QotW Responses: 02/15/09

This is a really good idea.

YES, this is a really good idea, but i would just put this on the podcast? or not

This is...awkward. And makes me feel awkward for being older and liking games. G4 was always awkward too when they did this on one of their shows. Personally I feel this stuff should be left for youtube or something. Maybe have written responses instead? I don't know. I care more about the Giant Bomb staff itself. If the community likes this stuff though then keep it goin' I guess.

First off I'm on the exact same page as JensonB. I mean, I really only started hearing about this game in early Jan. so there isn't to much hype. Though the demo did blow me away, and I'm really looking forward to the game.

Secondly, his voice in no way shape or form matches his body.

The exploding bomb transition is the best.

I agree with mastermonkey, watching this is a little awkward; but hey, if the community likes it then  I guess it'll do okay.

Jiseppie nailed it to the wall

yea definitely although i think this is a cool idea, i really like stuff focusing on the staff more, if this doesnt eat time into quick looks or indurance runs then sure, but if it does i wouldnt mind if u scrapped this idea

2nd the awkward, slow critics, some kind of graphic of a Yes VS no ticker would make it more exciting, but alls the same I like the general idea. Is Giantbomb going to be a vlog site now too? Because I'm violently ambivalent about that.

I agree with the view that is too weird/awkward to watch. Especailly when this site is so focused on the staff (and how goddamn awesome they are), REAL people just can't live up to that... Because you guys are all synthetic... right?

I prefer all of the Quick Looks, Reviews, and even the Endurance Run much more than this.  I agree with TripMasterMunky in that this feels very similar to G4, which is not a good thing.

But so far, this is the only video that I didn't care for.  If you still want QofW's, just ask the question then ask people to email or make an audio recording that you can add to the podcast, just dedicating the last 5 minutes of the email section to this.

My two cents.

lawls at Jensonb

Fuck I was to slow, I was just going to make my video, oh well.

This is a really cool idea.  Thanks guys.  :)

Liking the idea, would think it be better as a podcasty thing though. Probably.

I love you like a father, Jeff, but I'm also with TripMasterMunky and his posse.  This feels like a collection of assy YouTube webcam videos.

not feeling it.. :(

Halo 2 and 3 were big disappointments to me (except multiplayer), that's partly why I didn't get hyped for Killzone until I played the demo. Really fun game! I personally think I might like it more than the last two Halos, judging by the demo.

Oh and sorry for being the 100,000,000,000th person to compare a game to Halo! It's just that Halo:CE is one of my all time faves, and no other shooter has impressed me to that degree since it came out.

I like the idea, but the video is not that interesting to watch, honestly. I found it a bit boring and the whole personal cam footage was sort of the same. Still, theres always room to improve.

Well, Halo is probably the most revolutionary modern FPS ever.

1. Dedicated grenade button
2. Recharging health
3. Melee attack
4. Vehicles that actually work
5. Two weapon limit
6. The de facto standard console FPS control scheme.

No other shooter has done nearly as much.   Maybe Call of Duty with iron sights, but that's one thing.

Here's whats good about Killzone 2....its a mesh of Halo 3 and COD4.  Guaranteed the guys at Guerilla played those two for inspiration of a good FPS.  Halo 3 was definitely not my fave FPS, that would be COD4.  Anyways,  from what I played in the demo...thats definitely what it reminds me of.  Is the game worth getting a PS3 for...no.  I got a PS3 for MGS4 and I still feel like that was a mistake even though I am a huge MG fan.  Not even gonna go into how dissapointing that game was for me.

I'm excited about getting something new for PS3...got that shit on reserve.

Great idea! All this new video content you guys are coming up with is

im fine with the user e-mails being read during the bombcast, thank you. i don't really care much for this video thing, it seems too played out. besides, seeing some of these guys talk makes me angry for some reason.....

anyway, my thoughts on this topic: after playing the demo, seeing gameplay footages online, reading TONS of reviews, and listening to Jeff talking about it during the bombcast, i can say that YES, KZ2 will live up to the hype. (will it be a system seller for the ps3? who knows, but it all lies in the hands of the Sony Marketing Team)

that third guy is really effeminate 

Heres my 2 cents on this segment, I think it is a good idea with bad presentation.  It needs to be more statistics, like "Most people agree that  the graphics live up, but also feel that sony should've done a better job marketing" or even a simple "40 percent say it wont live up, (list reasons), and 60 percent say it will, (list reasons)" then show a select few clips that prove those points.  I dont think this should be a stand-alone segment, it should be an add-on to the Week in Giant-Bomb video. So you are going over last weeks answers and then giving the next question. I dont think the key to this is showing as much video as possible, its getting as much opinion as possible. I dont really like the idea of doing it in video at all, because it limits to people that have the means to. I have a webcam, but it is no-where near quality enough to submit to you guys, so i am left out of the fold. I think it would do a lot better as a hosted segment instead of just having Jeff go "HERE ARE YA ANSWERS!!!"

that was bad

well also the thing that giantbomb missed here is that
we don't care what other normal assholes think we care what giantbomb things
because if we cared we would just turn to a friend and say what do you think instead of being here

"well also the thing that giantbomb missed here is that 
we don't care what other normal assholes think we care what giantbomb things
because if we cared we would just turn to a friend and say what do you think instead of being here" 

lol you don't know who I am

killzone 2 will sell crazy mad becasue of 3 reasons

1. High production values
2. Bad ass guns
3. Space marines

I err...I err, Fine! i Partly agree with kingmasters. I hope that doesn't bite me in the ass, but yeah.

This is why i never liked podcast phonecalls XD (i feel like a bad person now)

I do tell a lie because i like to hear what other people think, but i dunno, something ain't gellin'.

no thanks


I'd like it more if it was the staff reading the comments

@kingmasters
You say you want to hear what "giantbomb" has to think, but we are ALL part of giantbomb, we all contribute to the site so you ARE listening to what giantbomb has to say; if you mean you want to hear from the staff only, fine.  Giantbomb is heavily influenced by the community (you and I), so it's natural to have these videos.  If you don't like them, don't watch them.

Why all the hate? This site is supposed to be about the community contribution,that's why it's a wiki.This is probably the most significant community thing GiantBomb has done so far,and it's great.It seems as if most of you have gotten into the mindset that the GB crew are somehow more important than you.They are just regular people,and while I admit that it seems they are sort of a last bastion of hope in the growing corporate world of video games,the thing that will help the video game community to be a more positive place to hang out and talk to people in,is user contribution.So this video idea is great,it shows that most thery're are people out there other than the staff on GIantbomb who care about the true roots of video games,and we should be embracing that,not condemming that because we recognize who the people in the video are,or because they might not have the same opinion as the GB guys.So keep this up Giant Bomb,and ignore the haters,despite what they think,it's a good idea and will ead to more positive feedback in the future,and will show that you guys do care about the community,and treat the users of the site as people with opinions and feeings,not just as text in a comment section for the start of a kick ass video series!

@TomA 

umm,yeah those were awkward.

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im sorry, but watching these vids makes me feel like im watching X-Play, and i kinda hate X-Play (especially when they show this kinds of stuff). thats why im happy with the user e-mails and i don't mind listening to user phone calls if they ever decide do one.

No more of this please.

Tearhead's response was great. HOLY SHIT.

The hate! :S We are doomed as a species.

hah, cool stuff...I like everything but I'd prefer shorter excerpts from each person, so more of just a quick concensus, 15 seconds per person or something, to get the general idea of what the responses were, rather then hearing someone ramble.

im really sorry but please don't do these any more. it makes me feel like a nerd.

Ya I'd have to agree, this isn't the best segment to keep around.

I think I should also add that, in general, Giant Bomb is fun. What I mean by that is the way you guys cover games and put out videos. You give legitimate opinions, commentaries, interviews, etc while remaining fun. This seems more serious, more of the 1up vibe. Some people like this, but I prefer the Giant Bomb style.

It's a good idea but it was not quite executed the way that felt right to viewers.

This segment kind of scares me. I think it would be better if the videos were just short 15 second at most clips. I laughed at the machima though.