Isn't it amazing how everyone does Quick Looks now?

Ages ago I saw a Now Playing... on Gamespot n I was like "Oh, they've picked up quick looks".
Just recently, my second favourite game site GamesRadar started FAPping (FULL ACCESS PREVIEW), and I just opened an IGN video to a guy saying "Hey, welcome to another IGN Quick 15". 
Even on Inside Xbox I'm seein Quick Looks.
 
This is like a critical thing now. Like NEWS, REVIEWS, PODCAST, QUICK LOOKS. I guess it caught on cos they're so easy to make.
That's really cool. Funny how it started off as just some video Jeff made on a whim.

Aren't they with the developers of the game though? I haven't watched any of these except for Gamespot's "Now Playing" and I think that was with the developer. 
If that is the case, then they aren't really the same thing as original Quick Looks, but even then I think it's cool that QLs are catching on, as I think they are one of the most informative ways of letting the audience know how a game is.
 
Also, Gamespot has achivement tracking, called Fuse... Like the fuse of a bomb... Maybe even a giant bomb...

FAPping?
 
That's shameful.

It's a great idea, for the most part a Quick Look style video will tell you so much more about the game than a review.

"Amazing" is not the word I would use. 

I've said it before, I'll say it again: Giant Bomb changed video game journalism for the better.

" Giantbomb is the original, and best.  They're clever and funny.  The one I saw months ago on IGN, for Darksiders, was little more than a preview of the game.  I lost interest quickly.  The Giantbomb guys go beyond just previewing a game, they entertain the viewer as well. "

There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original. 

Anything good will generally be copied by others. It's good to know even if giant bomb is small it is considered ground breaking by the flattering fact others are copying it.
 
Giant Bomb Quick Looks will always be the best though.

Some German magazines/websites do quicklooks now too. On Gamestar.de (biggest German games magazine) they call it "public viewing".
 
Also, "HourONE" on Gametrailers is kinda the same as well.

But for me it's all about WHO is playing and in that regard no other outlet comes even remotely close to the GB crew. The original is still the only option for me. I have no time for cheap copycats and uncharismatic dudes.

Giantbomb should look to trademark their 'Quicklook' for real now. 

" Giantbomb should look to trademark their 'Quicklook' for real now.  "

It would be cool if any of them were of comparable quality.

Makes sense to me. If a competitor does something, try to do it too. Only trouble is, I can't really think of any site where there's people that I really want to listen to talk about games besides GB. There are a couple guys from GameSpot or IGN that are all right, but GB always has been, and always will be, the best. 

Well it's a great idea, I still think the thing that makes QL best on GB is the personalities behind it. We all know GB isnt a large super site, it doesnt have to be, we keep coming back because we like who writes for GB.

The only ones I actually watch other than QLs are GR's FAPs.

" It would be cool if any of them were of comparable quality. "

" FAPping?  That's shameful. "

Not only Quick Looks, but IGN, Gamespot and even 1UP all now have member systems very similar to Giant Bomb's.

" Some German magazines/websites do quicklooks now too. On Gamestar.de (biggest German games magazine) they call it "public viewing".  "

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

Well you could just say that Quicklooks are more or less one episode worth of an Endurance Run. 

" @CptBedlam said:

" Some German magazines/websites do quicklooks now too. On Gamestar.de (biggest German games magazine) they call it "public viewing".  "

I bet Public Viewing sounds a lot cooler in German than it does in English. 

Its about the people doing the quick looks. Anyone can stream themselves playing a game but I'd being suprised if I found another site that does it as candidly and amusingly as GB.

It's not amazing. it makes sense. Once business does something dood, I don't see a reason why others shouldn't adopt it.

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

" @Nomin said:

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

"Let's Play" features are substitutes to actually replaying games, and aren't necessarily made for promotional or critical purposes, but rather nostalgia.  While a Quick Look lasts for roughly 10-20 minutes, LPs span an entire game. "

I say good for them because you know what?  The Giant Bomb audience is a small part of the larger community of game players that go to video game websites for editorial coverage.  I like to see it as the fruits of Giant Bomb's labor spreading to serve a much larger audience through imitation.  After all imitation is the highest form of flattery, and is a natural part of the economic life we live in.
 
@GreyFox said:

" It's not amazing. it makes sense. Once business does something dood, I don't see a reason why others shouldn't adopt it. "

The thing I like about Games Radar is that they're normally very vocal about their attitudes towards their work (at least on their podcast). They pretty much admitted that FAP was just a ripping off GB's quick look, it's just like following a standard nowadays.  
 
(plus, don't get too gung-ho over 'FAP' when 'TANG' exists!)

Quick Looks are great, but Giant Bomb were not the first to show unedited playing of a game. However they really made it their own, and they're the best at doing so, currently.

" @Siphillis said:

" @Nomin said:

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

"Let's Play" features are substitutes to actually replaying games, and aren't necessarily made for promotional or critical purposes, but rather nostalgia.  While a Quick Look lasts for roughly 10-20 minutes, LPs span an entire game. "

Oh so like an 'Endurance Run'? "

  In Let's Plays they don't say "Let's jump ahead" or "Let's just quickly show the multiplayer" or "How much is this?"
 

@Kibblez said:

" The thing I like about Games Radar is that they're normally very vocal about their attitudes towards their work (at least on their podcast). They pretty much admitted that FAP was just a ripping off GB's quick look, it's just like following a standard nowadays.   (plus, don't get too gung-ho over 'FAP' when 'TANG' exists!) "

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

I think it'll still be a few years before people fully realize the impact quick looks have had on video game journalism/websites.

Actually humanizing the video game experience rather than just a dollars and cents analytical look really works well for both giantbomb and us.

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

" @CptBedlam said:

" Some German magazines/websites do quicklooks now too. On Gamestar.de (biggest German games magazine) they call it "public viewing".  "

I bet Public Viewing sounds a lot cooler in German than it does in English.

" GamesRadar started FAPping (FULL ACCESS PREVIEW) "

"  @Kibblez said: 

" The thing I like about Games Radar is that they're normally very vocal about their attitudes towards their work (at least on their podcast). They pretty much admitted that FAP was just a ripping off GB's quick look, it's just like following a standard nowadays.   (plus, don't get too gung-ho over 'FAP' when 'TANG' exists!) "

Yeah the second series of TANG was called WUTANG. and I like faps cos I love TalkRadar; same deal with Giantbomb. "

" @Nomin said:

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

"Let's Play" features are substitutes to actually replaying games, and aren't necessarily made for promotional or critical purposes, but rather nostalgia.  While a Quick Look lasts for roughly 10-20 minutes, LPs span an entire game. "

" @I_smell said:

" GamesRadar started FAPping (FULL ACCESS PREVIEW) "

GamesRadar: keeping it classy. "

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

that is pretty funny how they stole that. i think giantbomb should copyright that.

Yeah Kotaku does them as well... not nearly as polished though.  Called "Press Play".

I say good, b/c like someone said in this hread, you will learn more about a game in the first 15-30-60 mins. Than you will reading an entire text review.

" There are tons of 'Let's Play' threads on the Interwebs that are precursors to the video format iterations. GB Quicklooks are hardly original.  "

I really dont think they are on the same level as a GB Quick look though. The Gamespot one I watched was edited all over the place and they just kept awkwardly moving from one segment to another trying to ask and answer each question. I will say though that wasn't it Jeff that used to do the first hour videos back at Gamespot right before he left. I remember watching the first hour of Halo 3 in a very quick look style manner.

I wouldn't know since I don't go to other gaming sites.