Board 8 > Giant Bomb 2017: Official Brad Appreciation Topic

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PUBG is so weird because it's so bad at a lot of things, but its nature makes it fun regardless.
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Oh boy this is going to be a fun GOTY
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iiicon posted...

PUBG: officially considered for 2017 GOTY.

good to hear.

Honestly this is the only thing I think can prevent a predictable Mario win
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they let the east coast in on the after show and then the fire alarm went off

subtle, giant bomb. subtle.
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PUBG is in?? Ugh my top 10 is ruined then
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Epyo posted...

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".

this is a bad take. There are things you can do in games that can't be done in any other media, and Nier is a great example of such
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Also Nier has good gameplay anyway
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Epyo posted...

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

Okay but nier's storytelling only works due to it being a video game. It wouldn't work as a book or a movie or a tv show or whatever.
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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.
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Nier is a top 3 game this year at worst, and it's not "just story".

We are talking about a site that wanted Doom in best story, though, so it's tough to predict. Brad always beats that snide "for a video game" card whenever they talk story as well, which is super annoying.
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This is probably a longshot, but are there any must listen to podcasts from the past several months? I fell off after E3 and haven't listened to a single one since. I'm off for a month starting next week and with it being GOTY season, I'm starting to ramp back up into GB content.

I'll likely listen to the last few as well as Jan's first podcast, but other than that I'm not sure.
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Jan has said maybe two dozen words total so far, so you aren't really missing much on that front
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Jan?
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https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/welcome-the-newest-member-of-giant-bomb-jan-ochoa/1100-5646/
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Oh yeah.

I haven't seen anything with him in it, so I totally forgot his name.
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Brad this week didn't just seem to be in Nier's court, he also implied that he had some serious shit to say about people who DON'T like Nier in the upcoming discussions, so I guess it's truly safe to say where he's buckling down.

Thank god it's for a good game for once.
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ughh nooo, I need to find a decent priced copy before they spoil the fuck out of it
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I don't see a possible future where they don't spoil every single possible plot point in these things.
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honestly it just sounded like brad had things to say about how people talk about nier's structure and the discussion around multiple 'endings'
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I figured he wanted to call out people who call 9S a fuckboi.
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I can see a scenario where Dan allows Nier the 2 spot if it secures Mario #1
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Shadow Dino posted...

I can see a scenario where Dan allows Nier the 2 spot if it secures Mario #1

yeah but PUBG throws a wrench in that, I think
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You guys think Mario beats Zelda?
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Even with PUBG in, just about everyone seems to have fallen off of it at the office. I can see the rampant cheating being an argument people use against it pretty strongly.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

You guys think Mario beats Zelda?

There's zero doubt. Ben actively doesn't care about Zelda. Jeff has turned on it.
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Jeff immediately had a Horizon > Zelda take back in March. Brad has stated he has no intentions of finishing it.

Yeah, I think Odyssey beats Breath of the Wild.
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if pubg isn't their #1 they're lying to themselves
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You're lying to yourself
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icon sounds like a cop to me
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I'm not a cop
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You have to tell me if you are
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buncha narcs in here
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im honestly not sure that PUBG deserves their goty. i dont think a regular feature on the site equals a game they definitively believe is better than something like odyssey. there were long periods where it felt like they were regretting the murder island feature, and it seemed like they wanted to stop a few episodes in. they were frustrated a lot and the game, mechanically, is average at best. for giant bomb, the players on the periphery of the site have been far more enthralled by it -- will smith, austin walker, etc -- than giant bomb itself.

i think its importance to giant bomb is overstated. i dont see how it would be difficult to suggest that they, as a group, had more fun with odyssey or automata or something along those lines.
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y'all forgetting that vinny, dan, brad, and even alex were playing pubg obsessively for months outside of murder island. the only reason they stopped was because they just had to do their job and play other games!

jeff also just enjoyed playing it solo, which is the least surprising thing because he's never been into playing anything seriously with a team.

the fact that they had a months-long feature on it where all sorts of funny dumb shit happened helps for sure, but we also have to remember most of the senior staff were constantly sharing stories on both podcasts, and screenshots and video clips on twitter about pubg.

big difference of course was, outside of murder island, they were playing with actually good players like will smith, matt pascual, and even danny o'dwyer. with people who knew what they were doing, it wasn't just the shenanigans and instant team wipes that they experienced!

they also stopped playing way before the cheating got real rampant, so i don't think it'll weigh much on how they talk about it. bugs didn't seem to hamper their experience either.

i'm not as confident about it being the lock for goty as i was months back, but i still favor it over everything else. i am sure it's gonna be vinny and dan's goty! probably in the top 3 for jeff and brad. maybe top 5 for alex.

this latest bombcast's discussion on mario only reassured me that it's not winning goty. only dan and ben showed any enthusiasm over the post-credits content. ben will abandon mario for nier if the support is there, and that's looking very likely. alex also said he'll still be playing mario, but yeah, we all know he will fight tooth and nail for nier.

brad sped through mario just to beat it. he said he's happy to hear there's more to the game, but let's be real here. only time he'll come back to it is when the deliberations are over and he's chilling over the holiday break.

jeff is done with mario.

also, what those two have let slip about their feelings on nier fills me with hope! it actually has a chance at site goty!

my mind still says pubg, but my heart hopes for nier. mario is this year's rocket league/overwatch.
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top 10:

bubsy
HQ
knack 2
star fox 2
drawn to death
agents of mayhem
bequest
that rick and morty vr game
wwe 2k18
destiny 2

(if you want a real dark horse contender I think Cuphead has a non-zero shot at #1)
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wtf happened

I noticed the Xenoblade 2 page has 0 posts on it the other day so I made a post and now it suddenly has 78 posts in response to my post
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Jfinished last years awards.

I would say that Vinny going through all of Zero Escape 3, only for it to get taken off for literally Doom, is probably the lowest point in GB GotY history.
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https://twitter.com/jeffbakalar/status/936292518165086208

poor jeff
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https://twitter.com/TheBarrylad/status/936297201562804225
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Everyone's favorite GB member is currently livestreaming!
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You joke, but Rorie is awesome
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party bill is my favorite gb member
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The Mana Sword posted...

party bill is my favorite gb member

Only when he's with Michael McDonald.
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UPF in a few minutes.
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something is happening on upf
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that's dan's music!!
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I'm watching this Tickled movie that Dan mentioned on UPF, and, uh, wtf
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that final round of gang beasts was so good
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Doom vfr looks meh.
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iiicon posted...

I'm watching this Tickled movie that Dan mentioned on UPF, and, uh, wtf

tickled is something real special
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