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Giant Bomb X | Built-In Automatic Death Thing For Secret People
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Coonce
Member
a little too much.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Something makes me giggle uncontrollably when I read "fourty"
StopMakingSense
Member
Oh, so is there an archive somewhere for the weekend Destiny thing?
Chance Hale
Member
I've been playing the Evil Within for 5 hours and the aspect ratio isn't even something I think about when actually playing. Presents a lot more space on the sides which is interesting in the way it frames your viewpoint compared to other games.
fucking obnoxious.
Coonce
Member
If you force it off on PC the FOV becomes even more nauseating (but beats having the letterbox imo)
Zomba13
Member
Letterboxing would be much better if it was a game where two letters got into a ring and punched the shit out of each other.
Does it? From the look of it in the QL the game doesnt have a wide fov at all. It seems like a standard zoomed in TPS camera with the top/bottom lopped off.
LurkerPrime
Member
Yeah... as interesting as a new Mikami game could be, this aspect ratio is killing any desre I have of playing it. I mean, it's even impacting the gameplay (on the ladder). Plus the camera and movement are all kinds of jank.
Whaddaya buyin?
Chance Hale
Member
Look at how much space is on the side when he's crouching for example.
I mean it's just not even a bother. When you're playing it's just something that you forget about. If you are on the PC like I am you can adjust it but that looks pretty bad.
Except for the part where it dominated 2014's console space.
I mean it's not like there was much competition this year, but even still I think you're stretching a bit lol
Because you actually thought about it or just because "wiiu lulz"?
Anyway, the people who get it will get it. Back to regularly scheduled GB content.
Piston Hyundai
Member
You best stop your accusations of joke posts.
I'll have you know that the Wii U was the best new console of the year in 2012.
The only things that anyone actually gives a damn about to release this year on the Wii U have been Donkey Kong, Mario Kart 8, and Hyrule Warriors. 3 games worth playing isn't exactly "dominated 2014's console space"
Too certain people the only things that matter are console exclusives. It doesn't matter that the PS4 or Xbox One had third party support for the entire year only exclusives matter in the console war!
Again I love my Wii U but no way in hell could I just own a Wii U and feel satisfied.
Chance Hale
Member
I own every console and a gaming pc, huzzah for not caring about system wars!
Me too! Well except an Xbox One for now.
Keyser Soze
Member
What's a "Hale Bay?"
Goddammit Brad.
Goddammit Brad.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Letterboxing in games is the worst.
Basileus777
Member
I dont know, I'm not seeing it in this QL. Maybe it'll become apparent when I play the game.
And yeah, you get use to it but just like all the games that use film grain, chromatic aberration, and some of the other movie effects; I just don't see much advantage to them. I get that its an attempt to make it "cinematic" but thats is lost on me when you've also got a persistent hud and glowing icons all over.
Yeah, some people in the comments have complained about that too. I can totally see that bothering some people, it's a weird choice.
funkystudent
Member
It is the worst. THE WORST!
It completely turned me off The Evil Within and The Order 1886
What's with Brad name dropping Liam O'Brien? He did it in the Evil Within QL, and I think he did it in another one before that.
...he should play D4. Plenty of O'Brien in that.
Or just watch some Washington Capitals hockey.
http://capitals.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8477070
DyslexicAlucard
Member
Does the Vita count as a console? I like my Wii U, but I find myself playing my Vita a whole lot more. I won't say it's *definitively* better though, as it really depends on what kind of games you like more. But if you like JRPGs, the Vita has been the place to be the last little while.
My exact situation. I actually want a Kinect when I get a One so it will be differentiated a bit and I can play around with the functionality.
I wonder if Vinny has stuck with his 'all digital' on consoles vow. Pre-loading is nice, and my internet says it doesn't throttle me, but I still see stuff like Far Cry 4, AC:U, and GTA V all on the same day, and I'm like 'boy I can hear my monitor screaming from here.'
What's with Brad name dropping Liam O'Brien? He did it in the Evil Within QL, and I think he did it in another one before that.
...he should play D4. Plenty of O'Brien in that.
I think it's just one of the only voice actors that he knows besides Nolan North and Troy Baker.
1. Always be crouching (always!)
DyslexicAlucard
Member
I feel the same way, though almost all "professional" game reviews suffer from being like that. "This, but that. This, but that. This, but that. Conclusion." as Robert Ashley once famously said on GFW Radio.
Actually, I don't even know why Giant Bomb bother with reviews anyway. I can't imagine they get read much, and quick looks are a more interesting method of conveying how they feel about a game. The only thing reviews do is incite bickering when someone doesn't agree with their score.
To be fair, almost every game is.
Always.
"Haven't you been reading my Big Book of Stealth?"
"No no, is that done? Is that published now?"
"It's out."
"Oh my god."
"It's out, man. I thought that you had done your homework."
"I'll pick it up on the way home from work."
That's some quality banter from Dan and Brad. Love it.
Especially when you've been detected!
NumberThree
Member
They get linked to on Metacritic/Gamerankings, so it might bring in new people. For example right now they're the first review on Metacritic's Bayonetta 2 recap page.
The Dear Leader
Banned
The ABC's of Stealth, a sobering look into crouching in video games, and why we should do it.