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[eot]

great eps. one of the few podcasts where I look forward to emails, especially these days where its just experts dropping knowledge bombs.

and disappointed brad, One of the rare shooters coming out that is fast paced, and you rather play it on consoles than pc!

Which shooter?

 

[ab.aeterno]

Worst episode in years.

EDIT: because of the guests. i wanna punch that one dude in the face. over and over again.

Jesus Christ, what the fuck is wrong with you?

 

[Fox318]

Best episode in years.

They should skype in people more often. I always thought Ryan was an idiot for his no Skype rule.

 

[Bedlam]

I totally feel the same way. It's honestly not mean-spirited towards Jeff (I think he's awesome), but the energy is just that much better with Vinny leading through. It's more brisk, inquisitive and joyful.

I agree. And it's not even that Vinny has more energy or something. I feel Jeff's energy is better spent on coming up with fun stories and jokes instead of steering the podcast. His head his never really "free" when he hosts.

I'd be happy if they switch it up from time to time.

 

[Brianimaniac]

Best episode in years.

They should skype in people more often. I always thought Ryan was an idiot for his no Skype rule.

Skype only works when everyone is on Skype. When you Skype one person in while everyone else is in a room together, it's terrible more often than not.

 

[chickdigger802]

Which shooter?

titanfall.

 

[FStop7]

Patrick was a little testy, wasn't he?

 

[bjork]

I think Vinny is a good host, but the downside is that you get zero angry father Vinny that you'd get when Jeff is hosting. Angry Vinny outbursts are gold every time. But hell, I like it whoever is on and whoever is hosting, so whatever works.

 

[Dylan]

Patrick was a little testy, wasn't he?

The man hasn't seen sunlight in a month give him some slack!

Spoiler

He was clearly just joking at the end of the call.

 

[Slixshot]

this ep is so enjoyable so far. Lovin the dota 2/esports talk

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Was I imagining this or did the mood change dramatically once Patrick was on? There was a distinct feeling of unease, negativity.

He was genuinely salty because he didn't went to the PS4 Event. But dunno, apart from that, if I will say the part was more negative than the usual for "the news" section.

 

[ShapeGSX]

I started counting the number of times Brad used the word, "like". But I ran out of fingers after one sentence. Warning, do not use this as a drinking game!

Still, an awesome podcast this week. The music and editing was hilarious.

 

[kmg90]

I'm glad Vinny inserted the creepy slow effect for Patrick's Portillos story, I was going crazy with some of the subtle music additions... Thinking I'm going crazy or is their actually music added in the background... and the record scratch!!

One of the best episodes of the year

 

[razgriz417]

He was genuinely salty because he didn't went to the PS4 Event. But dunno, apart from that, if I will say the part was more negative than the usual for "the news" section.

Probably wasn't feasible for him since that would have been alot of flying in one week

 

[I speel my dreenk]

Anyone who talks shit about Brad Muir will answer for their sins. Maybe. To someone. I dunno.

This episode is HOT HOT HOT!

 

[fuzzyset]

Was I imagining this or did the mood change dramatically once Patrick was on? There was a distinct feeling of unease, negativity.

Haven't made it to that part, but Skyping with 1 person while the other people are in person is tough. The latency really throws off the flow of a convo.

Also, surprisingly fantastic ep. Vinny is greatest.

 

[jmood88]

Was I imagining this or did the mood change dramatically once Patrick was on? There was a distinct feeling of unease, negativity.

You're reaching, badly.

 

[Dylan]

He was genuinely salty because he didn't went to the PS4 Event. But dunno, apart from that, if I will say the part was more negative than the usual for "the news" section.

You guys read wayyyy too far into things. Patrick was totally fine, but think of it this way; your friends are having a party, they've been hanging out for 3 hours, and then suddenly they call you on the phone. You aren't automatically going to be bouncing off the walls with enthusiasm because you likely just got off the couch or maybe you just finished typing up some work.

As for the NYC event, any number of things might have caused him to miss the event; maybe he decided to stay home and knock up the wife. Who knows. Regardless, he didn't actually seem cheesed about it, but he was playing it up as a joke.

Proceed with caution. If people stop registering sarcasm the government is going to take it away from us.

edit: Sorry TheBaronofNA this post wasn't actually directed at you. Just following the thread of discussion.

 

[Odrion]

Patrick actually did sound salty about not being able to go to the NY event.

Tension!


Also, Vinny is the best host and editor, sorry Ryan/Jeff.

I thought that review press events were hellish landscapes where poor defenseless game journalists are chained and poked with tridents until they endure a 72 hour onslaught of playing videogames. Why would Patrick ever want to go?

Did reddit lie to me?!

 

[Fox318]

He was genuinely salty because he didn't went to the PS4 Event. But dunno, apart from that, if I will say the part was more negative than the usual for "the news" section.

He did move to a city where there isn't many gaming events. He went from somebody who covered events to a blogger so I'm not sure what he was expecting. If he wanted to be flown out to more places he should have tried working for Vox.

Not to mention Giantbomb has been running on a shoestring budget since the CBSi move so I wouldn't be surprised if they spent most of their budget for the year replacing the stolen equipment and the flights to New York.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they don't go to E3 or Pax next year.

 

[JDPoZ]

Classic Arnold.

 

[Broder Salsa]

I want Rorie to host the show. Need more puppy talk.

 

[Lumpy Onion]

lol at all the strange music popping up throughout the podcast. That was a fun one for sure.

 

[SummitAve]

He did move to a city where there isn't many gaming events. He went from somebody who covered events to a blogger so I'm not sure what he was expecting. If he wanted to be flown out to more places he should have tried working for Vox.

Not to mention Giantbomb has been running on a shoestring budget since the CBSi move so I wouldn't be surprised if they spent most of their budget for the year replacing the stolen equipment and the flights to New York.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they don't go to E3 or Pax next year.

You're drunk.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

The mixing/edits during the Portillos section was fantastic.

 

[Dany]

They are going to e3

 

[cdkee]

Jeff Gerstman is the Bombcast.

This episode was good. I like enjoyed listening to like brad Muir but like he has this like vocal tick and like after like 2 hours I'm like this is like really like distracting.

The likes were indeed distracting after a while. Once I focused/noticed, I couldn't stop.

But it was still an amazing episode. Vinnycasts with the post editing are great.

 

[54-46!]

Amazing episode, loving the post edits.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Patrick's weirdly lacking geography knowledge for someone who lived in LA. When is Anaheim "just south of Santa Monica"

 

[ArjanN]

Was I imagining this or did the mood change dramatically once Patrick was on? There was a distinct feeling of unease, negativity.

You weren't imagining it, but it was clearly tongue in cheek.

 

[Brianimaniac]

Chipotle is great. Fuck these guys.

Edit: I feel I should clarify that I'm just saying that in fun. I shouldn't have to clarify, but there are so many a-holes online that say stuff like that and actually mean it.

 

[burnfout]

This is my favorite bombcast ever.

 

[Gritesh]

Just listened to it, great episode.

Loved the Dota 2 talk and the exports talk.

 

[bistromathics]

As much as I think Jeff is the funniest of the Bombers, Vinny should just run the podcast from now on. He's so damned good at it.

Totally. I wonder how much extra time it actually takes him.

 

[Copenap]

What a great episode, nothing more to add.

 

[Dark Octave]

I haven't listened to the whole thing yet but that Brad guy is hilarious so far. Really entertaining to listen to.

 

[I speel my dreenk]

Also, I burst out laughing at Jeff's "Clint Eastwood in Gran Turismo" slip, which no one caught.

 

[DangerStepp]

Yeah, I believe some of you are reading too deep into Patrick's mood.

He kicked off his playing salty about "The Bomcast being desperate enough to Skype him in..." and signed off by leaving Brad Muir hanging.

He picked an angle and committed and it was hilarious. Either that or Chicago winters really are depressing.

 

[ZackieChan]

When Bizarro-Brad was talking about his want of a Rogue-like Dark Souls, it sounded like what Deep Down is going to be. Play with your friends, random dungeons, Dark Souls-ish controls; if they don't fuck up the f2p elements, it could be really great. Can't wait!

Also, caught a bit of Real-Brad playing Dark Souls on his Extra Life stream, and he never put his shield up. If you're reading this, always shield up, or at least double hand your weapon so you do more damage. But I prefer shield up.


Only halfway through, but this is the best ep in a long time.

 

[Santiako]

I really hope they make Vinny the regular host, he's much better at it than Jeff, Jeff is just too wild and unruly to host.

 

[KLonso]

Wow, this episode is definitely the best one in recent memory. The comedic timing of the music edits is just perfect

 

[see5harp]

From my experience, Chicago proper has very very good mexican restaurants. There are a couple decent Rick Bayless spots that were super impressive. Also a lot of good Korean, which I would not expect.

 

[Dragon]

Haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but this was the best podcast Giantbomb has ever done in my opinion. I love both Brad and Jeff but getting such a different perspective on things is so refreshing.

 

[LiK]

Haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but this was the best podcast Giantbomb has ever done in my opinion. I love both Brad and Jeff but getting such a different perspective on things is so refreshing.

Where are you. The last third is fucking amazing.

 

[SeventhSon]

This wasn't Jeff, but it's indicative of his experience:

 

[ShinMaruku]

This lastest show was among the best. Vinny is best host.

 

[webrunner]

someday vinny's going to do a poodcast that's like
him,
steve gaynor
jeff green
brad muir

and uh.. drew.. carrey?

 

[Mesoian]

someday vinny's going to do a poodcast that's like
him,
steve gaynor
jeff green
brad muir

and uh.. drew.. carrey?

Ryan Scott.

 

[Alucrid]

When Bizarro-Brad was talking about his want of a Rogue-like Dark Souls, it sounded like what Deep Down is going to be. Play with your friends, random dungeons, Dark Souls-ish controls; if they don't fuck up the f2p elements, it could be really great. Can't wait!

Also, caught a bit of Real-Brad playing Dark Souls on his Extra Life stream, and he never put his shield up. If you're reading this, always shield up, or at least double hand your weapon so you do more damage. But I prefer shield up.


Only halfway through, but this is the best ep in a long time.

Always shield up is stupid. Just have good reactions

 

[Andrew.]

I tried listening to GiantBombs podcast for the first time yesterday after Jeff Greene's announcement of leaving PopCap.

I started up last weeks or whatever the most recent episode was which coincidentally had Jeff as a guest. Unfortunatley I couldnt even get through twenty minutes. I guess Ive been spoiled by the Brodeo.

Whoever that kid is on there that uses the word "like" as every other word coming out of his face needs to get off radio immediately. He's fucking awful. Pretty sure its the same kid that was obnoxious as hell interrupting Levine with senseless comments during GB's pre Infinite release interviews.