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[TheMrPliskin]

Giant Bomb XXI | Take that Donald Trump

 

[Ohnonono]

No more crushed blacks. wow wow wow

 

[Par Score]

#NoCrushedBlacks

 

[MadLaughter]

That may have been the most offensive thing ever said on GiantBomb.

 

[TraBuch]

Call of Juarez Gunslinger is pretttttty cool.

 

[funkystudent]

Austin really likes that shirt.

Its a nice shirt.

 

[kAmui-]

#AllColorsMatter

 

[Incandenza]

Oof, Austin sounds rough! Get some rest bud.

 

[Bowlie]

What happened? I missed and only saw them nervous.

 

[LiK]

Breaking Vinny coming soon!

 

[MadLaughter]

What happened? I missed and only saw them nervous.

Austin was saying that the chat was complimenting their colors and that people could distinguish Vinny's black shirt with his black laptop, and Austin ended with "No crushed blacks."

Vinny sort of sheepishly said "Thaaat's...my favorite movement............Take that Donald Trump."

Austin nearly *headdesked*.

 

[LiK]

Fuck this new desk. I liked the old setup more

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

SOTN is piss easy compared to classic Vania but I hope they do it anyway because it puts a nice bow on Rondo of Blood.

Plus the soundtrack is killer. Replaying it right now and its so good.

I'd accept SOTN being the last one. It's the perfect way to end the series, with it being both a sequel to Rondo and the first Metroidvania in the series. But, also, watching someone play a metroidvania would be equal parts frustrating and annoying so I'd rather they end it there, too.

 

[Ohnonono]

Castlevania: Buttresses of Bullshit

 

[Bowlie]

Austin was saying that the chat was complimenting their colors and that people could distinguish Vinny's black shirt with his black laptop, and Austin ended with "No crushed blacks."

Vinny sort of sheepishly said "Thaaat's...my favorite movement............Take that Donald Trump."

Austin nearly *headdesked*.

fuck. yeah, I reacted in a similar way

 

[bigwinnerx]

They're missing an opportunity to perch 3 Giant Bomb coffee mugs on the desk though.

 

[rudds]

brad is surprisingly wrong about the game being pay 2 win

after you spend money on a chest and get some crazy cards, two things will happen:

1. you'll rise up one, maybe two arenas
2. once you have, everything will be just the same as before as you're pitted against people with the same crazy cards as you

that's why you shouldn't spend money on the game

This... is exactly what pay to win means? The more you spend money, the faster you gain cards, the faster you level up, the more you win. Once you hit the people who are at your current level you're incentivized to spend yet more cash to get a leg up on them, repeat ad nauseam.

I didn't say it's not a treadmill, but the A-to-B of more money = more powerful units is what the entire game is built around. Not sure what point you're trying to make.

 

[daydream]

This... is exactly what pay to win means? The more you spend money, the faster you gain cards, the faster you level up, the more you win. Once you hit the people who are at your current level you're incentivized to spend yet more cash to get a leg up on them, repeat ad nauseam.

I didn't say it's not a treadmill, but the A-to-B of more money = more powerful units is what the entire game is built around. Not sure what point you're trying to make.

my point was that the 'to win' part will be very short-lived but i guess you're right in that it's pretty much always like that. just wanted to emphasise that spending money on this particular game is a bad idea (coming from someone who has)

 

[Myggen]

Yeah, I would say that the game is pay 2 win, but even more pointless than usual with those kind of games because of what you guys point out. It almost feels like level scaling in a way.

 

[Kelas]

I wonder how many tries it'll take vinny. Shaft ghost is pretty tricky

 

[justjim89]

This... is exactly what pay to win means? The more you spend money, the faster you gain cards, the faster you level up, the more you win. Once you hit the people who are at your current level you're incentivized to spend yet more cash to get a leg up on them, repeat ad nauseam.

I didn't say it's not a treadmill, but the A-to-B of more money = more powerful units is what the entire game is built around. Not sure what point you're trying to make.

How much do I have to pay to win the prize of HitDan: Brad Money being a thing?

 

[sproutella]

If the game ends up matching you against other paying players isn't that better than the other option?

 

[Piston Hyundai]

How much do I have to pay to win the prize of HitDan: Brad Money being a thing?

HitDan: Brad Money will end ISIS.

 

[Myggen]

How much do I have to pay to win the prize of HitDan: Brad Money being a thing?

They have pretty much said that they will be going back to the game when new episodes are released, so thats pretty cool too.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Currently eating Zapps voodoo chips based on the Bombcast recommendation.

Solid stuff. It's like cajun salt and vinegar.

 

[DanRyckert]

Currently eating Zapps voodoo chips based on the Bombcast recommendation.

Solid stuff. It's like cajun salt and vinegar.

So good.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

So good.

HitDan: Brad Money.

Spoiler

okay you get the picture I'll cut it out

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

Stop trying to force things, that's like the easiest way to get them to never do that thing

reverse psychology yo

 

[pizzacat]

HitDan: Brad Money.

Spoiler

okay you get the picture I'll cut it out

we can't Have people beggIng for The Duders to do something they might not wANt to do

 

[Volotaire]

we can't Have people beggIng for The Duders to do something they might not wANt to do

How long did you work on that joke?

 

[pizzacat]

How long did you work on that joke?

2 minutes slow day today at work

 

[Intheflorsh]

They have pretty much said that they will be going back to the game when new episodes are released, so thats pretty cool too.

As much as I like the idea of HitDan BradMoney, I'll settle for this.

 

[jaina]

I won't settle for more

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Just tuning in, I can't help but notice we're still running across this bat bridge.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

Just tuning in, I can't help but notice we're still running across this bat bridge.

i said it before the episode: this stage is going to be a while if my personal experience was anything to go by

 

[Kelas]

Just tuning in, I can't help but notice we're still running across this bat bridge.

They've gotten to the boss, but it throws you all the way back to the start on game over. And it's probably the toughest boss in the game.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

i said it before the episode: this stage is going to be a while if my personal experience was anything to go by

They've gotten to the boss, but it throws you all the way back to the start on game over. And it's probably the toughest boss in the game.

This is the kind of stuff from old game design that just isn't good.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

This is the kind of stuff from old game design that just isn't good.

this stage is basically something that Demon's Souls did later and got praised for it so naw. It's stages like this that draw those comparisons, really.

 

[daydream]

They've gotten to the boss, but it throws you all the way back to the start on game over. And it's probably the toughest boss in the game.

it is called a rondo, after all

 

[Piston Hyundai]

it is called a rondo, after all

oh no you rondidn't

 

[The Technomancer]

jesus this boss fight

what the fuck

 

[Kelas]

They need to keep bouncing shaft to the left asap. Jumping over the bull thing is easier than dodging the dragon. Also I found it easier using the boomerang; it's good for clearing out bats as it goes across and back.

 

[demidar]

it is called a rondo, after all

Aria serious with that joke?

 

[KingKong]

Castlevania peaked with Simon's Quest imo

 

[daydream]

Aria serious with that joke?

hey man, some good clean fun can do no harmony

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

Here's a fun nugget for those who have played SOTN but not Rondo (spoilers)

Spoiler

If you got good at taking out Dracula in the opening with Richter, you can pretty much wreck him at the end of Rondo because that fight is nearly identical to the one in SOTN

it's one of those things i really appreciate about SOTN and Rondo

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

this stage is basically something that Demon's Souls did later and got praised for it so naw. It's stages like this that draw those comparisons, really.

I will continue to not play the Souls games, I suppose.

 

[Brashnir]

Castlevania peaked with Simon's Quest imo

you have an odd definition of "peaked."

 

[stump sock]

I kind of like those Voodoo chips but I can only eat one or two at a time and I never even finish the small bags. they're just so overpowering

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I kind of like those Voodoo chips but I can only eat one or two at a time and I never even finish the small bags. they're just so overpowering

well they're pretty good at running Quake II, so they should be overpowering