Professor Beef
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...that's kinda the definition of being good, though
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Game Grumps (aka Egoraptor plays some games)
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...that's kinda the definition of being good, though
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Your posts have absolutely nothing to do with me saying he sucks at albw.
Professor Beef
Banned
You said he sucked, I offered a rebuttal, then you handwaved it away. That's the gist of the conversation so far. Plus you said "Zelda games," not LBW. You're only saying LBW now.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
:lol Just wow
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Finally watching the Slash episode of Table Flip. I'm only like 5 minutes in and am I to assume this game is basically Cards Against Humanity/Apples to Apples but much weirder and without the anonymity?
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
It seems like at this point 3/4 of the Game Grumps community is just complaining about them.
shhhhhhh, you're in the wrong here.
why are you still watching
shhhhhhh, you're in the wrong here.
Professor Beef
Banned
I didn't realize how much I missed Mario Galaxy until it was gone.
Seven4sses
Member
I'm already missing the Mario Maker episodes. Haven't laughed so hard since Battle Kid.
Uno Venova
Banned
Seems like an accurate recounting of events.
KojiKnight
Member
Maybe I'm reading too much into things, but I'm starting to wonder if they are perhaps pushing Danny back more in preparations for him to take a break from Grumps. Him and ninja Brian are fully committed to NSP (with their 4th album and their unnamed cover album as well). I can only imagine with recording their music videos as well he's probably going to have less and less time.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
That and since Brian lives in in the US full time now yeah..it seems like that. GG has been boring to me lately.
I hate to go back to the often rung "Arin sucks at games" bell, but the most recent Galaxy episode made me remember something he said in an earlier one about how "everybody" hated the motion controlled levels in galaxy. Is that actually the case? I can see from his attempts at it that he's either really bad at them or there's something horribly wrong with his Wii remote. While I wouldn't have wanted an entire game built around them, I thought the manta and ball levels were a nice little break from the standard platforming, the motion controls worked fine (probably the only time in the history of the Wii that I could say such a thing, too), and there weren't enough of them to overstay their welcome.
They're not great, especially compared to the rest of the game.
The motion controls are a piece of shit in those games, or to be more diplomatic, sucked out any semblance of fun compared to every other aspect of the game (bar the spring power-up, *takes deep breath* another time Steroyd another time.
Here's the thing, with the mantra game, if it was only the motion controls you had to deal with, it'd be a poor replacement to the analogue stick in terms of finesse and accuracy, it's oversensitive as hell turning corners, but then you have to contend with the water physics ontop of that and it's just so miserable that the 2 or 3 times that mode is in the game is 2 or 3 times too many.
The ball minigame is the same thing, you're expected to hold the wiimote like a joystick, but again is a piss poor replacement for said hardware that's existed for decades, add in Super Monkey ball physics plus running over enemies can throw you off enough that you end up overcompensating trying to correct yourself because the whole thing feels oversensitive, and it's just not a fun mode at all.
Earthpainting
Member
I'm going to assume Arin doesn't like them very much because he's not very good at them. He's a little bit impatient on-camera, and that's not paying off with control schemes with a bit of jank. The line between "my fault" and "the control's fault" is not always clear with motion controls, so in your frustration it's easy to blame the controls.
Never had any problems with them in the first Galaxy game, and I personally really like the stages where you are balancing on top of the ball, and the ones with the bubbles. The motion controlled stage type that doesn't control well, and I disliked, was the bird in Galaxy 2. It just wouldn't reliably go down without spazzing or ignoring inputs. To this day this was the only Wii input that I just couldn't adapt to, no matter how much I tried, and I conquered Zack & Wiki's nitpicky nonsense. It's weird too, because Twilight Princess used a very similar concept, and it worked flawlessly for me there.
I really liked the ball levels, and while I didn't really enjoy the manta levels, it was because I found them too easy. I never had any issues with them, which is why it's really baffling seeing Arin have so much trouble just keeping the manta going in a straight line.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I had issues with them all the time. I fucking hate the Manta levels. Almost as much as I hate the Yoshi levels in Galaxy 2.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
The motion controls in the Galaxy games make it hard to port the game to HD for play on the Wii U with the GamePad.
Some could be replaced with the touchscreen like collecting starbits, and others could be replaced with buttons like the spin, but others are just going to be much harder. I dunno.
I hope they jump right into Galaxy 2 when they finish. Well, after a few week break of course.
Some could be replaced with the touchscreen like collecting starbits, and others could be replaced with buttons like the spin, but others are just going to be much harder. I dunno.
I hope they jump right into Galaxy 2 when they finish. Well, after a few week break of course.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Oh my god. That is stupid amazing.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
HA! that is great well done.
Earthpainting
Member
Glad to see Barry behind the wheel for Undertale. It definitely feels like the type of game he'd "get" and enjoy.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I forget his origin. But he's almost as old as Grumps itself.
But Googling turns up some interesting information... Like the fact that there's a GameGrumps Wiki...
http://gamegrumps.wikia.com/wiki/Burgie
He originated in the B.O.B. episode.
But Googling turns up some interesting information... Like the fact that there's a GameGrumps Wiki...
http://gamegrumps.wikia.com/wiki/Burgie
He originated in the B.O.B. episode.
How About No
Member
Ross' Papyrus voice is absolutely what I had in my head. Perfect.
He also blew my mind that Toriel =
He also blew my mind that Toriel =
Tu-toriel
OniBarubary
Banned
Said it in the Undertale thread but I am legitimately impressed that unlike 95% of people playing Undertale online Barry actually remembered things he read in the game and figured out the Toriel fight on the first try. It's neat Ross is getting excited about sharing it with Barry based on knowing shit from the atrocious playthrough with his wife.
Seriously, it's fucking unwatchable.
Seriously, it's fucking unwatchable.
Professor Beef
Banned
Mario Maker is back, and Companion Spring is beaten on the first try!
Empyrean Heaven
Member
I just hope they get a good replacement. I don't mind Ross but he can be a little grating. Maybe Holly? I wouldn't mind a female grump, and it'd be a nice fuck you to the anti-Sarkeesian crowd that is disturbingly enormous.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I kind of want them to make I Burgie Burgie a weekly 5-10 minute sitcom. Maybe put it on GrumpOut. I just really like their weird humor there. Ross is a perfect wacky neighbor.
"See ya later! Or as we say in Australia... Uh.. See ya later."
There's a lot of potential if they wanted to do it.
"See ya later! Or as we say in Australia... Uh.. See ya later."
There's a lot of potential if they wanted to do it.
I would not mind Holly at all. I watched an episode of her Mario Maker series (with Ross) and she was great. Adorable and interesting.
Mushroomer25
Member
Dan mentioning the NSP/TWRP tour on the last Zelda episode did make me think that he'll take a break from Grumps soon. Clearly his schedule is already dense, and going on the road would just be unfeasible.
Unless it was somehow a Starbomb/NSP/TWRP tour, in which case recording on the road could be an option.
Unless it was somehow a Starbomb/NSP/TWRP tour, in which case recording on the road could be an option.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I'm more looking forward to them re-filming that Justin Roiland GuestGrumps episode.
Recognised him straight away
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Hi, I am not staring at you. I am a cyborg photographer. Just act natural. This is a candid shot. I don't require a camera so..
lol, I'm watching that scene and I'm saying to myself "he sounds familiar". Then I see Arin's name in the credits.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Wasn't Twilight Princess named GOTY? lol
Seven4sses
Member
YAY! More Mario Maker episodes 
Ross needs to keep making levels so this won't end
Ross needs to keep making levels so this won't end
Professor Beef
Banned
Damn near every Zelda was named GOTY. I still think it's boring as hell.
Not really. A lot of the handheld Zelda games are usually left out of this, and it's usually the console entries that are given that title.
-watches the zelda playthrough-
Did just claim the game that was so popular it is now the building blocks for zelda's modern apperence in general. ... Was a game no one liked? If he don't like TP thats fine, right we adults who cares its the internet. But... like... homie just stait up kinda lying.
Did just claim the game that was so popular it is now the building blocks for zelda's modern apperence in general. ... Was a game no one liked? If he don't like TP thats fine, right we adults who cares its the internet. But... like... homie just stait up kinda lying.
Lord Azrael
Member
Arin unknowingly spitting out false information is nothing new unfortunately.
Aaron Strife
Banned
To be fair given the fucking Zelda cycle I wouldn't be surprised if someone had that impression. Nostalgia has a way of retconning certain things. OoT and MM (albeit to a lesser extent just because less people had played it) were seen as "the good ones" whereas WW was seen as a misstep when I started going on gamefaqs message boards and such, now it's lumped in with the N64 games as "omg best zelda" while TP and SS are the misstep games even though they were universally acclaimed when they came out. SS had some people quibble about the controls but it didn't amount to much.
Jawmuncher
Member
Dog Island needs to come back. That one Dog wii game they played very recently wasn't good enough.
TP is regarded as the worst mainline LoZ game in my social circles and I get the same impression when reading opinions on the internet. Skyward Sword could give it a run for it's money in that race, but it's close either way. I can absolutely see how and why Arin would have that impression, as I had the same one. In fact, you are the first person I see actually defending TP in such a big way in a long time^^
Either way, there is no right or wrong here. It just depends on the social circles and forums you are in. You are right in your defense of TP just as much as you are wrong for accusing Arin of "lying" for saying what he did
If you don't like zelda thats ok , if Arin don't like zelda TP thats ok its fine. I watch game grump and like sonic, clearly I don't really give a shit. But to claim a game... that to this day is still kind of the only modern zelda success compared OOC ... as a game no one liked... is... a lie. Like if you don't like it, thats ok, but there is literally success that says that there is metric fuck ton of people who do.
Example, I don't like uncharted, I don't like anything ND did after jak and daxter, they went super realistic and sorta dipped. I will not claim no one likes Uncharted, and everyone likes Jak And Daxter , because that is lie. One was way more successful and has become and model for other games.... the other one is a game(s) i had fun with and didn't do much of anything past the GC/ps2 era and bought and HD version later. You see the parallels?
I don't talk much about grumps anymore, but this got me to type some stuff. Like if you don't like some shit, cool. Everyone don't like shit, but don't lie.