Giant Bombcast 02/04/2014

Bombcast player seems to be borked. Can't see time, graphical glitches with the "skip" line.

Don't want to be a dick but GOD DAMN those edited music bytes got distracting during the EVE explanation. Like it wasn't difficult enough to understand EVE lol.

Flip flops are fine as long as you are a smelly hobo.

@cptbedlam: Ok before I start let me preface this by saying I'm not trying to be a jerk so I hope nothing I say come off as such. Now, I think you need to take a step back from your knowledge and skill at Dark Souls and stop comparing yourself to others. Why does it matter to you that Brad couldn't find the nest and you found it so easily?? You just sound like all the other Dark Souls elitists that comment on every article and video of DS to make sure the person in the video know they suck and they are dumb for not being as good as you. I have a newsflash for everyone that plays games. Its OK to be bad at them! Even your gripe with Vinny about the time till the Crow shows up. You just sound petty. I'm sorry the fine folks at Giant Bomb will never be as awesome in Dark Souls as you. Also Just because you don't like "tutorials and handholding BS" doesn't mean everyone feels the same. Quite frankly you are in the minority. DS sales compared to the top games in its generation do not even come close. So as much as I love the souls games I don't act like we dictate the direction of gaming. Things like tutorial aren't a taboo thing.You don't want them in your games fine but don't think that this is the best way to deal with all games. So all I'm saying is don't be so quick to trash your fellow gamers lack of skill or even awareness in games. Everyone doesn't need to be great and that's OK with me.

I love that song. So sensual.

Whoops. I clicked "moderate" and my post was removed. Am I a secret moderator now?

Anyways, I liked the editing on this episode. And Pierogies are delicious.

The author of Masters of Doom did a similar book for the GTA series called Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto. It's pretty much tells the entire history of GTA and Rockstar, and how Jack Thompson basically went nuts trying to stop them. It's pretty damn fascinating, although I don't think it's as good as Masters of Doom.

Always great when Vinny's hosting.

No disrespect to Jeff but Vinny needs to be put in charge of the bombcast permanently, its always top notch.

You are right Brad, i can totally picture people having sex to Ween..ARE YOU CRAZY MAN?!

@jamrockzx7r: I knew that someone would write this exact reply ("Dark Souls elitist" etc.). I don't consider myself a particularly good player or anything; especially in this case where the only difference between me and Brad was that I was aware of my surroundings in the game. I'm also just sick of the constant overexaggeration of Dark Soul's obtusiveness. I've heard so many false claims about this game, it's just not funny anymore. Shit like "the game doesn't explain anything" when in fact most of it's mechanics and stats screened are explained. Apparently the "press select for help" button is too hard to see for some; just an example. And Vinny's false "it takes a minute for the crow to show up" claim plays right into that. Furthermore, there are secrets and lots of optional content in this game and for some reason, particularly videogame press members get riled up when the game doesn't spell out that stuff clearly for them. It's okay to miss secret content. That doesn't mean the game is "up its own ass." What it comes down to is that some people just aren't paying attention when playing games and want the content spoonfed to them. Their gamer brains apparently became so used to the handholding and the content tourism in modern games, they are totally lost when a game suddently doesn't do that anymore and it's a shame.

dude why are you so good at your job, that editing man, those transitions... just what. that harmonica at the end, so good.

i missed dave, good to hear you

Early Wednesday morning Tuesday!

The beginning of this podcast was gold. Vinny and Will's hilarious retelling of the history of Whiskey Media was both hilarious and sad. My favorite combo.

And this is why Vinny should be the main host of the bombcast

This is great and all, but man, I wish someone would invent a device that would help me to stay out of the post office. They're officially The Worst.

Will Smith AND Dave Snyder? Where's that "this gun be good" GIF when you need it?

More Vinnycasts please.

You know, I'm usually skipping ads, but those 2 minute skits at the start of the episode are goddamn entertaining. Even though they're completely irrelevant to me!

Could not agree more. Vinny brings an energy and enthusiasm to the hosting seat that makes the show fun to listen to. With Vinny the bombcast never feels as long as it is. Also his Radio Lab style editing cracks me up.

whats the difference between this podcast and the

Giant Bombcast 02/04/2014 [Premium]?

"crippled games"

@euandewar what?

No ads in the Premium.

Vinny, you make podcasts next fucking level. You set a standard.

This one was truly top notch. It's like a different show. I think they could maintain this feel with Jeff still hosting, if the same time was spent with the editing.

Well done Vinny and Drew and co.

VINNYCAST!

Is the bombcast posted to the premium stream the same as the bombcast posted here?

@Brad The Mark Cuban tweet was a hoax, in case you have not read about that yet.

It's time to get up, it's time to get up!

I love Jeff, but I feel like he's got, like... A healthy cynicism, I guess, which can make for some really great conversations but I don't think it's as conducive to hosting as Vinny's childlike enthusiasm for absolutely everything.

Someone really needs to e-mail Brad to let him know that BF4 isn't a smoldering mess anymore. Just because he got dropped from a game when the skyscraper was destroyed during the first week of release do not mean it will be forever broken. That little incident is his knee-jerk reaction whenever anyone mentions BF4.

More of this please!

Its like a Bombcast but laced with LSD. I approve!

gluten free = fad diet. dumb stuff.

I dont think i can support the high quality of this bombcast with bgm and several guests.

Listening to eve online stories told by mainstream dudes is usually really unbearable. This was only slightly jarring. Mostly because Patrick said goonswarm around a dozen times while referencing CFC/Russians (which goons are a small, important but still small, part of)

Still, this was by far the most comprehensive press story about the event, so props!

Btw, Patrick, please never ask Kite Co. members anything, they don't know jack shit about anything.

Haven't read it, but isn't Rogue Leaders: The Story of Lucas Arts sort of a book about that company?

Also, Masters of Doom is a goddamn masterpiece, and I should go beat up my friend and take back my copy.

Fantastic podcast!

If it wasn't for computers Will would be shucking corn for a living.

Fuckin' aye gents, this was a great one. I would totally be keen on the hosting seat switching every other podcast. I love how 'produced' vinnycasts are.

I would totally love a Vinny wood working blog. As a dude who is getting in to it myself it would be fun. I am in the process of building myself the shittiest workbench anyone has ever made so I have a place to work on practicing joinery.

You shut your whore mouth, Kite Co is pro.

Vinny is a fantastic host! Hilarious episode, great guests, good times.

Haven't listened yet, just wanna say, that's possibly the greatest thumbnail of any episode thus far.

Awful audio editing during that Patrick Eve segment. Tone it down.

Wow Brad yelled Emails, Jeff must be like mother "trucker" never yells that loud when I am there LOL.

MAN. Vinnycast is the best 'cast, this was gold!

Also, Drew - there's no such thing as an ex-commie, once a commie ALWAYS a commie :D

EDIT: Also amazing guests - Will and Dave are always wonderful to hear.