[Hot Coldman]

Loving the news talk, although I'm biased seeing as it's Nintendo talk a month from E3.

edit: "...Lunk!" :lol :lol :lol

[IC_Champion]

They sure do love Asura's Wrath. I think they are talking about the DLC. I am going to download it and listen the first chance I get.

[ArjanN]

Uninformed shitting on Sniper Elite V2 continues unabated.

[Volcynika]

More Asura's Wrath talk? Awesome.

[Typographenia]

Dang it. I was going to hold off on buying the Walking Dead game on steam because I wanted to wait for them all to be released first. They've got me even more interested in it now than before, though... Must be strong.


I would have grabbed Asura's Wrath already if they would just price drop it. Ryan hit the nail on the head with the not worth $67 thing. Granted, I haven't played it myself, but everything I saw in the quicklook looked amazing, but not worth the asking price.

[Crewnh]

Brad: We saw to that.
*dead silence*

I was eating dinner and spit my food out. :lol

[CrunchinJelly]

Brad: We saw to that. *dead silence* I was eating dinner and spit my food out. :lol

I had to rewind to that bit like 5 times and still couldn't make out what he said.

[Mechanized]

I bet Jeff is probably right on with MKVita being the best portable MK but I've seen dudes swear by UMK3 on the DS.

The online scene for UMK3 on DS is/was fucking savage. Really solid netplay and straight up killers on it 24/7 when I played. The only thing that was bad was the graphics, the resolution was messed up or something.

[megalowho]

I would have grabbed Asura's Wrath already if they would just price drop it. Ryan hit the nail on the head with the not worth $67 thing. Granted, I haven't played it myself, but everything I saw in the quicklook looked amazing, but not worth the asking price.

I don't know.. I get waiting for a price drop because it's got to drop, but I didn't really feel any buyers remorse. I don't mind supporting crazy stuff like Asura's Wrath at full price, I'm actually glad it hasn't just lost it's retail value a few weeks after release.

[Mindlog]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

This podcast was quick to climax.

[Jintor]

It's like the further away I get from actually playing Asura's the more I like it.

[Haunted]

The turnaround on Asura's Wrath from the first time it's come up on podcast and even the QL is quite remarkable.

[HamPster PamPster]

It should be a crime for someone to edit the Uncharted games into movies before Asura's Wrath gets edited into a TV series

[Dragonzord]

I'm shocked Asura's hasn't really gone on a major bomba sale. I was sure it'd have one within a month.

[LiK]

I'm shocked Asura's hasn't really gone on a major bomba sale. I was sure it'd have one within a month.

iirc, Brad said on a prev ep that Capcom knew it would bomba so they wanna keep it at full price to make back as much money as possible. It probably explains why $50 is the lowest I've seen for it. That's when I bought it.

Very happy that Patrick loves The Witcher 2. Curious what he thinks of Chapter 3's decisions.

[Sleepy Buddha]

... Very happy that Patrick loves The Witcher 2. Curious what he thinks of Chapter 3's decisions.

Me too. Though I have been increasingly bothered by how uninterested and dismissive Brad seems to be about it.

Whenever they talk about The Witcher 2 it almost seems like he's not even there. I mean, he tends to drone on and on about how amazing some good and great (but not amazing) games are, but The Witcher 2 (a genuinely amazing game) comes up and it's like he enters a coma.

And when they were talking about releases, he continuously ignored Patrick's mention of it and kept saying nothing came out since ME3. Granted, the game came out a year ago but it's a big update on PC and a new release on 360. I just don't understand him.

[Aaron]

If someone doesn't play a game, it doesn't exist for them. I wish one of them got into Binary Domain, since I think it's the best shooter in years, but I doubt even Jeff played beyond the quicklook. It's whatever random thing that grabs them at the time.

One real problem I've noticed that with reviews they cover most of the big titles, and Alex reviews the dreck, but stuff that isn't as prominant, no matter the quality of it, gets a quicklook and done. Some don't even get a quicklook.

[Jintor]

Great news roundup. Them becoming increasingly bewildered at EVE was great stuff.

Vinny is frightened :(

[Jamie OD]

The Clippy stuff at the beginning was one of the the funniest moments the podcast has had in a while.

Edit: Scratch that, the talk about what's going on with EVE Online had me in stitches.

[CrunchinJelly]

If someone doesn't play a game, it doesn't exist for them. I wish one of them got into Binary Domain, since I think it's the best shooter in years, but I doubt even Jeff played beyond the quicklook. It's whatever random thing that grabs them at the time. One real problem I've noticed that with reviews they cover most of the big titles, and Alex reviews the dreck, but stuff that isn't as prominant, no matter the quality of it, gets a quicklook and done. Some don't even get a quicklook.

Did they cover MindJack? Quantum Theory?

[Antiwhippy]

They covered both.

Shitted on both in their quick looks too.

Binary domain doesn't look like it's in the same realm as either of them. It actually looks fun. :P

[ArjanN]

If someone doesn't play a game, it doesn't exist for them. I wish one of them got into Binary Domain, since I think it's the best shooter in years, but I doubt even Jeff played beyond the quicklook. It's whatever random thing that grabs them at the time. One real problem I've noticed that with reviews they cover most of the big titles, and Alex reviews the dreck, but stuff that isn't as prominant, no matter the quality of it, gets a quicklook and done. Some don't even get a quicklook.

Yeah, their format (only cover what interests them) somewhat works against them in that regard IMO.

It's nice for them they don't have to cover The Sims expansions, but it also means they skip interesting B-games now and then. Coverage of AAA stuff is always the least interesting, as everyone plays those games anyway, and those are covered by every other site as well.

[MiniBossBattle]

Congrats Brad on being GiantBomb's Anime and Official Ubisoft Press Conference Editor.

[ultron87]

Damnation. Asura's Wrath needs to go on sale soon. Each time they talk about it I just want it more.

[Aaron]

Did they cover MindJack? Quantum Theory?

Those came out at a time when Alex wasn't really reviewing for them. If they had, they probably would have been fully covered.

[KittyKittyBangBang]

Vinny busting out the Night Court references????? well done sir!

[KittyKittyBangBang]

I'm shocked Asura's hasn't really gone on a major bomba sale. I was sure it'd have one within a month.

I have been (not very patiently) waiting for this

[VASPER]

Best cast in the BIZ, love the bombcast guys even Jew FRO.

[Dragonzord]

Those came out at a time when Alex wasn't really reviewing for them. If they had, they probably would have been fully covered.

Alex quick looked Quantum Theory and reviewed it.

[Neuromancer]

I enjoyed Asuras Wrath a lot but what really stuck with me more than anything was this song:

Asura's Wrath - Theme of Yasha

my god

[MrTroubleMaker]

I missed this yesterday.

[Neuromancer]

I missed this yesterday.

Did you get the secret 2nd Bombcast?

[MrTroubleMaker]

Did you get the secret 2nd Bombcast?

I missed that one too.

[Neuromancer]

I missed that one too.

Here ya go

Black Ops 2 Bombcast

[RedNumberFive]

Before I listen, do I need to be worried about spoilers for The Walking Dead? These guys occasionally have problems containing themselves.

Edit: in reference to the game.

[Neuromancer]

Before I listen, do I need to be worried about spoilers for The Walking Dead? These guys occasionally have problems containing themselves. Edit: in reference to the game.

No they were pretty good about if I recall.

[ultron87]

Before I listen, do I need to be worried about spoilers for The Walking Dead? These guys occasionally have problems containing themselves.

They directly talk about the way you kill one of the zombies. They talk around a few other things and mention some characters from the comics that appear. If you're already going to play it and are super spoiler conscious you might want to skip the Walking Dead section till you get to around to playing it.

I wasn't planning to play it till I heard this section, so I'm okay with it. (I also didn't realize the first episode was five dollars.)

[RiderKairuu]

Brad: We saw to that. *dead silence* I was eating dinner and spit my food out. :lol

I would like a history lesson as to what he was referring to. I was lost on that part.

[RedNumberFive]

They directly talk about the way you kill one of the zombies. They talk around a few other things and mention some characters from the comics that appear. If you're already going to play it and are super spoiler conscious you might want to skip the Walking Dead section till you get to around to playing it. I wasn't planning to play it till I heard this section, so I'm okay with it. (I also didn't realize the first episode was five dollars.)

Thanks! I don't mind the non-specific general discussions.

[MrTroubleMaker]

Here ya go Black Ops 2 Bombcast

thanks ;)

[EchosMyron1]

Uninformed shitting on Sniper Elite V2 continues unabated.

idk man, shitting is a bit of a stretch. I don't know if they've genuinely shat on it during another podcast or something that could be coloring their comments on this one. But they just kind of made fun of the name and moved on.

[Ventilaator]

The complete dismissal of GOW: Ascension was pretty hilarious as well. It exists and whatever.

[obonicus]

I would like a history lesson as to what he was referring to. I was lost on that part.

Jeff gave Brink a 2/5?

[Typographenia]

Before I listen, do I need to be worried about spoilers for The Walking Dead? These guys occasionally have problems containing themselves. Edit: in reference to the game.

They only hinted at something later on, but they weren't even terribly specific when it came to the events they covered within the quick look's content. It was more a discussion on the direction of the game down the road, the controls/interaction, and having a well developed protagonist (but without specifics).

[Live Free or Die]

Wow at the god of war ascension hate.

[Hot Coldman]

Wow at the god of war ascension hate.

-They said the multiplayer sounds dumb. This is a valid opinion. I, in fact, share the same opinion, although I am welcome to being shown I may have made an initial misjudgement at a later date, and I'm sure they feel the same.
-Jeff doesn't care about God of War. This is also valid. There is a great many series of acclaim he doesn't care about. If you're not used to this by now... well, get used to it, otherwise you'll go insane.

No hate.

[matics]

Yeah, don't really see it as hate. Just disinterest.

[ArjanN]

idk man, shitting is a bit of a stretch. I don't know if they've genuinely shat on it during another podcast or something that could be coloring their comments on this one. But they just kind of made fun of the name and moved on.

Nah, I was exaggerating a bit. They were mostly just making fun of the name I guess. They seemed really dismissive during the latest I love mondays though.

I'm not sure why as IMO it's the biggest release of the week.

-They said the multiplayer sounds dumb. This is a valid opinion. I, in fact, share the same opinion, although I am welcome to being shown I may have made an initial misjudgement at a later date, and I'm sure they feel the same. -Jeff doesn't care about God of War. This is also valid. There is a great many series of acclaim he doesn't care about. If you're not used to this by now... well, get used to it, otherwise you'll go insane. No hate.

I thought the God of War MP was fighting vs enemies though? Not fighting each other as the giantbomb guys seemed to think, or am I wrong?

[Crewnh]

I would like a history lesson as to what he was referring to. I was lost on that part.

On why Brink devs and other devs are going free to play. Brink was a major critical flop and assumed to be a commercial flop too.So they went free 2 play to make their money back.
Obsidian devs didn't get their royalties from Bethesda for working on New Vegas because their metacritic score was 84 and had to be 85 and above.
Bethesda published both Brink and New Vegas.
Giantbomb gave Brink two stars.

Brad: They (Brink devs) may have sold two and half million but how much of that did they make back
Jeff: Yeah, what did their contract look like
Patrick: Also its less dependant on sales and like Obsidian pointed out, dependant on your metacritic score
Brad: (sarcastically) Yeah we should go see what the metacritic for Brink was
Patrick: My guess is that it was not 85
Jeff: Uh NO
Ryan: So you're saying it was not high enough to get their bonus
Patrick: That seems to be the -
Brad: We saw to that.

awkward pause and uncomfortable laughter

Brad: I'm kidding. Screeching halt on that one.
Jeff: Jesus Christ, Brad.

[Hot Coldman]

I thought the God of War MP was fighting vs enemies though? Not fighting each other as the giantbomb guys seemed to think, or am I wrong?

I saw a gif of Red Kratos killing Blue Kratos. I think PvE is a thing, yes, but there must definitely be some form of player combat. Maybe it's "KILL MORE EVIL SHIT THAN BLUE TEAM" and you can fuck over the other players on the way by murdering them. I dunno.

Maybe I should read the thread again. :lol