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Giant Bomb @ E3 2019 | Have Fun, Be Safe, Be Kind, Call Home
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GB has always been a fun muck-around kinda site - Waypoint consistently dig deeper into basically every issue. Let's not try and pretend that isn't the case. I just think that suits her skills better.
But she's not going to waypoint, she's going to be a community manager at something else or whatever. How is that any better than giantbomb.
How do you know where she's going..?
You're getting whipped up over nothing.
I'm not really getting that whipped up.
Still a dumb as hell thing to say that giantbomb ain't good enough though in a thread where people appreciate giantbomb's output.
You can appreciate GiantBomb's output (like I do) and realise that it's not a site that is really made for really in-depth discussions into politics/race etc. like Waypoint is. (or was..? Seems like they aren't going to last too much longer)There's nothing wrong with that, btw.
But she isn't coming from waypoint, she's coming from being the community manager for the dragon Prince.
Also I enjoy waypoint a lot. Do I in any way put it above what giantbomb does? Not personally, no
Also I enjoy waypoint a lot. Do I in any way put it above what giantbomb does? Not personally, no
The post you quoted was about Natalie, not Danika.
but there's like 0 reason to compare Waypoint and GB in that way here; they both do very different things
that being said
...what are you even talking about specifically? The conference reactions? The two times they were on the couch together (during which Ben and Abby were both sick)?
Danika and Natalie aren't the same person.
imo Natalie has more grounding in deeper conversations around games media/politics/race etc; that just doesn't suit Giant Bomb. That is what I'm saying.
Giant Bomb is a place for fuckabout amateur comedians and there's nothing wrong with that.
What is this gif even from? Shenmue was announced at e3 2015, this is something they were watching back in their studio it looks like?Giant Bomb will never be this happy again.
Dota wheelspin and it almost landed on the really rare stuff, I believe.
@antiwhipp
It's not the shenmue reveal I can't actually remember what the actual clip was from but they were acting shocked and someone added the shenmue bits
Why would Waypoint not be around much longer? Are they in trouble?
They had a big restructuring at Vice. They aren't even Waypoint anymore, technically.
Once you have a clear, concise, non-ambiguous definition of "best" I think we'll be able to easily choose the winners :-)
Are you judging it based on:-
1. Comedy banter
2. Insights into the industry
3. A particular game or studio you're interested in
4. Something else I've not thought of
To be fair Twitch having lots of screamlords hamming it up for views and Giant Bomb coming off as unenthusiastic or overly dismissive at times can both be true.
For what it's worth I don't think it was as bad this year though, probably because E3 itself was slightly more lowkey.
I mean, I don't exactly want to fight about it, it's just that what you said was pretty extreme and I don't feel it was all that accurate. So I'm curious about what made you think that.
I rarely find them dismissive and they get exited for a bunch of stuff.
Most of the "jaded" comment i've seen is about them not being exited enough for the right games. Like whatever counts as "Megaton" and "wins E3".
Not sure about consensus, but my personal bests (that I've also seen others in the thread mention):
Most interesting/insightful:
Funniest:
Natalie Watson, the Keyblade Master, the Lore Master, and the Joyous Gamer, also has a degree in critical theory and video game studies. That, and having been on podcasts with Austin, Danielle, Rob, and Patrick where they go deep into themes and content, has set her up to participate in deeper conversations than what GB, God bless it, usually has.
missed a lot of the coverage due to work and basketball so really appreciate this. just now starting to catch up on it all
I'm not so sure about that, have you heard Dan talk about the deep themes and politically charged subject matter from the metal gear series?
Wasn't it Dan who said that he didn't know Metal Gear was political?
There;s a reason why lore reasons is the most meticulous, 100% concise breakdown of the kingdom hearts series with absolutely 0 inaccuracies, with every participant deeply able to engage in the story of kingdom hearts like no other podcast, or even discussion on the internet really.
You could even say that lore reasons is the definitive text on the critical study of kingdom hearts.
Nah, I agree; there was an air of going through the motions this year - I just think there wasn't much to get excited about.
The most joyous podcast was the Abby/Ben one
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I have updated the OP to include day 3 which was the final thing that was missing. Here is all the content that dropped during E3.
Videos
E3 Vlog - 06/08/2019
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Microsoft Conference
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Bethesda Conference
E3 Vlog- 06/09/2019
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Ubisoft Conference
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Square Enix Conference
E3 Vlog - 09/10/2019
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Nintendo Conference
Dan & Jeff's Secret E3 2019 Meeting Room & Show Floor Tour
Live From E3 2019: Nite 1
E3 Vlog - 06/11/2019
Live From E3 2019: Nite 2
Live From E3 2019: Nite 3
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Podcasts
The Drive(check for June 8th)
My Third First E3 Episode 01
My Third First E3 Episode 02
Giant Bombcast 587: Tac-Yak
My Third First E3 - Episode 03
My Third First E3 Episode 04
My Third First E3 Episode 05
Live From E3 2019: Nite 1
Live From E3 2019: Nite 2
Live From E3 2019: Nite 3
Videos
E3 Vlog - 06/08/2019
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Microsoft Conference
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Bethesda Conference
E3 Vlog- 06/09/2019
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Ubisoft Conference
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Square Enix Conference
E3 Vlog - 09/10/2019
We Talk Over the E3 2019 Nintendo Conference
Dan & Jeff's Secret E3 2019 Meeting Room & Show Floor Tour
Live From E3 2019: Nite 1
E3 Vlog - 06/11/2019
Live From E3 2019: Nite 2
Live From E3 2019: Nite 3
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Podcasts
The Drive(check for June 8th)
My Third First E3 Episode 01
My Third First E3 Episode 02
Giant Bombcast 587: Tac-Yak
My Third First E3 - Episode 03
My Third First E3 Episode 04
My Third First E3 Episode 05
Live From E3 2019: Nite 1
Live From E3 2019: Nite 2
Live From E3 2019: Nite 3
My favorite part of Giant Bomb is when Dan and Austin interact with each other because you can tell they like each other and Austin tries so hard to be polite and accommodating to him despite his complete lack of knowledge and insight about anything important. When Austin is being "benevolently belittling" to Dan.
And I say this as someone that really likes Dan.
I loved that Bombcast where an email about Taco Bell spun off into a 25 minute argument about fast food. Dan talked about finally trying a Big Mac because he was "getting more open minded about food" and Austin just burst out laughing.
Completely agree on this, the whole we got criticised for not being excited because we aren't loud felt like it was misrepresenting how GB could get in the past during E3. Just go back and watch the FF7 Remake reveal being accompanied by them going "No", shaking their heads and generally dismissing it with what can best be described as a collective eye roll.
Compare that to this year and them actually commenting on things they liked seeing from that game while bringing up points they were curious about in terms of how it would be handled. Even the weeks leading up to E3 have been more positive, I remember old Bombcast leading up to E3 being them groaning about it being that time of year again for weeks. Now, all credit to Jeff, every time E3 was brought up on a Bombcast he was quick to basically mention that while it is a busy week for them it's also a big deal and he was excited about it.
So yeah, in general I think during the period of time they were criticised for being unenthusiastic it was well warranted, but to their credit they listened and have been great in recent years.
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If I were to give any feedback this year, it would be more time given to the crews impressions on games that they saw on the show-floor or via appointments, so that we can get more in-depth detailed impressions. Think the likes of Easy Allies do a fantastic job in that respect and Waypoint was also great this year.
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Think that was the most negitive I saw the thread get, during his time on the stream. He was pure marketing mode and a pain to listen to.
I decided to jump to page 200 randomly and it was the perfect page. Everyone was feeling exactly as I was during that segment.
