Praise for Giant Bomb!!!
By Irishranger 1 Comments
I don't know how to write a blog. I'm not even sure I'm internet savvy enough to fully understand what a blog is. Having said that, I'm going to write this first blog by going straight up my own ass and unashamedly praising this site.
Jeff, Ryan, Brad, and Vinny, you guys are just incredible. I wish I had known enough to have been following you all for the last decade at least. Your knowledge of the games industry is uparalleled. I've considered myself a knowledgeable gamer since the mid eighties, but after a month of reading your stuff and listening to your podcasts, I've learned just how much I have yet to learn. Your insight into and connections with the games industry is simply mind-blowing.
I also love how you guys seem to relate on a personal level. You all seem to be the kinds of friends that I always wished I could have. You respect each other and you understand each other's eccentricities to a point where you don't end up grating on each other. They're just something to be shrugged off.
I don't know what else I can say. I only found this site a month ago, but I wish I could have been here from the start. I've listened to the entire backlog of the bombcast. Thanks for making it available and before you consider that to be stalker behavior, understand that I just needed something to listen to for ten hours a day at my fifty hour a week factory job. I've watched as many of the videos as I can in a month's time and still have plenty to go. Your video content is more entertaining than ninety-five percent of what is on network television right now.
Jeff, your long and esteemed career covering the games industry has granted you an insight into upcoming events that is almost always right. I wish I had half the knowledge you do. Your sense of humor also makes you an incredible companion.
Ryan, your managment skills seem to be what holds Giant Bomb together. I wish every boss I've ever had could be replaced with you. Your appreciation of and interest in so many disparate genres of games makes you incredibly interesting and entertaining to watch. Thank you for the time you give to this site and to our hobby.
Brad, you're a cool dude, but one who is also hard to figure out. Your respect for the games industry has seemingly granted you some connections that no one else can hope to have. I always respect your opinions and your insight, and, like Jeff, your predictions are almost always right on.
Vinny, I wish I had you sitting next to me during every game I play. You have an insight into every genre of game that is always so spot on that I can't believe it when someone disregards your advice during a quick look or other playthrough. Your sense of humor would also make any game a laugh riot. Your work in video editing is also some of the most innovative and entertaining I've ever seen.
So there it is. If anyone ever reads this, I'm sure I'll either be made into a fanboy pariah or swept aside as a complete nutjob. That's your prerogative dear reader and in the end, no one will care. I just wanted to heap some praise on the gentlemen who are doing a job I wish to God I could be doing...and doing it with unmatched class, confidence, and enjoyment.
Carry on, lads.