Cool presentation, but I would have liked to hear her thoughts on the games. Initially I hoped she may have written a song with the lyrics as her list. That would have truly been above and beyond.
A year removed from playing this game I have to urge to revisit it - perhaps maybe i was too harsh or my own expectations too high? I have a suspicion the game is just not for me but I do get some small bit of joy to listen to Brad cherish the small things which at the time I could not abide
Regardless, the craft that Rockstar put into this game is unmistakably masterful
My feelings are similar, I finished the game after taking a 6 month break. It has a lot of cool ideas that make me want to like it more than I do. The moment to moment gameplay was the same torture I remember from last year. Returning to it didn't change my feelings on this game. Now I'm glad I can say I finished the story, but I'm not sure if it was worth it.
For me it's the complete opposite. It's funny because of how much of a mess it still is.
If you actually think DK64 is a decent game this is torture. Episode 7 and this episode starts like they had a vaguely remembered dream 20 years ago. It's an exploration game where they don't pay attention to the world.
That said, I have to see how Frantic Factory trips them up. This level is actually complex.
By this point I think this is sadly probably the worst GB East produced content to date - which is a real shame because obviously a lot of hard work and planning went into making it. On paper it all probably sounded pretty great but I don’t think they anticipated just how bad the videogame part would actually be. Sunshine - which I assume was the template for this - was difficult at times, sometimes buggy, but at the end of the day a fairly straight forward and competent platformer. I’ve watched four episodes so far and I’m still absolutely perplexed by what is even going on in the game. This is largely due to the fact that the gameplay is so bad that I always start doodling on a napkin or browsing other tabs with the audio running in the background. Like others I enjoy the wacky nonsense that happens on the periphery of it all but after such outstanding shows like Crime Crew, Sunshine, RE4, This is the Run..etc.. where both gameplay and banter were equally engaging, this just seems like a dud.
Goes without saying, but I’m saying it, my opinions are my own and all that.
Yeah, but goddamn is it entertaining to see Dan being tormented by a shitty game.
This has nothing to do with the quality of the video game and everything to do with the fact that they are not paying attention at all. Each player only plays 1/4 of the time, and half that time they are spinning the terrible wheel. Episode 4 and they don't even know the controls yet. The game is screaming in their ears what to do, but they don't hear it. Enemy drops Oranges, is surrrounded by orange crates, is killable by orange grenades... guess it's invincible. But I'm in agreement this may be the worst feature GB has ever created, it's torture to watch, having played DK64 recently.
I'll go to bat for DK64. It hasn't aged well and is easily the worst of the Rare 3D platformers on the N64, but it isn't abhorrently terrible. It's really not that bad or obtuse when you have a little curiosity, explore around and pay attention.
The issue is this video series is maybe the worst way to experience this game. The crew is only playing two hours a week (and not even every week), split between 4 people, and constantly interrupted by bullshit spins of the wheel. That's no way to retain information, especially when you skip all the text boxes.
It's frustrating to watch. At this point I'd rather see you guys put a bullet in this series if you aren't going to give it a fair shake
This. The series is something like 40% bitching about the game in ways that are only semi-fair, 40% spin the wheel (I have no idea why they find that so amusing), and 20% anything resembling a real playthrough. The game is obviously a product of its time; it doesn't have great draw distance and doesn't completely hand-hold you with everything, but half the stuff they're "confused" about are a lot more clear if you're actually playing the game instead of trading bananas and spinning the wheel at every chance. They could probably solve a lot of the problems they're having if they either stop and rethink how they're gamifying this or if they read a strategy guide or something instead of keying up camera angles.
Yes, 1000%! I'm here for the Donkey Kong. I don't care about the gambling at all, barely understand the rules and don't remember the rule that allowed them to spin forever. Maybe if there was a banana horde cam for the jars I might care a tiny bit about the meta game, then I would have some idea of where they stand at any given point. But, really, there needs to be more 64 playing.
I liked this game better than the Banjos and replayed it when this series started. I was addicted to it for a week, and only got a bit tired of it at the last two levels. It's extra frustrating watching them play when I know exactly where they should be going.
My god! They are still spinning! They were spinning when I started looking through the comments and all while I typed this.
@dracomaster01: I think Dan is more mad at the fans than the show. Both Family Guy and Rick and Morty have overbearing communities. I understand, but try not to hold it against the shows. Dan loves the Simpsons, and that was full of references. The only reference in this video I heard was "these checkpoints are making me thirsty." It makes no sense in context, I think Dan's complaints apply there. But I don't think the voice sounds like Stewie. It's all subjective anyway.
I personally liked the first couple seasons of Family Guy, but fell off. I think Rick and Morty is well written, but the characters are unlikable. Seeing others go nuts for these shows, when I think they aren't that amazing is frustrating. It's easy to blame Seth MacFarlane for getting 3 fox animated shows when Futurama was cancelled (and better than them all) after it was repeatedly bumped for baseball. But the Orville is great, and so were those early episodes of Family Guy.
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