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Giant Bombcast 05-14-2013

With Jeff out of the office on pre-E3 business, we spend an inordinate amount of time on Durango speculation while also finding the time to talk Metro: Last Light, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Prison Architect, and more!

The Giant Bombcast is the world's most beloved video game podcast, and now it's available in video form.

May. 14 2013

Posted by: Ryan

In This Episode:

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

Flashback: The Quest for Identity

Steak

Marriage

Prison Architect

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

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kollay

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Back in 2009, I sent in an email about Chie's obsession for steaks. The staff then pitched in how they like their steaks and I am AMAZED how Ryan gave the same answer from four years ago (walk the cow through a warm room).

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@rudyseidl said:

@ottoman673:

HEY EVERYBODY, IT'S TUESDAY AND YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE NINTENDO HATECAST!

Please tell me it's not another podcast where they go on and on about how bad Nintendo supposedly is...

I thought this was the PC lovecast.

10 years ago

Legion_

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I GET WHY THEY CALL IT GIANT BOMBCAST BECAUSE GIANT BOMB AND ITS A GIANT PODCAST ITS FUNNY HAHAHA

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Legion_

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@rudyseidl said:

@ottoman673:

HEY EVERYBODY, IT'S TUESDAY AND YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE NINTENDO HATECAST!

Please tell me it's not another podcast where they go on and on about how bad Nintendo supposedly is...

Nintendo is pretty fucking bad.

10 years ago

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@zagzagovich said:

@patrickklepek As a Russian myself, I'd like to bring some Russian perspective to your idea of "Russian" games and things.

First: Metro is "Russian" only as a weird amalgamation of ideas about what Russian or, even closer, Soviet people were like. That kind of attitude has been dead for decades. The scummiest NPC in Metro 2033 is an Ex-Con with a heart of gold. The whole thing is like an old propaganda movie. Perhaps intentional but in the end providing an incredibly blunt and one note story. By the way, All of the English text has been rewritten to make it even less "Russian" or even just for the hell of it ( In russian a person would be saying "Demons!", while the english would be "Hurry up guys, the flock has noticed us"). All of it is more alienating than relatable. It's weird and feels almost pandering.

Second: The term "Stalker", as it's used in Metro and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. , comes from a novel by the Strugatsky Brothers called "Roadside Picnic" (it's a great book, if you want to understand more russian Sci-Fi and where these games steal their ideas from, read it). In it there is no Chernobyl. The Zone is an aftermath of an unfortunate attempt by the Aliens to interact with humanity. The Aliens left and the Zone is all that's left. Stalkers are artifact hunters, traversing the Zone, avoiding the dangers and discovering mysteries.

Third: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (man, that name is terrible and hard to type, no it doesn't stand for anything) is a really neat game, taking direct inspiration from Roadside Picnic while twisting it a bit to get rid of the more fantastical parts. It's also way more "Russian", it looks like Russia, talks almost like Russia and just much more authentic and interesting of an experience and gameplay. Also it respects the original book in some very nice ways so if you'll read it beforehand you will enjoy the game more.

Loved Roadside Picnic. As a Russian, are there any other Russian Sci-Fi books/authors you'd recommend?

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I was hanging out at Russian River Brewery when none other than @patrickklepek should walk in, so I went over to say hi. For whatever reason (booze), rather than crack a joke or tell him how much I liked his work, I'm pretty sure I came off as weirdly mumbled and awkward instead (booze). I believe I may have even called him a "minor Internet celebrity." So, fellow Giantbombers, I offer this cautionary tale: don't drink and approach your favorite Internet personalities.

10 years ago

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I miss the old podcast music

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@simonwillems:

I'm sure he was flattered.

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Listening to a new album on vinyl isn't idiotic. It's just wanting the best possible quality of the album. I'm that guy.

10 years ago

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@brighty said:

IF BRAD TALKS ABOUT DOTA AGAIN IM FUCKING CANCELLING EVERY SUBSCRIPTION I CAN

Sorry to see you go.

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@patrickklepek said:

@sammo21 said:

I tried googling patricks claim the avengers wouldnt be profitable without reaching a billion...and cant find shit. That makes no sense whatsoever. Rack up another one for no fact check podcast?

Second paragraph: http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/robert-downey-jr-avengers-marvel-negotiations-fight/

I'm no expert, but I don't think the box office counts merchandising. I'm sure Disney makes double what they make in theaters in t-shirts, toys, licensing, and several other products. There's a reason why Cars 2 exists. But these are my assumptions of how Disney works.

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I'm kind of surprised the guys weren't familiar with blue steak... it's very well known in Europe, and if you're not careful in places like France you will get it like that almost by default.

Man, steak tartare would really freak them out.

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Wasn't there going to be a sealed envelope predictions cast? Whatever happened to that?

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@shingro said:

Wasn't there going to be a sealed envelope predictions cast? Whatever happened to that?

That's for E3.

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Ya they had a long day a almost 3 Hours live stream. A live dota stream and now a 2 too 3 hour podcast. Today like everyday the guys and gals of the giant bomb Earned my 5$ a mouth Subscription. Thanks for all u do.

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@cactusapple said:

I'm going to laugh my arse off if every single console that comes out tanks because they let the current gen stagnate too long, and a large enough amount of people that play games have in the last few years moved on to PC (anecdotally I have, and know several people that have, and none of us will ever buy a console again now). That would be pretty amusing to say the least.

My idea of a nightmare. PC gaming's more expensive to me than buying an XBox One and borrowing a bunch of my mates' games.

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@fustacluck:

@fustacluck said:

@cactusapple said:

My idea of a nightmare. PC gaming's more expensive to me than buying an XBox One and borrowing a bunch of my mates' games.

If you factor in the sales you get for PC games its cheaper if you don't mind waiting or month or two and if the rumors are true you won't be able to lend out games to your mates without them paying a fee to microsoft if they want to use it.

The main problem with PC gaming is the barrier to entry like for me I just spent 2 grand building a new pc as my old one was 5 years old. Even though it was 5 years old it could still play 90 percent of games on medium setings at 1080P and 60FPS will the new consoles be able to do that I think not.

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