Similar to what some others have said, I don't care for solo content and find it quite boring when there isn't a partner or group for the staff to riff off of. For me, those dynamics are what make Giant Bomb special and set them aside from the rest. Getting rid of that has essentially made them no different than any other Twitch streamer. I recognize that a lot of people like the solo Twitch streamer format, so more power to you, it's unfortunately not for me, though.
Further, I'm not a fan of crafting/survival games, so two of the major sources of group content involve games that I find bland to watch (Astroneer and Minecraft). I'm fine with continued series involving playing one specific game, but they've seem to have gravitated toward "forever" games, and games that are structured to be played forever are generally not my cup of tea. Conversely, I enjoyed the Dead Space playthrough and Clue Crew episodes (although after going through that many Nancy Drew games so quickly, it was probably for the best that they seemed to have put that series on hiatus for a little bit). Both of those series involve fairly concise games where there's always a definitive end goal in sight (i.e., finishing the game), so I like continuing to watch their progress through the game, and then when they're finished, there's excitement about what they choose to play next. On the other hand, with games like Astroneer and Minecraft, there's kind of a "I hope you like this game because there's no clear end in sight" vibe that doesn't appeal to my tastes, and sticking with those games creates a lack of diversity in content. Obviously, those are popular and successful games, so I realize many people will be totally into it, and that's great, I just wish for the little group content that is being put out there was more diversity.
All that said, I want to say that I greatly appreciate what the crew is doing by providing entertainment during this really weird situation. Everything I said was meant to be constructive and I'm not trying to attack anyone. Still though, as a consumer I can't say that I'm not more than little disappointed with the current direction of the content. GB has been putting out the most amount of content they've ever done, I've had the most free time I've had in a long time, and yet, I'm easily watching the least amount of GB I've ever watched. At this point it's really just Mass Alex and the podcasts that I've been watching/listening to (which have been great by the way). I'll echo the sentiment that others have put forth in that I would gratefully take a large reduction in the quantity of content if it meant that more content with the crew as a group or partnered up was possible.
Log in to comment