• stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic I feel my interest in games has almost entirely faded into my 30s. on the General Discussion board

    As a "in my 40s" gamer I have seen some pretty big changes in what I play and how I play games over the years. There's bits I miss, bits I think I am better without but recently it's been something I...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Steam Request Stream. on the General Discussion board

    Would be cool to hear Jan's opinions on Monster Sanctuary. Notmycar is an interesting car battle royal thingy. Slipstream is nice polished Outrun-like and Pako & Pako 2 are fun isometric car cha...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Rude encounters. on the Off-Topic board

    The pavement hogs of London really bust my swede sometimes. I have take to the stop walking trick - I think in my head it works like basketball, if I'm not moving it's their fault. Posh mummies with...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic The game releases you're excited about. on the General Discussion board

    Outside of the major releases some of the things that have caught my eye for this year are Hokko Life (an Animal Crossing like on Steam), Maneater (a Shark rpg on Epic) Kerbal Space Program 2 (if it m...

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    Back on the Digital Farm: Part 1 Littlewood

    Really should have noticed the version number on this screen before hitting play.2019 was a particularly rubbish year in our little house. We went through losing family members and job redundancies wh...

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  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Farewell and best wishes to Dan!. on the General Discussion board

    Best of luck to Dan, he's been a great part of all the bomb stuff these last few years. Hope we get treated to a few guest appearances on some video and podcast content in the future!

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Every cloud has a silver lining. on the Off-Topic board

    Good luck dude! Fellow UK teacher here, made redundant this year due to cuts in adult education and still job hunting. Very thankful for Giant Bomb's output and the sanity of the people on the forum...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Giant Bomb GotY 2019 Fantasy League. on the General Discussion board

    1. Control 2. Outer Wilds3. Luigi's Mansion 34. The Outer Worlds5. Apex Legends6. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night7. Fire Emblem: Three Houses8. Resident Evil 2 Remake

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic The "Can't remember the name of this game" Thread v3.0. on the General Discussion board

    @liquiddragon No worries - it's not a bad game, definitely better for fans of his work but it's a nice trippy little wander around his mindset.

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic The "Can't remember the name of this game" Thread v3.0. on the General Discussion board

    @liquiddragon Californium I think, based on Philip K Dick stuff. Video

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic What's a song that reminds you of a video game that isn't video game music?. on the General Discussion board

    DJ Shadow's Endtroducing and most games on the original Xbox. I put two albums on my Xbox hard drive, Endtroducing, being one, which got played over almost every game that would let me so it's now co...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic My Favorite Films of the 2010s (and Yours?). on the Off-Topic board

    I have a longer list of films that I think would have made the list but I haven't got around to watching them yet than I did on the top ten shortlist. I am an ex-film studies student who is ashamed to...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic GOTY Special: Giant Bomb's Worst Christmas Song. on the General Discussion board

    Mistletoe and Wine should be scrubbed from our collective memories. In fact, I am pretty sure everything wrong in the world after 1988 (or year 0MaW in our new Cliff Richards oriented calendar) can be...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Which games make your palms a sweaty mess?. on the General Discussion board

    Kerbal Space Program. No game has given me the tense sweats like that game does. I have such a love/hate relationship with how anxious that game makes me feel.

  • stantongrouse created a forum topic What's your the good, the bad and the weird for being OP in Games? on the General Discussion board.
  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Did you expect the turn around hate for death stranding and kojima early on?. on the General Discussion board

    I don't have a PS4 so this was never really on my radar aside from thinking it'd be interesting to see how people take it after so many of his recent games being within the MGS franchise. I've read a...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Cathedral - A new Metroidvania that is incredible! Anyone else playing it?. on the General Discussion board

    This looks good - I've popped it on my watch list. There's obviously been a glut of this sort of game so I have had to be selective in which to pick from but this one looks like a nice sidestep from ...

  • stantongrouse posted a message in the forum topic Which game have you been most disappointed by this year?. on the General Discussion board

    Generation Zero - was very keen to get it because of the aesthetic and suggested gameplay. Really wanted to like it too, had a great first few hours but eventually it just felt like what it think it ...