[Felix Lighter]

Every time I had excessive lock ups on my 360 it died soon after.

[StuBurns]

Man, I do. I can vividly remember all the Fallout and Saint's Row 2 lockups

When we say 'lock up', we mean crash right? Just completely stop frozen on a frame and having to restart the console?

[njean777]

Man, I do. I can vividly remember all the Fallout and Saint's Row 2 lockups

Fallout new vegas was horrible on PS3, I had that game lock up at least 20+ times

When we say 'lock up', we mean crash right? Just completely stop frozen on a frame and having to restart the console?

Thats what I consider a lock-up

[Curufinwe]

That's pretty shocking. We get like six weeks a year in the UK, minimum.

Minimum annual leave is four weeks in New Zealand where I'm from originally, but the videogames are a lot cheaper here so it balances out.

[SatelliteOfLove]

With Brad "Oi, Me APMs" Shoemaker and Jeff "Video Game Dennis Leary" Gerstmann!

[PinkCrayon]

Vinny status report?

confirmed.

[Willkiller]

confirmed.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH

[Duffyside]

When do you guys think we'll see the Mario version of Giant Bomb that Will described? Midnight PDT?

[Dragonzord]

When we say 'lock up', we mean crash right? Just completely stop frozen on a frame and having to restart the console?

Yes. Like xbox guide won't come up. Amazing Spider-Man did it once as well.

[MikeE21286]

Totally have subtitles on when there's the option.

I'm always doing multiple things at once and I also always struggle hearing dialogue.

[StuBurns]

Fruit Ninja > Angry Birds

Jetpack Joyride of course remains the king of iOS.

[Duffyside]

Fruit Ninja > Angry Birds Jetpack Joyride of course remains the king of iOS.

Congratulations; you've managed to create a post that maximizes the Duffyside-is-filled-with-rage ratio.

Tilt to Live, League of Evil, and Dungeon Raid remain the "kings of iOS," which may as well also be called the janitors of gaming.

[StuBurns]

League of Evil is horrible, it's too demanding. Those games are too involved for cell phone play for me.

PokerSmash is the secret king still, but no one knows of it's mastery.

[Infinite Justice]

Lots of Darksiders 2 and Darksiders info.

[Jintor]

I finished my entire morning run before they started talking about videogames.

I mean, I didn't exactly mind it or anything, but still! My entire run!

[StuBurns]

"Episode two, not so hot"

We're done.

[Jake Tower]

[ArjanN]

"Episode two, not so hot" We're done.

Yeah, some pretty terrible opinions about Valve games right there.

Not to mention the "TF2 is hard to get into now". No, it's not. At all. It's like the easiest game in that genre to get into.

If you go on a public server and you've played a couple of FPS games before you're already better than half the people playing.

[StuBurns]

I think TF2 could be hard to get into, because if you've not played it, and just look at the characters/weapons, you're probably inclined to pick a Scout, which other than Spy and possibly the Sniper, is the hardest class out of the gate.

[MikeE21286]

I like that they had the balls to say they don't like some/lots of Valve games. I personally Enjoy most of them.

It's a contrarian opinion, and I don't get thr feeling they were just saying it because to be different.

[EmCeeGramr]

"Episode two, not so hot" We're done.

Will "Half-Life 2 needs ironsights" Smith strikes again.

edit: Christ, Jeff's "Half-Life 2, poorly paced" comment. Fuck that! HL2 is the definition of perfect pacing.

[MegaKungFuRadio]

Yeah, some pretty terrible opinions about Valve games right there. Not to mention the "TF2 is hard to get into now". No, it's not. At all. It's like the easiest game in that genre to get into. If you go on a public server and you've played a couple of FPS games before you're already better than half the people playing.

In general, Vinny is the only one I ever really agree with on video games. In particular, every time I listen to Brad try to explain anything I have any experience with, it sounds to me like he has no clue what he's talking about. Especially Starcraft.

[StuBurns]

Brad alluded to saying Journey is GotY so far, he is untouchable.

[DaBuddaDa]

HL2 is the definition of perfect pacing.

Those long outdoors driving segments were pretty poorly paced.

[Jintor]

If you're not treating those like a Sunday drive I don't know what to tell you

[StuBurns]

Those long outdoors driving segments were pretty poorly paced.

They're way shorter than people make out. It's quite a lot slower on consoles though, so I think it depends where you play it. I would say HL2 is masterfully paced on PC, and not well paced on console.

[EmCeeGramr]

Those long outdoors driving segments were pretty poorly paced.

They're awesome. I love those parts, and they're nowhere near as long as people say.

[daycru]

The boat shit was interminable on 360, never finished HL2.

[Dragonzord]

Jeff, you are not alone, brother. I also think Half Life 2 drags along. I also thought Portal 2 wasn't near as good as Portal 1(Though it had some great moments). I also think Left 4 Dead is boring as shit. And I also think TF2 is impossible to get into these days, and this is coming from someone who played from 2008 through all the original class updates. With all the preorder weapon BS it just got to the point that I was having to figure out 'ok my enemy killed me with this. wtf does this do' after every death.

But I'm sure we also disagree on something in that same vein. I got Killer 7 and Half Life 2 on the same day, and I ended up playing Killer 7 and never going back to Half Life after 5 or 6 hours

[MrTroubleMaker]

Thanks! Almost missed it.

[EmCeeGramr]

Jeff, you are not alone, brother. I also think Half Life 2 drags along. I also thought Portal 2 wasn't near as good as Portal 1(Though it had some great moments). I also think Left 4 Dead is boring as shit. And I also think TF2 is impossible to get into these days, and this is coming from someone who played from 2008 through all the original class updates. With all the preorder weapon BS it just got to the point that I was having to figure out 'ok my enemy killed me with this. wtf does this do' after every death. But I'm sure we also disagree on something in that same vein. I got Killer 7 and Half Life 2 on the same day, and I ended up playing Killer 7 and never going back to Half Life after 5 or 6 hours

Seeing this mass of Bad Opinions is just making me feel bad for Jeff.

[StuBurns]

Portal 1 is better than Portal 2.

I was surprised Will said he stopped playing MGS4 when you see Johnny shitting. He didn't even wait till the game got bad.

[ArjanN]

Portal 1 is better than Portal 2. I was surprised Will said he stopped playing MGS4 when you see Johnny shitting. He didn't even wait till the game got bad.

Will isn't really much of a gamer, he just plays some now and then, so it probably wasn't even a quality issue.

Seeing this mass of Bad Opinions is just making me feel bad for Jeff.

At least Jeff realised that his opinions, while valid, are weird outliers. In no known reality could you claim that Left 4 Dead was a miss for Valve.

[FStop7]

Will "Half-Life 2 needs ironsights" Smith strikes again. edit: Christ, Jeff's "Half-Life 2, poorly paced" comment. Fuck that! HL2 is the definition of perfect pacing.

I've pretty much entirely lost contact with Giant Bomb's preferences in gaming in 2012. I was with them until Skyrim beat SR3 for goty. It's been downhill ever since then and it actually seems to be retroactively changing in terms of games from the past, such as HL2. I think SR3 was the last review I paid attention to. I pay heed when it comes to retro games, but otherwise I'm on a different page.

[bistromathics]

In general, Vinny is the only one I ever really agree with on video games. In particular, every time I listen to Brad try to explain anything I have any experience with, it sounds to me like he has no clue what he's talking about. Especially Starcraft.

Yeah I like Vinny and Drew for actual game discussion, if they're talking about stuff I'm into. Definitely like the bombcast more when they're talking about games I'm not really interested in.

[inky]

"Episode two, not so hot" We're done.

Seriously. Sorry Will Smith, you are fucking wrong. Ep 2 is a experience that's yet to be surpassed within the genre. Sorry you have bad taste.

[Zeer0id]

I too am missing Tricky

[Felix Lighter]

Jeff and Ryan's taste in games never aligned with mine. Vinny, Dave and Brad are usually closer matches. Patrick is a little unpredictable. Other than quirky indie platformers, it's hard to guess what he'll think of a game. Their reviews are the last thing I come to the site for. I try not to get too bothered by their opinions unless they are based on a false assumption or something along those lines.

That all said, Half Life 2 maybe the game I've played most from beginning to end and I'm always surprised by people who don't like it. Both Portal games feel close to flawless to me.

[Mushroomer25]

Honestly? I've never finished Episode 2. I loved almost all of it, until I got to the fight in the wide-open field. I found it repetitive, frustrating, and when I played myself into a corner (multiple enemies approaching the base, car long-lost in the distance) that I couldn't overcome, it just killed my interest in the game.

[EmCeeGramr]

I will say though, Jeff's tastes may be... "eccentric," but his questioning Will on the feasibility of potential Batman villain murder schemes involving liquid nitrogen was hilarious.

[Fjordson]

I can see where Jeff is coming from. I've always found a lot of Half-Life 2 to be pretty boring.

Though I can't agree with Will. Despite my apathy towards vanilla HL 2, I thought episode 2 was pretty fun.

[StuBurns]

Honestly? I've never finished Episode 2. I loved almost all of it, until I got to the fight in the wide-open field. I found it repetitive, frustrating, and when I played myself into a corner (multiple enemies approaching the base, car long-lost in the distance) that I couldn't overcome, it just killed my interest in the game.

Why are you leaving the car a considerable distance from you? It's a shame, because the ending is incredible, and there is almost nothing after that encounter.

[kadotsu]

I will say though, Jeff's tastes may be... "eccentric," but his questioning Will on the feasibility of potential Batman villain murder schemes involving liquid nitrogen was hilarious.

Yep, but I thought anyone knew that murder by nitrogen is easy detectable because it leaves the muscle fiber dotted with blood. To really silently murder you would need to use argon, which is too expensive.

[DMczaf]

Vinny's solution to the EA account birthday issue...dear lord. LOL

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Why are you leaving the car a considerable distance from you? It's a shame, because the ending is incredible, and there is almost nothing after that encounter.

And there may never be. *tears*

I gotta say, I like Ep2 a lot, but I don't really dig the antlion cave part very much, which is like the first 1/4 of the game.

[see5harp]

I, too, am a huge fan of exspearmint gun.

[Htown]

Hating on all the Half-Life games?

Fuck that.

[StuBurns]

And there may never be. *tears* I gotta say, I like Ep2 a lot, but I don't really dig the antlion cave part very much, which is like the first 1/4 of the game.

What the Vorts tear ass up is one of my favorite parts of the series.

Defending the caves exits should suck, but they make it very intense and atmospheric. I love the caves.

[Typographenia]

Oh goodness, I nearly forgot what day it was!

[AuthenticM]

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