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Giant Bomb |OT28| Welcome to the Penis Farm
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AuthenticM
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Did you purposely make him look like David Lynch?
edit: not this picture but the ones under it
KillerDark
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Yea we are! Lol sorry, couldn't resist
That battleground stream was so good! Lots of great moments. I found it hilarious when
Brad was ready to kill Jeff when he thought Jeff had killed Vinny again
Felix Lighter
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When I play PUBG, I always assume all the other squads are Sacriel and his ilk but 75% are probably closer to the Giant Bomb comedy troop.
Full Throttle is amazing and I hope Brad actually plays it instead of just talking about wanting to play it. I think it was one of the first adventure games I ever beat without help, and as they said it's not super long. I definitely remember complaints from when it was new about how short it is, although standards were different back then.
As for the rest of the podcast, I always like hearing dev talk but Firewatch is real far from my wheelhouse and I got a lot of deja vu with the zelda talk.
formated4tv
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Same for me! Full Throttle was the first "smart game" I ever beat (aka, point and click) by myself. I have no idea why my dad even bought it for me to be honest, but I LOVED that game.
I still remember the pink bunnies marching when you beat it
Same for me! Full Throttle was the first "smart game" I ever beat (aka, point and click) by myself. I have no idea why my dad even bought it for me to be honest, but I LOVED that game.
I still remember the pink bunnies marching when you beat it
Was one of the few games my Dad and I played together over the years. That and Splinter Cell.
formated4tv
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My dad would humor me and play a SHITLOAD of the first You Don't Know Jack with me. I mean, an hour a night that I was over for visitation, minimum.
That was when I learned I could speed read, and that I might be smarter than my dad (or at least got stupid puns/answers)
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis next please
Never gonna happen
Sleeping Lesson
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I think I've started that game more times than any adventure game. I wanted (and still do, really) to get into point-and-click adventure games but none of them ever grabbed me.
I think the one I got furthest in was this old Scooby Doo one:
petethepanda
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My dad and I played through most of the early/mid Lucas point 'n clicks when I was a kid. They all shaped some aspect of my warped kid mind, but Full Throttle wound up being the one that probably influenced my taste in game storytelling the most. (I've been trying to pace myself while playing it on PS4 since I've played it so many times over the years that I could probably start speedrunning it, lol.) Monkey Island was my first - and the earliest game I can remember playing at all - so it's still kind of a bummer that they got awkward art style remasters instead of the more faithful updates of the Double Fine remasters.
Speaking of storytelling, man, I just realized it's been a week since I touched Persona. I got to the start of the third palace (about 30h in) and only just recently started finding any of the story/characters interesting. I want to see it through to the end, P3 and P4 are two of my favorite games (even if I cooled on them a bit after playing P3P and Golden a couple years back) and P5 was on the top of my "most anticipated" list for years, but it's hard to commit to dropping another 70 hours into something that I haven't been enjoying much after 30. Unspeakably disappointed so far.
Speaking of storytelling, man, I just realized it's been a week since I touched Persona. I got to the start of the third palace (about 30h in) and only just recently started finding any of the story/characters interesting. I want to see it through to the end, P3 and P4 are two of my favorite games (even if I cooled on them a bit after playing P3P and Golden a couple years back) and P5 was on the top of my "most anticipated" list for years, but it's hard to commit to dropping another 70 hours into something that I haven't been enjoying much after 30. Unspeakably disappointed so far.
NumberThree
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I personally define a Tim Schafer game as a game that sounds amazing when people talk about it but that I can't get myself to enjoy playing.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I thought I couldn't enjoy lucas style adventure games anymore but I really liked the grim fandango remaster.
Human Trashcan
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I dropped it 60 hours in, after palace 5. It does not get better, it continues on exactly as it has been. I'm not saying that to shit on the game (although I don't like it at all), just to say that if you didn't enjoy the first 30 hours, you're very unlikely to enjoy the next 30.
Weird. I'm finally getting to the point where Persona 5 is building to where shit is gonna pop off. I'm catching up to the opening scene in the game. And pretty much everything feels like such a marked improvement over every facet of Persona 4. The story is more interesting, the characters for the most part are better, the battle system has improvements, the dungeons are better, etc. And as a side note, I like the whole Phan-site meter thing where you see anonymous comments from people talking about the Thieves and how that opinion changes throughout the game, and how it kinda mirrors how people on the internet and in real life actually react to events.
Also Ryuuji is turning into more of a little shit the more I play. Still better than Yosuke though
Also Ryuuji is turning into more of a little shit the more I play. Still better than Yosuke though
Watched BitE last night. Alex's comment on GotY is totally going to be true, what with the dearth of fantastic games coming out this year. Also, seeing the Cabaret Club mini game makes me more excited to play 0.
Same. Wish more people on the team were playing and talking about it tbh. I know Vinny's limited on time, but I'd love to hear his thoughts on the game.
Same. Wish more people on the team were playing and talking about it tbh. I know Vinny's limited on time, but I'd love to hear his thoughts on the game.
KillerDark
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My favorite adventure games are easily the King's Quest games. My Dad and I would play them frequently and work our way through them. Lot of great memories
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I enjoyed P5 quite a bit but it just gives me something most games don't, which is a day to day management scene focused on character relationships.
Still, what I thought would be my slam dunk goty turned out to be not (some of it due to external factors...) but some parts do end up kind of disappointing. Like goddamnit Atlus, do you really need to make another gay sexual predator joke, again? It's a fairly minor part but it really sours the more time passes.
It's like you make games about social changes (both personal and external) but find it fit to put in more "traditional" shitty views on what gay men are like.
Still, what I thought would be my slam dunk goty turned out to be not (some of it due to external factors...) but some parts do end up kind of disappointing. Like goddamnit Atlus, do you really need to make another gay sexual predator joke, again? It's a fairly minor part but it really sours the more time passes.
It's like you make games about social changes (both personal and external) but find it fit to put in more "traditional" shitty views on what gay men are like.
It's even worse because they make the same joke twice.
Human Trashcan
Banned
That's what gets me. It's a game ostensibly about oppression and the ways in which authority is abused, but it has zero interest in actually talking about this stuff systemically, or to suggest any solutions. It's just "hey this is a bad person doing bad things and you'll overcome him with the power of friendship. Also here's some really bad gay stereotypes and oh everyone in your party will sexualize Ann constantly in a creepy way even though our first arc was literally about sexual violence." It doesn't just lack the courage of its convictions, it actively undermines itself in too many ways for me to ignore. And since I already wasn't feeling any of the characters or the plot, the negatives just came to completely overshadow the experience for me to the point where I can't stand to play it anymore. Austin talked about this sort of "internal calculus" on the last waypoint radio in a way that resonated with me. I think a lot of people are able to tune the gross stuff out or don't even notice it, but it all just compounded for me to the point where the scale tipped all the way into the direction of NOPE.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Like to be fair it's a pretty minor thing in comparison to yosuke's entire existence, but yeah... in a way I hope it's not just ingrained into their beliefs.
I don't think I can go "lol japanese creators" anymore too because Yoko Taro showed that they, or at least he, can make gay characters that are actually good characters.
I don't think I can go "lol japanese creators" anymore too because Yoko Taro showed that they, or at least he, can make gay characters that are actually good characters.
kqedequalsvolvo
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I really enjoyed that a lot too - though was slightly deflated when early doors they got to the games section and it was like "so we've only really been playing Zelda BoTW...". Obviously it's a fantastic game but just felt like rehashing so much that GB had already covered.
They seemed really interesting guys though and the Full Throttle chat was really cool.
Dangansona
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I'm a Weeb.
And speaking of which I know Alex said "how did I become the Japanese games correspondent" but Alex, God Bless you for it.
And speaking of which I know Alex said "how did I become the Japanese games correspondent" but Alex, God Bless you for it.
Karspankey
Banned
I am sorry again, Brad. No one should have this power.
formated4tv
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As someone who's listened to a lot of Idle Thumbs, you just kinda get used to them only playing one game at a time, usually for long stretches.
I'm pretty sure they've played Far Cry 2 every day for the past decade with how much they've discussed it
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
PushTheButtonMax
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It's kinda sad that he had to verify that.
Have more confidence in yourself bradley.
Nah, I don't blame him. A poor picture can do weird shit to your face.
Sleeping Lesson
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What Remains of Edith Finch, a game I thought came out in 2016, is out today. I'm curious about it and look forward to the Quick Look.
LurkerPrime
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Expeditions: Viking is the Quick Look of the Week, for me.
Karspankey
Banned
Oh man, I forgot about that coming out today entirely. I loved The Unfinished Swan so much that this might be a blind purchase for me.
Brad is gorgeous.
When are they going to stream more Battlegrounds??? I really like watching that game but I have stopped following pretty much every LPer other than Super Best Friends Play (and I doubt they will do much, if anything, with it) so GB is my only hope to see more of it.
When are they going to stream more Battlegrounds??? I really like watching that game but I have stopped following pretty much every LPer other than Super Best Friends Play (and I doubt they will do much, if anything, with it) so GB is my only hope to see more of it.
Sleeping Lesson
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Walking around a well-rendered Pacific Northwest is enough for me. I only with I could play in VR.
...that's not Soulcalibur?
edit: Dan's on some podcast https://soundcloud.com/the1099/epis...giant-bomb-and-getting-married-in-a-taco-bell
Incandenza
Banned
Pretty much. Western culture just got more conscious of that stuff since 2008. P4 had a character whose entire existence was "Look at this fat chick!"
Not defending it, mind you.
Dangansona
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Where are these guys looking sometimes?? It literally said the guest wants to swap the ashtray and they couldn't figure out which of the four signals to choose D:
Oh yeah, I'm not defending it one bit.
It was fucking gross and garbage and offensive back then and it is now and Atlus should know better but I really really think they actually just don't give a fuck which is a shame.
I haven't listened to this yet but this show can be pretty fantastic. Checked it out for the first time with that Vinny episode maybe a month or so back, loved it, and went back and checked out a few of the other episodes and also loved it. Tons of great guests.
Dangansona
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It's like the most minor of scenes when they go to the Red Light district for the first time (Shinjuku). The aim I think was to make it seem like these kids don't belong there (which they emphasize at all times before and during). Unfortunately it was gay characters and not women? Feels weird to say it should have been women instead.
I wouldn't say you should prevent yourself from playing it because of that. I don't know what the second time is though.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
How the hell did vinny not notice the guy behind the car for so long.
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