Anybody remember which Bombcast this was? I've been itching to hear that conversation again after all the references to it on recent Bombcasts.
Bombcast where Brad denies 10 games better than Brothers?
@humanity: No, there was one (I think?) a few months back where Brad was gushing about how great it was and how he didn't think there would be 10 games better than it and that's when it all started.
Oh I don't know when he originally made that claim - I think your best luck would be to see when the QuickLook for Brothers came out and listen through the Bombcast during, prior and after that week.
I actually looked for the time stamp of when Jeff is trying to name 10 games better than Brothers and it was last weeks Bombcast at 3:01:45
I remember I was on holiday at the time I was listening to that particular podcast so it's between the 1st August - 18th August.
#denial
#collusion
The game was released on August 7. So look for the podcast/Quick Look that came out the week or two before and/or after that date? This podcast comes up when you look at the game wiki page.
Anybody remember which Bombcast this was? I've been itching to hear that conversation again after all the references to it on recent Bombcasts.
I found the Bombcast (it was 8-19 I believe) and made this minor compilation. Nothing fancy cause it was at work using windows movie maker and boy howdy that program is not as user friendly as it would appear, after using professional video editing software anyway.
It's not really "funny" but does kinda go through the whole "10 better games than Brothers" story arch.
Jeff trolling Brad this week was just fantastic.
I was waiting for him to say Devil May Cry, because I actually liked that game and he was naming major releases from this year.
he didn't :(
@dystopiax: DmC was an amazing game. Definitely better than Brothers.
I am so ready for this stupid meme to die off. I feel so sorry for Brad throughout this whole thing. He said one (very slightly) hyperbolic thing on a podcast, and Jeff and Vinny - before they'd even played the game - took him to task for it. And the fact that it's continued is just rubbing it in. It doesn't come across to me as good-natured ribbing and convivial trolling; it just comes across as mean. And it wasn't apparent from the beginning, but it's pretty apparent now that Jeff doesn't like the game. What I don't understand is why Vinny is continuing with the stupid schtick even after playing and enjoying it. Their whole argument was that August was too early to talk about a game being in an end of year top ten, but a) why fucking cares, b) Brad was talking about his personal top ten, not a site top ten, and c) Jeff and Vinny are just mad because Brad was taking the cynical next gen launch titles approach before it was cool. Vinny's blind optimism in the face of reality on that podcast was more egregious to me than Brad's declaration.
Honestly, I think a lot of what started this is that Brad bringing up game of the year stuff in August just set Jeff and Vinny off something rotten, like it's something that isn't allowed to be discussed until December. It comes across to me like they hate talking about this stuff. Maybe they should just stop doing end of year awards if it causes so much bile and acid among friends.
I really really like Brothers, and if someone else doesn't like Brothers then that's fine, but why has this become such a persistent ongoing thing?
I am so ready for this stupid meme to die off. I feel so sorry for Brad throughout this whole thing. He said one (very slightly) hyperbolic thing on a podcast, and Jeff and Vinny - before they'd even played the game - took him to task for it. And the fact that it's continued is just rubbing it in. It doesn't come across to me as good-natured ribbing and convivial trolling; it just comes across as mean. And it wasn't apparent from the beginning, but it's pretty apparent now that Jeff doesn't like the game. What I don't understand is why Vinny is continuing with the stupid schtick even after playing and enjoying it. Their whole argument was that August was too early to talk about a game being in an end of year top ten, but a) why fucking cares, b) Brad was talking about his personal top ten, not a site top ten, and c) have you seen the next gen launch games?
Honestly, I think a lot of what started this is that Brad bringing up game of the year stuff in August just set Jeff and Vinny off something rotten, like it's something that isn't allowed to be discussed until December. It comes across to me like they hate talking about this stuff. Maybe they should just stop doing end of year awards if it causes so much bile and acid among friends.
I really really like Brothers, and if someone else doesn't like Brothers then that's fine, but why has this become such a persistent ongoing thing?
Because it's a funny joke. You're crazy if you think it is causing "so much bile and acid among friends." I just think Vinny and Jeff don't really like the idea of verbalizing top 10 stuff until the end of the year because it might influence opinions about games you haven't played yet or games that friends might be playing.
@atlas: Lighten up, Francis.
@dystopiax: DmC was an amazing game. Definitely better than Brothers.
Yeah. Maybe those games aren't just for me but I played brothers and Gone Home and...didn't really get the hype. Especially for Brothers. Like yeah it played well and yeah the ending was kinda neat but the gameplay twist seemed kinda...obvious in retrospect. Like don't get me wrong it was a good moment but one good 2 minute moment doesn't make it one of the best games of the year for me. It might make the back end of my top 10 but I'm not even sure if that. Maybe those games and other gameplay-lite indie darlings of that type just aren't for me.
Anybody remember which Bombcast this was? I've been itching to hear that conversation again after all the references to it on recent Bombcasts.
I found the Bombcast (it was 8-19 I believe) and made this minor compilation. Nothing fancy cause it was at work using windows movie maker and boy howdy that program is not as user friendly as it would appear, after using professional video editing software anyway.
It's not really "funny" but does kinda go through the whole "10 better games than Brothers" story arch.
Bless you and all GB compilers on YouTube.
@baillie said:
@atlas: I can't believe how badly you're picking these exchanges up.
It is entirely possible that I'm misreading everything. I have Asperger's Syndrome. Maybe that's the core reason why this bothers me. If I had friends that engaged in this type of humour it could very possibly drive me insane. I just had to get this off my chest.
Better than Brothers is still my favorite GB meme of this year, and I will relish the insanity sure to result when Game of the Year discussions happen, because then it will get nasty.
@baillie said:
@atlas: I can't believe how badly you're picking these exchanges up.
It is entirely possible that I'm misreading everything. I have Asperger's Syndrome. Maybe that's the core reason why this bothers me. If I had friends that engaged in this type of humour it could very possibly drive me insane. I just had to get this off my chest.
Verbal abuse and ridicule is a true sign of friendship among dudes. The key is that other people outside the circle wouldn't be able to say and do the same things. There is a line of how far you can go with someone. People tolerate different things.
EDIT: A good example of crossing a line would probably be the joke Brad made about Vinny and his kid during the Volgarr the Viking Break Brad stream. It was funny for everyone else though.
Anybody remember which Bombcast this was? I've been itching to hear that conversation again after all the references to it on recent Bombcasts.
I found the Bombcast (it was 8-19 I believe) and made this minor compilation. Nothing fancy cause it was at work using windows movie maker and boy howdy that program is not as user friendly as it would appear, after using professional video editing software anyway.
It's not really "funny" but does kinda go through the whole "10 better games than Brothers" story arch.
That's it! You are the best, pal. Thanks!
@dystopiax: DmC was an amazing game. Definitely better than Brothers.
Yeah. Maybe those games aren't just for me but I played brothers and Gone Home and...didn't really get the hype. Especially for Brothers. Like yeah it played well and yeah the ending was kinda neat but the gameplay twist seemed kinda...obvious in retrospect. Like don't get me wrong it was a good moment but one good 2 minute moment doesn't make it one of the best games of the year for me. It might make the back end of my top 10 but I'm not even sure if that. Maybe those games and other gameplay-lite indie darlings of that type just aren't for me.
Hated Gone Home and felt cheated by my purchase of it. Absolutely loved Brothers. It hit me in a really personal way that I wouldn't expect everyone else to have. I mean I freaking cried during the whole last part of it. I never cry during games.
@dystopiax: DmC was an amazing game. Definitely better than Brothers.
Yeah. Maybe those games aren't just for me but I played brothers and Gone Home and...didn't really get the hype. Especially for Brothers. Like yeah it played well and yeah the ending was kinda neat but the gameplay twist seemed kinda...obvious in retrospect. Like don't get me wrong it was a good moment but one good 2 minute moment doesn't make it one of the best games of the year for me. It might make the back end of my top 10 but I'm not even sure if that. Maybe those games and other gameplay-lite indie darlings of that type just aren't for me.
Hated Gone Home and felt cheated by my purchase of it. Absolutely loved Brothers. It hit me in a really personal way that I wouldn't expect everyone else to have. I mean I freaking cried during the whole last part of it. I never cry during games.
Yeah maybe I haven't had the right experiences/wasn't in the right place for it. Like I understood what they were trying to get at there and the emotional impact they were trying to put on me, it just didn't work, and if that moment doesn't work the game kinda doesn't either. Like the dual joystick gamepad is interesting but it's not enough to push that game up to GOTY status without the emotional impact.
@dystopiax: DmC was an amazing game. Definitely better than Brothers.
Yeah. Maybe those games aren't just for me but I played brothers and Gone Home and...didn't really get the hype. Especially for Brothers. Like yeah it played well and yeah the ending was kinda neat but the gameplay twist seemed kinda...obvious in retrospect. Like don't get me wrong it was a good moment but one good 2 minute moment doesn't make it one of the best games of the year for me. It might make the back end of my top 10 but I'm not even sure if that. Maybe those games and other gameplay-lite indie darlings of that type just aren't for me.
Hated Gone Home and felt cheated by my purchase of it. Absolutely loved Brothers. It hit me in a really personal way that I wouldn't expect everyone else to have. I mean I freaking cried during the whole last part of it. I never cry during games.
Yeah maybe I haven't had the right experiences/wasn't in the right place for it. Like I understood what they were trying to get at there and the emotional impact they were trying to put on me, it just didn't work, and if that moment doesn't work the game kinda doesn't either. Like the dual joystick gamepad is interesting but it's not enough to push that game up to GOTY status without the emotional impact.
I've dealt with some death and loss in my family in the past year (actually really recently) so I haven't been in the most emotionally stable of places. I also thought the supposedly sappy stuff in Gravity was superb and it really touched me so there's that.
@baillie said:
@atlas: I can't believe how badly you're picking these exchanges up.
It is entirely possible that I'm misreading everything. I have Asperger's Syndrome. Maybe that's the core reason why this bothers me. If I had friends that engaged in this type of humour it could very possibly drive me insane. I just had to get this off my chest.
Verbal abuse and ridicule is a true sign of friendship among dudes. The key is that other people outside the circle wouldn't be able to say and do the same things. There is a line of how far you can go with someone. People tolerate different things.
EDIT: A good example of crossing a line would probably be the joke Brad made about Vinny and his kid during the Volgarr the Viking Break Brad stream. It was funny for everyone else though.
Sorry for your struggles. While this article is on an entirely different topic (why black Americans call themselves "nigga" and white people of any nationality can't use the word), it does focus on how context between friends completely changes the meaning of words, how a woman's best friend will call her a bitch during a friendly night out but a complete stranger doing the same would lead to a heated argument.
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