People keep saying that Abby didn't articulate her thoughts on Dream Daddy other than to say it was good. This is actually incorrect! She brings up a number of specific points at around the 45 minute mark, give or take, in this very long video, so I can see what some people might not remember it. To clear up any misconceptions about what was actually said about the game, I offer the following information (spoiler tagged for those who have not had a chance to listen yet):
Things Abby said about Dream Daddy, starting at 43:18: "I think it's very funny. I think it's very effective at what it does. I think they all feel like real people...I think there's a lot of heart in that game. I think there's a lot of really beautiful moments in that game...I think it's really engaging and there are a lot of cool things you can do in it...I think the writing is really phenomenal."
At 45:40:"Really touching moments throughout the game and there's a really compelling and deep story to it...very fun and very engaging and it feels good to play."
It was really predictable when they started bending the rules for one game alone. It was an early access game when they made these podcasts. None had played the official release. They should have dismissed PUBG for the same reason they did Fire Pro, which also got a release this year.
Some of Dan's arguments against Dream Daddy come across as particularly ridiculous when you remember that last year, his number one personal game (and game that got 10th place on the site list) was a Harvest Moon-style game where you grew crops and gave presents to your crushes. I get not playing Dream Daddy. I get not being into dating sims. What I don't get is his argument against it, considering last year.
I don't agree with Abby saying "it does things for the genre" when she is not familiar with the genre. But other than that, she explains why she likes the game's writing.
@sethmode: I'm just over an hour into the podcast and at the part where he's making these arguments. I'm definitely curious to see how many more times "it doesn't do anything new" is brought up.
I am a little surprised at Battlefront 2 being labeled as a disappointment. Battlefront was a disappointment two years ago, and most of the staff have opinions about Star Wars that are indifferent at best. I'm not sure what they were expecting, other than maybe a decent story campaign?
The thing about the Apple news is that it's not surprising AT ALL. I saw the headlines and I don't understand why everyone acted like this was a big revelation. Planned obsolescence has been the norm in phones for years in various ways. It's a norm for the industry.
This article is from 2011: https://www.cultofmac.com/77814/is-apple-guilty-of-planned-obsolescence/
The slinky thing makes me cringe every time I think about it. Similarly, I cringe now every time I open the comments to anything that Abby appears in, because I know I will inevitably see some weird, over critical post by her anti-fanboy. It's getting a little creepy and gross.
Remember when "don't read the comments" was a thing for YouTube? Never thought it would become the case for Giant Bomb.
Just noticed that my thread with the bingo card was included! I feel like a real duder!
Anyways, please check out that thread! I made it while bored one day and couldn't really think of any more things to add, but a few other people commented additions to it and someone ended up making it into a PROPER bingo card on a 5×5 grid with a free space and everything, so it was really a group effort.
@convox: Gearbox absolutely engages in microtransactions. Look at all of the DLC available for the Borderlands games, especially the second game. The first game had a few content packs, the third game had a few more, but the list of DLC on the second game is ridiculous.
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