Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host in this very thankful edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! For those of you that are decidedly NOT American, this is your friendly reminder that this week is the week of Thanksgiving. As such be aware that the Giant Bomb staff, across all campuses, will be out for much of the week. Hopefully this added free time will give you more opportunities to enjoy this packed holiday gaming year thus far! Anyways let us get on with the site housekeeping!
- ATTENTION! The Giant Bomb Roku app is broken, find out what the word from engineers is over here!
- Some big changes are coming for the GB Video API! Read about it and see if it impacts you.
Clip(s) of the Week
- Giant Bomb TV Intros: The Office (By: @somestickguy_) - What happens when you mashup the intro to the U.S. version of The Office with Giant Bomb? Why you get this video by Somestickguy_
- Giant Bomb Loves Miku -Someone created a video that compiles every example of Giant Bomb mentioning and discussing Hatsune Miku...it's 13 minutes because Giant Bomb LOVES HATSUNE MIKU!
- Giant Bomb Supercut: VinnyVania IV - All Deaths (By: Carachmegil) - Check out this supercut featuring every single one of Vinny Caravella's deaths while playing Super Castlevania IV.
The Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - Giant Bomb East Playdate Meets NEON LASERS! (By: Janine Hawkins) - The neon...it is truly overpowering.
- Dan Ryckert Prepares for a Wolf Attack (By: @drellassassin) - Inspired by a recent declaration from Dan, drellassassin shows off how well Dan really would fare against a wolf.
Community Activities
- Giant ROM 2, aka the Giant Bomb Community Game Jam, is All Set for November 28th! Learn How to Join the Event NOW!
- Australian Giant Bomb Users REJOICE! hellerphant has Created an "Aussie Duders" Community Thread That you Can Join!
Best of Blogs
- Fallout 4: This Time it's not Fallout 3 (and Other Excellent Uses of Time and Money) (By: @arbitrarywater) - ArbitraryWater shares why he ended up fizzling out on Fallout 4 before hitting the fifty hour mark in the game.
- Let's Compare Game of Thrones to Game of Thrones to Game of Thrones (By: @sparky_buzzsaw) - Sparky_Buzzsaw compares and contrasts all of the versions and renditions of Game of Thrones that he has personally consumed on his latest blog!
- ST-urday #022: Drakkhen & The Comic Commish: Undertale (By: @mento) - Moderator Mento continues his retrospective of the Atari ST with a close examination of Drakkhen, and he also catches up with the rest of the internet in exploring the underworld of Undertale.
- Why I've Kept Playing Endless Legend for a Year & The Malleable Open World in Sid Meier's Pirates! (By: @mikelemmer) - MikeLemmer confesses to having played Endless Legend on and off for well over a year, and also discussed Sid Meier's Pirates! and its "malleable" world with the growing proliferation of open world games.
- So, that Karma System, Huh? (and a New Animation from the GiantBomb Animated Duder) (By: @lackingsaint) - LackingSaint comments on Fallout 4's karma system, and shares an animated short he's been working on.
- Fallout 4, A Journey Pictorial - Chapter One & Chapter Two (By: @feralchemy) - Feralchemy has started a hilarious pictorial Let's Play blog detailing his latest adventures in Fallout 4! Check out the first two episodes right here.
- Hello Hearthstone 001 - A Weekly Series? (By: @freezyfrog) - FreezyFrog dabbled with Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s Arena game mode and shares his long-term plans for the game over here.
- On Fallout 4 and Its Density... (By: @jakob187) - jakob187 shares why he can confidently call Fallout 4 his "Game of the Year," despite having some issues with the game, over here.
- Late Night Thoughts: Watching Streams Killed My Overwatch Hype (By: @climax) - Check out climax's interesting write-up on why he suspects that watching Overwatch live streams may have spoiled his anticipation for the game.
Join the Discussion
- 2015's Games That Went Under the Radar (By: @d_w) - Can you think of games that went under the radar this year? Share what you think the "buried treasures" of 2015 are on this forum topic.
- Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series Episode Six Ending Discussion Thread (By: @moonrakerb) - How did Episode Six for Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series end? Share your impressions of the final episode of the series here.
- Football Manager 2016 Discussion Thread (By: @johnlocke) - Have any of you been playing Football Manager 2016? Join the community discussion for the game on this community discussion thread.
- Fallout 4 Building Sharing Thread (By: @2headedninja) - What have you managed to build in Fallout 4? Share pictures of your most magnificent creations over here.
- Your Favorite Fallout 4 Perks Discussion Thread (By: @benjamminlee) - Have you located a "Favorite Perk" in Fallout 4 yet? Discuss the perk that you most think is "essential" in the game.
- What Mods are Using in Fallout 4 Discussion Thread (By: @alistercat) - So which mods have you installed in order to "improve" your Fallout 4 experience? Hopefully nothing that would throw the MLB in a tizzy.
- What's Your Experience Been with Xbox One Backwards Compatibility? (By: @yummylee) - What has your experience with Xbox One Backwards Compatibility been like? Discuss the highs and lows of the new feature.
Lovable Lists
- The Top 10 Indie Games (By: @riostarwind) - RioStarwind also took the time to list his ten all time favorite "Indie Games" on this user created list.
- Pacifism Plus (By: @mento) - Mento explores a handful of games that go out of their way to give you a reason to avoid bloodshed.
Useful User Reviews
- Despite a few nitpicks, @dinoracha shares why he strongly recommends Downwell on this comprehensive review.
- @jaypb08 breaks-down why he found Tales of Zestiria to be a mostly enjoyable, albeit uneven, experience on his review.
- @darth_navster comments on why the veneer and majesty of Fallout 4 fell flat for him on his review for the game.
- @freezyfrog extrapolates why the PlayStation Vita version of FIFA 15 should be avoided at all costs on his review.
- Amazing visuals aren't the only part of Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- that impressed @riostarwind! Read what else he liked about the game.
Wonderful Wikis
- Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival - You like the Mario Party games, right? Read our wiki for Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival to see how it's different.
