BrokenSymmetry
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GitarooMan said:
Yes, well said. I would never have thought that before, but in the end the loss of Shane from the podcast seems to be a much bigger loss than all other guys that have left the show.
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Yes, well said. I would never have thought that before, but in the end the loss of Shane from the podcast seems to be a much bigger loss than all other guys that have left the show.
Dr Bad Dude PHD
Banned
I have never really followed the lives of gaming journos, why is it that Shane left 1up yours? He was definitely my favourite of the bunch, when he left it was almost like the others had nothing to talk about, the depth in which they talked about issues decreased and things just generally became less interesting. Every form of entertainment that involves the interaction of people needs a lovable jerk, Shane was that jerk.
gantz85 said:
Definately Idle thumbs and Giant Bomb. It took me a few listens of each to grow to appreciate them as I do now, though, as I was already really familiar with the 1UP podcasts and the personalities. But trust me, give them a chance, catch up on some old eps, and I'm sure that you'll enjoy them. These two podcasts have been awesome replacements for 1UP Yours and GFW.
Out of the Game, is of course, way awesome. A Life Well Wasted is amazing whenever Bobito puts one out. Player One is a very good one also.
igotnewsuper8 systemWRONG! said:
They actually mention it on the last "official" 1up Yours (if you haven't heard it yet, go back and listen, it'll give you some perspective as to why some of the long-time listeners aren't digging the more recent shows). Shane's working for Ignition Entertainment now.
And speaking of 1up Yours, I was one of those guys saying that the name should definitely be changed way back when. My thinking was do something different and let the new show stand on its own. But it seems to me as though nothing has really changed here in terms of the formatting, so you might as well use the more well-known and well-respected branding.
infinityBCRT
Member
If people can't stand Matthew Kumar here I don't think they'd like Giant Bomb much.iplay5150 said:
beelzebozo
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infinityBCRT said:
:lol
it's very insulting to giant bomb--which is an excellent site and perhaps an even better podcast--to insinuate that they're as completely wretched as the last segment of this podcast. people on giant bomb have competent arguments, are eloquent, and though they keep a very casual self-aware "duuuuuuuude" tone, the guys can really break down what's good and what isn't in a game in a very intelligent way.
listen to giant bomb's game of the year podcast, in which they air out in public the methodology with which they came to their g.o.t.y. decision. there's reasoned discussion and order to a process that could have been completely disastrous and awful.
you're being really unfair with this, conflating casual discussion and lots of goofing off with utter retardation. plenty of the latter in the last segment of 1up yours this week, but no such situation has ever arisen on giant bomb.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
as soon as microsoft does something to put a wealth of information out about xbox live community games, i'm sure they'll get right on that. i don't know anything about them either, besides the fact that the ones that are worth knowing about thus far have been stripped out of that service and co-opted into xbox live arcade.
I must have listened to a different second half.DMczaf said:
Yeah, the Drunken Scot was a Drunken Scot and the rest of the table was taking the piss.
But I understood the point Kumar was making, and the loudness and chaos of it seems like part-n-parcel of the E3/TGS/GDC mass roundtables that happen.
I don't get anyone complaining that this was some kind of legendary fail. There've been worse segments and drunker guests (and hosts).
bodyofanamerican
Member
it's close. does anyone remember that Seanbaby one from late 07/early 08? oof.Shawnwhann said:This is easily the worst episode of 1upYours/ListenUP I've ever listened to.... WTF
Micromegas
Member
i_am_not_jon_ames said:
Actually, you make a valid argument here.
Hasenfeffer
Member
^^Yeah, at least Phil Collins wasn't involved in this discussion. So it wasn't THAT bad.
RedNumberFive
Banned
To those of you that made it through the second half, my hats off to you. That was absolutely painful to listen to. I opted for deafening silence instead.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Struct09 said:
i actually feel a little sorry for kumar. i'm sure as some have said he's a nice person, but i think it's hard to argue he didn't make this a really awful podcast (or at least the second half), and make a complete fool of himself in the process. very unfortunate.
LiK said:
That's not a valid defense. They run a gaming site, they should have more information than the average person. Hell, they could probably find a regurgitated press release somewhere in their own site's news archive that would clearly tell them everything they were in the dark about.Grecco said:
I dunno, I just find it kinda ridiculous that people that write about games for a living can't be arsed to check out a free demo or two on a new service on a major console. I'm not asking for an encyclopedic knowledge or anything, but none of them even seemed to have one iota of knowledge about the service.
infinityBCRT
Member
I love Giant Bomb. They have a lot of non-video game banter. If people get annoyed by Kumar's banter, why would they like Giant Bomb's?beelzebozo said:
infinityBCRT
Member
Haha, I don't know, some of those Energy Drinks don't exactly leave them normal :lolLiK said:
Shig said:
Being 4 dudes to cover major news, review actual games kinds of leaves them little time to mess around with fart machines, calculators, massage things and the rest of the stuff available. Hell do you think bigger websites know a damn thing about whats good on there too?
mikekennyb
Member
I laughed more during this episode than anytime I've listened to a podcast since the Brodeo. The guy with the Scottish accent is fantastic! He had so much enthusiasm for games, I was disappointed that some of the others on the podcast seemed to want to shut him down. You could really tell by listening that this guy loved games and felt like he had something to say.
As a longtime listener of the show, I've noticed a few times where it can get off topic, but the people on the podcast talking are enjoying themselves and talking about the kind of stuff that the 1up audience can enjoy. Usually, Garnett reels them back in to the topic. While sometimes that is useful, most of the time I think that if people are having fun, and it's somewhat related to game culture or what gamers do, then let them run with it! That's what made the Brodeo so awesome, and that's what made a lot of the previous stuff involving shit like Shane and Luke arguing over NPD's fun to listen to as well. And at the end of the day, I think that the thing that most people who are engaged in game culture, and listen to things like 1up Yours, are after is fun.
As a longtime listener of the show, I've noticed a few times where it can get off topic, but the people on the podcast talking are enjoying themselves and talking about the kind of stuff that the 1up audience can enjoy. Usually, Garnett reels them back in to the topic. While sometimes that is useful, most of the time I think that if people are having fun, and it's somewhat related to game culture or what gamers do, then let them run with it! That's what made the Brodeo so awesome, and that's what made a lot of the previous stuff involving shit like Shane and Luke arguing over NPD's fun to listen to as well. And at the end of the day, I think that the thing that most people who are engaged in game culture, and listen to things like 1up Yours, are after is fun.