Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host once again! As the doldrums of winter start to rear their ugly head the Giant Bomb Community has been busy plugging away at the latest video game offerings that 2016 has in store for us. Next week be prepared for an onslaught of Paul Ryckert Quick Look and video content, as well as even more attempts to reach the Mun from Giant Beast. With all of that aside, let's get on with the site housekeeping!
- On Tumblr scribbled-worlds made his GiantRom GameJam creation a reality! You can play "Metal Gear Cardboard" here!
- @wallofbricks makes silly videos of the GB staff playing games. He's taking recommendations for his next video RIGHT NOW!
- Someone has beaten Dan's "The Ryckoning" in one minute and twelve seconds, and the speedrunner in question then proceeds to call the level "poorly made."
Clip of the Week
- Giant Bomb Loves Warren (Life is Strange X Power Moves Mashup) (By: @clagnaught) - Giant Bomb Loves Warren! So Clagnaught replaced the Warren in our hearts with Warren from Life is Strange in this hilarious mash-up video!
- Giant Bomb Animated: Sonic the Hedgehog (By: @bottledbacon) - BottledBacon animated the Bombcast's most recent conversation about Sonic the Hedgehog, which you can enjoy here.
Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - "Next Gen" Giant Bomb Poster (By: @justunfriendly) - JustUnfriendly created his own rendition of the Giant Bomb logo! Check it out over here, and see the animated version of this banner as well.
- Mobile Bomb Gundam: Jar's Counterattack (Fan Art) (By: @humanity) - Humanity follows up the AWESOME GiantBeast x Gundam artwork that he created last week with a piece of art that combines Giant Bomb West with Gundam.
- The Giant Bomb iRacing Community has a great Giant Bomb x GameSpot Decal
Gallery
Community Activities
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Pawn Recruitment Thread - Send Out a Yelp for a Pawn Over Here!
- The Giant Bomb Community now has a North American Blade and Soul group that you can join NOW over here!
Best of Blogs
- On Endings – The Enduring Legacy of Silent Hill 2 and the Missteps of Mass Effect 3 (By: @cav829) - Cav829 uses Silent Hill 2 and Mass Effect 3 to discuss the enduring legacy that game endings can have on their audiences.
- My First - And Second - Attempt At Project B.E.A.S.T. 6 - The Luda Lander 1.0 (By: @orzbluefog ) - OrzBlueFog shares two of his attempts to make a successful version of the spacecraft seen in Project B.E.A.S.T. 6. Did he succeed? You'll just have to check out his blog to find out!
- I Disliked Fallout 4. Installed These Mods, Now I Love It (By: @zevvion) - After walking away from the game Zevvion recently installed a suite of mods for Fallout 4, and as a result found himself finally enjoying the game.
- On the Anvil: Assassin's Creed and Diminishing Returns & Sunday Summaries 01/17/2016: Fallout 4 & Citizens of Earth (By: @mento) - Moderator Mento shares his comprehensive thoughts on Assassin's Creed Syndicate and the present state of the Assassin's Creed franchise as a whole on his latest blog over here. Mento also gives you an update on his latest adventures with Fallout 4 and Citizens of Earth.
- My 50 Most Anticipated Games of 2016 - Part One (#50- #36) (By: @devoureroftime) - DevourerOfTime is compiling the fifty games coming out in 2016 that he is most excited to play! Here's part one to what is already a highly entertaining blog feature.
- The Great Journey Begins - Halo: Combat Evolved& Some Thoughts on Rise of the Tomb Raider (By: @darth_navster) - After wrapping up Halo 5: Guardians last week, Darth_Navster decided to go back toHalo: Combat Evolved for posterity's sake. Also, after tinkering around with Rise of the Tomb Raider, Darth_Navster shares his overall impressions of the game.
- Dead Man Shuffle (By: @ford_dent) - Ford_Dent's latest blog is about Hacknet, a personal favorite, and how it has permanently changed his outlook on what games are capable of doing.
- A Personal Video Game Retrospective (1986-2015) 1990 (By: @riostarwind) - RioStarwind continues his personal journey through the years that he has been playing games by looking back at 1990.
- Resident Evil Zero - AKA - The Third Worst Game in The Series (By: @yummylee) - Yummylee comments on why he thinks Resident Evil 0 is one of the worst entries in the franchise, as a fan of Resident Evil in general.
- Dark Souls (Day 1) And Streaming (Highlights Included) & My First Souls Experience & Some Thoughts (By: @flashflood_29) - Inspired by Dan's recent forays into the game, FlashFlood_29 tried his hand at live-streaming himself playing Dark Souls. Read about that and what his first impressions of the game were on his latest blogs from this week.
- EVE vs MWO: The Perils of Realism (By: @mikelemmer) - MikeLemmer drew parallels between Eve Onlineand MechWarrior Online in how each game appeals to their audiences.
- When Moolah Is No Object: Some Thoughts On Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (By: @dankempster) - dankempster's first blog of 2016 examines Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, and discusses its place among the Oddworld franchise as a whole.
- Some Thoughts on Suikoden (By: @grantheaslip) - Check out GrantHeaslip's comprehensive and exhaustive retrospective on the original Suikoden on his latest blog over here.
- Why I Was Disappointed With Mortal Kombat X (By: @xerseslives) - xerseslives extrapolates on his disappointment with Mortal Kombat X, on his latest blog over here.
- My Favorite Games of 2015 (By: @matterman)
- Game of the Year 2015: Arriving Late, but Not Fashionably So (By: @dricas )
Join the Discussion
- Warren Appreciation Thread (By: @goodlymike) - Thanks to the latest "Ranking of Fighters" video, we now have a "Warren Appreciation Thread" that you can read and comment on.
- Space Sim Saturation? (By: @dennishopper) - Are we experiencing saturation with Space Sims, thanks to Steam? Join the community debate on this matter over here.
- Deadly Tower of Monsters- Early Impressions (By: @brackstone) - Have you dabbled with the campy dual joystick shooter The Deadly Tower of Monsters? If so, join our community discussion for the game over here.
- Dragon's Dogma- Show Off Your Arisen & Pawn (By: @clairvoyantvibrations) - Show off what your Arisen and Pawn look like in the PC version of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen right here.
- Star Trek Timelines Discussion Thread (By: @flakmunkey) - Have any of you given Star Trek Timelines a shot? Join the rest of the Giant Bomb Community that has been playing the game on this discussion thread.
Useful User Reviews
- Check out @jaypb08's review of Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection to see if this is a respectful port of a classic game.
- @riostarwind discusses why he thinks HuniePop fails to take full advantage of its potential on his review of the game.
Lovable Lists
- My Favorite Open World/Sandbox Games (By: @psykhophear) - While not the biggest fan of open world games, there are a few that that Psykhophear has enjoyed playing. Find out what they are on this list.
Wonderful Wikis
- Warren - The fighting game character of our hearts, can't one of you put some more love into this wiki page?
- Deadly Moves - The sixth best fighter game of all time and the one that introduced Warren to the world has its own wiki page too.