Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am honored to once again be your host. Last week marked the conclusion of Thanksgiving as well as the insanity of Black Friday in the United States. With this new week coming up we will begin to see the last bits of wrap-up before the Game of the Year content starts to roll out. Expect to learn more about that in the coming weeks. With those brief notes aside let's get on with the site housekeeping:
- ATTENTION! The Giant Bomb Roku App should be FIXED! Check out edgework's update to learn more.
- ATTENTION! The changes to the GB Video API have been updated in order to include a clarification on private scripts.
- Are you having issues with Kodi not playing Giant Bomb videos? Check out this thread for advice and help!
Clip(s) of the Week
- Drew Remembers How Much MGSV he Has Left (By: @ampatent) - This video of Drew Scanlon "remembering" how much more of Metal Gear Scanlon V he has to finish during UPF is just too perfect.
- Best of Giant Bomb 89 - Pale Chub (By: @turboman) - TurboMan’s latest “Best of Giant Bomb” video is available for your enjoyment! Pale chubs and Fallout jank included in this week's package.
- Drew Scanlon: Alpaca Fan (By: @darkbeatdk) - One might say that Drew is "one with the alpacas," and this video makes it all the clearer.
- An 'Analysis' of Mario Party Party (By: @stratofarius) - What happens when you fake a British accent and analyze Mario Party Party like classic literature? You get this video from stratofarius.
The Giant Bomb Galleria
- BANNER - Big Boss Man Lang (By: Colton Daniels) - OF COURSE DAVE LANG IS A HEEL! Did you expect anything different?
- Metal Gear Scanlon Kawaii Desu Edition (By: @cosmicbacon) - Oh Senpai, if you need kawaii ~desu~ desu~ in your life then check out this latest artwork from CosmicBacon sensei!
Community Activities
Best of Blogs
- I Went to Hong Kong and Did Video Game Related Things (and Also Mario Party) (By: @joemotycki) - While in Hong Kong Joemotycki made Dan Ryckert proud by playing fifty turns of every single game in theMario Party franchise! Read how it impacted his sanity on this blog.
- Fallout 4: How to Melee Build and Wreck Everyone (By: @jakob187) - After tinkering around for months jakob187 has "discovered" a legitimate melee build in Fallout 4! Check it out, and see if you are up for the challenge!
- ST-urday #023: Seconds Out (By: @mento) - Mento's Atari ST retrospective got physical this week with a close examination of the boxing game, Seconds Out.
- The Elite Controller is the Controller We Deserve (By: @falconer) - Falconer bought an Xbox Elite Wireless Controller and speaks on why he thinks it was worth the price of admission for himself.
- Capcom Cup 2015 (December 6th) Preview - $250,000 on the Line! PLUS Divekick X Nidhogg & End of 2015 Fighting Game News! (By: @flstyle) - Check out FLStyle's latest blog to learn all about Capcom Cup 2015 as well as the notable fighting game news in the past month.
- Fallout 4: Your Character is an Idiot, Also Everybody Else [MAJOR ENDGAME SPOILERS] (By: @tonyblue87) - TonyBlue87 extrapolates upon why he thinks the player character in Fallout 4 comes across as a stumbling buffoon.
- Thea: The Awakening - First Impressions (By: @mikelemmer) - MikeLemmer shares his first impressions of Thea: The Awakening, and welcomes you to do the same, on his latest blog.
- The Life and Times of the Xbox 360 (By: @darth_navster) - Darth_Navster looks back on his memories with the Xbox 360, both the highs and lows, on his latest blog over here.
- So I Just Played: Mad Max (By: @tarfuin) - Tarfuin finally got around to playing the Mad Max video game, and shares why he found it to be a ridiculous romp of a game.
- Fallout 4, A Journey Pictorial - Chapter Three (By: @feralchemy) - Feralchemy continues his pictorial let's play for Fallout 4 on his most recent blog over here.
- Life is Strange Shows a New Path for Dialogue Choices (By: @shivoa) - Shivoa discusses how and why more games could learn how to utilize dialogue choices from Life Is Strange.
Join the Discussion
- 2015's Best New Characters (By: @beachthunder) - So which NEW video game character takes the cake for 2015? Discuss and debate 2015's best new characters over here
- Favorite Quest Line in Fallout 4 (By: @holycrapitsadam) - Based on what you have played, what is your favorite quest line in Fallout 4? Share and discuss your pick over here
- Favorite Fallout 4 Gun Discussion Thread (By: @sdoots) - Do you have a favorite gun in Fallout 4? Discuss and share your blaster or pew pew rifle of choice over here.
- Do Fallout 1 and 2 Hold Up? (By: @brianofthewoods) - Do you think that the first and second Fallout games hold up? Share your opinion on Fallout and Fallout 2 as experiences today.
- Bloodborne DLC/The Old Hunters Discussion Thread (By: @random45) - Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is now out, so feel free to share your initial and developing impressions of the DLC package over here.
- What RPGs to Look Forward to in 2016 (By: @triple07) - Are there any big RPGs that you are looking forward to in 2016? Share and discuss what you think they will be!
Lovable Lists
- Pacifism Plus (By: @mento) - Which games reward players for zero kill runs? Mento's latest list annotates such games right here!
Useful User Reviews
- @riostarwind details why he found Persona Q to be filled with enjoyable fanservice, but light on complex gameplay.
- @riostarwind comments on why he found Star Wars: Battlefront to be a cinematic powerhouse, but light on content.
- @mento takes a look at 2013's Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus, presently the most recent R&C game, to see where the franchise is at before its big imminent reboot next year.
- @jaypb08 found value in Star Wars: Battlefront as a fan of the previous games, but not as he'd hoped.
Wonderful Wikis
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege - Will the return of Rainbow Six be glorious, or will it be a disappointment? Check out our wiki page to see how the game is shaping up!
- Lode Runner- It recently was the subject of a Bombastica by Jeff, but you can learn even more about Lode Runner on our wiki page!