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Giant Bomb @ E3 2019 | Have Fun, Be Safe, Be Kind, Call Home
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I agree. Luke in one segment, Mark in another. Still think about 1up at least once a week.
I have to assume if they did Night 1, they'll do the rest. But it's a travel day + the weekend for the crew so I wouldn't be surprised if Night 2 & 3 went up next week sometime.
The Kenny Omega bit was funny. Some of the reaction here was pretty embarrassing. It was only a few people, but it was the usual suspects that keep driving the toxicity in the era GB community.
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I haven't paid attention and was wondering where the podcasts were... hopefully they get them up during the weekend.
lol, Joe's followup gave me flashbacks to his infamous Keighley interview
his lack of chill seems to work better for YouTube videos than interpersonal interaction
The whole energy drink segment on day 3 is probably my favourite part of the nite shows this year. Going from Austin Creed's energetic and chipper selling of one of the drinks because they're a sponsor to the next drink being Austin Walker staring deadpan going "That one is banned in Europe, I'm deadass being serious" fucking broke me
I will add the Respawn segment on day 1.
Conversely there's a segment in day 1 that might be my least favorite because of the topic of conversation or lack thereof.
The funny thing is that the GB people said basically the same thing during that weird Gears segment. "Wait, why did microsoft have them there?" They just implied they had wasted money rather than actually saying it. Much more classy.
Don't sleep on this segment folks. Really great rapport between Jeff and the three devs, loved how it spun off into Brooke, Alex and Luis asking each other questions..
highlight of the show, watched it today, real good chemistry, and its what makes the after shows so great
the best segments for me are when the guests start asking each other stuff and it's not simply a back and forth with jeff because while he's great at that he's even better at just knowing when to sit back and let the magic flow, or if stuff starts to veer too wildly away from being entertaining he'll take back control and redirect it again
Just now getting to the Night 3 stuff.
My Third First E3 podcast with cold-medicined up Abby and randos wandering in and out is a good thing.
My Third First E3 podcast with cold-medicined up Abby and randos wandering in and out is a good thing.
If you've played an hour of Doom 2016 you've pretty much experienced everything that game has to offer
I felt the same; but I just don't think I'm into that type of game anymore.
My First E3 was the best part about E3 (reminded me of old GIantBomb where it was a clusterfuck but somehow worked) + the last interview with Austin etc.
I feel like they didn't learn much from how poorly they showed off Doom 2016 pre-release. Not that I was a huge fan of the game in the end, but they definitely did it a disservice.
That's not quite true because the first hour presents a greatly compromised version of its core gameplay. It's one of those games that sabotaged itself with a tacked-on player progression system. It takes a while to unlock basic controls and other settings around which the entire game was built.
You don't even get the double jump until like a third of the way through the game.
Which is ridiculous because the levels were clearly built around it. Being forced to slowly clamber over every obstacle makes for a terrible first impression (and you do it slowly because the proper animation speed is also an unlockable).
Honestly. By now, I had already forgotten what they talked about. Forgettable.
Started Day 2 stuff. Phil was great. Watching the Stadia and id Software segment now. That Stadia guy is selling hard on that streaming stuff.
Man, everyone has to cool out a bit about the wrestling. I'm not into it, but I dont mind them talking about it from time to time if they dont make it into the whole show for weeks on end. There are multiple people on staff who like wrestling, so it was a cool thing that they brought some of their personal tastes into the show. It was funny and I'm not even into wrestling all that much.
Also, side note, the Abby content keeps getting better each year! Glad she did her vlogs again!
Natalie is so, so good on Waypoint podcasts and it's a real shame she's leaving. I thought that she (and Danika before her) brought perspectives not really pushed by Pat/Rob/Austin. Natalie was really good at articulating her points too.
What!!? Both times I reinstalled Doom I quit after 40 mins not understanding why everyone was so hyped by it. Now I find out there's an unlock able progression system for doomguy.
Yeah, that game's greatest sin is how slow it starts, at least in terms of your abilities. By the end of that story when you have the double jump, chainsaw, etc., it's an absolute blast.
It's why I was hoping the announcement was she was moving to GB, because I have a sad feeling she's either moving to a community manager or other type of gig (which hey, get paid) where we won't be hearing from her.
Its not everyone's cup of noodles but it does what it does amazingly well.
2 things
1. 99% sure GB can't do sudden hires. It's a long process, you'll know when they're doing it.
2. She's technically production even at Waypoint, so that unfortunately wouldn't be unexpected. So I'm similarly hoping it's not fully behind the scenes/she shows up elsewhere too, I guess.
Having Natalie and Danika around for a bunch of Waypoint's E3 stuff really was a blessing, and I hope they'll be around next year too. I mean, best-case scenario - for us, the viewer, anyways; obviously what's good for Natalie is most important - is Natalie getting the sort of job that lets her still appear on Waypoint podcasts and stuff from time to time, but I kinda get the feeling she's gonna end up having to move a significant distance or summin, I dunno. And Danika's already said she's not looking for any public-facing roles, which is totally understandable.
That year of Waypoint streams with the full crew really was a bit of a golden age, in retrospect. I really miss it, even if I do still enjoy everything they do now.
That year of Waypoint streams with the full crew really was a bit of a golden age, in retrospect. I really miss it, even if I do still enjoy everything they do now.
Is there no Night 2 Editor Check-in? Seems odd to have not done that, maybe it's not uploaded yet?
The Phil Spencer interview took the place of the staff check ins on day 2