Didn't Watch Dogs 2 flop? At least I don't think it sold that well. If AC isn't a key franchise Watch_Dogs is done.
I also don't think we'll ever see a new Just Cause or Evil Within.
Volition probably has to make Saint's Row V if they want to stay around at this point.
I'm actually wondering what the future will bring for Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft is sending clear signals they don't consider it to be their key franchise anymore. I would also wonder about games such as Saints Row, Just Cause, The Evil Within. Just game franchises that are AAA by definition and yet seem pretty far away from GTA, CoD and Destiny.
Also, what about Watch Dogs?
Parker, Stone, and Ubisoft deliver with a bigger, longer, and better follow-up to The Stick of Truth.
Interesting that Dan liked South Park. I was listening to Patrick on Waypoint Radio and he said it was really really bad. I'll probably play it still, but not for a while.
Interesting that Dan liked South Park. I was listening to Patrick on Waypoint Radio and he said it was really really bad. I'll probably play it still, but not for a while.
I really liked Stick of Truth and am about 5 hours into the new one and have found it aggressively unfunny and pretty damn boring. I am hoping it picks up soon otherwise I might just give up on it.
The majority of the reception has been positive.
I really liked Stick of Truth and am about 5 hours into the new one and have found it aggressively unfunny and pretty damn boring. I am hoping it picks up soon otherwise I might just give up on it.
This is basically what Patrick's take was.
I'm going to wager that the things Patrick finds objectionable aren't going to be the same as Dan's.
i can't believe they let dan review the south park game
my only exposure to South Park was playing a shitty N64 game where you could piss in snowballs before you threw them
even my child brain thought that was dumb
I've never understood the dislike for that game. For a licensed game in 1998, c'mon.
"Why a woke South Park is hurting our culture and setting back gaming sexuality by it's own ostensible narrative dissonance." - a article by Patrick Klepek via waypoint.com
If we are making Patrick jokes here you could at least include the word "sobering".
In 2017 terms, this means scenarios involving gender identity, political correctness, and racist cops, among others. Yet in casting their net wide, Parker and Stone never really dwell too long on any one issue or make any meaningful statements. Rednecks in pickup trucks attack you after you state your sexual identity, and PC Principal takes great offense at microaggressions, teaching you how to physically retaliate against them in battle. One mission has you working for the cops and arresting a clearly unarmed black man while he's on his exercise bike. Major issues are reflected in the game, but it doesn't seem terribly interested in saying anything about them. It feels like they wanted to check those boxes and get back to the superhero story, which, for better or for worse, is certainly a very South Park way of handling this kind of subject matter.
Yeah, I saw Patrick's tweet about it. Haven't heard his thoughts yet, but I'll try and listen. For anyone who has, does he actually not enjoy the game, or is his beef mainly with jokes in bad taste?
I mean they had to let someone who doesn't think too much about things review it to be in line with SP's audience
Yeah, I saw Patrick's tweet about it. Haven't heard his thoughts yet, but I'll try and listen. For anyone who has, does he actually not enjoy the game, or is his beef mainly with jokes in bad taste?
If we are making Patrick jokes here you could at least include the word "interesting".
I wonder why Ubisoft didnt put the South Park games on Switch. They seem to have a good relationship with Nintendo and the game looks well suited for the console.
I wonder why Ubisoft didnt put the South Park games on Switch. They seem to have a good relationship with Nintendo and the game looks well suited for the console.
You make that joke like Why South Park is hurting our culture couldnt be a 100% accurate article.
I know his review isnt alone in this but its bizarre to see comments like this in a review without any criticism of this being... yknow, bad? Like not only is it making hurtful jokes but it doesnt actually even intend to have a point to them.
I just listened to the 1099 episode with Dan and he specifically talked about not wanting to talk about politics like he does other topics because he knows hes ignorant in that area, which I can respect, but... this is kinda just that, in the end.
It's rated M for Mature, what mom is going to buy it for their kids Switch?
Nintendo wants porno games on that thing, man
...I would pay money to hear Dan and Patrick talk about this one
Microtransactions just got a whole lot scummier: Activision-Blizzard has patented a way to use them in multiplayer matchmaking.
I am curious what absurd fishing term will be co-opted to describe these players in marketing.
Unrelated to the South Park thing: Remember that time Patrick was a legit Youtube-ass YouTuber, with an intro and everything?
Man, that was funny.
What if that's not a huge sticking point to Dan, though? You mentioned he doesn't get too much into politics because he feels ignorant on the issue, so maybe a game that has surface-level discussion on these issues is completely fine with him?
In the review, he at least mentions South Park doesn't delve deep into these issues, so anyone that will have a problem with that is at least informed that that's how the game is.
the comments tell another story
I guess my feeling is if Giant Bomb as a whole wants to be taken seriously overall its not a great look to publish a review that doesnt want to say anything about the games shitty takes despite mentioning them.
Unrelated to the South Park thing: Remember that time Patrick was a legit Youtube-ass YouTuber, with an intro and everything?
Man, that was funny.
Nah, those comments also sum up South Park perfectly.the comments tell another story
I mean, last I've seen him he was wearing a comically oversized hat and call Austin "Dad" so I guess he reached the Twitch-ass Twitch streamer level?
Also this
I guess my feeling is if Giant Bomb as a whole wants to be taken seriously overall its not a great look to publish a review that doesnt want to say anything about the games shitty takes despite mentioning them. The review acknowledges theyre there and... thats it. Not commenting on it is political in itself.
Same reason its kinda laughable that Polygon relegates any mention of this stuff to a sidebar. If Waypoint posted something seriously praising the game while it contained this stuff Id take issue with it too.
Nah, those comments also sum up South Park perfectly.
I mean you need to take it on a per reviewer basis.
And you already know that Dan isn't going to get serious about politics.
Conversely, if there's anyone that's going to take a game that pokes at the behemoth that is modern politics and review it apolitically, it's Dan Ryckert.
And as far as being taken seriously goes, they're still game reviews. Polygon and Waypoint are still new things and the way that products of this medium get regularly analyzed still have a long way to go, and to be honest, with their voice, I don't know if Giant Bomb is the place to help get them there. These guys are mostly dinosaurs.
Not to say I wouldn't appreciate these things being talked about, just that I see why they are comfortable not doing that in the review.
I guess my feeling is if Giant Bomb as a whole wants to be taken seriously overall its not a great look to publish a review that doesnt want to say anything about the games shitty takes despite mentioning them. The review acknowledges theyre there and... thats it. Not commenting on it is political in itself.
Same reason its kinda laughable that Polygon relegates any mention of this stuff to a sidebar. If Waypoint posted something seriously praising the game while it contained this stuff Id take issue with it too.