Unprofessional Fridays: 12/16/2016

Does anybody know where can I find Jeff's Garbage shirt? Preferably a shop in Europe

I was working at Toys R Us in '95 when "Phantasy Star IV" came out in the U.S. and still remember being dumbfounded that a single game could cost $100.

Regarding the Final Fantasy reissues on PS1: avoid them unless you have no other way to play the games. They — and Chrono Trigger — are virtually unplayable due to the load times, and not just between big battles or scenes, but when going in and out of menus.

Perhaps they will address it in this video — I'm only about 31 minutes in — but how does the GBA version of FF VI compare to the original version? Is it a new translation? New content?

Living in Tokyo, wish I could help take Drew around a bit while he's here. Maybe we need some GB Very East Meetup

Speaking of standing desks at the end there, I'm standing at my first one right now. I feels very good.

I don't know if they've ever mentioned which make they go with? I went with the Yo-Yo Desk

Gonna miss jeff, brad and dan together :/ . He will definitely help shake things up for gbeast.

@mozartfx: yikes man, they were just joking around. as if vinny has never poked fun at someone's expense...

@mozartfx: How do you pay for a membership here and not realize they're having a laugh and not at all serious there? What are you even paying for?

funny astroneer comes out and its core tenets are basically the same as NMS but they seem really into it. what a difference little or no hype and a semi quiet release makes. ;)

granted i already like the aesthetics and what looks like intuitive gameplay from what i see.

@ripelivejam said:

To me it seems like Astroneer does exactly what people thought NMS would have. Not sure about everyone else but I don't care about exploring worlds if there is nothing to do. Astroneer seems to not have that (it might but no idea) but looks to have a solid idea of what it wants to be and does it.

Looking at the preview image for this video, I thought that Hitman's next level was inside the animus.

Dan stop. I'm getting laser eye surgery next year and you're freaking me the fuck out.

Isn't that ending footage from when he went East for a month previously?

@mozartfx: Sometimes when friends congregate, they poke fun at each other. On top of that, there's a running joke in Giant Bomb content that Dan plays a "villainous" role in the group. It might help if you watch/listen to some other GB content to get a feel for the tone of the site you're paying for.

Funny thing is, this will no doubt carry onto his GB East content, so prepare to get mad at Vinny and Alex for joking with Dan as well.

Jason seems like the worst person in the world to play games with. Dan's play style is obviously obnoxious but Jason just whinges the whole time someone isn't playing the way he wants to play. I know it's also light hearted but damn it's annoying

@mozartfx: haha what?

You think Dan would have at least watched a few Giant Bomb videos before coming to work for them...ZOBEK!

I feel like most RPG's in general aren't as long as people remember them being. Like I regularly see Persona 4 touted as a 100 hour game, but I did it in 40-ish on my first run through and wasn't rushing. I feel like because RPGs *can* take 100 hours thats what people think they *always* take.

You crazy Americans. Shoes IN the couch? And that is after complaining about all the feces in the streets of San Francisco.

Watching Brad get unstuck was more tense and compelling than anything in The Martian.

Takahata films > Miyazaki films in my opinion. All good though.

Depends on the type, but yes they do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB93HqL5Jjg

http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/awake-brain-surgery/home/ovc-20247843

YO! MY SPIRIT IS ALSO BEYOND TREATMENT!

No idea why Astroneer is getting praise in the gaming community. Absolutely no different to No Man's Sky and Hello Games are laughing all the way to the bank.

@ronniebarzel said:

The translation is new, being similar to the original but tweaked in spots, tightening up a few lines and overhauling the menus (e.g. spell names). Some people wanted a line-by-line duplication of Ted Woolsley's SNES original, but I prefer the GBA version. There's a new post-game dungeon along with four additional Espers, some of which are optional bosses. It also takes out some major bugs (in particular the ones related to Relm and Vanish+Banish).

Apparently the sound quality is lower, though? I honestly can't tell.

Jesus, when Jason started degrading Dan, I just started cracking up like nothing else when I realized what he was doing.

Dan "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Ryckert

Was Jason making a Ghostbusters 2 reference?

@makayu: right! The dude just has a way of starting a show.

Sucks to see Dan leaving to New York, but I am sure the GBE crew will make him feel right at home. Can't wait to see great new things from GB and GBE. Love you guys!