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Giant Bomb #9 | More Dan Meets The Eye

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Yeah I think there's a solid 50/50 chance of Jeff giving it 3 stars.

I want to see it happen just for the shitstorm that when it lands on metacritic as a 60 and ends up the lowest score or one of the lowest. People take that stuff so personally, it's great.

exhibit A:

It's obvious an incredible amount of effort and resources has gone into developing this game. If Destiny gets less than a 90 average on Metacritic I will be seriously f*cking pissed.
 
Dan v. Brad in GOTY discussions has the chance to be a legendary battle for years to come.

Oh, it will happen. I can only think of two cases where it wouldn't: a) Brad and Dan happen to have similar top 10s. b) Dan cares about being right but doesn't necessarily need to see that reflected in the site's top 10 (so he gives in).

Captain Toad will be game of the year. I though everyone already knew this?

Well yeah, *if* it's still coming out this year. I sincerely hope you guys won't be getting EU's 2015 treatment. :(

exhibit A:

Pathetic.
 
But AC4 was the worst AC game not named AC1.

That's great, but you're not going to be on the GotY podcasts. Jeff, Alex and Vinny all had AC4 solidly in their top 10. They all thought it was much better than AC3.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/jeff-gerstmann-s-top-10-games-of-2013/1100-4835/
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/vinny-caravella-s-top-ten-games-of-2013/1100-4831/
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/alex-navarro-s-top-10-games-of-2013/1100-4834/
 
I don't know what to expect out of this year's GotY podcast but next year with MGS.. oh boy. There's a real chance that Brad and Dan will love it while Patrick and Jeff will hate it.
 
I'll say that after playing Destiny myself for 6 hours, it's definitely not a game that people should watch other people playing. Watching Jeff it seemed very dull but I highly enjoyed myself when I played it.
 
That's great, but you're not going to be on the GotY podcasts. Jeff, Alex and Vinny all had AC4 solidly in their top 10. They all thought it was much better than AC3.

And that's fine, too, but they would be wrong. Kinda wish ryan could've played it as he was easily the biggest AC fan on the staff and i think he would've given AC4 the hard time that it deserved : / but hey, it's their opinion and they can put whatever they want on those lists.

But yeah, i feel like this year's 10 ten picks might be the most interesting we've had yet. There's 2 AC games, a new bungie game that isn't halo, and then there are wild cards like Shadow of Mordor, Alien iso, and the Evil Within. Oh, and maybe the new far cry.
 
I always start relistening to their GOTY casts around November to get properly excited. I will probably start early this year, I'm itching to go through the '13 discussion again. Only one I haven't listened to at least twice, yet, for obvious reasons.

Things I remember: Gunpoint rope-a-dope, 3DW getting robbed, "omg they included Divekick, no integrity!!"
 
exhibit A:

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Come on Jeff, I know you can do it. Give it three stars and set the internet on fire.

I actually really like Destiny. Buying a PS4 for it and will double dip the PC release.
 
ok...so what are we arguing about here? I'm saying, they thought it was good, im saying they can think that but i think they're wrong. I'm guessing you have strong feelings about that game or something?

My point was that there could be a big battle between Dan and the other guys about AC5, given that he hates the franchise.

You are just whining because no one on Giant Bomb agreed with you about AC4 last year, which isn't even relevant to the point I made.
 
Has a game came out yet that any of the duders might champion for GotY? I'm having trouble thinking of anything.

Edit: Well, maybe Mario Kart? It's the only thing I can think of that anyone on the staff loved.
 
Has a game came out yet that any of the duders might champion for GotY? I'm having trouble thinking of anything.

Edit: Well, maybe Mario Kart? It's the only thing I can think of that anyone on the staff loved.

At this point the only game all of them have enjoyed is Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls.
 
Has a game came out yet that any of the duders might champion for GotY? I'm having trouble thinking of anything.

Edit: Well, maybe Mario Kart? It's the only thing I can think of that anyone on the staff loved.

I was asking myself the same a few pages ago and came up with Jazzpunk. I think that's definitely in the top 10, Jeff and Alex loved it. Don't know if Dan has played it. If not, he really should. I think it'd be a lock for top 5 at that point since I can't imagine Dan reacting any differently to it. I'm trying to come up with Vinny's reaction to it. Pretty sure he liked it, don't remember if it was more than that.
 
To be fair, regardless of your personal preference, if you like technology, you pay attention to Apple conferences. They set trends and have the power to immediately change the plans of all the major players.
 
To be fair, regardless of your personal preference, if you like technology, you pay attention to Apple conferences. They set trends and have the power to immediately change the plans of all the major players.

They haven't done that since the iPad.

Though to be fair the other manufacturers really haven't done that much after the iPad either.

If they introduce the iWatch now they'll be following android instead.
 
My point was that there could be a big battle between Dan and the other guys about AC5, given that he hates the franchise.

and dan would be in the right given that AC4 was not a very good game compared to other games in the franchise and an argument can easily be made that the series has seen a decline since around brotherhood.

You are just whining because no one on Giant Bomb agreed with you about AC4 last year, which isn't even relevant to the point I made.

you're right, my opinion on AC4 not being very good compared to other AC games has no relevance in a conversation about how they would approach any discussion about this year's game. Because there's no way they would reflect on how they now feel about AC4 when comparing the new game to the last game. Naw, im sure vinny being exhausted at the end of AC4 and finding the game tiresome wouldn't even get mentioned.

but i digress. i was just trying to make conversation and, look at me, i got myself all whiny and stuff. let's just focus on MGscanlon and jeff's we-know-it's-gonna-be-controversial Destiny review and keep this sweet GB thread moving along.
 
^stop fighting over silly stuff

Now that I think about it, Luftrausers has a good shot at making top 10. Jeff and Patrick really liked it.

Edit: missed your post, Scizzy. I agree.
 
Alex loved Jazzpunk, I can't remember who else played it but that'll be on there.

Speaking of which I really need to finish it
 
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