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[ZeroGravity]

The game explicitly told them to burn the gift.

"If I were you I would throw that present in the fire..." and "Optional: Destroy 1 gift" are pretty explicit

The game also explicitly says it's optional. So is it or isn't it? Is the game lying?

You could see them trying multiple times to destroy the gift, so they did know what they were doing, but the game holds them back because apparently the prompt to destroy it flashes by so quickly they missed it. Hell I did too, and wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't seen a screencap of it. I can't exactly fault them here - they did just about everything an average gamer would do in this situation to try and progress; the game held them back.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Jon and Arin would like boy bands from the 90s.

 

[Noi]

I wonder if they're gonna comment on today's console reveal in one of the next episodes.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

I wonder if they're gonna comment on today's console reveal in one of the next episodes.

"Ugh, better graphics, same old junk. But Jonathon Blow OH MY GOD his game was amazing he's a genius and I love him."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARIN, I liked Jon Blow's game too, he's aweshum, and I kinda liked Killzone Shadow Balls too. I haven't finished any Killzone game but they're some of my favo.......ECH."

<3 Grumps

 

[Azure Dream]

Sonic '06: Follow That Mephiles! - PART 65

11 minutes and 15 seconds long, and they spend all of 5 seconds combined verbally reacting to the game.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

I wonder if they're gonna comment on today's console reveal in one of the next episodes.

they might find something about it complain about

 

[Boogiepop]

Sonic 06 Part 66

Oh god, them running in circles in the hub was driving me nuts.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

Naughty Bear, Part 2 - Right to Bear Arms

The few second scene before the intro was a stroke of genius by Barry.

 

[Surface of Me]

Naughty Bear, Part 2 - Right to Bear Arms

The few second scene before the intro was a stroke of genius by Barry.

Jon almost drops the N-bomb around the 4 minute mark.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Jon almost drops the N-bomb around the 4 minute mark.

You're surprised?

And Jon's sound effects are getting annoying. The fake puke and "bleck" or whatever sound is annoying. It was sort of funny before but those and the "ewwwwwwwwwwww" are so overused now they're just really rough to listen to.

Edit: Does it seem like Jon stutters more now? I never really noticed it until now.

Sonic 06 Part 66

Oh god, them running in circles in the hub was driving me nuts.

:lol Another episode of accomplishing absolutely nothing, they just dick around in the hub.

 

[Gunstarheroes]

This thread came to a screeching halt as of recent. Though, the opening bit by Barry on Naughty Bear was sheer brilliance.

 

[ZealousD]

Jon almost drops the N-bomb around the 4 minute mark.

And yet the Police Bear is clearly white and Naughty Bear is clearly black.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

This game is kind of fucked up. Deserves more than a T rating.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

This thread came to a screeching halt as of recent. Though, the opening bit by Barry on Naughty Bear was sheer brilliance.

Barry never disappoints

This game is kind of fucked up. Deserves more than a T rating.

I think it gets away with it because it is teddy bears. You're still executing people and stuff but it's stuffing instead of blood. Blood is probably the trigger to make something M.

 

[Crash Station]

I think it gets away with it because it is teddy bears. You're still executing people and stuff but it's stuffing instead of blood. Blood is probably the trigger to make something M.

I don't remember much blood in Persona 3 or 4. Subject matter is important too.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

I don't remember much blood in Persona 3 or 4. Subject matter is important too.

It definitely is but if there was blood I think 100% it would definitely be rated M. With it being stuffing and the crushing of the bear's head is kind of like a cartoon I guess they were able to get away with a T rating. But let's be honest, most of the ratings are bullshit anyhow.

 

[Noi]

Sonic '06: Never Seen It - PART 67

 

[NotLiquid]

The footage they lost was Super Metroid?

Goddammit.

 

[GAMERG0D]

The footage they lost was Super Metroid?

Goddammit.

WHAT?!

 

[The Real Abed]

The footage they lost was Super Metroid?

Goddammit.

Oh no! Please replay it! Man, they really played a lot of games that day.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

When they get hit in certain games their character disappears for a while, is that from whatever they are using to record or is it from something else?

Edit: "Is ghost the movie with Ricky Gervais?" Are you fucking serious Jon?


Edit 2: I still can't get enough of this game grumps animated. :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b6TEDq9yFo

 

[The Real Abed]

When they get hit in certain games their character disappears for a while, is that from whatever they are using to record or is it from something else?

Yes. The first one. It's a side-effect of cutting the framerate in half and how video games do "flickering".

Edit: "Is ghost the movie with Ricky Gervais?" Are you fucking serious Jon?

Well, it's understandable. He's talking about Ghost Town. Ghost came out before Jon was even old enough or born enough to remember it.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Yes. The first one. It's a side-effect of cutting the framerate in half and how video games do "flickering".

Well, it's understandable. He's talking about Ghost Town. Ghost came out before Jon was even old enough or born enough to remember it.

Ah, ok. I never heard of ghost town, at least there was something sort of similar. I thought he just totally pulled that out of left field.

And that's what I figured since it didn't seem to be messing them up while playing.

 

[Professor Beef]

Sonic '06: Never Seen It - PART 67

I think Indiana Jones is great, but I think BttF is a better trilogy series.

 

[Shadow Hog]

I think Indiana Jones is great, but I think BttF is a better trilogy series.

They're both two of my favorite film series (even Crystal Skull, dealwithit.gif). Not sure which I'd put over the other... probably would give the nod to BttF, but I don't really have any reason to.

 

[The Adder]

Well, it's understandable. He's talking about Ghost Town. Ghost came out before Jon was even old enough or born enough to remember it.

Jon and I are the same age and I certainly remember watching Ghost on TV everal times in my early vhildhood (then again, we had HBO).

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

So they lost super metroid and strider 2? WHY

 

[Captain Fish]

Sonic '06: Heavy-Hearted - PART 68

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Sonic '06: Heavy-Hearted - PART 68

What? Is that cat thing really true? I'm too afraid of what I'll discover by google searching.

 

[totowhoa]

Just got caught up on some missed episodes.I seriously wanted to punch Jon through the screen during that Top Shop episode. Dude is really starting to wear me out now.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

What? Is that cat thing really true? I'm too afraid of what I'll discover by google searching.

I saw one many, many years ago except it was with puppies and I'll never forget it, so it's probably true.

NSFL.

Spoiler

There's also that video of someone tying up puppies/kittens and throwing them into a river so they drown.

I hate the internet. :/

 

[Professor Beef]

Let's change subjects as quickly as possible.

Viewtiful Joe: In the Movies - PART 1

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Let's change subjects as quickly as possible.

Viewtiful Joe: In the Movies - PART 1

While I do think the Jon hate is a bit overblown in this thread, I sometimes really wonder how much someone has to not pay attention to anything at all to reach his levels of whatever the opposite of pro gaming is. I wanted to slap him the entire time in this one.

Arin has his moments of FUCKING READ THE CLEARLY WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN, too, but Jon takes the cake.

 

[Htown]

Let's change subjects as quickly as possible.

Viewtiful Joe: In the Movies - PART 1

they will never finish this game

calling it now

 

[Deleted member 10571]

they will never finish this game

calling it now

"I really like this game, but I never played it when I was young" is pretty much Jon's death sentence for more than 2 episodes of Nostalgia Grumps. So predictable.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

They'll get to the shark-man and give up. Or they'll get to the boss rush and get to the shark-man then give up.

 

[Mzo]

This has really just gotten so bad and annoying =[

It's troubling how bad they are at their hobby.

 

[Mesoian]

they will never finish this game

calling it now

They will never finish this game.

I know people who are awesome at video games who have never beaten this game. It is fantastic and also INCREDIBLY difficult.

Even I could never beat the final boss. That boss gauntlet at the end is no fucking joke.

If Jon complains about the stress in One Piece Mansion, he'll be lucky to get out of the second level.

...also why is Jon judging coolness of characters based on who's in Smash brothers?

 

[Diggeh]

Let's change subjects as quickly as possible.

Viewtiful Joe: In the Movies - PART 1

Jon needs to stop talking.

Jon NEEDS to stop talking.

The entire video was him whining about how "bad" Viewtiful Joe is and suddenly it's a "good game" in the last five seconds of video. Typical.

Why make playing games your job when you can't even enjoy the experience? When you try a game for the first time you don't just go LOOK AT THAT DANG OLE GRUMBLEGRAMP hey arin can we kiss HEUGH.
Not that we should expect attention and respect from them.

Spoiler

They can be very funny under the right circumstances though.

 

[NotLiquid]

Let's change subjects as quickly as possible.

Viewtiful Joe: In the Movies - PART 1

I have a feeling that I'm finally going to come face to face with the frustration here against the Grumps now. This is my favorite game of all time.

Please don't fuck this up, guys. Please don't.

Who am I kidding, they will.

 

[Snacks the sober sea lion]

Seemed fine to me. Didn't really complain at all during the gameplay section.

 

[ZeroGravity]

they will never finish this game

calling it now

So it'll be just like any other game they play.

 

[Professor Beef]

Yeah, the only complaints I noticed were during the intro movie, and then Arin complaining about Jon not dodging. If Arin has beaten the game, then hopefully he can help Jon out through the trickier parts.

 

[NotLiquid]

Yeah, the only complaints I noticed were during the intro movie, and then Arin complaining about Jon not dodging. If Arin has beaten the game, then hopefully he can help Jon out through the trickier parts.

Yeah, having watched it now it could have been worse, and Jon seems to dig the mechanics this far. That and they actually talked a bit about what's going on the game compared to recent episodes so hopefully this might be cool, unlike Sonic 06 which has gone on for so long I think they're running out of stuff to talk about.

Here's hoping for a good playthrough at least.

 

[BY2K]

What is up with them and not reading text? Or tutorials?

I mean, for someone who made half a video complaining about intrusive tutorials, Ego sure looks like he needs them.

For Christ's sake, they didn't realize they could change abilities at will in Milky Way Wishes until the half-point!

 

[Roche]

What is up with them and not reading text? Or tutorials?

I mean, for someone who made half a video complaining about intrusive tutorials, Ego sure looks like he needs them.

For Christ's sake, they didn't realize they could change abilities at will in Milky Way Wishes until the half-point!

I think his point of view is more that he doesn't feel games should need tutorials, they should be introduced through gameplay. Also to be fair I'm sure it's they don't read anything in an effort to keep things more entertaining.

But yeah it's very frustrating at times. Also I wish they'd talk about the game more often than they do.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

So it'll be just like any other game they play.

Not sonic '06! Well... Not yet at least!

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Catching up with a few back eps and it blows my mind when people haven't seen certain movies. Maybe I'm just more of a "movie person" in this regard, but Arin having not seen LOTR (and not wanting to) and Jon NOT EVEN KNOWING what Ghost is....I just don't get it. These are like pop culture movies, not some obscure French arthouse flick.

MAYBE IT'S JUST ME DOE

 

[Rickenslacker]

Catching up with a few back eps and it blows my mind when people haven't seen certain movies. Maybe I'm just more of a "movie person" in this regard, but Arin having not seen LOTR (and not wanting to) and Jon NOT EVEN KNOWING what Ghost is....I just don't get it. These are like pop culture movies, not some obscure French arthouse flick.

MAYBE IT'S JUST ME DOE

I very rarely watch movies and have very little interest in them, in the last couple of years the only new ones I've seen were a couple of the Marvel flicks with friends. I've only seen the first LOTR movie with no interest in the rest, but I've seen Ghost. Hell the only movie from these past few years that I'd understand any reference to is probably Inception, solely due to the internet meme it's taken on.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Jon needs to stop talking.

Jon NEEDS to stop talking.

The entire video was him whining about how "bad" Viewtiful Joe is and suddenly it's a "good game" in the last five seconds of video. Typical.

Why make playing games your job when you can't even enjoy the experience? When you try a game for the first time you don't just go LOOK AT THAT DANG OLE GRUMBLEGRAMP hey arin can we kiss HEUGH.
Not that we should expect attention and respect from them.

Spoiler

They can be very funny under the right circumstances though.

See, all of this is the very peak of hilarity to me and the true source of comedy from this show. Just reading this post made me laugh, but feel also wistful for Grumpisodes past.