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Playdate: Deep Rock Galactic (09/02/2020)

This game is good at bugs and goo and we are good at fighting neither.

The crew of Giant Bomb invites you to join us for some fun times with video games.

Sep. 2 2020

Cast: Alex, Ben, Matt, Abby

Posted by: Abby

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Deep Rock Galactic

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Edited By finnith

It used to start at 17:15!

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@finnith: I don't know why they don't just cut it?

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@shrekeh said:

@finnith: I don't know why they don't just cut it?

It’s the stream archive. For quick watch

once the stream gets edited and archive (Wait couple of hours) you get the typical no intro music

that’s why the first post doesn’t make sense once the actual archive is uploaded like.....now

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AbbyCast is the best cast

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The talking heads take up soo much space, is there an option for no faces?

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I’ve recently gotten into this game, and its one of the most rewarding i’ve played in a long time. Its kind of amazing how much personality sits in the mechanics of each class. Love how it will generates insanely natural feeling procedural environments and then throws absolute Shituations at you like that Haunted cave. Then it just goes “have at it” with really well designed traversal tools for each class and lets you loose. It seriously makes for one of the best simulators of a group real time problem solving/synergy i’ve ever played when everyone starts improvising ideas together of what “might work” on the fly.

If the crew is still into it I think it would make for a really satisfying series to watch them to continue to improve at technically and to dial in their team dynamic week over week. It honestly probably would do good to play a bit outside of streams to really get situated, but I really would enjoy seeing duders dig into what is a really mechanically rich and just upbeat positive kind of team game.

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@buttbear: gonna guess no? Wellcome to Giant Bomb. Playdates always have faces. Relax and enjoy :)

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I would like to issue a formal apology:

During the stream I asked in chat if "Matt" got new glasses. I don't know why I didn't say Rorie. The confusion, anger and disgust that followed is all on me.

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Bought this game thanks to these streams. It's a very rewarding experience. Even playing solo, the robot companion they give you is incredibly useful

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I hope Rorie and Alex have better luck with finding Crusader Kings 3 less impenetrable! I have been really enjoying it so far.

Also, since Abby expressed some modest interest in CK3 during this stream, I just wanted to say I would love to see her and/or hear about her giving it a chance! During the preview coverage the developers talked about how they think the life simulation aspects of the game should make it really appealing to Sims players and that they don't see their target audience as just strategy gamers and history nerds. Some reviewers have backed that up and Gita Jackson from Vice compared the game to a Sims 4 legacy challenge.

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My 2 cents: Abby should play Crusader Kings 3. Make a bunch of babies.

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This game continues to seem cool. This game continues to be on my long list of "games I want to play but can't justify because i don't play with people".

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@lkennedyl: I predominantly play solo and it's still extremely fun. The drone you have is very useful and works very well. Matchmaking is also great; seems like a nice community that are helpful toward newcomers. Talking over mic isn't necessary either as the tagging system works well. Honestly, if you like what you see, I believe you'll have a real good time, solo or matchmaking.

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Haunted Dreadnought mission is some tough shit. Even my crew, that knows the game pretty well, barely scaped through one.

Throwing in a surprise Crasis Detonator and Tyrant Weed is just plain evil.

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Hey, it's Tintin! I haven't thought about that dude in ages, but I think I've still got all the books (graphic novels?) from when I was a kid.

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@bathala: Ah never knew, thanks for clearing that up!

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@lvan333 said:

I hope Rorie and Alex have better luck with finding Crusader Kings 3 less impenetrable! I have been really enjoying it so far.

Also, since Abby expressed some modest interest in CK3 during this stream, I just wanted to say I would love to see her and/or hear about her giving it a chance! During the preview coverage the developers talked about how they think the life simulation aspects of the game should make it really appealing to Sims players and that they don't see their target audience as just strategy gamers and history nerds. Some reviewers have backed that up and Gita Jackson from Vice compared the game to a Sims 4 legacy challenge.

Absolutely, since Gita mentioned the Sims comparison on a recent Waypoint podcast I've been wondering what Abby would make of the game.

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I really want to control the speed of these videos! They are too slow sometimes. I love the content but I do not have the time to keep up. Please add a speed select like in the YouTube player. Please add speed select to premium content!

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@thomasonfa: I use the Chrome extension Video Speed Controller for this. I usually don't speed up gameplay videos, but I usually watch the podcasts at 1.2x.

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When Abby asked what people's favorite Uma Thurman movie was, I immediately said "The Truth About Cats and Dogs." Did not expect her to mention it! I had such a crush on Janeane Garofalo.