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[giant_frying_pan]

Tactical paws.

 

[ultron87]

watching that moment, live, after all that pre-flight checking, was a moment that will stick with me for a long time.

Drew's disappointed "aaaaw" after it is all over really sells it for me.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

I thought the Chrono Trigger ER become very watchable after the Guardia Forest debacle early on. That is a game I know top-to-bottom so I was a bit disappointed at some of the things they missed, but it never was a slog like some of the grindy/fusion episodes of Persona 4 was. It certainly didn't have the highs that P4 had, but I enjoyed watching it.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

No. That thing was dull!

I think the CT ER was one of the early causes of the anti patrick crowd.

I'm almost certain they did that ER to quell any future ER requests. Mission Accomplished, if you ask me.

I thought the Chrono Trigger ER become very watchable after the Guardia Forest debacle early on. That is a game I know top-to-bottom so I was a bit disappointed at some of the things they missed, but it never was a slog like some of the grindy/fusion episodes of Persona 4 was. It certainly didn't have the highs that P4 had, but I enjoyed watching it.

Some of the best parts of the P4 run were whenever they ran around and grinded. That tangential stuff is great.

 

[smr00]

So glad i watched the UnEpic quick look today because unenglish makes this game soooo much funnier.

Also, can't wait to see the QL or whatever Jeff is going to do with Knights of Pen and Paper. I am completely addicted to that game.

 

[popo]

Jar time incoming

Plant a Tree For... Jarbor Day - 06/25/2013
VIDEO ON JUN 26, 2013 12:00 AM

edit : that is 12pm BST - so less than an hour from now

 

[panda21]

i hope they look at scrolls, its a pretty cool game. although it might not work so well in a quick look if they don't learn it before

 

[joezombie]

I thought Deadpool looked pretty fun in the quicklook despite them shitting on it the whole time. It will make a fine $5-10 steam purchase in 6 months

 

[ThanksVision]

Ryan is funny & charismatic and c'mon, he's Ryan Davis! He's a fantastic host.

 

[Kelas]

I thought Deadpool looked pretty fun in the quicklook despite them shitting on it the whole time. It will make a fine $5-10 steam purchase in 6 months

Yeah it looks like a good podcast game to pick up in a sale. I think 5 would be the point at which I'd buy it though.

 

[Mister Negative]

It's extremely frustrating how often the GB crew (and games journalists in general, I guess) miss out on things the game wants them to do. I mean, Ryan talked about having to unlock the weapons in Deadpool despite the things saying "BUY ME!" on them.

 

[hamchan]

Dave Snider and Shelby Bonnie.

People already forgetting about Sean Coonce.

 

[Deadstar]

Ryan killed it on 90% of the podcast last week for me.

Especially his understanding of how fans were worried about Dark Souls II because he could relate with Dead Rising.

The fact that Ryan doesn't "get" Dark Souls is very disturbing to me. He doesn't understand one of the best games of the generation? Wonder if he ever gave it a chance. There's nothing like the feeling of taking down your first boss.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Here's your Jar Time!

 

[randomlyrossy]

It's extremely frustrating how often the GB crew (and games journalists in general, I guess) miss out on things the game wants them to do. I mean, Ryan talked about having to unlock the weapons in Deadpool despite the things saying "BUY ME!" on them.

It annoyed me that there were constant "B" prompts over enemies that Ryan didn't seem to be responding to.

The fact that Ryan doesn't "get" Dark Souls is very disturbing to me. He doesn't understand one of the best games of the generation? Wonder if he ever gave it a chance. There's nothing like the feeling of taking down your first boss.

He played a good amount (at least an hour) on a live stream once and seemed to enjoy it. He did admit it wasn't something he'd play outside of that context though if I recall correctly.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

The fact that Ryan doesn't "get" Dark Souls is very disturbing to me. He doesn't understand one of the best games of the generation? Wonder if he ever gave it a chance. There's nothing like the feeling of taking down your first boss.

He's shown he absolutely gets it, but doesn't think it's something he wants to invest his time into. He played the beginning of Dark Souls on a livestream once and completely bossed his way through it.

 

[NIN90]

He's shown he absolutely gets it, but doesn't think it's something he wants to invest his time into. He played the beginning of Dark Souls on a livestream once and completely bossed his way through it.

Yeah, I remember being completely baffled how well he handled some situations in that stream (atleast better than I did at that point in the game).

 

[kvothe]

The fact that Ryan doesn't "get" Dark Souls is very disturbing to me. He doesn't understand one of the best games of the generation? Wonder if he ever gave it a chance. There's nothing like the feeling of taking down your first boss.

There are a ton of people that don't "get" it, just like there are some popular things I'm sure you don't "get".

 

[FStop7]

How much longer will Crispy endure the Daily DoTA? He sounded close to breaking earlier today.

 

[Blastoise]

I hope they don't talk about the last of us on the bombcast. I still have a ways to go...

 

[FStop7]

You mean like the Persona, Deadly Premonition, and Chrono trigger fanbase?

Souls fanbase is crazier than all of the above combined. Bordering on cultish.

 

[terrdactycalsrock]

I hope they don't talk about the last of us on the bombcast. I still have a ways to go...

Im sure they wont spoil anything, the game hasnt been out that long

 

[Htown]

I'm almost certain they did that ER to quell any future ER requests. Mission Accomplished, if you ask me.

Are there any good ERs that don't involve Vinny and Jeff?

 

[dskillzhtown]

The fact that Ryan doesn't "get" Dark Souls is very disturbing to me. He doesn't understand one of the best games of the generation? Wonder if he ever gave it a chance. There's nothing like the feeling of taking down your first boss.

I think he pretty much explained himself well. Said he appreciates the game, but it isn't for him. Nothing wrong with stating an opinion.

 

[sixghost]

I wonder whats going to happen to Ryan if GB shuts down.

Jeff and Brad could easily make the jump to some kind of producer role. Both know what they are talking about and have a good work ethic.

I guess Harmonix or Double Fine could pity hire Ryan as a Community Manager or something.

First he takes Chris Remo's memes. Now he takes Chris Remo's job. Where does it end.

 

[hamchan]

How much longer will Crispy endure the Daily DoTA? He sounded close to breaking earlier today.

Daily Dota is actually the new endurance run but the enduring is from Crispy to the rest of the players.

 

[Corran Horn]

Are there any must watch daily dotas? Have not watched one since like the first. I know the game to understand what's going on.

 

[obonicus]

Souls fanbase is crazier than all of the above combined. Bordering on cultish.

I don't know, Chrono Trigger fans can be preeeetty crazy.

 

[Felix Lighter]

How many people are going to ask Jeff what he thinks of review scores? It seems like every time there's that guy who just saw a review number they didn't like and need to have Jeff tell them that review scores don't matter.

 

[elfinke]

I don't know, Chrono Trigger fans can be preeeetty crazy.

Haha. And that's pretty mild relative to other fringe cases of fandom you can find (fanfiction for any number of different games (Sonic/Zelda/Mass Effect etc) springs to mind).

The centre of the bell curve of Souls fans are neither here nor there in the broader spectrum, like every fan base in existence. It's only ever the keyboard smashing, sexual innuendo ('what does Tali's sweat taste like?') and similar outlying nutcases that colour people's impressions negatively.

Trying to listen to this Jar Time while some muppets in the office next door are installing some hardware with hammer drills :/ Ruining my morning.

 

[sixghost]

Haha. And that's pretty mild relative to other fringe cases of fandom you can find (fanfiction for any number of different games (Sonic/Zelda/Mass Effect etc) springs to mind).

The centre of the bell curve of Souls fans are neither here nor there in the broader spectrum, like every fan base in existence. It's only ever the keyboard smashing, sexual innuendo ('what does Tali's sweat taste like?') and similar outlying nutcases that colour people's impressions negatively.

Trying to listen to this Jar Time while some muppets in the office next door are installing some hardware with hammer drills :/ Ruining my morning.

Dark Souls fans are generally helpful, but set in their own ways to the point where they sometimes seem like jerks.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I don't know, Chrono Trigger fans can be preeeetty crazy.

Yeah, and that guy was a moron, and totally derailed the thread and any reasonable criticism that was being expressed. It's one of those examples where you don't focus on the reasonable, but on the insane people and fringe cases.

 

[Ken]

Are there any must watch daily dotas? Have not watched one since like the first. I know the game to understand what's going on.

the one with the DR

what a knucklehead

snrk

 

[elfinke]

Dark Souls fans are generally helpful, but set in their own ways to the point where they sometimes seem like jerks.

Yeah I've wondered about this, because it is certainly true in many cases. Do the rigid mechanics of the Souls series beget the (sometimes) rigid thinking of its fans? Does the niche appeal of the animation-priority high-risk-high-reward gameplay appeal to certain personality traits?

Both of those questions are flummoxing when yo look at the Blizzard forums for Diablo or WoW, given the relative ease of entry into both of those games but the incredible complexity of maths behind how different skills work, and yet their forums are largely a den of supine, protoplasmic invertebrate jellies.

Interesting things to consider when reading FAQS or forum chatter around these games.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Dark Souls fans are generally helpful, but set in their own ways to the point where they sometimes seem like jerks.

We know all too well from this generation what would happen if we didn't defend it like we do.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

How many people are going to ask Jeff what he thinks of review scores? It seems like every time there's that guy who just saw a review number they didn't like and need to have Jeff tell them that review scores don't matter.

At least one, 43 minutes in.

 

[obonicus]

Yeah, and that guy was a moron, and totally derailed the thread and any reasonable criticism that was being expressed. It's one of those examples where you don't focus on the reasonable, but on the insane people and fringe cases.

There was very little reasonable criticism in that thread. Half of it was people hating on Patrick because they hadn't gotten to like him yet. The other half was people blowing the forest thing way out of proportion. That thread only became tolerable once the hyperbole died down and we got people talking about how and why they love CT. And once we got past that point we mostly had people going 'huh, this looks pretty cool, maybe I should pick it up'.

 

[paul187]

Yeah, I remember being completely baffled how well he handled some situations in that stream (atleast better than I did at that point in the game).

Have you seen the Running of the Lanterns? Ryan is pretty competent when it comes to games. I just don't think he cares all too much to invest time to get good at one particular game. He beasted in War Lords too.

 

[RomanticHeroX]

Yeah, and that guy was a moron, and totally derailed the thread and any reasonable criticism that was being expressed. It's one of those examples where you don't focus on the reasonable, but on the insane people and fringe cases.

Yeah, that was really the most disappointing part of that ER. Very shortly after it started, because of comments like that, it was impossible to even talk about it. Any comment about it instantly lead to people accusing one another of comparing video games to rape. It shouldn't be hard to realize when someone is a fucking lunatic, stupid people like that shouldn't even be acknowledged or part of the conversation.

 

[Felix Lighter]

At least one, 43 minutes in.

Yeah, that's the one I just heard, but seems like every jar time someone asks him about review scores or metacritic.

 

[mattiewheels]

I wonder whats going to happen to Ryan if GB shuts down.

Jeff and Brad could easily make the jump to some kind of producer role. Both know what they are talking about and have a good work ethic.

I guess Harmonix or Double Fine could pity hire Ryan as a Community Manager or something.

Wacky drive-time radio host.

 

[Haunted]

How much longer will Crispy endure the Daily DoTA? He sounded close to breaking earlier today.

Nothing a couple divine rapiers can't fix!


I don't know what the secret best part of the daily dota is: Brad acting all surprised ("oh GOD") every time the your game is ready prompt shows up, or Kessler getting hazed.

 

[Alucrid]

I find myself mentally yelling at Brad when he's doing something I don't think he should be. I don't even play DOTA.

 

[sixghost]

Yeah I've wondered about this, because it is certainly true in many cases. Do the rigid mechanics of the Souls series beget the (sometimes) rigid thinking of its fans? Does the niche appeal of the animation-priority high-risk-high-reward gameplay appeal to certain personality traits?

Both of those questions are flummoxing when yo look at the Blizzard forums for Diablo or WoW, given the relative ease of entry into both of those games but the incredible complexity of maths behind how different skills work, and yet their forums are largely a den of supine, protoplasmic invertebrate jellies.

Interesting things to consider when reading FAQS or forum chatter around these games.

I think it's because a big part of those games is figuring out what works for you, and struggling through that world on your own. The guy who got deep into INT magic can't imagine playing that game without magic, the guy who crawled his way through with spear and shield can't imagine playing the game without a greatshield, and then there are the crazies that parry/riposte and ninja flip there way through the game without a shield and barely any armor. They're all valid ways to play, but it can be difficult to experience different styles of play on a single playthrough, since you can't respec your character.

What makes Dark Souls so good is that all of those styles of play will excel and struggle in different parts of the game. Areas and bosses that I thought were extremely difficult with one build were a breeze with another, and vice versa.

 

[Zocano]

watching that moment, live, after all that pre-flight checking, was a moment that will stick with me for a long time.

Which UPF is this from? I remember watching one where Drew spent 30 minutes telling Jeff (maybe it was Ryan) how to take off and then there was the hilarious crash 1 minute later but that was in a distinctly sunny day and I haven't caught up on the UPFs for the past couple weeks. Was there another time when they played with that flight sim?

 

[phosphor112]

I haven't been following, but have they given their Post Xbox 180 impressions yet? Or is that expected in the next podcast?

 

[AcridMeat]

I think Deadpool looks pretty cool. Not game of the year material or anything, but I think if you know what to expect going in, it looks like it could really deliver. I actually thought the GB QL for it made it look like a good time, despite the crew's best efforts to put it down.

As someone who has no affinity for the character, me too. The spoken humor was real bad and force but it looked like it could be dumb fun. The end level score total was silly and Jeff tried to get some positive reaction from it with Ryan and he was silent.

I don't recall them ever mentioning it's a "budget" game either.

I just wish they had a little bit more Vinny in them, to at least make their own fun if they clearly are bored with going through the motions.

 

[Tucah]

I haven't been following, but have they given their Post Xbox 180 impressions yet? Or is that expected in the next podcast?

They'll certainly talk about it in this week's podcast but there's also this: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bomb-reax-xbox-one-drm-revised/2300-7621/

 

[Ozone]

I haven't been following, but have they given their Post Xbox 180 impressions yet? Or is that expected in the next podcast?

http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bomb-reax-xbox-one-drm-revised/2300-7621/

EDIT: Beaten.

 

[vitaminwateryum]

Has the video player acting really shitty for anyone else lately? It's been randomly ending the video out of nowhere and doing the thing where pausing the video for a few minutes will reset it.

Just started happening again a few days ago.