Brendan

I didn't watch Grubb's show so I'm only basing this off your description, but the Bombcast is the only piece of content I regularly consume (only because of time constraints). It would feel weird having big industry thing, including things that are bad, not really get talked about on the Bombcast.

I started playing Hitman (the new trilogy) and it seemed fun but I never got very far and kept getting bored...not sure why! This was a couple months ago. Any game that I like I finish, I can't remember a game except for that one

Giant Bomb (and Jeff) was a big part of the end of high school/college years.

I never watched much Gamespot content other than checking review scores, but something about the hub bub about him being fired peaked my interest in searching his name. I found a blog post about Arrow Pointing Down which I think was only a week before the first pod dropped (my memory may be off on this). I'd never listened to podcasts before but I enjoyed the report.

Being around when the site launched was my only experience with feeling "part" of an internet thing. A unique experience that won't happen again. Jeff personality and knowledge hit at the perfect time: my gap between high school and university where I soaked up Quick Looks, the P4 Endurance Run, and the Bombcast.

The site itself constantly felt it was building to something until the end of Whiskey Media. Since then it been solidly moving sideways through many changes. Awesome personalities joined and left the site which kept it fresh, although some of the reasons why I loved the site waned. Written reviews, fun and daring (although I assume debilitatingly time consuming) GoTy content, and the E3 show.

A lot of what I've found exciting about following this website has fallen off, especially with covid. Jan, Jen, Jeff Back, and Gamespot guests are fun and I like listening to them. Jeffs presence at the site is a big reason why I kept subbing on top of enjoying content. I think it's because he's tethered me to my memories of a time in my life when I vacuumed up Giantbomb content.

I don't consume almost any gaming content other than podcasts now simply because movies/TV/playing games is all I can fit in. I'll be interested to see where the site goes, but this will still like the closing of a chapter given that Jeff was the beginning of my really following video games for myself.

Thanks Jeff, for being so damn good at your job that you got me into watching stuff about games on the internet. I also wouldn't have been introduced to so many other talented interesting people if not for you.

I spent a lot of time playing games like Rollercoaster Tycoon and Tropico when I was younger. I have a theme park builder game in my Steam wishlist that I've never purchased and new Tropico games have come out, but I've only ever played one more of them past 1.

@banefirelord: I would love to have that same feeling as when I first played Obvilion but I don't know if that's possible for me anymore. My feelings for that game come from experiencing the technology of that wide open world for the first time which I can't recreate and Skyrim got me in the same way but since then the giant open world has become almost standard for AAA games.

Playing through MGSV after having it downloaded through PS+ for years now. Before that I replayed Jedi Knight: Fallen Order and prior to that I've been playing Switch games for a while (Dragon Quest 11, Pokemon Shield, Hades, etc)

I don't really feel expectations or hype for games anymore. When they're great I love playing them! I don't feel much until they're released.

Assuming Elder Scrolls 6 doesn't release until 2024 at the earliest, the time span in between 5 and 6 will have been almost as long as the entire existence of the rest of the franchise (1994-2011). Pointless to have expectations at that point.

How good either game "needs" to be for Bethesda? They both obviously need to be major sales hits because making one huge game every several years is how Bethesda is doing it, since Fallout 76 fell flat as a recurring revenue driver, and I don't know how meaningful the money they get from ES: Online is at this point.

I shower after I exercise which is usually in the morning.

My real answer is neither, not because I have any dislike for either but just to shake things up.

If I was to pick between the two I would choose Hamilton which feels lame since he's won so much but after seeing so much coded racism on F1 comment sections and forums I kind of just want him to have the 8th as a middle finger to all those fans.

By coded racism I mean all the ways they complain about Hamilton in ways they don't complain about other drivers, and complain about his "wokeness" (blergh).

Great Bombcast and Tam was great!