Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-created works from the previous week.
First, let's address the elephant in the room: the on-site video player. As most of you are now aware, the video player is working for a majority of people. Increasingly, the issues associated with the video player and even podcasts appear to be a conflict with on-site cookies. The current workaround is:
- Clear all cookies
- Click on "Show Purposes"
- Enable "Performance Cookies" only.
Be aware that there was a full-site refresh that should have done this to all accounts, but there seems to be a small portion of accounts where this did not happen. If you are on mobile and want to fix the issue, scroll to the bottom of the site, or anywhere where you can find this, and find the "do not sell my personal information" button at the bottom. After clicking this, select performance cookies.
If none of these steps help AND the site-wide refresh did not fully address the problem, please drop a comment here. Everyone reading this should note that the engineering team does not view this workaround as a permanent solution and will be having multiple meetings this week and next to devise a permanent solution. Also, this does not appear to work for everyone and as such the tickets you filed in previous weeks will still be treated as high priorities.
Some of you may have noticed the archive of the Bombcast went up late and that's due to the May 9th, 2023 edition of the Bombcast being recorded in-person and Jan needing to board a flight home almost immediately after the podcast finished.
In positive news, let's give a big round of applause to Mike Minotti for piloting his first Quick Look on the site! Speaking of fun videos, our sister-site, GameSpot, has a handful you might be interested in giving a watch when you have some free time. Here's a convenient list for anyone interested:
- How Resident Evil 4 SAVED Resident Evil
- History of The Legend of Zelda (Mainline Series feat. Lucy James)
- Spot On Episode 2: You Don’t Need To Make An Open-World Game
- No HUD Making Ghost Recon: Breakpoint as IMMERSIVE as Possible
- The Kurt Locker: You Should Play More 6/10 Games
I might be missing a series or two, and I will not be doing this every week, but maybe this inspires you to at least consider following GameSpot's YouTube account. With that in mind, let's jump into the latest edition of the Community Spotlight.
Tweets
Here's a clip from Deadly Games that is only for @GiantBomb fans
— VoidBurger (AKA Jess) 🍔🎮 (@VoidBurger) May 5, 2023
(when I tell you I SCREAMED when I saw him, I am not exaggerating) pic.twitter.com/w2VvLyLcf3
3 years ago tonight, @alex_navarro paid The Grohl Toll™ by full combo'ing Foo Fighters' "Everlong".
— Brad Lynch (@MarinoV1) May 7, 2023
In the early days of the pandemic, it was important to have something to look forward to to make it through the week. For many, "We Be Drummin'" was that.https://t.co/Y79RnZR7QI
10 - IGN
— AntiMacro (@AntiMacro) May 11, 2023
10 - Inverse
10 - RPG Site
10 - Gamespot
10 - Destructoid
10 - Nintendo Life
10 - CG Magazine
9.8 - Game Informer
5/5 - VGC
5/5 - VG247
5/5 - GamesHub
5/5 - ComicBook
4/5 - Eurogamer
Metacritic: 97
Opencritic: 98 pic.twitter.com/Uo7ZlBUqXK
https://t.co/Whi2fNV6vH pic.twitter.com/x9RsbWuVKI
— Kone (@KoneBomb) May 12, 2023
When .@JeffGrubb can’t make it to Last of the Nintendogs pic.twitter.com/eWmlTwOCOc
— Forrest With Two Rs (@Forrest_txt) May 10, 2023
Art
RoboMitch + "The Dan Is Good, The P*nis Is Evil!" (By: @jearum)
The art is captioned "Your move, creep!" and that's the best way to introduce this fanart rendition of RoboMitch!
jearum also decided to merge Giant Bomb with the seminal work of art that is Zardoz. Truly the sign of a genius.
The Beatles 2: All George Harrisons (By: @CreakyLegs)
Now, this is going to sound crazy, but what if you imagined the "core four" current members of Giant Bomb as members of the musical group The Beatles, but they were all George Harrison? Well, welcome to the mind of Creaky Legs!
Activities
The GB Album Club 031 - 1984 by Van Halen (By: @unclejam23)
Hey, music fans! The latest edition of the Album Club is looking at 1984 by Van Halen! If you have any thoughts about the venerable classic, drop a comment in the thread linked below and learn how you can suggest future picks!
Immortality Is The 10th Game Of UUGPGC Year 2. Finish By May 22. Mark All Spoilers! +
Olija Is The 9th Game Of The 2nd Year Of The UUGPGC! All Are Welcome! Finish By May 8, 2023. Mark All Spoilers! (By: @bigsocrates)
Immortality is the 10th game pick for the Giant Bomb Community Game Pass Game Club! If you have any non-spoiler impressions of this divisive game, feel free to share them in the first thread linked. Also, don't forget that the Olija is the 9th game selected for season two of the Community Game Pass Game Club and its discussion thread have been opened to SPOILERS! Discuss all of the juicy details about the game!
Blogs
Reservations: Music in The Norwood Suite (By: @gamer_152)
The Norwood Suite from Cosmo D is a bittersweet reflection on both the absurd fun that is performing music and the onerous demands it places on its performers. Read how the game handles that subject matter on moderator Gamer_152's latest blog!
The Gift That Keeps On Giving (By: @infantpipoc)
It's time for another sci-fi book review from infantpipoc and this one is all about On the Stars My Destinations by Alfred Bester! If you've never heard of this novel, or are interested to get some suggestions, click the link!
What's the Greatest Video Game: Goldeneye 007 (By: @imunbeatable80)
Is there any reason for you to play GoldenEye 007 in the year 2023? That's at the heart of imunbeatable80's latest "What's the Greatest Video Game" post here on Giant Bomb!
Mega Archive: Part XXXII: From Ultraman to Snow Bros. +
Indie Game of the Week 319: Far: Lone Sails (By: @mento)
Every May, moderator Mento tends to embark on a seasonally-themed gaming backlog cleaning session. This time they decided to make a dent on the games they nabbed through charity bundles put out by Itch.io!
Also, with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Mento is talking about Nintendo's former rival, Sega, as part of their blog retrospective on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis!
Finally, the latest edition of Mento's "Indie Game of the Week" feature is for FAR: Lone Sails! Read all about why they think the game shows a mastery of quiet moments and has a great sense of tone and place.
Discussion Threads
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom First Impressions Thread (By: @tartyron)
It's obviously the biggest talking point in gaming, but what are your first impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Have you been enjoying the larger world including the skies and underworld? How has the framerate been for you? Any interesting finds you are excited to share?
Your Expectations For PlayStation Showcase 2023? (By: @gtxforza)
What are YOUR predictions and hopes for the 2023 PlayStation Showcase? What are your "Big Swings" and "Safe Bets?" Join the rest of the Giant Bomb community in sharing predictions by dropping a comment in the thread.
Age Of Wonders 4 Discussion Thread (By: @karlhungus01)
How many of you have checked out Age of Wonders 4? Do you have a favored build or strategy? If you have any early or summative opinions of the game, feel free to share them in the thread above.
Do You ''Value'' A Game Less If You Didn't Pay For It? (By: @sombre)
Here's a discussion thread on the forums for those of you that use Game Pass: do you "value" a game less if you don't pay for it? Do you feel like streaming has led to growing mindset that games are disposable?
"Bad" AAA Games In Recent Years (By: @cozmicaztaway)
What are the biggest AAA game failures and flops of recent memory? Some are talking about Gotham Knights and Babylon's Fall, but can you think of other big titles not panning out in the last ten years?
TigerDirect.com Is Gone - [Pour One Out] (By: @monkeyking1969)
TigerDirect's online presence is dead. Join the rest of the community in pouring one out for the one business that always was ready to meet your corporate or old-tech needs. Do you have any memories of the company?
Do Animals Have Accents? (By: @sombre)
I have been looking at this forum thread on titled "Do animals have accents?" and the OP explaining what they mean and don't know how to respond. Do you have any thoughts that you want to share? Drop a comment in the thread!
User Reviews
@yyninja's Yakuza 6: The Song of Life review articulates why they still think the game is not the stratifying conclusion to the Like a Dragon/Kiryu-era Yakuza games that it should have been.
Lists
Blue Characters (By: @jacobproper1)
Last week, JacobProper1 started a list of every single video game that lets you control a character with green skin or fur and this week they decided to start a list of blue-skinned or furred characters! Help them out!
Wiki Of The Week
Link has gotten the nod before, but our character page for his primary antagonist has an equally impressive character page that exhaustively reviews his many incarnations and appearances in the series.
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