I didn't even know it was happening until I saw the final video posted today, but I rarely check this site anymore (mostly due to work but also because I care about video games, not internet culture minutia that I already get way too much of on Twitter)
I'm not a fan of this new direction. I get that they're trying to be experimental and try new things, but members subscribe to this site to see video games and listen to people talk about video games. I renewed my yearly subscription a few months ago because I assumed that Giant Bomb would still focus on games after Vinny, Alex, and Brad left. It feels like they're trying to fix something that isn't broken.
Always liked Acura's style and general marketing/corporate reputation. But I was raised in an extremist Toyota family, and I've happily totaled a hand-me-down Camry and a nearly new Corolla. And now I don't drive because I cannot be trusted to get myself there safely.
If I had $50k and could get any Japanese car without doing too much research, I would 100% go Lexus. Quality over flashiness any day. I really fail to see the point of owning something like a Lamborghini or Ferrai...it's waste. I know car fans want that, but it's means to an end. It's like spending $2000 on a vape rig that is guaranteed to emit the least amount of toxins from the coil instead of buying the $100 rig that is comparable in every way. Yes, I use vape analogies because my brain doesn't work good at night.
Even if I was Musk level of rich, safety is the most important factor. If I'm wealthy and 1000s of people rely on me for income, I'm not gonna drive some supercar that goes 3-4x faster than is reasonably safe.
If you'd asked me a week ago, I would say no and think of a bygone era where my siblings had time for games. But as of a week ago, we all got way into Valheim. Even my niece plays it (pre-teen) and she loves it. Haven't been this hooked on a game and co-op buds working together since Destiny 2 raids or Halo 2 multiplayer.
Would yall say it is enjoyable and balanced for co-op and "difficult but not unfair"? I saw the coverage of it on release and it struck me as a FromSoftware fanboy club punching above their weight who thought poison and annoying status effects should happen everywhere--not just Blightown.
Hell no. ANYONE who looks at pre-release footage, especially if they say something like "This is a taste of the world of this game" or "this is target footage" or "yeah this is an xbox 360 game but if you read the whole article you see that it's running on a beefy ass PC"--anyone who excepts a promise to exceed their expectation played themselves. No, don't go off about EA or Ubi not delivering. Watch Dogs 2 was refreshing considering WD1 sounded like it was written and directed by someone who thinks hacking should really portray just how boring and lonely it can be. Did Bioshock Infintie not match that trailer? That's because making games is fuckin HARD. Unless you have put years into a game and spent hours talking to play testers and hunting down that one bug you're afraid would turn off your favorite reviewer--unless you have some idea of how to take a design doc and turn it into something that has a massive budget and millions of fingers in the pie, do not talk shit. Was that Warcraft remaster shit? Yes. Did you fool yourself by thinking a company that used to be cutting edge for innovation and quality is now actually called Activision Blizzard? They are a two headed hydra. It's not like when Activision had Bungie in a contract. They were consolidated due to pure coporate greed as a result of unregulated captialism. Clearly, the suits are calling the shots. If you hate bloated AAA games, don't give them a cent of your money and don't buy it and refund it because at best you're telling that CEO, "Hmmm, some refunded but they were willing to risk it by buying it." Put your money where your mouth is and follow individual teams and developers (people not studios). Art is never finished--only abandoned.
I recommend faving obscure videos like that. Never know when you have a bad day and just need to hear Jeff talk about WiiWare games to make life seem not so oppressively negative.
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