Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-created works from the previous week.
After a delay due to recent events, the Giant Bomb Community GOTY 2022 Winners have been announced! If you want to see how the community vote stacked up with the staff GOTY awards, or just like this feature, drop a supportive comment in the article!
Dylan Host, the Community Manager of Safety for Fandom’s Community Safety team wants to introduce himself! What's his job and when should you contact him? Some people are confused as to how their overlaps with Rorie's and, as they say in the write-up, they are happy to respond to any comments you drop their way.
This next note is a throwback to those of you that have been on Giant Bomb for a while. Drew Scanlon and Danny O'Dwyer have a new episode of their F1 podcast available. Give it a listen if you want a fun rundown of all the upcoming events for the season and other news connected to F1! Likewise, Grubb's off-site Game Mess Patreon is nearing the 250 patrons mark and thanks anyone who joins.
Finally, if silly but fun stuff like this does not sell you on why you should join the Official Giant Bomb Discord, then I don't know what will.
Tweets
Hey, @DanRyckert & @JeffGrubb, I’d like to nominate a game I scored for Blight Club: Jumper Griffin’s Story. pic.twitter.com/VkKtnzlFwj
— Chris Tilton (@christilton) February 24, 2023
Jeff B: I haven't heard it since the"event."
— Giant Bomb Nonsense (@GB_Nonsense) February 24, 2023
Grubb: That was going to be my question: is it following you around like that thing where a ghost follows you around until you have sex with someone else?
Jeff B: Oh my God, I need to hear more about why that's a thing.#Bombcast773
The @giantbomb chat during #GameMessMornings with @JeffGrubb is always a good ass time! If you want the link to the monstrosity mentioned, just ask. pic.twitter.com/9xVouGOk2g
— Joey Gills (@therealtaaltos) February 22, 2023
Ten years ago the world learned about Brad Muir's ska band. https://t.co/oppPvdNJkK
— Moosey. (@MooseyMcMan) February 21, 2023
There’s been a lot of variations on the logo over the years but this was objectively the best one pic.twitter.com/ttPnaOoECv
— Dan Auer (@danauer) February 20, 2023
Art
Grubberine + Comic Book-Styled Giant Bomb Logo (By: @1upVSCPU)
Over on Twitter, 1upVSCPU imagined Jeff Grubb gracing the cover of a comic book but OBVIOUSLY used their clean-shaven looks rather than the version of him with a glorious mane. Also, they provided a super-sized version of the Giant Bomb logo in the complete design.
Activities
The GB Album Club 025 - Untrue By Burial (By: @unclejam23)
Untrue by Burial is the latest pick by the Giant Bomb Community Album Club! If you have thoughts about this universally acclaimed electronic album and how it influenced the dubstep genre, share them by clicking the link above!
Coffee Talk Is The 4th Game Of The UUGPGC Year 2! Finish By February 27! All Are Welcome. Please Mark Spoilers!(By:@bigsocrates)
Don't forget Coffee Talk is the 4th game selected for the Community Game Pass Game Club! If you have any non-spoiler impressions of the game, its structure, and general aesthetic choices, feel free to share them!
Blogs
All PS1 Games In Order: Part 019 +
All 3DO Games (Kinda) In Order: 1993 (Part 2) (By: @borgmaster)
borgmaster has a new entry to their series where they look at every single PS1 game by NA release date! This week, they talk about Rise 2: Resurrection, NBA Live 96, NBA ShootOut, and Panzer General!
More importantly, it's time for more 3DO goodness from borgmaster! This week they check out games like Putt-Putt Joins the Parade and Shelley Duvall's It's a Bird's Life! Did you know Shelley Duvall did an educational 3DO game about birds?
Indie Game of the Week 308: New Super Lucky's Tale (By: @mento)
Mento tackles Super Lucky's Tale for their latest "Indie Game of the Week" and they judge the game and asses its attempts to "get the genre right" are enough to keep the series afloat outside the context of VR.
History is No Game Part 2 -- "The Oregon Trail" and "When Rivers Were Trails" (By: @bladeofcreation)
BladeOfCreation has a new edition of their blog series where they look at games that tackle historical subjects! This time, they discuss the enduring legacy of The Oregon Trail and what When Rivers Were Trails does to fix that.
Rest Of The SNES: February's Backog Battle (By: @jeremyf)
jeremyf dusted off the Super NES Classic Edition and reviewed most of the games on it with their latest blog on the site! If you want to read how games like F-Zero, Super Mario Kart, and Super Punch-Out!! fare on the device, click the link above!
HuCARTography V: Youkai Douchuuki And The Arrival Of Third Parties (By: @jeffrud)
jeffrud returns with another blog about the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and why it deserves the respect of gamers both young and old. This week, they checked out Yokai Dochuki, a game that details a young boy trying to get out of Hell.
Quest For The Worst Adventure Game SPECIAL: Let's Talk About Every Free Adventure Game On GOG (Part 1: The Modern Games) (By: @zombiepie)
ZombiePie is doing a mini-series that looks at every single free adventure game in GOG's "Free Games Collection!" This week they checked out modern" titles like Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure, Samorost, Cayne: A Stasis Story, and MORE!
2006: Year of First Contacts Between “Sworn Enemies” (By: @infantpipoc)
infantpipoc continues their book review blog series with an assessment of The Three-Body Problem! Is there a reason why it is one of the most successful Chinese sci-fi novels of all time? What can games and movies learn from it?
What's the Greatest Video Game: Nuclear Throne (By: @imunbeatable80)
For their latest "What's the Greatest Video Game" blog, imunbeatable80 ended up playing Nuclear Throne! Did they end up enjoying its procedurally generated rogue-like action gameplay?
Transit: Art in Off-Peak (By: @gamer_152)
Moderator Gamer_152 examined Off-Peak from developer Cosmo D and discusses why the game, despite its bizarre visuals and in-game tasks, stands as an autobiographical environment for New York City and the modern art scene.
Discussion Threads
New "Wo Long" Demo Is Out, Lets You Carry Progress To Main Game (By: @atheistpreacher)
How many of you have checked out the demo for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty? Is providing a demo that lets you carry over your progress for the release version the new normal? How do you think the game itself feels?
The Concessions Start Rolling - Microsoft Agrees To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms For 10 Years (By: @zombiepie)
Microsoft has an agreement to bring "Xbox games and Activision titles" to Nintendo platforms for at least ten years. Is this enough to abate regulators? What do you think they mean by "Xbox games?" Join the community discussion with your thoughts!
Mortal Kombat 12 Announced (By: @kevinwalsh)
What does everyone make of the Mortal Kombat 12 announcement? Are you excited? Are you disappointed it isn't Injustice 3? Is Ed Boon still gaming's most lovable troll? Share your take on all of these questions by clicking the link above
Atomic Heart Impressions Sharing Thread (By: @spacemanspiff00)
How many of y'all have given Atomic Heart a shot? What do you make of its bite-sized campaign or its mix of adventure exploration and first-person shooting? Here's a link to the community discussion thread!
Bethesda Announces Mighty Doom (By: @rorie)
Bethesda announced Mighty Doom and people are still divided about its style and genre. What is your reaction to the Doom spin-off? Are you down to play a top-down Doom with a cutesy art style?
Your Wish List Of Classic Games To Have Remake Or Remastered Ports? (By: @gtxforza)
With the Resident Evil 4 remake looking better by the minute and rumors about a remaster of Snake Eater continuing to swell, what games that still have not gotten the remake treatment are you holding out for these days?
Microsoft And Call Of Duty... Am I Missing Something? (By: @topcyclist)
We have a discussion thread on the forums debating if Call of Duty is as big as Sony and anti-trust advocates are claiming? Is the franchise still the multiplayer monolith it once was? This comment seems pretty on point.
Lists
Beyond My Reach (By: @captainofthestars)
captainofthestars has made a list of games they desperately want to play but don't know how they will make that possible as copies are hard to come by. Give their list a read and think about making your own if you can relate.
User Reviews
@infantpipoc decided to go back to the MGS game that sold them on the franchise: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty under the backdrop of all of the talk about a possible Snake Eater remake.
@toolzz360 has been going through Rare Replay and when they got to Grabbed by the Ghoulies, they felt inspired to write a review for the game where you can read why they think Rare's first post-Microsoft purchase outing wasn't a success.
Wiki Of The Week
Earlier in the week, Wikipedia made Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts their "featured article" of the day, but did you know that the Giant Bomb wiki page for the game is just as impressive as Wikipedia's? Click the link below to see what I mean!