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The GiantBomb Quick Look Thread

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Maybe I'm better at these sorts of thing than I thing but good god Ryan (& Vinny I guess) are pretty terrible at this, completely missing what they are meant to do all the time.

The game looks bloody adorable though it even has a hug button! Definetly be playing this.
 
Zefah said:
I mean, how fun is it to watch someone play Diablo?
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Very. My sister and I used to take turns playing Diablo 2 and we'd watch each other play for hours. The watching person would "man the potions" using the numpad.
 
That quick look made the game look pretty entertaining. I'll probably rent it at some point. Also I thought the ending was hilarious.

Totobeni said:
the hugs in this game is the 2nd cutest thing ever.


don't know if should buy this for my Sister's kid , those idiots think all 2d games are " old games" and never play them , maybe I should buy it for myself , but I don't have time now , too many games already:(
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I'm not sure if a younger kid would be interested in a game like this, despite the cute visuals. Not because of the 2D nature, but because it has a slow pace and mostly consists of puzzles that would probably be frustrating for a younger child at points. I feel like if a young kid were to play a 2D game on a Wii, they would find a game like NSMB Wii or WarioLand a lot more appealing than this. Just my opinion though.
 
Totobeni said:
the hugs in this game is the 2nd cutest thing ever.


don't know if should buy this for my Sister's kid , those idiots think all 2d games are " old games" and never play them , maybe I should buy it for myself , but I don't have time now , too many games already:(
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There's never a down side buying a great game.

Also supporting real 2d games and Way forward is a bonus.
 
BiggNife said:
That quick look made the game look pretty entertaining. I'll probably rent it at some point. Also I thought the ending was hilarious.


I'm not sure if a younger kid would be interested in a game like this, despite the cute visuals. Not because of the 2D nature, but because it has a slow pace and mostly consists of puzzles that would probably be frustrating for a younger child at points. I feel like if a young kid were to play a 2D game on a Wii, they would find a game like NSMB Wii or WarioLand a lot more appealing than this. Just my opinion though.
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dunno about the Kids these days , but I played the original when I was a kid and I enjoyed it a lot.

I want to buy it , but there is many games and for me this game should be summer title , will buy it for myself but not right now.

B_Rik_Schitthaus said:
There's never a down side buying a great game.

Also supporting real 2d games and Way forward is a bonus.
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I bought Muramasa :)
 
Where's the hug, I don't wont to spoil the game for myself. I just wanna' see the hug.

I looked to see how much this is at Amazon and came across this.

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That show the difference between people who have talent and passion and people who make this trash.

Totobeni said:
I bought Muramasa :)
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Muramasa looks good but isn't it Tweened.
Still good though.
 
B_Rik_Schitthaus said:
Where's the hug, I don't wont to spoil the game for myself. I just wanna' see the hug.
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Jump to 16:46 ... it's simply adorable. Vinny's reaction is was makes that scene perfect tho.
 
WEGGLES said:
Don't understand all the turkeys saying it looks boring. :S
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Maybe they just made it look bad, but they didn't really show you doing much more than shooting critters with different guns and running collect quests. Maybe that's your cup of tea, to me it just seems boring.
 
A boy and his blob looks really cool. kinda worried it will be a little on the easy side though since they might be going after a younger demographic...
 
obonicus said:
Maybe they just made it look bad, but they didn't really show you doing much more than shooting critters with different guns and running collect quests. Maybe that's your cup of tea, to me it just seems boring.
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Half life 2 was nothing but just walking around shooting dudes and picking up boxes to make ramps.


rite?
 
elrechazao said:
Half life 2 was nothing but just walking around shooting dudes and picking up boxes to make ramps.


rite?
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no, not rite.

every enemy seen in that quicklook was boring. they ran up to you, jumped and did almost nothing else. they didn’t shoot back, they didn’t exhibit any intelligence and they didn’t exhibit any variety either.

the environments were also bland, featureless and repetitive.

The people who were unimpressed with Borderlands are unimpressed for those reasons. Those who liked what they saw, I can only assume they loved the range of weapons and gear. The combat was dull, dull, dull.
 
LCfiner said:
no, not rite.

every enemy seen in that quicklook was boring. they ran up to you, jumped and did almost nothing else. they didn’t shoot back, they didn’t exhibit any intelligence and they didn’t exhibit any variety either.

the environments were also bland, featureless and repetitive.

The people who were unimpressed with Borderlands are unimpressed for those reasons. Those who liked what they saw, I can only assume they loved the range of weapons and gear. The combat was dull, dull, dull.
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I agree
 
elrechazao said:
Half life 2 was nothing but just walking around shooting dudes and picking up boxes to make ramps.


rite?
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LCFiner beat me to it.

Nice attempt at a strawman, though.

To be clear, I wasn't being reductionist. The first 'half' is 4 guys shooting space groundhogs over and over and over. After the cut? It's Jeff, level 38, shooting scorpion-crabs and occasionally groundhogs, while showing off the cool, slightly different guns he picked up. I suspect there's more to the game than that -- the trailers seem to suggest there are humanoid enemies who might have different AI, and at least the crab-things attack you differently from the groundhogs. But that Quick Look sure didn't show that.
 
Sat down and watched some quick looks today. Holy shit at the demon's souls reactions just in this thread :lol

Demon's Souls has a ton of great things about it and ton of flaws. It just depends on if the design intent or flaws land on your personal preferences. I thought Vinny did a good job. I think the biggest problem (something I noticed when watching the P4 videos) is that Jeff has a more forceful personality and Vinny will often not argue against Jeff's opinion even if he doesn't agree. He should speak up more. I would watch a Demon's Souls endurance run.

Also the Dragon Age quick look got me excited for the game, something I haven't expected to happen. My expectations of dragon age have been a fucking roller coaster since it was announced.
 
Yeah I gotta agree with Borderlands looking really dull. Completely mindless in how it looked. Hilariously some people were sad they 'spoiled' themselves by watching the higher level part. Because killing slightly larger, pink critters was going to be a big surprise....

Oh fuck I just spoiled you guys.
 
LCfiner said:
no, not rite.

every enemy seen in that quicklook was boring. they ran up to you, jumped and did almost nothing else. they didn’t shoot back, they didn’t exhibit any intelligence and they didn’t exhibit any variety either.

the environments were also bland, featureless and repetitive.

The people who were unimpressed with Borderlands are unimpressed for those reasons. Those who liked what they saw, I can only assume they loved the range of weapons and gear. The combat was dull, dull, dull.
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Agreed. The videos of Borderlands convey a strangely bland experience, IMO. And as someone who greatly enjoyed 60+ hours of Fallout 3, I can understand the appeal of wandering a wasteland shooting cockroaches all day. But I don't know, something about Borderlands and the enemies you encounter just seems very, very dull. Plus, based on what i've read the game has major AI issues; as in some bosses don't even detect you and let you shoot them for 15 minutes until they just drop dead.
 
goddamit i just had to see that hug in Boy n his Blob for myself...so damn cute!!!! "MmmMMMMmm...."

Edit: jumped to 34:16 hargh freakin adorable especially with the silhouette setting hahahaha

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I AM JOHN! said:
HUG THE BLOB! HUG THE BLOB!!! DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!

Now I need to own this game.
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Gears 3 needs a hug button. Then it'd be the best game ever!
 
Is there some way to just browse quick looks?

I like the content on giant bomb but find it a bitch to nagivate. If I just want to see front page stuff or am searching for a particular game its fine, but browsing a collection of things is not something I've been able to do.

I had the same problem watching the p4 endurance run and ending up searching on google and having it find the right page.
 
slayn said:
Is there some way to just browse quick looks?

I like the content on giant bomb but find it a bitch to nagivate. If I just want to see front page stuff or am searching for a particular game its fine, but browsing a collection of things is not something I've been able to do.

I had the same problem watching the p4 endurance run and ending up searching on google and having it find the right page.
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Just go to the videos page and click the Quick Looks tab.
 
slayn said:
Is there some way to just browse quick looks?

I like the content on giant bomb but find it a bitch to nagivate. If I just want to see front page stuff or am searching for a particular game its fine, but browsing a collection of things is not something I've been able to do.

I had the same problem watching the p4 endurance run and ending up searching on google and having it find the right page.
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On the top tab click videos?

Have you used a computer before? :lol
 
DancingJesus said:
On the top tab click videos?

Have you used a computer before? :lol
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Uh, thats all videos. Not just quick looks.

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nm, I see the tabs if I squint. For some reason the text is dark gray on black.
 
slayn said:
Uh, thats all videos. Not just quick looks.

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nm, I see the tabs if I squint. For some reason the text is dark gray on black.
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it’s actually light grey text on dark grey tabs with a nearly black background.

calibrate your monitor. who knows what else you’ve missed!
 
LCfiner said:
no, not rite.

every enemy seen in that quicklook was boring. they ran up to you, jumped and did almost nothing else. they didn’t shoot back, they didn’t exhibit any intelligence and they didn’t exhibit any variety either.

the environments were also bland, featureless and repetitive.

The people who were unimpressed with Borderlands are unimpressed for those reasons. Those who liked what they saw, I can only assume they loved the range of weapons and gear. The combat was dull, dull, dull.
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As others including myself have said in other threads, the enemies in that type of game aren't going to show off any kind of advanced AI. Both video's were from early in the game. I would assume (hope) that later on, the enemy count gets higher. That's where the challenge and fun comes from in loot-a-thons. You against hordes upon hordes of enemies.
 
Borderlands looks boring as fuck. I really hope the demo comes out for it as Diablo 2 was fun. But Diablo 2 + First Person Shooting + "Duels" != Guaranteed success, Gearbox.

Also the "quicklooks" need to be quicker" it seems after Persona (which was reasonable for the introduction to be 45 mins) every Giantbomb Quicklook since has been 30 mins and some games just don't need that for a "quick look." :|

I'll check out the Demon's Souls quick look later. Too much hype about that game, not enough explaining/showing what the fuck it is besides an RPG. :/
 
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