Jeff conveniently claims not to have Lang's phone number any more. Like that's plausible!
I mean, it's more that he apparently doesn't have his new one yet.
Jeff conveniently claims not to have Lang's phone number any more. Like that's plausible!
But he doesn't love [GAME I LOVE] as much as I do. That jaded asshole!
What did Brad spoil? I have finished the game but not the podcast.
The Joker stuff that starts...what, an hour into the game? I feel like the only ones who consider it spoilers are people who don't understand that it's 90% of the game.
Seriously, there were more spoilers for the Arkham Knight's identity^Obviously don't click if you haven't played AK yet etc etc. That one's a real spoiler.in the fucking preorder DLC.
WhatI don't know anything about Batman but even I was able to guess who the Arkham Knight is despite the game being INCREDIBLY SUBTLE about it.Joker stuff? That he appears? No real way to not show that stuff because it happens all the time.
Let's not misrepresent Jeff. He loves big budget QTE games like CoD Advanced Warfare, Far Cry 4 and Shadow of Mordor.
He just doesn't like the recent 3 games that everyone likes, Bloodborne, The Witcher 3 and Batman.
If you've ever read an arc or watched an animated movie about batman you would know the moment he's introducedWhatI don't know anything about Batman but even I was able to guess who the Arkham Knight is despite the game being INCREDIBLY SUBTLE about it.Joker stuff? That he appears? No real way to not show that stuff because it happens all the time.
There is a point where the game was really screaming "THIS IS THE ARKHAM KNIGHT! DID YOU GET THAT?" while still trying to be "Oh, who might this Arkham Knight guy be? Maybe it's Alfred? Or maybe it's Batman?" which was pretty silly.
How exactly is he jaded? Because he doesn't jump on the first hype train he sees like people on forums like to do?
It's funny how people ignore anything positive he has to say about games like if you are realistic, you have to be cynical. I can guarantee you that Jeff's opinions are going to hold up in the long run because he isn't easily blinded by hype and word of mouth. If anything, this field needs more people like him. He is wise and realistic while others naively jump from one hype train to the next, buying into all of the marketing.
When he is completely ecstatic about a game, you can be damn sure that it's going to be a good game. He was raving about Just Cause 3 at E3 and I trust his opinion on it because he's honest and can see through BS when it's there.
How heavy do the GB guys go into Batman spoilers?
Couple minutes into the Arkham convo and they already seem to be revealing stuff I kinda don't wanna know.
Yes, that's literally all he says about it. That it's there.
I actually didn't guess until the Film Studio section. But that was more because I didn't know if those events had happened in the Arkham versions of the world.
Not that heavy. It's just Brad revealing an extremely minor easter egg, albeit a cool one.
A lot of the stuff in future Arkham games () were foreshadowed in similar ways in their predecessor. I wouldn't be shocked if they were laying the groundwork for something with that.Azreal, Arkham City, Batman dying, and Hush
Goddammit do people take sales numbers seriously. Do they forget that this is a casual podcast and not some kind of thesis?
It's a weird insecurity thing. MAH GAME SOLD BETTA THAN YOU SAID IT DID, who cares? It's going to affect those games and those franchises 0 percent whether the GB crew thinks they sold gangbusters or are in a pile of dirt somewhere in the Nevada desert.
It's a weird insecurity thing. MAH GAME SOLD BETTA THAN YOU SAID IT DID, who cares? It's going to affect those games and those franchises 0 percent whether the GB crew thinks they sold gangbusters or are in a pile of dirt somewhere in the Nevada desert.
I'm not defending it but I don't think it's that. If someone makes a statement and they're wrong, particularly if they sound very sure and have a decent reach, people get annoyedIt's a weird insecurity thing. MAH GAME SOLD BETTA THAN YOU SAID IT DID, who cares? It's going to affect those games and those franchises 0 percent whether the GB crew thinks they sold gangbusters or are in a pile of dirt somewhere in the Nevada desert.
You're going to get US centric opinions on sales from the GB guys and Gears has always been bigger than Uncharted here.
Nothing from the Arkham Knight section really felt like a spoiler. It's just a couple of easter eggs really.
Now, that spoiler Brad dropped about how the end of how Broken Age episode 1 plays out was some bullshit. People had been holding off on playing the game until episode 2 came out and Broken Age had just launched on Sony platforms so there was a huge chunk of new players to the game that he spoiled for no reason other than he just couldn't contain himself.
It's a weird insecurity thing. MAH GAME SOLD BETTA THAN YOU SAID IT DID, who cares? It's going to affect those games and those franchises 0 percent whether the GB crew thinks they sold gangbusters or are in a pile of dirt somewhere in the Nevada desert.
It's a weird insecurity thing. MAH GAME SOLD BETTA THAN YOU SAID IT DID, who cares? It's going to affect those games and those franchises 0 percent whether the GB crew thinks they sold gangbusters or are in a pile of dirt somewhere in the Nevada desert.
Also Shenmue is just a poor man's Yakuza.
He wasn't really wrong though. Gears is bigger than uncharted and God of war. Even if by 1 million sales it's still bigger.I'm not defending it but I don't think it's that. If someone makes a statement and they're wrong, particularly if they sound very sure and have a decent reach, people get annoyed
Giant Bomb would be a lot better off recognising and admitting that they just don't know the answer sometimes
He wasn't really wrong though. Gears is bigger than uncharted and God of war. Even if by 1 million sales it's still bigger.
I *need* Jeff's jade. I saw the phrase "Is Rocksteady Arkham Best Trilogy in Gaming?" earlier and knew only Jeff's sweet indifference could wash the taste out of my mouth
The weird insecurity comes from people who get upset when the Giant Bomb guys are criticized for being ignorant and giving opinions based on incorrect information.
Gears was 4 games to Uncharted's 3 games.
I don't know anything about Batman but even I was able to guess who the Arkham Knight is despite the game being INCREDIBLY SUBTLE about it.
eh, they get shit wrong. but the only people upset with them getting this wrong seem to be people who are invested in those franchises. I just don't have that level of investment in something that i would be bothered by them giving the wrong impression regarding sales. and that comes from someone who owns a PS4 and zero xbox machines.
It just seems like something that would only upset people invested in Sony and those franchises. As someone who likes and has played all of those games, meh. And i ripped brad in that same post, i don't have qualms with criticizing them. Just doesn't strike me as something worth getting upset over.
i imagine that uncharted number includes the vita game, no?
I'm taking a wild guess that AK is, isnt it? please only confirm if i'm right and don't tell me who it is if i'm wrong.a former Robin
Also, if what i'm guessing at is correct then how different is this than POSSIBLE SPOILERSthe Red Hood storyline? Isn't it basically the same thing?
Yes to all.
Gears was 4 games to Uncharted's 3 games.
There was the Vita one, which probably sold about as much as Judgement.
There was the Vita one, which probably sold about as much as Judgement.
In what universe is The Witcher, Batman and Bloodborne a QTE clickfest.I love jaded Jeff. He actually likes good games and not the latest QTE clickefest that gaf is circle-jerking over.
Also I couldn't care less about spoilers for a game like Batman. Who plays that for the story?
It just seems like something that would only upset people invested in Sony and those franchises. As someone who likes and has played all of those games, meh. And i ripped brad in that same post, i don't have qualms with criticizing them. Just doesn't strike me as something worth getting upset over.
Are people upset? Or are people just correcting them?
I dunno, it makes no difference to me either way given that it comes off as nitpicky regardless of how the poster feels and/or what their intent is. They're entitled to feel as they do, just sayin' that it really isn't much of a thing to make a fuss over. Meh.
I'm not defending it but I don't think it's that. If someone makes a statement and they're wrong, particularly if they sound very sure and have a decent reach, people get annoyed
Giant Bomb would be a lot better off recognising and admitting that they just don't know the answer sometimes
Kind of weird to spin people wanting them to get basic facts, that most of your average neogaf poster know, correct as insecurity. It's just lazy when they get paid to cover this stuff. It is a weird insecurity that any critism of GB has to be defended and spun to attack the people who have an issue with some aspect of the podcast. They are big boys. They can handle getting called out when they can't even manage to get basic facts correct.
Fine, lets not ever correct anything, or even discuss critically something somebody says. What is the point of this thread?
You're the only one that seems to be complaining about it.
you seem to enjoy putting words in my mouth.
I never said any of that, i simply said this isn't a thing worth getting in a tizzy over. Like i said earlier, i have no qualms with them being criticized and have criticized them in this very thread. This issue with sales-age seems like something not really worth the energy to get upset over but go ahead and keep blowing your load.
I thought the discussion was kinda boring tbh. Not many things going on that particularly interest me.
The question about augmentation was fun tho!