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Wow. The Giant Bombcast is way better these days.
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Me too, except the only two podcasts I haven't listened to are the Leigh Alexander E3 shows. After bearing maybe 20 minutes the first time I didn't bother listening to a second of the other one.
Patrick always had genuinely good stuff to tell, even if it is sometimes off. EVE stories were great.
I'm looking forward to what he ends up doing with Alex. Those two have a great dynamic.
Oh yes! Will now resume listening.
From my perspective, gaming podcasts should focus on games.
Its okay to trow in a joke or two here and there, but 2-3 hr joke podcasts is not my cup of tea.
1up yours with Shane, Garnett and the rest is still up to this day unmatched imo.
Giant Bombcast can be my cup of tea sometimes, but generally i dont really "feel" it =S
Its okay to trow in a joke or two here and there, but 2-3 hr joke podcasts is not my cup of tea.
1up yours with Shane, Garnett and the rest is still up to this day unmatched imo.
Giant Bombcast can be my cup of tea sometimes, but generally i dont really "feel" it =S
DigitalRicket
Member
...it's all up to Vinny now.
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Vinny don't even play games no more. He's a homemaker.
I know people don't go to the site anymore lol..but..go to the site.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Luke.
Luke is Phil Spector.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Wouldn't that be Pfister? Or are you alluding to the fact that Luke is a cold blooded murderer?
You decide.
eot
Banned
Yes, and then the same thing for everything "industry" related like how should company x advertise y. Ugh.
Guy LeDouche
Banned
the e3 bombcasts are usually terrible because its 8 drunk people talking over each other in a room with awful acoustics.
hopefully they have their shit together this year
Beermeister
Banned
And it will be even better when Patrick is gone.
don't be an ass
krameriffic
Member
When's the next endurance run?
BRocknRolla
Member
Haven't noticed any great change, but I continue to love it.
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
giantbomb.com
twitter.com/patrickklepek
http://blog.jeffgerstmann.net/post/50680628858/might-be-too-early-to-ask-this-but-whats-the-bombcast
Beermeister
Banned
I'm not. I just can't stand him interrupting the other guys constantly.
Jokes and Riddles
Neo Member
I enjoy them when they talk games. Sadly, tangents and other topics are thier forte these days.
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Because it ruins the audio quality of the podcast, adds extra work, and now they don't have to deal with his silly opinions like thinking Yoshi's Island is good.
dem fighting words
Patrick's awesome. Always get the impression a few people didn't like him at first and are so set in their ways they can't recognise when, y'know, he's improved. Not necessarily anyone here, just the general BOOOO PATRICK sentiment whenever he's on a Quick Look, even though the Quick Looks are usually good fun and the comments are made without watching the video itself.
Been listening to the Bombcast for a few years, love it. Good mixture of gaming chat and general bullshit, I don't think I'd like it if they just spoke purely about games for the entire podcast because I'm in it for the personalities, not the finer analysis of the industry (although a bit of that every now and then is okay). I drive an hour to work, an hour back from work (plus an extra hour for the gym), so it's perfect for me!
Been listening to the Bombcast for a few years, love it. Good mixture of gaming chat and general bullshit, I don't think I'd like it if they just spoke purely about games for the entire podcast because I'm in it for the personalities, not the finer analysis of the industry (although a bit of that every now and then is okay). I drive an hour to work, an hour back from work (plus an extra hour for the gym), so it's perfect for me!
bug_42
Member
I know I am alone here, but I disagree. This podcast has potential, but right now it is on the bottom of my podcast list. It takes them an hour before they start talking about games, and the fluff in the first hour feels forced. It doesn't have a smooth flow.
Well at least that is my opinion.
Well at least that is my opinion.
I only listen and go to GB because of Jeff Gerstmann, he is one of the funniest personalities in gaming, but also has the ability to switch to a more serious tone on the fly and actually lay down some real truth, like when they spoke about the fighting game community when that whole female player fiasco thing came up. Even when you disagree with Gerstmann (Yoshi's Island) he is still entertaining to listen to. Jeff is never boring, uninteresting or annoying, even when you disagree with him.
Patrick has his moments, good and bad, his bad moments usually happen in audio only form such as the bombcast where he often interrupts others and yammers on about a topic, all the while just being out of sync with the other more laid back members, he sounds like a little kid who is trying too hard to impressive the older boys.
He also has good moments, and they came in the Atari/Saturn video when him, Jeff and Whitta played some Atari and Saturn games and just talked, Patrick was great there as he was not trying too hard, just sat there and commented on the games in a cool and calm fashion, relaxed. He also has a couple of other videos where he really comes across as likeable, and others not so much.
Its like the guys need to get him really tired THEN sit him down for a show and he will be fine, but energetic and up tempo Patrick can be quite grating, especially on a 3 hour + podcast.
And really no amount of "Deal with it!" or "stop being mean!" is going to change that, quite a lot of people find him...a bit too much at times. But like i said, he does have redeeming qualities and maybe he just needs more experience.
Giant Bomb has always been about a bunch of relaxed "duders" enjoying video games, exemplified by Jeff, Ryan, Brad and later Vinny, they all have that relaxing tone, instead of the phoney, highly produced, bit too professional tone of people on IGN, Gamespot and GameTrailers. Patrick always seemed like he belonged more on those sites than on GB
Patrick has his moments, good and bad, his bad moments usually happen in audio only form such as the bombcast where he often interrupts others and yammers on about a topic, all the while just being out of sync with the other more laid back members, he sounds like a little kid who is trying too hard to impressive the older boys.
He also has good moments, and they came in the Atari/Saturn video when him, Jeff and Whitta played some Atari and Saturn games and just talked, Patrick was great there as he was not trying too hard, just sat there and commented on the games in a cool and calm fashion, relaxed. He also has a couple of other videos where he really comes across as likeable, and others not so much.
Its like the guys need to get him really tired THEN sit him down for a show and he will be fine, but energetic and up tempo Patrick can be quite grating, especially on a 3 hour + podcast.
And really no amount of "Deal with it!" or "stop being mean!" is going to change that, quite a lot of people find him...a bit too much at times. But like i said, he does have redeeming qualities and maybe he just needs more experience.
Giant Bomb has always been about a bunch of relaxed "duders" enjoying video games, exemplified by Jeff, Ryan, Brad and later Vinny, they all have that relaxing tone, instead of the phoney, highly produced, bit too professional tone of people on IGN, Gamespot and GameTrailers. Patrick always seemed like he belonged more on those sites than on GB
Jex
Member
Well, with Patrick gone I practically have no reason to continue listening to this podcast. I am have nothing against the other hosts per see, I just can't remember the last time I heard one of them say anything insightful or interesting about a videogame. They can be fairly entertaining to listen to in their own right, but that's not really what I'm looking for out of my gaming podcasts.
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What insightful things are there to say about video games lol. I'd much rather hear them talk about the industry or the situations their jobs take them to than what their subjective opinion of Army of Two is. Not to mention every podcast is essentially middle aged men who have been at this for a long time. It's no surprise that, at the end of a gen, people are a bit tired of the same old junk. While I'm not the hugest Brad fun, dude jumping into a completely new game and letting it devour him is exactly what I would want from people in their positions. If anything, Ryan not playin a fuckin thing lately is what's draggin the game talk down.
Never realized the lack of videogame talk might be due to the stagnancy of this gen. Next bombcast should be filled with gaming talk.
DigitalRicket
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I'm currently listening to some of their really early stuff from 2008, and I swear to god at least 50% of every episode back then was news about Rockband and Guitar Hero. I'm assuming things were slow then too, right?
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Nah, they just really liked those music games. Jeff and Alex especially, for obvious reasons. It's a party game and they constantly have a group ready to go, with constantly updating new content. It's easy to see why it'd swallow them.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
You only watched the infamous CAH episode?
LightofRohan
Member
Noooo! Patrick!!! I despised the guy on 1up(?) and was so annoyed that he joined Giant-Bomb, but after a while I really enjoy the guys commentary and would get sad if he wasnt on the show. This is a major bummer!
This better not be like 1up and everyone slowly starts backing out...
This better not be like 1up and everyone slowly starts backing out...
There was this one moment on a bombcast or livestream where somebody asking "You have not played it?! Really?!" and Patrick's reaction was "No. I feel I'm being attacked here". The room went totally cold, you could read it on all the faces. It came off as really annoying how he reacted. His best take away from the situation was that he was being "attacked", really? He made a big deal out of that? All I saw was people trying to recommend him to play it. Since then everything he does for most part annoys me. I guess that one incident just rubbed me really wrong and has played a role in my visting Giantbomb less and less these days.
Still tune in when Brad, Jeff, Ryan, Vinny or Drew do a quicklook. I can't avoid him with Bombcast, so stopped listening. Sounds really harsh, but I would be complaining the whole time about him in threads and nobody wants that.
I am fairly sure it was because he didn't grasp the context of what was being said as the conversation moved forward (due to the nature of it more than anything else). Patrick was spot on in what he was trying to say; the Sony conf was not made for a primetime TV audience. The Xbox unveil is more than likely going to be though. For Sony that moment (hopefully) comes at E3 which is what they were trying to point out in the midst of that conversation. He didn't really retract so much as he realized that Sony still has an opportunity to be more mainstream after they pointed that out. But frankly he was still pretty valid in underscoring that the first time Sony formally revealed anything PS4-centric to the world, it wasn't quite geared towards the least common denominator. Which can be good, bad, or indifferent if you think about it. I don't think Sony did anything wrong, but Patrick has no fault in thinking they might still be having messaging problems to more casual gamers. It was a respectable enough opinion even if I don't completely agree. Given how badly they fucked up the PS3 launch he is more than entitled to be skeptical despite all the news of how Sony 'gets it' this time around.
It's really shitty that Patrick is leaving; who cares who he sides with? Everyone has their place in a round table type of discussion, it's human nature, he is no different than anyone else. He's not part of the old guard, so finding a place to land with people who basically own the show is not always an easy thing to do. It doesn't mean he is an idiot. The podcast will be good without him, but really, I think they could just as easily voice chat with the dude. It's not exactly a video podcast except for E3 and special events. And even if it was they could still make that work.
I remember chatting with Patrick as an immature teenager/kid in his early 20's on IRC and I must say as a longtime gaffer that I'm proud of him, I think he did really well on the podcast, and I hope things change and they work him back into the Bombcast as a Skype guest. Every legit podcast has Skype guests. Twit.tv which is worth millions, and is about as squeaky clean as it gets on the web in terms of professionalism in a netscast, thrives on that shit on a daily basis. The Bombcast can, too.
Mister Negative
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See, I'm the exact opposite. I always watch quick looks/live shows, but barely, if ever, listen to the podcast. It's just too LONG. I don't have three straight hours where I want to be listening to a podcast.