Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
No, we'll all be dead by 2030.
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No, we'll all be dead by 2030.
is it possible in 2030 i will look back on the hype videos of 2015 and be all "lol i can't believe I was ever dumb enough to get hype over that shit"
It's almost guaranteed that you will.
the secret is to never get "hype" in the first place before a game's not out
when else am I going to get hype?
it's that and nintendo directs. that's all the hype I can have!
NumberThree
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Remember when that dude closed a car door in an E3 demo and everyone lost their shit?
ooh, brad can still read katakana
That's why he's the true Giant Bomb Anime Editor.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Remember when that dude closed a car door in an E3 demo and everyone lost their shit?
Remember when that dude almost had sex with a car in an E3 demo?
E3 and cars, that's some special magic.
Where did this Game Tapes series(?) suddenly come from?
Going through old E3 footage on Demo Derby gave them the idea to do this.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Damn John!
Thank you Rock.
I love this thing already
Thank you Rock.
I love this thing already
I don't know if the tape idea is as great as they thought it would be. Mostly B-Roll is not that interesting. Old E3 press-conferences would be more entertaining.
yeah needs more shitting on dudes in suits. This is pretty good but mainly becomes how familiar they were with the game itself and any memories they had of it rather than just riffing off what people on stage are talking about.
stump sock
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James "John" Allard
yeah needs more shitting on dudes in suits. This is pretty good but mainly becomes how familiar they were with the game itself and any memories they had of it rather than just riffing off what people on stage are talking about.
And we would get the same thing from the conferences with the added bonus of having insanity like that shot clip of Gates with the Rock all the time.
Death Metalist
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Fuck, Game Tapes was so good. Incredible stuff. There's some shit on there indeed, Jeff.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Brad's idea of doing a show with old TV commercials also sounds great
TheMrPliskin
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Sounds like game tapes is pretty good even if it's not press conferences. Hopefully it's not on the demo derby schedule.
I don't think I could watch a whole classic press conference. They can be pretty dry. Remember when Sony used to talk a half hour about sales numbers. It could make a good piece of edited content but I imagine that would be more work for the video guys.
It is still pretty light at the start of the week for non-subs. That week Jeff was out was pretty weak. They could also do better at comms too. Shouldn't have to listen to Jeff's commute stream to find out they have staff absences.
At the end of it, people wouldn't complain if they were not in to the site - so a better problem to have than some site that puts out a ton of content that nobody reads or watches.
Yeah but it does make it pretty easy to dismiss those complaints. Seriously, we're at a point where people complain about "content drought" when there's one day without a new video (like this Tuesday).
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It is still pretty light at the start of the week for non-subs. That week Jeff was out was pretty weak. They could also do better at comms too. Shouldn't have to listen to Jeff's commute stream to find out they have staff absences.
At the end of it, people wouldn't complain if they were not in to the site - so a better problem to have than some site that puts out a ton of content that nobody reads or watches.
TheMrPliskin
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Sales numbers might not be the most entertaining thing in the world but I think it would be kind of interesting to see sales figures from back then. Also, GB made the past two EA press conferences entertaining so I'm sure they can cope with some time spent on sales figures. Plus if not they can just skip ahead.
Aquavelvaman
Banned
Game tapes is amazing
The first half of Game Tapes was great. The second half with game b-roll with no BGM fizzled off a bit for me.
I kinda just want to see real dumb 90s and early 2000s presentations. Pure game footage of old games ain't doing it for me.
Oh I liked seeing people talk about Majestic though.
I kinda just want to see real dumb 90s and early 2000s presentations. Pure game footage of old games ain't doing it for me.
Oh I liked seeing people talk about Majestic though.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Man, imagine Majestic in 2016
How cool could that be
How cool could that be
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Man, imagine Majestic in 2016
How cool could that be
Isn't that just stuff like google ingress? Or I love bees?
Isn't that just stuff like google ingress? Or I love bees?
Not at all.
Ingress is just one of those dumb AR games. I love bees is somewhat like it but it's not really a game. Also they lack the invasion of your space with phone calls and such.
That's insanity but wanting to be in one already pretty much takes away all the tension of being in one so sure why notI would love to be in something like The Game, the Michael Douglas film.
You have a shitty brother?
shortsFortallPeople
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the secret is to never get "hype" in the first place before a game's not out
or to assume every game is mediocre until proven otherwise.
the assumption that something will be incredible before it comes out seems to be a feeling that is mostly exclusive to games. Sure, there are film fanboys that get overly excited for their next comic film but it's nowhere near the weird ass expectation that the next major AAA console exclusive will be the best thing that's ever happened ever.
some gamers need a sense of perspective
Yea but guys if they ever make a new blinx to finally end the trilogy that will be the best game ever made no question.
like someone said above, gamers need a sense of perspective, even then some hype is good. Like Jeff said in the last podcast, windwaker 2 had a chance to be great but then there was a chance that is was going to be ass like TP. Without hype kick starters wouldn't really happen and that's spawned some cool games. SOME
or to assume every game is mediocre until proven otherwise.
the assumption that something will be incredible before it comes out seems to be a feeling that is mostly exclusive to games. Sure, there are film fanboys that get overly excited for their next comic film but it's nowhere near the weird ass expectation that the next major AAA console exclusive will be the best thing that's ever happened ever.
some gamers need a sense of perspective
I expect to be disappointed by almost every release. Sadly it mostly works out that way.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
or to assume every game is mediocre until proven otherwise.
the assumption that something will be incredible before it comes out seems to be a feeling that is mostly exclusive to games. Sure, there are film fanboys that get overly excited for their next comic film but it's nowhere near the weird ass expectation that the next major AAA console exclusive will be the best thing that's ever happened ever.
some gamers need a sense of perspective
No, it's pretty similar to how film fanboys act actually.
I dunno, I know I like what I like. I don't really feel the need to assume everything is mediocre.
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
No, it's pretty similar to how film fanboys act actually.
I dunno, I know I like what I like. I don't really feel the need to assume everything is mediocre.
to some degree yes. but that's mostly because film fanboys have had to absorb into them comic book fanboys, folks who are heavily invested in Thor 3 beating out Shazam because SUCK IT DC.
Had film not had to take upon them the great burden of comic fandom then it wouldn't be so comparable.
as far as game expectations go, if you set the bar low then you have A) no need to fall for hype because meh and B) you can play a game and actually find yourself pleasantly surprised when it's better than you expected.
I'm going through the latter now with God of War Ascension, which is actually a pretty good game given that it's an unneeded late gen prequel that got overlooked by everyone
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I feel like there's a whole generation who's just comic book film fans, and not necessarily comic book fans, who pretty much fits the same mould.
Which just goes to show.
Fucking fanboys man.
Eh whatever I'm pretty fanboyish about my own things as well. It's fun to like things.
Thing is I'm generally in a bubble of things I like so I know I'll generally like the things within my bubble to some degree, but I can also be genuinely surprised when I decide to venture out of that bubble from time to time.
Which just goes to show.
Fucking fanboys man.
Eh whatever I'm pretty fanboyish about my own things as well. It's fun to like things.
Thing is I'm generally in a bubble of things I like so I know I'll generally like the things within my bubble to some degree, but I can also be genuinely surprised when I decide to venture out of that bubble from time to time.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I don't mean to alarm anybody, but the Ghostbusters 3 trailer should be out in 5 minutes, so the internet will probably be a pretty angry place.
Edit: Yes, probably even more than usual
Edit: Yes, probably even more than usual
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
You should also visit specific music forums.
Made me never want to discuss music tastes as seriously as I use to do.
Made me never want to discuss music tastes as seriously as I use to do.
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
well i didn't lump star wars into that hype machine stuff because i assumed that was a given.
the point being that there is a big chunk of the gamer population that is heavily invested in an unreleased thing being so huge and fantastic that it's just entirely unreasonable. With the pending release of Twilight Princess HD, we have over a decade if not more of this behavior documented to show how stupid this getting-hyped-for-unreleased-thing is and yet it keeps happening.
Like, i cant wait to see the salt when Uncharted 4 gets a 7 from Polygon even though no one will have played it when that review comes out
the point being that there is a big chunk of the gamer population that is heavily invested in an unreleased thing being so huge and fantastic that it's just entirely unreasonable. With the pending release of Twilight Princess HD, we have over a decade if not more of this behavior documented to show how stupid this getting-hyped-for-unreleased-thing is and yet it keeps happening.
Like, i cant wait to see the salt when Uncharted 4 gets a 7 from Polygon even though no one will have played it when that review comes out
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
You should also visit specific music forums.
Made me never want to discuss music tastes as seriously as I use to do.
I used to like music, than I talked about it on a forum. Turns out, I'm basically Hitler.
Now I just listen to podcasts.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I used to like music, than I talked about it on a forum. Turns out, I'm basically Hitler.
Now I just listen to podcasts.
Nah, I still love music, I just hate talking about it on the internet.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The worst elitist pricks I ever saw on a forum was probably people discussing metal music.
Oh trust me.
I used to be in the thick of it.
Probably was one myself if I'm being honest.
There were meltdowns when uc collection got reviewed worse than it "should"well i didn't lump star wars into that hype machine stuff because i assumed that was a given.
the point being that there is a big chunk of the gamer population that is heavily invested in an unreleased thing being so huge and fantastic that it's just entirely unreasonable. With the pending release of Twilight Princess HD, we have over a decade if not more of this behavior documented to show how stupid this getting-hyped-for-unreleased-thing is and yet it keeps happening.
Like, i cant wait to see the salt when Uncharted 4 gets a 7 from Polygon even though no one will have played it when that review comes out
There's going to be meltdowns whenever they make the second last of us.
There's going to be meltdowns for every naughty dog game here
but no meltdowns when they ruin mp with their f2p shit or dumb balance changes 👀
N
Noray
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Game Tapes is a neat idea but it's basically a less good Demo Derby. It has all the same hallmarks, the material just isn't as interesting, for the most part.
Honestly I wish they'd just watch every episode of Digital Playground or whatever Tommy Tallarico's show was called
Honestly I wish they'd just watch every episode of Digital Playground or whatever Tommy Tallarico's show was called
The Dear Leader
Banned
Was that first game with the girl in the museum on Game Tapes be a very early version of Kameo?
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