Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am honored to be your host once again. This week marks the transition to a new month, and as we all prepare ourselves to begin playing spooky horror games in honor of Halloween there are a few things that warrant another review.
- Vice wrote an INCREDIBLE article on the staff transitioning and coping with the loss of Ryan.
- The Destiny Raid almost killed Jason.
- Six hours into the raid...Jason and Drew requested rations.
- Extra-Life is still looking for supporters.
Clip(s) of the Week
- MacRyckert (By: @somestickguy_) - Somestickguy_ combined the world of Dan with MacGyver in order to create "MacRyckert."
- Timelapse Video of Jeff Gerstmann Getting a Cold (By: @darkbeatdk) - Did you ever want to watch a timelapse video of Jeff developing a cold during the Destiny stream? Well BAM there it is!
- Metal Gear Scanlon 4 - Highlights (By: @viper)- VipeR compiled his favorite Metal Gear Scanlon 4 moments into this GREAT video that you can enjoy.
- Best of Giant Bomb 84 - Welcome To D-Horse (By: @turboman) - The latest of TurboMan's "Best of Giant Bomb" video series is FILLED to the brim with hilarious Metal Gear moments.
The Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER -It's a Shame, About Tony Hawk 5 (By: moondoggo) - moondoggo perfectly captured Jeff's feelings about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.
- Giant Bomb Logo with a Hat (By: Colton Daniels) - Check out this slick rendition/re-imagining of the Giant Bomb logo.
- Metal Gear Scanlon V: The Dantom Pain (By: Undercover_Hipster) - Check out this "wonderful" work of photoshop in dedication to Metal Gear Scanlon V.
Gallery
Community Activities
- FIFA 16 Pro Club for the Xbox One - If you wish to join just post your GamerTag HERE!
- FIFA 16 Pro Club for the PS4 - If you wish to join just post your PSN ID HERE!
- Extra-Life 2015: The Giant Bomb Team & Quest to $250,000 - November 7th - #ForTheKids
Best of Blogs
- Some Thoughts About That Destiny TK Raid (By: @fobwashed) - What was it like to be a participant in Giant Bomb's quest to beat The Taken King Raid? Fobwashed is sharing the details and taking questions over here.
- Giant Bomb in the iRacing Blancpain Endurance Series - Monza Troubles (By: @datarez) - How did the GB community perform during the iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series? datarez gives you an update here
- Mario Maker is the Perfect User-creation Game (By: @gruebacca) - Gruebacca defends his belief that Super Mario Maker is a "perfect" user creation game on his latest blog here.
- Fifteen Minutes of GAME: Prediction Retrospection (By: @bdhurkett) - bdhurkett started a blog series a while back where he only played fifteen minutes of a game before deciding to commit to it or not. This week he looks back on every game featured in that blog.
- October Vita Lineup and Upcoming Titles (By: @blacklagoon) - A new month means that BlackLagoon is back with a wonderfully convenient list of every game coming out for the Vita.
- Backlogtober 2015 - Day 2 Update (By: @dankempster) - At the behest of Brad, dankempster finally got around to playing Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons! Read all about why he is grateful for having finally played it here!
- Backlogtoberganza: The Octoberest (By: @sparky_buzzsaw) Moderator Sparky_Buzzsaw's first effort to make a dent on his backlog is off to a great start! Read all about if he plans on playing LA Cops, Divekick, or Detective Grimoire in the long-term.
- Return to Skylands (By: @xantiriad) - Xantiriad discusses the good, bad, and the ugly of the latest Skylanders outing from the perspective of someone who has enjoyed the previous games quite a bit.
- October Update: Games I Played in September (By: @arbitrarywater) - ArbitraryWater played a good deal of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Destiny: The Taken King, and King’s Bounty: Dark Side. Check out his thoughts on that trio of games on his latest blog.
- The Story so Far (Missions 21 - 30) (By: @shindig) - Here's the penultimate episode of Shindig's let's play of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (SPOILERS!).
- The Comic Commish: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl & ST-urday #014: Demo Derby Beta (By: @mento) - Moderator Mento finally got around to playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and shares why his overall impressions of the game were mostly positive. He also explored a number of Atari ST coverdisks from 1990 in his weekly ST-urday feature.
- Heroes of the Storm Might Just Be My esports Fix After All (By: @dinoracha) - Dinoracha shares why Heroes of the Storm might be the game that convinces him to buy into e-sports.
- Seeing, Believing & Playtesting: Beneath the Runway (By: @themasterds) - TheMasterDS shares his thought process and decision making in creating his latest level in Mario Maker, which you can also play, here.
- Gaming & the Fear of Delegation (By: @mikelemmer) - MikeLemmer extrapolates on why he would like for fewer games to insist the protagonist do everything themselves.
- On Being In-between Games (By: @darth_navster) - Darth_Navster discusses how difficult it is for him to be "in-between" games and asks for your help in beating away this "funk."
- Weekly Wiki Update - Sunday, Sept. 27th 2015 (By: @bobafettjm) - bobafettjm gives you another weekly update on the awesome work that he has done on the Giant Bomb wiki over here.
- MGS5’s Gameplay is Sublime, but its Presentation and Structure Made Me Miss Peace Walker (By: @grantheaslip) - While GrantHeaslip enjoyed playing The Phantom Pain, he wished that parts of the game were more like Peace Walker.
- Why The Ending to MGSV: The Phantom Pain Made Me Feel Empty [SPOILERS!] (By: @clagnaught) - The ending to MGS V: The Phantom Pain really struck a chord with Clagnaught, and he shares why on his latest blog.
Join the Discussion
- Horror-tober Games (By: @hypnotoadbrwowrowrow) - What are going to be your horror or spooky October/Halloween games? Share which games you plan on playing in order to get into the spirirt of Halloween.
- The Beginner's Guide Discussion/Analysis/Ideas Thread (By: @frostyryan) - Join our comprehensive community discussion and analysis related to The Beginner's Guide over here (SPOILERS!)
- Persona 4: Dancing All Night Impressions Thread (By: MEGABITE10164) - Do you have any impressions of Persona 4: Dancing All Night, other than PARTY ALL THE TIME? If you do, please share them here.
- Jotun Impressions/Discussion Thread (By: @fredddi43) - Have you tried out the hand-drawn action exploration game "Jotun?" If you have, share your thoughts about it here.
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege Closed Beta Discussion Thread (By: @redbullet685) - Do you have any thoughts related to the closed beta for Rainbow Six: Siege? If so feel free to share them with the rest of the Giant Bomb Community!
Lovable Lists
- Favorite Wikis by Marino (By: @marino) - Moderator Marino has a number of AMAZING wiki entries that he's authored on the Giant Bomb database. This week he took the time to examine which of the pages he created are nearest and dearest to his heart.
- My Top Ten Games of 2012 (By: @thesilentgod) - TheSilentGod found 2012 to be one of the "weirdest" years in gaming, and shares why on his list of his favorite games from that year.
- My Top Ten Games of 2011 (By: @thesilentgod) - TheSilentGod also created a list of his favorite games from 2011 in order to show how it may have been one of the best years for the last generation of consoles.
- Best of 2005 (By: @ryanodonnell) 2005 was a solid year for gaming in ryanodonnell's mind. See why on his retrospective of what he thinks are the best games throughout the year in question.
Useful User Reviews
- @riostarwind review of Corpse Party details why he found it to be an uneven, but ultimately interesting experience.
Wonderful Wikis
- Enigmatis: The Ghosts Of Maple Creek - @bobafettjm continues his quest to educate the Giant Bomb Community about hidden object games by filling out the wiki page for Enigmatis.
- Gamma Adjustment- In the spirit of Halloween the "concept page of the week," is Gamma Adjustment! Can you think of games that use or feature this concept? Well then put them on this concept page!
