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Giant Bombcast - 05/10/2016
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They're all really positive on it, including Jeff surprisingly
Mushroomer25
Member
They are genuinely positive on Overwatch, though they seem downright angry at Battleborn.
I'm super surprised Jeff ended up giving Overwatch another try and not only that but had his opinion about it changed a ton. Gonna disagree about him saying it has generous aim even with mouse/keyboard. Stoked about the video podcast, looking forward to seeing what that is.
I'm legit surprised Dan is the one that was pretty vocal about it since he seems to want sequels of tons of games, granted mostly Nintendo IP stuff. To each their own, though.
I'm legit surprised Dan is the one that was pretty vocal about it since he seems to want sequels of tons of games, granted mostly Nintendo IP stuff. To each their own, though.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I guess Blizzards plan of releasing the beta to coincide with Battleborns release worked, people probably played Overwatch and went 'Wow why can't Battleborn play this good'. Jeff certainly did, and he was tepid towards it previously(Compared it to TF2 and mentioned he didn't like those type of shooters)
It'd be nice if marketing a game as "from the developers of...." could supercede the necessity of turning everything into a franchise. Some things should be allowed to stand alone.
sammyCYBORG
Member
After they loved 2 so much it's surprising to hear them so lukewarm on U4.
Dan loves that game and Brad seems really positive. Both admit it has problems, but they are far from lukewarm. Jeff is the only one who actively dislikes it, and he just has never dug Uncharted to begin with.
I don't know, they didn't sound lukewarm to me - unless you're counting Jeff, which, he said himself that he never got enjoyment/satisfaction out of the core UC gameplay
ETA: basically what yami4ct said
TheMrPliskin
Member
Yeah, I feel like Gearbox and Pitchford are well past the point of being able to coast off the success of Borderlands 1.
I think jeff has complained about not being able to line up a headshot while ducked behind cover in every uncharted and the last of us, indicating that it's a problem that needs to be fixed.
It's a design decision, and it makes complete sense. Being able to do that is kind of cheating, especially when you consider mp.
It's a design decision, and it makes complete sense. Being able to do that is kind of cheating, especially when you consider mp.
Lots of mild spoilers in Uncharted 4 talk. I had skim like like a mofo. They mention specific scenes and also mention what chapters get going. Wish they did a better job being more vague considering the podcast comes out on the day of release. I'll relisten to it after I finish the game.
get2sammyb
Member
Also, while I don't want to say "Jeff's playing the game wrong", because it's up to the game to "teach" you how to play -- I kinda feel like Uncharted (and this one particularly) isn't really designed for sitting behind cover like Gears of War.
They want you to be on the move constantly, so -- again, the game's at fault if Jeff hasn't figured this out yet -- but I kinda feel like he should try getting on his bike a bit more and he may have more fun.
bloodyroarxx
Member
Overwatch has that Blizzard polish and magic that WoW had that made it so popular.
80s Bad Guy
Banned
I'm probably a minority, but I'm actively rooting against Battleborn because of Pitchford's crap. Though it might be more successful out of the gate because the commercials are better.
If I didn't know what Overwatch was I would have no idea from the commercials.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I know that's the last time I let general concensus convince me what/who Big Jeffrey'll like.
Never again!
LifEndz
Member
You have my thanks, ser. I've been spoiler burned by Brad one too many times to chance it.
And Jeff doesn't like playing it? Who didn't see me that coming?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Their Battleborn impressions just did not sit well with me at all. It's like that and Overwatch are not the same game yet they really keep trying to push that comparison.
scroll up dude
The number is in the post two above yours.
ScherzoPrime
Member
I think the first real major gunfight of the game, when you meet up with Sam in the Ballroom, does a really good job of communicating that because the enemies bullets will obliterated your cover in a matter of seconds. I've seen a lot of Gaffers talking about how Quantum Break is a movement-based shooter as well, but Jeff seems to play every TPS with rhythm of a GoW-esqe cover shooter. Which if that's how he want to play, that's fine, but he's not gonna get the full benefit of the mechanics of the game.
Coming off of replaying UC1 and 2 as part of the ND Collection, the gunplay here feels like a revelation. It just feels so much more kinetic especially with the improved enemy AI and animation system.
Also I kind of, well I sort of do get it, but I didn't agree with how apprehensive they were about BF1. We can't really say "This isn't a good war to set a Military Shooter in/The guns are unfun to shoot" because we literally have never played a WWI AAA shooter before. Obviously this can't just be another reskin of BF3; there has to be some modifications of the gameplay loop to accommodate for the weaponry, but one of their MOs behind the game is to show battlefronts beyond just the trenchworks of Verdun, which to me is really interesting. And I just think it's cynical to take the view "It woulda been better if they'd just gone back to WWII".
giant_frying_pan
Member
Dr. Atkins and The Levelord present: No Fuckin' Bread.
But to be fair... It is just another uncharted. It's a well written uncharted but it is just another uncharted.
notworksafe
Member
she's pretty cool
I Am Fucking Bread, the name of my upcoming indie VR experience. I don't want to get into specifics but I'm excited to be a part of the up coming VR revolution. The ThickBurger expansion pack will be introduced at a latter date.
ScaryShark
Banned
I'm not. They've always been extremely sequel phobic when it is for a game that is character based.
They really weren't at all though. Just Jeff which should come as literally no surprise. Only one person in that room had finished it to boot.
Oh man, that rogue email bumper that went out of control had me rolling
:lol
Almost reminded me of this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRThyHhhTdg
:lol
Almost reminded me of this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRThyHhhTdg
Was Jeff on point with the anecdote on WWI schooling in America? It was a big part of history classes growing up in Canada as it was a big moment in cementing a national identity independent of the British empire. Curious if Jeff's experience holds true or maybe changed in the years since.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
We had a pretty big section on it in high school in our western civilization class but other than that, we didn't get much WWI. We did give it a bit of time in my US history class, but not much. But that kind of makes sense since we were barely involved compared to the other participants.
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
I missed this yesterday!
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
He's right about American schools, mostly High Schools, not going in-depth into WWI. I think a lot of it had to do with America not entering the war until really late in it's phase when the damage had already been done.
most American public schools are fucking awful with history in general. learned most of my shit from PBS.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
New mariachi or polka rendition of the Bombcast theme when.
Pretty much. You gotta do CP or AP to get what we got, otherwise its the highlights.
My school completely skipped WW1 outside of having to mention it as a backdrop for why Hitler rose to prominence.
Most American schools are just in a mad rush to reach Hitler and the Holocaust once you reach the last 100 years.