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The Giant Beastcast - Episode 62
- Thread starter Kelas
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TheMrPliskin
Member
Still below 2 hours, we need video games to start happening again.
it's funny because the original intention of the Beastcast was to have a shorter podcast, but then it sprawled out to 2.5 hours.
darthsontin
Member
2 hours of hockey talk is still better than 5 minutes of wrestling nonsense like the Bombcast!
The only problem with GB wrestle talk is when they conflate WWE for wrestling as a whole.
Those were some of the best beastcasts tho. They need a 4th if they want to bring back the longer casts.
Yeah the lack of Austin still hurts because his interests are vast, and he brings a lot of topics onto the product.
Love the folks, but the cast's perspective on the gaming landscape is pretty limited, even compare to bombcast, which has crazy Gerstmann and with the Bombcast recording on tuesday, the amount of repeat discussion over same games and news is gonna grow.
Going to be curious what their long term plans are.
Love the folks, but the cast's perspective on the gaming landscape is pretty limited, even compare to bombcast, which has crazy Gerstmann and with the Bombcast recording on tuesday, the amount of repeat discussion over same games and news is gonna grow.
Going to be curious what their long term plans are.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
bestcast!
Basileus777
Member
The podcasts are still ok because Jeff adds another personality to the mix, but the video content has really suffered without Austin.
Yeah, I hope they bring someone that shared Austin's tendency to highlight some deeper/niche stories that get less attention elsewhere. Really helped the shows stand apart.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
It's the Giant Beastcast with Vinny "Flirtle" Caravella!
it's okay, now with dan on the beastcast they'll get wrestling talk too!
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I haven't been enjoying the Beastcast since Austin left.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Yeah, this is the truth
balance still seems off. they need a news dog.
i've actually been listening to the entire run of the gbeastcast again (not always taking time notes unfortunately) and it's really apparent to what extent the 'fact' section of the podcast revolved around austin putting in work and them being able to riff off that factual basis. Not to say that jeff, vinny or alex don't read up but they don't go in on things the way austin did.
i've actually been listening to the entire run of the gbeastcast again (not always taking time notes unfortunately) and it's really apparent to what extent the 'fact' section of the podcast revolved around austin putting in work and them being able to riff off that factual basis. Not to say that jeff, vinny or alex don't read up but they don't go in on things the way austin did.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
seems to me theyve mostly devolved into gimmicks and goofy voices while spending about 2 minutes on each news story
SatelliteOfLove
Member
The Big Indie thing comes from two things:
1. it's filling in for...well, the lack of lineup of Big Tent Full MSRP Games that so captivated in the last generation. They're getting that trade show stage time.
2. People filing into this hype (No Man Sky, Rime, Cuphead) are walking into rather specific games here. These ain't All-Games For All People. They must be met halfway. They have a budget.
For Urinal Guy im going with "mad comedic genius" with no sense of others.
1. it's filling in for...well, the lack of lineup of Big Tent Full MSRP Games that so captivated in the last generation. They're getting that trade show stage time.
2. People filing into this hype (No Man Sky, Rime, Cuphead) are walking into rather specific games here. These ain't All-Games For All People. They must be met halfway. They have a budget.
For Urinal Guy im going with "mad comedic genius" with no sense of others.
BurgerDicks
Banned
I agree. Vinny especially seems like a parody of himself lately. My opinion of course.
same. i miss the dynamic between him and Vinny. I know Alex has a condition, but he's just too depressing. Jeff is a good guy but he feels like he's still the guest on the show.
Never thought I'd say this about a podcast with Vinny in it but the past few weeks have been brutally boring at times. They need someone who plays a lot of games to fill the Austin role asap. Also if Vinny is spending over 20 hours on a game like VLR it'd be nice to hear him talk about it for more than 2 or 3 minutes.
And it was perfect.
ScientificPizza
Banned
I like Alex, I think he's funny and I really value hearing what he has to say, but the amount of 'uuhhhhhhh' in this week's show was almost unbearable. I know it's a difficult habit to get out of, but oof magoof
The problem is neither Alex nor Jeff seem like the kind of people who would care to hear about a game like VLR. I think that's probably why Vinny hasn't bothered to bore them with in-depth opinions on either 999 or VLR.