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Giant Bomb X | Built-In Automatic Death Thing For Secret People
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Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I wouldn't put it past Dan to do that after 23 seconds.
Interesting, so youre mostly ranking them by story? I thought the gameplay in 3 was so far ahead of the other games
SlowRevolution
Member
greg r. from the half life stream needs to make a triumphant return during extra life
broncobuster
Banned
Download the latest patch, do the full install, replay it without skipping anything. MGS4 in 2014 is crazier than MGS4 in 2008. Parts of that game are unbelievable.
Ventilaator
Banned
As some people said, the Avalon video is even better the second time through. Danny in the second game is just amazing.
Also, as I was rewatching that movie today, I was thinking...film studies major Dan Ryckert hates movies with subtitles, but man he really should watch The Raid.
Also, as I was rewatching that movie today, I was thinking...film studies major Dan Ryckert hates movies with subtitles, but man he really should watch The Raid.
Naming comes from Push Email, e.g. something that is pushed to the user without a preceding trigger user interaction or a set timer.
DanRyckert
A good strange little man
The Raid is on my short list, after Demolition Man and a couple of the animes that people have sent me.
Hey Dan, is a feature involving anime something you're thinking about? Aside from MGS, I mean.
Ventilaator
Banned
Good. You can add The Raid 2 to that list as well, because you're going to want to see that after you watch and love the first one.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Dan should watch The Hobbit.
PrematureQuiche
Member
Is Demo Derby going on break while Drew is away or is someone going to take his place for a bit? There is so many discs to go through
shadyspace
Banned
What don't people like about MGS2? It can't still be Raiden after all these years, right?
tryagainlater
Member
I really appreciate the added dumbness of The Twin Snakes cutscenes. It's a pity Dan doesn't like them.
blainethemono
Member
You should check out Strike Back if you haven't yet. It's a cinemax military/espionage action series with better action choreography than a lot of recent action films. Basically every season is one arc composed of a bunch of two-episode arcs that end up being their own little 2 hour movies. First two episodes of the cinemax series is pretty much a Die Hard movie
MrTroubleMaker
Member
nice! lol I see Brad!
AuthenticM
Member
But isn't that just a notification though ? When someone sends you a text, is a push notification what notifies you or is it just a notification ? I've always called those "notifications".
Will Vinny and Alex do something too?
I could tell!
BUNTING1243
Banned
Aw man I hope Drew is back in time for this
Keyser Soze
Member
He said on some piece of content (from the 100s published this week) that he returns in time to be part of it.
I'm not one of these people, but I can admit that there are legitimate reasons for disliking 2 that aren't related to the frustration of having been played by Kojima.
Just to name a few things some people didn't like: defusing bombs, escorting Emma, swimming, having to get to a
It's a lot of little details I think. Some of the plot points are just a bit too ridiculous (Ocelot's new arm), the cutscenes need some serious editing to cut them down, and it maybe takes a few steps too far with physical impossibilities. Also, Rose.
That said, it's still my favorite of the series, but I definitely recognize that a lot of people might not be able to forgive the tonal exaggeration of MGS2. MGS1 still felt like it had a level head on its shoulders despite some of the mystical stuff here and there.
bender
What time is it?
Big Shell and my least favorite boss battles in the series. Story aside, everything surrounding Raiden was rather dull.
Fattony12000
Member
Watch UPF.
SteveWinwood
Member
you know i kind of always wanted to do a dota stream for extra life
maybe ill do it this year
i could focus on like playing with gaffers or teaching beginners or something
its dumb as shit
maybe ill do it this year
i could focus on like playing with gaffers or teaching beginners or something
its dumb as shit
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Is Demo Derby going on break while Drew is away or is someone going to take his place for a bit? There is so many discs to go through
I love Drew and all, but I think Jeff could add so much to the Derby since he was around the industry when those discs were made.
And I also would've loved to see him go off on that Weird Eyed Rave guy.
PrematureQuiche
Member
I would quite like all of them playing them together but I understand how long these demos go for and how that would disrupt the day.
TharpDaddy
Member
I think a rotating second person for Demo Derby while Drew is gone could be interesting. Dan + Jeff, Dan + Peter Brown/Danny, etc.
THIS! Love Drew but this feature was almost tailor made for Jeff.
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
WAY too much time spent inside the Codec, which is just bad videogame storytelling, imo. The lengthiest convos in MGS1 were maybe 3 minutes? I saw them recently on MG Scanlon, and it stood out to me that they weren't that long, the longest are the ones where you first call Meryl and those Naomi conversations. They are more frequent+longer in MGS2 a lot of the time. There's just nothing going on there, it's boring to watch. Also, Rose.
The endgame is totally stupid, lengthy codec conversations aside. It reads like someone took 2 philosophy and intro to communication studies classes and wrote a first draft of what became MGS2's ending and called it a day. I applaud it for its audacity, unfortunately it just isn't very good. It's almost redeemed by swordfighting 43rd President of the United States, George "Solidus Snake" Sears on top of the treasury building in NYC, but not quite.
Also the game is heavy on backtracking, annoying timed events, annoying swimming parts, and Big Shell overall is not that interesting to look at.
MGS1 and 3 are the good ones, and MGS1 only if you were there at the time. But we're back to an uneven numbered installment so fingers crossed for MGS5.
DanRyckert
A good strange little man
No specific plans yet, but there's a decent chance we'll get some Demo Derby episodes with different combinations of cast members. We've talked about it. Metal Gear Scanlon is set, on the other hand.
LurkerPrime
Member
Pull a Metal Gear Scanlon 2 and switch things up, in honour of the series that spawned it.
Dan Ryckert is in here now? That's pretty awesome. Do any of the other Giant Bomb fellas use Neogaf?
Also, any word on Brad and Destiny's raid? I'm almost perfectly following his descent into the game. I tried the raid for the first time last night and was honestly pretty shocked at how well-designed it is.
Also, any word on Brad and Destiny's raid? I'm almost perfectly following his descent into the game. I tried the raid for the first time last night and was honestly pretty shocked at how well-designed it is.
You didn't happen to receive any of the original ps1 pack-in/bundled demo discs did you? Like demo 1, or the registration demo?
edit: nevermind, I looked them up and demo 1 covers stuff you've already gone through, except for kula world
Brad = rudds, although he only posts once in a blue moon now.
Jeff = MonsterDunk, same
Vinny = bionicpuppy, he's been showing up more often
Danny = dannyodwyer
Does any one know of the post on GAF where someone explained the plot of metal gear solid 2? They made the point where Kojima wanted us to be Raidan. We got to look at this world / story from a fresh perspective or something like that. I dunno if this is a well held theory but I remember it making total sense when I read it. It may have been in a lttp thread. Can't find it though.
Not what you're looking for but this video might provide you with the same thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-2YuPGYabw
Someone made a thread about and it's a pretty good video
Kojima has said that was the point of MGS2.
Those two things are NOTHING alike.
The only correct answer. I see you are a man of taste and sophistication. When I started drinking coffee regularly, I went full black and never went back. Boggles my mind when I see people I know dump 4 creams and 4 sugars each into a single cup of coffee.
I still need to buy a french press tho. And find out how best to make espresso at home.
I love that movie, and now I need to watch it again. I'd crack open a beer, but then I might develop a drinking problem.
You're like the coolest person in this thread.