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Giant Bomb |OT31| I Think it Might Be for Show
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Yeah, I need to go back and play 6 though because 5 looks harder than I remember it from back in the day. I remember 5 being a breeze, but seeing some of the shit in the game does make it look like a slog. It might be after doing 4.
The feature will end with Dr. Wily on 7 anyway. Mwahaha
Piston Hyundai
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man, that boss is fucked
I think there's stuff in Mega Man & Bass that's worse though, so hopefully they play that
Yeah, hoping they do an audio only feed of Blue Bombin' in the future.
I ended up save-state scumming Wily and even then I died so many fucking times.
Need to try MM&B. Not actually played any of the GBA ones like Network. I might give it a shot when bored.
Piston Hyundai
Member
It's worth a shot, but the best way to play that game is the Super Famicom release with a translation patch. It's real tough, but it's pretty solid and impressive as hell for a 16-bit title considering it's all but literally Mega Man 8.5.
Hey guys, sorry for being so late to talk about this but in the most recent bombcast Ben said that he is seeing backlash towards Valve/Steam. I don't really understand what he meant. Dota and Cs:GO seem to be doing well and obviously Steam is as strong as it has ever been. If there is no loss of income why would Valve care about any perceived "backlash"? Sorry if this has been discussed earlier but Ben's comments just didn't ring true to me.
There is a backlash in terms of how people talk about them, that's it. It's still a backlash even if it ultimately means nothing.
Ben said he feels a growing Valve backlash, which sounds about right? But that's based on nothing but my own anecdotal observation over the last few years.
Whether or not Valve has perceived anything (or even cares) is another question entirely.
Gozer the Gozerian
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Steam is done for. Valve will be forced to put out Half-Life 3 just to survive!
I just found out (looking for other star wars novels) that there's an audio book for Battlefront 2, read by friend of the site Ms. Gavankar.
Seems to be a story before the game.
Gozer the Gozerian
Member
Meh, I prefer the Jeff Gerstmann Space Jam audiobook
obviously
But I was surprised by this cross media strategy.
For Star Wars...
Silly me...
VeryGooster
Banned
Watching the Matterfall QL and my favorite part so far is the Philip K. Dick stuff and then.
Vinny: "He wrote Paycheck."
Dan: "Was that a movie with Mel Gibson? No wait I'm getting that confused with Payback, the 'give me back my son' movie."
Edit: lmao the GoT stuff
Vinny: "He wrote Paycheck."
Dan: "Was that a movie with Mel Gibson? No wait I'm getting that confused with Payback, the 'give me back my son' movie."
Edit: lmao the GoT stuff
Infinite Justice
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Yea she mentioned it on the E3 After Dark Show. I wonder how her impressions for the other members of the story went lol
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I haven't listened to a Beastcast in three weeks now.
Probably going to catch up a bit during my vacation next week, I hope it got better.
Are you implying that the Beastcast has been less than excellent recently? Because I don't have the words to describe how wrong that is
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Don't know how it has been recently, as I said I haven't listened to it in a while
Incandenza
Banned
Beastcast has been stellar for like 2-3 months straight now.
Steams issues seem more apparent since there are several youtubers and personalities that love to dump on it and talk about "curation".
I doubt most users suffer from problems related to that.
Steam does have a ton of issues but curation is the least of its problems.
Now the client still being web based...
I doubt most users suffer from problems related to that.
Steam does have a ton of issues but curation is the least of its problems.
Now the client still being web based...
Fixed
The Beastcast has been great.
I like hearing critical opinions from the OG crew in the West, but for entertainment nothing beats the Beast crew. In general their output is up there among the top tier of GB content rivalling even some of the pre-buyout stuff.
Vinny is goofy and curious, Dan plays dumb and brings the best ideas, Alex is the perfect straight man keeping everything together, and Abby is a fresh voice and funny to boot.
I like hearing critical opinions from the OG crew in the West, but for entertainment nothing beats the Beast crew. In general their output is up there among the top tier of GB content rivalling even some of the pre-buyout stuff.
Vinny is goofy and curious, Dan plays dumb and brings the best ideas, Alex is the perfect straight man keeping everything together, and Abby is a fresh voice and funny to boot.
Piston Hyundai
Member
(beast is having a golden age right now)
Piston Hyundai
Member
(west is in its nadir right now)
I'm really into it!
I think the Dougie stuff, while very funny, is taking a little longer than I'd like. Though binging it probably doesn't actually help in that regard, and everything else is starting to tie together so (and I'm jinxing myself here) hopefully it doesn't go on too much longer. And I admire his ability to distinctly play each Cooper.
Beyond that, I (as I'm sure a lot of people do) do wish we saw a little more of the old characters because I've loved what they've done with them so far, sorta pushing Lucy's ditziness too far besides. We're starting to see more but it's a slower introduction than I would've liked - I think I'd be fine with cutting an episode's worth of Dougie and just showing more of the town instead. Also holy shit Richard is maybe the worst human on the show and they haven't even formally introduced him by name yet. I feel bad for his family...
Beyond that, I (as I'm sure a lot of people do) do wish we saw a little more of the old characters because I've loved what they've done with them so far, sorta pushing Lucy's ditziness too far besides. We're starting to see more but it's a slower introduction than I would've liked - I think I'd be fine with cutting an episode's worth of Dougie and just showing more of the town instead. Also holy shit Richard is maybe the worst human on the show and they haven't even formally introduced him by name yet. I feel bad for his family...
And I was playing online; I'm bad enough as is that I wasn't exactly doing any worse. And for Splatoon 2 I've done pretty well in Salmon Run, at least, with using that as a podcast game.
I'll agree it's in the pits, but worse than post-Ryan/Vinny and pre-Dan?
This week's Blue Bombin reminded me of Volgar where in Vinny and Matt would just talk about the most random things. I bet Brad and Rorie would have something to say about space and time.
Also, there is no evidence of time travel yet because the time travel police makes sure everything turns out the way it should be.
Also, there is no evidence of time travel yet because the time travel police makes sure everything turns out the way it should be.
Piston Hyundai
Member
The post-Ryan, pre-Dan days at least had a lot of FMVinny, the Breaking Brad Volgarr series, Pathfinder, Steak-Umms, the Law of the West Bombastica, and early Vinnyvanias.
I still end up listening to the Bombcast because, well, I have since episode 1 of The Hotspot and I'm a creature of habit I guess? but I honestly couldn't tell you a single thing you've missed.
oh there is no doubt and it's going to be great
There have been, like, five really good Bombcasts in a row.
Piston Hyundai
Member
also that period gave us a lot of Windjammers, Gang Beasts, and the best Extra Life stream
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
The Beastcast, at least the few ones I've listened to, just felt more like a "Comedy Podcast featuring Curious Dan and Life Advice!" which....eh
Since I usually only have enough time for one podcast each week, I much prefer the Bombcast.
Oh no, XCOM is a notoriously forgiving game.
(I give them maybe 5 more episodes before they have reached their Kobayashi Maru)
Since I usually only have enough time for one podcast each week, I much prefer the Bombcast.
Oh no, XCOM is a notoriously forgiving game.
(I give them maybe 5 more episodes before they have reached their Kobayashi Maru)
No, they will never make it far enough for poor base management to sink their game.
Stay out of my Olympics you filthy gamer nerdzzzz.
LurkerPrime
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Death Metalist
Member
Most people feel that way, I found. Without saying anything, I love the slow burn of Cooper's journey into the real world. There's a real, sort of tragic and bittersweet element to the entire thing as you see Cooper trapped in a shell trying to remember things via certain keywords and actions. It's the aspect I feel most invested in because it's going to be a powerful moment when and if Cooper ever wakes up(as I said I'm not saying anything). It feels the most realistic aspect which is a weird thing to say but that's how I imagined Coop to be after getting out 20+ years later.
I think to me, the thing I dislike(dislike is kind of strong) the most and it's probably something on my part is that we never really know what kind of power the spirits really hold. Like how far could the spirits push their power and what are they capable of exactly? Like why could spirits from the Black lodge roam around but not spirits from the white lodge for instance? Is there a limit to how many Dopplegangers there are? Why do the spirits from the Black lodge have to return after sometime(presumably 25 years later)? and maybe this is something that was never meant to be explained fully but I kind of wish it did so that we get a better understanding of the unseen battle that's happening between good vs evil. Either way, I love the whole thing. There really is nothing like it and I could sit here and talk about Twin Peaks for hours, in a way that's the beauty of the show and universe.
You could tell Lynch/Frost were trying to expand the universe rather than keep it in one place which makes it more interesting and makes the scenes in Twin Peaks very emotional and beautiful in a weird way. Like meeting an old friend. I won't lie, I have all kinds of feels whenever an old cast member show up and also wish we spent more time there it's just that everything that's happening is outside of Twin Peaks yet it started in Twin Peaks more or less. The fact that they were able to bring most of the OG cast members plus continue the story 20+ years later is just astonishing. Also yes, I'm with you when it comes to Richard haha. Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts as I really enjoy reading them.
I think to me, the thing I dislike(dislike is kind of strong) the most and it's probably something on my part is that we never really know what kind of power the spirits really hold. Like how far could the spirits push their power and what are they capable of exactly? Like why could spirits from the Black lodge roam around but not spirits from the white lodge for instance? Is there a limit to how many Dopplegangers there are? Why do the spirits from the Black lodge have to return after sometime(presumably 25 years later)? and maybe this is something that was never meant to be explained fully but I kind of wish it did so that we get a better understanding of the unseen battle that's happening between good vs evil. Either way, I love the whole thing. There really is nothing like it and I could sit here and talk about Twin Peaks for hours, in a way that's the beauty of the show and universe.
You could tell Lynch/Frost were trying to expand the universe rather than keep it in one place which makes it more interesting and makes the scenes in Twin Peaks very emotional and beautiful in a weird way. Like meeting an old friend. I won't lie, I have all kinds of feels whenever an old cast member show up and also wish we spent more time there it's just that everything that's happening is outside of Twin Peaks yet it started in Twin Peaks more or less. The fact that they were able to bring most of the OG cast members plus continue the story 20+ years later is just astonishing. Also yes, I'm with you when it comes to Richard haha. Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts as I really enjoy reading them.
Fried Food
Banned
Demons' Souls and Bloodborne are masterpieces
It's gotten better again. I myself can't keep up with all the content in general and the podcasts in particular though. I'm still listening to this week's Bombcast. Next is 8-4 Play. Beastcast is the one I most likely skip these days.
Bloodborne was robbed. Wolfenstein was robbed. Wolfenstein 2 will be robbed.
Fuck Giant Bomb.
