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[Duffyside]

Pretty disappointed, I gotta say. As highly as I think of Jeff, especially in terms of what Giant Bomb has become, his stubbornness really hurts the site some times, and there is no greater example of this than his disdain at the idea of participating in another ER.

I mean, as much as I wanted a new ER, had I known the option was Ryan and Patrick playing Chrono Trigger, I probably would've said "eh... maybe use those man hours to do something other than an ER."

 

[Basileus777]

The lack of voices should mean we get some funny commentary and jokes from each team.

There's only one team, Ryan and Patrick.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I love Ryan and Patrick, but I'll have to wait and see I guess about the choice of game. I can't remember anything quirky or crazy about CT (at least, compared to P4 or DP) that would be funny to watch them riff on, and the game is pretty solid so the chance of wacky-ass glitches or anything is slim.

 

[adamsapple]

Holy fucking shit .. I was so hoping for it to be another JRPG .. but god damn they went ahead and picked one of the greatest one's.

Hope Square Enix is cool with it though ..

 

[Papercuts]

Bleh, didn't think there could be an ER that I would have literally zero interest in. Nothing about a CT run seems entertaining to watch for me...especially with Patrick.

 

[Emitan]

20 hours isnt really an endurance run.

 

[Chuck]

20 hours isnt really an endurance run.

Wow. For some reason I though this game was 50+ hours. That sucks.

 

[chogidogs]

20 hours isnt really an endurance run.

Deadly Premonition says hi. TWICE.

 

[Emitan]

Wow. For some reason I though this game was 50+ hours. That sucks.

I think my first playthrough was about 26-30 hours doing everything. But I had finished the main story at around 22 hours.

 

[Backfoggen]

Watching old games is kinda boring. Dark Souls ER with Jeff & Vinny pls.

 

[Chuck]

Deadly Premonition says hi. TWICE.

You have to take quality into consideration too. From what I've heard, Chrono Trigger isn't a bad game. Deadly Premonition is.

 

[NeoUltima]

Whoa, just stumbling upon this news. Kinda cool...but, the appeal of the other ERs (especially DP) was that the games were weird. As some other posts in this thread have said, a game like Dark Soul's seems like a better fit for an ER.

CT seems odd cause its one of the best games ever made.

Also, have Ryan and Patrick never played CT before? I hope that's the case. It could be cool to see some their initial reactions to the game, rather than just experiencing nostalgia.

I'll definitely watch it though. I was due to play CT again soon; I'll watch the ER instead.

 

[Emitan]

Patrick played it when it came out I think. Ryan never played it.

 

[solarus]

Great choice for a game, but I'm a lot less excited for this ER if there's no jeff and vinny. Their DP ER was the best series of video content EVER.

 

[suzu]

I love Chrono Trigger but this seems tough for an ER.

- no voice acting
- not weird enough
- no vinny

 

[Herla]

Watching someone play an old jrpg is incredibly boring, I don't know why they did this.

I was expecting something crazy like Hyperdimension Neptunia (Jeff bought a copy and never opened it if I recall correctly), ER is not just a "let's play" in my opinion. It's more about weird pseudo-obscure games that allow for a funny commentary.

Also, no Vinny.

 

[Emitan]

Should play Mother 3 instead.

 

[Nert]

After thinking about it for a while, I'm becoming more excited for this than I thought I would be. It will definitely be less funny than the past two Endurance Runs, but it'll be neat to see them go through something that's often referred to as the best RPG ever made. I could see it spawning a lot of interesting discussion about industry trends at the time, or some of its mechanics, or whatever. In other words, I'm hoping that this might be more "insightful" to compensate for a likely lack of laughs.

 

[Chuck]

I was expecting something crazy like Hyperdimension Neptunia...

That's a great idea! Especially since it's really hard to find that game now.

 

[Xanathus]

The lack of voice-acting is definitely going to be a huge problem. They'll either have to keep talking about unfunny random stuff or there's going to be a lot of dead air.

 

[TheHakku]

I am pretty disappoint, but I'm hoping that with Lucca's help, we'll finally be able to enter the fabled Meat Dimension.

 

[AuthenticM]

I don't understand the negativity. I am super psyched for this. Love both Ryan and Patrick; sure the guy has played the game before, but that was 15 years ago and he has not played it since. This will make for some interesting situations, I am sure. As for Chrono Trigger itself: it's one of the best JRPGs of all times. Some might even say the best.

It's going to be great, guys. Don't hate. Who knows, since the game is kinda short, maybe we'll get a Chrono Cross follow up, as I'm not sure if either Ryan or Patrick has played it.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

I just enjoy watching them play through an entire game. I don't give a rats ass which game it is or how long the game is.

 

[Typographenia]

You have to take quality into consideration too. From what I've heard, Chrono Trigger isn't a bad game. Deadly Premonition is.

You heard wrong.

I just enjoy watching them play through an entire game. I don't give a rats ass which game it is or how long the game is.

That's basically how I feel about it. Plus, it will hopefully get me to play past that first hour on the DS copy I bought a few months back.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

You heard wrong.

LOL.

 

[snap0212]

Vinny and his dad should do a Dark Souls ER.

 

[Darklord]

20 hours isnt really an endurance run.

wat. It took me like 40 hours.

 

[Vampire On Titus]

Yeah, I didn't think about this at first either. Bleh.

As long as they're funny and have a good team dynamic it should be fine, there were long sections of P4 without voice acting, Jeff and Vinny managed to make it work.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Chrono Trigger takes 20 hours if you make a beeline through the story and have played it a dozen times already. Ryan and Patrick will probably take somewhere closer to 30-35.

 

[StuBurns]

Terrible choice, it's not too late to drop it and go with Nier though...

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Needs more Vinny
but, I will watch

It's better than that dreadful Farmville thing, is that still going on?

 

[Alpha-Bromega]

don't they usually pick like bad or quirky games? CT is basically like if Plinkett did reviews of Bergman instead of Star Wars...

 

[DaBuddaDa]

It's better than that dreadful Farmville thing, is that still going on?

Jeff said there were plans to finish it, but now it will probably not happen at all.

don't they usually pick like bad or quirky games?

They pick games they're interested in playing.

 

[SmithnCo]

Needs more Vinny
but, I will watch

It's better than that dreadful Farmville thing, is that still going on?

I think Jeff said they'd finish it up somehow. I dunno, maybe they just dropped it.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

dark souls would of been amazing with jeff and vinny or brad and vinny

 

[Yo Gotti]

Terrible choice, it's not too late to drop it and go with Nier though...

As much as I love Nier, this would be a boring ER.

 

[Messi]

id watch a dark souls er with vinny.

 

[MrDaravon]

I love Chrono Trigger, and I love Giant Bomb, but this combination makes no goddamn sense.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

id watch a dark souls er with vinny.

A DS ER should be 100% blind, having someone know what their doing from the start would ruin it.

 

[faulty_fork]

Not really interested in watching this, what I liked most about the previous ones where to see their reactions to all the weird stuff in those games. I really don't see Chrono Trigger offering many laugh out loud moments. And Vinny isn't there to cast Bufu on everything either :/

 

[Doomshine]

A DS ER should be 100% blind, having someone know what their doing from the start would ruin it.

Absolutely. Difficulty is only a small reason why a Dark/Demon's Souls ER would be cool. It's because the games are so open and very little is explained that it would be interesting just to watch them try to figure shit out.

 

[Typographenia]

I love Chrono Trigger, and I love Giant Bomb, but this combination makes no goddamn sense.

That's what makes it so brilliant!

Spoiler

?

 

[luiztfc]

Guys, I want watch the P4 Endurance run, but I don't want to download every video. Now, I know that I have access to the video feed from the members area, but I don't wanna use iTunes. Is there any other feed downloader?

 

[Soviet]

Guys, I want watch the P4 Endurance run, but I don't want to download every video. Now, I know that I have access to the video feed from the members area, but I don't wanna use iTunes. Is there any other feed downloader?

Watch it one the site?

 

[Loxley]

Part of me

Spoiler

all of me

really wants an ER with Vinny and Brad/Ryan playing through some eastern European game, those usually have plenty of "jank" and unintentional humor (like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or something similar).

 

[chaostrophy]

Exactly like it sounds, the feature is a test of endurance. The Giant Bomb guys play through an entire game that they wouldn't particularly play in normal circumstances.

Why would anyone not play Chrono Trigger under normal circumstances? The game is wonderful, a true classic.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Can't understand why they're doing this game.

It's certainly a classic but it's also played out and isn't exactly good commentary material.

 

[luiztfc]

Watch it one the site?

I like to put them in a pendrive and watch on my tv.

 

[The English Conquistador]

NO. MUST BE JEFF AND VINNY.

Yup, pretty much. Can't stand Ryan at times, and the rest of the time, when he's slightly bearable, I still don't want ot hear his voice. Just not a funny person, at all.

Patrick, I haven't heard a great deal of, but he seems okay.

Still, Jeff and Vinny would be lovely. Vinny + anything is greatness.

 

[Akia]

I like to put them in a pendrive and watch on my tv.

Pay for a monthly membership = problem solved