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| Topic | eighty tabletop games, ranked |
| Epyo 02/20/18 7:39:34 PM #279 | King of Tokyo/NY is 0/10 for me due to player elimination --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2018: This Website is Very Good |
| Epyo 02/19/18 6:30:58 PM #248 | Nappa is even scarier than I remember --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | eighty tabletop games, ranked |
| Epyo 02/18/18 1:56:45 PM #239 | I freaking looooove Catan and have played it over a thousand times with a particular few friends from high school. Unfortunately, in the past few years I've learned that the game does not work at all unless everyone has the right attitude, and barely anybody has that attitude. You have to be the type of board gamer who will trade resources without knowing for _sure_ that it is advantageous, and someone who enjoys the atmosphere of board gaming so much that you can go 10 turns in a row and take no actions, and still have fun. However I do not think it's the game's fault. I suspect that trading games only work if players are willing to trade for the sake of it, without knowing for _sure_ that it's a good idea. This is probably why there are almost 0 trading board games. There are decent expansions for Catan that make the game fairer and more balanced, but they also make trading less important (since you know the game will help you build soon)...this makes the game passable for general players (although too complicated), but it no longer shines for the people it was meant for =/ So, I don't blame anybody for not liking Catan, it is not for everyone. But I wouldn't change anything about it. (Well, except, make the board a little bigger, or always include Seafarers) --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | eighty tabletop games, ranked |
| Epyo 02/18/18 1:34:01 PM #237 | Ooh I missed this thread so far. I'm up to 140ish games now, I should do one of these again some time. Games I disagree on: * I think Sushi Go Party is one of the best games ever. Perfect distillation of drafting, no obfuscation with unnecessary complexity, very satisfying variety in the set-collecting and the different ways to set up the game, and it scales well (except for 2p). Sushi Go original is much worse, so I guess I'm not actually disagreeing after all =] * TTR is awesome because simple board games on big maps are awesome, duh. As a game, eh, it doesn't work that well. I actually wish it was more obvious how random it is, so players would take it less seriously--the game works best when you take <2 seconds per turn. So I guess I'm not actually disagreeing here either =] Games I agree on: * Yeah the social deduction bluffy games where you have barely anything to reason about, suck. I really hope I never have to play Sheriff of Nottingham ever again. Sounds like Seabass likes Resistance/Avalon more...eh I'll give that one credit, it's slightly better, I still don't like it though. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2018: This Website is Very Good |
| Epyo 02/13/18 12:48:03 AM #219 | ninkendo posted... you'll be caught up by episode 19 omg I think I'm going to need to use a guide --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2018: This Website is Very Good |
| Epyo 02/12/18 9:10:59 PM #215 | So I'm streaming original DBZ and finding it very hard to keep up with All Systems Goku. I believe I'm past episode 13 and still not caught up to their episode 6! Not complaining though because I'm also liking all the filler. I watched DBZ 20 years ago but toonami did not show me the last 50 episodes, so I am excited to finally see those (eventually) --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | transience's top 60 games - 2018 edition |
| Epyo 02/03/18 6:42:16 PM #494 | I am now 560 holes in, this game is godlike --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | transience's top 60 games - 2018 edition |
| Epyo 01/30/18 8:59:45 PM #442 | I have been jealous of desert golfing for years and I have just learned it is on android now and I am 50 holes in now --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | transience's top 60 games - 2018 edition |
| Epyo 01/26/18 7:59:19 PM #240 | Portrait's a good choice for best Castlevania. Lots of unusual areas, pretty good music, not much to complain about. There are also parts of the game where it feels like you're choosing where to explore next, which is a feeling a lot of metroidvanias somehow don't always capture. I think one of the most underrated things about it, is casting spells with Charlotte. What a weird thing to do in an action game, standing still and vulnerable for a couple of seconds, then unleashing a huge burst of flames or something. Feels really good, and I love how she yells the spell's name. That use of vocals reminds me of the satisfaction of playing your favorite card in hearthstone. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Awesome Games Done Quick. January 7-14 2018 [AGDQ] |
| Epyo 01/08/18 12:46:30 AM #110 | Take this with a grain of salt because it's just my guess, but: My understanding is that the owners of GDQ are constantly trying to eliminate all sources of risk. When they make changes to GDQ, it's often that nothing particularly bad happened, but rather, they've identified something bad that could happen, a potential risk. For example, sometimes runners get banned and it seems like an overreaction. But from another point of view, if the runner's commentary gets anywhere near breaking rules, then that runner is a risk. Another example, super metroid being missing this time, I believe phantoon almost messing up the SGDQ finale is partially to blame (although I've also heard other separate reasons it is not here this year). They want GDQ to be controlled and predictable, and I respect that. Admittedly, sometimes risk is fun. But, they are a business, a seemingly well-run business. GDQ gets hired by these charities to make profit. All it would take is one mistake, and these charities would cut ties with GDQ and end the business. So yeah, I bet the crowd cams were just too risky, why let random people do anything on camera? --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Awesome Games Done Quick. January 7-14 2018 [AGDQ] |
| Epyo 01/07/18 9:19:15 PM #95 | I think it was 1:11ish maybe iirc. If you're not going to take some risks, it's not a speedrun >:) --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2018: This Website is Very Good |
| Epyo 01/03/18 8:31:11 PM #16 | is there a timestamp in this final goty video that I can skip to and not hear about dream daddy anymore? I feel like the first 2 hours has been entirely dream daddy discussion --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Is the the new Breath of the Wild DLC worth playing through? |
| Epyo 12/22/17 7:20:26 PM #12 | DLC2 is excellent IMO. The shrines are easily the most well-designed shrines in the game, and the other stuff you do is mostly fun, occasionally meh. It keeps getting better the farther you get into it, the final things you do and the final reward are all awesome, I thought. It's cool how it is structured similarly to the main game: (this spoils how long the DLC is, so I'll hide it if anyone doesn't want to know that): Oh also, I played it on my master mode file. It was the perfect difficulty I thought!! Very hard stuff, but doable. DLC1 was waaaay too hard on master mode. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Stomach flu advice? |
| Epyo 12/11/17 12:54:12 AM #7 | I had stomach flu today also, think I'm through the worst of it. My advice is, don't eat, but definitely do take small sips of pedialyte all the time (or hydrolyte or whatever pharmacy hydration drink). Gotta get those electrolytes and potassium back. The fever is good, that's one way your body's killing the infection. Just lay down all day with a thick blanket, and let your body do its job. Put on some movies to pass the time. If you're getting a bad headache because you're really hungry, nibble on some bread, but only a little bit. You'll know when you're actually ready to eat again, but take it easy then too. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic |
| Epyo 12/09/17 9:13:50 PM #149 | never stop sneaking looked fun, but it also looked like it wouldn't get any more interesting or complex than that. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic |
| Epyo 12/08/17 11:14:09 PM #140 | I think the "what have we done" might just be referring to the total length of the podcasts --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | What is your favorite speedrun (specific videos or just a game in general) |
| Epyo 12/03/17 8:36:09 PM #51 | Esuriat posted... There's something very addictive to me about watching Doom and Doom II speedruns, both the official maps and community-made ones, on the UV-Max (100% kills and secrets) category. Yeah! So much manipulating enemy AI on the fly, and getting low on health, and cool straferun jumps, a bit of glitching but never anything OOB. Loooots of fast movement and skill! --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Why do pubs blare music insanely loud |
| Epyo 12/02/17 10:22:53 PM #4 | Yup, every bar I've ever been dragged to is like this. Can't hear my own mouth. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Super Mario Odyssey was kind of disappointing... |
| Epyo 11/29/17 10:32:20 PM #43 | Yep totally agree, that is an annoying feature, just pointing out that the huge mass of moons unlocked by the cubes are not the annoying ones, since those do not punish you if you've already explored an area. (they're on the map, so they need no re-exploration) --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Super Mario Odyssey was kind of disappointing... |
| Epyo 11/29/17 9:22:00 PM #41 | skullbone posted... Leafeon13N posted...Also one of my bigger gripes is that many moons are inaccessible your first time in an area for no reason. There are some moons where this makes sense, you look at the area and see that its changed as a result of your actions, so you want to go explore. There are some where nothing has changed but now there is suddenly a moon there because reasons. Many of the timer challenges are especially guilty of this. Actually the moons that are unlocked after you've finished the game, get shown on the map. So when those are added, you shouldn't feel like you have to re-explore previously explored areas. (But besides those moons, I agree that one of the main flaws in the game is trying to explore and some stuff is unavailable for no reason (like many hat doors for example).) --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic |
| Epyo 11/28/17 8:32:35 PM #59 | If that's the case, that would make me feel much better about it. I admit I did not get more than a few hours into it, couldn't get interested in the gameplay nor story. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic |
| Epyo 11/28/17 7:48:49 PM #55 | PUBG is in?? Ugh my top 10 is ruined then --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic |
| Epyo 11/27/17 8:25:33 PM #39 | All right ultimate final prediction: 1-Super Mario Odyssey 2-Nier 3-Zelda 4-Cuphead 5-Horizon 6-Destiny 2 7-Wolfenstein 2 8-Night in the Woods 9-Steamworld Dig 2 10-Pyre However, I've never been correct about what game wins Giant Bomb goty #1. Pretty sure this year though, because Mario has the enthusiasm, and everyone generally loves it, and there are not many obvious arguments against it. Nier has the enthusiasm but too many problems that even Alex readily agrees with (environments, gameplay, length). Zelda definitely 3rd I think, Dan will save energy for Mario, and Jeff and Ben really dislike it, and there are too many easy arguments against it (even though IMO it's maybe best game of all time). Fairly confident about Cuphead 4th. The rest, meh, did my best. I really hope Nier doesn't win, because I always feel embarrassed when games win goty for mostly story alone, makes me feel embarrassed for games as a medium, like they're "just another storytelling medium but worse". --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic |
| Epyo 11/27/17 7:31:43 PM #38 | iiicon posted... the one thing working in Mario's favour is that it came out like 6 weeks before deliberations, so Jeff hasn't had the opportunity to pull the "I got what I wanted out of that game and now I never want to touch it again" card that he plays every year. this is hilarious, I love these --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Super Mario Odyssey is out so let's talk about it, maybe |
| Epyo 11/14/17 10:45:20 PM #313 | u can just go to any yellow hat store and buy one --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 10/31/17 12:47:40 AM #261 | looks pretty good. night in the woods over splatoon 2? naah pyre, uncharted lost legacy, prey, all snubbed? yeah probably --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Initial reaction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vs Super Mario Odyssey |
| Epyo 10/30/17 12:04:54 PM #34 | EndOfDiscOne posted... Not to knock SMO, but Im kinda surprised that people are blown away by it. Its really the same formula as 64 and Sunshine but with the capture mechanic and way more moons. And reportedly a better post game. I avoided most footage after E3 and I still feel like I saw too much. I think the crucial formula change is, when you get a moon, you don't get sucked out of the level, you just resume whatever you were doing. I thought getting sucked off like that was pretty much a dealbreaker in those games, for secret shines and optional shines and such. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Initial reaction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vs Super Mario Odyssey |
| Epyo 10/29/17 9:02:37 PM #3 | I worship BOTW every night before bed but Odyssey is realllly surprising me --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 10/24/17 8:45:55 PM #237 | Whoa Jeff is wearing cool big green contacts in the latest jeff gerstmann home game, isn't he? --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | Overwatch: Halloween Terror 2017. October 10th - November 2nd. |
| Epyo 10/22/17 7:54:10 PM #161 | I think a fun question to think about is, is "current mercy" the most powerful character ever in overwatch? --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 10/12/17 11:46:26 PM #213 | I feel like the gb west streams have had too-loud-gameplay for like a couple months --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | What's your go to fast food restaurant? |
| Epyo 10/01/17 11:44:00 AM #4 | i have taco bell 4 times a week or so --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | so, Metroid: Samus Returns |
| Epyo 09/24/17 10:59:47 AM #220 | bottom screen is also switching weapons and switching missles! --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | so, Metroid: Samus Returns |
| Epyo 09/21/17 11:02:57 PM #184 | I dunno if it's fair to hold it against this game if it is different than metroid 2, I mean, they didn't even call this one metroid 2. Just consider it a retelling, not a remake! I assume the elevators are all for technical reasons, not sure though. I never thought loading times made that much sense on a cartridge. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | so, Metroid: Samus Returns |
| Epyo 09/21/17 9:57:52 PM #182 | OK I finished this game, 9:30, 55%. I really can't decide if I like it or not. I think it was just too long, and not enough variety. Certainly not 9 hours' worth. I'll try to stay positive though: I liked the combat, counter felt great, and sometimes I'd be exploring and actually worried about my health. Definitely liked the metroid fights. I enjoyed improving my aim, leading my shots and perfecting my strategies. Some of the fights were repeated way too many times though. Cool powerups too, I enjoyed experimenting with aeon abilities. But the world is not very exciting. You look for metroids, then you look for more metroids, again and again. They don't really introduce new enemies, and all the areas feel pretty much the same. Exploring a single "area" is pretty fun, but I didn't need to do it so many times. This would have been an fantastic game if they took about half of the world out, I think. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 09/19/17 7:21:45 PM #162 | I dunno why people on the internet like watching pubg so much. It's just all looting the same items over and over, then getting sniped, occasionally sniping someone else. --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | How many people do you hang out with on a weekly basis, outside of work? |
| Epyo 09/18/17 9:44:22 PM #5 | answered 0 9 hours a day at work is pleeeenty people time for me --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 09/07/17 8:40:38 PM #115 | brad playing sonic mania, is the only time I've ever had watching video games, where I actually had to turn it off --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 09/05/17 7:53:46 PM #107 | omg I super get that feeling too, I get ridiculously tense/anxious until they hang up. I'm glad Jeff started getting really good about saying "thanks for your question" as soon as possible in the last few call in shows I've seen 'em do --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 09/05/17 12:23:14 AM #104 | is the giant bombcast aftermath show generally good? i havent had time to listen to them --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
| Topic | THE Official Giant Bomb Topic : Jeff praised a Sonic game |
| Epyo 08/21/17 8:37:32 PM #71 | oh my god --- People who don't finish their sentences I'm a Castlevania superfan! Ask me anything! |
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