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Quick Look: Arc Rise Fantasia

Matt and Jeff encounter umbrellas, divas, and a strangely eloquent alien.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Jul. 27 2010

Cast: Jeff, Matt

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Arc Rise Fantasia

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@Meltac said:
" Kessler is annoying.. "
he could take it down several notches
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Edited By ShooMonFoo

Rhapsody in Blue... Awesome way to start ANYTHING!!!
 
 KOALA TEA!!!

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@masterken: 
Didn't you hear? You can't have fun with games.
 
NO FUN ALLOWED.
 
Also, most people that hate Kessler are probably some of the most socially boring people ever. They just haven't realized it yet.
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My God, the VO is HORRIBLE!

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Damn, Kessler puts in a lot of effort. It's better than an unprepared QL. I am of course speaking of the Alien Swarm QL where Vinny was saying a lot of stuff about the game that simply wasn't true :P

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Edited By effache

It's taking some time to get used to matt. I think the worst part about the QL is half the time Jeff is sitting in dead silence while Matt talks and I can only imagine what his expression looks like. I mean that sincerely, I can't tell if he's aloof or pissed off or staring intently, I have to imagine it! 
 
The more I listen to matt I think he should end all of his enthusiastic statements with badaBING badaBOOM

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Quality Quick Looks like this are making it more difficult to dislike Kessler.... 
You've won this round, Kessler.

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Edited By Aronman789

Kessler sounds like his QLs would be fun to watch, but as it seems all of his are going to be JRPGs, I'm sad to say I will have to stay away from them all.

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Jeff sounds bored and slightly angered. It doesn't help that the Kessler/Jeff team doesn't seem to be very simpatico. It should be a rule, we cannot waste the natural resource that is Jeff's Hilarity, thus Kessler should never do another video with him. 

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Edited By Castiel

Well congratz Matt you have officially made your first really good quick look and you know why? Cause your were yourself, you were much more relaxed and comfortable and I really enjoyed this quick look. :)

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@Irish87 said:
" Jeff sounds bored and slightly angered. It doesn't help that the Kessler/Jeff team doesn't seem to be very simpatico. It should be a rule, we cannot waste the natural resource that is Jeff's Hilarity, thus Kessler should never do another video with him.  "
this. i got alot of info but i'd rather have ryan or vinny making fun of the game with jeff, it would have been more hilarious.
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Dude, Kessler sucks.

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Edited By SoothsayerGB

Game looks like something I would absolutely hate.  But I really like all the info Kessler is spitting out.  I almost want to play. 
 
I'm warming up the Kessler.  The guy is kind of bad ass.  Weird.  But Im getting there.
 

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great job  Kessler!  

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meh...

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Edited By Kaigan
You've got these weapons... that you can EQUIP!
 
JRPGs are not worthy of your enthusiasm, Kessler.
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Edited By NutForest

This looks surprisingly good. I like how the combat isn't as slow as most rpgs. This might make me go buy it.

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@JackiJinx:  @JackiJinx said:

" The JRPG: 50 different battle systems to kill the same enemies and play the same story. "

Hahahaha .... Not. I wish people would say that about a game type where the games are actually indistinguishable.  
 http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/2/7/5/25275.jpg?v=1
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He's pretty, but he's no Olivia Munn.

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Edited By triple07

Wow the voice acting is atrocious...

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One of the most generic JRPGs I have ever seen.

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Edited By blacklab

Good job, Matt. Keep at it, things will get easier with experience.

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 Kessler is terrible he takes this several hundred times to seriously.

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Edited By Kefkaesque

Kessler's not bad, but he needs to loosen up.

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@Interlink said:
" There 's something "off" about Matt, something kind of forced, like he's always channeling a PR guy. I dunno.     "
yeah he's like a bad characterized quicklook EX
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I feel like kessler's getting there, he's just a little bit too enthusiastic at some points for me

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I love Kessler QLs, allways enthusiastic and funny. Actually i straight up love Kessler.

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@trophyhunter: Yeah he takes the self awareness that makes the makes the rest of the crew fun to listen to,  dude sticks out like a sore thumb.
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Good God, what the hell is wrong with Ignition? They cannot localize games worth shit.
 
*insert picture of misspelled or totally wrong Deadly Premonition subtitles*

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@Yzzerdd said:

" @trophyhunter: Yeah he takes the self awareness that makes the makes the rest of the crew fun to listen to,  dude sticks out like a sore thumb. "

also he thinks one second of silence is the worst thing ever.
"Hey Jeff, I'm going to do this this this this this this  this this this  this this this"
*deep breath* 
"Then this guy can do this this this this this this this  this this this  this this this"
*several horrible jokes in between and call it done.*
 
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Edited By SleepyDoughnut

Haha Kessler is so overenthusiastic. Its an RPG with mechanics that haven't changed much over the last 20 years. Not worthy to get ridiculously exited about. There shouldn't be so much hate towards this guy, but come on, tone it down a little bit.

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Edited By crushed

kessler owns, haters annihilated~

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Strike 2
 
oh ho ho

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Hah. Kessler is like one of my customers who thinks its cool to constantly talk to the "game guy" in the game store. Not a bad thing - just funny

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"GOD, GUYS STOP MAKING JOKES AND TREAT YOUR QUICK LOOKS SERIOUSLY."
 
"GOD, GUYS STOP BEING SO SERIOUS, LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP"
 
mmm...classic internet hypocrisy.  Good going, everybody.

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Edited By paulunga

Great Quick Look! I've only seen a single trailer of this game before and this confirmed my suspicion: That's quite possibly the worst VO work I've ever heard in a videogame.

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Worst VO I've heard in a while.

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Kessler is great.  He's answering all of the questions I have about a game and he's got lots of energy.

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 Wow, Kessler is annoying. 
 
I like that he gives a ton of information (more so than the core four at times) but he is really not funny at all and his voice is that right pitch that makes me want to kill a kitten.

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@TadThuggish said:
" "GOD, GUYS STOP MAKING JOKES AND TREAT YOUR QUICK LOOKS SERIOUSLY."  "GOD, GUYS STOP BEING SO SERIOUS, LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP"  mmm...classic internet hypocrisy.  Good going, everybody. "
Who the fuck ever said take things more seriously?
I think that would be the worst thing to ever happen to giantbomb.
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Kessler sounds like he's doing a Ryan impression.

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@max3000 said:
" Kessler sounds like he's doing a Ryan impression. "
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@MysteriousBob said:
" That creppy little asshole already made me leave Screened, I don't need him here too. "
Then leave? Want me to pack your bags?
 
it's not that big of a deal, he's excited it's GOOD to see someone excited and HAPPY while playing a game. I'm sorry this logic seems lost on you.
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@NeilRapalee said:
"

 Wow, Kessler is annoying. 
 
I like that he gives a ton of information (more so than the core four at times) but he is really not funny at all and his voice is that right pitch that makes me want to kill a kitten.

"
Stephen Lynch understands your pain.
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Haters are my biggest motivators.

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@TadThuggish said:
" "GOD, GUYS STOP MAKING JOKES AND TREAT YOUR QUICK LOOKS SERIOUSLY."  "GOD, GUYS STOP BEING SO SERIOUS, LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP"  mmm...classic internet hypocrisy.  Good going, everybody. "
I'm afraid you're treating two gorups as being one in the same, and the 1st group can fuck off.
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I like Kessler, he just needs to be more natural.  He is forcing it a bit.

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@icyroy05: Ah ha of course the poeple that disagre with your views are flawed human beings, what a wonderful fallacy you cooked up there.
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@ryanrulez said:
" Woooo Bodega!  I wonder if he's organised those comics yet?  :P "
Nope.
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Edited By Anviltongue

Usually, when someone criticizes voice acting I find that I can live with it. This is not one of those times. That was awful
 
And if more Kessler means more JRPG reviews/quicklooks, then I'm all for it.