Do you want to hear the BombCrew talk about Deep Down?

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I can get behind this.

Que? I mean *Wha'?!*

I kinda prefer it when they don't talk about the games I'm interested in. And since I'm very interested in Deep Down, I voted "No"

But I am looking forward to coverage from actual gaming enthusiasts here in the forums and from other sites.

yeah let's just tell them all they need to talk about for the next podcast, that's a great idea

That gameplay looks so much like the Souls games. The camera angle, character design, and even the way the corpses move when you walk into them is really reminiscent of those games.The fact that it's randomly generated makes this really intriguing to me. Could be great.

Disappointing this isn't Dragon's Dogma two and has some sci fi angle. Bleh.

I'm sure that's something they'd be all over. Us telling them what to do. GiantBomb - it's all about the scripted banter!

The sci-fi angle is offputting, but I guess they feel they have to have context for all the videogame-ness of their systems - like Assassin's Creed. Though it seems rather crazy and over-the-top. So very Japanese. Sometimes, wierd Japanese sci-fi stuff hits home with me. It still kinda is a spiritual successor. There's a Dragon in a dungeon man. What more do you want?

I love the actively targeting bodyparts mechanic, which seems apparent in the trailer. Some minor aim assist on that gives it away. Almost FPS like precision on that aim. Hell - it could be like the Souls series, just with much more granular controls in combat - adding a sense of *Strategic Dismemberment* to the proceedings. A worthwhile addition if there ever was one.

Yes, it actually looks like a PS4 exclusive to really get excited about.

Yeah, I can't say there's no way I enjoy it but the vibe I'm getting about the sci-fi ain't doing it for me.

And I actually think the game looks good on its own, but if this is what we get and we never get Dragon's Dogma II I'm going to be seriously bummed. Dragon's Dogma is some polish and fleshing out away from being a very, very special RPG series. No other RPG has had battles as enjoyable to play through and that really feel like insane battles with the right scope and physicality. Climbing goes a long way.

There's barely anything to talk about. Why would they say much before any of them has even seen more than a trailer and a poorly presented gameplay snippet?

Yeah. I saw they bodypart targeting in the gameplay video and thought that looked great. It fits really well. I can't wait to see more. If the online is smooth and meaningful I could ring a lot of hours out of a game like this.

Bombcast talk about Video Games? Fuck that.

But that Fire did look pretty.

I will say the possible registering of hits as damage on bodies is something I've been waiting for in games... it's only had some brief appearances in like Dead Island.

Absolutely agree. Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen was one of the greatest suprises of the current generation. I'd be extremely bummed if we don't get more of it down the line. However, since I like the Dark Arisen part - Bitterblack Island - the most, which is a giant almost Diablo 1-esque dungeon (sans procedural generation) - Deep Down seems to focus on that style of dungeon, so I'm excited for that aspect of it a lot. Of course I'd rather have a generic Tristram-A-Like as base of operations, rather than New York 2094 - but hell, lore is just a coat of paint (and I might be surprised by how much I end up liking it anyways - there's no way of knowing yet). The gameplay seems mighty promising to me.

I was more surprised that Patrick never made a peep about The Evil Within given we finally got an official trailer with gameplay in it. As for Deep Down... sure, I guess. I can't imagine any of 'em will be especially enthusiastic about it, though.

True. Him being such a fiend for horror games.

Vinny, Drew, maybe Patrick - who knows, maybe even Jeff, if the stabbin' is good, and the dismemberment is satisfying and over-the-top. Jeff loves his knives! Or was that Gabe?

Edit: What about Rorie? He's an online RPG fanatic! And those monsters in that dungeon looked like a cross between moles and pugs. It's only right to poke them with a pointy stick! Abominations! Rorie - a definite candidate for some Deep Down love.

I don't wanna tell em what they should or shouldn't talk about.

But I would support an hour of Phantasy Star Nova discussion.

You mean because sometimes it's like watching an episode of CSI, where the specific niche of the case is something you have more intimate knowledge about (like, let's say videogames), and then suddenly everything feels super-icky and wrong, tainted by the experience, and you can't watch another episode of CSI for the next couple of years? Or maybe ever?

Also - the almost absolute lack of GTA IV love on yesterday's BombCast was super-icky to me. Too one-sided. The blend is off. They really need to get a GTA IV lover onto the standard BombCast crew. It's like Pepsi and Coke, and right now everyone's Pepsi Light. Some Mexican Coke with Real Sugar! That's what the BombCast needs. It's what we deserve!

Am I talking sense right now? Or what!

No, I'd rather just watch a gameplay video.

It's playable at TGS next week, so yay?! It's been a while since the guys have been to Japan. Guess all we can hope for is Jeff going on his *Raid* soon. Though I doubt that would go hand-in-hand with TGS coverage.

Honestly the Sci-fi angle REALLY kills interest in it for me. Jesus christ. WHY? cus assassins creed did it?

I dont wanna feel like im playing a game inside a game. Thats fucking awful design and writing. STOP IT.