The Giant Beastcast: Episode 177

I miss Vinny

Ahhh my Friday can begin!

Time to get a Beastinfection

Really wish Vinny was there to talk about Dragon Age especially DragonKeep in regards to save game transfers, it’s the best!

When the cat's away...(lol)

No Vinny? :(

Let ABBY HOST!

Richard Dawson? Guess I’ll need to listen to figure out the context here.

No Papa Vinny? What the hell is Friday coming to.

I was wondering where this was.

@chocolatebear: Dan said they held it back for 3 hours to accommodate an embargo (so they could actually talk about whatever the thing in question was).

Happy Friday, y'all! Get well soon Vinny!

no vinny makes me sad

Ah vinny, gone for now. Get well soon.

Dan should've hosted

Get well soon, Vinny!

Any idea what the embargoed game was? Won't have a chance to listen for a few days

@y2ken: I'm assuming the embargo for Hitman 2.

"whether or not Central America is a continent".... I might kill someone after this episode if they fuck up my region.

Vinny? Vinny. Vinnnyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

Is this why the pod didn't go up UNTIL 9?!?!?! It's like turning your homework in late, atleast you got some credit... Happy FRIDAY

I figured the embargo ward red dead is it hitman?

Saving you some time folks. The Telly Savalas ghost story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axdkv0_kJZQ

Thank you all for that intro.

Regarding the save transfer email one of my favorites is from Suikoken 1 to 2. If you got all 108 Stars of Destiny and saved Gremio, you could import your save into the sequel and then Hero and Gremio would join your castle.

Man I wish MAG servers were still active. Warhawk is but will be shut down pretty soon.

Anyone have a link to the wrestling injury they talk about?

The internet in the US is based on terrible infrastructure, monopolized corporations that make good internet prohibitively expensive for some people, and "broadband," which is defined as at least 25MB down and 3MB up, only doesn't reach a majority of the population.

@no8axel: I have 1GB speed for $50.00. It's getting better.

Odyssey is a great game. It seems like Alex has successfully dissuaded the crew not to play it, because he thought it had too much content. Which is a real shame because it should be in the game of the year consideration. Maybe not game of the year but for me it's for sure top ten.

They seem to have forgotten about the Caribbean.

@taaltos: It varies by area, 1 GB for me would cost $109.99 a month

@taaltos: It is getting better but with things like Net Neutrality, the only ever increasing resolution of games, and corporate greed don't make me very hopeful that things are going to change. I feel like we're having the same conversations we had about OnLive a decade ago.

I prefer Central America to be a continent instead of incontinent.

Is there any video of Jeff playing hockey? The more I hear this guy go on and on about his "love" for hockey the more I think he's all talk and no puck. Is it stick or shtick?

Man it shouldn't really matter should it? If the guy loves hockey thats cool for him, he doesn't have to be Gretzky on the ice to be a fan of the sport.

I have prerecord a pro with RDR2, and i cant wait!

If Vinny is out today, then I'm going to take a guess that today's GBE Playdate is either Nintendo or Wrestling related ;)

"As we dive head first into the shallow end"

You add "of general ignorance" to that and Jeff could be hosting QI

He is in, he was tweeting pictures of the studio.

"there are now 195 independent sovereign states in the world"

@spindini: That's what I don't like about GB. One person has an impression of a game, good or bad, and the rest of the crew seem to just agree with them and move on. There is no debate. Odyssey might be the best AC game and one of the best RPGs made not because of how big it is but because how it manages to surprise even after so many hours poured into it.

After a rough work day I finally sat down at the desk to get my paperwork done. I load up the poscast app and say “Come on, Vinny. Help me out here” and turn on the podcast...

@raynorshine said:

You made this post just for that pun, didn't you?

Regarding loading times: I was surprised at the loading times in Destiny 2. I'd boot up the game, then go do a few chores.

Re: car damage. Playing through Mafia 3 right now, and I know cars back then were built heavier, w/ more steel etc. But I'm always a bit surprised by the lack of damage in wrecks. Especially considering they aren't licensed cars.

Is that giantbomb newsletter email real? I just got one, but what if it's a virus!

“I just didn’t know it could be humid and cold at the same time,” says the guy who lived in San Francisco.

Was kinda hoping to hear what they had to say about xCloud and the rumors of Obsidian being bought :/

There's an episode in season 2 of Big Mouth that uses the corrections music, and it really messed me up.

Abby cracked me up "I liked the sequel, Mission double penetration"

Never change Abbey, never change.

It's a shame Vinny wasn't there, for sure, but this podcast was excellent nonetheless. Good work, crew!