@bluemorning104: But do you really need that? There are tons of providers for that kind of stuff and I think one of the best things about GB is their "unprofessional" casual discussions, be it a review or a quick look. Written reviews are often one-sided and this is better for getting different opinions.
I don't know, I guess we'll see where they go from here.
There are literally 100 websites that do that. Giant Bomb has always been a lot stronger with the discussion/podcast format. This could help to condense the Bombcast a bit by having a more detailed, in depth discussion in this format, so that big games don't end up taking up an hour of the podcast(instead they could do like 10-15 minutes in the Bombcast and then refer to something like this as a bigger focus in on it)
It's lazy, and below their pay grade. If I wanted an unprofessional discussion of the game, Joe Schmo on Youtube can give me that, or I could actually have that discussion with my own friends instead of my favorite internet talking heads. I want a professionally written think piece about the game that highlights its highs and points out its lows, and if I want other opinions, I'll go read other reviews. If you really think that Giant Bomb's unprofessional content is leagues better than their professional content, so far as to replace the latter with the former, than maybe they're no better than Youtube personalities.
Plus it's worth mentioning that even though the GOTY videos are usually pretty fun to watch, they're unwatchable when people are incapable of talking about the subject, and these discussions will most definitely suffer the same issues.
Feels like a cop out of writing an actual review. Instead of thinking out creative ways to illustrate the point that you're trying to make, just talk about it with some buds for an hour.
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