Thursday Night Throwdown 8/2/12

Anyone know what they are going to playing tonight? I haven't been able to finish the Bombcast yet, (possibility my answer is there) and was wondering if they still planned one for this week. I've heard a couple of game-names thrown around but nothing really finite and was merely wondering if I missed anything. Also, for the sake of further discussion, what do you think they are going to play if there isn't anything set in stone?

Just Cause 2 multiplayer?

Max Payne 3, apparently.

BINGO! To MP3 that is.

Hope they play the PS3 version. Probably not though.

Huh MP3? Wasn't expecting that.

Max Payne? Well that's unfortunate.

erm doesn't everyone at giantbomb hate max payne. is it going to be 2 hours of them bitching about it

@ChannelOllie said:

erm doesn't everyone at giantbomb hate max payne. is it going to be 2 hours of them bitching about it

Roughly around 90 minutes of bitching, going by the shorter length of TNT's lately. And Ryan still enjoyed it, even if he still prefers the first two. But, yeah, Jeff, Brad, Patrick and even Vinny have all been rather outspoken about their disliking of Max Payne 3, or at least the single-player anywhoo. Brad & Jeff barely played any of it in fact. An undoubtedly weird choice, but... I guess they couldn't find anything else...

I'd rather just watch them play some more competitive-cooperative Spelunky.

@ChannelOllie said:

erm doesn't everyone at giantbomb hate max payne. is it going to be 2 hours of them bitching about it

Ryan likes it so he'll probably be playing it.

@Yummylee said:

I'd rather just watch them play some more competitive-cooperative Spelunky.

Exactly what I though the instant I saw Max Payne 3 announced for today's TNT.

Yeah odd choice. Not that I am terribly offended as I adore MP3. I would get in on that hot hot action myself but damn it if I didn't lend my copy out to a friend. =(

Will start late and end early, then I will laugh

I like Max Payne 3, I loved the single player and I had some fun hours with the multiplayer. But there has never been a better time for that Runescape TNT..

Runescape TNT sounds like the worst idea.

@Sooty said:

Max Payne? Well that's unfortunate.

max payne 3 is awesome, the multiplayer is a blast, i dont get the hate it gets from everyone.

I really enjoyed it. I just Remember the constant hate from giant bomb staff. I would rather the team dysfunction of spelunky then max payne or a retro (thats not snes related) TNT

@Clonedzero: I don't hate the game, I just don't like watching shooter TNTs. The best ones have been Cards Against Humanity, and that stock exchange wii board game.

@Clonedzero said:

max payne 3 is awesome, the multiplayer is a blast, i dont get the hate it gets from everyone.

I don't think it's proper "hate", really. At least not in the case of it being this week's TNT choice of game. I guess that most people here are tired of first/third person shooters in general, nothing specific against Max Payne 3. I guess it would have gotten the same reaction if it had been, say, Spec Ops: The Line or Bulletstorm.

Besides, the community likes it when they play random shit like the SNES marathon some weeks ago, or when the play local co-op, like Dead Island.

Next week Spelunky TNT, guys. Spelunky.

Ah, Max Payne 3? Bummer. Not that I hate the franchise, never really played it, just not a very fun sounding TNT. Oh well, I guess we'll see!

That seem random. I wonder what their reasoning was for that.

@JoeyRavn said:

@Clonedzero said:

max payne 3 is awesome, the multiplayer is a blast, i dont get the hate it gets from everyone.

I don't think it's proper "hate", really. At least not in the case of it being this week's TNT choice of game. I guess that most people here are tired of first/third person shooters in general, nothing specific against Max Payne 3. I guess it would have gotten the same reaction if it had been, say, Spec Ops: The Line or Bulletstorm.

Besides, the community likes it when they play random shit like the SNES marathon some weeks ago, or when the play local co-op, like Dead Island.

Next week Spelunky TNT, guys. Spelunky.

theres alot of potential for some crazy stupid stuff to happen in MP3 multiplayer though. if people get into it, then its pretty amazing and not really like any other shooter out there. we'll see. im actually kinda looking forward to it, will be the first TNT i bother watching in months. i just hope they dont get all whiney and hate on it the whole time.

I thought the singleplayer took off when I hit disc 2 and the MP is a fun, but at the time I played it, cheater filled experience, but if they play the 360 Version I might try to get in on this.

EDIT: also the multiplayer might be good for a tnt thanks to the crazy bullet dodge stuff, like the time I bullet dodged down a stair well and got a double kill, or like how everyone on their last legs will bullet dodge through windows sending glass flying as they open up with an uzi

@JoeyRavn said:

@Clonedzero said:

max payne 3 is awesome, the multiplayer is a blast, i dont get the hate it gets from everyone.

I don't think it's proper "hate", really. At least not in the case of it being this week's TNT choice of game. I guess that most people here are tired of first/third person shooters in general, nothing specific against Max Payne 3. I guess it would have gotten the same reaction if it had been, say, Spec Ops: The Line or Bulletstorm.

Besides, the community likes it when they play random shit like the SNES marathon some weeks ago, or when the play local co-op, like Dead Island.

Next week Spelunky TNT, guys. Spelunky.

it'll be P4A undoubtedly.

Bummed that it's Max Payne 3. Such a shitty MP mode.

@Zacagawea said:

Bummed that it's Max Payne 3. Such a shitty MP mode.

how is the multiplayer shitty? people keep saying that but they never actually say why lol

i still play the multiplayer, its the most fun multiplayer ive played in ages. people diving out of windows, off buildings, all sorts of wacky abilities like changing peoples nametag colors, a game mode that has cycling objectives. with really good feeling controls. i dont understand the hate at all.

Shooters are just damn boring to watch, play some Big Rigs multiplayer beta.

I dont see how shooters are any more repetitive then, any other games they played.

Also, I think a lot of people aren't giving Max Payne 3 credit in the multiplayer department, it's actually fun and just diving around like a complete jackass will always be fun.

But there has never been a better time for that Runescape TNT..

@Hizang said:

I like Max Payne 3, I loved the single player and I had some fun hours with the multiplayer. But there has never been a better time for that Runescape TNT..

I hope you're joking.

@Animasta said:

@JoeyRavn said:

@Clonedzero said:

max payne 3 is awesome, the multiplayer is a blast, i dont get the hate it gets from everyone.

I don't think it's proper "hate", really. At least not in the case of it being this week's TNT choice of game. I guess that most people here are tired of first/third person shooters in general, nothing specific against Max Payne 3. I guess it would have gotten the same reaction if it had been, say, Spec Ops: The Line or Bulletstorm.

Besides, the community likes it when they play random shit like the SNES marathon some weeks ago, or when the play local co-op, like Dead Island.

Next week Spelunky TNT, guys. Spelunky.

it'll be P4A undoubtedly.

Totally.

I'm still waiting for a London 2012 TNT. Vinny can represent Italy.

I think this is the only way MP3 could go well (fingers crossed hoping it embeds).

@Phatmac said:

@Hizang said:

I like Max Payne 3, I loved the single player and I had some fun hours with the multiplayer. But there has never been a better time for that Runescape TNT..

I hope you're joking.

We agree for once!

I remember the first 2 hours of Max Payne 3 multiplayer being the most badass thing...and then I immediately got bored and never touched it again...

@Phatmac said:

Just Cause 2 multiplayer?

I wanted this, quite badly, but instead we're getting

@Yummylee said:

Max Payne 3, apparently.

that. I guess I'll check into it, possibly watch most of it. Still, I do wish that they'd done the Just Cause 2 multiplayer. Maybe they're still setting it up? Or maybe they'll just play Max Payne for a bit and do something else later?

@Yummylee said:

Roughly around 90 minutes of bitching, going by the shorter length of TNT's lately.

They're still making up time for that Itadaki Fortune Street TNT. That thing went on for what felt like days!