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Giant Bombcast - 05/12/15

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Myggen

Member
Gaogaogao said:
listening to brad talk is always frustrating. he doesnt know what hes talking about, but he keeps talking. so I sit here thinking, why do I put up with this?
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It's a hard life you live.

Lelcar said:
Wow, I love Jeff's speech about Silent Hills and Konami during the emails section. It's like one of those intelligent Jeff rants that he sometimes gets into, mostly on Jar Times. I'm gonna need to remember to iso that part of the Bombcast.
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Are you stealing my thing of putting Bombcast clips up on YT, you motherfucker?! ;)
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
Messofanego said:
But go see Ex Machina, seriously great sci fi movie. Once you've seen it, read FilmCritHulk's article about the awesome ending.
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I like the comic, so I'm curious. It's just tiring to have it bombarded at me, especially by people who haven't seen it and probably have no interest in seeing it. It's like how people hate Hulu because it's the same insurance ad over and over again.
 
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Chance Hale

Member
Gaogaogao said:
listening to brad talk is always frustrating. he doesnt know what hes talking about, but he keeps talking. so I sit here thinking, why do I put up with this?
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It's why I rarely listen to the podcasts. I enjoy the site but it's clear most of the time that the crew don't follow the news or fact check any information about games being looked at beforehand(This 10 dollar game is 20 dollars!) The casts have the same issue on a much grander scale. Someone should slice out the interesting anecdotes every week.
 
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bigwinnerx

Member
ricochetguro said:
It's why I rarely listen to the podcasts. I enjoy the site but it's clear most of the time that the crew don't follow the news or fact check any information about games being looked at beforehand(This 10 dollar game is 20 dollars!) The casts have the same issue on a much grander scale. Someone should slice out the interesting anecdotes every week.
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Thanks for coming in the thread then?

And no, nobody should slice out "interesting anecdotes". Jesus that sounds dry.
 
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Chance Hale

Member
bigwinnerx said:
Thanks for coming in the thread then?

And no, nobody should slice out "interesting anecdotes". Jesus that sounds dry.
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I like coming to read about the good bits :p
EmCeeGramr said:
PoR having that was a love letter to Super Castlevania IV, which introduced it and had a lot of expanded whip mechanics.
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Castlevania 4 is one of the few games in the series I haven't played so I need to get around to that. Apparently that's the game that the mansion chandeliers in Lords of Shadows 2 were referencing as well.
 
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MajorTom

Member
The skipping is annoying but at least it isn't as bad as the other week. I would just listen to the premium version but I like the ads :p
 
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LiK

Member
KennyLinder said:
Frat Party. Us Brits will sit here pondering what it could mean :D

(Seriously, what's a Frat Party?)
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College clubs where douchebags gather. (No offense if you're in a frat)

I actually pledged for one when I was a Freshman and it wasn't fun doing the stupid shit they made you do. I quit the process partway. They also gave me a really stupid ass nickname which encouraged me to quit it cuz I ain't gonna be stuck with that dumbshit name. I met one really cool nice guy there but when I quit the pledging process, he wasn't allowed to socialize with me anymore. Pretty dumb. Frats and sororities are strange and weird things people use to force bonds and friendships with strangers. I'm not that type of person so it didn't work for me.

I wonder if that's why the GB crew and their fans are so relatable to me.
 
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GRIMREEFZ

Member
idk why but recently videos on their site do not play in my browser (chrome) and its really bumming me out. I have updated my browser and tried everything. R.I.P Giantbomb Quicklooks
 
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ZanDatsu

Member
Does every American college have fraternities? Do other countries have them? I can't think of anything similar in the UK.
 
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KingKong

Member
The only game I've played that actually felt like it had meaningful choices to me is the original Deus Ex. The big difference is that you weren't given the clearly presented options by the game and had to actually make a decision that wasn't at all obvious to you
 
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Fiercedeity

Banned
KingKong said:
The only game I've played that actually felt like it had meaningful choices to me is the original Deus Ex. The big difference is that you weren't given the clearly presented options by the game and had to actually make a decision that wasn't at all obvious to you
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New Vegas.

Also can we just say that wise and kirkhope don't really make that great of music? They make music that matches the game but not great music by itself.
 
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Messofanego

Banned
firehawk12 said:
I like the comic, so I'm curious. It's just tiring to have it bombarded at me, especially by people who haven't seen it and probably have no interest in seeing it. It's like how people hate Hulu because it's the same insurance ad over and over again.
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The movie, Ex Machina, has nothing to do with the comic. Totally separate entities. They just happen to share names.
 
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mnz

Unconfirmed Member
GRIMREEFZ said:
idk why but recently videos on their site do not play in my browser (chrome) and its really bumming me out. I have updated my browser and tried everything. R.I.P Giantbomb Quicklooks
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Just watch them on youtube!?

ZanDatsu said:
Does every American college have fraternities? Do other countries have them? I can't think of anything similar in the UK.
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They are a thing in Germany, but quite different. generally only really conservative to right wing extremist folk go there, Wiki says about 1% of students. They like to fence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studentenverbindung
 
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megalowho

Member
Fiercedeity said:
New Vegas.

Also can we just say that wise and kirkhope don't really make that great of music? They make music that matches the game but not great music by itself.
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I really like Kirkhope's orchestral work in games like Viva Pinata and Civ: Beyond Earth, but if Dan played those it would be too easy to guess. That leaves the more jaunty action-platformer stuff, which doesn't do much for me on its own either.
 
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Zaph

Member
ZanDatsu said:
Does every American college have fraternities? Do other countries have them? I can't think of anything similar in the UK.
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Some UK colleges (especially ones attended by the upper classes) have clubs and drinking societies which are similar but usually not as promoted/open.
 
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Fiercedeity

Banned
megalowho said:
I really like Kirkhope's orchestral work in games like Viva Pinata and Civ: Beyond Earth, but if Dan played those it would be too easy to guess. That leaves the more jaunty action-platformer stuff, which doesn't do much for me on its own either.
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I didn't know he did beyond earth although I didn't even finish a game of that lol. I got close...
 
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giant_frying_pan

Member
It's not hard to tell the difference between their styles. Kirkhope is more 'videogamey' is the best (worst) way I can convey the differences. I love both of their work.
 
dragonfart28

dragonfart28

Banned
I really like how Jeff often goes against the grain but is still able to validate his opinion relatively well.

He's like the right wing version of Jim Sterling.
 
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Trojan

Member
Kirkhope vs Wise challenge fell pretty flat. Also, I love Jason's commentary but if unfortunately I don't play too many of the games he talks about other than Dark Souls/Bloodborne. Probably need to change that.
 
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LQX

Member
Ugh, I so hate how Brad is willing to spoil anything. For fucks sake Brad, control yourself.
 
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FluxWaveZ

Member
Renpatsu said:
He gave folks a warning. Unless you're referring to something else he may have spoiled?
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He didn't give a warning for Far Cry 4. I didn't really care, but when I realized he was itching to elaborate on the ending despite it being an aside, I couldn't help but think, "Oh, here we go."
 
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wenis

Registered for GAF on September 11, 2001.
if the "story" in FC4 is worth being upset about spoilers for then yeeesh. What a low bar for video game stories we must have.
 
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m_shortpants

Member
I mean the entire point of their discussion was that everything is so inconsequential anyway. What exactly did they spoil? That you have to
side with one of the rebel leaders and kill/spare the other?

The Wise vs Kirkhope challenge did fall flat a bit, but it was neat. The Bombcast needs stuff like that.
 
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