Look at this guy. In the GiantBomb thread shitting on people enjoying dumb fun...
Are you Dan in disguise?
Giant Bombcast - 03/10/15
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Look at this guy. In the GiantBomb thread shitting on people enjoying dumb fun...
Are you Dan in disguise?
I'm whoever you want me to be.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
If Dan is playing a character, he's not really good at it.
Why he play more of an objectively bad game?
Dan plays characters and it works!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I mean, I don't deny that he has his fans and I'm perfectly fine if people like his schtick. I'm just not one of them, and I'm feeling a bit sad about it because I went from being a decade-plus old listener/watcher of Jeff/Ryan to now seeking other podcasts to listen to and twitch streams to watch.
Dan is such a natural extension of Giant Bomb and the perfect addition to me.
You're objectively crazy if you don't enjoy his presence on the site. Just like Monster Hunter is objectively bad, plays are objectively dumb and wrestling is objectively a cool thing for adults.
Straight facts.
You're objectively crazy if you don't enjoy his presence on the site. Just like Monster Hunter is objectively bad, plays are objectively dumb and wrestling is objectively a cool thing for adults.
Straight facts.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's the new "literally".
Don't forget, Dan apparently never heard of the movie Frozen.
Where'd you get the idea that I like Dan? I have absolutely no interest in Japanese games and, as such, I had absolutely no interest in last week's episode.
DarthWalden
Banned
It was literally after that podcast with the mortgage nonsense that I stopped listening to the show all together. I like when they talk about games but when they spend 20-30 minutes explaining to somebody the merits of a mortgage only for the guy to act like a complete idiots it's a waste of my time and and insult to my intelligence.
"Japanese games" is a pretty enormous swathe of hugely various games to write off. Not that you're not entitled to do that, it's just a little difficult to believe.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Wait, Jeff eats pizza with knife and fork? I thought you were cool!
That Sonic talk just....made no sense. That's exactly what they did with Xtreme and beyond with the franchise. S4 was a return to Genny form.
That Sonic talk just....made no sense. That's exactly what they did with Xtreme and beyond with the franchise. S4 was a return to Genny form.
HamPster PamPster
Member
I miss Bombin' the AM
backflip10019
Member
I really hate when they say stuff like, "Yeah, we played Ori, but for our thoughts, go check out the quick look." They can't sum up their thoughts right there? Especially if they thought it was a great game? Part of the reason I listen to the Bombcast is for impressions on new games, so it's rather annoying when they try to direct you to other content.
I wasn't particularly interested in Ori, but that would annoy me if I was. And they admittedly know they have Bombcast listeners who never check out the main site.
nobodyshero
Banned
that is annoying. and weird, considering Brad was all over that game
Yeah, I was looking forward to them talking about it more. And I had watched the quick look before listening to this episode.
Infinite Justice
Member
Love how they turned around his MH trolling on him during the MGS 3 segment. LOLOL
stop writing checks your mouth can cash, Dan
stop writing checks your mouth can cash, Dan
MixedUpzombies
Banned
Is your favorite game, Xenophobe by any chance?
Only thing that bothered me was Pat always had some issues. Often it was like, Well we can't connect to Alex so here we go! There were some great interviews though.
It can only be a short time until the Vinny Alex weekly podcast, right?
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Ninja Scooter
Member
Thats ostensibly not true
ShockingAlberto
Member
I think they put the plans on hold because their podcast studio at the new office has noisy vents where sound travels back and forth from other rooms.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Completely disgusted at Jeff for eating pizza with a knife and fork. What a god damn monster. Way worse than anything Dan has ever said.
Aerobatics
Neo Member
German blades are the best in the world!
Sometimes you have shit to do and need to keep your hands clean
Oh lord. Lmao.
Jeff has talked about how well the podcast does and I wouldn't be surprised if more people listen to the podcast than actually go to the site. So I don't mind them trying to get more people to the site. It is a business, after all. If you want Brad's impressions, watch the quick look. If that's too much of a chore for you, you must not want to know about the game too badly.
Haunted
Member
Dan not liking Monster Hunter was completely obvious. It's similar to his dislike for mobas. They require investment, commitment and gratification is delayed instead of instant. They're anti-Dan games.
Edit: about the level of critical discourse - remember when Patrick used to try out something new and then came back on the bombast and could coherently explain and argument his opinion while making it clear that he has understood the underlying systems and engaged with them? Good times. Dan is the kind of person who refuses to properly engage with something daunting and is happier brushing it aside and bathes in his own ignorance ad of out were a valid stance on the same level of the people who actually did engage with it.
Which, as a whole, is fine on a personal level, but probably not the best base to critically talk about something from.
Edit: about the level of critical discourse - remember when Patrick used to try out something new and then came back on the bombast and could coherently explain and argument his opinion while making it clear that he has understood the underlying systems and engaged with them? Good times. Dan is the kind of person who refuses to properly engage with something daunting and is happier brushing it aside and bathes in his own ignorance ad of out were a valid stance on the same level of the people who actually did engage with it.
Which, as a whole, is fine on a personal level, but probably not the best base to critically talk about something from.
HamPster PamPster
Member
I'm one of those people. Why won't Brad tell me about Ori
giantbomb.com
Meh, I feel you could say the same thing about any of the Giant Bomb guys besides Patrick.
Also, Monster Hunter's "onboarding" still kinda sucks. What Dan says about the game isn't really that off-base if you realize he's essentially basing his judgement on an extended tutorial.
I feel a quicklook and podcast discussion about a game are kinda two different things though. During a quicklook most of their attention is focused on playing the game, and it's generally only two people.
skLaFarebear
Member
I remember Jeff talking about how they're thinkin about doing a podcast where they go in depth with reviews and games they've finished. Kind of like an audio review, since they don't talk much about every game they've been playing on the podcast.
yeah I dont remember any of them being able to explain why they like or dislike a game or mechanics besides saying it's cool or bad, but then again very few 'videogame journalists' are actually able to do that
now maybe if they got Jason on the show...
ScottSullivan
Member
Not to mention a big part of Ori's appeal is the art style, something you really just need to SEE
m_shortpants
Member
I think he said he could escape a prison in one year.
I'm.not sure whether to believe his ignorance on North Korea though.
skLaFarebear
Member
Someone clearly didn't listen to the podcast. Dan said that the controls feel unresponsive and really slow, complained how you had to keep sheathing to do anything but attack and also complained about how you had to keep picking one thing up at a time. And Brad countered by saying its slower mechanics works in the design of the game and doesn't need to be fast paced like a devil may cry in order to have good combat.
You shouldn't slander people if you can't even remember what they said.
But I agree that it's a discussion they shouldn't have until Dan plays a little more of it (like he said he would) and Jason needs to be on the podcast since Brad and Drew didn't play remotely enough of it to say otherwise.
eot
Banned
I'd never heard of it until they talked about it that one time. Dunno what the big deal is.
shiftplusone
Member
Dont listen to it this week either because they talk about Monster Hunter and Metal Gear!
also dropfall or dropwater or wtfever that japanese indie game is
actually they've talked about zelda since february also...
I dont know what i'd do without a bombcast for 9 months
Outside of the pause thing, I dont see any problems with his complaints
Yeah, Dan is the Anti-Drake.
As for people complaining about Ori, it is really something you need to see. The game is beautiful. Do yourself a favor and go watch a few minutes of the QL.