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Giant Bomb Thread #5 - We love you, Ryan Davis
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pieatorium
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never had a problem once on rev3
I used it in the past and redownloaded it recently and I cant for the life of me understand why they removed the search functionality
Its such a useless piece of shit
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Doesn't Rev3 use youtube?
edit: huh, oh wait, didn't even knew that they had a site other than their youtube page.
razgriz417
Member
indigo-cyclops
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I don't always listen to them but tune in during E3. First, the audio has about 20 minutes in the very beginning that should have been cut. It was just stupid to be in there, and annoying st times. I'm still listening but if the show goes on like this, with lots of tangential distraction, I can see why someone would say that. I don't mind the lax atmosphere but I also don't want to listen to drunk guys goof around with little substance gleamed from it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Wrong website, dog.
pieatorium
Member
Yeah, pretty much. This year's E3 content has been really poor from them in my opinion. The interviews in the nightly podcasts have been either too PR-driven or too chummy. I feel like I'm got getting a lot of impressions on what they've seen or the games that are there.
For instance, I was hoping they would give Shovel Knight and Ducktales Remaster a try and give their opinions. I've barely even getting their views on big games like Watch_Dogs.
razgriz417
Member
Hah, glad to see I'm not the only one.
haha wow, seriously didn't know they had a site, I first started visiting their YT channel due to tweets from Adam and after I subbed I just check their channel every so often, had no idea there was an actual site...
SteveWinwood
Member
I've pretty much been off the internet for a week, can someone link me to this?
They had enough left in the office to do TNT, UPF, Dota and I think that Last of Us QL. No real excuse. I think it was just a couple of cameras and live stream tech. Expensive but non-essential.
They go to E3 conferences (microsoft, sony etc) and come back to their rented studio space only to find all their gear bar one camera stolen. That's all that we really know.
indigo-cyclops
Member
If people enjoy listing to the live streams thus way, that's fine. I don't see why an "official" podcast release has to be filled with practically incoherent conversation at times. However after the guess portion the Day one was improved in terms of discussion. If I was a paying member this stuff would tick me off though. Guess I should know better since every E3 with them is like this in some way.
I mean what is the point of their website? You can't convince me people would rather listen to that mess than hear their take on E3. Again I feel the problem lies in the guest segments which get out of hand.
Holy shit...mind blown.
It think this phenomenon is known as the "Tested.com" effect.
razgriz417
Member
idk about that, Tested still has some interesting written stories
So apparently Patrick looks like Shia Leboeuf?
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Giant-Bomb-Gives-You-Behind-Scenes-Look-E3-Press-Conferences-56722.html
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Giant-Bomb-Gives-You-Behind-Scenes-Look-E3-Press-Conferences-56722.html
There was a slight game error in which the game couldn't save. But its fixed now.
razgriz417
Member
Looks like Jeff and Adam Boyes are driving back from E3 together, too bad no mixlr, would be awesome to hear their nonsense
https://twitter.com/amboyes/status/345698337422454784
https://twitter.com/amboyes/status/345698337422454784
Keyser Soze
Member
TLOU sure looks like fun.
I almost regret selling my consoles.
Beyond: Two Souls looks fun too
Saints Row 4 is looking great to me
Kingdom harts 1,5 looks alright for a HD revamp
That Deadpool games looks like it could turn out okay
Tales of Xillia looks alright
Rayman Legends seems pretty awesome
The Puppeteer was great at E3 - one of the best of show for some
The Bureau:XCOM Declassified is not too shabby to be honest
Lost Planet 3 is looking better than it should to be fair
...WHY WOULD YOU SELL CONSOLES DAMMIT!!!
Felix Lighter
Member
Getting all those off the record Sony secrets.
Youtube sucks too >:\
Someone resurrect Stage 6 please.
RobotMafia
Banned
I doubt it, I'm guessing Vinny will be putting together a big shopping list this weekend. The insurance will cover everything (eventually because we all know how shitty insurance companies are).
Felix Lighter
Member
Oh my. It all makes sense now.
razgriz417
Member
Must be why he isn't broadcasting, can't let those secrets leak
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Is Jeff a frothing sony fanboy now?
Apart from TLOU and Beyond, I don't miss much on PC. Thanks for making me feel all better!
ZanzibarBreeze
Member
He has to in order to counter Ryan Xbot Davis. (This is in my fiction that I'm constructing; hashtag media narratives.)
In all seriousness, I did see that accusation going around some, I think in the chat.
Yup, that's why he's still not done with that God of War review. If that game was on xbox, he would have given it a 5, months ago.
I needed my Friday night fix so I just spent the last hour here: http://gbrandom.angelfire.com/
razgriz417
Member
You know I'm surprised Brad isn't doing a Daily Dota since he seems to have been going through withdrawal during the day 2 show lol. Never seen him so angry
If it has to go through a purchase order, it can take a while to get everything cleared. Hopefully they can get it expedited.
RomanticHeroX
Member
I was out of town midweek and just now catching up, the segment with Brad Muir and John Drake is incredible. As you'd expect, really.
Felix Lighter
Member
I just used that and I'm pretty sure I just got linked to the most boring QL on the site.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-breach/2300-3723/
Louis Cypher
Banned
Honestly I find most of Giantbomb score to be the same bs media inflated score like all the other mainstream sites.
i go to GB because they are entertaining.
Isn't this the one where Jeff does his best middle eastern impression? That was pretty great.
I was expecting a link to that one racing game with Patrick and Ryan (?). The video ended and I had no idea or interest in what happened.
Jeff said in multiple occasions that he doesn't believe reviews the way they are today are worth anything. People hardly read them, most just looking at the score and the header, while the Videos are the thing that gets most views on the site.
However, he also said that you are required to have review with scores to be considered a Gaming Review Website and be listed on metacritic, which makes publishers send you games and give you access to events, so on and so forth.
Jeff said that Giantbomb is built in a way that, if they wanted, they could buy all the games themselves, but I'm guessing that NOT making reviews would make it harder for them to go to events and such.
He also says constantly that he thinks about other ways to make reviews, but never found anything special (or something along these lines).
Here's the difference (provided you're a fan of GB)
Review sites (including GB) almost always give the review for "Game X" to the person on staff most likely to be a fan of X.
With GB, however, you get to know the guys preferences and likes a lot more than you might with most sites. GB fans all know, for instance, that Jeff loves Mortal Kombat. I know that Jeff's gaming tastes very often coincide with my own, but in the case of MK, our tastes are polar opposites. So when Jeff gives MK 37 a 5/5, I know I can take that with a grain of salt with regards to my tastes, because it will probably be a 2/5 type game for me.
So yes, you do get the "genre/series fan inflation" to review scores on GB, but at least you know where they're coming from. Plus you get quick looks, podcasts and other information that can allow you to make a more reasoned judgment on a game.
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