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[Mr. F]

"a wholly disappointing mistake"

- Jeff Gerstmann, on GBGaf

 

[LurkerPrime]

Man...that Exquisite Corps episode went to shit real fast thanks to some real poor placement by Dan and his need to keep his character alive above all others. Also, rushing the survivor like he did was a real bad idea all around.

Never forget Dan's motto (ok he never actually said this, but my point stands):

Unfortunately Alex's chin very obviously clipped into his armour in that pose, so I had to use Vinny instead.

 

[KingKong]

just remember as long as you keep buying Nintendos overpriced nostalgia grabs they'll never make a proper on demand classics service

 

[LiK]

Got one from Walmart.

 

[Plasma]

I hope Abby kills Dan's character in X-Com accidentally on purpose in the next episode.

 

[Phatmac]

I hope they shit on this pre order shit during the bombcast. This is fucking ridiculous.

 

[Hasney]

just remember as long as you keep buying Nintendos overpriced nostalgia grabs they'll never make a proper on demand classics service

Like they'd do that regardless. They can barely work out a functional eShop at the best of times.

 

[VeryGooster]

I had put my CC info in at Target and then it seemed like I was a click away from finalizing my preorder and then I got an error.

 

[Teddified]

live mic checks from gbwest....wuuuut


Unlimited ANIME

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Dan calls Agents of Mayhem a lifeless husk but that's how I felt about the city in Saints Row 3 compared to 2 to begin with

 

[Data West]

Dan calls Agents of Mayhem a lifeless husk but that's how I felt about the city in Saints Row 3 compared to 2 to begin with

lifeless husk is a good description of Giant Bomb's GOTY 2014

 

[Chaser324]

Dan calls Agents of Mayhem a lifeless husk but that's how I felt about the city in Saints Row 3 compared to 2 to begin with

Few games have settings as forgettable as Saints Row 3 and 4. I love those games, but that's one of the areas where they're most lacking.

 

[BTA]

Rushed to a physical store and got a preorder.

Happy I legitimately completely coincidentally worked from home today.

Even if I have to eat lunch while I work now because I spent what would have been my break doing that.

 

[kiguel182]

I’m not doing it but part of me has entertained the idea of getting an Xbox for PUBG. I hate exclusives so much.

I need to get a PC next year. Despite hating how much types of hardware there are, there are so much more games there.

 

[Human Trashcan]

I’m not doing it but part of me has entertained the idea of getting an Xbox for PUBG. I hate exclusives so much.

I need to get a PC next year. Despite hating how much types of hardware there are, there are so much more games there.

PUBG with a controller sounds like a miserable experience even if everyone is using one, at least the way the game works at this moment. Also it's a good game but not THAT good. Get a PC imo. They're useful for all kindsa stuff and games and things

 

[oti]

I’m not doing it but part of me has entertained the idea of getting an Xbox for PUBG. I hate exclusives so much.

I need to get a PC next year. Despite hating how much types of hardware there are, there are so much more games there.

How cheap is an Xbox in Portugal? It just reached 150 Euros including Gorizon 3 in Switzerland a few days ago.

 

[Teddified]

How cheap is an Xbox in Portugal? It just reached 150 Euros including Gorizon 3 in Switzerland a few days ago.

Is Gorizon 3 the dark gritty version?

 

[kiguel182]

PUBG with a controller sounds like a miserable experience even if everyone is using one, at least the way the game works at this moment. Also it's a good game but not THAT good. Get a PC imo. They're useful for all kindsa stuff and games and things

Thing is I’m a MacBook person so I would buy a desktop just for games (not even all games since indie stuff is playable on the Mac I want to buy) and it feels a bit wasteful.

Spoiler

I still might do it after I upgrade my Macbook

How cheap is an Xbox in Portugal? It just reached 150 Euros including Gorizon 3 in Switzerland a few days ago.

Really?

Here it’s still 279 with a game. Which isn’t bad but I just bought a Switch so another console is definetly out of the question.

Buying a gaming PC is probably what I’m going to do once the PS5 or whatever is announced. I’m not sure I’m into another console cycle.

 

[OdysseusVA]

guys
do you think pubg will win goty

 

[Teddified]

guys
do you think pubg will win goty

Nah they barely talk about it, I doubt they'll even bring it up during any GOTY Categories.

 

[tesqui]

I wonder if that game Jeff is playing that's under embargo is Mario + Rabbids

 

[Teddified]

oh shit, jeff knows about the dream team

 

[Hasney]

oh shit, jeff knows about the dream team

I think I know who he would drop somehow....

 

[OdysseusVA]

I think I know who he would drop somehow....

Is it the person that plays on a team but doesnt play as a team

 

[Fantastapotamus]

First person who tells me how much a polar bear weighs can have my Gigantic Starter Bundle Friend key I just got from the devs. I THINK it's for PC only.

15 KG

Prove to me there isn't a Polar Bear out there right now that weighs exactly 15 KG
Prove it

Spoiler

I don't want the key tho, but thanks

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh my god that XCorps went to shit in like fifteen seconds

Vinny: "Yeah but isn't there a hole in the roof?"

Fucking DYING

 

[formated4tv]

15 KG

Prove to me there isn't a Polar Bear out there right now that weighs exactly 15 KG
Prove it

Spoiler

I don't want the key tho, but thanks

You're silly.

 

[The Dear Leader]

This SNES Classic preorder stuff is just sad and depressing how well it's working for Nintendo and how people are just falling all over themselves to get one. Those threads are just insane.

 

[Teddified]

Lost 2 uncharted QLs lol

 

[Dangansona]

"Fucking what?" was gold on that Murder Island stream.

Was worth watching for that moment.

 

[sirap]

Few games have settings as forgettable as Saints Row 3 and 4. I love those games, but that's one of the areas where they're most lacking.

I read your post and then spent a good 15 minutes trying to remember one area from SR3's map.

Jesus, you weren't wrong.

 

[Hasney]

UK Resistance fuck yeah

 

[Valtýr]

ExCorps and Murder Island are a really interesting lens into the mind of Dan and his (in)ability to work for the betterment of the team.

 

[Teddified]

"Do you guys ever hallucinate when you wake up?"

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Omfg Dan, just watched XCom. What a disaster.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Give it to me straight:
Should I get excited for FF XV on PC when I typically don't really care for jRPGs?
I feel like I heard a lot of praise for the game right after it came out followed by a lot of grumbling a week later.

Omfg Dan, just watched XCom. What a disaster.

I remember when people (mostly ME) were like "Abby was bad and Alex was too cautious and kinda boring, but Dan will probably do fine though since he played XCOM last year!"

 

[Dangansona]

Give it to me straight:
Should I get excited for FF XV on PC when I typically don't really care for jRPGs?
I feel like I heard a lot of praise for the game right after it came out followed by a lot of grumbling a week later.

It's hard to predict whether you would like it or not knowing you don't like jRPGs. I feel like recommending FFXV requires a whole conversation first to be certain lol. I will say it was my GotY last year because I think it is an incredibly beautiful, interesting, and flawed package.

 

[brainzelda]

Give it to me straight:
Should I get excited for FF XV on PC when I typically don't really care for jRPGs?
I feel like I heard a lot of praise for the game right after it came out followed by a lot of grumbling a week later.

If you don't like jRPGs already, you'll HATE FF15. It's utter garbage. For me it was unplayable.

 

[Meguro]

It's hard to predict whether you would like it or not knowing you don't like jRPGs. I feel like recommending FFXV requires a whole conversation first to be certain lol. I will say it was my GotY last year because I think it is an incredibly beautiful, interesting, and flawed package.

This is about where I'm at.
I think FF15 is really fascinating and flawed and one of my favorite Final Fantasies.
I'd say it depends on why you aren't into JRPGs.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

This is about where I'm at.
I think FF15 is really fascinating and flawed and one of my favorite Final Fantasies.
I'd say it depends on why you aren't into JRPGs.

Kinda hard to tell tbh.
I think I just hated the writing and characters in most jRPGs I've seen and then my inner Dan took over and led me to a dark "ALL JRPGS SUCK" path.
I also hate grinding

 

[oti]

Give it to me straight:
Should I get excited for FF XV on PC when I typically don't really care for jRPGs?
I feel like I heard a lot of praise for the game right after it came out followed by a lot of grumbling a week later.

What don't you like about JRPGs in particular?

Turn-bassd combat? FF XV has a real time-ish combat. In the beginning it's a mess. Once you get the hang of it it's pretty enjoyable and fun.

Bad stories and characters? Sorry, FF XV is full of drama and some characters are really bad. It could be worse though.

Linear gameplay? FF XV is open world. It's a weird open world, but it's still open world.

 

[Death Metalist]

Give it to me straight:
Should I get excited for FF XV on PC when I typically don't really care for jRPGs?
I feel like I heard a lot of praise for the game right after it came out followed by a lot of grumbling a week later.

I liked it. It starts out strong and ends even stronger with the middle part being a nosedive to WTF land, also the post credit cutscene is the best executed cutscene in the entire game. The only strongest consistent thing about the game was the soundtrack. It was also my first Final Fantasy game(solely because I hate turn-based JRPG's except for Pokemon and even then I fell off that as well)

Agents of Mayhem Review

Damn, sounds like a mess.

 

[Meguro]

Kinda hard to tell tbh.
I think I just hated the writing and characters in most jRPGs I've seen and then my inner Dan took over and led me to a dark "ALL JRPGS SUCK" path.
I also hate grinding

The writing is pretty standard JRPG fare in FF15 but I really liked the 4 main dudes and grew attached to them.
But if you're into good writing I would say your JRPG stance makes perfect sense lol.

 

[Salarians]

in case anyone needed a reminder of how slimy Gamestop is

Pricey SNES Classic Bundles at Thinkgeek bit.ly/2xpRYWf

 

[Fantastapotamus]

What don't you like about JRPGs in particular?

Turn-bassd combat? FF XV has a real time-ish combat. In the beginning it's a mess. Once you get the hang of it it's pretty enjoyable and fun.

Bad stories and characters? Sorry, FF XV is full of drama and some characters are really bad. It could be worse though.

Linear gameplay? FF XV is open world. It's a weird open world, but it's still open world.

I don't mind turn based combat and right now I would probably prefer a linear game over another open world game. If I'm playing a 50+ hour game I need a good story and good characters tho.

So far I'm getting a "wait for a steep discount" vibe

in case anyone needed a reminder of how slimy Gamestop is

Let's buy that MegaMan helmet for Alex.
Don't worry I can take the dumb SNES classic that nobody wants

 

[wild_fire987]

Just watching the Murder Island stream... Is Dan only going for loot part of his "character act" or is he really just a bad team-mate... I don't know where one begins and the other ends...

Either way, personally, it doesn't seem fun for his team-mates or the stream :/

 

[elvisaintdead]

Just watching the Murder Island stream... Is Dan only going for loot part of his "character act" or is he really just a bad team-mate... I don't know where one begins and the other ends...

Either way, personally, it doesn't seem fun for his team-mates or the stream :/

I think he legitimately zones out going through houses and doesn't listen to what his teammates are saying or what's going on around him.

The crate thing is probably 50/50, he likes going for crates genuinely, but he also recognizes that it's part of his gimmick at this point.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Just watching the Murder Island stream... Is Dan only going for loot part of his "character act" or is he really just a bad team-mate... I don't know where one begins and the other ends...

Either way, personally, it doesn't seem fun for his team-mates or the stream :/

I think it's a little column A, a little column b.

 

[oti]

in case anyone needed a reminder of how slimy Gamestop is

Wow. That's awful.

I don't mind turn based combat and right now I would probably prefer a linear game over another open world game. If I'm playing a 50+ hour game I need a good story and good characters tho.

So far I'm getting a "wait for a steep discount" vibe

Waiting for a discount is always great advice.
When it comes to FF XV and story... you basically have to watch the movie and the anime in order to really get what the hell is going on.

 

[kingocfs]

in case anyone needed a reminder of how slimy Gamestop is

what the fuck