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Giant Bomb XXI | Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth
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Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Wasn't there a push back against the new day recently?
Yeah but that doesn't mean that it's a good examination of the conflict of being in both the triad and police.
Are you telling me there's better ways to do it than the heroic bloodshed genre? Well I never
FlammableD
Banned
A little, but it seems to have come back around
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I can't actually think of any heroic bloodshed film that involves that premise actually. Not that I've watched that many, but my mind is blanking right now.
Wait am I misremembering infernal affairs?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Ah, haven't seen that one.
Zeouterlimits
Member
I don't know if that's entirely fair.
They're very engaged on the VR front, lots of tech discussion on the podcast at least.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I know it got me the first time. I'm not ashamed. It's a stupid meme.
Fun fact:
Wapla means "idiot" in Upper Austrian Slang
RepairmanJack
Member
Vinny going over the Gears 4 quote is great.
Hey man, why make something interesting when you can just do more of the same?
RepairmanJack
Member
But trust me, we really wanted to. We just found out it'd be hard? Maybe? Or at least harder to market.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Look as Brad said, old things are good. New things bad.
TheMrPliskin
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Welcome back.
I just can not wrap my head around why Jeff is always on the beastcast, I feel like he becomes more annoying by the week, originally I thought he was getting slower and slower and sounding "stoned" over time, he may very well be.
But he's just tedious to listen to regardless and I just can't for the life of me work out what he brings to the table.
But he's just tedious to listen to regardless and I just can't for the life of me work out what he brings to the table.
The reality is more like, old things still can have merit and new things aren't always ideal.
RepairmanJack
Member
Did you miss the part this week where he almost brought in a north korean bomb phone?!?!?!
No, no I did not miss it, Vinny's response to Jeff asking if he was upset that he bought that in to the room sums Jeff up for me.
"Are you upset that I'm on this podcast every week?"
"A lil bit"
He's on because he's part of the regular cast? He hasn't been a "guest" for months now.
I find him entertaining and appreciate the gaming tech stories he brings, since that tends to be stuff the Bombcast never touches.
What gaming tech stories, actually what role does he have as the regular cast?
I've heard him talk about processors like once in about the most unsure way he possibly could, which then ultimately I believe came up in a correction anyway.
RepairmanJack
Member
Meh, I think he's been pretty great.
He's there to talk like the rest of them.
TheMrPliskin
Member
Yeah, the reason he's there is seemingly because people really enjoyed him being there so he moved from guest to permanent addition.
He's great and I wish there were more chances for him to be in other GBeast content.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Sound like he fits in great with giantbomb then!
You know what.
Fair enough.
In other news, the Vive stream was fantastic, I found it significantly more impressive than the Oculus, all the moments when everything came together as fluid intuitive movement, making them totally forget where they were for a second was what made that so great.
The Firewatch stuff killed me.
He's not a guest. He says right at the beginning of the show that he keeps getting tricked to come on, and everything that's said on the Beastcast is true.
I didn't actually mind Jeff in the beginning, it was more of an over time thing of slowly realizing "Who is this guy" "What is he doing here" "He doesn't seem to know much of anything or ask any insightful questions... what is the point of any of this"
It feels like he's kind of like that friend you have who doesn't really know about games or computers or most things and just kind of plays whatever with a "I don't know I got an Xbox and I got this Call of...something game, army? Call of Death? I dunno man, either way it's... uh... it's uh pretty fun, I can't really deal with those games where I have to like you know... stop and think about stuff for like a minute and work the thing out, you know?" sort of attitude.
But him being a friend means you still try to include him in the stuff you do and try and show him stuff a little more unique and substantial but he just can't wrap his head around it.
It could be I just look at him the wrong way but that's just how he comes across a good chunk of the time.
It feels like he's kind of like that friend you have who doesn't really know about games or computers or most things and just kind of plays whatever with a "I don't know I got an Xbox and I got this Call of...something game, army? Call of Death? I dunno man, either way it's... uh... it's uh pretty fun, I can't really deal with those games where I have to like you know... stop and think about stuff for like a minute and work the thing out, you know?" sort of attitude.
But him being a friend means you still try to include him in the stuff you do and try and show him stuff a little more unique and substantial but he just can't wrap his head around it.
It could be I just look at him the wrong way but that's just how he comes across a good chunk of the time.
NumberThree
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He saw the Chameleon, they talked mice & keyboards for like an hour just a couple of weeks ago.
Other than that he's just a cool dude.
Also he reviews games for a living, I don't know where you'd get that he doesn't know about video games from.
I was asking a rhetorical question.
I don't mean literally, I know he's talked about playing a bunch of stuff.
RepairmanJack
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I think Jeff's laid back attitude on the Beastcast probably comes from him being able to be more relaxed on it. He probably has to be a lot different on his CNET stuff.
TheMrPliskin
Member
It's not difficult to figure out why he's there, he plays video games and they like him, done.
It still amazes me FFXI isn't F2P yet. If it was I would totally play it.
avengers23
Banned
Without Bakalar, we would not have the classic Beastcast piling on Jeff and CNET segments.
Concrete Charlie
Member
JB is the sole reason I listen to GB East. I wish they'd add him for QL's.
Busting Bakalar's balls because his Top Ten list requires ten click-throughs. Low hanging fruit, but hilarious all the same.
RepairmanJack
Member
I love the weekly "What'd you rate it?".
MassiveNights
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Bakalar is real good on the Beastcast. I've been enjoying it more than the Bombcast recently.
RepairmanJack
Member
I love both, but started to like Beastcast a little more because it feels more like a conversation, or a group of friends catching up after a week. With the Bombcast it mostly feels like them having to go into the studio and talk about this shit, with moments of conversation and fun banter sprinkled in.
MassiveNights
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The Bombcast is still the Bomb but it's definitely less familiar these days.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So guys.
Should I get endless legend?
I liked endless space, but it felt super basic. Like "baby's first" 4X.
Should I get endless legend?
I liked endless space, but it felt super basic. Like "baby's first" 4X.
I didn't realise FOO show was a coding joke. I guess it explains the caps. I assumed is was a play of "for sure".
If they wanted a coding gag they should have called it "Hello World! with Will Smith" because it sounds like a camp afternoon talk show aimed at women.
FOO show is a really dumb name for a commercial product, but so is Giant Bomb and Tested and they worked out okay.
The "guest" thing has been a gag since about ten episodes in when they realised booking regular guests is hard.
He works for CNET but he is their gaming editor - so it isn't like he is writing technical articles.
As someone who hated Jeff on his 404 podcast, I can't imagine the beastcast without him.
It is okay if that guy doesn't like Jeff. He didn't get personal or insulting about it. Doesn't need a defence force. However, the answer to "why is Jeff on every week" can be seen when he isn't on. More people like him than don't.
If they wanted a coding gag they should have called it "Hello World! with Will Smith" because it sounds like a camp afternoon talk show aimed at women.
FOO show is a really dumb name for a commercial product, but so is Giant Bomb and Tested and they worked out okay.
The "guest" thing has been a gag since about ten episodes in when they realised booking regular guests is hard.
He works for CNET but he is their gaming editor - so it isn't like he is writing technical articles.
As someone who hated Jeff on his 404 podcast, I can't imagine the beastcast without him.
It is okay if that guy doesn't like Jeff. He didn't get personal or insulting about it. Doesn't need a defence force. However, the answer to "why is Jeff on every week" can be seen when he isn't on. More people like him than don't.
TheMrPliskin
Member
I don't think there's any defence force. A guy said he doesn't like him and doesn't get why he's there, people respond by saying they like him and stating why he's there.
It's solid but also pretty basic, it's not baby's first 4x but it's not far off.
I loved Endless Space, but didn't play that much of Endless Legend. I really liked what I played but I just kinda fell off. I've been thinking of getting back since they've updated the game a lot. It kinda felt like their take on Civilization with some twists. The guest system was really interesting for one. Combat is hit and miss. I liked it, but I've seen a lot of people be negative on it.
I'm not a huge 4X guy so I can't really speak on how basic it is. It felt deep enough for me.
PS. Jeff Bakalar is awesome!
RepairmanJack
Member
So the Dark Souls tweet about "Big News" was for fucking merch?
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
I bet that thread is pretty amazing right now. I remember when same happened with Metal Gear. I think people were hoping for MGS4 on 360 but got some shirts instead.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Hmm, think I might pass then. Again, liked endless space, but I feel like it's a bit too streamlined for my taste.
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