Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host as always! As most of you are already aware this week will mark the glorious return of the Big Live LIVE Show: Live! The event will start on the 29th of April at around 11:00 A.M. PDT. Mr. @rorie and the rest of the staff would like to inform you that there will be an after-party for the event that any users that live in the California Bay Area can attend. If you are interested then please R.S.V.P. over here, but understand that the event is only for users that are 21 or older. Please be aware that commenting on the after-party information thread IS NOT considered to be an R.S.V.P. Moving on to site bugs: If you had issues switching your color scheme on your mobile phone or iOS device the engineers suspect that clearing your cookies will remedy the problem, but if you still have issues report them here. Also, the issue with pop-up prompts disrupting commenting and posting on the site has been confirmed to be resolved. Thank you for your patience regarding that issue. With that let's get on with the latest edition of the Community Spotlight!
Clips of the Week
- We have a historic THREE user created clips this week! The first comes from @viper who took his love for Giant Bomb and Parks and Recreation and combined them into one wonderfully edited video! The second video comes from FallingDesk on YouTube who has created an Animated Bombcast of the hilarious discussion about the worst Subway in the United States. The final clip comes from RogueOcean who conveniently compiled the best moments of his live-stream for the Giant Bomb Community Endurance Run.
The Giant Bomb Weekly Gallery
- The first work of art comes from continual friend of the site, @fobwashed, who has a very hilarious Quan Chi animated .gif pulled from The Old Games Show from earlier last week. Finally the GiantBombQuotes Tumblr has a wonderful banner that perfectly encapsulates the Mario Party 4 stream.
Gallery
Community Activities
- Mortal Kombat X Scrub League Tournament (PS4) - All Set for May 2nd-3rd - SIGN UP NOW!!!
- Mortal Kombat X Xbox One Scrub League - Hook Up with Users on the Xbox One Version Over HERE!
- Heroes of the Storm Giant Bomb Community Chat Channel - Chat With Fellow Users While Playing Heroes of the Storm - Learn How to Join Here!
Best of Blogs
- Valkyria Chronicles 2 is a Tragic Example of a Game Being Inferior to its Predecessor in Almost Every Way (By: @marokai) - Marokai loved Valkyria Chronicles, and shares the bitter disappoint that he feels when it comes to Valkyria Chronicles 2 which he considers to be "inferior" in every regard.
- A Man Who Never Eats Pork Buns is Never a Whole Man (By: @marokai) - Marokai also played a good deal of Sleeping Dogs and discusses how the game manages to take the basic format for an open world gangster game, and make it a memorable and special experience.
- First Impressions of Convoy (By: @mikelemmer) - Are you in the mood for a post-apocalyptic vehicular combat game on Steam? Well then you might want to read MikeLemmer's write up about Convoy, and explore the ups and downs that he had with the game.
- RElapsed Fan - Resident Evil 0: Pre-Game Thoughts (By: @nightriff) - Nightriff begins the first phase of his Resident Evil folly with Resident Evil 0. For those that don't know Nightriff is planning on playing all of the "major" Resident Evil games to re-explore his nostalgia and interest for the series.
- I Experimented With Twine and it was Pretty Cool (By: @ford_dent) - What is it like to use Twine for game creation and development? Well Ford_Dent decided to give it a shot and has plenty of advice for would-be game developers about how to use the service to program games.
- So I Just Played: Far Cry 4 (By: @tarfuin) - Tarfuin loved Far Cry 3 and finally got around to playing Far Cry 4. On his blog he extrapolates on why he thinks Far Cry 4 is a more polished version of Far Cry 3 that lacked some of what he enjoyed from the previous installment.
- Scenic Routes: Super Mario 64 (Part Three) & Scenic Routes: Super Mario 64 (Part Four) (By: @mento) - Giant Bomb moderator Mento continues with his "Scenic Routes" blog series this week with two entries about the design and aesthetics of Super Mario 64's levels while also assessing the legacy of the game as a whole.
- Deep Look: Final Fantasy IX- Speed Run Tips: Chaos Guardians (By: @thatpinguino) - The Giant Bomb Community Endurance may be over, but thatpinguino still has a Deep Look providing more advice on how you too can speed-run Final Fantasy IX like a professional. This edition shares how to beat all of the Chaos Guardians in Memoria.
- The Thing I Finished in April (Spoilers...Probably) (By: @shindig) - Shindig decided to drink the Flavor Aid and give Dark Souls a shot...and somehow he survived to tell the tale. Read all about how the game treated a newcomer like himself on his latest blog here.
Join the Discussion
- Best Video Game Assault Rifles(By: @acidbrandon18) - Assault rifles oftentimes get a bad rap for being boring, but what are some of the best in gaming history? Join the "GREAT ASSAULT RIFLE DEBATE OF 2015" right here.
- The "Pre-Order Bonus Just Broke My Game Experience" Thread (By: @neozeon) - Have pre-order bonuses ever "broken" a game for you? Well neonzeon has had this happen to himself on multiple occassions and was wondering if it has ever happened to anyone else. Share your pre-order based game breaking examples here.
- Bloodborne 1.03 Update Discussion Thread (By: @theblue) - Bloodborne is still a game that quite a few users are playing and thinking about on the site. So if you have any thoughts about the 1.03 update feel free to share them with other users right here.
- Enthusiast Gaming Live Toronto (16th & 17th May) (By: @flameboy84) - If there are any Canadian Giant Bomb users living in the Toronto area we have a user meet-up thread for the upcoming Enthusiast Gaming convention! Check out who else plans on going to the event, and see if you can meet each other in person right here.
- Battlefront Trailer Discussion and Speculation Thread (By: @hayt) - Have you seen the teaser trailer for the new Star Wars: Battlefront? Feel free to discuss your impressions of the trailer, as well as your hopes for the game here.
Lovable Lists
- Flawed Diamonds (By: @bdhurkett) - bdhurkett has created a list of games that he loves and enjoys to play, but also recognizes have flaws and/or issues holding them back from greatness.
- Terrible Game I've Played for Charity (By: @deliciousbees) - DeliciouBees (a.k.a. Dan Teasdale) has played A LOT of bad games for the sake of raising money for charity. Marvel at his sacrifices on this list.
- Top 10 Star Wars Games (By: @riostarwind) - The internet is BUZZING about Star Wars right now and RioStarwind decided to pontificate upon his favorite Star wars games of all time, and has listed his top ten here.
- Mega Drive Collection (By: @jazz) - Jazz was quite the Mega Drive/Genesis fan back in the day, and showcases all of his favorite games and personal highlights with the platform on this list.
Wonderful Wikis
Halo: Spartan Strike came out this week and is the recent release that features an informative wiki page worth checking out. Donkey Kong 64 and JoyJoy on the other hand both got re-released this week and luckily BOTH have massive wiki pages worth scanning and checking out.
Useful User Reviews
- @morecowbell24's review shares why he thinks Titans Souls' greatest attribute is its "less is more" game design, boss fights, and aesthetics.
- @jaypb08 finally got around to removing Super Mario Galaxy from his gaming bucket list, and details why he thinks it is a timeless classic to this day.
- @freezyfrog details why Cel Damage HD is a depressingly lonesome experience not worth playing.
- @freezyfrog reviews Uncharted: Golden Abyss and extrapolates on why he thinks it struggles to translate the franchise into the portable format at every turn.