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[daydream]

Daydreaming, if I have one request for the GOTY thread it is that you find a good thread title. Giant Bomb GOTY 2014 alone seems so sparse. Hopefully something about how hard it'll be to find 10 games that are better than Destiny.

Hm, challenge accepted!

Spoiler

The chances of 'Destiny' being in the title are probably pretty high, lol.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Hm, challenge accepted!

Spoiler

The chances of 'Destiny' being in the title are probably pretty high, lol.

hell yeah destiny

 

[Incandenza]

Drew + Dan Book Club is such a good idea.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Hm, challenge accepted!

Spoiler

The chances of 'Destiny' being in the title are probably pretty high, lol.

Just make it Destiny is Destiny and get FF fans in a tizzy about it.

Two birds with one stone and all that.

 

[Volotaire]

Daydreaming, if I have one request for the GOTY thread it is that you find a good thread title. Giant Bomb GOTY 2014 alone seems so sparse. Hopefully something about how hard it'll be to find 10 games that are better than Destiny.

edit: Rorie confirmed as fifth chair on next week's Bombcast, mainly to talk about Dragon Age (Brad comment under today's Bombcast).

I've been skipping all over the bombcast. Great. I wish Jason was a permanent fifth chair.

 

[dimb]

Got you know.

 

[danm999]

edit: Rorie confirmed as fifth chair on next week's Bombcast, mainly to talk about Dragon Age (Brad comment under today's Bombcast).

Good news. Rorie knows his RPGs, glad they're using him as a resource, help me decide whether I want to get Inquisition or not.

 

[Patryn]

The one impression of DA:I I'm waiting for. I really hope that the dialogue choices aren't as sparse as they seem.

It's DA2/Mass Effect style dialogue, if you didn't know.

So don't expect Origins level of choice.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Holy balls.

This terrifies me.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Holy balls.

This terrifies me.

The Ubisoft mo seems to be "Create four different missions/collectibles and then put 500 of them in the game". They did the same with Watch Dogs
I'd much rather have some, you know, fun side stuff instead of doing the same mission over and over again.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Who knew that the british has taken over france in the 18th century.

 

[Volotaire]

Holy balls.



This terrifies me.

Wow...I hope the side missions are more meaningful than the previous games. I heard that missions adapt if you fail the conditions on the mission to a different type of gameplay i.e. eavesdropping to chasing. Could this be listing all the permutations of the possible mission states?

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Wow...I hope the side missions are more meaningful than the previous games. I heard that missions adapt if you fail the conditions on the mission to a different type of gameplay i.e. eavesdropping to chasing. Could this be listing all the permutations of the possible mission states?

I don't think so, and I hadn't heard that about this game. They don't seem to be mentioning it in the QL yet either, but I'm only halfway through so far.

 

[Volotaire]

I don't think so, and I hadn't heard that about this game. They don't seem to be mentioning it in the QL yet either, but I'm only halfway through so far.

Here's the source

NO MORE AUTO-FAIL MISSIONS! The missions now adapt to what happens when you play and don't follow any script. There will be changes and consequences for how you handle missions, but no longer will you get desynchronized for being spotted.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=124392869#post124392869

 

[Alucrid]

Well, out of nowhere!

Quick Look: Assassin's Creed: Unity

Vinny and Alex.

1 hour 15 mins.

On PC in the beginning at least.

mm does alex go in as hard as he did in scoops and the wolf?

Here's the source



http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=124392869#post124392869

i could have sworn crossing eden said there were still some auto fail missions

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Well halo mcc seems to have more worse issues than matchmaking.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Who knew that the british has taken over france in the 18th century.

This is one thing that baffles me. A French developer refuses to use at least French accents in there game that takes place during the French Revolution. French accents must not focus group well.

 

[Myggen]

Wow...I hope the side missions are more meaningful than the previous games. I heard that missions adapt if you fail the conditions on the mission to a different type of gameplay i.e. eavesdropping to chasing. Could this be listing all the permutations of the possible mission states?

Even if they do change up like that, it seems strange to have more than one icon for every mission. And from reading reviews, it seems like the side missions are generally pretty standard Assassin's Creed stuff. It's also not like Ubisof hasn't cluttered up the map with meaningless shit in earlier games, and based on how they usually operate it's not surprising that they would just put more shit on the map now.

This game is gonna kill Vinny if he plays it.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

British accents are sexy, according to many female friends.

 

[OverBlood 3]

Those crushed blacks on the xbox one version.

 

[Antiwhippy]

British accents are sexy, according to many female friends.

So AC is trying to appeal to the fujoshi crowd?

 

[TharpDaddy]

Well, Unity certainly is an Assassin's Creed game. The gameplay is so stale at this point. Adding more NPCs and a more open city doesn't do much if it's the same game as every other one.

 

[Volotaire]

It's fitting that Fake Drew joins the Lobby for the Halo Masterchief Collection.

 

[Kimaka]

It's DA2/Mass Effect style dialogue, if you didn't know.

So don't expect Origins level of choice.

That's disappointing. I knew they were keeping the wheel but I hoped that they would have added more than two or three tones this time around and make the choices situational. Still, it is looking much better than I anticipated. I never though I would, but I'm considering buying it shortly after release.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

It wouldn't be a giant bomb asscreed quick look if it wasn't all blocky and compressed to hell. Also, these alien French kids looks weird as all hell

 

[Antiwhippy]

What's the point of having combat in AC anymore?

What's even the point of having stealth in AC anymore?

Unity looks ridiculous.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

What's the point of having combat in AC anymore?

What's even the point of having stealth in AC anymore?

Unity looks ridiculous.

Then what would be the point of an AC game?

 

[alr1ght]

Holy balls.



This terrifies me.

Ubisoft

 

[Antiwhippy]

Then what would be the point of an AC game?

Good question.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Those crushed blacks on the xbox one version.

Oof. You're not kidding.

 

[Aaron]

British accents are sexy, according to many female friends.

There's nothing compared to sexiness of the French accent. It truly is a superpower.

 

[santeesioux]

just signed up for the free crunchyroll trial

THANKS JEFF AND BRAD

Be sure to try Parasyte.

Premium Thanksgiving sale announced on the Bombcast. Some people were wondering about that earlier here.

Cool, i'll be sure to get on that this time. I have all of Metal Gear Scanlon to get caught up on.

There's nothing compared to sexiness of the French accent. It truly is a superpower.

Everyone knows the Oregon accent is the sexiest.

 

[daydream]

There's nothing compared to sexiness of the French accent. It truly is a superpower.

Le hottest scoop

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Le hottest scoop

There's a bombcast quote for anything isn't there.

I could make a thing of popcorn in the time it takes for Unity to load.

 

[Incandenza]

Who knew that the british has taken over france in the 18th century.

Seriously, half these guys sound like Fable characters. So weird.

 

[Rodney McKay]

Those crushed blacks on the xbox one version.

No joke. The outdoor to indoor transitions are like a complete blackout.

 

[bonercop]

I really don't like the British accents they've given to the characters in Unity. What a weird choice.

Jeanne d'arc did it right!

 

[Megasoum]

The AC quicklook is great. Very funny.

"Suuup" haha

Also kinda makes me want to play the game. (on PC)

Also #2. I just finished Sunset Overdrive tonight so when I'm watching Alex play AC I just want him to wall run and grind those rails lol.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

AC spoilers I guess.

Spoiler

Anyone else really disappointed with how they ended Desmond's plot line? Honestly I was kinda interested in seeing that go a little further, learning the whole thing behind the Apple and all that, but it was such a flaccid flop.

 

[elfinke]

This QL of AssCreedU... looks bad. The crowds of pastel-coloured Wiggle-tribute people, the xbone's appalling contrast and not-so-good framerate... and that fucking hyper-map.

Man, the series looks like it could do with a dose of 'less is more' salts. Trim some (a lot) fat, tidy and reinforce the core parts. I'm still tempted to give the AssCreed 2 series a go, pending a sale on those games, but yeesh.

 

[KingKong]

It can't be a good thing that the consoles are already lagging behind PCs a year after release. I hope this isn't the point where multi-platform devs stop improving graphics, physics, AI, etc because of their limitations

 

[DrFunk]

Danny O'Dwyer ‏@dannyodwyer 3m minutes ago San Francisco, CA

AKIRA

Dan Ryckert, Drew Scanlon and Jason Oestreicher

Must be the part when

Spoiler

Tetsuo's guts fall out

 

[Chuck]

Brad forgot the podcast room key for alt f1, AGAIN?

really uncool

 

[Das Ace]

At the risk of this devolving back into anime wars, Dan should watch Redline. It's the kind of stupid fun that he'd enjoy.

 

[cb1115]

I have played 3 hours of Assassin's Creed Unity.

it's destined (tehe) to win most disappointing game of the year.

 

[Wunder]

At the risk of this devolving back into anime wars, Dan should watch Redline. It's the kind of stupid fun that he'd enjoy.

absolutely.

 

[Alucrid]

Danny O'Dwyer ‏@dannyodwyer 3m minutes ago San Francisco, CA

AKIRA

Dan Ryckert, Drew Scanlon and Jason Oestreicher

Must be the part when

Spoiler

Tetsuo's guts fall out

dan should add kaneda to his running playlist

 

[funkystudent]

I think I saw some of Akira at some point back when I was going through my DBZ phase in the early 00's.

 

[Indignate]

They're trying to taint Drew's soul with a 40oz.

 

[Renpatsu]

I think I've said this before, but I was 7 years old when I saw my first anime, Akira. The scene with Tetsuo's mutating arm changed me for life.