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;'d that for you.
You're great!
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Seems like Dan's doing the Bayo2 review. Not sure what his stance was on Bayo1, but this seems right up his alley of fantastic action that is incredibly stupid in the most entertaining and endearing way imaginable.
Shit, I still don't exactly know what happened in bayo1 but I just remember having a terrific time with it.
Shit, I still don't exactly know what happened in bayo1 but I just remember having a terrific time with it.
DanRyckert
A good strange little man
Basically, yes. GI didn't like the fact that I wrote books in my own time, appeared on wrestling podcasts, tweeted about non-gaming things, and wanted to do really silly videos (I pitched the roller coaster thing several times while I was there). Giant Bomb embraces personality-driven content, so it was a no-brainer. Honestly, I would have left soon anyway even if I didn't have Giant Bomb to go to.
There were other things that bugged me about GI, but freedom was easily the #1 reason I wanted out.
This is none of my business, but how on earth did GI object to your tweeting on your own personal account? I could understand if it was offensive stuff, but just because it's non-gaming?
Do they expect their staff to live, eat and breathe games?
110 000 youtube views later (I don't know how the video did on the site, I'm guessing quite well), GI is probably thinking that this dumb roller coaster thing was maybe not so dumb after all...
But does Giant Bomb give you the opportunity to meet Oderus Urungus and Riff Raff?
DanRyckert
A good strange little man
These were the types of things that bugged me every day.
It's from this week's Bombcast.
shadyspace
Banned
Damn for how restrictive GI sounds I can't believe they ever hired you in the first place, Dan.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Dan, the crew needs to skydive while playing SSB. If they refuse, drug them and wake them during take off.
Or during free fall.
Felix Lighter
Member
I really don't like the music in Spelunky.
Spelunky is a podcast game for me. That said I don't mind the music.
What the fuck
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Keep playing. You will, good sir, you will.
Felix Lighter
Member
I'm a poor judge of music so my opinion on it is pretty worthless. I don't even know why I mentioned it.
Backfoggen
Banned
100% agree. It's gross.
Zomba13
Member
Well yeah, he loves anime so makes sense he'd love MGS and Bayonetta.
LurkerPrime
Member
I was hoping for more face capture disasters.
It's always great when they generate something live, but I guess spending four hours getting it working to begin with cooled their jets.
AuthenticM
Member
Wow, what a bunch of assholes. They didn't like you writing books ? What the actual fuck.
You mean the vampire doctor?
It could be this one, http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unprofessional-fridays-05-16-2014/2300-8892/
or this?
It's Brad playing it though.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unprofessional-fridays-11-01-2013/2300-8149/?comment_page=2
Yeah Alex is clearly knowledgable about sports games but I don't think he realizes what his audience wants to see out of a sports quick look.
The pre game part was the funniest bit of the quick look, he should have been trying to highlight more stuff like that.
nckillthegrimace
Member
Joke. I was joking.
No, he was solving puzzles and had some weird minion guy.
Zomba13
Member
Yeah. I was super disappointed that they skipped some of the cutscenes (they looked hilarious and prime for riffing) and kinda disappointed they did the character off camera though I do understand why. I mean, it was informative and a good display of the game and did have me crying with laughter when Vinny went black (though he did manage to go back).
OdysseusVA
Banned
That seems dangerous
Piston Hyundai
Member
I bet you're one of those people that thinks the SEGA Genesis can't produce good music.
I think it's just the music in the mines of Spelunky that I dislike (a lot of notes that seem to break the tempo at random), and since you play that section so darn often I ended up turning the music off entirely. I've almost never heard anything passed that in my own time with the game.
How in the hell us truckee on there? What all does that take into account?
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I think Game Informer were cautious with the dark power they possessed and were reluctant to unleash it on the world. Giant Bomb just strolled in like the nazis from Raiders and said "fuck it" while opening the Ark.
I fucking love this song
I'm with you. Truckee being on that list seems like a joke.
Any more details on the game played? Are you sure it was a vampire game? Was the graphics realistic or not? 3D or 2D? Was it a castlevania game, because Vinny play a number of those?
He plays a Frankenstein point and click game on this UP.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unprofessional-fridays-08-16-13/2300-7835/
Honestly, from the videos I've watched of them (mostly Replay stuff, some Test Chamber stuff), they don't seem like huge assholes (no, not even Joe, but I can see how some would view him as annoying), but I can see them being very uptight and prickish about non-video game stuff. Why? I don't know. Maybe they take being one of the few video game magazines left in the U.S. really seriously, to the point of near-obsession? Who knows?
In any case, their attitude seems odd to me. Before their magazine redesign, I remember the writing in their magazines (the picture captions especially, and around 2005-2007 or so) being pretty carefree and humorous. A lot of that disappeared with the redesign. I rather miss it, and it might be why I didn't really resubscribe to them after last year. I appreciate their work, and I still have fond memories of the magazine, but Giant Bomb is more of my style.
Honestly, from the videos I've watched of them (mostly Replay stuff, some Test Chamber stuff), they don't seem like huge assholes (no, not even Joe, but I can see how some would view him as annoying), but I can see them being very uptight and prickish about non-video game stuff. Why? I don't know. Maybe they take being one of the few video game magazines left in the U.S. really seriously, to the point of near-obsession? Who knows?
In any case, their attitude seems odd to me. Before their magazine redesign, I remember the writing in their magazines (the picture captions especially, and around 2005-2007 or so) being pretty carefree and humorous. A lot of that disappeared with the redesign. I rather miss it, and it might be why I didn't really resubscribe to them after last year. I appreciate their work, and I still have fond memories of the magazine, but Giant Bomb is more of my style.
I read gameinformer purely for those little captions at one point in my life (I was young) I remember them being really funny and clever.
Granted, I don't live super close to Truckee, but I know of it and I don't understand how it's on there. Only thing I can figure is pay is shit there?
Although I've heard South Lake Tahoe is pretty high as well.
I don't think he was most say corporate people didn't want him writing a book.Honestly, from the videos I've watched of them (mostly Replay stuff, some Test Chamber stuff), they don't seem like huge assholes (no, not even Joe, but I can see how some would view him as annoying), but I can see them being very uptight and prickish about non-video game stuff. Why? I don't know. Maybe they take being one of the few video game magazines left in the U.S. really seriously, to the point of near-obsession? Who knows?
In any case, their attitude seems odd to me. Before their magazine redesign, I remember the writing in their magazines (the picture captions especially, and around 2005-2007 or so) being pretty carefree and humorous. A lot of that disappeared with the redesign. I rather miss it, and it might be why I didn't really resubscribe to them after last year. I appreciate their work, and I still have fond memories of the magazine, but Giant Bomb is more of my style.
ab.aeterno
Member
Apropos of nothing, can I just say that I really, genuinely appreciate you being active here and answering questions/interacting with posters here? It's pretty fuckin rad, and I appreciate the time spent doing it, even for a bunch of goofballs like us.
AuthenticM
Member
I very much doubt the editors are to blame. This has to come from the suits in management. Those are the assholes about whom I was talking; not the GI gang. They're good people.
Totally.
Thanks for being active here, Dan !