Existence

@sharkman: Less creative? On the contrary, I feel like the gaming landscape is the most diverse it's ever been. It's just the AAA side of the industry which feels stuck in a rut.

Also, Jeff likes plenty of things. He just has high standards, since he's been seeing this shit for decades now.

Not even a mention of SMM! Man, I'm really looking forward to seeing how that debate shakes out in the Day 5 podcast.

I'm not the biggest fan of that stuff in MGS5 either, but woof, that's a surprisingly personal attack on Kojima there.

God of War 3, a bad game? What?

MGS5 having lost it's biggest proponent, I could easily see SMM winning GOTY.

I think that one trap GBWest keeps falling into while discussing certain issues is that they frequently bring up whether or not something is optional. This podcast, for example. When it was brought up that the Destiny character boost cost 30$, they started saying, "Well, you're not forced to buy it", "Well, they should be allowed to offer it".

Whether or not you are forced to buy it is not a particularly relevant point to discuss. I mean, look, I think most of us don't live in fascist countries where the Government or whoever else is forcing people to engage in microtransaction at gunpoint. Yes, people should be allowed to buy or not buy whatever they want. And... they are. It's a given, axiomatic. Bringing up the fact that something isn't mandatory is not a great defense for a shitty business practice, and all it does is distract from talking about the innate merits or demerits of the subject at hand.

For example- the GMP/MB stuff in MGS5 is bad. Yes, it's optional. Irrelevant. It's still bad.

This is not a big complaint of mine or anything like that, it's just something that bothers me a bit when I come across it, whether on podcasts or on forums, and I just thought I'd put my thoughts on the matter out there.

@alex: Oh, that's a shame. Thanks for letting us know! I look forward to the return of the series.

Aw, they didn't mention what their plans are for Life is Strange. Surprised there's no Playdate this week.

Woof, sounds like Fallout 4 is going to get pummeled in GOTY deliberations.

A bit disappointed that they didn't even mention Life is Strange when they talked about games they need to play before GOTY, but I suppose it is to be expected. Hopefully GBE will push it come deliberations.