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My only real issue with soccer is extra time. From my limited understanding of it, it seems pretty arbitrary, no? And are both teams notified in advance as to if there is going to be extra time? Because i can see a team being frustrated with it if they have a lead or something.

Are you people honestly unaware of how extra time works in Soccer/Football?

Time is added on when teams waste time, have injuries, score a goal or make substitutions.

This time is then presented for all to see via a giant marker on the halfway line at around the 89th minute. The referee then uses this number as the minimum amount of time allowed for extra/injury time.

 

[Google]

why dont they just have a time dude who keeps rough track and then tells the ref instead of the ref make some number up

That's exactly how it works...

Come on, people...

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Are you people honestly unaware of how extra time works in Soccer/Football?

Time is added on when teams waste time, have injuries, score a goal or make substitutions.

This time is then presented for all to see via a giant marker on the halfway line at around the 89th minute. The referee then uses this number as the minimum amount of time allowed for extra/injury time.

Yeah, dude, us Americans only watch it once every 4 years. Thanks for explaining it! Also, presenting that at the 89th minute sounds rough. I guess you have to plan your moves with extra time in mind.

 

[SteveWinwood]

That's exactly how it works...

Come on, people...

they always short the us in the world cup because theyre jelly of our freedom

minimum time my ass

 

[Basileus777]

I can see Alien or Evil within being a strong contender if they end up working out.

I can't. 3/4 of the voters will have no interest in those games regardless of how good they might be.

 

[LeBart]

Not to derail the thread into video games talk, but that message at the start of Ethan Carter is such bullshit. I completely forgot that it was there until I saw it in the quick look just now.
I mean there's no arrow telling you where to go at all times, there's no annoying camera pan showing you the door you just unlocked or anything like that, but come on... The path is always obvious, the puzzles are stupid easy, and the story leaves very little open to interpretation. You can miss some parts of the narrative but all that does is it forces you to backtrack at the very end. You never actually have to use your brain in this game.

I really liked it, in the same way I liked Dear Esther, but these games are the definition of hand-holdy to me. I don't know why they felt the need to proudly claim that it is not.

 

[Jokab]

My only real issue with soccer is extra time. From my limited understanding of it, it seems pretty arbitrary, no? And are both teams notified in advance as to if there is going to be extra time? Because i can see a team being frustrated with it if they have a lead or something.

But naw, i don't care for football mainly because it's just barely better than baseball as far as entertainment goes. Love me some b-ball, though.

It's pretty much like this:
* The biggest decider for amount of extra time is how many substitutions there have been. The rule of thumb is each one adds 30 seconds (they may or may not take this long). So six allowed subs * 30 = 3 minutes added. Which coindidentally is by far the most common extra time in the second half. In the first half, there usually aren't any subs, so it's usually 1 minute if there was an injury or something, or even more common no extra time at all.
* Only blatant forms of intentional delaying from the team which benefits from it (leading, or needing draw to advance or something) will cause time to get added to the extra time clock.
* It's very uncommon for second half extra time to be anything other than 3-5 minutes.
* The players are notified at the 90 minute mark if there is any extra time, and how much.

Example: first half, nothing happens, no goals, no injuries. No added time
Second half: all six substitutions, three goals, no injuries. Probably four minutes added.

It probably seems stupid from an outside perspective but I think it works fine.

 

[Google]

I guess you have to plan your moves with extra time in mind.

Typically there are only two real scenarios.

1. It's a close game and extra time makes everything very exciting because one or both teams are desperate to score.

2. It's not a close game and extra time is boring as fuck.

 

[stump sock]

oh so this is what the thread feels like to some of you when we talk about anime or wrestling.

 

[strafer]

man, that Ethan Carter game, I need to get it.

Although I hate the woods.

 

[SteveWinwood]

oh so this is what the thread feels like to some of you when we talk about anime or wrestling.

no because soccer is on normal tv

its a normal thing that normal people watch

 

[Google]

oh so this is what the thread feels like to some of you when we talk about anime or wrestling.

Less so, because you dont get a bunch of people going "WHHHYYYY???!!?!!?!" with Anime or Wrestling.

 

[NumberThree]

Not to derail the thread into video games talk, but that message at the start of Ethan Carter is such bullshit. I completely forgot that it was there until I saw it in the quick look just now.
I mean there's no arrow telling you where to go at all times, there's no annoying camera pan showing you the door you just unlocked or anything like that, but come on... The path is always obvious, the puzzles are stupid easy, and the story leaves very little open to interpretation. You can miss some parts of the narrative but all that does is it forces you to backtrack at the very end. You never actually have to use your brain in this game.

I really liked it, in the same way I liked Dear Esther, but these games are the definition of hand-holdy to me. I don't know why they felt the need to proudly claim that it is not.

Yep, the game making you backtrack to the stuff you missed after starting with that message is stupid. Should've just ended the first time you got to the end, maybe telling you what you'd missed (but maybe not even that).

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I can't. 3/4 of the voters will have no interest in those games regardless of how good they might be.

With Evil Within being touted as a spiritual successor to RE4, i can't see how they don't at least give it a go. That Mikami pedigree earns it some looks. Just gotta hope it's good, because we could use more games like that.

Other than that, what else has a legit GOTY chance? Far Cry 4?

 

[Megasoum]

Huh... the Ethan Carter video is only in 360p on Youtube? wtf

 

[Google]

With Evil Within being touted as a spiritual successor to RE4, i can't see how they don't at least give it a go. That Mikami pedigree earns it some looks. Just gotta hope it's good, because we could use more games like that.

Other than that, what else has a legit GOTY chance? Far Cry 4?

Diablo 3

 

[Archaix]

?

They've hardly been enamoured with the remastered edition. If anything, they seemed to be pretty ambivalent to it.

I'm pretty thrilled that we're about to enter another few months of "Jeff STILL hasn't played Last of Us?!"

 

[Kelas]

Huh... the Ethan Carter video is only in 360p on Youtube? wtf

It's still processing.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

With Evil Within being touted as a spiritual successor to RE4, i can't see how they don't at least give it a go. That Mikami pedigree earns it some looks. Just gotta hope it's good, because we could use more games like that.

Other than that, what else has a legit GOTY chance? Far Cry 4?

Evil Within....man I don't know what to think about that. It just looks so obvious. Uhhh there is room with a bunch of blood and spikes and blades and chainsaws everywhere. Scaaaary.

I dunno, I like subtlety and that's not something Evil Within seems to have

 

[stump sock]

no because soccer is on normal tv

its a normal thing that normal people watch

damn it steve

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Diablo 3

Naw, it'll get on some people's lists but they're not going to give it to what is 2014's 2012 game of the year.

 

[erawsd]

Shadows of Mordor will be Giantbomb's GOTY, this excites me.

That is def where I'd put my money so far. Far Cry is biggest potential competition, Jeff really loved FC3.

 

[daydream]

I can see Alien or Evil within being a strong contender if they end up working out. Regardless, it feels like something different/unexpected actually has a chance this year, and that means that the GOTY discussions are gonna be fun.

I dunno, unexpected at the beginning of the year, sure. Now it seems an all too obvious choice for GB (which is fine, of course).

 

[Archaix]

no because soccer is on normal tv

its a normal thing that normal people watch

Sounds like a fancy lad thing to me.


The kind of thing they might like in Europe, and other countries.

 

[Tucah]

Far Cry 4 definitely seems like the only competition for SoM so far. Maybe Sunset Overdrive if it's really great? I dunno. I guess Diablo 3 could count since Reaper of Souls came out this year.

 

[daydream]

Sounds like a fancy lad thing to me.

The kind of thing they might like in Europe, and other countries.

This reminds me, on the Bombcast, did Brad, Dan and Drew really think that there's left-hand traffic in all of Europe? I'll have to relisten to that part again because that's funny if so. UK weirdos giving us a bad rep.

 

[Google]

This reminds me, on the Bombcast, did Brad, Dan and Drew really think that there's left-hand traffic in all of Europe? I'll have to relisten to that part again because that's funny if so. UK weirdos giving us a bad rep.

Yeah, I laughed at that also. They seemed to think ALL of Europe is just the same as the UK and Ireland.

 

[Aaron]

Yeah, I laughed at that also. They seemed to think ALL of Europe is just the same as the UK and Ireland.

I found that assumption completely bizarre. I was always taught it was a UK and Japan thing. Not a Europe thing, which contains neither countries.

 

[Scizzy]

There will be no GOTY. The last podcast will just be Brad and Jeff arguing about whether there is anything more to Destiny than "left trigger, right trigger" while Dan randomly blurts out "Anime is for jerks," apropos of nothing. Patrick will be riffing about how, given the sorry state of the gaming community, there should obstensibly be no GOTY this year. Vinny will be saying gibberish and acting weird and it will come out later that the robot from Bot Colony has somehow downloaded into his brain. Everyone will ignore Alex's picks for no reason as usual. Then, after 17 hours, the podcast will be mysteriously end and we will all spend the next few weeks arguing whether Drew had left the room at any point or just knew to keep quiet.

At least, that's what I thought would happen, but the emergence of Shadows of Mordor as an acceptable candidate to both Dan and Brad makes the whole process more likely to be much, much smoother.

 

[Dragon Puncher]

My only real issue with soccer is extra time. From my limited understanding of it, it seems pretty arbitrary, no? And are both teams notified in advance as to if there is going to be extra time? Because i can see a team being frustrated with it if they have a lead or something.

But naw, i don't care for football mainly because it's just barely better than baseball as far as entertainment goes. Love me some b-ball, though.



I can see Alien or Evil within being a strong contender if they end up working out. Regardless, it feels like something different/unexpected actually has a chance this year, and that means that the GOTY discussions are gonna be fun.

If you would've told me that Titanfall and Destiny had no chance at GOTY earlier this year i would've laughed. Now, it's so up in the air that it's great.

I wouldn't surprised if Brad clawed Destiny into the top 10 though, he was already lining up the positive arguments in the latest bombcast!

 

[daydream]

From the Bombcast thread:

posting for later because i couldnt find it yesterday night when i wanted to download (also link in the main GB OT redirected me to a CBS page?)

lol

 

[Google]

I found that assumption completely bizarre. I was always taught it was a UK and Japan thing. Not a Europe thing, which contains neither countries.

Japan's not in Europe? OK. Got it.

 

[Liamc723]

Yeah, dude, us Americans only watch it once every 4 years. Thanks for explaining it! Also, presenting that at the 89th minute sounds rough. I guess you have to plan your moves with extra time in mind.

Why is that rough? It's rarely any more than 5 minutes extra.

 

[Incandenza]

Dragon Age has a shot if it turns out well considering how big into Mass Effect they were.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

They're doing Avalon today at 3 PM~ I'm excited, this is my first uh...Unplugged, they call it?

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Watching this last MGS1 vid and the combination of Cam Clarke's topshelf scene-chewing and Drew's out-of-character bitterness is hilarious.

 

[Noray]

Not to derail the thread into video games talk, but that message at the start of Ethan Carter is such bullshit. I completely forgot that it was there until I saw it in the quick look just now.
I mean there's no arrow telling you where to go at all times, there's no annoying camera pan showing you the door you just unlocked or anything like that, but come on... The path is always obvious, the puzzles are stupid easy, and the story leaves very little open to interpretation. You can miss some parts of the narrative but all that does is it forces you to backtrack at the very end. You never actually have to use your brain in this game.

I really liked it, in the same way I liked Dear Esther, but these games are the definition of hand-holdy to me. I don't know why they felt the need to proudly claim that it is not.

I felt much the same way. I liked the game, but I feel like the vision they initially had for it was maybe a little more free-form than what it ended up being, only they didn't remove that message at the start. All it means is that they don't actually explain any of the game's mechanics, which caused me to miss the "SHOW ME THE CRAAAAAANK!" mechanic until like 90 minutes in.

There will be no GOTY. The last podcast will just be Brad and Jeff arguing about whether there is anything more to Destiny than "left trigger, right trigger" while Dan randomly blurts out "Anime is for jerks," apropos of nothing. Patrick will be riffing about how, given the sorry state of the gaming community, there should obstensibly be no GOTY this year. Vinny will be saying gibberish and acting weird and it will come out later that the robot from Bot Colony has somehow downloaded into his brain. Everyone will ignore Alex's picks for no reason as usual. Then, after 17 hours, the podcast will be mysteriously end and we will all spend the next few weeks arguing whether Drew had left the room at any point or just knew to keep quiet.

At least, that's what I thought would happen, but the emergence of Shadows of Mordor as an acceptable candidate to both Dan and Brad makes the whole process more likely to be much, much smoother.

Holy crap. Tell me how I'm going to die please.

 

[KingKong]

It looks like the kind of game that's not even a little bit fun to play

 

[chubigans]

Just finished Metal Gear Scanlon. That was awesome. Only played MGS Acid 2 and MGS4, so this answered quite a few questions. Can't wait for the next series!

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Left trigger right trigger was the best debate ever on giantbomb dot com.

 

[daydream]

Left trigger right trigger was the best debate ever on giantbomb dot com.

I prefer this one.

 

[NumberThree]

I found that assumption completely bizarre. I was always taught it was a UK and Japan thing. Not a Europe thing, which contains neither countries.

Not sure if serious. Because just last night I was reading on this very forum that Iceland isn't in Europe either.

 

[Archaix]

Not sure if serious. Just last night I was reading on this very forum that Iceland isn't in Europe either.

Of course it's not. It's in the Mushroom Kingdom. Video games aren't real.

 

[Megasoum]

Of course it's not. It's in the Mushroom Kingdom. Video games aren't real.

Please... It's the United Mushroom Kingdom... Have a bit of respect!

 

[AuthenticM]

I want Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze to win their Best Soundtrack category, but I'm not even sure if any of them played the game outside of the quicklook.

 

[daydream]

I want Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze to win their Best Soundtrack category, but I'm not even sure if any of them even played the game outside of the quicklook.

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[NumberThree]

I wonder if they bring Jason in for GOTY. That's probably the only chance Bayonetta has to even get a mention

 

[Curufinwe]

I found that assumption completely bizarre. I was always taught it was a UK and Japan thing. Not a Europe thing, which contains neither countries.

Also an Australia and New Zealand thing. Sweden actually switched from left to right on September 3rd, 1967.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

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Jeffrey was right in that debate. Stryker turning his cap backwards was a defining moment in this industry.

 

[Fox318]

I wonder if they bring Jason in for GOTY. That's probably the only chance Bayonetta has to even get a mention

So far all we know about Jason is he isn't good at fibbage.