@efesell That's kind of my point, Jeff is very clear on how he feels about the game, but the conversation sounds like no one at that table liked it. This isn't a "why are they saying bad things about a game I like" post, it's "they all keep saying it's an awesome game but don't really get into why they like it," which is a bummer because I think there's a lot of really neat and interesting things in BotW to talk about and a lot of different angles to start that conversation. Instead we had a 45-minute rehash of the bombcast segment about how much they hate the inventory and cooking systems while occasionally saying "game's great!"
Really I'm just bummed because I wanted to hear how Alex, Vinny and Bakalar were enjoying/not enjoying their time with the game. And I was kind of surprised that Dan's still playing it after putting like 100 hours into it.
Listening to them tear down BotW for 45 minutes makes it sound like a 2/5 game. None of the conversations they've had on the Bombcast or Beastcast sounds like they even enjoy the game outside of Brad and Dan.
@synthesis_landale Yeah I'm happy that I'm at the point in life where I can just buy all of the consoles and not have to worry about it. I just find it odd that people are mad that reviewers enjoy a game. If you are really hyped and excited and invested in a game that a reviewer scores badly I can at least understand the rationale behind the angst (even if it's still dumb and misplaced), but arguing that a critic gave a glowing review due to "nostalgia" or "fanboyism" just seems like lashing out for the sake of drama.
there are some pretty desperate sensationalist claims about this game,
I don't think the greatest game of all time would have this many technical issues.
also, I haven't been amazed by the footage, nothing about it seems genuinely new or unique or exciting. You talk about nostalgia and amazement and discovery. " capture some of the magic in my teenage years"
what? at what point in any of this game is there a unique or original aspect to it? it seems like you're projecting hard what you want it to be via nostalgia, and it doesn't follow through the way skyrim did.
I will never understand people being salty over good review scores.
Vinny is the real MVP. His questions did a fantastic job of telling the viewer exactly what the game is and who it caters to. He was able to lead Dan off the "pure joy, must play, 5/5" path he started on and as a result delivered one of the most detailed QL's the guys have put together lately.
Keep up the amazing work guys, loving the new East crew.
To be fair, the results of their detailed analysis was still "pure joy, must play, 5/5."
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