "normal" of Dan's "what is...?" moments. The guy hates driving so much that he didn't drive on the highway until he was 25.
Basileus777
Member
I don't know that he'll fight that hard for Destiny. I could see him pushing for a top 10 spot and leaving it there.He didn't fight that much for ME3 though. Got it on the list and was pretty happy about that. It wasn't like the others fought him very hard over it. Skyrim and Minerva's Den are the two legendary Brad filibusters, and Skyrim was Ryan's fault
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
BTW, if every editor is going to be in on GOTY this year, wouldn't it be like 7 people sitting in? It's going to be chaos.
Though I guess it depends if drew counts as an editor now. His GOTY would be his trip to vietnam.
Though I guess it depends if drew counts as an editor now. His GOTY would be his trip to vietnam.
Yeah, totally. Like he did with ME3. He even conceded pretty fast on Dota 2 once he got it on the list (tried to justify it going higher than it did, but didn't fight for it much after Jeff put his foot down), and that has become one of his all time favourite games. The Brad filibuster is overrated, he hasn't really done that more than those two times.
Drew's still a producer, and I highly doubt he's gonna sit in considering that he doesn't play many conventional games. Vinny said on Twitter that he hasn't really had a console or a PC for 6 months because of the clusterfuck that is his living situation right now, so I think it's doubtful that he will have played enough games for it to make sense for him to be in the GOTY discussion. It'll probably be Jeff, Brad, Dan, Patrick, Alex (on Skype), if I had to guess.
Brewster's Wallet
Member
Oh good, Patrick is going to play more Spelunky
I could totally see a Brad-style filibuster for Destiny if nothing huge comes out by the end of the year if he wanted to. I don't think there has been much this year that the other guys will remember massively enjoying (I had to look up what came out this year because it was so forgettable). Shadow of Mordor (if enough play it) or Sunset Overdrive (if it's good) are the only things I can potentially see being able to break through a Bradleybuster.
It would be impossible to get headway with Dota 2 with the rest of them. It would have been a waste of time at that point.
It would be impossible to get headway with Dota 2 with the rest of them. It would have been a waste of time at that point.
NumberThree
Member
WTF. 7 hours before this message you posted that you were going to bed knowing there will be a long podcast waiting. Now you've already got up and listened to the podcast? Are you a wizard?
No I'm not stalking you, I swear!
Phoenix Wright is showing you the door.
Brewster's Wallet
Member
Wait, people think Dark Souls was worthy of being a GOTY?
Dark Souls and Spelunky also ruined about 2 months of Giantbomb with the constant streams of it.
Constant streams of two of the greatest games ever made? Yeah, that sounds like torture.
I think I'm actually hoping for a brad filibuster this year for something like destiny. I'm not really invested in any games that have come out thus far, so a bit of controversy will only make it more entertaining
Hopefully they'll do the final goty deliberation on a separate day so that they are not that worned out and give in that easily. Meh, I say this crap every year :/
My forecast:
Destiny won't get to top 5. Brad will try to get it to 6-10 and be happy about it. Jeff will counter it with Diablo if he gets too greedy.
Brad will push Mordor for Goty and it will probably win.
My forecast:
Destiny won't get to top 5. Brad will try to get it to 6-10 and be happy about it. Jeff will counter it with Diablo if he gets too greedy.
Brad will push Mordor for Goty and it will probably win.
Haha, I slept like 3 hours because some asshole in my apartment building decided to play extremely loud music at like 4am, so I just listened to the podcast instead. I'm a mess at work right now though, and I'm gonna be here for about 11 more hours.
At this point, I don't think any of them except for Brad enjoyed Destiny much more than they enjoyed Dota
Basileus777
Member
Dan just believes in the law. And Wallmart.
NumberThree
Member
Oh that sucks. Have strength!
I thought he said he'd be up for legalizing weed, even said that it's less harmful than alcohol?
But still, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c5xTOg0gV4
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
#notallmattrories
Man, reviews are great just for the comments.
I always love the guys claiming "I've been a user on this site since day one but after this review I won't come here anymore" and then you look at his profile and he as one post.
Awesome.
call_kotaku
Member
Brad seems conscious that Destiny isn't actually a good game, he just can't stop playing it. I think he'll make a push for "hey that means something" but I don't think he'll stand his ground for this game.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
To be fair to him he said that weed should be legalised and is less harmful than alcohol.
I just really like that there's still people who care enough about reviews to write stuff like that. Such a major part of people who are vocal about reviews on forums claim they don't care about reviews because the games media is corrupt, don't know how to play games, "it's one person's opinion, I'm gonna try it out for myself!" etc., but holy crap the backlash can be pretty intense when reviewers actually give bad scores. Especially exclusive games that people are hyped about.
If reviewers are actually gonna start using the whole scale and not just the IGN scale of 7-10, people need to get used to a game they're hyped about getting a terrible score.
giant_frying_pan
Member
Drew will be too busy working on their GOTY videos: a real-life enactment of a game of Velvet Sundown (note: this isn't actually what they're doing, but it would be awesome)
Jimmyfenix
Member
Dan , rudds if you are listening please check out pix the cat on plus holy shit.
call_kotaku
Member
People complaining about reviews for their favorite games is the closest thing to anime tsundere behavior I've seen in real life.
It's not like they care about what Jeff-sempai thinks about their game, or anything.
In any case, if you've already decided whether or not you're going to like a game, whether it's before or after you've played it, a game review serves no purpose for you. If people disagree about whether or not Jeff had the correct mindset or context for viewing DriveClub, they have to realize that ultimately a bunch of consumers will come to the game with that same mindset, and his review is going to be useful for determining whether or not it matches with their expectations.
I disagreed with Brad's score on DmC, but the reactions and outrage around it were mind-boggling.
I don't think "addictive" is a good quality. Smoking is addictive.
Basileus777
Member
Some people are taking Jeff's line about the "old, dark days of console driving games" really personally, like he spit on all their treasured memories of past racing games.
What the fuck?
My favourite part of all that, is the 'genre' TV/film which often has a lot of crossover with similar demographics, often get poor to middling metacritic scores. Yet nobody really cares.
It's similar to people who call GB jaded/cynical just because they're not super hyped about games or have realistic expectations. Yet if you listen to a film critic podcast, they sound very similar to GB. They rarely get giddy over films because they're professionals.
Everyone wants games to grow up, but nobody wants games to grow up.
Basileus777
Member
Everyone wants reviewers to stop inflating their scores and to be more critical of games, until it's happening to a game they like or intend to buy.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Looks like Chu Chu Rocket on drugs.
Goty right here
Dragon Puncher
Member
Drew sat in last year, so not having him in now wouldn't really make sense. After Jason joined he has had more and not less of an editorial role.
The real questing is if Patrick, Vinny and Alex skype in or fly to California for the last GOTY cast. I'm hoping for the chaos of everybody being there and trying to reach an agreement. Being there means a lot, the years Alex have skyped in he had a real hard time arguing for his games against the other guys.
The Dear Leader
Banned
That iPad moba game is Drew's GOTY.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Titanfall, yo