sure but even in the spoilercast about it dan didn't really seem to understand or remember things lol just big setpiece moments really I think.
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Giant Bomb |GOTY 2018| Cowboys vs. Gods
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in his not defense he had forgotten the entire story by the time they did the spoiler cast
6 or 7, 6 had a really bad board where you had to steal stars, and 7 had sail the canals playing all the time.
I think the one where they played the map that didn't have any stars on it and it was all about stealing each other's stars. That was largely coloured by how terrible that map is though.
lol
I got out of the ice level so I'm honestly not too far into the game, but the way they talk about all the shitty mechanics reminds me of Austin defending the base building and other jank in Fallout 4. Quality of the game aside, it's literally the same argument.
If you liked Alex on Detroit, you might love Heather Alexandra's playthrough over on her Twitch channel. I would never play it but it was a joy to watch a critic and a like-minded chat experience it together
Making this happen should be Jeff's #1 priority from now on.
Also, wrapping up the GoW segment, and two things:
1). Last thing I'll randomly say on the subject of "hey guys, Abby was actually really positive, what's wrong with you," as I get the feeling drawing out the backlash to the backlash doesn't serve the most productive purpose: one of the last things she says is how much she loved the game...
2). I found the Cave of Kratos in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey while listening to this. Why does it feel like Giant Bomb has become the vessel of some higher power all of a sudden.
If this is just Ben, Abby, and Jan watching old videos, I am going to be so fucking disappointed.
Man, this is an incredibly bad post reeking with someone searching for any reason to dislike Abby. This is incredible. I didn't think this would happen for a second year in a row, but here we are.
That is exactly what I want
All y'all poking for stupid ass reasons to needle and nitpick Abby need a goddamn hobby
Yup this improv comedian is bad at public speaking, like brehs shut up
Vinny reacting to the plot points about Atreus as a parent isn't a "selective lens" whereas Abby reacting to it as a woman is?
as someone who just finished the game a couple days ago, it's easily the most whiplash moment in the whole game for me. the whole episode is maybe half an hour long and he turns into and asshole and back to normal like someone accidentally flipped the 'little shit' switch on his back. it felt like a story beat the writers felt obligated to hit instead of something that unfolded organically. it was a really jarring moment that was at odds with writing that was otherwise handled with a relatively deft touch.
I've been getting a weird vibe from Jeff all year.
My abandonment shields are always up at this time of year.
My abandonment shields are always up at this time of year.
Lol it was funny watching Jeff hold back during the RDR2 discussion. Vinny was the best at articulating his problems with it. I'd be suprised if it wins best game, but Brad constantly gushing about it probably might will it into happening. Also glad my boy Jan got to share some of his opinions for once.
and then he's shook back to mortal levels of humbleness after his umpteenth near-death encounter like fifteen minutes later. "oh man, this thing that's happened every ten minutes since we started dragging this bag of dirt up this hill has really put things in perspective!"
The moment where he is so arrogant he stops listening to your instructions is fucking awesome.
Hey, boy, shoot this guy
Huh i pressed the button? why isn't this working.Oh holy shit this damn kid is off the rails.
I love it
Hey, boy, shoot this guy
Huh i pressed the button? why isn't this working.Oh holy shit this damn kid is off the rails.
I love it
If you pay attention I truly think that Atreus isn't in his right mind when that stuff occurs. I'm not sure if it was touching a particular rune or not, but he acts like he doesn't even remember when he's encountered by his shadow in Helheim. Regardless, your cynicism is obvious and I don't think your conclusion is really what the intention is.
Dude seems pretty relaxed to me. It's almost like having a full staff and support takes a lot of weight off your shoulders.
Thing is, how many other games could be in contention? There wasn't universal acclaim for any other game that has a plausible chance.
Of those with a chance, only RDR2 and GOW got superlative praise, and RDR2 got more.
Unless I missed something. I did skip a few discussions.
Tetris Effect is going to win unless Vinny keeps up his..."it's still just tetris" mantra (which i agree with)
i mean i really liked the game and Atreus' dialogue in particular, and this sucked the air out of that temporarily. it's by no means a major complaint, but it was definitely kind of a bummer.
as to the former point, i initially figured he had to be possessed or something, and there's a line of dialogue later in Hel where he says something to the effect of "that wasn't me, was it?" but Kratos responds in a manner that i thought implied Atreus was in control of himself at the time and was disassociating during the vision of what happened. after that i disregarded the idea that he was acting at the behest of forces unknown, but maybe i just overlooked that aspect.
Abby has totally been the MVP this year- reasonable, insightful, measured, and played more games than damned near anyone else on staff. She was green last year, but these discussions would have been markedly worse without her (and Ben, in fairness- both of their critical analysis and debating skills have vastly improved since last year).
Tetris, Dead Cells, Into the Breach and Obra Dinn all have plausible chances, and fewer people strongly opposed to them than either of the AAA contenders.
If Jeff wants a game to win it's probably gonna win
Remember when he got Syndicate in the top 10
Remember when he got Syndicate in the top 10
Only 3 of them were overly positive about it. Everyone else pointed out the flaws. Some more than others. Dan and Jeff are the only ones who really hate it lol. Its too early to tell. I could see Into the Breach or Tetris Effect wining.
3 paragraphs
I hope everyone notices that the longest and most laborious criticisms of GB staff is always directed towards one person
Jeff ended up being unable to mount any kind of solid pushback against RDR2, as expected, and I don't think Dan's argument for most disappointing is going to last more than 10 minutes.
She also said on the podcast that she loves the game. You just weren't listening.
Dang it! I checked out the awards season begins thread and I haven't seen the list, but someone basically announced the winner without a spoiler tag. Man I feel stupid! Avoid that thread to not get spoiled!
dan having to spend time setting the scene for super mario party with ben and abby backing him is hilarious
I agree that it's 'just tetris' but it seems to be the only game they're all on board with at some level besides into the breach or obra dinn.
Into the Breach, Dead Cells, Tetris, Hitman 2 etc have the advantage of there not being multiple people at GB who hate them, and almost everyone loving them.
IMO Jeff and Dan are way too negative on RDR2 to let Brad push it to number 1 no matter how obstinate he's going to be about it.
Originally I had them picking Tetris or Into the Breach but after seeing more top ten lists and finishing the RDR2 discussion, I'm thinking there's your top 3 to take it all. GoW seems like it's gonna need some more elbow grease to get past those three.
Also the zoom out on MPP11 was amazing and loved seeing Drew the Tyrant.
Also the zoom out on MPP11 was amazing and loved seeing Drew the Tyrant.
also comparing the Mario Party series to ICP releases is possibly one of the most apt comparisons I've ever heard
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Someone said their GOTY list leaked.
Tetris Effect, Dead Cells, and God of War are top 3. Is this true
C'mon dude, really? Wtf
Your first choice is to come in here and ask without spoiler tags?
In the GOTY thread that is tracking all the awards he said that the audio files were accidentally uploaded on their site.