@mathewfinch: Look homie as much as id like to tear this down, last time i pointed out stupid takes on 'capitalism am bad' the mods temporarily banned me.
You just go ahead and believe whatever makes you happy.
Seconded. The duders greatest strength was being able to shoot videos and talk in the same room. The shift to remote work killed much of my interest. There was also this pivot to do non-gaming related things which turned me off too. I stuck around because I enjoy the podcasts and the forums, but now I'm not even sure about that anymore.
I just want to third this. Giant Bomb was ahead of its time when it came to video content, and unique in that you had people in a room able to interact and bounce off of one another. You could do gameshows based on N64 games. One person could play Tony Hawks Pro Skater while another builds a mini skate park.
As soon as they went to remote, and all scattered around the country, that spark was gone. Video based content is the norm now, and they're just like any other Twitch streamers. Unless they all move and start filming out of Dan's Basement, it's not coming back. And I think the odds of that happening, even if layoffs weren't happening, would be slim.
@panburgerpartner: You seem to be misunderstanding my point. I was pointing out the irony of someone complaining about capitalism, while asking people to do the most capitalist thing possible.
It's just not doing it for me. I've given them several tries and at best I'm bored and at worst I'm annoyed.
I've said it before, but Eternal Darkness is what killed it for me. I was SO excited to watch a lets play of that game until it just became nothing but a soundboard of joke that stopped being funny after the first 10 minutes. Dan discovering voice modulation is a great example of why he should never be in charge of anything.
He desperately needs someone with authority to tell him when a joke isn't funny.
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